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COUNSELING, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, AND EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP

	Catherine B. Roland, Chair Office: University Hall, Room 3161 Phone Number: (973) 655-7216 Email: roland@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ed.D., M.Ed., University of Cincinnati; B.A., Marshall University Professional Research/Interests: Counseling families; agency and school counseling; developmental counseling with adults; counselor preparation and supervision; pedagogy. Clinical Specializations: Include marriage and family counseling, eating disorders, treatment of adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse, alternative lifestyle issues. Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~rolandc
Eunice Grippaldi, Program Administrator Office: College Hall, Room 3194 Phone Number: 973-655-7718 Email: grippaldie@mail.montclair.edu Education: M.A. Educational Leadership Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~grippaldie
	Nancy Rosario-Layne, Secretary Office: University Hall, Room 3162 Phone Number: (973) 655-7216 Email: rosariolaynn@mail.montclair.edu Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~rosariolaynn

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	Muninder Kaur Ahluwalia Office: University Hall, Room 3185 Phone Number: (973) 655-7622 Email: ahluwaliam@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., New York University; M.A., New York University; B.A., New York University Professional Research/Interests: Multicultural Counseling Training, Issues of Identity and Self Among South Asians, Discrimination, and Asian American Women, and methodological issues in qualitative research. Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~ahluwaliam
	Vanessa Alleyne Office: University Hall, Room 3171 Phone Number: (973) 655-6996 Email: alleynev@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., Columbia University; M.Phil., Columbia University; M.Ed., Harvard University; B.S., Wheelock College Professional Research/Interests: Addiction Treatment Outcomes, Multiculturalism and Racial Identity, Group Processes, Forensic Evaluation Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~alleynev
Amanda L. Baden Office: University Hall, Room 3211 Phone Number: (973) 655-7336 Email: badena@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., Michigan State University; M.Ed., University of Georgia; B.A., Pennsylvania State University Professional Research/Interests: Multicultural Counseling Competence, Racial and Cultural Identity, Counseling Adoption Triad Members, Transracial/International Adoption, Licensed Psychologist (NY) Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~badena
Katrina Bulkley Office: University Hall, Room 3196 Phone Number: 973-655-5189 Email: bulkleyk@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D. - Stanford University, M.A. - University of North Carolina, B.A. - Weslayan University Professional Research/Interests: School governance and school reform, Charter schools and school privatization. Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~bulkleyk
	Larry Burlew Office: University Hall, Room 3169 Phone Number: 973-655-7611 Email: burlewl@mail.montclair.edu
Education: George Washington University Ed.D, M.Ed Boston University, B.A. Penn State University Professional Research/Interests: Career development and work related issues; Adult development; Best practice in counselor education; GLBT issues Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~burlewl
Kathy A. Gainor Office: University Hall, Room 3152 Phone Number: (973) 655-7186 Email: gainork@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., Michigan State University; M.A., Boston College; B.A., Waynesburg College Professional Research/Interests: Multicultural Counseling, Career Counseling, Counselor Training and Pedagogy Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~gainork
	Leslie Kooyman Office: University Hall, Room 3213 Phone Number: (973) 655-7182 Email:kooymanl@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Charlotte; M.A., University of North Carolina, Charlotte; B.S., University of Santa Clara Professional Research/Interests: High-risk sexual behavior of gay men and men who have sex with men (MSM),HIV/AIDS Prevention,Gay men and Aging, Acculturative Stress of International Students,GLBT issues, Counselor Development Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~kooymanl
	Suzanne McCotter Office: College Hall, Room 3192 Phone Number: 973-655-4366 Email: mccotters@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., University of Georgia; MLS, Rutgers University; B.A., Rutgers Professional Research/Interests: Instructional Supervision, Professional Development, Teacher Reflection Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~mccotters
	Kim C. O'Halloran Office: University Hall, 3145 Phone Number: (973) 655-7128 Email: ohallorank@mail.montclair.edu
Education: PhD: New York University; EdM: Rutgers University; BA: Rutgers University Professional Research/Interests: Higher Education, Academic and Student Affairs Collaboration, Graduate Student Development and Retention, Student Learning at the Postsecondary Level Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~ohallorank
Cheryl Notari Office: College Hall, Room 3156 Phone Number: 973-655- Email: notaric@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., Seton Hall University; M.A., Seton Hall University; B.A., Seton Hall University Professional Research/Interests: Clinical Practice and Adoption Issues of the adoption triad. Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~notaric
	Joseph Oluwole Office: University Hall, Room 3154 Phone Number: (973) 655-5406 Email: oluwolej@mail.montclair.edu
Education:Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University; J.D., The Ohio State University; B.A., Michigan State University Professional Research/Interests: Legal issues in public schools (including the constitutional and statutory rights of teachers, students and administrators; whistleblowing; educational equity and the law; the No Child Left Behind Act) and Ethics. Website:http://www.montclair.edu/~oluwolej
	Gloria Pierce Office: University Hall, Room 3183 Phone Number: (973) 655-7185 Email: pierceg@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ed.D., Columbia University; M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University; M.A., Fairleigh Dickinson University; B.A., Douglass College, Rutgers, The State University Professional Research/Interests: Holistic approaches to counseling; Ecotherapy & Ecofeminist Therapy; Gender/ Women's Issues; Feminist Counseling; Feminist pedagogy; Faculty Development, Organization Development & Management Education; Cultural Analysis. Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~pierceg
	Edina Renfro-Michel Office: College Hall, Room 3215 Phone Number: 973-655-5381 Email: renfromichee@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D. Mississippi State University; M.Ed. University of New Orleans; B.A. University of New Orleans Professional Research/Interests: Counselor Supervision, Adult Child Attachment, Technology in Counselor Education Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~renfromichee
	W. Matthew Shurts Office:University Hall, Room 3230 Phone Number: (973)655-7190 Email: shurtsm@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., M.S., Ed.S., The University of North Carolina at Greensboro; B.A., Wake Forest University Professional Research/Interests: Premarital counseling, Romantic relationship development, consultation, holistic wellness, Counselor preparation and supervision, Technology and counseling. Clinical Specializations: Include premarital counseling, Marriage and family counseling, Emergency/crisis assessment, Play therapy, Child and adolescent counseling. Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~shurtsm
	David Weischadle Office: University Hall, Room 3228 Phone Number: (973)655-7335 Email: weischadled@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ed.D., Rutgers, The State University; Ed.M., Rutgers, The State University; B.S., Rutgers, The State University Professional Research/Interests: Leadership, Knowledge Management, Human Resource Development, Instructional Supervision, and Program Development and Evaluation Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~weischadled

