NCE College Directory

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Leadership Team

Carolyn Theard-Griggs, Ed.D., Dean
Kristi Stricker, Ph.D., Associate Dean
William Edwards, M.A., Executive Director of College Operations
Jamillah Gilbert, Ph.D. Director, Teacher Preparation
Christopher Lilly, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Curriculum & Instruction
Elizabeth Minor, Ph.D., Director, Educational Leadership Programs
Pamela Jesse, Ed.D., Director of CAEP Accreditation

Faculty

Teacher Preparation Programs

Sherri Bressman, Ed.D. Professor and Director, Teacher Preparation
Molly Buren, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Middle Grades and Special Education
Bilge Cerezci, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Early Childhood Education
Jack Denny, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Secondary Education
Bobby Dillard, Ed.D. Assistant Professor, Secondary Education
Vito Dipinto, Ed.D. Associate Professor, Secondary Education
Sandra Gonzalez-Adamski, Ed.D. Assistant Professor, Elementary Education
Jamillah Gilbert, Ph.D. Director, Teacher Preparation and Assistant Professor, Special Education
Hannah Graham, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Middle Grades Education
Shannon Hammond, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Special Education
Xue Han, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Elementary Education
Emily Hoffman, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Early Childhood Education
Seema Imam, Ed.D. Professor, Elementary Education
Pamela Jessee, Ed.D. Assistant Professor, Special Education
Leslie Katch, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Early Childhood Education
Ayn Keneman, Ed.D. Professor, Early Childhood Education
Eun Kyung Ko, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Elementary Education, Science
Kathleen Kotel, Ed.D. Assistant Professor, Special Education
Mark Newman, Ph.D. Professor, Secondary Education, Social Studies
Harry Ross, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Secondary Education
Teri Talan, Ed.D. Professor and Michael W. Louis Chair, McCormick Center
Lee Tate, Ed.S. Assistant Professor, Early Childhood Education
Vishodana Thamotharan, Ed.D. Assistant Professor, STEM Initiatives
Kavita Venkatesh, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Residencies and Alternative Pathways
Donna Wakefield, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Special Education
Sadia Warsi, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Special Education
Xiaoli Wen, Ph.D. Professor, Early Childhood Education
Jeffrey Winter, Ph.D. Professor, Elementary Education
Xiuwen Wu, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Special Education
Virginia Zeitlin, Ed.D. Assistant Professor, Special Education

Advanced Professional Programs                                                       

Valerie Buckley, Psy.D. Assistant Professor, School Psychology, Florida
Xiaoning Chen, Ph.D. Associate Professor, ESL/Bilingual Education
Stephen Curda, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Learning Sciences Education
Sophie Degener, Ed.D. Associate Professor, Reading & Literacy
Jennifer Engelland-Schultz, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, School Psychology
Tracee Farmer, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Reading Recovery
Blanca Gamez-Djokic, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Teaching & Learning
Dana Hagerman, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Reading Recovery
Colleen Hamilton, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, ESL/Bilingual Education
Hyeju Han, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Curriculum & Instruction
Mary Hoch, Ed.D. Associate Professor, Reading & Literacy
Kristin Lems, Ed.D. Professor, ESL/Bilingual Education
Christopher Lilly, Ph.D. Assistant Professor and Director, Advanced Professional Programs
Antonina Lukenchuk, Ed.D. Professor, Teaching and Learning
Suzanne Martinez, Ed.M. Assistant Professor, Curriculum & Instruction
Connie Obrochta, M.Ed., Teacher Leader Reading Recovery
Madi Phillips, Ph.D. Associate Professor, School Psychology
Katalin Pluymert, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, School Psychology
Mary Ann Poparad, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Reading Recovery
Todd Price, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Teaching & Learning
Ruth Quiroa, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Reading & Literacy
Pamela Radford, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, School Psychology
Terry Smith, Ph.D. Professor, Teaching and Learning & Special Education
Jason Stegemoller, Ph.D. Associate Professor, ESL/Bilingual Education
Karen Tardrew, Ed.D. Associate Professor, Learning Sciences Education

Educational Leadership Studies Programs                                                      

Stuart Carrier, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Educational Leadership
Geri Chesner, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Strategic Educational Leadership
Angela Elkordy, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Educational Leadership
James Fitzpatrick, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Educational Leadership
Harrington Gibson, Ed.D. Associate Professor, Educational Leadership
Renee Gugel, Ed.D. Assistant Professor, Teacher Leadership
Estee Hernández, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Higher Education Leadership
Gloria McDaniel-Hall, Ed.D. Associate Professor, Educational Leadership
Elizabeth Minor, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Director, Educational Leadership Programs
Christine Nelson, Ed.D. Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership        
Jaclyn Rivard, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Higher Education Leadership
Carla Sparks, Ed.D. Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership, Florida
Lynda Williams, Ed.D. Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership
Sherell Wilson, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership, Florida

Administrative Staff

Jan Bending, Administrative Coordinator, Dean's Office
Maya Foster, Sr. Administrative Coordinator, Teacher Preparation
Lilly Luca, Sr. Administrative Coordinator, Advanced Programs
Lesley Niggemann, Administrative Coordinator, Dean's Office
Lisa Stukel, Academic Project Coordinator, Dean's Office
Maria Taylor, EDL Support & Content Development Specialist

Office of Field Experiences

Lisa Mozer, Executive Director, Field Experiences & PK-12 Partnerships
Jessica Taylor, Associate Director, Clinical Field Experiences, Undergraduate Teacher Preparation
Brian Morris, Associate Director, Field Supervision, Residencies, and DEI Strategies 
Maureen Rich, Field Supervisor Coordinator
Leslie Delgado Luna, Undergraduate Field Experience Coordinator

Field Specialists and Coaches

Tina Arora, Undergraduate Field Experience Specialist
Erin Stein ,Graduate Field Experience Manager
Nicole Enger, Undergraduate Field Experience Specialist
Barb Grooms, Senior Undergraduate Field Coach
Stephanie Harper, Graduate Field Experience Manager
Callie Harris, Undergraduate Field Experience Specialist
Debbie Lysicatos, Undergraduate Field Experience Specialist
Maureen Miller, Undergraduate Field Experience Specialist
Stephanie Block, Undergraduate Field Experience Specialist
Megan McCarthy, Senior Undergraduate Field Experience Specialist
Shawn Reddy, Undergraduate Field Coach
Laurel Shapiro, Undergraduate Field Experience Specialist
Gabriela Tafur, Undergraduate Field Experience Specialist
Jamesetta Tambah, Undergraduate Field Experience Specialist
Thera Tilmon, Undergraduate Field Coach