Faculty and Staff Directory
School of Education (SOE) faculty members are experienced, recognized leaders in their fields, who integrate research and practical experiences into the classroom. SOE faculty are research-active and passionate about teaching, placing high value on personal interaction with students. Faculty members challenge students intellectually and guide them with compassion, creating a community of learning that values creative expression, critical thought and mutual respect.
Deans
| Name | Title | Phone/E-mail |
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| Terry E. Williams, Ph.D. | Acting Dean | 312-915-6992 twillia@luc.edu |
| Terri Pigott, Ph.D. | Associate Dean of Academic Programs | 312-915-6245 tpigott@luc.edu |
| Janet Pierce-Ritter, Ph.D. | Associate Dean of Student Academic Services | 312-915-6878 jpierce@luc.edu |
Program Directors
| Name | Affinity & Program Names | Phone/E-mail |
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| Anita Thomas, Ph.D. |
Counseling Psychology:• Clinical Mental Health Counseling |
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Cultural and Educational Policy Studies:• Cultural & Educational Policy Studies |
312-915-6954 |
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Educational Leadership:• Administration & Supervision • Higher Education |
312-915-7022
312-915-6855 |
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Psychology and Research in the Schools:• Educational Psychology, Ph.D. • Educational Psychology, M.Ed. |
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Teaching and Learning:• Curriculum & Instruction |
312-915-6232 |
Faculty
| Name | Title | Phone/E-mail |
|---|---|---|
| Bleeden, Mary Ellen | Clinical Assistant Professor, Teaching & Learning: Teacher Preparation |
773-508-8332 mbleeden@luc.edu |
| Hank Bohanon, Ph.D. | Associate Professor, Teaching & Learning: Teacher Preparation Special Education |
312-915-7099 hbohano@luc.edu |
| Michael Boyle, Ph.D. | Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychology and Research in the Schools: Instructional Leadership School Psychology, Assistant Director of the Center for Catholic School Effectiveness (CCSE) |
312-915-6831 |
| R. James Breunlin, Ed.D. | Clinical Assistant Professor, Teaching & Learning: Teacher Preparation, Mathematics Education Math and Science Teaching (MAST), Project Director |
773-508-8329 rbreunl@luc.edu |
| Steven Brown, Ph.D. | Professor, Counseling Psychology: Clinical Mental Health Counseling Community Counseling, Counseling Psychology, School Counseling |
312-915-6311 sbrown@luc.edu |
| Vesna Cejovic, Ed.D. | Clinical Assistant Professor, Teaching & Learning | 773-508-8322 vcejovi@luc.edu |
| Gina Coffee, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor, Psychology and Research in the Schools: School Psychology |
312-915-6854 gcoffee@luc.edu |
| Kristin Davin, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor, Teaching & Learning: Foreign Language Education, Teacher Preparation |
312-915-6104 kdavin@luc.edu |
| John Dugan, Ph.D. | Associate Professor, Educational Leadership: Higher Education, International Higher Education |
312-915-7637 jdugan1@luc.edu |
| Shirley Dukes, Ed.D. |
CPS Coordinator |
312-9115-6864 sdukes@luc.edu |
| Eilene Edejer, Ph.D. | Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychology and Research in the Schools: Research Methodology, Assessment Coordinator |
312-915-6343 eedejer@luc.edu |
| Mark Engberg, Ph.D. | Associate Professor, Educational Leadership: Higher Education, International Higher Education |
312-915-7401 mengber@luc.edu |
| David Ensminger, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor, Teaching & Learning: Curriculum & Instruction, Instructional Leadership School Technology |
312-915-7257 densmin@luc.edu |
| Pamela Fenning, Ph.D. | Professor, Psychology and Research in the Schools: Educational Psychology, School Psychology, Psychology & Research in the Schools, Program Co-Director |
312-915-6803 pfennin@luc.edu |
