Faculty & Staff Directory
The faculty and staff of the College of Education comprise six departments, five centers and support services serving nearly 2,000 students.
Department & Office Directory
Curriculum & Instruction | Educational Psychology, Foundations and Leadership Studies | Health, Recreation and Community Services | Kinesiology |
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Faculty/Staff Directory
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Name | Position | Department |
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Jun Ai, PhD, BCBA-D | Assistant Professor, Early Childhood Education | Curriculum & Instruction |
Radhi Al-Mabuk, Ph.D. | Professor & Coordinator, Professional Development for Teachers Program (on-campus) | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies |
Morgan Anderson, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies |
Dana Atwood-Blaine, Ph.D. | Associate Professor, Elementary Education | Curriculum & Instruction |
Name | Position | Department |
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Frank Baker, MA, LAT, ATC | Assistant Athletic Trainer & Instructor | Health, Recreation & Community Services |
Tamera Bakken | Instructor | Special Education |
Megan Balong, M.A. | Field Experience Coordinator | Teaching |
Allison Barness, Ed.D. | Assistant Professor and Field Experience Coordinator | Teaching |
Taylor Baruth | Child Development Specialist, Child Development Center | College of Education |
Aricia Beckman | Instructor | Special Education |
Lois Berger | Instructor | Curriculum & Instruction |
Melanie Billington | Office Coordinator I | Kinesiology |
Donald Bishop, MA, ATC, LAT | Instructor, Athletic Training & Director, Athletic Training Services | Health, Recreation & Community Services |
Robert Boody, Ph.D. | Interim Department Head and Professor, Educational Psychology, Foundations and Leadership Studies | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies |
Gregory Bourassa, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies |
Kelsey Bourbeau, Ph.D(c) | Instructor, Kinesiology | Kinesiology |
Karen Breitbach, M.A. | Field Experience Coordinator | Teaching |
Shelly Bromwich, M.A. | Field Experience Coordinator | Teaching |
Jan Brown, M.A. | Field Experience Coordinator | Teaching |
Ann Browning | Principal; University of Iowa Adjunct Lecturer | Regents Alternative Pathway to Iowa Licensure |
Sarah Bryans-Bongey, Ed.D. | Associate Professor, Instructional Technology | Curriculum & Instruction |
Tam Burt, Ph.D. | Instructor | Kinesiology |
Name | Position | Department |
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Eva Chen, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies |
HyeYoung Cho, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor, Kinesiology | Kinesiology |
Sunah Chung, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor, Literacy Education | Curriculum & Instruction |
Neil Clopton | Academic Tech Support Manager | College of Education |
Kerri Clopton, Ph.D. | Associate Professor, School Psychology Program | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies |
Will Coghill-Behrends | Clinical Associate Professor; Foreign Language and ESL Education | Regents Alternative Pathway to Iowa Licensure |
Cindy Cone, M.A. | Omaha/Council Bluffs/Sioux City Center Student Teacher Coordinator | Teaching |
Erin Conlan, M.S. | Advisor and Student Support Specialist, 2+2 Program | Curriculum & Instruction |
Michelle Cook | Instructor | Health, Recreation & Community Services |
Disa Cornish, PhD | Associate Professor, Public Health | Health, Recreation & Community Services |
Lyn Countryman, Ph.D. | Head, Department of Teaching, and Professor | Teaching |
Sandy Crain | Secretary III | Special Education |
Alex Crum, MA, LAT, ATC | Assistant Athletic Trainer & Instructor | Health, Recreation & Community Services |
J.D. Cryer, Ed.D. | Assistant Professor | Teaching |
LeAnn Cushion | Instructor, Kinesiology | Kinesiology |
Name | Position | Department |
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Robin Dada, Ph.D. | Department Head & Professor, Curriculum & Instruction; Interim Department Head, Special Education | Curriculum & Instruction |
Nadene Davidson, Ed.D. | Associate Professor | Teaching |
