Faculty Directory

  • Tasha Austin
    Instructor of Professional Practice
    Faculty

    Tasha Austin, GSE alumna and current Instructor of Professional Practice, supports the development and applied practice of GSE pre-service...

  • Bruce D. Baker
    Professor I (Educational Theory, Policy, & Administration)
    Faculty

    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 Professor
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    W. Steven Barnett is a Board of Governors Professor and Director of the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) at...

  • 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
    Faculty

    Alisa Belzer, Ph.D. is a Professor in the Department of Learning and Teaching, and currently serves as the Program Coordinator for the Ed.M. in...

  • 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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  • Erica Boling
    Associate Professor
    Faculty

    Dr. Boling received her Ph.D. in Curriculum, Teaching, and Educational Policy from Michigan State University. She has worked as an elementary...

  • Leslie Calabrese
    Instructor of Professional Practice
    Faculty

    Leslie Calabrese, Instructor of Professional Practice, supports the development and applied practice of GSE pre-service teachers through her role...

  • Greg Camilli
    Faculty
  • Clark A. Chinn
    Professor and Associate Dean for Research, Faculty Development, and Research Outreach
    Faculty

    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
    Faculty

    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...

  • Lenore Cortina
    Assistant Professor of Teaching
    Faculty

    Lenore Cortina, Ed. D. is the Faculty Coordinator of the Gifted Education Graduate Certificate Program. She coordinates the faculty and oversees...

  • 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...

  • 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
    Faculty

    Karishma Desai is an assistant professor in the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers University. Her research employs anthropological and...

  • Nicole DiCrecchio
    Assistant Research Professor
    Faculty

    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
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    My research interests focus on thinking and learning in science. I am specifically interested in the role of domain-specific knowledge in...

  • 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...

  • Alexandra Figueras-Daniel
    Assistant Research Professor, National Institute for Early Education Research
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    Alexandra Figueras has collaborated on ...

  • Nydia Flores (Ferrán)
    Associate Professor GSE Department of Learning and Teaching & the School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Spanish and Portuguese
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  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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 that 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

    Professional Affiliations:...

  • Florence A. Hamrick
    Professor
    Faculty

    My research agenda centers on issues of equity, access, and success in higher education settings. I am Graduate Program Director of the Ph.D. in...

  • Judith R. Harrison
    Assistant Professor
    Faculty

    Dr. Harrison received her Ph.D. from Texas A&M University In Educational Psychology with an emphasis in Special Education and Emotional and...

  • Paul A. Herman
    Lecturer
    Faculty

    Consultant to the GSE for development of the Ed.M. Program in College Student Affairs.

  • Ebelia Hernández
    Associate Professor
    Faculty

    Dr. Hernández’s research agenda centers on the Latino college student experience. She...

  • 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
    Faculty

    Kwanghee Jung, an assistant research professor, brings to...

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

    I am an historian interested in American education. My research is wide-ranging, from colonial times to present, engaging a variety of themes at...

  • Lauren Kelly
    Assistant Professor
    Faculty

    Lauren Leigh Kelly is Assistant Professor of Urban Teacher Education. She received her bachelor's degree in English from Wesleyan University; her...

  • Lisa M. Knox
    Assistant Professor
    Faculty

    Lisa Knox is an educational leader with over 20 years of experience in the field of education. She has a record of accomplishments in program...

  • 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...

  • Haiying Li
    Post Doctoral Associate
    Faculty

    Haiying Li is a Ph.D. of Experimental Psychology and Cognitive Psychology in the...

  • 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

    My early years of teaching as a secondary and college mathematics teacher provided me with a strong...

  • Melinda Mangin
    Associate Professor
    Faculty

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

  • Ariana Mangual Figueroa
    Associate Professor
    Faculty

    Dr. Ariana Mangual Figueroa is an Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. Her work...

  • 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 Associate Professor of Mathematics and Mathematics Education, jointly appointed in the Department of Mathematics (within...

  • Nicole Mirra
    Assistant Professor
    Faculty

    Nicole Mirra is Assistant Professor of Urban Teacher Education. She received her bachelor's degree in English from New York University; her master...

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

    "Reading instruction is about teaching children to become fluent readers. My major goal is to motivate a new generation of lifelong readers who...

  • Milagros Nores
    Assistant Research Professor, National Institute for Early Education Research
    Faculty

    Milagros Nores analyzes...

  • 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...

  • Ifeyinwa (Ife) Onyenekwu
    Assistant Professor
    Faculty

    Dr. Onyenekwu is faculty in the College Students Affairs program. Her research focuses on diverse Black populations in higher education,...

  • Christelle Palpacuer Lee
    Assistant Professor of Practice
    Faculty

    Christelle Palpacuer Lee is...

  • 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....

  • Shannon Riley-Ayers
    Associate Research Professor, National Institute for Early Education Research
    Faculty

    Shannon Riley-Ayers conducts research at NIEER on issues related to literacy, performance-based assessment, and professional development -- often...

  • Helane S. Rosenberg
    Associate Professor
    Faculty
  • 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

    Professional Affiliations:

    National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators (...

  • Tanja Carmel Sargent
    Associate Professor of Education, Culture and Society
    Faculty

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

  • Kathy Shoemaker
    Faculty
  • Jessica Thomas Francis
    Assistant Research Professor, National Institute for Early Education Research
    Faculty

    Jessica Thomas currently manages a study in Elizabeth, New Jersey that looks at dual language abilities of preschool children and the effects that...

  • 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

    GG Weisenfeld is an Assistant Research Professor working on the annual State of Preschool Yearbook, preparing state pre-K reports andresearching...

  • 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...