They are known around the world as leaders in education research and instruction, and they bring with them years of real-world experience to the classroom. Our well-respected faculty provides the tools, guidance, and support that help students examine, refine, and challenge the current methods and scholarship, and to use evidence-based research to develop their own. Meet our faculty and the team that supports them.
Abigail H. Conley, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Counseling and Special Education
Andrene J. Castro, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership
Andrew T. Arroyo, Ed.D.
Affiliate Professor, Educational Leadership; Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
Angela P. Wetzel, Ph.D.
Director, Office of Data Analytics
Ashley S. Boyd, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Teaching and Learning
Beth E. Bukoski, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Director of the Ed.D. in Leadership Program
Brandon Norris
Recruitment and Enrollment Counselor, Office of Strategic Recruitment
Carol Schall, Ph.D.
Assoc. Professor | Prin. Investigator, VA Autism Rsrc. Ctr. | Co-Dir., VCU Autism Ctr. for Education
Chardaesia Hartridge
Administrative Assistant for the Dean's Office
Charol Shakeshaft, Ph.D.
Professor, Educational Leadership
Chi-Ning Chang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Foundations of Education
Chin-Chih Chen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Counseling and Special Education
Christine Lee Bae, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Foundations of Education
Christine Spence, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Counseling and Special Education
Cydnie Brown
Senior Academic Advisor, Office of Student Success
Daniel Gutierrez, Ph.D., LPC, CSAC
Professor, Counseling and Special Education
Danielle Cosby
Executive Assistant to the Dean
David Naff, Ph.D.
Director, MERC
Asst. Professor, Foundations of Ed.
Faculty Director, Vertically Integrated Projects
David Saavedra, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Foundations of Education
David Spivey
Systems Analyst, Office of Data Analytics
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
Donte Sharpe, M.Ed.
Academic Advisor, Office of Student Success
Edward G. Kardos
Executive Director, Office of Development, Alumni and Student Engagement
Elizabeth Edmondson, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator, VISTA ELIS at VCU, Teaching and Learning
Elizabeth Escobar
Executive Assistant to the Director of the Center for Teaching Leadership
Em Griffith
Administrative Coordinator, Department of Educational Leadership
Emily Hodge, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Leadership
Erica Ross
Post-Doctoral Researcher, Counseling and Special Education
Faith Wilkerson, Ed.D.
Program Director, Minority Educators Recruitment, Retention And Equity Center (MERREC)
Gabriel Reich, Ph.D.
Professor, Teaching and Learning
Genevieve Siegel-Hawley, Ph.D.
Professor, Educational Leadership
Gypsy M. Denzine, Ph.D.
Professor, Educational Leadership
Heather Evans, M.A., Ed.S.
Sr. Educational Specialist, Counseling and Special Education
Hillary Parkhouse, Ph.D.
Associate professor, Teaching and Learning
Ira Padhye, Ph.D.
Director of the Center of Sensory Disabilities, Partnership for People with Disabilities
Jada Wright
Undergraduate Recruitment Coordinator, Office Of Enrollment Management
James McMillan, Ph.D.
Distinguished Career Professor, Professor Emeritus, Department of Foundations of Education
Jamie Bittner
Data Assistant, Office of Data Analytics
Jean Bailey, Ph.D.
Affiliate Faculty, Educational Leadership
Jean Stouffer, M.Ed.
Project Coordinator, Department of Counseling and Special Education
Jeffery L. Wilson, Ph.D.
Professor, Educational Leadership
Jenna Lenhardt, Ph.D.
Director of Strategic Recruitment and Outreach; Affiliate Assoc. Professor in Educational Leadership
Jennifer Carleton
Human Resources Generalist, Department of Human Resources
Jennifer LoCasale-Crouch, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Foundations of Education
Jennifer Tennison
Data Analyst
Jesse Senechal, Ph.D.
Executive Director of ICRE; Assistant Professor, Foundations of Education
Jewell Davis
Director, Student Services Center
Joan Rhodes, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Teaching and Learning; Faculty Director of Educator Preparation
Jodi B. Larson, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor, Teaching and Learning, RTR
John Fife, Ph.D.
Associate Research Professor of STEM
John Kregel, Ed.D.
Professor, Counseling and Special Education
Jonathan D. Becker, J.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Ph.D.Concentration and Online Coordinator, Educational Leadership
Jose Alcaine, Ph.D.
Director of Research Services, Office of Research and Faculty Development
June Jones
Coordinator, Clinical Placements and Licensure, Student Services Center
Kaitlin J. Hinchey, Ph.D., LPC, LMFT, NCC
Assistant Professor, Counseling and Special Education
Kamden K. Strunk, Ph.D.
Professor, Foundations of Education
Karen Watford Mullins
Academic Affairs Coordinator
Katherine P. Dabney, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Teaching and Learning
Kathleen M. Rudasill, Ph.D.
Professor, Senior Associate Dean
Kelly Winn
Doctoral Programs Specialist, Office of Student Success
Kendra Johnson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Teaching & Learning; Anna Lou Schaberg Endowed Professor of Practice
Kevin Sutherland, Ph.D.