Maxine Davis | Director, Instructional Resources and Technology Services | College of Education |
Deborah Deemer, Ph.D. | Associate Professor | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies |
Diane E. Depken, EdD | Associate Professor, Public Health | Health, Recreation & Community Services |
Michele Devlin, DrPH | Professor, Public Health & Director, Iowa Center on Health Disparities | Health, Recreation & Community Services |
Rodney B. Dieser, PhD | Professor, Recreation, Tourism and Nonprofit Leadership; Affiliated Faculty: Professional Counseling (Clinical Mental Health Counseling and School Counseling) | Health, Recreation & Community Services |
Forrest Dolgener, Ph.D. | Professor, Kinesiology and Physical Education | Kinesiology |
Kristine Donnelly | Instructor | Special Education |
Holly Donohoe, PhD | Associate Professor and R.J. McElroy Professor of Nonprofit Management and Youth Leadership | Health, Recreation & Community Services |
Name | Position | Department |
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Laura Edwards, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor, Elementary Education & Coordinator, EdD C&I ISA | Curriculum & Instruction |
Nafissa Egbuonye | Instructor | Health, Recreation & Community Services |
Stacia Eggers | Instructor | Kinesiology |
Scott Ellison, Ph.D. | Associate Professor | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies |
Carrie Elser, Ed.D. | International/Out-of-State Student Teaching Coordinator | Teaching |
Carrie Elser | Instructor; International/Out-of-State Student Teaching Coordinator | Regents Alternative Pathway to Iowa Licensure |
Susan Etscheidt, Ph.D. | Professor | Special Education |
Todd Evans, PhD, ATC, LAT | Associate Professor, Athletic Training | Health, Recreation & Community Services |
Name | Position | Department |
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Heather Ferden | Instructor | Curriculum & Instruction |
Fabio Fontana, Ph.D. | Department Head, Professor, Kinesiology and Physical Education | Kinesiology |
Benjamin Forsyth, Ph.D. | Director, Educator Preparation, and Associate Professor, Educational Psychology | College of Education |
Suzanne Freedman, Ph.D. | Professor, Co-chair of the COE Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies |
Betty Frost | Instructor | Curriculum & Instruction |
Name | Position | Department |
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Anthony Gabriele, Ph.D. | Professor | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies |
Barbara Gager | Academic Advisor | College of Education |
Magdalena (Magda) Galloway | Instructor, Instructional Technology | Curriculum & Instruction |
Troy Garrett, EdD, ATC, LAT | Instructor, Athletic Training & Assistant Athletic Trainer | Health, Recreation & Community Services |
Julianne Gassman, PhD | Professor, Recreation, Tourism and Nonprofit Leadership; Director, Nonprofit Leadership Alliance | Health, Recreation & Community Services |
Timothy Gilson, Ed.D. | Associate Professor, Educational Leadership & Coordinator, International Teacher Leader Program | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies |
Susan Grover | Secretary III, Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies |
Oksana Grybovych Hafermann, EdD | Associate Dean, Academic Affairs; Associate Professor, Recreation, Tourism and Nonprofit Leadership | Health, Recreation & Community Services |
Nandita Gurjar, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor, Literacy Education | Curriculum & Instruction |
Name | Position | Department |
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Marcie Hagge, M.S. | Instructor | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies |
Kyle Haiman | Academic Advisor | College of Education |
James Hall, Ed.D. | Instructor, Kinesiology and Physical Education | Kinesiology |
Emily Hanson | Instructor | Health, Recreation & Community Services |
Beth Harris, M.A. | Cedar Falls Center Student Teaching Coordinator | Teaching |
Becky Hawbaker, Ph. D. | Assistant Professor and Field Experience Coordinator | Teaching |
Kenneth Hayes, Ed.D. | Instructor, Principalship Program Coordinator, Educational Leadership | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies |
