Faculty & Staff Directory
The faculty and staff of the College of Education comprise five departments, four centers and support services serving more than 1,700 students.
Department & Office Directory
Curriculum & Instruction | Educational Psychology, Foundations and Leadership Studies | Health, Recreation and Community Services | Special Education |
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C&I Website | EPFLS Website | HRCS Website | Special Education Website |
319-273-2167 | 319-273-2694 | 319-273-6316 | 319-273-6061 |
C&I Faculty/Staff Directory | EPFLS Faculty/Staff Directory | HRCS Faculty/Staff Directory | Special Education Faculty/Staff Directory |
Teaching | Dean's Office | CATS | |
Teaching Website | Dean's Office Website | CATS Website | |
319-273-2265 | 319-273-2717 | 319-273-2265 | |
Teaching Faculty/Staff Directory | Dean's Office Faculty/Staff Directory | CATS Faculty/Staff Directory |
Faculty/Staff Directory
Name | Position | Department | Location | Phone |
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Maria Ackerson | Director, Child Development Center | Child Development Center | Nielsen Field House 1 |
319-273-3946 |
Morgan Anderson, PhD | Assistant Professor | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies | SEC 525 |
319-273-2694 |
Dana Atwood-Blaine, PhD | Associate Professor | Curriculum & Instruction | SEC 627 |
(319) 273-2073 |
Name | Position | Department | Location | Phone |
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Megan Balong, MA | Field Experience Coordinator; Clinical Assistant Professor, Math | Teaching | Wright 322 |
(319) 230-0741 |
Allison Barness, EdD | Assistant Professor, Early Childhood Education | Curriculum & Instruction | (319) 273-2381 | |
Taylor Baruth | Child Development Specialist | Child Development Center | Nielsen Field House 1 |
319-273-3946 |
Mevlina Beganovic | Assistant Child Development Specialist | Child Development Center | Nielsen Field House 1 |
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Lois Berger | Assistant Adjunct Professor | Curriculum & Instruction | SEC 629 |
319-273-3317 |
Sadie Bertram | Child Development Specialist | Child Development Center | Nielsen Field House 1 |
319-273-4320 |
Robert Boody, PhD | Professor, Educational Psychology | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies | SEC 525B |
(319) 273-6198 |
Gregory Bourassa, PhD | Associate Professor | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies | SEC 509 |
(319) 273-2127 |
Bridget Brandt, MA | Assistant Adjunct Professor | Curriculum & Instruction | ||
Tom Britt | Secretary III | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies | SEC 525 |
(319) 273-2694 |
Shelly Bromwich, MA | Field Experience Coordinator; Clinical Assistant Professor | Teaching | SEC 153K |
(319) 273-2172 |
Name | Position | Department | Location | Phone |
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Savannah Carroll | Assistant Child Development Specialist | Child Development Center | Nielsen Field House 1 |
(319) 273-3946 |
Eva Chen, PhD | Assistant Professor | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies | SEC 525C |
(319) 273-3376 |
Monaliza Maximo Chian, PhD | Assistant Professor of Instruction; Transfer Program Elementary Education Program Coordinator, UNI@WITCC | Curriculum & Instruction | Western Iowa Tech Community College |
319-273-2167 |
Stacy Childs | Assistant Adjunct Professor | College of Education | HPC 106 |
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Sunah Chung, PhD | Assistant Professor, Literacy Education | Curriculum & Instruction | SEC 107G |
(319) 273-2983 |
Neil Clopton | Academic Tech Support Manager | College of Education | (319) 273-5849 | |
Kerri Clopton, PhD | Associate Professor, School Psychology Program | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies | SEC 514 |
(319) 273-7940 |
Greg Conderman | Assistant Adjunct Professor | Special Education | ||
Jenny Connolly, MA | Director of Advising, COE Advising and Teacher Education Success | College of Education | SEC 151 |
319-273-5562 |
