School of Education

School of Education Faculty & Staff Profiles

They are known around the world as leaders in educational research and instruction, and they bring with them years of real-world experience in the classroom. Meet our faculty and staff below.Faculty Profiles

Andrew P. Daire, Ph.D.

Dean

Luciana C. de Oliveira, Ph.D.

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Kathleen M. Rudasill, Ph.D.

Senior Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development

Joan B. Johnson, Ph.D.

Executive Director, Accreditation and Licensure

Al S. Byers, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Visiting Scholar for STEM Education

Erin F. McClinton

Special Assistant to the Dean

Jennifer Tennison, M.T.

Academic Affairs Coordinator

David Hunter Patrick

Director, Office of Finance

Joanna W. Bell, VCA

Fiscal Administrator, Office of Finance

Luis Coral

Fiscal Assistant, Office of Finance

Terri Dickerson

Director, Office of Human Resources

Kelsey Coleman

HR Coordinator, Office of Human Resources

Joncarlos Sevillano

Human Resources Coordinator and Fiscal Assistant, Office of Human Resources

Pam Moorehead

Director, Office of Information Technology

Kyle Welch

IT Specialist, Office of Information Technology

Angela P. Wetzel, Ph.D.

Director, Office of Assessment

David Spivey

Systems Analyst, Office of Assessment

Jamie Bittner

Data Assistant, Office of Assessment

Jenna Lenhardt, Ph.D.

Recruitment Specialist, Office of Enrollment Management

Kenedy Edmonds

Undergraduate Recruitment Coordinator, Office Of Enrollment Management

Michael Lay

Graphic Designer, Office Of Strategic Communications

Owen Wachter

Creative Lead and Web Manager, Office of Strategic Communications

Joshua P. Cole, Ph.D.

Executive Director, Office of Strategic Engagement

Cassandra Barksdale Stanley, Ed.D.

Assistant Director, Office of Strategic Engagement

Edward G. Kardos

Executive Director, Office of Development, Alumni and Student Engagement

Jasmine Carter

Alumni and Student Engagement Coordinator, Office of Development, Alumni and Student Engagement

Sandra Mazzoli, Ed.D.

Coordinator of Graduate Programs, Office of Graduate Studies

Kelly Winn

Doctoral Programs Specialist, Office of Graduate Studies

Jose Alcaine, Ph.D.

Director of Research Services, Office of Research and Faculty Development

Heather Martin

Post-Award Fiscal Administrator, Office of Research and Faculty Development

Sean Carlin, M.Ed.

Office Manager, Office of Research and Faculty Development

Jewell Davis

Director, Student Services Center

June Jones

Coordinator, Clinical Placements and Licensure, Student Services Center

Jewel D. Worthy, Ed.S.

Practicum Placement Specialist and Data Coordinator, Student Services Center

Caimdyn Stewart, M.T.

Senior Student Advisor, Student Services Center

Samantha Ray

Advising and Teacher Preparation Admissions Specialist, Student Services Center

Kim McKnight, Ph.D.

Director, RTR Partnerships

Quayle D. Agurs

Recruitment Specialist, RTR

Faith Wilkerson, Ed.D.

Program Director, Minority Educators Recruitment, Retention And Equity Center (MERREC)

Benjamin Olsoe

Program Coordinator, Asian-American Educational Studies Center

Donna M. Gibson, Ph.D.

Department Chair and Professor, Counseling and Special Education

Reggie Brown

Administrative Assistant and Office Manager

Chin-Chih Chen, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Counseling and Special Education

Abigail H. Conley, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Counseling and Special Education

Serra T. De Arment, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Counseling and Special Education

Donna Dockery, Ph.D.

Director of Clinical Practice and Associate Professor, Counseling and Special Education

Julie A. Durando, Ed.D.

Evaluation Coordinator, National Center on Deaf-Blindness

Donna L. Gilles, Ed.D.

Associate Professor, Counseling and Special Education

Philip B. Gnilka, Ph.D.

Associate professor, Counseling and Special Education

Kristen Granger, Ph.D.

Research Faculty, Counseling and Special Education

Mary A. Hermann, J.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Counseling and Special Education

Kaprea F. Johnson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Counseling and Special Education

John Kregel, Ed.D.

Professor, Counseling and Special Education

Meera R. Mehtaji, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Counseling and Special Education

Lynn Pelco, Ph.D.

Professor, Counseling and Special Education

Reuban Rodriguez, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Counseling and Special Education

Michelle M. Schmitt, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Counseling and Special Education

LaRon A. Scott, Ed.D.