Stacy Haynes-Moore | District Facilitator for Secondary Lang. Arts; University of Iowa Adjunct Lecturer | Regents Alternative Pathway to Iowa Licensure |
Mark Hecimovich, PhD, ATC | Associate Professor, Athletic Training | Health, Recreation & Community Services |
Leasha Henriksen, M.A. | Cedar Rapids Center Student Teaching Coordinator | Teaching |
David Hernández-Saca, Ph.D. | Associate Professor | Special Education |
Melanie Hill, M.A. | Des Moines Student Teaching Coordinator and Instructor, Teaching | Teaching |
Sheri Hoffman, M.A. | Field Experience Coordinator | Teaching |
Megan Holbach | Administrative Assistant to the Dean | Dean's Office |
Michelle Holland | Academic Advisor | College of Education |
Audra Hootman | Instructor | Curriculum & Instruction |
Marcus Hora | Instructor | Curriculum & Instruction |
Wu-Ying Hsieh, Ph.D. | Associate Professor | Special Education |
Elizabeth Huber | Instructor | Special Education |
Kim Huckstadt, Ed.D. | Instructor, Educational Leadership | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies |
Kim Hurley, Ph.D. | Associate Professor, Kinesiology and Physical Education | Kinesiology |
Name | Position | Department |
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Christa Jackson | Associate Professor | Regents Alternative Pathway to Iowa Licensure |
Elana Joram, Ph.D. | Professor & Coordinator, Professional Development for Teachers Program (on-line) | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies |
Ashley Jorgensen, M.A. | Field Experience Coordinator | Teaching |
Name | Position | Department |
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Marcia Klinefelter, M.A.E. | Instructor, Literacy Education | Curriculum & Instruction |
Aimee Klostermann | Child Development Specialist, Child Development Center | College of Education |
Kristina Kofoot | Program Coordinator, Community Engagement | Health, Recreation & Community Services |
Frank Kohler, PhD | Emeritus Professor & Instructor | Special Education |
Kady Korbel, M.A. | Charles City/Mason City Center Student Teaching Coordinator | Teaching |
Christopher L. Kowalski, EdD | Professor, Recreation, Tourism and Nonprofit Leadership | Health, Recreation & Community Services |
Karla Krueger, Ed.D. | Associate Professor, School Library Studies | Curriculum & Instruction |
Mason Kuhn, Ed.D. | Associate Professor, Elementary Education & Coordinator, Elementary Education Program | Curriculum & Instruction |
Name | Position | Department |
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Brenda Hite Lage, MAE | Instructor, Literacy Education | Curriculum & Instruction |
Sheryl Larson, M.A. | Northwest Iowa Center Student Teaching Coordinator | Teaching |
Zak Larter | Information Technology Specialist | College of Education |
Kristy Leen | Instructor | Kinesiology |
Amy Lockhart, Ed.D. | Field Experience Coordinator | Teaching |
Name | Position | Department |
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Mickey Mack, Ph.D. | Professor, Kinesiology and Physical Education | Kinesiology |
Andrew "Andy" Martin | Instructor; Outdoor Recreation Coordinator, Recreation Services | Health, Recreation & Community Services |
Taraneh Matloob Haghanikar, Ph.D. | Associate Professor, Literacy Education | Curriculum & Instruction |
Amy Mayer | RAPIL Coordinator | |
Linda McCartney, M.A. | Instructor, Elementary Education | Curriculum & Instruction |
Shelley McCumber | Instructor | Kinesiology |
Stacy McGauvran-Hruby | Manager, Marketing and Communications | Dean's Office |
Sohyun Meacham, Ph.D. | Associate Professor, Literacy Education & Coordinator, Literacy Education | Curriculum & Instruction |
Shuaib Meacham, Ph.D. | Associate Professor, Literacy Education | Curriculum & Instruction |
Cheryl Meller | Secretary II | Curriculum & Instruction |
Kim Miller, M.A. | Field Experience Coordinator | Teaching |
Sarah Montgomery, Ph.D. | Professor, Elementary Education | Curriculum & Instruction |
Carol Montz | Field Supervisor, Principalship Cohort | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies |
Kathy Moore, M.A. | Northwest Iowa Center Student Teaching Coordinator | Teaching |
Terence Moriarty, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor, Kinesiology and Physical Education | Kinesiology |
