Graduate School of Education Core Faculty and Administration

Dana Bentley, Assistant Professor. Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University; M.Ed., Harvard University; BA, Georgetown University.

Margaret Burns, Assistant Professor. PhD, University of Colorado, Boulder; MA, University of Massachusetts; BA, Vassar College.

Gail Cahill, Associate Professor. Ed.D., University of Massachusetts-Lowell; M.Ed., University of Massachusetts-Boston; M.Ed., Boston University; BS Fitchburg State College.

Mary Ann Cappiello, Professor. Ed.D., EdM, Columbia University; BA, Haverford College

Tina Carter De La Cruz, Assistant Dean of Administration. MA, Lesley University; BA, Framingham State College.

Summer R. Clark, Assistant Professor. PhD, University of Maryland; Ed.S., University of Georgia; M.Ed., University of Mississippi; BA, Covenant College

Patricia Crain de Galarce, Associate Dean, Director of Center for Special and Inclusive Education. Ed.D., University of Pennsylvania; CAGS, Lesley University; MA, Lesley University; BS, Westfield State University  

Maureen Creegan-Quinquis, Professor. PhD, Lesley University, Tufts University/Boston Museum School; M.Ed., Endicott College; Professional Studio Arts Diploma, School of Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Sue Cusack, Assistant Professor. M.Ed., Emmanuel College; BA, Skidmore College

Frank Daniello, Assistant Professor. PhD, M.Ed., Boston College; BS, University of Vermont

Erika Thulin Dawes, Professor. Ed.D., Columbia University Teachers College; M.Ed., Lesley University; BA, University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Cynthia Downend, Instructor; Assistant Director, Center for Reading Recovery and Literacy Collaborative. Ed.S., Nova University; MA, Western Michigan University; BA, Kalamazoo College

Grace Enriquez, Professor. Ed.D., Columbia University; M.S.Ed., University of Pennsylvania; BA, Boston College

Beverly Cush Evans, Associate Professor. PhD, University of Pittsburgh; MS, Duquesne University; BA, Marquette University

Brooke B. Eisenbach, Assistant Professor. PhD, M.Ed., BA, University of South Florida

Lily Fessenden, Assistant Professor. PhD, California Institute for Integral Studies; MA, Goddard College; BA, Bowdoin College

Lisa B. Fiore, Professor. PhD, Boston College; MAT, Tufts University; BA, Brandeis University

Irene Fountas, Professor; Director, Center for Reading Recovery and Literacy Collaborative. Ed.D., CAGS, M.Ed., BS, Boston University

Roser Gine, Assistant Professor. Ed.D., University of Massachusetts-Boston; M.Ed., Harvard University; BA, Dartmouth College 

Amy Gooden, Assistant Professor. Ed.D., Boston University; Ed.M., Harvard University; BA, Emerson College

Rita Gordon, Instructor. CAGS, State College at Boston; M.Ed., BS, Boston University

Stephen Gould, Assistant Professor. Ed.D., University of Massachusetts-Amherst; M.Ed., Fitchburg State College; BM, Berklee College of Music

Barbara L. Govendo, Associate Professor. PhD, Boston College; M.Ed., Lesley University; B.Ed., State University of New York-Buffalo

Lorraine J. Greenfield, Assistant Professor. Ed.D., Boston University; CAGS, Bridgewater State College; M.Ed., Boston University; BS, Boston University

Caroline Heller, Professor. Ed.D., M.Ed., University of California-Berkeley; MFA, Bennington College; BA, University of Chicago

Ulas Kaplan, Associate Professor. Ed.D., Harvard University; Ed.M., Harvard University; MA, Boğaziçi University; BSc, Istanbul Technical University

Michael Kemeh, Assistant Professor. PhD, MA, Kansas State University; Teacher's Certificate, Ghana

Mary Beth Lawton, Assistant Professor; Director, Undergraduate Education Division. Ed.D., University of Massachusetts-Amherst; MS, Wheelock College; BS, Colby College

Linda Lengyel, Associate Professor. PhD, M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh; BS, Pennsylvania State University  

Martha B. McKenna, University Professor. Ed.D., M.Ed., MA, Columbia University; BA, Emmanuel College

Paul Naso, Assistant Professor,PhD  Division Co-Chair. Ed.D., Harvard University; CAS, Harvard Graduate School of Education; MPh, Newton College; BS, University of Scranton

