NCE College Directory
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Leadership Team
Carolyn Theard-Griggs, Ed.D., Dean
Kristi Stricker, Ph.D., Senior Associate Dean
Christopher Lilly, Ph.D. Executive Director of Operations and Academic Support
Kavita Venkatesh, Ph.D. Director, Teacher Preparation
Elizabeth Minor, Ph.D., Director, Educational Leadership Programs
Pamela Jesse, Ed.D., Director of CAEP Accreditation
Faculty
Teacher Preparation Programs
Molly Buren, Ph.D. Associate 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
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
Harry Ross, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Secondary Education
Lee Tate, Ed.D. Associate Professor, Early Childhood Education
Vishodana Thamotharan, Ed.D. Assistant Professor, STEM Initiatives
Kavita Venkatesh, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Director of Teacher Preparation
Sadia Warsi, Ph.D. Professor, Special Education
Xiaoli Wen, Ph.D. Professor, Early Childhood 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. Professor, Reading & Literacy
Jennifer Engelland-Schultz, Ph.D. Associate Professor, School Psychology
Tracee Farmer, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Reading Recovery
Blanca Gamez-Djokic, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Teaching & Learning
Dana Hagerman, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Reading Recovery
Colleen Hamilton, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, ESL/Bilingual Education
Hyeju Han, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Curriculum & Instruction
Kelli Henson, Associate Professor, School Psychology
Mary Hoch, Ed.D. Professor, Reading & Literacy
Kristin Lems, Ed.D. Professor, ESL/Bilingual Education
Antonina Lukenchuk, Ed.D. Professor, Teaching and Learning
Suzanne Martinez, Ed.M. Assistant Professor, Curriculum & Instruction
Connie Obrochta, M.Ed., Teacher Leader Reading Recovery
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
Terry Smith, Ph.D. Professor, Teaching and Learning & Special Education
Jason Stegemoller, Ph.D. Associate Professor, ESL/Bilingual Education
Karen Tardrew, Ed.D. Professor, Learning Sciences Education
Educational Leadership Studies Programs
Stuart Carrier, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Educational Leadership
Geri Chesner, Ph.D. Professor, Strategic Educational Leadership
Angela Elkordy, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Educational Leadership
James Fitzpatrick, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Educational Leadership
Carla Foord, Ed.D., Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership, Florida
Harrington Gibson, Ed.D. Associate Professor, Educational Leadership
Renee Gugel, Ed.D. Assistant Professor, Teacher Leadership
Gloria McDaniel-Hall, Ed.D. Associate Professor, Educational Leadership
Elizabeth Minor, Ph.D. Professor and Director, Educational Leadership Programs
Nina Nusbaum, Ed.D. Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership
Carla Sparks, Ed.D. Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership, Florida
Lynda Williams, Ed.D. Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership
Administrative Staff
Jan Bending, College Operations Coordinator
Lesley Niggemann, College Operations Coordinator
Maria Taylor, Academic Operations Coordinator
Sarah-Anne Lanman, Strategic Communications and Events Manager
Office of Field Experiences
Lisa Mozer, Executive Director, Field Experiences & PK-12 Partnerships
Brian Morris, Director of Field Supervision & Technology Integration
Field Specialists and Coaches
Tina Arora, Undergraduate Field Experience Specialist
Erin Stein ,Graduate Field Experience Manager & Graduate Specialist
Nicole Enger, Field Specialist & Internship Partnership Manager
Barb Grooms, Senior Undergraduate Field Coach
Stephanie Harper, Graduate Field Experience Manager & Graduate Specialist
Callie Harris, Field Placement Operations & Project Manager
Maureen Miller, Undergraduate Field Experience Specialist & Technology Manager
Stephanie Block, Undergraduate Field Experience Specialist
Megan McCarthy, Undergraduate Field Experience Specialist
Nancy Battaglia, Undergraduate Field Experience Specialist
Avanti Lalchandani, Undergraduate Field Experience Specialist
Madeline Pimlott, Undergraduate Field Experience Specialist
Chaidan Leshinski, Master's program Field Supervisor Coordinator
