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

Tracy Ballysingh
Assistant Professor
Tracy.Ballysingh@uvm.edu
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: HIGHER EDUCATION AND STUDENT AFFAIRS ADMINISTRATION
Areas of Expertise: P-16 access/equity; First-generation college students; Socio-cultural and historic contexts of education

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

Penny Bishop
Professor
Penny.Bishop@uvm.edu
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: MIDDLE LEVEL EDUCATION
Areas of Expertise: Middle Level Education; Early adolescence; Personalized learning

Bradley Brown
Lecturer
Bradley.Brown@uvm.edu
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: American Sign Language

Tricia Brown
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

Holly-Lynn Busier
Senior Lecturer
Holly-Lynn.Busier@uvm.edu
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND POLICY STUDIES
Areas of Expertise: Epistemology; Disability studies, intersectionality and social justice issues; Social, historical, and philosophical foundations of education

Kelly Clark/Keefe
Associate Professor (kclarkke@uvm.edu)
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND POLICY STUDIES
Areas of Expertise: Feminist, critical and arts-based qualitative methodologies; Body studies in educational contexts; Epistemic injustice

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

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

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

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

Jillian Donnelly
Lecturer
Jillian.Donnelly@uvm.edu
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE
Areas of Expertise: American Sign Language

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

Jason Garvey
Associate Professor
jcgarvey@uvm.edu
PRIMARY AFFILIATON: HIGHER EDUCATION AND STUDENT AFFAIRS ADMINISTRATION
Areas of Expertise: Campus and classroom climate; LGBTQ collegians; Survey design and quantitative methods

Justin Garwood
Assistant Professor
Justin.Garwood@uvm.edu
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Areas of Expertise: Classroom management; Emotional and behavioral disorders; Research methods

Michael Giangreco
Professor
Michael.Giangreco@uvm.edu
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Areas of Expertise: Special Education

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.

Juliet 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

Brett Holt
Associate Professor
Brett.Holt@uvm.edu
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Areas of Expertise: Physical Education; Teacher Education

Deborah Hunter
Associate Professor
Deborah.Hunter@uvm.edu
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: HIGHER EDUCATION AND STUDENT AFFAIRS ADMINISTRATION
Areas of Expertise: Educational policy; Higher education; Student affairs

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

Sean Hurley
Associate Professor
Sean.Hurley@uvm.edu
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND POLICY STUDIES
Areas of Expertise: Adult learning; Assessment and evaluation; Early childhood; Educational policy

Simon Jorgenson
Associate 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)

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

Kieran Killeen
Associate Professor
Associate Dean for Graduate and Non-Degree Programming
Kieran.Killeen@uvm.edu
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND POLICY STUDIES
Areas of Expertise: Educational Finance; Educational Policy; Leadership; Research Methods; Rural Studies; Student Mobility

Tammy Kolbe
Associate Professor
Tammy.Kolbe@uvm.edu
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND POLICY STUDIES
Areas of Expertise: Assessment and Evaluation; Educational Finance; Educational Policy; Higher Education; Special Education

Nicholas Lalanne
Lecturer
Nicholas.Lalanne@uvm.edu
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE
Areas of expertise: American Sign Language

Cindy Leonard
Lecturer
Cindy.Leonard@uvm.edu
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
Areas of Expertise: Reading Education and Literacy; Social Justice

Winnie Looby
Lecturer
Winnie.Looby@uvm.edu
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: CENTER ON DISABILITY AND COMMUNITY INCLUSION
Areas of expertise: Interdisciplinary collaboration; Disability studies; Early childhood special education

Lauren MacKillop
Senior Lecturer
Lauren.MacKillop@uvm.edu
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Areas of Expertise: Early Childhood Education, Special Education

Lori Meyer
Associate Professor
Lori.Meyer@uvm.edu
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Areas of Expertise: Curriculum and Instruction; Disability and Inclusion; Early Childhood; Special Education

Robert Nash
Professor
Robert.Nash@uvm.edu
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
Areas of Expertise: Scholarly personal narrative

Maureen 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)

Maureen Nevers
Research Associate
Maureen.D.Nevers@uvm.edu
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: CENTER ON DISABILITY AND COMMUNITY INCLUSION
Areas of Expertise: Disability and Inclusion

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

Glenn Patterson
Lecturer
Glenn.Patterson@uvm.edu
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

John Pirone
Lecturer
John.Pirone@uvm.edu
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE
Areas of Expertise: Disability and inclusion; Diversity, access, and equity; Social justice

Jennifer Prue
Senior Lecturer
Jennifer.Prue@uvm.edu)
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: SECONDARY EDUCATION
Areas of Expertise: Adolescent development; Psychology; Teacher education

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

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

Sherry Schoenberg
Associate Professor
Sherry.Schoenberg@uvm.edu
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: CENTER ON DISABILITY AND COMMUNITY INCLUSION
Areas of Expertise: Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports

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

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

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

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

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

Regina Toolin
Associate Professor
Regina.Toolin@uvm.edu
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: SECONDARY EDUCATION
Areas of Expertise: Science education; Teacher professional learning; Project-based learning

Susan Torncello
Lecturer
Susan.Torncello@uvm.edu
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Areas of Expertise: Early Childhood; Teacher Education

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

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

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

Emeritus Faculty

Judith A. Aiken
Associate Professor Emeritus
Judith.Aiken@uvm.edu
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP & POLICY STUDIES
Areas of Expertise: Inclusive excellence; Ethical leadership; Leadership preparation

Charles Rathbone
Associate Professor Emeritus
Charles.Rathbone@uvm.edu
PRIMARY AFFILIATION: ELEMENTARY EDUCATION

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