Name, Title, Contact Research Interests Area of Expertise

Daniel J. Allen Dallen40@depaul.edu Vice President for Development at DePaul University

Access to postsecondary education in the United States, the effects of human, social, cultural, and economic capital on student decisions about postsecondary education, postsecondary education policy and its effects on college access for low-income and first-generation students

External relations strategies in college and university settings, leadership and governance in postsecondary education, policies that influence access to postsecondary education for first-generation and low-income students

Mojdeh Bayat mbayat@depaul.edu Associate Professor, Early Childhood Ed Doctoral Program Teacher Education | Doctoral Program

Cross-cultural perceptions of disability; Inclusion & disability rights in developing countries; resilience science; Early childhood mental health; Autism teacher training

Qualitative research, survey research, ethnography, mixed methods, narrative inquiry

Melissa Bradford mbradfo5@depaul.edu Professional Lecturer Leadership Language and Curriculum

Qualitative Research Methods, Participatory/Collaborative Research, soka (value-creating) education, Makiguchi and Ikeda Studies, dialogue, democratic education, Ecojustice Education, progressive/alternative education models

Qualitative research, narrative inquiry, participatory/collaborative research

COE FACULTY INTEREST & AREA OF EXPERTISE

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Enora Brown ebrown@depaul.edu Associate Professor, Social and Cultural Foundations in Education Educational Policy Studies and Research

Socially Constructed Meanings, Hierarchical Relationships in Society; Racial Identity Construction amongst Pre-service Teachers; Cultural Knowledge and Historical Relationships embodied in African American Children's Discursive disputes; Significance of Power, Positionality, and "Reason" in Verbal Conflicts

Anne Butler abutle18@depaul.edu Instructional Assistant Professor, Special Education; Counseling and Special Ed

Teacher preparation & behavioral coaching for teachers; teacher support for managing student behaviors perceived as "challenging"

Quantitative & qualitative research, mixed methods, survey research, single subject research

An-Chih Cheng accheng@depaul.edu Assistant Professor Educational Policy Studies and Research

Multimodal literacy practices & assessment and evaluation

Quantitative research and Program evaluation

Ronald Chennault rchennau@depaul.edu Associate Professor, Social and Cultural Foundations in Education; Associate Dean Educational Policy Studies and Research

Cultural studies; discourse and communication; diversity education; educational theory; educational policy; media analysis; politics and education; race; school reform

Can support as an informal resource, in developing a research question, and discussing research in general. Can also serve as a committee member or committee chair.

Nell Cobb ncobb@depaul.edu Associate Chair; Associate Professor, Elementary Math Teacher Education

Underrepresented students in STEM areas; Students who score in the lower quartile on math assessments; Near peer mentoring

Program evaluation

Jennifer Cohen jcohen19@depaul.edu Associate Professor, Secondary Education Teacher Education

Implications of teachers’ experiences of professional identity for professional practice; Construction of teacher professional identity through language and practice; School culture and academic achievement in urban public education, discursive analysis of media production of education as a profession

Hilary Conklin hconkli1@depaul.edu Associate Professor, Secondary Social Studies Teacher Education

Teacher education; teacher learning; middle grades teacher preparation; critical, justice-oriented teacher education; pedagogy of teacher education; social studies, action civics, and democratic education

Qualitative, case study, and mixed-method research

Marie Ann Donovan mdonovan@depaul.edu Associate Professor, Early Childhood Teacher Education

Vocational/CTE education, adult education, early childhood-age children and their families, early literacy, family literacy, children's and young adult literature, higher education issues related to curriculum development, assessment, and student completion; Community college

Jim Duignan jduignan@depaul.edu Associate Professor; Visual Arts and Secondary Education; Chair, Visual Art Education Teacher Education

Art education as critical platform; teaching as an aesthetic field; Chicago underground arts scene from radical pedagogy to performance; socially engaged art and the Stockyard Institute. Founder of the Stockyard Institute: http://stockyardinstitute.org

Mixed methods & art sources and creative & arts based literature

Amy Feiker Hollenbeck afeiker@depaul.edu Associate Professor, Special Education Counseling and Special Education

Research-based reading instruction; reading comprehension instruction, including theoretical perspectives, research-based practices, and developing professional development; students with disabilities; classroom observational research and teacher interviews; relationships between professional development, conceptual change, and change in teaching practices; elements of effective educational change/reform.

