A new associate
professor joins the
School of Education

Dr. Shenita Williams
wins VCU and SOE
dissertation awards

SOE alum Jason
Cottrell on VCU
and public service

Programs

School of Education’s Latest News

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SOE team collaborates to develop statewide DEI training

Dr. Lee Bae receives prestigious Snow Award from APA Div. 15

Dr. Alcaine to serve as president of SRAI Virginia Chapter

SOE well represented among VCU’s award winners

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

Lora Bailey, Ph.D.

Executive Director of Licensure and Accreditation

Luciana C. de Oliveira, Ph.D.

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Graduate Studies

Kathleen M. Rudasill, Ph.D.

Senior Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Affairs

Al S. Byers, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Visiting Scholar for STEM Education

Erin F. Wilson

Special Assistant to the Dean

Chardaesia Hartridge

Administrative Assistant for the Dean's Office

Jennifer Tennison, M.T.

Academic Affairs and Data Analytics Specialist

Scott Stech, PMP, SHRM-CP

Executive Director for Finance and Business Administration, Office of Finance

Joanna W. Bell, VCA

Fiscal Administrator, Office of Finance

Warran L. Dawson, CRA

Grants Fiscal Analyst, Office of Finance

Sania Marcoccia

Fiscal Administrator, Office of Finance

Tybias Whitehead

Human Resources Manager

Monique Dean

Human Resources Generalist

Pam Moorehead

Director, Office of Information Technology

Kyle Welch

IT Specialist, Office of Information Technology

Angela P. Wetzel, Ph.D.

Director, Office of Data Analytics

David Spivey

Systems Analyst, Office of Data Analytics

Jamie Bittner

Data Assistant, Office of Data Analytics

Jenna Lenhardt, Ph.D.

Recruitment Specialist, Office of Enrollment Management

Jada Wright

Undergraduate Recruitment Coordinator, Office Of Enrollment Management

Owen Wachter

Communications Manager, Office of Strategic Communications

Michael Lay

Communications Specialist, 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

Leetah Stanley

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

Sean Carlin, M.Ed.

Administrative Coordinator and Building Manager, Office of Research and Faculty Development

Krystal E. Andrews, M.S.Ed.

Director of Student Success

Jewell Davis

Director, Student Services Center

Donte Sharpe, M.Ed.

Academic Advisor, 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.Ed.

Senior Academic Advisor, Student Services Center

Samantha Ray

Advising and Teacher Preparation Admissions Specialist, Student Services Center

Parthenia Dinora, Ph.D.

Executive Director, Partnership for People with Disabilities

Kim McKnight, Ph.D.

Director, Center for Teacher Leadership

Sabrina Evans

Recruitment Coordinator, RTR Residency Program

Samantha Hope, Ph.D.

RTR Admissions and Data Specialist, RTR Teacher Residency Program

Jodi B. Larson, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor, Teaching and Learning, RTR

Tamara Sober, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, RTR Teacher Residency

Faith Wilkerson, Ed.D.

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

Benjamin Olsoe

Program Coordinator, International Educational Studies Center

Colleen Thoma, Ph.D.

Interim Chair and Professor, Counseling and Special Education

T'Airra Belcher, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Counseling and Special Education

Chi-Ning (Nick) Chang, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Foundations of Education

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.

Associate 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 M. Gibson, Ph.D.

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

Daniel Gutierrez, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Counseling and Special Education

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

Professor, Counseling and Special Education

Kaitlin J. Hinchey, Ph.D., LPC, LMFT, NCC

Assistant 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

Nicole Peterson, M.Ed.

Assistant Professor, Counseling and Special Education

Wendy J. Rodgers, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Counseling and Special Education

Reuban Rodriguez, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Counseling and Special Education

Erica Ross

Post-Doctoral Researcher, 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

Paul Wehman, Ph.D.

Professor, Counseling and Special Education

Naomi Wheeler, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, 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

Jean Bailey, Ph.D.

Affiliate Faculty, Educational Leadership

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

Associate Professor, Ph.D.Concentration and Online Coordinator, Educational Leadership

Kimberly M. Bridges, Ed.L.D.

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

Kristen M. Brown, Ed.D.

Associate Professor, Educational Leadership; Project Consultant, Office of Strategic Engagement

Beth E. Bukoski, Ph.D.

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

Andrene J. Castro, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership

Gypsy M. Denzine, Ph.D.

Professor, Educational Leadership

Tomika L. Ferguson, Ph.D.

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

Robin R. Hurst, Ed.D.

Associate Professor, Educational Leadership

Duane L. Ross, Ed.D.

Associate Professor, Educational Leadership

Lacey E. Seaton, Ed.D.

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

Charol Shakeshaft, Ph.D.

Professor, Educational Leadership

Genevieve Siegel-Hawley, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Educational Leadership

Lisa Webb, Ed.D., CRC

Affiliate Faculty, Educational Leadership

Jeffery L. Wilson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Educational Leadership

Lisa Abrams, Ph.D.

