Meet Our Faculty
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Ellen Baker - Lecturer (Ellen.Baker@uvm.edu)
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
Areas of Expertise: Academic achievement; Assessment and evaluation; Curriculum and instruction
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Kelly Mancini Becker - Lecturer (Kelly.Becker@uvm.edu)
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
Areas of Expertise: Curriculum and Instruction; Fine Arts and Education; Research Methods; School Transformation; Teacher Education
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Penny Bishop - Professor (Penny.Bishop@uvm.edu)
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: MIDDLE LEVEL EDUCATION
Areas of Expertise: Middle Level Education; Early adolescence; Personalized learning
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Leslie Colomb - Lecturer (Leslie.Colomb@uvm.edu)
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Areas of Expertise: Literacy; Multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS); Personalized learning plans
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Declan A. Connolly - Professor (Declan.Connolly@uvm.edu)
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Areas of Expertise: Strength & conditioning performance; Coaching education; Exercise science
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Katherine Cowles - Lecturer (Katherine.Cowles@uvm.edu)
PRIMARY AFFLIATION: EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Areas of Expertise: Teacher education / curriculum and instruction; Critical pedagogy; Children’s participatory rights / civic engagement
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Lia Cravedi - Senior Lecturer (Lia.Cravedi@uvm.edu)
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: SECONDARY EDUCATION
Areas of Expertise: Academic Achievement; Collaboration; Disability and Inclusion; Special Education; Teacher Education
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Bryan Dague - Research Assistant Professor (Bryan.Dague@uvm.edu)
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: CENTER ON DISABILITY AND COMMUNITY INCLUSION
Areas of Expertise: Disability Studies; Rehabilitation Counseling; Sheltered Workshop Conversation
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Jessica DeMink-Carthew - Assistant Professor (jdeminkc@uvm.edu)
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: MIDDLE LEVEL EDUCATION
Areas of Expertise: Curriculum and instruction; Multiculturalism; Reading education and Literacy; Social justice; Teacher education
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Bernice Garnett - Adam and Abigail Burack Green and Gold Associate Professor (bernice.garnett@uvm.edu)
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Areas of Expertise: Bullying prevention; Community and social systems; Diversity, access, and equity; Public health; Restorative justice
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Justin Garwood - Assistant Professor (Justin.Garwood@uvm.edu)
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Areas of Expertise: Classroom management; Emotional and behavioral disorders; Research methods
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Michael F. Giangreco - Professor (Michael.Giangreco@uvm.edu)
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Areas of Expertise: Special Education
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Shana Haines - Associate Professor (shana.haines@uvm.edu)
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Areas of Expertise: Family, school, and community partnership; Teacher preparation; Inclusive practices; Cultural and linguistic minority populations.
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Juliet L. Halladay - Associate Professor (Juliet.Halladay@uvm.edu)
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
Areas of Expertise: English Language Learners; Learning and cognition; Reading education and literacy; Response to Intervention (RTI); Teacher education
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Brett Holt - Associate Professor (Brett.Holt@uvm.edu)
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Areas of Expertise: Physical Education; Teacher Education
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Jennifer Jo Hurley - Associate Professor (Jennifer.Hurley@uvm.edu)
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION
Areas of Expertise: Early intervention; Early childhood special education; Cultural and linguistic diversity; Homelessness and poverty
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Simon Jorgenson - Assistant Professor (Simon.Jorgenson@uvm.edu)
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
Areas of Expertise: Curriculum and Instruction; Educational Policy; History, Philosophy, Sociology of Education; Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)
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Colby Kervick - Assistant Professor (Colby.Kervick@uvm.edu)
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Areas of Expertise: Family-centered collaborative practice; Dual certification teacher preparation; Restorative practices implementation
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Cindy Leonard - Lecturer (Cindy.Leonard@uvm.edu)
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
Areas of Expertise: Reading Education and Literacy; Social Justice
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Winnie Looby - Lecturer (Winnie.Looby@uvm.edu)
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: CENTER ON DISABILITY AND COMMUNITY INCLUSION
Interdisciplinary collaboration; Disability studies; Early childhood special education
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Lauren M. MacKillop - Senior Lecturer (Lauren.MacKillop@uvm.edu)
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Areas of Expertise: Early Childhood Education, Special Education
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Lori Meyer - Assistant Professor (Lori.Meyer@uvm.edu)
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Areas of Expertise: Curriculum and Instruction; Disability and Inclusion; Early Childhood; Special Education
