Faculty Page
The newly formed Department of Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership is the merger of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, the Department of Education Policy Studies and the program in Organizational Leadership and Policy Studies, formerly in the Department of Leadership, International, and Higher Education.
Afflerbach,
Peter (Ph.D., The University at Albany, State University of New York) Professor;
afflo@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-3159
Research interests include: research includes focus on reading comprehension strategies and processes, especially related to new literacies; reading in Internet and hypertext environments; active with prominent groups (USDOE and CCSSO) on national standards and assessments in reading and literacy
Ahn,
June (Ph.D., University of Southern California) Assistant Professor;
juneahn@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-2037
Research interests include: Social computing, Social media, educational technology, Digital literacy, technology-enabled education innovation, education reform
Baccus,
Ayanna (Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park) Visiting Asst Prof;
baccusa@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-3324
Research interests include: reading and literacy instruction
Barnes,
Saroja (Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park) Lecturer;
srbarnes@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-0886
Research interests include: teacher education and professional development, Social Studies Education, supporting equity in K-12 classrooms.
Blejer,
Perla (, ) Faculty;
pblejer@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-7091
Research interests include: Dr. Blejer's expertise and research interests are in second language acquisition, foreign language education methodology, language program administration in higher education, and issues of equal opportunity for at-risk students and disadvantaged populations. Throughout her career Dr. Blejer has been committed to academic excellence and student success. She believes in the value of inclusion, teamwork, and professional growth.
Bote,
Lisa (Ph.D., Arizona State University) Senior Lecturer;
lbote@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-6500
Research interests include: currently examining learning communities and social presence in relation to motivation, learning, and perceived success in university courses
Brantlinger,
Andrew (Ph.D., Northwestern University) Asst Prof;
amb@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-3151
Research interests include: secondary mathematics education, urban schooling, alternative certification, critical pedagogy, and the sociology of education.
Campbell,
Patricia F. (Ph.D., Florida State University) Associate Professor;
patc@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-3129
Research interests include: studies the relationship between student achievement and components impacting instructional practice, including the impact of math specialists/coaches and the implications of teacher knowledge
Chazan,
Daniel (Ed.D., Harvard Graduate School of Education) Associate Professor;
dchazan@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-8539
Research interests include: animations as representations of teaching, mathematics teaching as a societal endeavor, and technology-supported, student-centered mathematics teaching
Clark,
Lawrence (Ph.D., Emory University) Asst Prof;
lmclark@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-1398
Research interests include: examining and exploring influences on teachers mathematics instructional practices, particularly in schools with a history of low achievement in mathematics.
Clegg,
Tamara (, ) Assistant Professor;
tclegg@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-2930
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Codling,
Rose Marie (Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park) Senior Lecturer;
rcodling@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-8361
Research interests include: academic and motivation issues related to struggling readers; informal reading assessment
Croninger,
Robert (Ph.D., University of Michigan) Associate Professor;
croninge@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-2927
Research interests include: research examines how education policies and practices affect the educational experiences of at-risk students, including how the social organization of schools and different instructional practices affect distribution of educational opportunities
Davis,
Thomas (Ph.D., Michigan State University) Assistant Professor;
davisth4@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-1514
Research interests include: funding systems for school capital facilities and student performance; policy implications of rapidly increasing healthcare costs for school districts; education education and the welfare of people in developing countries
DePlatchett,
Susan (M.S., University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro ) Coordinator of Secondary PDS Programs and Partnerships;
susandep@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-3124
Research interests include: how PDS partnerships impact student
achievement
Denvir,
Susan (M.ED., University of Maryland, College Park) Lecturer;
sdenvir@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-3324
Research interests include: teacher professional development and fine arts integration in elementary curriculum.