Qualitative research methodology and analysis

Anna Marie Frank afrank@depaul.edu Associate Professor, Physical Education Teacher Education

Sports, fitness and physical education; diversity and cultural roadblocks to wellness behavior

Joseph Gardner joby.gardner@depaul.edu Associate Professor Leadership Language and Curriculum | Doctoral Program

Youth development, participatory action research, sociology and cultural anthropology of youth, asset-based community development, youth civic engagement, transition to adulthood, juvenile justice, alternative education, curriculum studies, teacher leadership, progressive curriculum and pedagogy, culturally relevant and anti-racist curriculum

Qualitative research, Grounded theory, Ethnography, Mixed methods, Narrative inquiry, Critical policy research

Jason Goulah jgoulah@depaul.edu Associate Professor of Bilingual-Bicultural Education; Leadership Language and Curriculum

Transformative world language learning; Makiguchi and Ikeda studies in education; bilingualism, second/foreign language, culture, identity and new literacies.

Qualitative research, ethnography, narrative inquiry

Horace Hall hhall@depaul.edu Associate Professor Educational Policy Studies and Research

Racialized Geography; Institutional Exclusion; Youth Activism and Agency; Critical Praxis and Emancipatory Education Methods

Qualitative research, critical race theory, historiography, ethnography, mixed methods, narrative inquiry, critical policy research

Stephen Haymes shaymes@depaul.edu Associate Professor, Social and Cultural Foundations in Education Educational Policy Studies and Research | Doctoral Program

Philosophy of Education; Human Rights and Peace Education; Africana Philosophy and Thought; Colonial and Post-Colonial Theory; Memory Studies/Pedagogy of Memory; Globalization; and Violence; Genocide Studies; Africana philosophy (Caribbean and Latin American), decolonial theory and critical/radical education (Marxism and neomarxism)

Grounded theory, ethnography; may serve as a resource for collaborative research projects

Mindy Kalchman mkalchma@depaul.edu Associate Professor, Elementary Mathematics Teacher Education

Mathematics education; pre-service teacher education; preparing urban teachers.

Qualitative research, ethnography, mixed methods and narrative inquiry.

Katherine Kapustka kkapustk@depaul.edu Program Leader & Associate Professor, Elementary Reading and Curriculum Teacher Education

Professional development schools; gifted education; differentiation; literacy and assessment

Qualitative and survey research

Andrea Kayne andrea.kayne@depaul.edu Associate Professor and Director, Educational Leadership Doctoral Program Doctoral Program | Leadership Language and Curriculum

Assessment and accountability; Data Wise literacy; equal protection; female paradigms of educational leadership; politics of education; school law (k-higher ed); school safety; stakeholder relationships and conflict resolution

Donna Kiel dkiel@depaul.edu Instructional Assistant Professor, Secondary Education; Teacher Education

Principal Leadership; one-to-one technology in schools; professional learning communities; mindfulness in teaching; IB programs

Quantitative and Qualitative Research, Survey Research, Ethnography, Mixed Methods, Program evaluation, narrative inquiry

Richard Kozoll rkozoll@depaul.edu Associate Professor, Science Education Teacher Education

Science Education that employs constructs of identity as a means of understanding access and engagement in the content area. Praxis-study and action research w/in math & science

Qualitative Research and Phenomenology/ Interview Studies

Jeffrey Kuzmic jkuzmic@depaul.edu Associate Professor and Director, Curriculum Studies Master's and Doctoral Programs Leadership Language and Curriculum | Doctoral Program

Democratic education, power, and inequality; gender, teaching, and curriculum; teacher identity, development, and professionalism; the epistemology of teacher research and qualitative research methodologies; and the role of emotions in curriculum, teaching, and learning.

Qualitative research, grounded theory, ethnography, autoethnography/self-study/teacher research

Eunmi Lee elee38@depaul.edu Assistant Professor, Science Education/Science Teacher Education Teacher Education

Science Teachers' Pedagogical Content Knowledge; Using Models and Modeling in science teaching

Sr. Mary Paul McCaughey mmccaug1@depaul.edu Instructional Assistant Faculty Leadership Language and Curriculum mmccaug1@depaul.edu

Principal leadership, engaged learning, Catholic identity, systems management, turnaround theories, Catholic school governance and finance, strategic planning.

