Faculty Directory

Gale M. Sinatra

• Distinguished Professor and Stephen H. Crocker Chair
• Professor of Education and Psychology
• Associate Dean for Research

Research Concentration

• Educational Psychology

Expertise

• Learning Theory • Knowledge Construction • Conceptual Change Learning • Science Learning • Public Understanding of Science

Julie Slayton

• Professor of Clinical Education

Research Concentration

• Teacher Education

Expertise

• Schools • School District Systems

Sandra Lee Smith

• Master Lecturer/Core Faculty Member

Shanta M. Smith

• Associate Professor of Clinical Education

Research Concentration

• K-12 Education Policy

Expertise

• Amplifying Student Agency, Equity and STEAM • Identity-Based Radical Self-Care • Culturally Sustaining Professional Learning for Black Women Educational Leaders

Rufus Tony Spann

• Assistant (Teaching) Professor of Education

Themistocles Sparangis

• Adjunct Associate Professor

Research Concentration

• Teacher Education

Expertise

• Teaching • IT Infrastructure and Application Design, Implementation and Support • Project Management • Strategic Planning • Resource Management • Financial Analysis/Budgeting • Legislative Review/Analysis • Customer Relations • Community Relations and IT Partnerships • Grant Development and Implementation • Diplomacy/Facilitation/Mediation • Evaluative Educational Research

Lenese Stephens

• Part-Time Lecturer

Kathy Stowe

• Associate Dean of Academic Programs
• Professor of Clinical Education

Research Concentration

• K-12 Education Policy

Tracy Poon Tambascia

• Professor of Higher Education
• Veronica and David Hagen Chair in Women’s Leadership

Research Concentration

• Higher Education

Expertise

• Higher Education Administration • University Student Affairs • International Higher Education

Ravneet Tiwana, Ph.D.

• Adjunct Associate Professor