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College of Education Administration

Administration

Colleen S. Mulholland, Ed.D.

Dean, College of Education; Associate Professor, Curriculum and Instruction

Brenda Biersner Administrative Assistant to the Dean, College of Education brenda.biersner@uni.edu	Oksana Grybovych Hafermann, Ed.D. Associate Dean, Academic Affairs; Associate Professor, Recreation, Tourism and Nonprofit Leadership oksana.grybovych@uni.edu	Kim Hanna Director of Development, College of Education kimberly.hanna@uni.edu	Amy Mayer RAPIL Coordinator amy.mayer@uni.edu
Stacy McGauvran-Hruby Manager, Marketing and Communications mcgauvrs@uni.edu	Karen Phillips Secretary III, College of Education Dean's Office karen.phillips@uni.edu

HNI Corporation Instructional Resources & Technology Services

Administration

Maxine Davis

Director, Instructional Resources & Technology Services

maxine.davis@uni.edu

Neil Clopton

Academic Tech Support Manager

neil.clopton@uni.edu

Zak Larter

Information Technology Specialist

zak.larter@uni.edu

Mindy Noble

Secretary III

mindy.noble@uni.edu

COE Advising & Teacher Education Success

Administration

Benjamin Forsyth, Ph.D.

Director, Educator Preparation, and Associate Professor, Educational Psychology

benjamin.forsyth@uni.edu

Erin Conlan, M.S. Advisor and Student Support Specialist, 2+2 Program erin.conlan@uni.edu	Barbara Gager Academic Adviser barbara.gager@uni.edu	Kyle Haiman Academic Advisor kyle.haiman@uni.edu	Michelle Holland Academic Adviser michelle.holland@uni.edu
Meredith Pecinovsky Academic Advisor meredith.pecinovsky@uni.edu	Tami Powers, Ed.D. Clinical Placement Coordinator and Licensing Advisor tamara.powers@uni.edu	Colby Reinking Academic Advisor colby.reinking@uni.edu	Ryan Scholl Secretary II, COE Office of Advising ryan.scholl@uni.edu
Heidi Seegers Academic Adviser heidi.seegers@uni.edu

Curriculum & Instruction

Administration

Robin Dada, Ph.D.

Department Head & Professor, Curriculum & Instruction; Interim Department Head, Special Education

robin.dada@uni.edu

Jun Ai, Ph.D., BCBA-D Assistant Professor, Early Childhood Education jun.ai@uni.edu	Dana Atwood-Blaine, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Elementary Education dana.atwood-blaine@uni.edu	Sarah Bryans-Bongey, Ed.D. Associate Professor, Instructional Technology sarah.bryans-bongey@uni.edu	Sunah Chung, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Literacy Education sunah.chung@uni.edu
Erin Conlan, M.S. Advisor and Student Support Specialist, 2+2 Program erin.conlan@uni.edu	Mary Donegan-Ritter, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Early Childhood Education & Coordinator, Early Childhood Education Program mary.donegan-ritter@uni.edu	Laura Edwards, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Elementary Education & Coordinator, EdD C&I ISA laura.edwards@uni.edu	Magdalena (Magda) Galloway, M.A. Instructor, Instructional Technology maggda@uni.edu
Nandita Gurjar, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Literacy Education nandita.gurjar@uni.edu	Marcia Klinefelter, M.A.E. Instructor, Literacy Education marcia.klinefelter@uni.edu	Karla Krueger, Ed.D. Associate Professor, School Library Studies Karla.Krueger@uni.edu	Mason Kuhn, Ed.D. Associate Professor, Elementary Education & Coordinator, Elementary Education Program mason.kuhn@uni.edu
Brenda Hite Lage, M.A.E. Instructor, Literacy Education brenda.hite@uni.edu	Taraneh Matloob Haghanikar, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Literacy Education tmatloob@uni.edu	Linda McCartney, M.A. Instructor, Elementary Education Linda.McCartney@uni.edu	Sohyun Meacham, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Literacy Education & Coordinator, Literacy Education sohyun.meacham@uni.edu
Shuaib Meacham, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Literacy Education shuaib.meacham@uni.edu	Sarah Montgomery, Ph.D. Professor, Elementary Education Sarah.Montgomery@uni.edu	Lori Norton-Meier, Ph.D. Director, Jacobson Center for Comprehensive Literacy & Professor, Literacy Education lori.norton-meier@uni.edu	Allison Pattee, M.A. Instructor, Early Childhood Education & Coordinator, Child Development Center allison.pattee@uni.edu
Marc Renning, M.A.E. Instructor, Elementary Education & Coordinator, 2+2 Elementary Education B.A. Program Marc.Renning@uni.edu	Denise Tallakson, M.Ed. Instructor, Elementary Education Denise.Tallakson@uni.edu	Joan Bessman Taylor, Ph.D. Associate Professor, School Library Studies & Coordinator, School Library Studies Graduate Program joan.taylor@uni.edu	Deanne Ubben Secretary II, Curriculum & Instruction Deanne.Ubben@uni.edu
Sarah Vander Zanden, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Literacy Education & Director, UNI Literacy Clinic Sarah.vanderz@uni.edu	Beth Dykstra VanMeeteren, Ed.D. Director, Regents' Center for Early Developmental Education & Associate Professor, Literacy Education beth.vanmeeteren@uni.edu	Irenea L Walker, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Elementary Education irenea.walker@uni.edu	Carolyn Weber, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Middle Level Education & Coordinator, Undergraduate Middle Level Education Dual Major Program carolyn.weber@uni.edu
Alisa Weeks Secretary II alisa.weeks@uni.edu	Timothy Weih, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Literacy Education Timothy.Weih@uni.edu	Abby Weiland, M.Ed. Instructor, Elementary Education aweiland@uni.edu	Nancy White, M.A.E. Instructor, Literacy Education Nancy.White@uni.edu
Betty Zan, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Early Childhood Education Betty.Zan@uni.edu	Leigh E. Zeitz, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Instructional Technology & Coordinator, Instructional Technology Graduate Program zeitz@uni.edu

