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Associate Professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration
Tracy.Turner@uvm.edu- Higher education
- P-16 educational opportunity
- Educational equity, access, and success
- School discipline disparities
- College counseling
- Low-income, 1st generation, and students of color experiences
Senior Lecturer of Middle Level Education • Program Coordinator, Middle Level Education • Program Coordinator, Curriculum and Instruction (MEd) • Program Coordinator, Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)
kathleen.brinegar@uvm.edu- Young adolescent identity development
- Equitable/culturally responsive curriculum design
- Disciplinary literacy
- Middle grades organization and pedagogy
- Inclusive pedagogies
Senior Lecturer of Education
Tricia.Brown@uvm.edu- Curriculum and Instruction
- Educational technology
- Place-based education
- Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education
- Teacher education
- Universal design
Lecturer of Early Childhood Education
Alexia.Buono@uvm.edu- Dance education
- Early childhood education
- Teacher education
- Arts (re)integration
- Arts-based educational research
- Liberatory pedagogy and curriculum design
Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies • Program Coordinator, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Doctoral Program • Program Coordinator, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Master's Program
Rebecca.Callahan@uvm.edu- Educational Policy
- English Learner (EL) Education
- Immigrant Students' Civic Development
- STEM Pathways
- K-12 High School to College Transitions
Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction
Cee.Carter@uvm.edu- Curriculum & Instruction
- Teacher Education
- Black Study
- Educational Equity & Justice
Assistant Professor of Secondary Education and Curriculum and Instruction
eliana.castro@uvm.edu- Race and Racism
- Teacher Education
- Secondary Education
- History/Social Studies Education
- Curriculum and Instruction
Lecturer of Elementary Education • Program Coordinator, Elementary Education
matthew.chandler@uvm.edu- Classroom Management
- STEM Education
- Integrated Curriculum
Professor of Education
Kelly.ClarkKeefe@uvm.edu- Body studies in educational contexts
- Epistemic injustice
- Feminist, critical and arts-based qualitative methodologies
Senior Lecturer of Early Childhood Education • Program Coordinator, Early Childhood Education
Katherine.Cowles@uvm.edu- Curriculum and Instruction
- Critical pedagogy
- Children’s participatory rights and civic engagement
- Teacher education
Research Assistant Professor • Project Director, Think College Vermont • Project Director, Supported Employment
Bryan.Dague@uvm.edu- Inclusive employment for people with disabilities
- Post-secondary education for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities
- Sheltered workshop transformation to inclusive employment
Associate Professor of Middle Level Education
Jessica.DeMink-Carthew@uvm.edu- Social justice education
- Middle grades education
- Teacher advocacy
- Teacher education
Senior Lecturer of American Sign Language
Jillian.Donnelly@uvm.edu- American Sign Language
- Deaf culture
Lecturer of Early Childhood Education
efincher@uvm.edu- Early Childhood and Elementary Literacy
- English Learner Education
- Qualitative Research Methods
- Teacher Education
Adam and Abigail Burack Family Green and Gold Associate Professor • Catamount Community Schools Collaborative Executive Director
bgarnett@uvm.edu- Community schools
- School health
- Public health
- Mixed methods
- Community based participatory research
- Prevention science theory
Executive Director of the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment • Friedman-Hipps Green and Gold Associate Professor of Education
jcgarvey@uvm.edu- Queer and trans people in education
- Survey design and quantitative methods
- Higher education and student affairs administration
Professor • Program Coordinator of PhD in Social, Emotional and Behavioral Health and Inclusive Education (SHIE)
Justin.Garwood@uvm.edu- Classroom Management
- Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
- Quantitative Research Methodology
- Single-Case Design Research
- Teacher-Student Relationship Quality
Lecturer of Education for Cultural and Linguistic Diversity
aghemari@uvm.edu- Educational leadership and policy
- Educational technology
- Plurilingual and multilingual education
- ESL/ELL teacher training
- Culturally and linguistically minoritized populations
Professor of Special Education • Program Coordinator for PhD in Social, Emotional and Behavioral Health and Inclusive Education (SHIE)
shana.haines@uvm.edu- Family, school, and community collaboration
- Inclusive practices in special education
- Teacher preparation
- Qualitative research
Associate Professor of Education
Juliet.Halladay@uvm.edu- Assessment and evaluation
- Curriculum and Instruction
- English Language Learners
- Reading education and literacy
- Response to Intervention (RTI)
- Teacher education
Associate Professor of Early Childhood Special Education
Jennifer.Hurley@uvm.edu- Cultural and linguistic diversity
- Early Childhood Special Education
- Early intervention
- Homelessness and poverty
Associate Professor
Sean.Hurley@uvm.edu- Adult learning
- Assessment and evaluation
- Early childhood
- Educational policy
- Learning and cognition
- Psychology
- Research methods
Associate Professor of Elementary Education • Program Coordinator for Place-Based Education Undergraduate Certificate • Program Coordinator for Education for Sustainability Certificate of Graduate Studies
Simon.Jorgenson@uvm.edu- Curriculum and Instruction
- Educational policy
- History, philosophy and sociology of education
- Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)
Associate Professor of Special Education
Colby.Kervick@uvm.edu- Family-centered collaborative practice
- Inclusive teaching practices
- Restorative practices in schools
Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies • Associate Dean for Graduate, Non-Degree and Research Programming
Kieran.Killeen@uvm.edu- Education finance
- Economics of education
- Teacher labor markets
- Student mobility
Research Assistant Professor
peter.knox@uvm.edu- Community Schools
- Family-School-Community Partnerships
- Rural Education
- Education Policy
Senior Lecturer of American Sign Language • Program Coordinator, American Sign Language Minor
Nicholas.Lalanne@uvm.edu- American Sign Language Education
- Deaf Studies
- Linquistics
Lecturer of Special Education • Program Coordinator of Disability Studies Certificate of Graduate Study
Winnie.Looby@uvm.edu- Disability studies
- Early Childhood Special Education
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
Senior Lecturer of Early Childhood Education
Lauren.MacKillop@uvm.edu- Early Childhood Education
- Special Education
- Community-Engaged Learning (Service-Learning)
Professor of Education • Program Coordinator, Interdisciplinary Studies in Education • Vice Chair, Department of Education
cris.mayo@uvm.edu- Philosophy of education
- Gender and sexuality studies in education
- Queer, transgender, and community-based pedagogies
Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
matthew.mccluskey@uvm.edu- Educational leadership
- Charter schools and school choice
- Teacher turnover and retention
- Teacher working conditions
- Critical policy analysis
Associate Professor of Special Education
Lori.Meyer@uvm.edu- University-Community Partnerships
- Disability and Inclusion
- Young Children’s Physical Development
- Developmental Screening
- Qualitative Methods
Professor of Education
Maureen.Neumann@uvm.edu- Curriculum and Instruction
- Gender studies
- Leadership
- Literacy and numeracy
- Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)
- Social justice
- Teacher education
Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education
Kaitlin.Northey@uvm.edu- Early Childhood Education
- Early Childhood Teacher Preparation
- Leadership
- Policy Implementation
- Early Childhood Workforce
Lecturer of Education • Program Coordinator, Secondary Education Master of Arts in Teaching
summer.pennell@uvm.edu- Critical literacies
- Young adult literature
- Social justice education
- Queer theory and pedagogy
- Experiences of academic mothers
Assistant Professor of American Sign Language
jspirone@uvm.edu- American Sign Language
- American Sign Language Education
- Deaf Studies
- Disability and Inclusion
- Access and equity
Senior Lecturer of Secondary Education • Program Coordinator, Secondary Education
Jennifer.Prue@uvm.edu- Adolescent development
- Psychology
- Teacher education
Professor of Education • Associate Dean for Academic and Faculty Affairs
Cynthia.Reyes@uvm.edu- English learner (EL) Education
- Immigrant Families and Literacy
- Qualitative Research Methods
- Teacher Education
Lecturer of Education for Cultural and Linguistic Diversity • Program Coordinator, Education for Cultural and Linguistic Diversity Minor • Grossman School of Business Lecturer (Part-Time)
Elsa.Richter@uvm.edu- TESOL
- Intercultural communication
- Second language acquisition
- Educational policy
Senior Lecturer of Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration • Program Coordinator, Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration
melissa.rocco@uvm.edu- Leadership Education and Development
- Critical Perspectives of Leadership
- Transformative Pedagogy and Curriculum Design
- College Student Development
- Organizational Assessment and Change
Dean, College of Education and Social Services • Levitt Family Green and Gold Professor
Katharine.Shepherd@uvm.edu- Collaboration and teaming
- Families of children and adults with disabilities
- Special education
Lecturer of Elementary Education Literacy/Reading
Stacie.Shields@uvm.edu- Curriculum and Instruction
- Teacher education
- Classroom management
- Literacy and reading education
Lecturer and Student Teaching Supervisor of Early Childhood, Elementary, and Middle Level Education
msimmons@uvm.edu- Literacy Education
- Mathematics Education
- Teacher Education
- Trauma-Informed Practices in Teaching and Learning
Associate Professor of Mathematics Education
Carmen.Smith@uvm.edu- Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Learning
- Teacher Education
- Learning and Cognition
- Technology and Learning
Assistant Dean for Strategic Initiatives, Diversity and Engagement
Tiffanie.Spencer@uvm.edu
Lecturer of American Sign Language
Brittney.staffieri@uvm.edu- American Sign Language Education
- Deaf Culture and History
- Multicultural Education
Assistant Professor of Special Education
Kristabel.Stark@uvm.edu- Teacher affect and emotion
- Special educator working conditions
- School leadership for special education
Professor and University Scholar • Program Coordinator, Resiliency-Based Approaches Certificate of Graduate Study
Jessica.Strolin@uvm.edu- Addictions/substance abuse
- Child and family welfare
- Implementation research
- Organizational development
- Research methods
- Social work practice
- Trauma and resilience
Research Associate Professor and Director, Center on Disability and Community Inclusion (CDCI)
Jesse.Suter@uvm.edu- Wraparound process
- Special education service delivery
- Disability and inclusion
- Interdisciplinary coordination
- Mental health
Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
daniella.sutherland@uvm.edu- Educational leadership
- Education policy
- Educational in/equity
- Rural schools and communities
- District leadership, school boards, and local control
Lecturer of Special Education • Program Coordinator of Special Education M.Ed. • Program Coordinator of Special Education B.S. and Minor
kelly.swindlehurst@uvm.edu- Special Education
- Teacher Education
Associate Professor of STEM Education • Program Coordinator, Computer Science Education Minor • Co-Program Coordinator, Secondary Education Master of Arts in Teaching
Regina.Toolin@uvm.edu- STEM Education
- Environmental Education
- Project-based learning
- Place-based Education
- Teacher Professional Learning
- Computer Science Education
Professor and University Scholar • Chair, Department of Education
Kimberly.Vannest@uvm.edu- Reliable measurement of treatment effects and effect size indices in single case research
- Prevention and treatment of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders (EBD)
- Supports for student and educator social, emotional and behavioral health
Associate Professor of Education
Leon.Walls@uvm.edu- Curriculum and Instruction
- Multiculturalism
- Race and Racism
- Science Education
- Science of Sustainability
- Teacher Education
Assistant Professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration
brittany.williams@uvm.edu- Black Women and Girls
- Career, Supervision, and Workplace Issues
- Education and Health
- Social Class
- Student and Identity Development Theory
- Qualitative Research
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