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| Faculty | |
 | Michael O. Afolayan, PhD [e-mail] Assistant Professor - 618.650.3675 (FH-1129) Expertise: Multicultural & culturally relevant pedagogy Black studies, Social justice, & International Education Curriculum, Ethnography, Linguistics |
 | Jennifer Bolander, PhD [e-mail] Assistant Professor - 618.650.3450 (FH-1337) Expertise: Content Area Literacy Beginning Teachers Literacy Diagnostics |
 | Susan Breck, PhD [e-mail] Associate Professor - 618.650.3444 (FH-1126) Expertise: Middle School Education Social Studies Education Assessment Program Assessment and Evaluation |
 | Kathy Bushrow, PhD [e-mail] [web] Associate Professor - 618.650.3535 (FH-1136) Expertise: Literacy Middle School Education Action Research Integrating Technology |
 | Martha Combs, EdD [e-mail] Department Chair, Professor - 618.650.3459 (FH-1142) Expertise: Teaching, Learning, & Assessment P-12 Literacy, Mathematics, & Integrated Curriculum Teacher Education & Development Qualitative Research & Program Evaluation |
 | Ralph Cordova, PhD [e-mail] Assistant Professor - 618.650.3427 (FH-1124) Expertise: Writing, reading and literacies learning Ethnographic teacher-research Teacher professional development Second language learners Cultural Landscapes Collaboratory , Piasa Bluffs Writing Project |
 | David DeWeese, PhD [e-mail] Assistant Professor - 618.650.3432 (FH-1136) Expertise: Literacy Skills in the Content Areas Secondary Education Pedagogy Social Justice Issues in Public Education |
 | William Gallagher, PhD [e-mail] Assistant Professor - 618.650.3442 (FH-1131) Expertise: English Education Secondary Education, Curriculum and the Study of Schooling Schooling and Popular Culture |
 | Jessica Krim, EdD [e-mail] Assistant Professor- 618.650.5824 (FH-1140) Expertise: Pre-service Education, Secondary Science Education, Critical Reflection Teacher Capacity |
 | Martha Latorre, PhD [e-mail] Associate Professor - 618.650.2223 (FH-1132) Expertise: Early Childhood Education School Readiness Motivation Attachment and Learned Helplessness |
 | Stephen Marlette, PhD [e-mail] Associate Professor - 618.650.2131 (FH-1128) Expertise: Science Education (K-12) Informal Education, Middle School Teacher Inquiry, Change Theory Inquiry & Problem Based Learning |
 | Stephanie McAndrews , PhD [e-mail] [web] Associate Professor - 618.650.3426 (FH-1343) Expertise: Literacy Instruction & Assessment Literacy Leadership Literacy Clinic Emergent Literacy |
 | Barbara O'Donnell, PhD [e-mail] Associate Professor - 618.650.3422 (FH-1130) Expertise: Mathematics Education Problem Solving Questioning and dialogue in the classroom Action Research |
 | Caroline Pryor , PhD [e-mail] Assistant Professor - 618.650.3439 (FH-1137) Expertise: Citizenship/Character Education Assessment of Curriculum & Instruction Literacy: Math, Science & Social Studies Program Evaluation-Attitude Studies Learning for Democracy |
 | Gloria Reading, PhD [e-mail] Associate Professor - 618.650.3433 (FH-1338) Expertise: Children’s Literature Young Adult Literature Multicultural Literature |
 | Elizabeth Sherwood, EdD [e-mail] Assistant Professor - 618.650.3765 (FH-1127) Expertise: Early Childhood Science Education History of Early Childhood Education Nature and the Young Child Pre-kindergarten Policy & Practice |
 | Randall Smith, PhD [e-mail] [web] Professor - 618.650.3434 (FH-1345) Expertise: Social Studies Education Secondary Education Technology in the Classroom |
 | Ann Taylor, PhD [e-mail] [web] Associate Professor - 618.650.3446 (FH-1156) Expertise: Mathematics Education Discussion & Dialogue Lesson Study & Action Researc |
| Partnership Supervisors | |
 | Janice Lowder Cain [e-mail] Partnership Supervisor 321 - 618.650.2139 (FH-1123) Expertise: Teacher (Illinois School for the Deaf, 16 years) Coordinator (Early Childhood Services, Virden) Pre-kindergarten Symposium (10 years) Teacher Mentor Project (Illinois State Board of Ed) |
 | Kathy Costello [e-mail] Partnership Supervisor 303 - 618.650.3440 (FH-1339) Expertise: Teacher (public & private schools, 21 years) Middle level science specialist Presidential Award (Excellence in Math & Science) |
 | Pat Early [e-mail] Partnership Supervisor 320 - 618.650.2139 (FH-1123) Expertise: Reading Recovery teacher (10 years) Pre-school Coordinator (St. Louis City Schools, 18 years) Head Start Coordinator (3 years) |
 | Ron Fedorchak [e-mail] Partnership Supervisor 307 - 618.650.3440 (FH-1345) Expertise: MS (Educational Administration) Teacher (elementary level, 5 years) Principal (elementary level, 25 years) |
 | Lora Jones [e-mail] Partnership Supervisor 302 - 618.650.3431 (FH-1133) Expertise: BS (Elem Ed) MS (Sp Ed, ED Administration) Teacher (Elementary & Sp Ed, 20 Years) Elem Principal (15 years) Gen. Coordinator-MECCA Summer Bridges (10yr) |
 | Larry Lipe [e-mail] Partnership Supervisor 304 - 618.650.3431 (FH-1345) Expertise: Teacher of Art and 5th/6th grade (33 years) Director (Title IX Summer School, 4 years) Teacher of the Year (St. Louis Science Center) National Honor Roll (Science-Technology Center) |
 | Cindy McAndrews [e-mail] Partnership Supervisor 305 - 618.650.3431 (FH-1339) Expertise: MA Special Education (emphasis on Reading, Language and Learning Disabilities) Teacher (Elementary level, 8 years) African & Middle Eastern Literature Projects |
 | Tom Mentzer [e-mail] Partnership Supervisor 308 - 618.650.2255 (FH-1344) Expertise: Teacher (Junior/Senior High School, 12 years) Principal (Elementary/Junior High, 18 years) Director of Pre-K and Title I Assistant Superintendent for Finance (4 years) |
 | Donna Murphy [e-mail] Partnership Supervisor 301 - 618.650.3440 (FH-1345) Expertise: 34 years in public education Assistant principal (5 years) Principal (8 years) Instructor ( Lewis & Clark, English and ESL) |
 | Beth Wiemers [e-mail] Partnership Supervisor 306 - 618.650.2255 (FH-1344) Expertise: B.S. & M.S. in Elementary Education Teacher (Elementary level, 9 years) Nominee (Sallie Mae First Class Teacher of the Year) |
| Secretarial Staff | |
 | Michele Bensa [e-mail] Office Support Associate - 618.650.3596 (FH-1317) Expertise: Coordinate Reading Center & Cougar Literacy Clinic Program support for Secondary Education Grant support |
 | Janet Hupp [e-mail] Office Support Associate - 618.650.3083 (FH-1133) Expertise: Program support (Early Childhood, Elementary, & Literacy) Maintain Assessment Databases Textbooks & grant support |
 | Kathy Long [e-mail] Office Support Specialist - 618.650.3853 (FH-1140) Expertise: Organizational and procedural support to the Department Chair Oversee all fiscal procedures and processes Develop/Maintain confidential reports, records,& contracts |