Teaching

Administration

Lyn Countryman, Ph.D.

Head, Department of Teaching, and Professor

lyn.countryman@uni.edu

Megan Balong, M.A. Field Experience Coordinator megan.balong@uni.edu	Allison Barness, M.A. Assistant Professor and Field Experience Coordinator allison.barness@uni.edu	Karen Breitbach, M.A. Field Experience Coordinator karen.breitbach@uni.edu	Shelly Bromwich, M.A. Field Experience Coordinator shelly.bromwich@uni.edu
Cindy Cone, M.A. Omaha/Council Bluffs/Sioux City Center Student Teacher Coordinator ccone@uni.edu	J.D. Cryer, Ed.D. Assistant Professor jd.cryer@uni.edu	Nadene Davidson, Ed.D. Associate Professor davidson@uni.edu	Mary Doyle, M.A. Field Experience Coordinator mary.doyle@uni.edu
Carrie Elser, Ed.D. International/Out-of-State Student Teaching Coordinator caroline.elser@uni.edu	Beth Harris, M.A. Cedar Falls Center Student Teaching Coordinator beth.harris@uni.edu	Becky Hawbaker, Ph. D. Assistant Professor and Field Experience Coordinator becky.hawbaker@uni.edu	Leasha Henriksen, M.A. Cedar Rapids Center Student Teaching Coordinator leasha.henriksen@uni.edu
Melanie Hill, M.A. Des Moines Student Teaching Coordinator and Instructor, Teaching melanie.hill@uni.edu	Sheri Hoffman, M.A. Field Experience Coordinator sheri.hoffman@uni.edu	Ashley Jorgensen, M.A. Field Experience Coordinator ashley.jorgensen@uni.edu	Kady Korbel, M.A. Charles City/Mason City Center Student Teaching Coordinator kkorbel@uni.edu
Sheryl Larson, M.A. Northwest Iowa Center Student Teaching Coordinator sheryl.larson@uni.edu	Amy Lockhart, Ed.D. Field Experience Coordinator amy.lockhart@uni.edu	Kim Miller, M.A. Field Experience Coordinator kim.miller@uni.edu	Kathy Moore, M.A. Northwest Iowa Center Student Teaching Coordinator kathy.moore@uni.edu
Neil Mullen, M.A. Northeast Iowa Student Teaching Coordinator and Instructor, Teaching neil.mullen@uni.edu	Curt Nielsen, Ed.D. Field Experience Coordinator curt.nielsen@uni.edu	Donna Raubs Secretary II donna.raubs@uni.edu	Kelly Rohlf Southeast Iowa Student Teaching Coordinator kelly.rohlf@uni.edu
Mary Beth Rygh, M.S. Waterloo Student Teaching Coordinator (Elementary) marybeth.rygh@uni.edu	Aaron Spurr, M.A. Field Experience Coordinator aaron.spurr@uni.edu	Jim Stichter, M.A.E. Field Experience Coordinator jim.stichter@uni.edu	Jody Stone, Ph.D. Professor, Elementary Education jody.stone@uni.edu
Steve VanderPol, M.A. Student Teaching Coordinator - Marshalltown Center steve.vanderpol@uni.edu

Educational Psychology, Foundations and Leadership Studies

Administration

Robert Boody, Ph.D.

