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