Faculty & Staff Dean
Meet the faculty and staff of the College of Education and Human Development's three departments and school (School for Global Inclusion and Social Development).
Dean's Office
![Tara Parker](/media/umassboston/content-assets/education/tara-parker_cehd_leadership_feb17_hb_bio.jpg)
Tara L. Parker
Dean, College of Education and Human Development, Professor, Higher Education
617.287.7606
Tara.Parker@umb.edu
Assistant Dean, College of Education and Human Development
617.287.7672
Associate Dean of Faculty Development & Academic Programs, Associate Professor of Special Education, College of Education & Human Development
![Bernice Fair](/media/umassboston/content-assets/education/bernice-fair_cehd_deansoffice_nov19_hb_282x309.jpg)
Bernice Fair
Office Manager, College of Education and Human Development
617.287.7606
Bernice.Fair@umb.edu
![Tyra Lopes Mendes](/media/umassboston/content-assets/education/tye-lopes-mendes_cehd_deansoffice_oct19_hb_282x309.jpg)
Tyra Lopes Mendes
Director of Assessment, Accreditation, and Licensure, College of Education and Human Development
617.287.7669
Tyra.Mendes@umb.edu
![Gary YF Chan](/media/umassboston/content-assets/education/gary-chan_cehd_deansoffice_nov19_hb_282x309.jpg)
Gary YF Chan
Information and Systems Administrator, College of Education and Human Development
617.287.7256
Gary.Chan@umb.edu
Aimee D’Avignon
Director, Office of Student Success, College of Education and Human Development
617.287.7492
Aimee.Davignon@umb.edu
Jennifer Wood
Associate Director, Office of Student Success, College of Education and Human Development
617.287.7610
Jennifer.Wood@umb.edu
Theresa Norberg
Academic Advisor, Office of Student Success, College of Education and Human Development
617.287.7625
Theresa.Norberg@umb.edu
Thien Nguyen
Student Success Specialist, Office of Student Success, College of Education and Human Development
617-287-7233
Thien.Nguyen@umb.edu
Department of Counseling and School Psychology
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Lisa Gonsalves
Department Chair, Curriculum and Instruction, Associate Professor, College of Education and Human Development
617.287.7642
Lisa.Gonsalves@umb.edu
Mona Abo-Zena
Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education and Care; Graduate Program Director, Masters' Programs in Early Childhood Education, College of Education and Human Development
617.287.7614
Mona.AboZena@umb.edu
Serra Acar
Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education and Care, College of Education and Human Development
617.287.3873
Serra.Acar@umb.edu
Paloma Britt
Administrative Assistant, Curriculum and Instruction Department, College of Education and Human Development
617.287.7591
Paloma.Britt@umb.edu
Karen Crounse
Master Teacher, UTeach
617.287.7686
karen.crounse@umb.edu
Tejaswini S. Dalvi
Associate Professor of Science Education, College of Education and Human Development
617.287.4842
Tejaswini.Dalvi@umb.edu
Christopher B. Denning
Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director of Special Education, College of Education and Human Development
617.287.6539
Christopher.Denning@umb.edu
Anne Douglass
Professor; Founder and Exec. Director Institute for Early Education Leadership and Innovation; Graduate Program Director, Post Master's Certificate Programs in Early Education and Care; College of Education and Human Development
617.287.7675
Anne.Douglass@umb.edu
Moira Downes
Manager of Field Experiences, Curriculum and Instruction Department, College of Education and Human Development
617-287-7942
Moira.Downes@umb.edu
Arthur Eisenkraft
Distinguished Professor of Science Education; Director of the Center of Science and Math in Context (COSMIC), College of Education and Human Development
617.287.7652
Arthur.Eisenkraft@umb.edu
Rebecca Hogue
Lecturer in Instructional Design
N/A
Rebecca.hogue@umb.edu
Frances Keefe
Lecturer Instructional Design Graduate Program
N/A
Fran.Keefe@umb.edu
Janna Jackson Kellinger
Professor, College of Education and Human Development/Curriculum and Instruction