Interim Department Head and Professor

robert.boody@uni.edu

Radhi Al-Mabuk, Ph.D. Professor & Coordinator, Professional Development for Teachers Program (on-campus) radhi.al-mabuk@uni.edu	Morgan Anderson, Ph.D. Assistant Professor morgan.anderson@uni.edu	Gregory Bourassa, Ph.D. Assistant Professor gregory.bourassa@uni.edu	Eva Chen, Ph.D. Assistant Professor eva.chen@uni.edu
Kerri Clopton, Ph.D. Associate Professor, School Psychology Program kerri.clopton@uni.edu	Deborah Deemer, Ph.D. Associate Professor deborah.deemer@uni.edu	Scott Ellison, Ph.D. Associate Professor bradley.ellison@uni.edu	Suzanne Freedman, Ph.D. Professor, Co-chair of the COE Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee freedman@uni.edu
Anthony Gabriele, Ph.D. Professor anthony.gabriele@uni.edu	Timothy Gilson, Ed.D. Assistant Department Head & Associate Professor, Educational Leadership & Coordinator, International Teacher Leader Program Tim.Gilson@uni.edu	Marcie Hagge, M.S. Instructor marcie.hagge@uni.edu	Kenneth Hayes, Ed.D. Instructor, Principalship Program Coordinator kenneth.hayes@uni.edu
Kim Huckstadt, Ed.D. Instructor, Educational Leadership kim.huckstadt@uni.edu	Debra Jacobs Secretary III debra.jacobs@uni.edu	Elana Joram, Ph.D. Professor & Coordinator, Professional Development for Teachers Program (on-line) elana.joram@uni.edu	Carol Montz Field Supervisor, Principalship Cohort carol.montz@uni.edu
Theophile Muhayimana, Ed.D. Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership muhayimt@uni.edu	Harun Parpucu, Ed.D. Instructor parpucuh@uni.edu	Shelley Price-Williams, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Postsecondary Education shelley.price-williams@uni.edu	Ronda Reid, M.A.E. Instructor ronda.reid@uni.edu
Ron Rinehart, Ph.D. Assistant Professor ron.rinehart@uni.edu	Denise Schares, Ed.D. Associate Professor, Educational Leadership & Coordinator, Superintendent Program denise.schares@uni.edu	David Schmid, Ed.D. Assistant Professor & Coordinator, Postsecondary Education: Student Affairs david.schmid@uni.edu	Stephanie Schmitz, Ph.D. Associate Dean, Research and Faculty Excellence, and Associate Professor, School Psychology Program stephanie.schmitz@uni.edu
Nicole Skaar, Ph.D. Associate Professor & Coordinator, School Psychology Program nicole.skaar@uni.edu	Desislava Stoycheva, Ed.D. Instructor dstoych@uni.edu	Matt Townsley, Ed.D. Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership & Coordinator, EdD Ed Lead ISA matt.townsley@uni.edu	Jere Vyverberg Field Supervisor, Principalship Cohort jere.vyverberg@uni.edu
Zeina Yousof, Ed.D. Instructor yousofz@uni.edu

Kinesiology

Administration

Fabio Fontana, Ph.D.

Department Head, Professor, Kinesiology and Physical Education

fabio.fontana@uni.edu

Melanie Billington Office Coordinator I melanie.billington@uni.edu	Kelsey Bourbeau Instructor, Kinesiology kelsey.bourbeau@uni.edu	HyeYoung Cho Assistant Professor, Kinesiology hyeyoung.cho@uni.edu	Leann Cushion Instructor, Kinesiology leann.cushion@uni.edu
Forrest Dolgener, Ph.D. Professor, Kinesiology and Physical Education forrest.dolgener@uni.edu	James Hall, Ed.D. Instructor, Kinesiology and Physical Education james.hall@uni.edu	Savanna Storm Hunt Program Assistant, Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach (Temp) sstorm@uni.edu	Kim Hurley Associate Professor, Kinesiology and Physical Education kimberly.hurley@uni.edu
Mickey Mack, Ph.D. Professor, Kinesiology and Physical Education mickey.mack@uni.edu	Terence Moriarty Assistant Professor, Kinesiology and Physical Education terence.moriarty@uni.edu	Jacob Reed, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Kinesiology and Physical Education jacob.reed@uni.edu	Windee Weiss, Ph.D. Professor, Kinesiology and Physical Education windee.weiss@uni.edu

Health, Recreation and Community Services

Administration

Kathleen G. Scholl, Ph.D.

