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, Associate Professor. Ph.D., University of Maryland; Ed.S., University of Georgia; M.Ed., University of Mississippi; BA, Covenant College

Patricia Crain de Galarce, 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, Associate 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, Associate Professor. Ph.D., M.Ed., BA, University of South Florida 

Lisa B. Fiore, Professor, Director, Undergraduate Education Department. 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 

Victoria Gill, Assistant Professor. Ed.D., University of Pennsylvania; MAT, University of Southern California; BA, University of California, Berkeley

Amy Gooden, Associate 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 

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

Mary Beth Lawton, Assistant Professor.  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  

Kaoru Miyazawa, Associate Professor. Ed.D., Columbia University; MS, Oklahoma State University-Stillwater; M.Ed., Langston University; BA, Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan 

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

Veronica Quillien, Assistant Professor. Ph.D., University of Minnesota; MA, University of the Pacific; BA, University of Wisconsin-Superior

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 Dean, 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 

Michelle Vital, Assistant Professor, International Higher Education, PhD, Michigan State University, MA, Michigan State University, BA, Simmons 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

Sharlene Voogd Cochrane, Professor Emeritus, Department of Interdisciplinary Inquiry, PhD, Boston College; MA, New York University; BA, Hastings College

Arlene Dallalfar, Professor Emerita, International Higher Education and Intercultural Relations, PhD and MA, University of California, Los Angeles; BA, Tufts University

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

Jay Jones, Professor Emeritus, International Higher Education and Intercultural Relations, PhD, Boston College; BS, University of Maryland (College Park)

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

Sylvia Cowan, Distinguished Professor, Department of Interdisciplinary Inquiry, Ed.D., Boston University; MA, University of Hawaii; BA, LaGrange College

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