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CURRICULUM AND TEACHING

Deborah Eldridge, Chair Office: University Hall, Room 2127 Phone Number: (973) 655-4446 Email: eldridged@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ed.D., Boston University; M.A., University of Texas at Austin; B.S., University of Massachusetts Professional Research/Interests: Teacher preparation for literacy instruction, reading methods, primary and secondary discourse learning, home-school connections, and integrating technology and aesthetics into teacher education. Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~eldridged
	Susan Hagen, Department Administrator Office: University Hall, Room 2125 Phone Number: (973) 655-6908 Education: M.A., University of Central Florida; B.A., West Chester University Email: hagens@mail.montclair.edu
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

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	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
	Donna DeGennaro Office: University Hall, Room 2176 Phone Number: 973-655-7045 Email: degennarod@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania; M.S., Chestnut Hill College; B.S., Susquehanna University Professional Research/Interests: Emergent learning environments, youth technology practices and interactions, design of learning environments, technology to support how people learn, adoption of technology-based innovations. Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~degennarod
	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 1193 Phone Number: (973) 655-7199 Email: keiserd@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D. University of California at Berkeley; M.A., San Francisco State University; B.A., University of Michigan Professional Research/Interests: School/University Partnerships, Culturally Responsive Teaching, and Mindfulness. Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~keiserd
Emily Klein Office: University Hall, Room 2123 Phone Number: (973) 655-7866 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
	Sheila Macrine Office: University Hall, Room 2170 Phone Number: (973) 655-5476 Education: Ph.D., Temple University; M.Ed., Temple University; B.S., University of Massachusetts, Boston Email: macrines@mail.montclair.edu
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~macrines
	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
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 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

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EARLY CHILDHOOD, ELEMENTARY, AND LITERACY EDUCATION

	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

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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
	Ray Cabrera Assistant Coordinator, P-3 Modified Alternate Route Program Office: University Hall, Room 3189 Phone Number: (973) 655-6909 Email: cabrerar@mail.montclair.edu
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~cabrerar
	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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EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS

Jeremy N. Price, Chair
Office: University Hall, Room 2133
Phone Number: (973) 655-5170
Email: pricej@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., Michigan State University; H.D.E. (Sec)., H.DJourn., B.Comm., Rhodes University, South Africa.
Professional Research/Interests: Teacher Education for Social Justice; Action Research; Youth Identities and Schooling; Transformative Pedagogies; Educational Policy and Teaching.
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~pricej

Brenda Godbolt, Secretary
Office: University Hall, Room 2128B
Phone Number: (973) 655-5170
Email: godboltb@mail.montclair.edu
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~godboltb

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Helenrose Fives
Office:University Hall, Room 2135
Phone Number: (973)655-5170
Email: fivesh@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park; M.A., Trinity College; B.A., The Catholic University of America
Professional Research/Interests: Research focuses on the intersection of teacher beliefs and practices with an emphasis on understanding the interrelationship between teachers' beliefs (specifically efficacy, knowledge, and ability beliefs) and the process of teaching and learning to teach. Interests include developing a better understanding of the teaching learning process with particular focus on the teaching as persuasion metaphor.
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~fivesh

Maughn Gregory
Office: University Hall, Room 2151
Phone Number: (973) 655-7049
Email: gregorym@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., Iberoamericana University; M.A., University of Hawaii; J.D., J.Ruben Clark Law School
Professional Research/Interests: Philosophy and Education; Critical Thinking.
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~gregorym

Jaime Grinberg
Office: University Hall, Room 2137
Phone Number: (973) 655-7641
Email: grinbergj@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., Michigan State University, M.A., Eastern Michigan University; B.A., The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel)
Professional Research/Interests: Teacher Education; Historical, Cultural, Political and Social Contexts of Schooling; Teaching; Educational Leadership; Professional Development.
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~grinbergj

David Kennedy
Office: University Hall, Room 2139
Phone Number: (973) 655-4279
Email: kennedyd@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ed.D., University of Kentucky; M.S., Eastern Montana College; B.A., Luther College
Professional Research/Interests: Community of Inquiry; History of Childhood.
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~kennedyd

Tyson Lewis
Office: University Hall, Room 2131
Phone Number: (973) 655-7094
Email: lewist@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
Professional Research/Interests: Critical pedagogy, critical theory, sociology of schooling, surveillance theory, cultural studies and education.
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~lewist

	Tamara Lucas Office: University Hall, Room 2140 Phone Number: (973) 655-7718 Email: lucast@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., M.A., Stanford University; M.A., San Francisco State University; B.A., Centre College of Kentucky Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~lucast

	Alina Reznitskaya Office: University Hall, Room 2135 Phone Number: (973) 655-4080 Email: reznitskayaa@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., M.Ed., M.S., B.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Professional Research/Interests: Development and assessment of argumentation and reasoning. Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~reznitskayaa

Ann Margaret Sharp
Office: University Hall, Room 2161
Phone Number: (973) 655-4277
Email: sharpa@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ed.D., University of Massachusetts; M.A., Catholic University of America; B.A., College of New Rochelle
Professional Research/Interests: Judgment Making Through Dialogue, Education of the Emotions
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~sharpa

Mark L. Weinstein
Office: University Hall, Room 2129
Phone Number: (973) 655-5137
Email: weinsteinm@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., The City University of New York; M.A., The City College of New York; B.A., Brooklyn College
Professional Research/Interests: Philosophy of Education; Methods of Inquiry.
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~weinsteinm

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EXERCISE SCIENCE AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION

	Susana Juniu Office: University Hall, Room 4143 Phone Number: (973) 655-5253 Email: junius@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ed.D., Temple University;M.S., Temple University; B.S., Temple Unversity Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~junius Professional Research/Interests:Professional Portfolio

Eduardo Saavedra
Office: University Hall, Room 4141
Phone Number: (973) 655-5254
Email: saavedrae@mail.montclair.edu
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~saavedrae

Angel Herberta
Office: University Hall, Room 4136
Phone Number: (973) 655-5253
Email: herberta@mail.montclair.edu
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~herberta

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Domenica Desiderioscioli
Office: University Hall, Room 4137
Phone Number: (973) 655-4466
Email: desideriosd@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ed.D., New York University; M.S., B.S., Brooklyn College
Professional Research/Interests: History and Philosophy of Physical Education and Health, Teacher Education, Management and Fencing.
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~desideriosd