Sandy Crain | Secretary III | Special Education | SEC 613B |
(319) 273-6061 |
J.D. Cryer, EdD | Assistant Professor | Teaching | SEC 170 |
(319) 273-2265 |
Amy Curley | Secretary III/Events, Marketing & Development | Dean's Office | SEC 224 |
319-273-3146 |
Name | Position | Department | Location | Phone |
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Robin Dada, PhD | Department Head and Professor, Curriculum & Instruction; Interim Department Head, Special Education | Curriculum & Instruction | SEC 613 |
(319) 273-2167 |
Maxine Davis | Director, Instructional Resources and Technology Services | College of Education | SEC 202 |
319-273-3339 |
Sharon Dentlinger, EdD | Assistant Professor of Practice, Superintendency | College of Education, Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies | SEC 601 |
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Rodney B. Dieser, PhD | Professor, Recreation, Tourism and Nonprofit Leadership | Health, Recreation & Community Services | WRC 203 |
(319) 273-7775 |
Kristine Donnelly | Assistant Professor of Instruction | Special Education | Nielsen Field House |
319-273-6062 |
Amber Dullard, MA | Academic Advisor | College of Education | SEC 151 |
(319) 273-4971 |
Name | Position | Department | Location | Phone |
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Scott Ellison, PhD | Associate Professor | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies | SEC 507 |
(319) 273-2749 |
Carrie Elser, EdD | International/Out-of-State Student Teaching Coordinator; Clinical Assistant Professor | Teaching | SEC 168 |
(319) 273-3310 |
Name | Position | Department | Location | Phone |
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Heather Ferden, MAE | Assistant Adjunct Professor | Curriculum & Instruction | SEC 225 |
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Benjamin Forsyth, PhD | Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies & Teacher Education; Associate Professor, Educational Psychology | College of Education | SEC 151 |
(319) 273-6888 |
Elizabeth Frazier | College of Education | HPC 106 |
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Suzanne Freedman, PhD | Professor | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies | SEC 518 |
(319) 273-2483 |
Name | Position | Department | Location | Phone |
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Anthony Gabriele, PhD | Professor | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies | SEC 515 |
(319) 273-2899 |
Barbara Gager, MAE | Academic Advisor | College of Education | SEC 151G |
(319) 273-2997 |
Magdalena (Magda) Galloway, MA | Assistant Professor of Instruction, Learning Technology & Instructional Design | Curriculum & Instruction | SEC 401C |
(319) 273-3076 |
Jaydon Gansen | Graduate Assistant | Health, Recreation & Community Services | (319) 273-2654 | |
Julianne Gassman, PhD | Director, Office of Community Engagement; Professor, Recreation, Tourism & Nonprofit Leadership | Health, Recreation & Community Services | HPC 107 |
(319) 273-2204 |
Cindy Gavin, MAE | Assistant Adjunct Professor | Curriculum & Instruction | Center for Energy & Env. Educ. 10 |
319-273-7211 |
Timothy Gilson, EdD | Associate Professor, Educational Leadership ; Coordinator, International Teacher Leader Program | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies | SEC 601D |
(319) 273-2636 |
Molly Greiner | Assistant Adjunct Professor | College of Education | HPC 106 |
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Oksana Grybovych Hafermann, EdD | Chief of Staff, Board & Governmental Relations ; Professor, Recreation, Tourism and Nonprofit Leadership | Health, Recreation & Community Services | WRC 215 (Faculty Office) Seerley Hall 1 (Chief of Staff) |
(319) 273-2570 |
Name | Position | Department | Location | Phone |
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Marcie Hagge, MS | Assistant Adjunct Professor | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies | SEC 523 |
(319) 273-2695 |
Emily Hanson | Assistant Adjunct Professor | Health, Recreation & Community Services | 319-273-2141 | |
