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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

Kathleen M. Rudasill, Ph.D.

Professor, Interim 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

Al S. Byers, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor, STEM Education

Chardaesia Hartridge

Administrative Assistant for the Dean's Office

Jennifer Tennison

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.

Director of Strategic Recruitment and Outreach, Office of Enrollment Management

Jada Wright

Undergraduate Recruitment Coordinator, Office Of Enrollment Management

Michael Lay

Communications Specialist, Office Of Strategic Communications

Cassandra Barksdale Stanley, Ed.D.

Director, Office of Strategic Engagement

Tessa Boutwell

Professional Learning Facilitator, Office of Strategic Engagement

Leslie LaBrie

Program Operations Coordinator, 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 Student Success

Kelly Winn

Doctoral Programs Specialist, Office of Student Success

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, Office of Student Success

June Jones

Coordinator, Clinical Placements and Licensure, 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)

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 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

Donna M. Gibson, Ph.D.

Professor, Counseling and Special Education

Daniel Gutierrez, Ph.D., LPC, CSAC

Associate 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

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

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.

Affiliate 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

Xun Liu, Ph.D.

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

Jennifer LoCasale-Crouch, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, 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.

Associate Professor, Teaching and Learning

Nora Alder, Ed.D.

Associate 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

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

Robert Meister

Educational Specialist, Center for Teacher Leadership and Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center

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

Nakisha Whittington, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Teaching and Learning

Courtnie Wolfgang

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

John Fife, Ph.D.

Associate Research Professor of STEM

Lanee J. Prentice

Director of People Operations and Employee Experience, Human Resources

Jean Stouffer, M.Ed.

Project Coordinator, Department of Counseling and Special Education

Danielle Cosby

Executive Assistant to the Dean

Jennifer VanSteenburgh

Administrative Coordinator, Teaching And Learning

Laura O'Brien

Director of Strategic Communications

Heather Evans, M.A., Ed.S.

Sr. Educational Specialist, Counseling and Special Education

Melinda VanDevelder, Ph.D.

VCU STEM SEED Coach and RTR Residency Coordinator

Mariah Taghavie-Moghadam

Sr. Educational Specialist

Meghan Depue

Practicum Placement Specialist and Data Coordinator

Karen Meister

Senior Academic Advisor, Office of Student Success

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Lora Bailey, Ph.D.

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Al S. Byers, Ph.D.

Chardaesia Hartridge

Jennifer Tennison

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

Michael Lay

Cassandra Barksdale Stanley, Ed.D.

Tessa Boutwell

Leslie LaBrie

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

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.

Colleen Thoma, Ph.D.

T'Airra Belcher, Ph.D.

Chi-Ning Chang, Ph.D.

Chin-Chih Chen, Ph.D.

Abigail H. Conley, Ph.D.

Serra T. De Arment, Ph.D.

Donna Dockery, Ph.D.

Donna M. Gibson, Ph.D.

Daniel Gutierrez, Ph.D., LPC, CSAC

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

John Kregel, Ed.D.

Meera R. Mehtaji, Ph.D.

Wendy J. Rodgers, Ph.D.

Reuban Rodriguez, Ph.D.

Erica Ross

Christine Spence, Ph.D.

Kevin Sutherland, Ph.D.

Paul Wehman, Ph.D.

Naomi Wheeler, Ph.D.

Yaoying Xu, Ph.D.

Whitney S. Newcomb, Ph.D.

Andrew T. Arroyo, Ed.D.

Jean Bailey, Ph.D.

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

Kimberly M. Bridges, Ed.L.D.

Kristen M. Brown, Ed.D.

Beth E. Bukoski, Ph.D.

Andrene J. Castro, Ph.D.

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