Joan C. Ficke
Office: College Hall, Room 212
Phone Number: (973) 655-4368
Email: fickej@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ed.D., M.A., New York University; B.A., Montclair State College
Professional Research/Interests: Health Policy, Health Counseling, Health Education, and Women's Health Issues.
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~fickej

Michele Fisher
Office: University Hall, Room 4109
Phone Number: (973) 655-7120
Email: fisherm@mail.montclair.edu
Education: D.P.E., Springfield College; M.S., East Stroudsberg University; B.S., Elizabethtown College
Professional Research/Interests: Cardiovascular and environmental aspects of exercise physiology, Prevention/management of coronary heart disease.
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~fisherm

Robert Gilbert
Office: University Hall, Room 4115
Phone Number: (973) 655-5239
Email: gilbertr@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., B.A., University of Massachusetts
Professional Research/Interests: Sports Psychology and Peak Performance, Motivational speaking.
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~gilbertr

Marsha Grant-Ford
Office: University Hall, Room 4024
Phone Number: (973) 655-5243
Email: grantfordm@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., Temple University; M.Ed., University of Virginia; B.S., East Stroudsburg University
Professional Research/Interests: Didactic and clinical athletic training education curriculum development, culturally competent medical care, Management and care of athletic trauma, Diversity issues in sport
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~grantfordm

Klara Gubacs-Collins
Office: University Hall, Room 4119
Phone Number: (973) 655-5497
Email: gubacsk@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ed.D., University of Massachusetts; M.A., Montclair State University; B.S., Hungarian University of Physical Education
Professional Research/Interests: Non-traditional approaches to teaching games in the activity modules, including Badminton, Tennis, Soccer, Speedball, Volleyball, European handball; Teacher Education, Sociology of Sport and Physical Education.
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~gubacsk

	Robert Horn Office: University Hall, Room 4111 Phone Number: (973) 655-6832 Email: hornr@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., Liverpool John Moores University; M.S., West Chester University; B.S., University of Liverpool Professional Research/Interests:The role of relative motion in the perception of demonstrated task dynamics and observational motor learning. Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~hornr

Carolyn A. Masterson
Office: University Hall, Room 4139
Phone Number: (973) 655-5240
Email:mastersonc@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ed.D., Columbia University; M.A., Columbia University; B.S., College of Mt. St. Joseph
Professional Research/Interests:Curriculum and Teaching of Health and Physical Education, Management of Health and Physical Education, Supervision of Students in Field Experiences
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~mastersonc

David Middlemas
Office: University Hall, Room 4135
Phone Number: (973) 655-7090
Email: middlemasd@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ed.D., Rutgers University; M.A., University of Nebraska at Kearney; B.S., Muhlenberg College
Professional Research/Interests: Athletic Training, Statistics, Research
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~middlemasd

Susan Schwager
Office: University Hall, Room 4119
Phone Number: (973) 655-7088
Email: schwagers@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ed.D., M.A., Columbia University; B.A., Hunter College
Professional Research/Interests: Teaching and Teacher Education, linking research with practice.
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~schwagers

	Timothy F. Sullivan Office: University Hall, Room 4113 Phone Number: (973) 655-7156 Email: sullivant@mail.montclair.edu
Education: M.S., Ithaca College; B.S., SUNY at Cortland Professional Research/Interests: Adapted Physical Education, Computer integration into curriculum. Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~sullivant

William Sullivan
Office: University Hall, Room 4117
Phone Number: (973) 655-7089
Email: sullivanw@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ed.D., M.A., M.Ed., Columbia University; B.A., Southern Illinois University
Professional Research/Interests: Exercise physiology, first aid, and biomechanics of strength and flexibility training.
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~sullivanw

Richard Tobin
Office: University Hall, Room 1513
Phone Number: (973) 655-7087
Email: tobinr@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., University of Maryland; M.A., B.A., East Carolina University
Professional Research/Interests: Exercise physiology, Cardiac rehabilitation, Biomechanics and aquatic safety
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~tobinr