Beth Harris, MA | Cedar Falls Center Student Teaching Coordinator; Clinical Assistant Professor | Teaching | SEC 173A |
(319) 269-3571 |
Becky Hawbaker, PhD | Assistant Professor and Field Experience Coordinator | Teaching | SEC 153B |
(319) 273-7664 |
Kenneth Hayes, EdD | Assistant Professor of Instruction; Coordinator, Principalship Program MAE/ASC and Director of Special Education Endorsement | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies | SEC 601G |
(319) 273-6264 |
Samantha Heinze | Assistant Adjunct Professor | College of Education | SEC 629 |
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Leasha Henriksen, MA | Cedar Rapids Center Student Teaching Coordinator; Clinical Assistant Professor | Teaching | SEC 153 |
(319) 273-5369 |
David Hernández-Saca, PhD | Associate Professor; COE Faculty Senate Co-Chair | Special Education, College of Education | SEC 630 |
(319) 273-7646 |
Melanie Hill, MA | Des Moines Student Teaching Coordinator ; Clinical Assistant Professor | Teaching | SEC 153 |
(319) 273-2202 |
Theresa Hirst | Assistant Professor of Instruction | Special Education | SEC 124 |
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Sheri Hoffman, MA | Field Experience Coordinator; Clinical Assistant Professor | Teaching | SEC 153Q |
(319) 273-2262 |
Megan Holbach | Administrative Assistant to the Dean | Dean's Office | SEC 150 |
(319) 273-6080 |
Audra Hootman, MSEd | Assistant Professor of Instruction, Elementary Education | Curriculum & Instruction | SEC 621 |
319-273-2007 |
Marcus Hora, MAE | Assistant Adjunct Professor | Curriculum & Instruction | Online |
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Roark Horn, EdD | Assistant Professor of Practice, Educational Leadership ; Pomerantz Endowed Professorship in Educational Excellence | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies | SEC 525 |
319-273-2695 |
Wu-Ying Hsieh, PhD | Associate Professor | Special Education | SEC 604 |
(319) 273-7752 |
Name | Position | Department | Location | Phone |
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Hannah Jaros | Director, National Program for Playground Safety | Health, Recreation & Community Services | SEC 104 |
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Danielle Jennings | Academic Advisor | College of Education | SEC 151 |
(319) 273-7363 |
Alexis Johansen | Child Development Specialist, Child Development Center | Child Development Center | Nielsen Field House 1 |
319-273-4320 |
Courtney Johnson | Graduate Assistant | Health, Recreation & Community Services, Health, Recreation & Community Services | (319) 273-2654 | |
Theresa Johnson | Administrative Assistant | Richard O. Jacobson Center for Comprehensive Literacy | 319-273-2053 | |
Elana Joram, PhD | Professor & Coordinator, Professional Development for Teachers Program (on-line) | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies | SEC 503 |
(319) 273-7283 |
Ashley Jorgensen, MA | Field Experience Coordinator; Clinical Assistant Professor | Teaching | SEC 153P |
(319) 273-2961 |
Bibiana Julin, MA | Administrative Assistant (Secretary III) | Teaching | SEC 153 |
(319) 273-5317 |
Karla Justice, EdD | Professor, School Library Studies | Curriculum & Instruction | SEC 610 |
(319) 273-7241 |
Name | Position | Department | Location | Phone |
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Brenda Kaufmann, MAE | Assistant Adjunct Professor | Curriculum & Instruction | SEC 632 |
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Gabriel Keehn | Assistant Adjunct Professor | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies | 319-273-7211 | |
Sunni Kegebein | Director of Development, College of Education | Dean's Office | Commons 302 |
319-273-4784 |
Jill Kluesner | Assistant Adjunct Professor | College of Education | HPC 106 |
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Kristina Kofoot | Assistant Adjunct Professor, Recreation, Tourism and Nonprofit Leadership; Assistant Director, Office of Community Engagement | Health, Recreation & Community Services | HPC 107 |
319-273-4507 |