| Janis Fine, Ph.D. | Associate Professor, Educational Leadership: Administration and Supervision, Instructional Leadership, Educational Leadership, Program Co-Director |
312-915-7022 jfine@luc.edu |
| Ruanda Garth McCullough, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor, Teaching & Learning: Curriculum and Instruction, Instructional Leadership |
312-915-6918 rmccul1@luc.edu |
| Dorothy Giroux, Ph.D. | Clinical Assistant Professor, Teaching and Learning: Reading, Teacher Preparation |
773-508-8338 dgiroux@luc.edu |
| Lynne Golomb, Ed.D. | Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychology and Research in the Schools: Educational Psychology School Psychology, Psychology & Research in the Schools, Program Co-Director |
312-915-6218 lgolomb@luc.edu |
| Amy Heineke, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor, Teaching & Learning: Bilingual/Bicultural Education, English as a Second Language English Language Teaching & Learning Teacher Preparation |
312-915-7207 aheineke@luc.edu |
| Jane Hunt, Ed.D. | Clinical Assistant Professor, Teaching & Learning: Reading, Teacher Preparation |
773-508-8329 jhunt2@luc.edu |
| Marla Israel, Ed.D. | Associate Professor, Educational Leadership: Administration and Supervision, Instructional Leadership |
312-915-6336 misrael@luc.edu |
| Marlon James, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor, Teaching & Learning: Curriculum & Instruction, Teacher Preparation |
312-915-6852 mjames7@luc.edu |
| Tavis Jules, Ed.D. | Assistant Professor, Cultural & Educational Policy Studies: Cultural and Educational Policy Studies, International Higher Education |
312-615-6616 tjules@luc.edu |
| Leanne Kallemeyn, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor, Psychology and Research in the Schools: Organizational Evaluation Research Methodology |
312-915-6909 lkallemeyn@luc.edu |
| Beverly Kasper, Ed.D. | Clinical Associate Professor, Educational Leadership: Administration and Supervision, Associate Dean of Academic Programs |
312-915-6464 bkasper@luc.edu |
| Bridget Kelly, Ph.D. | Associate Professor, Educational Leadership: Higher Education, International Higher Education, Educational Leadership Program Co-Director |
312-915-6855 bkelly4@luc.edu |
| Adam Kennedy, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor, Teaching & Learning: Early Childhood Special Education |
312-915-6857 akenne5@luc.edu |
| Michelle Lia, Ed.D. | Clinical Assistant Professor, Teaching & Learning: Reading, Teacher Preparation, Professional Development Coordinator for the Center for Catholic School Effectiveness (CCSE) |
312-915-6925 mlia@luc.edu |
| Michael Maher, Ph.D. | Clinical Assistant Professor, Teaching & Learning: Curriculum & Instruction, Instructional Leadership Special Project Director |
312-915-7727 mmaher@luc.edu |
| McCloskey, Patrick | Clinical Assistant Professor, Project Director for the Center for Catholic School Effectiveness (CCSE) |
312-915-6885 pmccloskey@luc.edu |
| Jose Mesa, S.J., Ph.D. | Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor, Cultural & Educational Policy Studies: Cultural and Educational Policy Studies, Ignatian Pedagogy |
312-915-6856 jmesa@luc.edu |
| Diane Morrison, Ed.D. | Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychology and Research in the Schools: School Psychology, Executive Director of Center for School Evaluation, Intervention and Training (CSEIT) |
312-915-6202 dmorri@luc.edu |
| Kelly Neville, Ph.D. | Clinical Assistant Professor, Counseling Psychology: Clinical Mental Health Counseling Community Counseling, Counseling Psychology, School Counseling, School Psychology |
312-915-7305 knevill@luc.edu |
| Lorraine Ozar, Ph.D. | Associate Professor, Teaching & Learning: Curriculum and Instruction, Instructional Leadership, Director of the Center for Catholic School Effectiveness (CCSE) |
312-915-6915 lozar@luc.edu |
| Aimee Papola, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor, Teaching & Learning: Teacher Preparation, Reading |
312-915-6679 apapola@luc.edu |