Associate Professor, Counseling and Special Education

Christine Spence, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Counseling and Special Education

Kevin Sutherland, Ph.D.

Professor, Counseling and Special Education

Colleen Thoma, Ph.D.

Professor, Counseling and Special Education

Paul Wehman, Ph.D.

Professor, Counseling and Special Education

Naomi Wheeler, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Counseling and Special Education

Andrew J. Wojcik, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor and Assistant Coordinator, Counseling and Special Education

Yaoying Xu, Ph.D.

Professor, Counseling and Special Education

Whitney S. Newcomb, Ph.D.

Professor and Department Chair, Educational Leadership

Andrew T. Arroyo, Ed.D.

Associate Professor, Educational Leadership

Jonathan D. Becker, J.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Online Coordinator, Educational Leadership

Risha R. Berry, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership

Kimberly M. Bridges, Ed.L.D.

Assistant Professor and Ed.D. Co-Coordinator, Educational Leadership

Andrene J. Castro, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership

Barbara Driver, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor and M.Ed./PMC/Internship Coordinator, Educational Leadership

Tomika L. Ferguson, Ph.D.

Interim Asst. Dean, Student Affairs & Inclusive Excellence; Asst. Professor, Educational Leadership

Aja R. Johnson

Educational Program Specialist, Educational Leadership

Charol Shakeshaft, Ph.D.

Professor, Educational Leadership

Nicholas Shipman

Administrative Assistant, Educational Leadership

Genevieve Siegel-Hawley, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Concentration Coordinator, Educational Leadership, Policy and Justice

Jeffery L. Wilson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Educational Leadership

Maike Philipsen, Ph.D.

Professor, Foundations of Education

Lisa Abrams, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Interim Department Chair, Foundations of Education

Christine Lee Bae, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Foundations of Education

Michael Broda, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Foundations of Education

Kevin L. Clay, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Foundations of Education

Dwayne Ray Cormier, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Foundations of Education

Deborah Jonas, Ph.D.

Affiliate Faculty, Foundations of Education

Alison C. Koenka, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Foundations of Education

James McMillan, Ph.D.

Distinguished Career Professor, Professor Emeritus, Department of Foundations of Education

David Naff, Ph.D.

Assistant Director of Research and Evaluation, MERC

Jesse Senechal, Ph.D.

MERC Director and Assistant Professor, Foundations of Education

Kurt Stemhagen, Ph.D.

Professor, Foundations of Education

Sharon K. Zumbrunn, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Foundations of Education

Joan Rhodes, Ph.D.

Department Chair and Associate Professor, Teaching and Learning

Nora Alder, Ed.D.

Associate Professor, Teaching and Learning

Danielle Apugo, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Teaching and Learning

Jean Bailey, Ph.D.

Affiliate Faculty, Teaching and Learning

Lisa Cipolletti, M.Ed.

Assistant Professor and Elementary Program Chair, Teaching and Learning

Ross Collin, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Teaching and Learning

Katherine P. Dabney, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Elementary Program Chair, Teaching and Learning

Laura S. Domalik, M.Ed.

Assistant Professor, Teaching and Learning

Terry Dozier, Ed.D.

Associate Professor, Teaching and Learning

Elizabeth Edmondson, Ph.D.

Principal Investigator, VISTA ELIS at VCU, Teaching and Learning

Rachel F. Gomez, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Teaching and Learning

Rosalyn Hobson Hargraves, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Teaching and Learning

Adria Hoffman, Ph.D.

Anna Lou Schaberg Professor of Practice, Teaching and Learning

Robin R. Hurst, Ed.D.

Associate Professor, Teaching and Learning

W. Monty Jones, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Teaching and Learning

Misti R. Mueller, Ed.D.

Assistant Professor, Teaching and Learning

Karen Mullins

Educational Program Coordinator, Teaching and Learning

William R. Muth, Ph.D.

Professor, Teaching and Learning

Hillary Parkhouse, Ph.D.

Assistant professor, Teaching and Learning

Gabriel Reich, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Teaching and Learning

Valerie Robnolt, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Teaching and Learning

Tamara Sober, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Teaching and Learning

Lisa Webb, Ed.D., CRC

Affiliate Faculty, Teaching and Learning

Courtnie Wolfgang

Assistant Professor and Concentration Coordinator, Ph.D. in Education, Art Education Concentration

Lisa M. Yamin, M.Ed.

Director of Undergraduate Programs, Teaching and Learning

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