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FAMILY AND CHILD STUDIES

Katia Paz Goldfarb, Chair Office: University Hall, Room 4145 Phone Number: (973) 655-4171 Email: goldfarbk@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., Michigan State University; M.A., Eastern Michigan University; B.A., Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel) Professional Research/Interests: Examining the social issues that influence families and community life, particularly Latino families and children, family diversity and the role of Family and Child Studies in the teacher preparation.
	Shannon Bellum, Department Administrator Office: University Hall, Room 4153 Phone Number: (973) 655-6854 Email: bellums@mail.montclair.edu
Education: M.F.A., M.A,. Montclair State University; B.S. SUNY-Oneonta Professional Research/Interests: Career counseling for higher education, Group processes, Student life processes and development. Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~bellums
	Christopher Cottle, Department Advisor Office: University Hall, Room 4147 Phone Number: (973) 655-3387 Email: cottlec@mail.montclair.edu
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~cottlec
	Lisa Pendola, Secretary Office: University Hall, Room 4162 Phone Number: (973) 655-4171 Email: pendolal@mail.montclair.edu
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~pendolal

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	Tiffany Brown Office: University Hall, Room 4209 Phone Number: (973) 655-6842 Email: brownti@mail.montclair.edu
	Jonathan Caspi Office: University Hall, Room 4205 Phone Number: (973) 655-6905 Email: caspij@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., University at Albany, S.U.N.Y.; M.S.W., Hunter College School of Social Work, C.U.N.Y.; B.A., New York University Professional Research/Interests: Sibling relationships, sibling abuse, clinical and educational supervision in social work. Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~caspij
	Daniel Chesir-Teran Office: University Hall, Room 4205 Phone Number: (973) 655-6884 Email: chesirterand@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., New York University; M.A., New York University; B.A., Yeshiva University Professional Research/Interests: Heterosexism in high school policies, programs, and social environments; Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning adolescents; Dynamics of power and privilege in institutional settings of youth development (e.g. schools); Contextual effects on child and adolescent development; Primary prevention and promotion of wellbeing. Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~chesirterand
	Constance Gager Office: University Hall, Room 4030 Phone Number: (973) 655-7494 Email: gagerc@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania; M.A., University of Vermont; B.A., Clark University (Massachusetts) Professional Research/Interests:Predictors of relationship quality and divorce; the division of household labor, adolescent time use. Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~gagerc
	Pauline Garcia-Reid Office: University Hall, Room 4186 Phone Number: (973) 655-6846 Email: garciareidp@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., Fordham University; M.S.W., B.A., Rutgers University Professional Research/Interests: Culturally-Grounded Social Work Practice, Latino/a Emphasis, Educational Outcomes, Youth Substance Use & Violence Prevention Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~garciareidp
	Sara Goldstein Office: University Hall, Room 4192 Phone Number: (973) 655-3359 Email: goldsteins@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., Bowling Green State University; M.A, Bowling Green State University-Ohio; B.A., College of New Jersey Professional Research/Interests: Social and cognitive development, focusing on the development of peer relationships and peer behavior during childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood. Specifically, how peer relationships and cognitions about peer relationships influence the development of agression and other forms of problem behavior. Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~goldsteins
Mary E. Henry Office: University Hall, Room 4034 Phone Number: (973) 655-7484 Email: henrym@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., New York University; M.A., B.A., Montclair State College Professional Research/Interests: Service-learning, gerontology. Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~henrym
Kathryn G. Herr Office: University Hall, Room 4184 Phone Number: 973-655-6845 Email: herrk@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., Ohio State University; MSW, Fordham Graduate School of Social Services, B.S., Millersville University Professional Research/Interests: Qualitative and action research; Equity issues in schools; Fit/lack of fit between diverse student bodies and schools; Issues of gender; Youth studies; Adolescents. Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~herrk
Marti Kennedy Office: University Hall, Room 4207 Phone Number: (973) 655-4371 Email: kennedym@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., M.S., B.A., Texas Tech University Professional Research/Interests: Gender role development, Cognitive development, Women's development, Parent/child relationships. Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~kennedym
	Miriam Linver Office: University Hall, Room 4211 Phone Number: (973) 655-6841 Email: linverm@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., M.S., University of Arizona; B.A., Brandeis University Professional Research/Interests: Family processes through which income affects children and youth; Transition to young adulthood; Child and adolescent time use. Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~linverm
	Olena Nesteruk Office: University Hall, Room 4190 Phone Number: (973) 655-7984 Email: nesteruko@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., Louisiana State University; M.S, Louisiana State University; B.S., National Agricultural University of Ukraine Professional Research/Interests: Immigrant families and their adaptation to a new socio-cultural environment; Family stress and coping; Qualitative research. Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~nesteruko
	Christine Price Office: University Hall, Room 4190 Phone Number: (973) 655-3358 Email: pricech@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., University of Georgia; M.S., University of Georgia; B.A., University of California, Irvine Professional Research/Interests: Women and retirement, aging family relationships and intergenerational dynamics, gender issues in later life, qualitative methods. Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~pricech
	Robert Reid Office: University Hall, Room 4182 Phone Number: (973) 655-7862 Email: reidr@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., Columbia University; MSW, Rutgers; B.A., Rutgers Professional Research/Interests: Community based participatory research; Substance abuse and HIV/AIDS prevention among urban minority youth; Structural and environmental interventions to prevent alcohol and tobacco use. Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~reidr
Pearl Stewart Office: University Hall, Room 4188 Phone Number: (973) 655-6840 Email: stewartp@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., University of Delaware; MSSA, Case Western Reserve University; B.S., University of Delaware Professional Research/Interests: African-American extended families; Family diversity; Cultural connections between African American and West African families. Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~stewartp