| Kate Phillippo, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor, Cultural & Educational Policy Studies: Cultural and Educational Policy Studies, International Higher Education |
312-615-6910 kphillippo@luc.edu |
| Terri Pigott, Ph.D. |
Professor, Psychology and Research in the Schools: |
312-915-6245 tpigott@luc.edu |
| OiYan Poon, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership: Higher Education, International Higher Education |
312-915-6108 opoon@luc.edu |
| David Prasse, Ph.D. | Professor, Psychology and Research in the Schools: School Psychology |
dprasse@luc.edu |
| Ernestine Riggs, Ph.D. | Associate Professor, Teaching & Learning: Reading, Teacher Preparation |
312-915-7061 eriggs@luc.edu |
| Ann Marie Ryan, Ph.D. | Associate Professor, Teaching & Learning: Curriculum & Instruction, Instructional Leadership, Social Studies Education, Teacher Preparation, Teaching and Learning, Program Director |
312-915-6232 aryan3@luc.edu |
| Diane Schiller, Ph.D. | Professor, Teaching & Learning: Mathematics Education, Teacher Preparation |
773-508-8337 dschill@luc.edu |
| Brigid Schultz, Ed.D. | Clinical Assistant Professor, Teaching & Learning: Curriculum & Instruction, English Education, Instructional Leadership, Teacher Preparation |
312-915-7089 bschul1@luc.edu |
| David Shriberg, Ph.D. | Associate Professor, Psychology and Research in the Schools: School Psychology |
312-915-7087 dshribe@luc.edu |
| Amy Shuffelton, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor, Cultural & Educational Policy Studies: Cultural and Educational Policy Studies, International Higher Education |
312-915-6463 ashuffe@luc.edu |
| Lara Smetana, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor, Teaching & Learning: Science Education, Teacher Preparation |
312-915-6273 lsmetana@luc.edu |
| Noah W. Sobe, Ph.D. | Associate Professor, Cultural & Educational Policy Studies: Cultural and Educational Policy Studies, International Higher Education Cultural & Educational Policy Studies, Program Director |
312-915-6954 nsobe@luc.edu |
| Susan Sostak, Ed.D. | Clinical Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership: Administration and Supervision, Instructional Leadership |
312-915-6937 ssostak@luc.edu |
| Kimberly Thier, Ph.D. | Clinical Assistant Professor, Teaching & Learning: Special Education, Teacher Preparation |
312-915-6908 kthier@luc.edu |
| Anita Jones Thomas, Ph.D. | Associate Professor, Counseling Psychology: Clinical Mental Health Counseling Community Counseling, Counseling Psychology, School Counseling, Counseling Psychology, Program Director |
312-915-7403 athoma9@luc.edu |
| Charles Tocci, Ed.D. | Clinical Assistant Professor, Teaching & Learning; Senn Chicago Public High School Partnership Coordinator |
312-915-6865 ctocci@luc.edu |
| Elizabeth Vera, Ph.D. | Professor, Counseling Psychology: Clinical Mental Health Counseling Community Counseling, Counseling Psychology, School Counseling |
312-915-6958 evera@luc.edu |
| Vogt, Lisa | Clinical Assistant Professor, Teaching & Learning Clinical Coordinator |
312-915-7402 lvogt@luc.edu |
| Terry E. Williams, Ph.D. |
Associate Professor, Educational Leadership: |
312-915-7002 twillia@luc.edu |
| Meng-Jia Wu, Ph.D. | Associate Professor, Psychology and Research in the Schools: Organizational Evaluation Research Methodology |
312-915-7086 mwu2@luc.edu |
| Martha Ellen Wynne, Ph.D. | Associate Professor, Psychology and Research in the Schools: School Psychology |
312-915-7014 mwynne@luc.edu |
| Eunju Yoon, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor, Counseling Psychology: Clinical Mental Health Counseling Community Counseling, Counseling Psychology, School Counseling |
312-915-6461 eyoon@luc.edu |
Staff
| Name | Title | Phone/E-mail |
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| Charles, Mary | Grant Director: Target New Transitions (TNT), GEAR UP |
773-508-8383 mcharle@luc.edu |
| Collier, Valerie | Senior Program Coordinator, Counseling Psychology and Cultural & Educational Policy Studies |
312-915-6836 vcollie@luc.edu |