Victoria Kohls | Assistant Adjunct Professor | Curriculum & Instruction | SEC 613 |
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Kady Korbel, MA | Charles City/Mason City Center Student Teaching Coordinator; Clinical Assistant Professor | Teaching | SEC 153 |
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Christopher L. Kowalski, EdD | Professor, Recreation, Tourism and Nonprofit Leadership | Health, Recreation & Community Services | WRC 239 |
(319) 273-3528 |
Mason Kuhn, EdD | Associate Professor, Elementary Education ; Coordinator, Elementary Education Program | Curriculum & Instruction | SEC 631 |
(319) 273-2240 |
Name | Position | Department | Location | Phone |
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Sheryl Larson, MA | Northwest Iowa Center Student Teaching Coordinator; Assistant Adjunct Professor | Teaching | SEC 153 |
(319) 273-2202 |
Zak Larter | Information Technology Specialist | College of Education | ||
Amy Lockhart, EdD | Assistant Professor; Clinical Experience Coordinator | Teaching | SEC 153M |
(319) 273-2209 |
June Lukens | Secretary II | Curriculum & Instruction | SEC 613 |
(319) 273-2167 |
Name | Position | Department | Location | Phone |
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Andrew "Andy" Martin, EdD | Assistant Adjunct Professor, Health, Recreation & Community Services; Aquatics & Outdoor Recreation Coordinator | Health, Recreation & Community Services | WRC 207 (Faculty Office) |
319-273-7164 |
Taraneh Matloob Haghanikar, PhD | Associate Professor, Literacy Education | Curriculum & Instruction | SEC 107F |
(319) 273-2564 |
Linda McCartney, MA | Assistant Adjunct Professor | Curriculum & Instruction | SEC 629 |
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Stacy McGauvran-Hruby | Manager, Marketing and Communications | Dean's Office | SEC 173B |
(319) 273-7615 |
Jessica McMurrin | Graduate Assistant | Health, Recreation & Community Services, Health, Recreation & Community Services | (319) 273-2654 | |
Shuaib Meacham, PhD | Associate Professor, Literacy Education | Curriculum & Instruction | SEC 107B |
(319) 273-2629 |
Sohyun Meacham, PhD | Coordinator, EdD Program; Associate Professor, Literacy Education | Curriculum & Instruction | SEC 605 |
(319) 273-2760 |
Cheryl Meller | Graduate Recruitment and Event Coordinator, Graduate Studies | Dean's Office | SEC 108A |
319-273-6255 |
Kim Miller, MA | Field Experience Coordinator; Instructor | Teaching | (319) 273-3127 | |
Dawn Mollenkopf, PhD | Averyle Westphal Ehrle Professor of Early Childhood Education | College of Education, Curriculum & Instruction | SEC 624 |
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Carol Montz, PhD | Field Supervisor, Principalship Cohort | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies | SEC 601 |
(319) 273-2122 |
Theophile Muhayimana, EdD | Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies | SEC 605 |
319-273-3139 |
Colleen S. Mulholland, EdD | Dean, College of Education; Professor, Curriculum & Instruction | College of Education | SEC 150G |
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Neil Mullen, MA | Northeast Iowa Student Teaching Coordinator ; Clinical Assistant Professor | Teaching | SEC 153 |
(319) 273-2202 |
Brenna Murphy | Child Development Specialist, Child Development Center | Child Development Center | Nielsen Field House 1 |
319-273-2263 |
Anjuli Myers | Coordinator, RAPIL | Dean's Office | SEC 167 |
Name | Position | Department | Location | Phone |
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Mindy Noble | Secretary III | College of Education | SEC 202 |
(319) 273-3342 |
Lori Norton-Meier, PhD | Director, Jacobson Center for Comprehensive Literacy ; Professor, Literacy Education | Richard O. Jacobson Center for Comprehensive Literacy | SEC 113 |
(319) 273-2053 |
Name | Position | Department | Location | Phone |
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Heather Olsen, EdD | Professor, Recreation, Tourism and Nonprofit Leadership | Health, Recreation & Community Services | WRC 225 |
(319) 273-6173 |
Shelby Overmohle, MAE | Child Development Specialist, Child Development Center | Child Development Center | Nielsen Field House 1 |
319-273-4316 |
Name | Position | Department | Location | Phone |
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Harun Parpucu, EdD | Assistant Adjunct Professor | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies | SEC 523 |
(319) 273-2694 |
Allison Pattee, EdD | Clinical Assistant Professor of Instruction, Elementary Education ; Coordinator, Elementary Education Online Transfer Program Coordinator | Curriculum & Instruction | SEC 609 |
(319) 273-4304 |
Meredith Pecinovsky, MAE | Academic Advisor | College of Education | SEC 151 |
(319) 273-2751 |
Leann Perkins, MAE | Child Development Specialist, Child Development Center | Child Development Center | Nielsen Field House 1 |
319-273-4316 |
Sherry Petty, PhD | Assistant Professor, Special Education | Special Education | SEC 613 |
319-273-6061 |
Karen Phillips | Secretary III, College of Education Dean's Office | College of Education | COE Dean's Office |
(319) 273-2719 |
Karen Platte | Assistant Adjunct Professor | Curriculum & Instruction | SEC 629 |
319-273-7285 |
Shelley Price-Williams, PhD | Assistant Professor, Postsecondary Education | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies | SEC 603 |
(319) 273-6789 |
Name | Position | Department | Location | Phone |
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Ashley Reichert | Assistant Adjunct Professor | Special Education | SEC 613 |
319-273-6061 |
Ron Rinehart, PhD | Head, Educational Psychology, Foundations and Leadership Studies ; Associate Professor | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies | SEC 511 |
(319) 273-2027 |
Kelly Rohlf, MS | Southeast Iowa Center Student Teaching Coordinator; Clinical Assistant Professor | Teaching | SEC 153 |
(319) 273-5338 |
Mary Beth Rygh, MS | Waterloo Student Teaching Coordinator (Elementary); Clinical Assistant Professor | Teaching | SEC 153D |
(319) 273-5338 |
Name | Position | Department | Location | Phone |
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Mandie Sanderman | Assistant Dean of Assessment and Clinical Experiences | College of Education | SEC 151 |
319-273-2751 |
Amy Sandvold, MAE, ASC | Assistant Adjunct Professor | Curriculum & Instruction | SEC 107C |
319-273-5695 |
David "Schmiddy" Schmid, EdD | Associate Professor & Program Coordinator, Postsecondary Education: Student Affairs | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies | SEC 525F |
(319) 273-6519 |
Amanda Schmidt | Program Coordinator, Institute of Educational Leadership | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies | SEC 525 |
319-273-2613 |
Stephanie Schmitz, PhD | Associate Professor, School Psychology | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies | SEC 519 |
(319) 273-7634 |
Kathleen G. Scholl, PhD | Department Head, Health, Recreation and Community Services; Professor, Recreation, Tourism and Nonprofit Leadership & EdD Coordinator | Health, Recreation & Community Services | WRC 203 |
319-273-6316 |
Lisa Schweigel | Secretary II | Teaching | 153 SEC |
(319) 273-7770 |
Marissa Schweinfurth | Professional Development Coordinator, JCCL; Assistant Adjunct Professor | Richard O. Jacobson Center for Comprehensive Literacy | SEC 113
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319-273-7758 |
Katie Simpson, MA | Clinical Assistant Professor | College of Education, Teaching | SEC 153 |
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Nicole Skaar, PhD | Professor & Coordinator, School Psychology Program | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies | SEC 525G |
(319) 273-7649 |
Jared Smith | Assistant Adjunct Professor | College of Education | HPC 106 |
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Aaron Spurr, MA | Field Experience Coordinator; Clinical Assistant Professor, Earth & Environmental Science | Teaching | Latham Hall 124 |
(319) 273-7297 |
Amy Staples, PhD | Associate Professor | Special Education | SEC 126 |
(319) 273-7468 |
Carly Stauffer | Child Development Specialist | Child Development Center | Nielsen Field House 1 |
319-273-4315 |
