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Curriculum and Teaching

Faculty & Staff

David Schwarzer, Chair
Office: University Hall, Room 2127
Phone Number: (973) 655-5187
Email: schwarzerd@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D. University of Arizona; M.A., Tel-Aviv University; B.A., Tel-Aviv University
Professional Research/Interests: Emergent literacy development in multilingual settings; Research as a tool for empowerment and innovative methodologies in second/foreign language education
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~schwarzerd

Susan Hagen, Department Administrator
Office: University Hall, Room 2125
Phone Number: (973) 655-6908
Email: hagens@mail.montclair.edu
Education: M.A., University of Central Florida; B.A., West Chester University
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~hagens

Laura Foresta, Secretary
Office: University Hall, Room 2128A
Phone Number: (973) 655-5187
Email: forestal@mail.montclair.edu
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~forestal


Faculty

Ada Beth Cutler
Office: University Hall, Room 3139
Phone Number: (973) 655-5167
Email: cutlera@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ed.D., Ed.M., Harvard University; B.A., Barnard College
Professional Research/Interests: Teacher learning and professional development, education policy, school-university partnership, school renewal
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~cutlera

Vanessa Domine
Office: University Hall, Room 2191
Phone Number: (973) 655-6850
Email: dominev@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., New York University; M.A., B.A., San Jose State University
Professional Research/Interests: Educational technology, media literacy, and uses of technology for educational renewal
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~dominev

Wandalyn Enix
Office: University Hall, Room 2174
Phone Number: (973) 655-7124
Email: enixw@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ed.D., Temple University; M.A., Lehigh University; B.A., Howard University
Professional Research/Interests: Multicultural education, urban education, and african-american history and education
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~enixw

Elaine Fine
Office: University Hall, Room 2119
Phone Number: (973) 655-7361
Email: finee@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ed.D., Teachers College,Columbia University; M.A., CCNY, B.A., Queens College
Professional Research/Interests: Assessment and methods on special education, learning strategies model, inclusion, postsecondary education for individuals with disabilities
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~finee

Jennifer L. Goeke
Office: University Hall, Room 2178
Phone Number: (973) 655-6943
Email: goekej@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., University at Albany; Ed.M., Rutgers University; B.A., New York University
Professional Research/Interests: Teacher education pedagogy, development of special educators; reasoning and instructional thought; conceptions of students with disabilities
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~goekej

Rebecca A. Goldstein
Office: University Hall, Room 2121
Phone Number: (973) 655-5191
Email: goldsteinr@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., M.S., University of Rochester; B.A., Bucknell University
Professional Research/Interests: Urban education, school reform, and teacher identity development in multicultural context and power in education
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~goldsteinr

David Lee Keiser
Office: University Hall, Room 2117
Phone Number: (973) 655-7199
Email: keiserd@mail.montclair.edu
Education: University of California at Berkeley; MA: San Francisco State University; BA: University of Michigan
Professional Research/Interests: Mindfulness and contemplative pedagogy; culturally responsive teaching; school-university partnerships
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~keiserd

Emily Klein
Office: University Hall, Room 2123
Phone Number: (973) 655-3454
Email: kleine@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., New York University; M.A., Stanford University; B.A., Barnard College
Professional Research/Interests: Professional development, school reform, professional communities of practice
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~kleine

Fernando Naiditch
Office: University Hall, Room 2163
Phone Number: (973) 655-5477
Email: naiditchf@mail.montclair.edu
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
Professional Research/Interests: Second language acquisition, multicultural/bilingual education, crosscultural communication, teaching english language learners, interlanguage pragmatics
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~naiditchf

Cynthia Onore
Office: University Hall, Room 2169
Phone Number: (973) 655-4261
Email: onorec@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., M.A., B.A., New York University
Professional Research/Interests: Teacher education; urban education, multicultural education.
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~onorec

Jennifer Robinson
Office: University Hall, Room 1191
Phone Number: (973) 655-4226
Email: robinsonj@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ed.D., M.A., M.Ed.,Columbia University; B.A., Northwestern University
Professional Research/Interests: Strategies for increasing the diversity of the teaching force, pre-service teacher education, school/university partnerships
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~robinsonj

Charlene Staley
Office: University Hall, Room 2176
Phone Number: (973) 655-7045
Email: staleyc@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ed.D., M.Ed., University of South Florida, B.A., University of Florida
Professional Research/Interests: Co-Teaching and Collaboration, Special Education Law and Policy, Restructuring Special Education Programs, Disproportionate Representation and School Choice
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~staleyc

Monica Taylor
Office: University Hall, Room 2142
Phone Number: (973) 655-6952
Email: taylorm@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., University of Arizona; M.S., City College of New York; B.A., University of Pennsylvania
Professional Research/Interests: Self-study, action research and co/auotethnography, inquiry and teaching for social justice, adolescent language, literacy, and culture, teacher leadership
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~taylorm

Nancy R. Tumposky
Office: University Hall, Room 2144
Phone Number: (973) 655-7127
Email: tumposkyn@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ed.D., M.Ed., SUNY at Albany; B.A., Manhattanville College
Professional Research/Interests: Second language learning and teaching, and teaching for critical thinking
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~tumposkyn

Ana Maria Villegas
Office: University Hall, Room 2116
Phone: (973) 655-7937
Email: villegasa@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., New York University; M.S., Hunter College; B.S., St. Peter's College
Professional 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
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~villegasa

Vincent J. Walencik
Office: University Hall, Room 2172
Phone Number: (973) 655-5174
Email: walencikv@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ed.D., Rutgers, The State University; M.A., B.S., Montclair State College
Professional Research/Interests: Distance learning; children engineering, critical thinking/problem solving, technology education, changing teacher/student behavior, and preparing the workforce for the 21st century
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~walencikv

Richard Wolfson
Office: University Hall, Room 2165
Phone Number: (973) 655-7126
Email: wolfsonr@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., M.A., The Ohio State University; B.S., The City College of New York
Professional Research/Interests: Emerging trends in educational technology, and university governance
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~wolfsonr
Mayida Zaal
Office: University Hall, Room 2146br> Phone Number: (973) 655-7683
Email: zaalm@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D. Graduate Center, City University of New York; M.S.Ed. Bank Street College Graduate School of Education; B.A. Rutgers University
Professional 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
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~zaalm

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