Dreher,
Mariam Jean (Ph.D., University of California, Riverside) Professor;
mjdreher@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-3158
Research interests include: research focuses on reading comprehension, learning with text, and the effects of integrating information texts into literacy instruction on childrens comprehension, vocabulary, and motivation; works with National Geographic Society on Science Readers Series; also interested in early literacy in curriculum and instruction in Finland.
Dunheimer,
Tracy (, ) Lecturer;
tdunheim@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-3117
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Eaker,
Lisa (Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) Lecturer;
lisae@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-3324
Research interests include: research addresses how cultural assumptions inform student thinking
Edwards,
Ann (Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley) Assistant Professor;
aedwards@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-6343
Research interests include: research draws upon situated and sociocultural theories of cognition to examine mathematics teacher learning and practice, particularly in relation to equity, diversity and urban schools
Elby,
Andrew ( Ph.D, University of California, Berkeley) Associate Professor;
elby@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-8188
Research interests include: studies student and teacher epistemologies and their influence on how 'inquiry' plays out in the science classroom
Finkelstein,
Barbara (Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University) Professor;
bf@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-3588
Research interests include: research studies the historical and cultural dimensions of education policies and practices and how they have shaped the lives of children, youth, minority groups, and women, and the quality of education opportunities available to them
Gettier,
Leslie (MBA, John Hopkins University) Lecturer;
lgettier@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-3324
Research interests include: the effects of school-university partnerships on student achievement.
Gutierrez,
Rodrigo Jorge (, ) Lecturer;
rodrigog@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-3123
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Hendricks,
Susan (Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park) Faculty;
sh@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-8206
Research interests include: Understanding the multiple perspectives of visual language, literacy, and culture and how they affect the teacher, student, and classroom practice; Exploring the significance of and means for including visual reading to improve learning comprehension and writing
Herschbach,
Dennis (Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign) Associate Professor;
drhersch@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-4542
Research interests include: research investigates educational program quality and sustainability in developing countries and the historical dimensions of work preparation in the United States, particularly in relation to curricular issues
Hollenbeck,
Richard (Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park) Lecturer;
rmhollen@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-3115
Research interests include: understanding the challenges of implementing standards-based mathematics instruction to middle grade students with a history of low academic performance.
Hultgren,
Francine (Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University) Professor and Chair;
fh@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-4562
Research interests include: research draws upon the foundations of phenomenology and hermeneutics to make interpretive sense of the lifeworlds of teachers and students and the broader educational community
Hyler,
Maria (Ph.D., Stanford University) Asst Prof;
mhyler@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-3324
Research interests include: Teacher Education
Imig,
David (Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Prof Of Practice;
dimig@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-7850
Research interests include: teacher education policy and practice and the education doctorate or professional practice degree.
Ketelhut,
Diane Jass (Ed.D., Harvard Univ. Graduate School of Education) Assoc Prof;
djk@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-3324
Research interests include: My research interests center on improving student learning and engagement with science through increasing access, particularly in urban contexts, to scientific inquiry experiences and through raising self-efficacy in science. I look specifically at the use of virtual environments to deliver scientific inquiry curricula and science assessments to students in the classroom and at professional development to help teachers integrate scientific inquiry into their curricula.
Landa,
Melissa (Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park) Visiting Asst. Professor;
mlanda@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-3324
Research interests include: teaching language arts to English Language Learners; Case Based Pedagogy; writing instruction in elementary school; the representation and development of human identity through schooling, literature, and film.
Levin,
Daniel (Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park) Visiting Prof;
dlevin2@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-3324
Research interests include: understanding the dynamics of teachers attention in the science classroom, specifically understanding how (and when) science teachers attend to the substance of students scientific thinking, and how teachers attention is shaped and constrained by the cultural systems in which they work.
MacDonald,
Victoria-Maria (Ed.D., Harvard University) Assistant Professor;
vmacdona@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-7109
Research interests include: research examines how historical legacies of the schooling of African American and Latino children and youth impact contemporary academic experiences in K-20 settings
MacSwan,
Jeff (Ph.D., UCLA) Professor;
macswan@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-3324
Research interests include: Bilingualism, language minority education, codeswitching.
