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 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
Kristin M. Murphy, PhD
Associate Dean of Faculty Development & Academic Programs,Associate Professor of Special Education, College of Education & Human Development

Bernice Fair
Office Manager, College of Education and Human Development
617.287.7606
Bernice.Fair@umb.edu

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
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 Dean for Academic Affairs, Associate Professor, 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
Administrative Assistant, 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
Associate 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 Professor and Graduate Program Director of Special Education, 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, Assistant 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
Professor and Graduate Program Director: Vision Studies Chair: School for Global Inclusion and Social Development, College of Education and Human Development
617.287.4385
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