Faculty & Staff Directory
Department of Curriculum & Instruction
The largest department in the UNI College of Education, Curriculum & Instruction (C&I) helps anchor the UNI Teacher Education program. Faculty and staff support six major program areas providing undergraduate, graduate and doctoral level educator preparation.
Robin Dada, PhD
Department Head and Professor, Curriculum & Instruction
Interim Department Head, Special Education
robin.dada@uni.edu
(319) 273-2167
Dana Atwood-Blaine, PhD
Associate Professor, Elementary Education
dana.atwood-blaine@uni.edu
(319) 273-2073
Laura Edwards, PhD
Assistant Professor, Elementary Education
Coordinator, EdD Curriculum & Instruction Intensive Study Area
laura.edwards@uni.edu
(319) 273-2214
Cindy Gavin
Instructor
cindy.gavin@uni.edu
319-273-7211
Taraneh Matloob Haghanikar, PhD
Associate Professor, Literacy Education
tmatloob@uni.edu
(319) 273-2564
Lori Norton-Meier, PhD
Director, Jacobson Center for Comprehensive Literacy & Professor, Literacy Education
lori.norton-meier@uni.edu
(319) 273-2053
Allison Pattee, EdD
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Coordinator, Early Childhood Education
allison.pattee@uni.edu
(319) 273-4304
Karen Platte
Instructor
karen.platte@uni.edu
319-273-7285
Marissa Schweinfurth
Professional Development Coordinator
Instructor, Literacy Education
marissa.schweinfurth@uni.edu
319-273-7758
Sarah Vander Zanden, PhD
Associate Professor, Literacy Education
Director, UNI Literacy Clinic
sarah.vanderz@uni.edu
(319) 273-7270
Leigh E. Zeitz, PhD
Associate Professor, Learning Technologies & Instructional Design
Coordinator, Learning Technologies & Instructional Design Graduate Program; Instructor, Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies
zeitz@uni.edu
(319) 273-3249
June Lukens
Secretary II
june.lukens@uni.edu
(319) 273-2167