Malen,
Betty (Ph.D., University of Minnesota at Minneapolis) Professor;
malen@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-3587
Research interests include: include the politics of education reform, inter-governmental relations, the political determinants and substantive effects of prominent education reforms (e.g., decentralization, high-stakes accountability, pay for performance initiatives); case study designs and qualitative research methods.
Martin-Beltran,
Melinda (Ph.D., Stanford University) Assistant Professor;
memb@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-4432
Research interests include: sociocultural approaches to second language acquisition focusing on dual language learners (ESOL students), peer interaction, language exchange, and teacher learning to build upon students' linguistic and cultural diversity
Mawhinney,
Hanne (Ph.D., ) Associate Professor;
hmawhinn@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-4546
Research interests include: the politics of educational governance and policy, educational leadership, administration, and organizational change
McCaleb,
Joseph (Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin) Faculty;
jlm@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-3133
Research interests include: Digital Media and Learning; Teaching Narrative; Composition; Assessment of Speaking and Listening; Storytelling in oral, written, and media & quantum.
McCall,
Catherine (M.ED., University of Maryland, College Park) Lecturer;
cmccall@umd.edu phone:(202) 425-8061
Research interests include: field placement practices in pre-service teacher preparation within the area of Social Studies.
McGinnis,
James (Ph.D., University of Georgia) Professor;
jmcginni@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-6234
Research interests include: specializes in the study of science teacher education with emphasis in socioscientific issues, exceptionality, and bridging formal and informal education
O'Flahavan,
John (Ph.D., University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana) Associate Professor;
johno@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-3149
Research interests include: PK-12 literacy teaching and learning, the discourses involved inteaching and learning in schools, comprehensive school-wide literacy programs, and sustainable school improvement
Peercy,
Megan Madigan (Ph.D., University of Utah) Assistant Professor;
mpeercy@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-0067
Research interests include: Dr. Peercy's research focuses on the preparation and development of teachers throughout their careers, as they work with language learners. Recent work examines the theory-practice relationship in second language teacher education, teacher collaborative relationships and learning as they work with language learners, and teachers' academic language and literacy practices with language learners.
Plut-Pregelj,
Leopoldina (, ) Res Assoc;
plutpreg@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-3711
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Pritchett,
Stacy (, ) Lecturer;
stacyrp@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-0533
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Quintos,
Beatriz (Ph.D., University of Arizona) Lecturer;
bquintos@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-5209
Research interests include: socio-cultural and critical perspectives to explore student learning at the elementary level; education as a tool for a democratic society that includes the knowledge and perspectives of Latina/o students and their communities.
Rheder,
Karen (MS Ed, Johns Hopkins University) PDS Coordinator;
krheder@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-0553
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Rice,
Jennifer (Ph.D., Cornell University) Professor;
jkr@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-5580
Research interests include: research draws on the discipline of economics to explore education policy concerning the efficiency, equity, and adequacy of U.S. public education. Current research examines teacher quality and the implementation of pay for performance policies in school districts
Rolstad,
Kellie (Ph.D., UCLA) Visiting Assoc. Professor;
rolstad@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-3324
Research interests include: the language of schooling, language diversity, second language teaching, democratic education.
Saracho,
Olivia (Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Professor;
ons@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-3155
Research interests include: research interests include emergent literacy, family literacy, cognitive style, and play
Schaefer,
Peter (MA, George Washington University) Lecturer;
petersch@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-3324
Research interests include: applying interactive technology and web design to instructional environments.
Schweighofer,
Ann (, ) Lecturer;
aschweig@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-5603
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Seelke,
John (MA, University of Maryland, College Park) Lecturer;
jseelke@umd.edu phone:(240) 350-5209
Research interests include: secondary mathematics education, field placement practices in pre-service teacher preparation within the area of secondary mathematics.