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HEALTH AND NUTRITION SCIENCES

Eva Goldfarb, Chair Office: University Hall, Room 4161 Phone Number: (973) 655-7116 Email: goldfarbe@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania; M.A., University of Pennsylvania; B.A., Trinity College Professional Research/Interests: Human Sexuality, Curriculum Development and Program Evaluation Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~goldfarbe
	Kathleen White, Secretary Office: University Hall, Room 4162 Phone Number: (973) 655-4154 Email: whiteka@mail.montclair.edu
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~whiteka

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Yeon Bai Office: University Hall, Room 4026 Phone Number: (973) 655-3220 Email:baiy@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., Indiana University; M.S., Eastern Michigan University; B.S., Seoul National University Professional Research/Interests: Nutrition and breast cancer education, nutrition counseling Website:http://www.montclair.edu/~baiy
Kathleen Bauer Office: University Hall, Room 4020 Phone Number: (973) 655-7155 Email: bauerk@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., M.S., Rutgers, The State University; B.S., Northern Illinois University Professional Research/Interests: Nutrition and breast cancer education, nutrition counseling Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~bauerk
	Mary Jo Belenski Office: University Hall, Room 4157 Phone Number: (973) 655-7122 Email: belenskim@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ed.D., Ed.M., Rutgers, The State University; B.A., Fairleigh Dickinson University Professional Research/Interests: Allied Health Professions, Dental Health Education, Curriculum Development and Student Internship Programs. Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~belenskim
	Amanda S. Birnbaum Office: University Hall, Room 4175 Phone Number: (973) 655-7115 Email: Birnbauma@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., University of Minnesota; MPH, Columbia University; B.A., University of Bridgeport Professional Research/Interests: Adolescent health promotion interventions, social environmental aspects of adolescent physical activity and eating patterns, girls' health, and behavioral epidemiology Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~birnbauma
Joseph Donnelly Office: University Hall, Room 4166 Phone Number: (973) 655-4119 Email: donnellyj@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., Southern Illinois; M.S., Southern Illinois; B.S., Southern Illinois Professional Research/Interests: Aspect of prevention & program planning within Alcohol and substance abuse, stress reduction as it scientifically relates within health education. Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~donnellyj
Charles Feldman Office: University Hall, Room 4016 Phone Number: (973) 655-6987 Email: feldmanc@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., M.A., B.A., New York University Professional Research/Interests: Ancient food studies; Food transformation, Status and performance. Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~feldmanc
Joan C. Ficke Office: College Hall, Room 212 Phone Number: (973) 655-4368 Email: fickej@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ed.D., M.A., New York University; B.A., Montclair State College Professional Research/Interests: Health Policy, Health Counseling, Health Education, and Women's Health Issues. Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~fickej
	Mark A. Kaelin Office: University Hall, Room 4201 Phone Number: (973) 655-7123 Email: kaelinm@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University; M.A., B.A., Montclair State College Professional Research/Interests: Health Education, Workplace Health Promotion, Consumer Health, and Epidemiology. Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~kaelinm
	Doreen Liou Office: University Hall, Room 4022 Phone Number: (973) 655-4416 Email: lioud@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ed.D., M.Ed., M.S., Columbia University; B.S., New York Unive

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