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Curriculum and Teaching

Faculty & Staff

David Schwarzer

Chair

Education - Ph.D. University of Arizona; M.A., Tel-Aviv University; B.A., Tel-Aviv University
Research/Interests - Emergent literacy development in multilingual settings; Research as a tool for empowerment and innovative methodologies in second/foreign language education

Office - University Hall, Room 2127
Phone - (973) 655-5187
Email - schwarzerd@mail.montclair.edu

Susan Hagen

Department Administrator

Education - M.A., University of Central Florida; B.A., West Chester University

Office - University Hall, Room 2125
Phone - (973) 655-6908
Email - hagens@mail.montclair.edu

Maggie Leckey

Program Advisor

Education - M.A., Fairleigh Dickinson University; B.A., Rutgers University

Phone - (973) 655-3295
Email - leckeym@mail.montclair.edu

Laura Foresta

Secretary


Office - University Hall, Room 2128A
Phone - (973) 655-5187
Email - forestal@mail.montclair.edu


Faculty

Ada Beth Cutler

Education - Ed.D., Ed.M., Harvard University; B.A., Barnard College
Research/Interests - Teacher learning and professional development, education policy, school-university partnership, school renewal

Office - University Hall, Room 3139
Phone - (973) 655-5167
Email - cutlera@mail.montclair.edu

Vanessa Domine

Education - Ph.D., New York University; M.A., B.A., San Jose State University
Research/Interests - Educational technology, media literacy, and uses of technology for educational renewal
Profile - Vanessa Domine

Office - University Hall, Room 2191
Phone - (973) 655-6850
Email - dominev@mail.montclair.edu

Wandalyn Enix

Education - Ed.D., Temple University; M.A., Lehigh University; B.A., Howard University
Research/Interests - Multicultural education, urban education, and african-american history and education

Office - University Hall, Room 2174
Phone - (973) 655-7124
Email - enixw@mail.montclair.edu

Jennifer L. Goeke

Education - Ph.D., University at Albany; Ed.M., Rutgers University; B.A., New York University
Research/Interests - Teacher education pedagogy, development of special educators; reasoning and instructional thought; conceptions of students with disabilities

Office - University Hall, Room 2178
Phone - (973) 655-6943
Email - goekej@mail.montclair.edu

Rebecca A. Goldstein

Education - Ph.D., M.S., University of Rochester; B.A., Bucknell University
Research/Interests - Urban education, school reform, and teacher identity development in multicultural context and power in education
Profile - Rebecca A. Goldstein

Office - University Hall, Room 2121
Phone - (973) 655-5191
Email - goldsteinr@mail.montclair.edu

David Lee Keiser

Education - Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley; M.A., San Francisco State University; B.A., University of Michigan
Research/Interests - Mindfulness and contemplative pedagogy; culturally responsive teaching; school-university partnerships
Profile - David Lee Keiser

Office - University Hall, Room 2117
Phone - (973) 655-7199
Email - keiserd@mail.montclair.edu

Emily Klein

Education - Ph.D., New York University; M.A., Stanford University; B.A., Barnard College
Research/Interests - Professional development, school reform, professional communities of practice
Profile - Emily Klein

Office - University Hall, Room 2123
Phone - (973) 655-3454
Email - kleine@mail.montclair.edu

Douglas Larkin

Education - Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison; M.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison; B.S., Trenton State College, NJ
Profile - Douglas Larkin

Office - University Hall, Room 2167
Phone - (973) 655-3124
Email - larkind@mail.montclair.edu

Tanya Moorehead

Education - Ph.D., University of Central Florida; M.A., University of Connecticut; B.S., University of Connecticut
Research/Interests - Co-teaching, collaboration, secondary education, urban education

Office - University Hall, Room 2121
Phone - (973) 655-6709
Email - mooreheadt@mail.montclair.edu

Fernando Naiditch

Education - Ph.D., New York University; M.A., Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; B.A., Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Research/Interests - Second language acquisition, multicultural/bilingual education, cross-cultural communication, teaching english language learners, interlanguage pragmatics
Profile - Fernando Naiditch

Office - University Hall, Room 2163
Phone - (973) 655-5477
Email - naiditchf@mail.montclair.edu

Jennifer Robinson

Education - Ed.D., M.A., M.Ed., Columbia University; B.A., Northwestern University
Research/Interests - Strategies for increasing the diversity of the teaching force, pre-service teacher education, school/university partnerships

Office - University Hall, Room 1191
Phone - (973) 655-4226
Email - robinsonj@mail.montclair.edu

Monica Taylor

Education - Ph.D., University of Arizona; M.S., City College of New York; B.A., University of Pennsylvania
Research/Interests - Self-study, action research and co/auotethnography, inquiry and teaching for social justice, adolescent language, literacy, and culture, teacher leadership
Profile - Monica Taylor

Office - University Hall, Room 2142
Phone - (973) 655-6952
Email - taylorm@mail.montclair.edu

Nancy R. Tumposky

Education - Ed.D., M.Ed., SUNY at Albany; B.A., Manhattanville College
Research/Interests - Second language learning and teaching, and teaching for critical thinking
Profile - Nancy R. Tumposky

Office - University Hall, Room 2144
Phone - (973) 655-7127
Email - tumposkyn@mail.montclair.edu

Ana Maria Villegas

Education - Ph.D., New York University; M.S., Hunter College; B.S., St. Peter's College
Research/Interests - Culturally responsive teaching, preparing teachers for a diverse K-12 student population, and increasing the diversity and cultural knowledge/expertise of the teacher workforce
Profile - Ana Maria Villegas

Office - University Hall, Room 2116
Phone: (973) 655-7937
Email - villegasa@mail.montclair.edu

Vincent J. Walencik

Education - Ed.D., Rutgers, The State University; M.A., B.S., Montclair State College
Research/Interests - Distance learning; children engineering, critical thinking/problem solving, technology education, changing teacher/student behavior, and preparing the workforce for the 21st century

Office - University Hall, Room 2172
Phone - (973) 655-5174
Email - walencikv@mail.montclair.edu

Richard Wolfson

Education - Ph.D., M.A., The Ohio State University; B.S., The City College of New York
Research/Interests - Emerging trends in educational technology, and university governance

Office - University Hall, Room 2165
Phone - (973) 655-7126
Email - wolfsonr@mail.montclair.edu

Mayida Zaal

Education - Ph.D. Graduate Center, City University of New York; M.S.Ed. Bank Street College Graduate School of Education; B.A. Rutgers University
Research/Interests - Education of immigrant youth, preparation of teachers working in diverse settings, youth participatory action research, and issues of social justice and equity in education

Office - University Hall, Room 2146
Phone - (973) 655-7683
Email - zaalm@mail.montclair.edu


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