Tina Jacobowitz
Chair
Education - Ph.D., New York University; M.A., University of Wisconsin; B.A., Brooklyn College
Research/Interests - Literacy, critical thinking, social justice, democratic practice
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Faculty
Danne E. Davis
Education - Ph.D., Boston College; M.Ed. Wheelock College; B.S. Northeastern University
Research/Interests - Curriculum, critical pedagogy, elementary instruction, multiculturalism, teacher education, urban schooling
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Elizabeth Erwin
Education - Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University; M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University; B.S., Syracuse University
Research/Interests - Inclusive early childhood education, family-professional partnerships, self-determination in young children with disabilities, issues of membership and belonging
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Margaret Freedson
Education - Ed.D., Harvard University; Ed.M., Harvard University; B.A., University of California
Research/Interests - Early literacy instruction in linguistically diverse, urban preschools
Fran Greb
Education - Ed.D., St. John's University; M.A., Newark State College; B.S., Boston University
Research/Interests - Elementary education, special education, professional development schools
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Sumi Hagiwara
Education - Ph.D., M.Phil., Teachers College, Columbia University; M.S., New York University; B.A., Baruch College, City University of New York
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
Erik Jacobson
Education - Ed.D., Harvard University; Ed.M., Harvard University; B.A., Wesleyan University
Research/Interests - Adult literacy practice and instruction, cultural variations in the definition of literacy, literacies in creole speech communities, critical pedagogy and learner leadership
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Michele Knobel
Education - Ph.D., Queensland University of Technology; M.Ed., Queensland University of Technology; M.Ed., B.Ed., University College of Southern Queensland
Research/Interests - New technologies, in-school and out-of-school practices, classroom teaching
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Priya Lalvani
Education - Ph.D., The Graduate Center, CUNY; M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University; M.S., University of Bridgeport; B.A. St. Xaviers' College, Mumbai
Research/Interests - Social construction of disability; families of children with disabilities; teachers' beliefs about epistemology; inclusive education
Nancy J. Lauter
Education - Ed.D., Boston University; M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University; B.A., Connecticut College
Research/Interests - School-university partnerships, new teachers in urban settings, curriculum development, mentoring leadership development
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Dierdre Glenn Paul
Education - Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University; M.ED., Lehman College, CUNY; B.A., University of Alabama
Research/Interests - Issues pertaining to literacy, education of U.S. blacks
Bree Picower
Education - Ph.D. New York University; B.A., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Research/Interests - Social justice education, teacher activism, race and racism in education, teacher education, elementary social studies education
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Victoria Puig
Education - Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University; Bilingual Cert., CUNY; M.A., M.ED., Teachers College, Columbia University; B.A., Ithaca College
Research/Interests - Early childhood special education, cultural and linguistic diversity, partnering with families of young children with special needs, mentoring new teachers
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Minsun Shin
Education - Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University; M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University; B.A., Fairleigh Dickinson University
Research/Interests - Young children's social and emotional development, teacher's role in young children's development, teacher training and professionalism, parent involvement
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Tamara Spencer
Education - Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University; M.A., University of Pennsylvania; B.A., Colorado College
Research/Interests - Early childhood literacy, urban education, literacy curriculum, diverse school settings
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Eric Weiner
Education - Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University; M.A., University of Massachusetts; B.A., University of Massachusetts
Research/Interests - Critical literacy, cultural studies, critical pedagogy, social theory
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Dana J. Wilber
Education - Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University; M.A., University of Colorado; B.A., B.S., University of Colorado
Research/Interests - Literacy practices of college-age students, history of literacy, literacy and technology, literacy and cognition
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Linda L. Wise
Education - Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University; M.S., Ed., Lehman College, CUNY; B.A., Syracuse University
Research/Interests - Social context issues in literacy development, teacher education
Susan Wray
Education - Ph.D., University of Wisconsin; M.S., University of Wisconsin; B.S., Northern Arizona University
Research/Interests - Teacher learning communities, teacher learning and professional development, social justice education, constructivist teaching and learning practices, teaching portfolios
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Elizabeth Kendall
Program Coordinator, P-3 Modified Alternate Route Program
Education - M.T.S., Drew University; B.A., Glassboro College
Research/Interests - Early childhood curriculum, urban communities
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