Meet the Team
Please direct general inquiries to:
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Department of Educational Leadership
Campus Box 1125
Edwardsville, IL 62026-1125
Phone: 618-650-3288
Faculty

Laurel Puchner, PhD
Professor and Department Chair
Alumni Hall 1111
618-650-3286
lpuchne@siue.edu
EdD in Educational Leadership, Higher Education Student Affairs, and Diversity and Equity in Education

Cherese Fine, PhD
Assistant Professor
Alumni Hall 1117
618-650-3288
cfine@siue.edu
Higher Education Student Affairs

Candace Hall, EdD
Assistant Professor – Co – Program Director
Alumni Hall 1117
618-650-3288
canhall@siue.edu
Higher Education Student Affairs

Derek Houston, PhD
Associate Professor – EdD Program Director
Alumni Hall 1122
618-650-3288
derhous@siue.edu
Higher Education Student Affairs


David S. Knowlton
Professor & Program Director (Instructional Design)
Alumni Hall, 1124
618-650-3948
dknowlt@siue.edu
Instructional Technology

Yuliang Liu, PhD
Professor and Program Director (Educational Technologies)
Alumni Hall 1109
618-650-3293
yliu@siue.edu
Instructional Technology

Jennifer Logue, PhD
Professor
Alumni Hall 1113
618-650-2607
jlogue@siue.edu
Diversity and Equity in Education


Alison Reeves, PhD
Associate Professor and Associate Dean
Alumni Hall 1118
618-650-3297
alireev@siue.edu
Educational Administration

J.T. Snipes, PhD
Assistant Professor - Co-Program Director
Alumni Hall 1108
618-650-3943
jsnipes@siue.edu
Higher Education Student Affairs

Melissa Thomeczek, PhD
Associate Professor
Alumni Hall 1123
618-650-3290
mthomec@siue.edu
Instructional Technology

Vicki Van Tuyle, EdD
Associate Professor
Alumni Hall 1119
618-650-3944
vvantuy@siue.edu
Educational Administration

Tianlong Yu, EdD
Professor and Program Director
Alumni Hall 1110
618-650-3945
tyu@siue.edu
Diversity and Equity in Education
Office Support Specialist

Emeriti Faculty


John Hunt, PhD
Associate Professor Emeritus
Educational Administration
618-650-3288
johhunt@siue.edu




Peter Theodore, PhD
Associate Professor Emeritus
Learning, Culture, and Society
618-650-3288
ptheodo@siue.edu