As we kick off a new academic year at Temple's College of Education and Human Development, get to know your academic department chairs and see a complete list of full-time faculty.
 
POLICY, ORGANIZATIONAL AND LEADERSHIP STUDIES
Department Chair: Christopher McGinley

• Academic and Research Interests:
  School and School District Leadership
• Favorite thing about Temple's CEHD:
  It's home to me. I went here as an undergrad majoring in elementary education and completed my courses for principal certification here as well.
• Favorite course to teach:
  Ethical Leadership
• Best part about working with CEHD students:
  That they are people who make things better for children in classrooms and schools across the region.
• Favorite thing about Philadelphia:
  I should say the history and the people, but I also love the great restaurants!
• Hobbies:
  Scuba, biking, swimming and travel
• Biggest Inspiration:
  I am the product of the hopes and dreams that my grandparents brought to this country as immigrants. I come from a family of educators and have been inspired by so many great teachers and leaders who are warriors for justice that keep me hopeful and energetic.

View Chris's full academic profile.

2024 POLICY, ORGANIZATIONAL AND LEADERSHIP STUDIES FACULTY AFFILIATIONS

Adult Learning, Training and Organizational Development
Coordinator: Armando Estrada
Armando Estrada, Professor
M. Meghan Raisch, Assistant Professor of Instruction

Educational and Organizational Leadership
Coordinator: Chris McGinley
Associate Coordinator (Master's Program): Sarah Cordes
Sarah Cordes, Associate Professor
Linda Grobman, Associate Professor of Instruction
Christopher McGinley, Professor of Practice
Beth Olanoff, Associate Professor of Instruction
Judith Stull, Professor of Research

Higher Education
Coordinator: Katie Smith
Gregory Anderson, Professor
Richard Englert, Professor
Jennifer Johnson, Associate Professor
Katie Smith, Associate Professor

Urban Education
Coordinator: Lori Shorr
James Earl Davis, Professor
Maia Cucchiara, Associate Professor
Linn Posey-Maddox, Professor
Monika Shealey, Professor
Lori Shorr, Associate Professor of Instruction

 

PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDIES IN EDUCATION
Department Chair: Shanta Hattikudur

• Academic and Research Interests:
  Child and Cognitive Development
• Favorite thing about Temple's CEHD:
  The people (the students, faculty, and staff are so wonderful to work with).
• Favorite course to teach:
  It's hard to choose one, but probably Cognitive Development and Learning.
• Favorite place on campus:
  The fountain outside Ritter.
• Fun Fact:
  I've visited 6 out of 7 continents (it would have been 7, but the helicopter ride to Antarctica got cancelled due to bad weather conditions).
• Biggest Inspiration:
  My aunt and uncle were both professors in city colleges and made an imprint on their students' lives--and mine.

View Shanta's full academic profile.

2024 PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDIES IN EDUCATION FACULTY AFFILIATIONS

Applied Research and Evaluation
Coordinator: Avi Kaplan
James Byrnes, Professor
Avi Kaplan, Professor

Counseling Psychology
Coordinator: Crystal Austin
Crystal Austin, Assistant Professor of Instruction
Heidi Hutman, Associate Professor of Instruction
Danielle Schueller, Assistant Professor of Instruction
W. Joel Schneider, Professor
Renée Tobin, Professor

Human Development and Community Engagement
Coordinator: Kelly McGinn
Shanta Hattikudur, Professor of Instruction
Shana Levi-Nielsen, Assistant Professor of Instruction
Kelly McGinn, Assistant Professor
Benjamin Torsney, Assistant Professor of Instruction

School Psychology
Coordinator: Jessica Reinhardt
Cathy Fiorello, Professor
Xu (Lilya) Jiang, Associate Professor
Paul Jones, Associate Professor of Instruction
Laura Pendergast, Associate Professor
Jessica Reinhardt, Associate Professor of Practice

 

TEACHING AND LEARNING
Department Chair: Wanda Brooks

• Academic and Research Interests:
  Diverse Children's and Young Adult Literature
  Middle Grades Youth and Reader Responses to Stories
• Favorite thing about Temple's CEHD:
  I love that our graduates can be found teaching in schools all over Philadelphia.
• Favorite course to teach:
  Introduction to Qualitative Research
• Best part about working with CEHD students:
  Our students have varied interests, backgrounds and strengths, which I deeply appreciate. I try to get to know students as individuals and teach or mentor them in ways that complement who they are.
• Favorite thing about Philadelphia:
  The Wissahickon Park Trails and my neighborhood, West Mt. Airy.
• Hobbies:
  Cloth doll collecting and reading children's books
• Biggest Inspiration:
  The countless students I've taught from 5th grade to the college level.

View Wanda's full academic profile.

2024 TEACHING AND LEARNING FACULTY AFFILIATIONS

Early and Elementary Education
Coordinator: Julie Bacak
Associate Coordinator: Judith Flanigan
Julie Bacak, Clinical Assistant Professor
Jean Boyer, Assistant Professor of Instruction
Carol Brandt, Associate Professor
Meixia Ding, Professor
Judith Flanigan, Associate Professor of Instruction
Sabina Neugebauer, Associate Professor
Barbara Wasik, Professor
Christine Woyshner, Professor

Middle Grades & Secondary Education
Coordinator: Tim Fukawa-Connelly
Janelle Bailey, Professor
Wanda Brooks, Professor
S. Elizabeth Diamond, Associate Professor of Practice
Tim Fukawa-Connelly, Professor
Sue Kelley, Clinical Assistant Professor
Kristie Newton, Professor
Tim Patterson, Associate Professor
Michael Smith, Professor

Special Education and Applied Behavior Analysis
Coordinator: Jason Travers
Joseph Boyle, Associate Professor
Kathryn Burke, Assistant Professor of Research
Art Dowdy, Assistant Professor
Sally Gould-Taylor, Associate Professor of Research
Julie Kessler, Associate Professor of Instruction
Molly Siuty, Associate Professor
Matt Tincani, Professor
Jason Travers, Professor

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Coordinator: Di Liu
Di Liu, Assistant Professor of Instruction
Jill Swavely, Professor of Instruction
Elvis Wagner, Associate Professor