2021-2022 Graduate Academic Catalog

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, Associate Professor. Ph.D., 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., Ed.M., 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. Ph.D., 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. Ph.D., 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. Ph.D., 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. Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh; MS, Duquesne University; BA, Marquette University

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

Lisa B. Fiore, Professor. Ph.D., 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 

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. Ph.D., 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, Professor. Ed.D., Harvard University; Ed.M., Harvard University; MA, Boğaziçi University; BSc, Istanbul Technical University 

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. Ph.D., M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh; BS, Pennsylvania State University  

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

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

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

Susan Patterson, Associate Professor. Ph.D., 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, Ph.D. Department Co-Chair, Associate Professor. Ph.D., 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. Ph.D., Boston College; MA, School for International Training; BA, Swarthmore College

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

Stephanie Spadorcia, Associate Professor. Ph.D., 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. Ph.D., Boston College; MS, Wheelock College; BA, Grinnell College

Marcia Bromfield, Professor Emerita. Ph.D., 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. Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; M.Ed., Lesley College; BA, Vassar College

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

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

Eva Konstantellou, Professor Emerita. Ph.D., 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. Ph.D., Boston College; M.Ed., BS, Boston State College

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

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

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

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

Louise Pascale, Professor Emerita. Ph.D., 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. Ed.D., Ed M., AB, Boston University

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

Robin Roth, Professor Emerita. BA, City College Of City University Of New York; MA, PhD, New School For Social Research

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

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

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

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

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

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

Distinguished Service Awards

Harriet Deane, Retired Associate Dean. MBA, Simmons College

Michael Kemeh, Retired Assistant Professor. Ph.D., Kansas State University

Brenda Matthis, Retired Associate Professor. BBA, University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee; Ed.M., Harvard University; Ed.D., Harvard University