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Early Childhood, Elementary and Literacy Education

Faculty & Staff


Tina Jacobowitz, Chair
Office: University Hall, Room 3198
Phone Number: (973)655-7191
Email: jacobowitzt@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., New York University, M.A., University of Wisconsin, B.A., Brooklyn College
Professional Research/Interests: Literacy, critical thinking, social justice, democratic practice
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~jacobowitzt

Felicia Moore-Hines, Secretary
Office: University Hall, Room 3162
Phone Number: (973) 655-5407
Email: hinesf@mail.montclair.edu
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~hinesf


 
Faculty

Danne E. Davis
Office: University Hall, Room 3237
Phone Number: (973) 655-5183
Email: davisd@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., Boston College, M.Ed. Wheelock College, B.S. Northeastern University
Professional Research/Interests: Curriculum, critical pedagogy, elementary instruction, multiculturalism, teacher education, urban schooling.
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~davisd

Carla Parry Engstrom
Office: University Hall, Room 3239
Phone Number: (973) 655-6961
Email: engstromc@mail.montclair.edu
Education: M.Ed., Rutgers University, M.Ed. Rutgers University, B.A. Susquehanna University
Professional Research/Interests:
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~engstromc

Elizabeth Erwin
Office: University Hall, Room 3241
Phone Number: (973) 655-6843
Email: erwine@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University, M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University, B.S., Syracuse University
Professional Research/Interests:
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~erwine

Margaret Freedson-Gonzalez
Office: University Hall, Room 3158
Phone Number: (973) 655-5411
Email: freedsonm@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ed.D., Ed.M., Harvard; B.A., University of California
Professional Research/Interests: Early literacy instruction in linguistically diverse, urban preschools.
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~freedsonm

Fran Greb
Office: University Hall, Room 3177
Phone Number: (973) 655-7487
Email: grebf@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ed.D., St. John's University, M.A., Newark State College, B.S., Boston University
Professional Research/Interests: Elementary education, special education, professional development schools
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~grebf

Laurence Greenberg
Office: University Hall, Room 3158
Phone Number: (973) 655-
Email: greenbergla@mail.montclair.edu
Education: M.S., Brooklyn College, CUNY, B.A., Brooklyn College, CUNY
Professional Research/Interests: Elementary education, best classroom teaching practices, student-centered models of instruction.
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~greenbergla

Sumi Hagiwara
Office: University Hall 3179
Phone Number: (973) 655-6848
Email: hagiwaras@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., M.Phil., Teachers College, Columbia University; M.S., New York University; B.A., Baruch College, City University of New York
Professional Research/Interests: Critical pedagogy, inner-city/urban elementary and middle school science education, immigrant students and families, multicultural education, emergent science education for the learning disabled.
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~hagiwaras

Erik Jacobson
Office: University Hall, Room 3233
Phone Number: (973) 655-3471
Email: jacobsone@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ed.D., Harvard University, Ed.M., Harvard University, B.A., Wesleyan University
Professional Research/Interests: Adult literacy practice and instruction, cultural variations in the definition of literacy, literacies in creole speech communities, critical pedagogy and learner leadership.
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~jacobsone

Michele Knobel
Office: University Hall, Room 3173
Phone Number: (973) 655-5404
Email: knobelm@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., Queensland University of Technology, M.Ed., Queensland University of Technology, M.Ed., B.Ed., University College of Southern Queensland
Professional Research/Interests: New technologies, in-school and out-of-school practices; classroom teaching
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~knobelm

Kenneth Monaco
Office: University Hall, Room 3235
Phone Number: (973) 655-7159
Email: monacok@mail.montclair.edu
Education: M.A., Jersey City State College, B.A., Jersey City State College
Professional Research/Interests:
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~monacok

Dierdre Glenn Paul
Office: University Hall, Room 3224
Phone Number: (973) 655-7183
Email: pauld@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University, M.ED., Lehman College, CUNY, B.A., University of Alabama
Professional Research/Interests: Issues pertaining to literacy and education of U.S. blacks.
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~pauld

Eric Weiner
Office: University Hall, Room 3222
Phone Number: (973) 655-5177
Email: weinerer@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, M.A., B.A., University of Massachusetts
Professional Research/Interests: Critical literacy, cultural studies, critical pedagogy, and social theory
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~weinerer

Linda L. Wise
Office: University Hall, Room 3126
Phone Number: (973) 655-4436
Email:wisel@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ed.D., Columbia University, M.S, Ed., Lehman College, CUNY, A.B., Syracuse University
Professional Research/Interests: Social context issues in literacy development, teacher education.
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~wisel

Dana J. Wilber
Office: University Hall, Room 3200
Phone Number: (973) 655-7486
Email: wilberd@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University, MA, University of Colorado, BA, BS, University of Colorado
Professional Research/Interests: literacy practices of college-age students, history of literacy, literacy and technology, literacy and cognition
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~wilberd

Susan Wray
Office: University Hall, Room 3190
Phone Number: (973) 655-6902
Email: wrays@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., Education., M.S., University of Wisconsin, B.S., Northern Arizona University
Professional Research/Interests: Teacher learning communities, teacher learning and professional development, social justice education, constructivist teaching and learning practices, and teaching portfolios.
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~wrays

  Staff
  Nancy Rosario-Layne
Assistant Coordinator, P-3 Modified Alternate Route Program
Office: University Hall, Room 3189
Phone Number: (973) 655-7490
Email: rosariolaynn@mail.montclair.edu
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~rosariolaynn

Elizabeth Kendall
Program Coordinator, P-3 Modified Alternate Route Program
Office: University Hall, Room 3187
Phone Number: (973) 655-7490
Email: kendalle@mail.montclair.edu
Education: M.T.S., Drew University, B.A.,Glassboro College
Professional Research/Interests: Early childhood curriculum, urban communities
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~kendalle

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Adjunct Faculty
Name Courses Email
Rika Alper ECSE alperr@mail.montclair.edu
Gail Ahnemann ECEL ahnemann@hicom.net
Armstrong ECEL rockserene@aol.com
Buenaseda-Saludo READ Buenasedasal@aol.com
Carnevale ECEL dcarnevale@bernardsboe.com
Ebler ECEL Redbe@aol.com
Susan Eckstein ECEL SoozenE@aol.com
Furey ECEL jfurey1@verizon.net
Heller ECEL kheller@newarkmuseum.org
Henry-Beauchamp ECSE henrybeaul@mail.montclair.edu
Hyman READ arlene_hyman@att.net
Kautz READ k.m.kautz1@att.net
King READ Kendrabking@yahoo.com
Lane ECEL elane58048@aol.com
May READ zam244@msn.com
Mazzaro ECEL mazzaroa@mail.montclair.edu
Mary Morrow ECEL mjmorro@attglobal.net
Parker ECEL gpa88@comcast.net
Joy Stone READ stonej@mail.montclair.edu


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