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Maureen D. Neumann - Professor (Maureen.Neumann@uvm.edu)
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
Areas of Expertise: Curriculum and Instruction; Gender studies; Leadership; Literacy and Numeracy; Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)
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Maureen Nevers - Professor (Maureen.D.Nevers@uvm.edu)
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: CENTER ON DISABILITY AND COMMUNITY INCLUSION
Disability and Inclusion
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Kaitlin Northey - Assistant Professor (Kaitlin.Northey@uvm.edu)
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Areas of Expertise: Early education policy; Leadership in early childhood; Early childhood workforce
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Glenn Alloway Patterson - Lecturer (Glenn.Patterson@uvm.edu)
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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Jennifer Prue - Senior Lecturer (Jennifer.Prue@uvm.edu)
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: SECONDARY EDUCATION
Areas of Expertise: Adolescent development; Psychology; Teacher education
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Kenneth Reissig - Lecturer (Kenneth.Reissig@uvm.edu)
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: MIDDLE LEVEL EDUCATION
Areas of Expertise: Adolescent Development; Curriculum and Instruction; Learning and Cognition; Teacher Education; Technology and Learning
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Cynthia Reyes - Associate Professor (Cynthia.Reyes@uvm.edu)
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: MIDDLE LEVEL EDUCATION
Areas of Expertise: Educational Policy; English Language Learners; Immigrant and Refugee Populations; Social Justice; Technology and Learning
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Sherry Schoenberg - Associate Professor (Sherry.Schoenberg@uvm.edu)
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: CENTER ON DISABILITY AND COMMUNITY INCLUSION
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
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Katharine Shepherd - Levitt Family Green and Gold Professor, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Research (Katharine.Shepherd@uvm.edu)
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Areas of Expertise: Special Education; Families of children and adults with disabilities; Collaboration and teaming
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Carmen Petrick Smith - Associate Professor (Carmen.Smith@uvm.edu)
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: SECONDARY EDUCATION
Areas of Expertise: Learning and Cognition; Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM); Teacher Education; Technology and Learning
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Tricia Stokes - Lecturer (Tricia.Stokes@uvm.edu)
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: MIDDLE LEVEL EDUATION
Areas of Expertise: Curriculum and Instruction; Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM); Teacher Education; Technology and Learning; Universal Design
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Jennifer Stratton - Lecturer (Jennifer.Stratton@uvm.edu)
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Areas of Expertise: School age special education; family and child centered program design and implementation; Assessment and planning related to challenging behaviors
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Jessica Strolin-Goltzman - Professor (Jessica.Strolin@uvm.edu)
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Areas of Expertise: Child and family welfare; Trauma and resilience; Addictions/substance abuse; Organizational development; Implementation research; Research methods; Social work practice
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Jesse Suter - Research Associate Professor (Jesse.Suter@uvm.edu)
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: CENTER ON DISABILITY AND COMMUNITY INCLUSTION
Areas of Expertise: Assessment and Evaluation; Collaboration; Community and Social Systems; Disability and Inclusion; Mental Health; Psychology; Research Methods; Special Education
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Regina Toolin - Associate Professor (Regina.Toolin@uvm.edu)
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: SECONDARY EDUCATION
Areas of Expertise: Science education; Teacher professional learning; Project-based learning
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Susan Torncello - Lecturer (Susan.Torncello@uvm.edu)
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Areas of Expertise: Early Childhood; Teacher Education
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Leon Walls - Associate Professor (Leon.Walls@uvm.edu)
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
Areas of Expertise: Curriculum and instruction; Multiculturalism; Race and racism; Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM); Teacher education
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Valerie Wood - Research Assistant Professor (Valerie.Wood@uvm.edu)
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: CENTER FOR DISABILITY AND COMMUNITY INCLUSION
Areas of Expertise: Program evaluation; Systems change and integration; Positive youth development
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Haley Woodside-Jiron - Associate Professor (Haley.Woodside-Jiron@uvm.edu)
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: READING AND LANGUAGE
Areas of Expertise: Neuroscience of education; Trauma informed instruction; Resilience
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Emeritus Faculty
Charles Rathbone - Associate Professor Emeritus (Charles.Rathbone@uvm.edu)
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
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George Salembier - Associate Professor Emeritus (George.Salembier@uvm.edu)
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Areas of Expertise: Assessment and Evaluation; Collaboration; Disability and inclusion; Diversity, access, and equity; Response to Intervention (RTI); Special education; Teacher education