Catholic school frameworks: Governance, Philosophy and Finance

Patrick McDevitt pmcdevi1@depaul.edu Associate Professor, Counseling Counseling and Special Education

The Psychology and Spirituality of Professional Ministers and Human Service Professionals; Counseling Education - Exploring Effective Methods to Teach Theory and Clinical Practice; Personality Disorders - Working with Difficult Clients

Quantitative research

Rebecca E. Michel rebecca.michel@depaul.edu Assistant Professor, Counseling Counseling and Special Education

Exploration of how cultural, relational, educational and career factors impact identity, well-being and life satisfaction. Career development, college and career readiness, higher education, and strengths-based counseling both domestically and globally.

Quantitative & Qualitative Research, Grounded Theory, Program evaluation, Mixed methods, survey research

Karen Monkman kmonkman@depaul.edu Professor, Social and Cultural Foundations in Education Teacher Education| Doctoral Program

Comparative/International Ed; Globalization, transnationalization & migration; Gender & Ed; Culture & Ed; Society & Ed; Social Justice Issues; Education outside of school settings.

Qualitative research, grounded theory, program evaluation, narrative inquiry, critical policy research, ethnography, Participatory approaches to research, feminist research methodologies, research methods outside of the U.S.

Kristen Neisler kneisler@depaul.edu Clinical Assistant Faculty, Exercise Science/Physical Education Teacher Education

Health, Fitness, Nutrition, Exercise, Physical Therapy, Athletic Training

Able to serve as an informal resource for doctoral students.

Thomas Noel tnoel2@depaul.edu Assistant Professor Doctoral Program, Leadership Language and Curriculum

Education policy; teacher residency requirements; impact of trauma on families, communities, and schools; youth empowerment and activism; neighborhood schools; teacher education; pedagogy; school choice; student leadership and social justice in higher education; service learning; and higher education (leadership and student affairs)

Critical quantitative methods, survey research, mixed methods, and qualitative research

Alexandra Novakovic anovakov@depaul.edu Associate Professor, Counseling Counseling and Special Education

College and career readiness counseling; Career counseling; Counselor education Survey Research

Gonzalo A. Obelleiro gobellei@depaul.edu Instructional Assistant Professor, Curriculum Studies Leadership Language and Curriculum

Curriculum Studies, Theory of Education, Philosophy of Education, Ethics, Aesthetics, New Media and Educational Technology, Cosmopolitanism

Qualitative Research, Grounded Theory, Mixed Methods, Narrative Inquiry, Developing Theoretical Frameworks

Melissa Ockerman mockerma@depaul.edu Associate Professor, Counseling Counseling and Special Education

School Counselor Leadership; Effective School Counseling Interventions and Training; Resiliency and Urban Youth; Career Development

Roxanne Owens rowens@depaul.edu Chair & Associate Professor; Elementary Reading Teacher Education

Children's Literature, Technology in Education, Reading/Literacy Education, Family Literacy

Qualitative Research, Survey Research, Program Evaluation, Narrative Inquiry

Prem K. Pahwa ppahwa@depaul.edu Instructional Assistant Professor, Counseling Counseling and Special Education

Trauma and vicarious trauma; Sexual health; Homeless, runaway and street-engaged youth; LGBTQ people across the lifespan

Sung Park-Johnson sparkjoh@depaul.edu Assistant Professor, Bilingual-Bicultural Education & Director of Bilingual and ESL Minors Leadership Language and Curriculum

Linguistics, bilingualism, ESL, bilingual education, language acquisition, syntax, Korean, crosslinguistic influence

Quantitative Research, Survey Research and Mixed Methods

Miranda Parries mparries@depaul.edu Assistant Professor Counseling and Special Education

Faculty Educators of Color, Multicultural and Social Justice Competencies, Growth and Development through Study Abroad Experiences, Trauma and Crisis Intervention, College Mental Health Issues

Eva Patrikakou epatrika@depaul.edu Professor, Special Education Counseling and Special Education

Family involvement and its impact on student academic and social/emotional learning; School-family partnerships; academic achievement of adolescents with(out) disabilities; RTI

Quantitative methodology, measurement & research, survey research, program evaluation, large data set research

Amira Proweller aprowell@depaul.edu Associate Professor, Social and Cultural Foundations in Education Teacher Education | Doctoral Program

Qualitative research methods; Sociology of education; Community-based service learning; Gender studies in education; Education policy

