School of Education, Teaching and Health

Full-time Faculty		Full-Time Staff

	sarah irvine belson Dean and Associate Professor Ph.D., Arizona State University 202-885-3714 sarah@american.edu professional bio Gray Hall 120	Margaret B. Gallen Senior Administrative Assistant 202-885-3022 brierton@american.edu Gray Hall 119

	Elizabeth Anderson Assistant Professor Ph.D., New York University 202-885-6209 eanderso@american.edu professional bio McCabe Hall 216	Constance Chubb Educational Technology Specialist 202-885-3746 chubb@american.edu Gray Hall 123

	Brec Cooke Instructor M.A., Dartmouth College M.Ed., Plymouth State College 202-885-2726 cooke@american.edu professional bio Gray Hall 220	Lynn Cohen Associate Director, International Training and Education Program 202-885-3725 cohen@american.edu McKinley Building 153

	Cathy Crocker Assistant Professor Ed.D., University of Virginia 202-885-1122 crocker@american.edu professional bio Gray 215	Doris Dupuy Field Placement Coordinator 202-885-3715 dupuy@american.edu Gray Hall 111

	Karen DiGiovanni DeAngelis Director of Teacher Education and Certification Officer Ph.D., American University 202-885-3727 digiovanni@american.edu Gray Hall 111	Amalie Gorbold Graduate Advisor 202-885-3716 sethadvising@american.edu Gray Hall

	Lynn Fox Emeritus Associate Professor Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University lynn.fox@american.edu professional bio	Adriana Mendez Assistant to Academic Director of AQUE 202-885-3639 amendez@american.edu McKinley Building 107

	Marilyn Goldhammer Instructor MA, George Washington University 202-885-3016 goldhamm@american.edu Gray Hall 218	Jan Post Grants and Contracts Coordinator 202-885-3643 jpost@american.edu McKinley Building 107D

	Frederic Jacobs Professor Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania 202-885-2124 fredj@american.edu professional bio Gray Hall 221	Danielle G. Sodani Special Projects Coordinator 202-885-3744 dgsodani@american.edu Gray Hall 118

	Robert Karch Professor Director, Health Promotion MS Program Ed.D., American University 202-885-6285 rkarch@american.edu professional bio McCabe Hall 225	Kaye Williams, Ph.D. Academic Director TQE 202-885-3726 kwilliam@american.edu Gray Hall 217

	Adrea Lawrence Assistant Professor Ph.D., Indiana University, Bloomington 202-885-2713 alawrenc@american.edu professional bio McCabe Hall 226

	Pete Mehlert Assistant Professor 202-885-3035 :mehlert@american.edu Sports Center 206A

	Erin O'Neill Assistant Professor Ph.D., Virginia Tech 202-885-6259 oneill@american.edu professional bio McCabe 6259

	Kimberly Palombo Instructor & SELD Coordinator MA, American University 202-885-6214 palombo@american.edu Gray Hall 218

	David Sadker Emeritus Professor Ed.D., University of Massachusetts at Amherst 202-885-3728 dsadker@american.edu professional bio Gray Hall 218

	Stacey Snelling Assoicate Professor, Director of Academics Ph.D.; American University 202-885-6278 ssnelli@american.edu professional bio Gray Hall 116

	Stacie Tate Assistant Professor Ph.D.; Michigan State Universtiy 202-885-3723 sltate@american.edu professional bio Gray Hall 219

	Charles Tesconi Professor Ed.D., University of Cincinnati 202-885-3740 tesconi@american.edu professional bio Gray Hall 222

	Vivian Vasquez Associate Professor Ed.D., Indiana University 202-885-3719 vvasque@american.edu professional bio Gray Hall 220