| Corboy, Andrea | Accounting Clerk | 312-915-6863 acorboy@luc.edu |
| Michelle Fry, Ed.D. | Director, Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) |
312-915-6897 mfry@luc.edu |
| Goldberger, Nancy | Project Director, Chicagoland Partners for English Language Learners (CPELL) |
312-915-6318 ngoldberger@luc.edu |
| Graham, Susan | Executive Secretary to the Dean | 312-915-6992 sgraham2@luc.edu |
| Hubbell, Lee | Director, LU CHOICE and JVC Magis |
312-915-7049 lhubbel@luc.edu |
| Hutcherson, Janell | Program Coordinator, Teaching and Learning |
312-915-6833 jhutche@luc.edu |
| Johnson, Wendy | Program Coordinator, Education Leadership and Psychology and Research in the Schools |
312-915-6871 wjohns7@luc.edu |
| Jones, Robbie | Senior College Advisor, Student Academic Service | 312-915-6723 rjones7@luc.edu |
| Lewis, Lisa | Administrative Assistant, Center for School Evaluation, Intervention & Training (CSEIT) |
312-915-6659 llewis2@luc.edu |
| Nash, Wanda | Assistant to the Associate Dean | 312-915-6491 wnash@luc.edu |
| Newberger, Sarah | Special Project Manager | 312-915-6841 snewber@luc.edu |
| Quinones Gonzalez, Misael | Special Project Manager | 312-915-6345 mquinonesgonzalez@luc.edu |
| Ramos, Andrew | Business Manager | 312-915-6235 aramos3@luc.edu |
| Marie Rosin-Dittmar |
Senior Coordinator, Student Academic Services | 312-915-6722 mrosind@luc.edu |
| Sanabria, Mariana | Enrollment Advisor | 312-915-8907 msanabria@luc.edu |
| Smith, Sharon | Administrative Assistant, Center for Catholic School Effectiveness (CCSE) |
312-915-7443 ssmith14@luc.edu |
| Wade, James | Office Assistant | 312-915-6968 jwade1@luc.edu |
| Wilk, Daniel | Assistant Director, Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) |
312-915-6580 dwilk@luc.edu |
Emeritus and Emerita Faculty
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Barney M. Berlin, Ph.D. | Associate Professor Emeritus, Curriculum Design |
| Larry Braskamp, Ph.D. | Professor Emeritus, Faculty Assessment |
| Philip M. Carlin, Ed.D. | Associate Professor Emeritus, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies |
| Robert C. Cienkus, Ph.D. | Associate Professor Emeritus, Instructional Methodology |
| Erwin Epstein, Ph.D. | Professor Emeritus, Cultural and Educational Policy Studies and Comparative Education |
| Mary Jane Gray, Ph.D. | Professor Emerita, Curriculum, Instruction and Educational Psychology |
| Gerald L. Gutek, Ph.D. | Professor Emeritus, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies |
| Jennifer Haworth, Ph.D. | Associate Professor Emeritus, Higher Education |
| Mel P. Heller, Ed.D. | Professor Emeritus, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies |
| Todd J. Hoover, Ph.D. | Associate Professor Emeritus, Assessment & Educational Technology |
| Judith Ingram, Ph.D. | Associate Professor Emerita, Curriculum, Instruction and Educational Psychology |
| Anne M. Juhasz, Ph.D. | Professor Emerita, Counseling Psychology |
| Gloria Lewis, Ph.D. | Professor Emerita, Counseling Psychology |
| Henry Malecki, Ph.D. | Professor Emeritus, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies |
| Ronald R. Morgan, Ph.D. | Professor Emeritus, Learning & Cognition |
| Michael Perko, S.J., Ph.D. | Professor Emeritus, History of Education, Research |
| Ernest I. Proulx, Ed.D. | Professor Emeritus, Curriculum, Instruction and Educational Psychology |
| Robert E. Roemer, Ph.D. | Professor Emeritus, Cultural and Educational Policy Studies, Philosophy of Education |
| Joy J. Rogers, Ph.D. | Professor Emerita, Educational Psychology |
| L. Arthur Safer, Ph.D. | Professor Emeritus, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies |
| Marilyn Susman, Ph.D. | Associate Professor Emerita, Leadership, Foundations and Counseling Psychology |
| Jasper Valenti, Ph.D. | Professor Emeritus, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies |
| John A. Wellington, Ph.D. | Professor Emeritus, Counseling Psychology |
| John M. Wozniak, Ph.D. | Professor Emeritus, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies |