Janice Abrams, EdD Program Director: Elementary Education Specialization: Reading and Language Arts, Literacy and Literature EdD: Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Professional Interests:

• Effects of Perceptual Skills on Reading and Learning
• Remediation of Reading Disabilities
• Literacy in the Classroom

Frances Warde Hall - Room 208
Phone: 412-578-6015
E-mail Dr. Abrams

Beverly Barkon, PhD, MSL Specialization: Special Education, Educational Diagnostician MSL: University of Pittsburgh PhD: Northwestern University

Professional Interests:

• Learning Disabilities
• Exceptional Children
• Inclusion
• Learning Needs of Survivors of Pediatric Brain Tumors

AJ Palumbo - Room 104
Phone: 412-578-2052
E-mail Dr. Barkon

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Sister Roberta Campbell, O.S.B., MA Specialization: Assessment, Theology, and Liturgy MA: Notre Dame

Professional Interests:

• Teacher Education
• Women's Spirituality
• Professional Development for Teachers

Ellen J. Dehouske
Program Director: Early Childhood Education
Specialization: Orientation, Curriculum and Methods in Early Childhood; Integration of the Arts; and Inclusion
PhD: University of Pittsburgh

Professional Interests:

• Inclusion
• Curriculum Development
• Staff Training
• Art in the Classroom

Frances Warde Hall - Room 204
Phone: 412-578-6014
E-mail Dr. Dehouske

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Susan Sollon Hamilton, MEd, MFA Program Director: Art/Art Education Professional Artist Certified Art Therapist Specialization: Elementary and Secondary Art Methods MFA and MEd: Edinboro University

Professional Interests:

• Painting
• Art Therapy
• National Art Education Association Board Member (PA Chapter)

Carol Johnson, MEd Program Director: Center for Teaching and Professional Growth Director of Student Teaching Specialization: Student Teaching and Assessment MEd: University of Pittsburgh

Professional Interests:

• Urban Education
• Teacher Qualifications and Assessment
• Professional Development for Teachers

Frances Warde Hall - Room 210
Phone: 412-578-6296
E-mail Carol Johnson

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Marilyn Llewellyn, PhD, CSJ Program Director: Master of Arts in Educational Praxis, Master of Education with Certification -Sestili Award for Teaching Excellence Specialization: Curriculum Studies, Student Teaching Supervision, Graduate Studies PhD: Union Institute

Professional Interests:

• Diversity and Equity in the Classroom
• Spirituality and Education
• Curriculum Theory
• Urban Education
• Interpretive Inquiry

Frances Warde Hall - Room 212
Phone: 412-578-6011
E-mail Dr. Llewellyn

Patricia McMahon, PhD Program Director: Secondary Education Specialization: Secondary Curriculum and Methods, Student Teaching Supervision PhD: University of Pittsburgh

Professional Interests:

• English Education
• Arts-Based Educational Research
• Narrative Inquiry
• Composition

Susan O'Rourke, EdD Program Director: Special Education, Instructional Technology Specialization: Special Education, Technology EdD: University of Pittsburgh

Professional Interests:

• Integration of Technology into the Classroom
• Assistive Technology
• Data-based Decision Making

AJ Palumbo - Room 230
Phone: 412-578-2054
E-mail Dr. O'Rourke

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Rene A. Pico II, PhD Director: Heinz Children's Math and Science Initiative Specialization: Social Studies and Science in Elementary School PhD: Pennsylvania State University

Professional Interests:

• Science Education Methods
• Curriculum Design
• Computer-Based Applications in Education

Roberta Schomburg, PhD Associate Dean and Director: School of Education Director: Graduate Programs in Early Childhood Education Specialization: Child Development, Research Techniques PhD: University of Pittsburgh

Professional Interests:

• Early Childhood Education
• Urban Education
• Violence Prevention
• Infant-Toddler Programs
• Math and Science Curriculum
• Language Development and Early Literacy
• Children with Challenging Behaviors

Frances Warde Hall - Room 202
Phone: 412-578-6312
E-mail Dr. Schomburg

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Nancy Steeley, EdD, MEd Specialization: Early Childhood Education/Essential Early Education MEd: University of Vermont EdD: Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Professional Interests:

• Emergent Literacy 
• Play
• Project Approach to Curriculum
• Nature Studies with Young Learners
• Anti-bias curriculum

Judith Touré, EdD, MA Program Director: M.Ed. in Educational Leadership Specialization: Educational Leadership, Graduate Studies MA: Teachers College, Columbia University EdD: University of Pittsburgh

Professional Interests:

• Culturally relevant and critical school leadership
• Anti-racist education
• Qualitative Inquiry
• Professional development for educators
• Educational policy

Frances Warde Hall - Room 214
Phone: 412-578-6215
E-mail Dr. Toure