Faculty Directory

  • Tasha Austin
    Lecturer in Language Education
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    Tasha Austin, GSE alumna and current Lecturer in Language Education, supports the development and applied practice of GSE pre-service teachers...

  • Bruce D. Baker
    Professor I (Educational Theory, Policy, & Administration)
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    Bruce D. Baker, Ed.D. is a Professor in the Department of Educational Theory, Policy, and Administration at the GSE, and is widely recognized as a...

  • W. Steven Barnett
    Board of Governors Distinguished Professor of Education (Economics and Policy) Director, National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER)
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    W. Steven Barnett, Ph.D. is the Director of the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) and a Board of Governors Professor of...

  • Dan Battey
    Associate Professor
    Faculty

    Dan Battey, Ph.D., spent time in urban schools and noticed the inequities in teaching students, especially those of African-American or Latinx...

  • Alisa Belzer
    Professor (Learning & Teaching) Program Director, Ed.M. Adult and Continuing Education
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    Alisa Belzer, Ph.D. is a Professor in the Department of Learning and Teaching, and currently serves as the Program Director for the Ed.M. in Adult...

  • Wanda J. Blanchett
    Distinguished Professor
    Faculty

    Dr. Blanchett’s teaching, research and service focuses on issues of educational...

  • Cindy Blitz
    Executive Director of Center for Effective School Practices / Research Professor
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  • Leslie Calabrese
    Instructor of Professional Practice
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    Leslie Calabrese, Instructor of Professional Practice, supports the development and applied practice of GSE pre-service teachers through her role...

  • Clark A. Chinn
    Professor and Associate Dean for Research, Faculty Development, and Research Outreach
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    My research teams are current working on two interconnected lines of research. In the first line of research (the Epistemic Education project), we...

  • Chia-Yi Chiu
    Associate Professor of Educational Statistics, Measurement, and Evaluation
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    Chia-Yi Chiu, Ph.D. is a professor of Educational Statistics, Measurement, and Evaluation (ESME) in the Department of Educational...

  • Caroline S. Clauss-Ehlers
    Associate Professor
    Faculty

    Caroline Clauss-Ehlers...

  • Mary Elizabeth Curran
    Associate Dean for Local-Global Partnerships
    Faculty

    Dr. Curran oversees and leads the GSE's efforts to leverage the strengths and diversity of...

  • Brian Dashew
    Assistant Professor of Practice
    Faculty

    Brian Dashew, Ed.D., is an Assistant Professor of Practice for Adult and Continuing Education. He teaches coursework in adult learning theory and...

  • Richard De Lisi
    University Professor
    Faculty

    I have been a faculty member in the Rutgers Graduate School of Education since 1976. I am a developmental psychologist by training with special...

  • Karishma Desai
    Assistant Professor of Educational Foundations
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  • Nicole DiCrecchio
    Assistant Research Professor
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    Nicole DiCrecchio is an Assistant Research Professor at NIEER specializing in quantitative data analysis. She currently analyzes data from large-...

  • Ravit Golan Duncan
    Associate Professor of Science Education
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    Ravit Golan Duncan is an associate professor of science education with a joint appointment in the Graduate School of Education and the School of...

  • Eugenia Etkina
    Distinguished Professor of Science Education
    Faculty

    Eugenia Etkina is a Distinguished Professor of Science Education at Rutgers, the State University Of New Jersey. She holds a PhD in physics...

  • Allison Friedman-Krauss
    Assistant Research Professor
    Faculty

    Dr. Friedman-Krauss’s research focuses on (1) unpacking impacts of early education interventions, (2) early education quality, and (3) the...

  • Sarah Gallo
    Associate Professor
    Faculty

    Sarah Gallo (she/her/hers) is an associate professor of Language Education and Urban Social Justice Education at Rutgers University. Her research...

  • Kedra N. Gamble
    Assistant Professor
    Faculty

    Kedra Gamble is an Assistant Professor of Professional Practice in the Graduate School of Education's Department of Learning and Teaching. She has...

  • Nichole Garcia
    Assistant Professor of Higher Education
    Faculty

    Nichole Margarita Garcia, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Higher Education, has always been interested in teaching as well as reading and writing...

  • Marybeth Gasman
    Samuel DeWitt Proctor Endowed Chair in Education & Distinguished Professor
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    Marybeth Gasman is the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Endowed Chair in Education and a Distinguished Professor at Rutgers University. She serves as the...

  • Drew H. Gitomer
    Rose & Nicholas DeMarzo Chair in Education
    Faculty

    Drew Gitomer, Ph.D., the current and inaugural holder of the Rose and Nicholas DeMarzo Chair in Education, studies the assessment and evaluation...

  • Janice Gobert
    Professor
    Faculty

    Janice Gobert, Ph.D., Professor of Educational Psychology develops technology for learning which makes use of data mining and eye tracking. With...

  • Susan L. Golbeck
    Associate Professor
    Faculty

    I'm interested in how children become autonomous thinkers in dynamic social contexts.

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  • Gerald A. Goldin
    Distinguished Professor
    Faculty

    Gerald Goldin, Ph.D. received his B.A. in 1964 magna cum laude in chemistry and physics from Harvard University, his Ph.D. in 1969 in...

  • Florence A. Hamrick
    Professor
    Faculty

    Florence A. Hamrick, Ph.D. is a professor in the Department of Educational Psychology. Her research focuses on issues of equity, access and...

  • Judith R. Harrison
    Assistant Professor
    Faculty

    Judith Harrison holds a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology with an emphasis in...

  • Ebelia Hernández
    Associate Professor
    Faculty

    Dr. Ebelia Hernández is an Associate Professor in Educational Psychology. Her research focuses on the experiences of minoritized students and what...