617.287.5972
Janna.Kellinger@umb.edu
Apostolos Koutropoulos
Online Program Manager, Applied Linguistics Program, College of Liberal Arts
617.287.5990
A.Koutropoulos@umb.edu
Da Hei Ku
Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education and Care, College of Education and Human Development
617.287.7635
DaHei.Ku@umb.edu
Wan Sin Lim
Master Teacher, UTeach
617.287.7516
WanSin.Lim@umb.edu
Lusa Lo
Professor of Special Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education and Human Development
617.287.6234
Lusa.Lo@umb.edu
Christopher C. Martell
Associate Professor of Social Studies Education, Graduate Program Director of Middle/Secondary Education, College of Education and Human Development
617.287.3874
Christopher.Martell@umb.edu
Kristin Murphy
Associate Dean of Faculty Development & Academic Programs, Associate Professor, College of Education and Human Development
617.287.4516
Kristin.Murphy@umb.edu
Denise Patmon
Department Chair, Leadership in Education Department , Professor of Education, Director of Boston Writing Project, College of Education and Human Development
617.287.7618
Denise.Patmon@umb.edu
Patricia Paugh
Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education and Human Development
617.287.7586
Patricia.Paugh@umb.edu
Lianna Pizzo
Associate Professor, Early Childhood Education and Care, College of Education and Human Development
617.287.4517
Lianna.Pizzo@umb.edu
Carol Ann Sharicz
Faculty Member, Instructional Design, Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education and Human Development
617.287.5984
Carol.Sharicz@umb.edu
Gene Shwalb
Senior Instructional Designer
617.287.3091
Gene.Shwalb @umb.edu
Asgedet Stefanos
Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education and Human Development
617.287.7363
Asgedet.Stefanos@umb.edu
Jeremy Szteiter
Assistant Director of Critical and Creative Thinking, College of Education and Human Development
617-287-7636
Jeremy.Szteiter@umb.edu
Songtian (Tim) Zeng
Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education and Human Development & Director of Research, Institute for Early Education Leadership & Innovation
206.569.5110
songtian.zeng@umb.edu
Department of Leadership in Education
Denise Patmon
Department Chair, Leadership in Education Department , Professor of Education, Director of Boston Writing Project, College of Education and Human Development
617.287.7618
Denise.Patmon@umb.edu
Bodunrin O. Banwo
Assistant Professor, Urban Education, Leadership, and Policy Studies & Educational Administration
617.287.3163
bodunrin.banwo@umb.edu
Joseph B. Berger
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs; Professor of Education
617.287.7600
Joseph.Berger@umb.edu
Monnica Chan
Assistant Professor, Higher Education
617.287.3164
monnica.chan@umb.edu
Cheryl D. Ching
Assistant Professor, Higher Education
617.287.3263
Cheryl.Ching@umb.edu
Amy E. Collinsworth
Graduate Program Manager and Assistant to the Department Chair, Leadership in Education
617.287.4026
Amy.Collinsworth@umb.edu
Jay Dee
Professor of Higher Education
617.287.7694
Jay.Dee@umb.edu
Abiola Farinde-Wu
Graduate Program Director, Associate Professor of Urban Education, Leadership, and Policy Studies
617.287.7351
Abiola.Farinde@umb.edu
Stefani Harvey
Instructor, Department of Leadership in Education
n/a
stefani.harvey001@umb.edu
Patricia Krueger-Henney
Associate Professor, Urban Education, Leadership and Policy Studies
617.287.4847
Patricia.Krueger@umb.edu
Tara L. Parker
Dean, College of Education and Human Development, Professor, Higher Education
617.287.7606
Tara.Parker@umb.edu
Shantal Petrie
Administrative Assistant, Leadership in Education
617.287.7601
Shantal.Petrie@umb.edu
Katalin Szelényi
Graduate Program Director, Associate Professor, Higher Education
617.287.7765
Katalin.Szelenyi@umb.edu
Liza A. Talusan
Associate Instructor, Department of Leadership in Education
N/A
Liza.Talusan@umb.edu
Casel Walker
Graduate Program Director, Instructor, Educational Administration Program
617.287.4848
Casel.Walker@umb.edu
Maurice Williams, Jr.
Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Leadership in Education
617.287.7601
maurice.williams@umb.edu
Wenfan Yan
Professor, Urban Education, Leadership, and Policy Studies Program
617.287.4873
WenFan.Yan@umb.edu
School for Global Inclusion and Social Development
Tiffany Donaldson
Associate Dean and Director, School for Global Inclusion and Social Development; Program Manager, Institute for Community Inclusion
617.287.4365
N/A
Laura Bozeman
Chair: School for Global Inclusion and Social Development, Professor and Graduate Program Director: Vision Studies, College of Education and Human Development
781.588.4274
Laura.Bozeman@umb.edu
Callie M. Brusegaard
Assistant Professor, Vision Studies, School for Global Inclusion and Social Development
617.287.7645
Callie.Brusegaard@umb.edu
Kaitlyn Siner-Cappas
Program Manager, School for Global Inclusion and Social Development; Graduate Program Director, Global Inclusion and Social Development MA/PhD
617.287.3070
Kaitlyn.Siner@umb.edu
Dolly Daftary
Associate Professor, International Development, School for Global Inclusion and Social Development
617.287.4769
Dolly.Daftary@umb.edu
David B. Hershenson
Senior Lecturer, School for Global Inclusion and Social Development
617.566.3124
David.Hershenson@umb.edu
Meghan Kallman
Associate Professor, International Development, School for Global Inclusion and Social Development
617.287.4292
Meghan.Kallman@umb.edu
Valerie L. Karr
Associate Professor, International Development, School for Global Inclusion and Social Development
617.287.4336
Valerie.Karr@umb.edu
Peter Kiang (江念祖)
Professor and Director of Asian American Studies, School for Global Inclusion and Social Development, College of Education and Human Development
617.504.4107
Peter.Kiang@umb.edu
Paula Kosior
Program Coordinator, O&M Program, Vision Studies, School for Global Inclusion and Social Development
617.287.7584
Paula.Kosior@umb.edu
Sindiso Mnisi Weeks
Associate Professor of Legal Studies, University of Massachusetts Amherst
N/A
Sindiso.MnisiWeeks@umb.edu
Daniel Norris
Program Coordinator, VRT Program, Vision Studies, School for Global Inclusion and Social Development
802.272.1626
Daniel.Norris@umb.edu
Maria Paiewonsky
Transition Specialist, Institute for Community Inclusion, School for Global Inclusion and Social Development
617.287.7697
Maria.Paiewonsky@umb.edu
Dimity Peter
Associate Professor, Rehabilitation Counseling, School for Global Inclusion and Social Development
617.287.4316
Dimity.Peter@umb.edu
Tammy Reisman
Program Coordinator, TVI Program, Vision Studies, School for Global Inclusion and Social Development
617.287.7668
Tammy.Reisman@umb.edu
Rachael Sessler Trinkowsky
Program Coordinator, ATVI Program, Vision Studies, School for Global Inclusion and Social Development
NA
r.sesslertrinkowsky@umb.edu
James Soldner
Associate Professor, Graduate Program Director, Rehabilitation Counseling, School for Global Inclusion and Social Development617.287.7703
James.Soldner@umb.edu
Lakshmi Srinivas
Associate Professor of Asian American Studies, School for Global Inclusion and Social Development, College of Education and Human Development
N/A
Lakshmi.Srinivas@umb.edu
Shirley S. Tang
Endowed Distinguished Professor for Asian American Studies, School for Global Inclusion and Social Development, College of Education and Human Development
N/A
Shirley.Tang@umb.edu
J. Cedric Woods
Director, Institute for New England Native American Studies
Director, Critical Ethnic and Community Studies Program617.287.5784
Cedric.Woods@umb.edu
Darick Wright
Coordinator, O&M Program, Vision Studies, School for Global Inclusion and Social Development
NA
Darick.Wright@umb.edu