Theophile Muhayimana, Ed.D. | Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies |
Colleen S. Mulholland, Ed.D. | Dean, College of Education; Professor, Curriculum & Instruction | College of Education |
Neil Mullen, M.A. | Northeast Iowa Student Teaching Coordinator and Instructor, Teaching | Teaching |
Angel Munson | Instructor | Dean's Office |
Name | Position | Department |
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Amy Nielsen, Ed.D. | Professor | Special Education |
Curt Nielsen, Ed.D. | Field Experience Coordinator & Associate Professor | Teaching |
Mindy Noble | Secretary III | College of Education |
Lori Norton-Meier, Ph.D. | Director, Jacobson Center for Comprehensive Literacy & Professor, Literacy Education | Curriculum & Instruction |
Name | Position | Department |
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Heather Olsen, EdD | Professor, Recreation, Tourism and Nonprofit Leadership & Director, Center for Playground Safety | Health, Recreation & Community Services |
Name | Position | Department |
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Harun Parpucu, Ed.D. | Instructor | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies |
Allison Pattee, EdD | Instructor, Early Childhood Education & Coordinator, Child Development Center | Curriculum & Instruction |
Nikole Pauli | Instructor | Health, Recreation & Community Services |
Meghan Peacock, MS, LAT, ATC | Instructor, Athletic Training, and Assistant Athletic Trainer | Health, Recreation & Community Services |
Meredith Pecinovsky | Academic Advisor | College of Education |
Marine Pepanyan | Instructor | Curriculum & Instruction |
Leann Perkins | Child Development Specialist, Child Development Center | College of Education |
Karen Phillips | Secretary III, College of Education Dean's Office | College of Education |
Karen Platte | Instructor | Curriculum & Instruction |
Tiffiny Poage | Instructor | Special Education |
Tami Powers, Ed.D. | Clinical Placement Administrator and Licensing Advisor | College of Education |
Shelley Price-Williams, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor, Postsecondary Education | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies |
Name | Position | Department |
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Donna Raubs | Administrative Assistant (Secretary II) | Teaching |
Jacob Reed, Ph.D. | Associate Professor, Kinesiology and Physical Education | Kinesiology |
Ronda Reid, M.A.E. | Instructor | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies |
Marc Renning, M.A.E. | Instructor, Elementary Education & Coordinator, 2+2 Elementary Education B.A. Program | Curriculum & Instruction |
Michaela Rich | Instructor | Health, Recreation & Community Services |
Ron Rinehart, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies |
Susan Roberts-Dobie, PhD | Professor, Public Health | Health, Recreation & Community Services |
Kelly Rohlf, M.A. | Southeast Iowa Center Student Teaching Coordinator | Teaching |
Mary Beth Rygh, M.S. | Waterloo Student Teaching Coordinator (Elementary) | Teaching |
Name | Position | Department |
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Denise Schares, Ed.D. | Associate Professor, Educational Leadership & Coordinator, Superintendent Program | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies |
Denise Schares | Associate Professor | Regents Alternative Pathway to Iowa Licensure |
David "Schmiddy" Schmid, Ed.D. | Associate Professor & Program Coordinator, Postsecondary Education: Student Affairs | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies |
Stephanie Schmitz, Ph.D. | Associate Professor, School Psychology | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies |
Ryan Scholl | Secretary III, Advising and Teacher Education Success | College of Education |
Kathleen G. Scholl, PhD | Department Head, Health, Recreation and Community Services; Professor, Recreation, Tourism and Nonprofit Leadership & EdD Intensive Study Program Coordinator | Health, Recreation & Community Services |
Tricia Schrage, EdD, ATC, LAT | Assistant Professor, Athletic Training & Coordinator, Clinical Education | Health, Recreation & Community Services |
Julie Simonson | Instructor | Health, Recreation & Community Services |