  • Nora E. Hyland
    Associate Dean & Faculty Director of Teacher Education
    Faculty

    Professional Affiliations:

    American Educational Research Association, ...

  • Kwanghee Jung
    Assistant Research Professor, National Institute for Early Education Research
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    Kwanghee Jung, an assistant research professor, brings to...

  • Benjamin Justice
    Professor and Chair, Department of Educational Theory, Policy, and Administration
    Faculty

    Benjamin Justice is Professor and Chair in the Department of Educational Theory, Policy, and Administration at the Rutgers Graduate School of...

  • Lauren Kelly
    Assistant Professor of Urban Teacher Education
    Faculty

    Lauren Kelly, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Urban Social Justice Teacher Education, focuses her research and teaching on youth identity, culture,...

  • Lisa M. Knox-Brown
    Assistant Professor
    Faculty
    Lisa Knox-Brown is an Assistant Professor of Professional Practice for the Graduate School of Education's Department of Learning and Teaching....
  • Amy D. Lewis
    Assistant Professor
    Faculty

    Dr. Amy Lewis is an Assistant Professor of Professional Practice in the Department of Learning and Teaching, and currently serves as the Program...

  • Carrie Lobman
    Associate Professor
    Faculty

    Dr. Lobman is an educational researcher, trainer, and teacher educator whose research...

  • Catherine A. Lugg
    Professor of Education
    Faculty

    Catherine Lugg, Ph.D. is a professor of education in the Department of Educational Theory, Policy, and Administration, and is recognized for her...

  • Michelle Macchia
    Assistant Professor of Professional Practice and Partnership Leader
    Faculty

    Michelle Smith Macchia, Ed.D., Assistant Professor of Professional Practice, oversees the development and applied practice of GSE pre-service...

  • Carolyn A. Maher
    Distinguished Professor; Director, Robert B. Davis Institute for Learning; Editor, The Journal of Mathematical Behavior
    Faculty

    Carolyn A. Maher, Ed.D., Distinguished Professor of Mathematics Education and Director of the Robert B. Davis Institute for Learning (RBDIL),...

  • Melinda Mangin
    Associate Professor
    Faculty

    Melinda Mangin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Education...

  • Matthew J. Mayer
    Associate Professor
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  • Lorraine D. McCune
    Professor
    Faculty

    Professional Affiliations: ...

  • Cheryl A. McLean
    Associate Professor
    Faculty

    Cheryl McLean works in Literacy Education and is Coordinator of the English Education program. Her teaching and research explore approaches to...

  • Juan Pablo Mejía Ramos
    Associate Professor
    Faculty

    Juan Pablo Mejía Ramos is an Associate Professor jointly appointed in the Department of Mathematics (within the School of Arts and Sciences) and...

  • Nicole Mirra
    Assistant Professor of Urban Teacher Education
    Faculty

    Nicole Mirra, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Urban Teacher Education, is constantly striving to bring the two fields of literacy and youth civic...

  • Lesley M. Morrow
    Distinguished Professor and Director of the Center for Literacy Development
    Faculty

    Lesley Mandel, Morrow, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor and Director of the Center for Literacy Development, coordinates professional development...

  • Milagros Nores
    Co-Director for Research, National Institute for Early Education Research
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    Milagros Nores, Ph.D., is the co-director for research at the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) and concentrates her...

  • Angela M. O'Donnell
    Professor
    Faculty

    My research explores the significance of peers in the learning process. Most people really learn what they want to know from asking other people...

  • Christelle Palpacuer Lee
    Assistant Teaching Professor in Language Education
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    Christelle Palpacuer Lee, Ed.D. is an assistant professor in Language Education...

  • Kisha Porcher
    Assistant Professor of Professional Practice
    Faculty

    Kisha Porcher, Ph. D. is an assistant professor of Professional Practice in the Department of Learning and Teaching. Her work focuses on the...

  • Maqueda Randall-Weeks
    Assistant Professor
    Faculty

    Maqueda Randall-Weeks is Assistant Professor of Professional Practice in the Graduate School of Education's Department of Learning and Teaching....

  • Helane S. Rosenberg
    Associate Professor
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  • Beth C. Rubin
    Professor; Coordinator, Social Studies Education Program
    Faculty

    As an educational researcher, I use critical, sociocultural frameworks and...

  • Sharon K. Ryan
    Professor
    Faculty

    Sharon Ryan, Ed.D., Professor of Early Childhood Education, is interested in the education of young children birth through age 8 years. Before...

  • Tanja Carmel Sargent
    Associate Professor, Program Coordinator of Education, Culture and Society
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    Tanja Carmel Sargent, Ph. D. is an associate professor of Education, Culture, and Society in the Department of Educational Theory, Policy, and...

  • Kathy Shoemaker
    Assistant Professor of Professional Practice
    Faculty

    Kathy Shoemaker, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Professional Practice in the Department of Educational Psychology, is interested primarily in...

  • Saundra M. Tomlinson-Clarke
    Professor & Chair
    Faculty

     "The educational climate can inspire students to excel in their personal and academic development or it can stifle students...

  • Gail S. Verona
    Assistant Professor of Professional Practice
    Faculty

    Gail S. Verona, Ed. D. is an assistant professor of Professional Practice in the Department of Educational Theory, Policy and...

  • Keith Weber
    Professor
    Faculty

    I am a researcher in mathematics education whose interests are in the mathematical cognition of doing advanced mathematics. I am particularly...

  • GG Weisenfeld
    Assistant Research Professor
    Faculty

    Inspired to understand policies by having many different careers in early childhood education as a teacher and a leader, Dr. Weisenfeld is...

  • Dake Zhang
    Associate Professor
    Faculty

    Dake Zhang, Ph.D., joined Rutgers GSE after pursuing her doctorate in Special Education from Purdue University and working as an assistant...