Department Head, Health, Recreation and Community Services; Professor, Recreation, Tourism and Nonprofit Leadership and Intensive Study Area Program Coordinator

kathleen.scholl@uni.edu

Frank Baker Intern Assistant/Fellow AthleticTrainer and Clinical Preceptor	Donald Bishop, M.A., ATC, LAT Instructor, Athletic Training & Director, Athletic Training Services donald.bishop@uni.edu	Disa Cornish, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Public Health disa.cornish@uni.edu	Diane E. Depken, Ed.D. Associate Professor, Public Health diane.depken@uni.edu
Michele Devlin, Dr.P.H. Professor, Public Health & Director, Iowa Center on Health Disparities michele.devlin@uni.edu	Rodney B. Dieser, Ph.D. Professor, Recreation, Tourism and Nonprofit Leadership; Affiliated Faculty: Professional Counseling (Clinical Mental Health Counseling and School Counseling) rodney.dieser@uni.edu	Holly Donohoe, PhD Associate Professor and R.J. McElroy Professor of Nonprofit Management and Youth Leadership holly.donohoe@uni.edu	Todd Evans, Ph.D., ATC, LAT Associate Professor, Athletic Training todd.evans@uni.edu
Troy Garrett, Ed.D., ATC, LAT Instructor, Athletic Training & Assistant Athletic Trainer Troy.Garrett@uni.edu	Julianne Gassman, Ph.D. Professor, Recreation, Tourism and Nonprofit Leadership; Director, Nonprofit Leadership Alliance julianne.gassman@uni.edu	Oksana Grybovych Hafermann, Ed.D. Associate Dean, Academic Affairs; Associate Professor, Recreation, Tourism and Nonprofit Leadership oksana.grybovych@uni.edu	Mark Hecimovich, Ph.D., ATC Associate Professor, Athletic Training mark.hecimovich@uni.edu
Christopher L. Kowalski, Ed.D. Professor, Recreation, Tourism and Nonprofit Leadership chris.kowalski@uni.edu	Chelsea Lowe, M.S.E., ATC, LAT Instructor, Athletic Training & Assistant Athletic Trainer chelsea.lowe@uni.edu	Kaitlyn Maloney, MS. Ed., AT, LAT Instructor, Athletic Training, and Assistant Athletic Trainer kaitlyn.maloney@uni.edu	Heather Olsen Professor, Recreation, Tourism and Nonprofit Leadership & Director, Center for Playground Safety heather.olsen@uni.edu
Meghan Peacock, M.S., LAT, ATC Instructor, Athletic Training, and Assistant Athletic Trainer meghan.peacock@uni.edu	Susan Roberts-Dobie, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Public Health & Graduate Coordinator, Community Health and Recreation susan.dobie@uni.edu	Tricia Schrage, Ed.D., ATC, LAT Assistant Professor, Athletic Training & Coordinator, Clinical Education tricia.schrage@uni.edu	Kelli Snyder, Ed.D., ATC, LAT Associate Professor, Athletic Training & Program Director kelli.snyder@uni.edu
Kristin Soppe Office Manager kristin.soppe@uni.edu	Melissa Stueve, M.S., ATC/L, CSCS Instructor, Athletic Training & Assistant Athletic Trainer melissa.stueve@uni.edu	Boone Tomlinson Intern Assistant/Fellow Athletic Trainer and Clinical Preceptor tomlinsb@uni.edu	Cari Zubke Instructor, Athletic Training, and Assistant Athletic Trainer cari.zubke@uni.edu

Recreation, Tourism and Nonprofit Leadership

Holly Donohoe, PhD

Associate Professor and R.J. McElroy Professor of Nonprofit Management and Youth Leadership

holly.donohoe@uni.edu

Special Education

Administration

Robin Dada, Ph.D.

Department Head & Professor, Curriculum & Instruction; Interim Department Head, Special Education

robin.dada@uni.edu

Aricia Beckman Instructor aricia.beckman@uni.edu	Sandy Crain Secretary III sandra.crain@uni.edu	Susan Etscheidt, Ph.D. Professor susan.etscheidt@uni.edu	Deborah Gallagher, Ph.D. Professor deborah.gallagher@uni.edu
David Hernandez-Saca, Ph.D. Assistant Professor david.hernandez-saca@uni.edu	Lora Hickman, M.A.E. NIIC Field Experience Administrator lora.hickman@uni.edu	Wu-Ying Hsieh, Ph.D. Associate Professor wu-ying.hsieh@uni.edu	Amy Petersen, Ed.D. Professor amy.petersen@uni.edu
Amy Staples, Ph.D. Associate Professor amy.staples@uni.edu	Theresa Hirst Instructor theresa.hirst@uni.edu