Professor and Interim Department Chair, Foundations of Education

Christine Lee Bae, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Foundations of Education

Michael Broda, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Foundations of Education

Dwayne Ray Cormier, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Foundations of Education

Xun Liu, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor of Research, Assessment and Evaluation, Foundations of Education

James McMillan, Ph.D.

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

David Naff, Ph.D.

Associate Director, MERC

Maike Philipsen, Ph.D.

Professor, Foundations of Education

Jesse Senechal, Ph.D.

MERC Director and Assistant Professor, Foundations of Education

Kurt Stemhagen, Ph.D.

Professor, Foundations of Education

Kamden K. Strunk, Ph.D.

Associate 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

Lisa Cipolletti, M.Ed.

Assistant Professor and Elementary Program Chair, Teaching and Learning

Ross Collin, Ph.D.

Professor, Teaching and Learning

Jennifer Cousins

Senior Educational Specialist, 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

Elizabeth Edmondson, Ph.D.

Principal Investigator, VISTA ELIS at VCU, Teaching and Learning

Rachel F. Gomez, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Foundations of Education

W. Monty Jones, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Teaching and Learning

Misti R. Mueller, Ed.D.

Associate Professor, Teaching and Learning

William R. Muth, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Teaching and Learning

Hillary Parkhouse, Ph.D.

Associate professor, Teaching and Learning

Gabriel Reich, Ph.D.

Professor, Teaching and Learning

Valerie Robnolt, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Teaching and Learning

Lois Clay Vogle

Educational Program Coordinator, Counseling and Special Education and Foundations of Education

Nakisha Whittington, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Teaching and Learning

Courtnie Wolfgang

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

1.4m Student Field Hours Past 10 Years

#16 Best Public Schools of Education

$35m FY21 External Awards

300 Antiracist Educator Series Participants

CAEP Annual Reporting Measures

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Inclusion is a Core Value

The VCU School of Education is committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for everyone, and that’s why we teach our students to do the same in their own work environments.

Inclusion at SOE

2022 Research Colloquium Disrupting Structures that Marginalize Students

Serving Students Equitably

Black History in the Making

A new associateprofessor joins the School of Education

Dr. Shenita Williams wins VCU and SOE dissertation awards

SOE alum Jason Cottrell on VCU and public service

Programs

School of Education’s Latest News

SOE team collaborates to develop statewide DEI training

Dr. Lee Bae receives prestigious Snow Award from APA Div. 15

Dr. Alcaine to serve as president of SRAI Virginia Chapter

SOE well represented among VCU’s award winners

School of Education Faculty & Staff Profiles

Andrew P. Daire, Ph.D.

Lora Bailey, Ph.D.

Luciana C. de Oliveira, Ph.D.

Kathleen M. Rudasill, Ph.D.

Al S. Byers, Ph.D.

Erin F. Wilson

Chardaesia Hartridge

Jennifer Tennison, M.T.

Scott Stech, PMP, SHRM-CP

Joanna W. Bell, VCA

Warran L. Dawson, CRA

Sania Marcoccia

Tybias Whitehead

Monique Dean

Pam Moorehead

Kyle Welch

Angela P. Wetzel, Ph.D.

David Spivey

Jamie Bittner

Jenna Lenhardt, Ph.D.

Jada Wright

Owen Wachter

Michael Lay

Joshua P. Cole, Ph.D.

Cassandra Barksdale Stanley, Ed.D.

Edward G. Kardos

Leetah Stanley

Sandra Mazzoli, Ed.D.

Kelly Winn

Jose Alcaine, Ph.D.

Sean Carlin, M.Ed.

Krystal E. Andrews, M.S.Ed.

Jewell Davis

Donte Sharpe, M.Ed.

June Jones

Jewel D. Worthy, Ed.S.

Caimdyn Stewart, M.Ed.

Samantha Ray

Parthenia Dinora, Ph.D.

Kim McKnight, Ph.D.

Sabrina Evans

Samantha Hope, Ph.D.

Jodi B. Larson, Ph.D.

Tamara Sober, Ph.D.

Faith Wilkerson, Ed.D.

Benjamin Olsoe

Colleen Thoma, Ph.D.

T'Airra Belcher, Ph.D.

Chi-Ning (Nick) Chang, Ph.D.

Chin-Chih Chen, Ph.D.

Abigail H. Conley, Ph.D.

Serra T. De Arment, Ph.D.

Donna Dockery, Ph.D.

Julie A. Durando, Ed.D.

Donna M. Gibson, Ph.D.

Philip B. Gnilka, Ph.D.

Kristen Granger, Ph.D.

Daniel Gutierrez, Ph.D.

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

Kaitlin J. Hinchey, Ph.D., LPC, LMFT, NCC

John Kregel, Ed.D.

Meera R. Mehtaji, Ph.D.

Lynn Pelco, Ph.D.

Nicole Peterson, M.Ed.

Wendy J. Rodgers, Ph.D.

Reuban Rodriguez, Ph.D.

Erica Ross

LaRon A. Scott, Ed.D.

Christine Spence, Ph.D.

Kevin Sutherland, Ph.D.

A new associate
professor joins the
School of Education

Dr. Shenita Williams
wins VCU and SOE
dissertation awards

SOE alum Jason
Cottrell on VCU
and public service