David Nurenberg, Associate Professor. PhD, Lesley University; MA, Tufts University; BA, Brandeis University

Michael Pabian, Assistant Professor. PhD, Lesley University; M.Ed., Boston State College; BA, Boston College 

Susan Patterson, Associate Professor. PhD, University of Alabama; M.Ed., University of Tennessee; BSE, Delta State University

Susan Rauchwerk, Professor. Ed.D. and M.Ed., Harvard University; BS, Rutgers 

Amy Rutstein-Riley, Interim Dean, PhD Department Co-Chair, Associate Professor. PhD, Lesley University; MPH, Boston University; BA, Simmons College

Janet Story Sauer, Associate Professor. Ed.D., University of Northern Iowa; M.Ed., Ohio University; BS, Emerson College

Laura Schall-Leckrone, Associate Professor. PhD, Boston College; MA, School for International Training; BA, Swarthmore College

Valerie Shinas, Associate Professor. PhD, University of Delaware; M.Ed., University of Massachusetts-Lowell; BA, Anna Maria College 

Stephanie Spadorcia, Associate Professor. PhD, M.Ed., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; BS, Lesley University

Barbara Steckel, Professor. Ed.D., Boston University; MS, AB, Herbert H. Lehman College, City University of New York

Linda Mensing Triplett, Associate Professor. Ed.D., University of Massachusetts; M.S.Ed., University of Wisconsin; BA, University of Minnesota

Susan Twombly, Instructor. MS in Early Childhood Education, Wheelock College; BA in Psychology, Elmira College;  

Emeriti

George Blakeslee, Professor Emeritus. Ed.D., M.Ed., Boston University; BS, Miami University

Linda Brion-Meisels, Professor Emerita. PhD, Boston College; MS, Wheelock College; BA, Grinnell College

Marcia Bromfield, Professor Emerita. PhD, M.Ed., Syracuse University; BA, Tufts University

Vivian Dalila Carlo, Professor Emerita. Ed.D., Boston University; M.Ed., Lesley College

Nancy Carlsson-Paige, Professor Emerita. Ed.D., University of Massachusetts-Amherst; MS, Lesley College; BS, Syracuse University

Richard Carter, Professor Emeritus. PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; M.Ed., Lesley College; BA, Vassar College

June Fox, Professor Emerita. PhD, MA, Ohio State University; BS, Northwestern University

George Hein, Professor Emeritus. PhD, MS, University of Michigan; BA, Cornell University

Eva Konstantellou, Professor Emerita. PhD, MA, The Ohio State University; BA, National University, Athens, Greece

Sondra Langer, Professor Emerita. MA, Simmons College; BS, City College, New York

Anne Larkin, Professor Emerita. PhD, Boston College; M.Ed., BS, Boston State College

Mary C. McMackin, Professor Emerita. EdD, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; M.Ed., BS, Boston State College

Margery Staman Miller, Professor Emerita. EdD, MS, University of Pennsylvania; BA, Simmons College

Mary Mindess, Professor Emerita. EdM, Boston University; BS, Simmons College

Louise Pascale, Professor Emerita. PhD, Lesley University; M.Ed., Lesley University; BA, University of California

Maureen Riley, Associate Professor Emerita. M.Ed., Harvard University; BS, Boston College

Nancy Roberts, Professor Emerita. EdD, EdM., AB, Boston University

Arlyn Roffman, Professor Emerita. PhD, Boston College; M.Ed., Lesley College; BA, Connecticut College

Priscilla Sanville, Professor Emerita. PhD, Union Institute; MA, Lesley University; BA, University of Denver

Maria de Lourdes B. Serpa, Professor Emerita. EdD, Boston University; M.Ed., University of Massachusetts-Boston; BS, Boston State College and Magisterie Primario, Portugal

William Stokes, Professor Emeritus. EdD, M.Ed., Boston University; BA, State University of New York, Stony Brook

Joanne M. Szamreta, Professor Emerita. PhD, Boston College; M.Ed., Erikson Institute; BA, Smith College

Joan Thormann, Professor Emerita. PhD, University of Oregon; MA, Boston College; BS, University of Wisconsin

Maureen Brown Yoder, Professor. EdD, Boston University; M.Ed., Lesley College; BA, George Washington University