Abigail Steil | Assistant Adjunct Professor | College of Education | HPC 106 |
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Jim Stichter, MAE | Interim Department Head, Teaching ; Clinical Assistant Professor | Teaching | SEC 173B |
(319) 273-2232 |
Mary Stichter, MA | Field Experience Coordinator; Instructor Emeritus | Teaching | SEC 153F |
(319) 273-6466 |
Desislava Stoycheva, EdD | Associate Adjunct Professor | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies | SEC 524 |
319-273-2694 |
Mary Sult, PhD | Director, Institute of Educational Leadership; Assistant Professor of Practice, Superintendency | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies | SEC 601C |
(319) 273-2540 |
Erin Summerhays | RAPIL Student Support Specialist | College of Education | SEC 151 |
319-273-2717 |
Name | Position | Department | Location | Phone |
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Denise Tallakson, MEd | Assistant Professor of Instruction, Elementary Education | Curriculum & Instruction | SEC 622 |
(319) 273-2540 |
Mike Tate, MA | Academic Advisor | College of Education | SEC 151 |
319-273-5481 |
Joan Bessman Taylor, PhD | Associate Professor, School Library Studies ; Coordinator, School Library Studies Graduate Program | Curriculum & Instruction | SEC 611 |
(319) 273-2192 |
Tara Tedrow, MA | Assistant Professor of Instruction | Special Education | SEC 613 |
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Katie Towler, EdS | Western Iowa Student Teaching Coordinator; Assistant Adjunct Professor | Teaching | SEC 153 |
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Matt Townsley, EdD | Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership & Coordinator, EdD Educational Leadership | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies | SEC 601D |
(319) 273-2605 |
Name | Position | Department | Location | Phone |
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Deanne Ubben | Secretary III, Curriculum & Instruction | Curriculum & Instruction | SEC 613 |
(319) 273-2167 |
Name | Position | Department | Location | Phone |
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Sarah Vander Zanden, PhD | Professor, Literacy Education ; Director, UNI Literacy Clinic | Curriculum & Instruction | SEC 107D |
(319) 273-7270 |
Steve VanderPol, MA | Central Iowa Student Teaching Coordinator ; Clinical Assistant Professor | Teaching | SEC 153 |
(319) 640-1022 |
David VanHorn | Assistant Professor of Practice; Grow Your Own Program Coordinator | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies | SEC 525 |
319-273-2694 |
Beth Dykstra VanMeeteren, EdD | Director, Regents' Center for Early Developmental Education; Professor, Literacy Education | Curriculum & Instruction | SEC 117A |
(319) 273-2550 |
Jere Vyverberg | Field Supervisor, Principalship Cohort | Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies | SEC 525 |
319-273-2122 |
Name | Position | Department | Location | Phone |
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Carolyn Weber, PhD | Associate Professor, Middle Level Education ; Coordinator, Middle Level Education Dual Major Program | Curriculum & Instruction | SEC 628 |
(319) 273-7759 |
Alisa Weeks | Secretary III | Health, Recreation & Community Services | WRC 203 |
(319) 273-2654 |
Timothy Weih, PhD | Associate Professor, Literacy Education | Curriculum & Instruction | SEC 107A |
(319) 273-7466 |
Jordan Wells | Secretary III | College of Education | 151 SEC |
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Nancy White, MAE | Assistant Adjunct Professor | Curriculum & Instruction | SEC 225 |
(319) 273-2308 |
Angie Widner | Assistant Adjunct Professor | Health, Recreation & Community Services | ||
Lori Wurtz | Secretary III, Advising and Teacher Education Success; Secretary III, Science Education | College of Education | SEC 152 |
319-273-2265 |
Name | Position | Department | Location | Phone |
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Melita Zejnic | Assistant Child Development Specialist | Child Development Center | Nielsen Field House 1 |
319-273-4315 |