CESS Welcomes New Faculty

The College of Education and Social Services at the University of Vermont is pleased to welcome five new faculty members for the 2026-2027 academic year. Representing expertise in education, counseling, American Sign Language, early childhood education, educational leadership, and education policy, these accomplished educators and scholars bring exceptional experience in teaching, research, and practice. Their work reflects a shared commitment to strengthening CESS's mission to prepare dynamic leaders for an ever-changing world. We look forward to their unique contributions and collective impact on our students, programs, and communities.

Addyson Frattura

Lecturer, Education Foundations
Department of Education 

Dr. Addyson Frattura’s teaching and scholarship examine questions of exclusion, freedom, race, racial oppression, and abolitionary theory and practice. Addyson earned a Ph.D. in Educational Studies with a focus in Philosophy of Education from the University of British Columbia and taught in the Teacher Education Program within the foundations of education. 

As an educator, Dr. Frattura focuses on creating and sustaining humanizing education through humanities-based teaching and learning. Recent publications in Philosophy of Education, Studies in Philosophy and Education, and Visual Arts Research reflect a focus on exclusion, freedom, race, racial oppression, oppressive systems and histories, and abolitionary theory and practice.

Meg Jones

Clinical Assistant Professor, Early Childhood Education
Department of Education

Dr. Meg Jones teaches in UVM’s Early Childhood Education program and in literacy courses for early childhood and elementary education students. Meg’s work is shaped by experience as a PreK-12 classroom educator and a focus on effective and inclusive classroom teaching.

Meg’s teaching philosophy draws on critical approaches to teaching and learning, including the work of bell hooks, Judith Butler, and Paulo Freire, and centers engaged pedagogy that prioritizes student well-being and empowerment. Meg’s research focuses on inclusive classrooms and educational contexts, particularly for people with marginalized sexual and gender identities.

Supported by a Fulbright Finland Foundation grant and an American-Scandinavian Foundation fellowship, Meg spent two years in Finland studying inclusive practices in teacher education. 

Victoria Lee

Assistant Professor, Education Finance & Educational Leadership and Policy Studies 
Department of Education

Dr. Victoria Lee’s research and teaching focus on education finance, the economics of education, and education policy. Her scholarship examines how education policies, especially school finance policies, shape students’ academic outcomes, long-term economic trajectories, and broader community patterns such as enrollment and school segregation.

Dr. Lee’s has extensive experience across academia, policy research, and public service. She served as a Research Fellow in the Office of the Chief Economist at the U.S. Department of Education, as Education and Labor Staff Economist at the White House Council of Economic Advisers, and as a researcher at the Urban Institute’s Center on Education Data and Policy.

She earned her Ph.D. in Education Policy and Program Evaluation from Harvard University and her B.A. in Economics and Political Science from Wellesley College.

Colleen McGilpin

Lecturer, ASL
Department of Education

Colleen McGilpin’s work as an ASL lecturer at UVM is shaped by lived experience, academic preparation, and broad teaching experience.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Family and Child Studies from Gallaudet University and a Master of Education in Language and Literacy, with a focus on American Sign Language and Deaf Studies, from Boston University.

As a native ASL user, her teaching emphasizes language acquisition, visual learning, inclusive practices, and cultural understanding. Before joining UVM, Colleen taught American Sign Language at the University of Pennsylvania and in educational settings across Massachusetts, Connecticut, Texas, and Pennsylvania.

In the classroom, she helps students build strong confidence in ASL while deepening their understanding of Deaf communities and the linguistic and cultural foundations of the language. 

Matthew Sadowsky

Clinical Assistant Professor, Counseling
Department of Counseling, Human Development and Family Science

Matt Sadowsky brings extensive clinical practice and more than 16 years of supervision experience in Vermont to his role at UVM.

A Licensed Clinical Psychologist Master, he has held leadership roles as Clinical Director for Laraway Youth and Family Services and for Lamoille Health Partners Behavioral Health and Wellness, while also teaching graduate psychology courses at Saint Michael’s College.

At UVM, Matt teaches and serves as Clinical Director for the Catamount Community Clinic in Burlington, a partnership with Spectrum Youth and Family Services that provides free services to Vermont residents. The clinic also offers practicum and internship experiences for UVM counseling students, providing training and clinical supervision for UVM counseling practicum and intern students.