Nicole Skaar, Ph.D. | Associate Professor & Coordinator, School Psychology Program | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies |
Kelli Snyder, EdD, ATC, LAT | Associate Professor, Athletic Training & Program Director | Health, Recreation & Community Services |
Kristin Soppe | Office Manager | Health, Recreation & Community Services |
Aaron Spurr, M.A. | Field Experience Coordinator | Teaching |
Amy Staples, Ph.D. | Associate Professor | Special Education |
Dr. Lisa Stevenson | Director of Instruction; RAPIL Adjunct Instructor | Regents Alternative Pathway to Iowa Licensure |
Jim Stichter, M.A.E. | Field Experience Coordinator | Teaching |
Jody Stone, Ph.D. | Professor, Elementary Education | Teaching |
Desislava Stoycheva, Ed.D. | Instructor | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies |
Melissa Stueve, MS, ATC/L, CSCS | Instructor, Athletic Training & Assistant Athletic Trainer | Health, Recreation & Community Services |
Mary Sult, PhD | Director, Institute of Educational Leadership and Instructor | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies |
Name | Position | Department |
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Denise Tallakson, M.Ed. | Instructor, Elementary Education | Curriculum & Instruction |
Joan Bessman Taylor, Ph.D. | Associate Professor, School Library Studies & Coordinator, School Library Studies Graduate Program | Curriculum & Instruction |
Theresa Hirst | Instructor | Special Education |
Boone Tomlinson | Intern Assistant/Fellow Athletic Trainer and Clinical Preceptor | Health, Recreation & Community Services |
Matt Townsley, Ed.D. | Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership & Coordinator, EdD Ed Lead ISA | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies |
Steve Triplett | Clinical Supervisor; Program Coordinator | Regents Alternative Pathway to Iowa Licensure |
Name | Position | Department |
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Deanne Ubben | Secretary III, Curriculum & Instruction | Curriculum & Instruction |
Name | Position | Department |
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Sarah Vander Zanden, Ph.D. | Associate Professor, Literacy Education & Director, UNI Literacy Clinic | Curriculum & Instruction |
Steve VanderPol, M.A. | Student Teaching Coordinator - Marshalltown Center | Teaching |
Beth Dykstra VanMeeteren, Ed.D. | Director, Regents' Center for Early Developmental Education & Associate Professor, Literacy Education | Curriculum & Instruction |
Jere Vyverberg | Field Supervisor, Principalship Cohort | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies |
Name | Position | Department |
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Carolyn Weber, Ph.D. | Associate Professor, Middle Level Education & Coordinator, Undergraduate Middle Level Education Dual Major Program | Curriculum & Instruction |
Alisa Weeks | Secretary II | Curriculum & Instruction |
Timothy Weih, Ph.D. | Associate Professor, Literacy Education | Curriculum & Instruction |
Abby Weiland, M.Ed. | Instructor, Elementary Education | Curriculum & Instruction |
Windee Weiss, Ph.D. | Professor, Kinesiology and Physical Education | Kinesiology |
Michaela Wetzel | Administrative Assistant (Secretary III) | Teaching |
Nancy White, M.A.E. | Instructor, Literacy Education | Curriculum & Instruction |
Steve Wilcer | Library Assistant III | College of Education |
Gail B. Wortmann | RAPIL Faculty | Regents Alternative Pathway to Iowa Licensure |
Deb Wretman | Adjunct Lecturer | Regents Alternative Pathway to Iowa Licensure |
Lori Wurtz | Secretary III, Advising and Teacher Education Success; Secretary III, Science Education | College of Education |
Name | Position | Department |
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Ji Yeong I | Assistant Professor | Regents Alternative Pathway to Iowa Licensure |
Zeina Yousof, Ed.D. | Instructor | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies |
Name | Position | Department |
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Leigh E. Zeitz, Ph.D. | Associate Professor, Instructional Technology & Coordinator, Instructional Technology Graduate Program | Curriculum & Instruction |
Cari Zubke, MEd, ATC, LAT, CES | Instructor, Athletic Training, and Assistant Athletic Trainer | Health, Recreation & Community Services |