Selden,
Steve (Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University) Professor;
selden@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-3566
Research interests include: takes a critical theory analysis of curricular issues with a focus on the issues of race, class, and theories of social justice. Research includes a critical historical analysis of the history of the American Eugenics Movement in the early twentieth century and its links to education policies and practices.
Selvi,
Ali (Ph.D., University of Maryland) Lecturer/Interim Coordinator for TESOL Programs;
alifuad@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-4157
Research interests include: The global spread of English and its implications on language learning, teaching, teacher education, and policy/planning, issues related to non-native English-speaking professionals in TESOL, English as an international language, second language teacher education and teacher cognition.
Slater,
Wayne (Ph.D., University of Minnesota) Associate Professor;
wslater@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-3128
Research interests include: English Education/Literacy. research examines persuasion in reading comprehension and written communication with a focus on biased assimilation and stasis theory
Smallwood,
Jo Ellen (, ) Lecturer and Director, CITE Program;
jsmallw1@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-3324
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Splaine,
John (Ed.D., Boston University) Associate Professor Emeritus;
jsplaine@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-3584
Research interests include: research includes the effects of television on young people, the use of media in teaching, politics and policy development relative to educational technology, and humanistic aspects of educational media
Splaine,
Pam (Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park) Senior Lecturer;
psplaine@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-3572
Research interests include: Research interests include undergraduate education and the philosophy and history of education.
Stein,
Hollis (, ) Lecturer;
hstein@umd.edu phone:
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Stein,
Howard (M.ED., University of Maryland) Lecturer;
hstein1@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-8157
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Sullivan,
Denis (Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) Professor;
sullivan@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-8986
Research interests include: Professor Sullivans research focuses on critical editions (from handwritten medieval manuscripts), annotated translations, and analyses of Medieval Greek texts, particularly military instructional manuals and hagiographical texts.
Terrell,
Ebony (Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park) Visiting Asst Prof;
eterrell@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-3324
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Travers,
Kathleen (Ph.D., University of Wisconsin) Senior Lecturer;
ktravers@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-3140
Research interests include: research interests include English Education, teacher education and partnerships and university supervision
Turner,
Jennifer (Ph.D., Michigan State University) Associate Professor;
jdturner@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-0433
Research interests include: My research investigates culturally responsive approaches to elementary reading instruction; examines vision as a conceptual and practical tool for preparing reading teachers for diversity; and explores the use of multicultural and global literature in reading preparation coursework. In addition, I am initiating a research project to understand how African American students in grades 3-5 envision themselves as readers using drawings as a medium for expressing literate identities and cultural practices.
Valli,
Linda (Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison) Professor;
lrv@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-8157
Research interests include: research focuses on teaching and teacher education, professional development, cultural diversity, and school improvement
Walker,
Margaret (Ed.D. Art and Art Education, Teachers College, Columbia University) Lecturer;
mwalker8@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-4477
Research interests include: the connection between art making and creative and critical thinking in children and adolescents.
Walkoe,
Janet (Ph.D., Northwestern University) Lecturer;
jwalkoe@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-3324
Research interests include: My research focuses on the teaching and learning of mathematics, and of algebra in particular. I examine how teachers' attend to student algebraic thinking during instruction and how pre-service teachers can learn to attend productively to student algebraic thinking through the use of video.
White,
Tirza (Ph.D., Emory University) Assistant Professor;
twwhite@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-3116
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Wilson,
Peggy ( Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park) Professional Development Schools Coordinator for Secondary English;
pwilson@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-3324
Research interests include: secondary literacy, writing, and grammar.
Zhang,
Ying (, ) Lecturer;
yzhang88@umd.edu phone:(301) 405-8157
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The directory for staff and faculy is currently under development. Listed below are the directories of the previous departments. Please refer to these links until the current staff directory is published.
Curriculum, Instruction and Teacher Certification
Education, Leadership, Higher Education and International Education