Interim Assoc. Dean for Research,
Professor, Counseling & Special Education
Keyetta Tate
Senior Fiscal Coordinator, Office of Finance
Kim McKnight, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Teacher Leadership
Kimberly M. Bridges, Ed.L.D.
Associate Professor and Ed.D. Co-Coordinator, Educational Leadership
Kristen M. Brown, Ed.D.
Associate Professor, Educational Leadership; Project Consultant, Office of Strategic Engagement
Krystal E. Andrews, Ph.D.
Director of Student Success
Kurt Stemhagen, Ph.D.
Professor, Foundations of Education
Kyle Welch
IT Specialist, Office of Information Technology
Lanee J. Prentice
Director of People Operations and Employee Experience, Human Resources
Laura O'Brien
Director of Strategic Communications
Laura S. Domalik, M.Ed.
Assistant Professor, Teaching and Learning
Leetah Stanley
Alumni and Student Engagement Coordinator, Office of Development, Alumni and Student Engagement
Linda Pasquarell
Administrative Assistant, Dept. of Teaching and Learning; Licensure and Accreditation Assistant
Lisa Abrams, Ph.D.
Professor, Dept. of Foundations of Education
Lisa Cipolletti, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor, Teaching and Learning
Luciana C. de Oliveira, Ph.D.
Assoc. Dean for Academic Affairs and Graduate Studies Professor, Department of Teaching and Learning
Maike Philipsen, Ph.D.
Professor, Foundations of Education
Mariah Taghavie-Moghadam
Sr. Educational Specialist
Maryanna O'Neill
Senior Administrative Coordinator, Department of Foundations of Education
Meera R. Mehtaji, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Counseling and Special Education
Meghan Depue
Education Specialist, Department of Teaching and Learning
Melinda VanDevelder, Ph.D.
VCU STEM SEED Coach and RTR Residency Coordinator
Michael Broda, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Foundations of Education
Michael Lay
Art Director/Graphic Designer, Office Of Strategic Communications
Michelle Hicks, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Special Education and Disability Policy; Dept. Counseling and Special Education
Misti R. Mueller, Ed.D.
Associate Professor, Teaching and Learning
Moe Debbagh Greene, Ph.D.
Affiliate Assistant Professor, Teaching and Learning
Monique Dean
Human Resources Generalist
Naomi Wheeler, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Counseling and Special Education
Nichole Dorton
Assistant Director, International Educational Studies Center
Nora Alder, Ed.D.
Associate Professor, Teaching and Learning
Olivia Handman-Shoop
Sr. Administrative Coordinator, Depts. of Counseling and Special Education + Teaching and Learning
Parthenia Dinora, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Partnership for People with Disabilities
Patrick Mullen, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Counseling and Special Education
Paul C. Harris, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Counseling and Special Education
Paul Wehman, Ph.D.
Interim Director, Rehabilitation Research Training Ctr.; Professor, Counseling and Special Education
Phelton C. Moss, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Leadership
Rachel F. Gomez, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Foundations of Education
Rebecca Elder
Student Services Specialist, Student Services Center
Robin R. Hurst, Ed.D.
Associate Professor, Educational Leadership
Ross Collin, Ph.D.
Professor, Teaching and Learning
Sabrina Evans
Recruitment Coordinator, RTR Residency Program
Samantha Hope, Ph.D.
RTR Admissions and Data Specialist, RTR Teacher Residency Program
Samantha Ray
Advising and Teacher Preparation Admissions Specialist, Student Services Center
Sandra Mazzoli, Ed.D.
Coordinator of Graduate Programs, Office of Student Success
Sania Marcoccia
Assistant Director, Office of Finance
Savanna Love, Ph.D.
Director of Licensure, Accreditation, and Clinical Experience
Scott Stech, PMP, SHRM-CP
Executive Director for Finance and Business Administration, Office of Finance
Serra T. De Arment, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Counseling and Special Education
Sharon K. Zumbrunn, Ph.D.
Professor, Foundations of Education
Suzanne V. Kirk, M.Ed.
Curriculum Specialist/Project Coordinator - PATHS, PEARL, & Noyce Grants
T'Airra Belcher, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Counseling and Special Education
Tessa NeSmith
Director, VCU Child Development Center
Thomas Farmer, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Foundations of Education
Tomika L. Ferguson, Ph.D.
Asst. Dean, Student Affairs and Inclusive Excellence; Asst. Professor, Educational Leadership
Tybias Whitehead
Human Resources Manager
Valerie Robnolt, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Teaching and Learning
W. Monty Jones, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Teaching and Learning
Warran L. Dawson, CRA
Grants Fiscal Analyst, Office of Finance
Wendy J. Rodgers, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Counseling and Special Education
Whitney S. Newcomb, Ph.D.
Professor, Department Chair, Educational Leadership,
Interim Associate Dean for Faculty Development
William R. Muth, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Teaching and Learning
Xun Liu, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor of Research, Assessment and Evaluation, Foundations of Education
Yaoying Xu, Ph.D.
Professor + Ph.D. Program Coordinator, Counseling & Special Education, and
Director, IESC