Qualitative research, grounded theory, ethnography, narrative inquiry, critical policy research

Barbara Rieckhoff brieckho@depaul.edu Associate Prof. & Director of Educational Leadership Master's Program; Leadership Language and Curriculum

K-12 leadership, the principalship, Professional Development School model, school improvement planning, mentoring and coaching principals

Qualitative Research

Linsey Sabielny lsabieln@depaul.edu Assistant Professor, Special Education Counseling and Special Education

Individuals with developmental, intellectual, and physical disabilities; identifying effective instructional, prompting, and assessment methods utilizing the principles of behavior analysis; preference assessment methodology, prompting strategies, and leisure and daily living skills acquisition

Quantitative, Mixed Methods, Single Subject Research

Kenneth Sarubbi ksarubbi@depaul.edu Associate Professor, Physical Education Teacher Education

Leodis Scott leodis.scott@depaul.edu Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership Leadership Language and Curriculum

Higher, Adult, & Postsecondary Education; Learning Cities Community Colleges; Professional Teacher & Faculty Development; Parent Education; Urban Education; Lifelong Learning Policy

Research Design & Methodologies; Quantitative Research, Survey Research, Mixed-Methods, Program Evaluation, Data Analysis; Policy Analysis; Philosophical and Theoretical Perspectives

Sonia Soltero ssoltero@depaul.edu Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Leadership, Language, and Curriculum Leadership Language and Curriculum

Bilingual Education; Latinos and Education; English Language Learners; Language policy

Qualitative Research, Survey Research, Program Evaluation, Narrative Inquiry

John Taccarino jtaccari@depaul.edu Associate Professor Counseling and Special Education

Test development (personality and character assessment); S (Success)-Factor Theory

Quantitative research and Survey research related to S-Factor Theory

Akihiko Takahashi atakahas@depaul.edu Associate Professor Elementary Math Teacher Education

Mathematics teacher education; Mathematics curriculum development Qualitative research

Darrick Tovar-Murray dtovarmu@depaul.edu Associate Professor, Counseling Counseling and Special Education

Multicultural Competencies; Biracial Identity Development; African Americans' Well-Being; Counseling and Spirituality

Beverly Trezek btrezek@depaul.edu Professor, Special Education Counseling and Special Education

Literacy (language, reading, writing) development, literacy instruction for beginning and struggling learners, pre-, post-achievement data analysis, teacher professional development, special education, deaf education

Quantitative research and Mixed methods

Jennifer Loncola Walberg jwalberg@depaul.edu Associate Professor and Chair, Special Education Counseling and Special Education

Autism; Social Communication in Children with Disabilities; Professional Development Related to Special Education for General Educators and Paraprofessionals

Human subject questions and the IRB process

Stephanie Whitney swhitne4@depaul.edu Assistant Professor, Secondary Education Teacher Education

Student reasoning and sense making, both from the perspective of how students work to make sense of mathematics and how teachers can craft instruction to elicit reasoning and sense making; rational numbers, algebraic reasoning and multiple representations of functions.

Qualitative research

James Wolfinger jwolfing@depaul.edu Associate Dean & Professor; Secondary History Teacher Education

U.S. History and history/social studies education Historiography

Christopher Worthman cworthma@depaul.edu Associate Professor; Secondary English Teacher Education

Out of school literacy practices; Adult education; Writing instruction

Liliana Barro Zecker lzecker@depaul.edu Associate Professor; Language & Literacy Teacher Education

Scaffolding writing development for Latino/a students; Early Literacy Development for bilingual students; Teacher research in urban elementary classrooms

Language/Literacy Development. Multiligualism/Multiliteracy Teaching & Learning. Teacher Inquiry

Pamela Cohen Zionts pamela.cohen@repuscience.com 734-276-1237 PhD, Sociology/Social Psycology from University of Michigan

Attitude/Beliefs/Behavior Patterns; Social Psychology; Reputation; Social Responsibility; Social Norms

Predictive Analytics; Intangibles Valuation; Quantitative and Qualitative Methods; Survey Research and Measurement; Grounded Theory; Performance Outcome Measurement

Paul Zionts pzionts@depaul.edu Dean of the College of Education, Counseling and Special Ed

Higher Education, Special Education, Behavior/classroom management, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Enrollment Management, quantitative research methodologies

Quantitative research, Survey Research, Large data set research, predictive analysis