	Stephen Vassallo Assistant Professor Ph.D., Michigan State Universiy 202-885-3048 vassallo@american.edu McCabe Hall 224
	Adjunct Faculty Elaine Abbas abbas@american.edu Nader Ayish Ph.D., Multilingual/ Multicultural Education ayish@american.edu Geraldine Beneitez beneitez@american.edu Mark Bergel Founder, Executive Director A Wider Circle Ph.D., Sociology bergel@american.edu http://awidercircle.org Claudia Bezaka Director of World Languages District of Columbia Public Schools MA, Curriculum and Instruction MA, Educational Leadership National Board Certified Teacher bezaka@american.edu Melton Bond bond@american.edu Bridget Bowers bridgetb@american.edu Danielle Brand-LeMond brandlem@american.edu Onika Coke samudaco@american.edu Tanya Colucci colucci@american.edu Colin Cooley Corrective Exercise Specialist Advanced Spine & Wellness Center colin.cooley@gmail.com http://www.parischiro.com hppt://www.performance lacrossetraining.com Tanya Copeland National Board Certified Teacher Martin Luther King, Jr. ES DC Public Schools M.Ed. Early Childhood/Elem tccrusaders@aol.com 202-645-3440 Elvan Demirkan demirkan@american.edu Elsa Domingo Bridget Doyle doyle@american.edu Roceal Duke duke@american.edu Jennifer Durham durham@american.edu Mary Allen Edgerton Classroom Curriculum Coordinator Lab School of Washington Special Education Intern Coordinator American University Ph.D., Special Education edgerton@american.edu Jennifer Ernst ernst@american.edu Rebeka Fergusson-Lutz English and Dramatic Literature Teacher Cesar Chavez Public Charter School for Public Policy MAT, Secondary Education rf7033a@american.edu Alison Flatley flatley@american.edu Courtney Fletcher cfletche@american.edu Michael Gibbons michael.gibbons@ american.edu Michael Gurevitz Associate Professor Montgomery College JD; MA, National Security Policy Studies gurevitz@american.edu Kathy Haldeman haldeman@american.edu Mark Hannum hannum@american.edu Lue Hartman mhartman@american.edu Rachel Henighan henighan@american.edu Alex Hodges Assistant Director of Library Instruction American University MLS, Information Literacy/Information Science hodges@american.edu http://admin2.american.edu/ ~hodges/index.html Kamel Igoudjil kamel@american.edu Susan Jaffe jaffe@american.eduFiona Fiona James Special Education Resource Teacher Montgomery County Public Schools Ed.S., Special Education: Policy and Leadership MA, Special Education: Learning Handicapped fiona_c_james@mcpsmd.org Melissa Jones Education Advocate ARISE Center for Independent Living MAT, Secondary Education mjones@american.edu	Melvina Jones melvinaj@american.edu Erin Jurand Clinical Supervisor American University Reading and Math Teacher Montgomery County Public Schools National Board Certified Teacher Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction jurand@american.edu Robert Karch rkarch@american.edu Tom Kelly tkelly@american.edu Dee Kirby Jesse Nickelson nickelso@american.edu Larry Nyce nyceguys@verizon.net Erin O'Neill oneill@american.edu Krishni Patrick kp3983a@american.edu Donna Pavluk pavluk@american.edu James Percoco percoco@american.edu Pnina Peri peri@american.edu Deanna Ratnikova Group Fitness Instructor ratnikov@american.edu Susan Robbins srobbins@american.edu Jill Robinson jill.w.robinson@verizon.net Ann Roberts aroberts@american.edu Jim Roberts Mary Ellen Rose mr3643a@american.edu Alexandre Ryjik fencing@american.edu Elizabeth Scallon scallon@american.edu Marc Schaeffer mschaef@american.edu Caroline Silby Sports Psychologist PhD, University of Virginia csilby@mindspring.com 301-299-4823 http://www.drsilby.com Kwelli Sneed sneed@american.edu Paul Soong psoong@american.edu Adeyemi Stembridge adeyste@american.edu Sherri Stevens stevens@american.edu Mary-beth Thompson mcthomp@american.edu Amy Trenkle trenkle@american.edu Barbara Valdes Hessel Staff Developer Montgomery County Public Schools hessel@american.edu Jane Weaver jsweaver@american.edu Rob Williams Psychotherapist MBA; MSW, Clinical Social Work rwilliam@american.edu http://www.aida-therapy.com Brian Wright bwright@american.edu Ellie Zartman zartman@american.edu Robin Zeffiro rz1932a@american.edu Nancy Zeller Laboratory Director Department of Biology American University Ph.D., University of Maryland nzeller@american.edu http://www.american.edu/ cas/bio/people/faculty/ zeller/index.htm

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