Faculty:
Dr. Kathryn Kinnucan-Welsch is Chair of the Department of Teacher Education and an Associate Professor at the University of Dayton. She is affiliated with the Reading and Early Childhood Programs. Her areas of expertise include early literacy and research. Katie is active in supporting the professional development of pre-service students as well as practicing teachers. She is currently working with several school districts in supporting literacy initiatives.

Professors:
Dr. Patricia Hart is an Assistant Dean and Professor of the School of Education and Allied Professions at the University of Dayton. She is affiliated with the Middle Childhood and First Year Experience Programs. Her areas of expertise include the professional development of preservice and inservice teachers, student portfolios, the Pathwise and Praxis III framework, and children's literature/reading language arts.  

Dr. Thomas J. Lasley, II is professor and dean, School of Education and Allied Professions.  Dr. Lasley teaches courses in School Culture and the Models of Teaching.  His research interests focus primarily on teacher education policy and practice and classroom instructional design.

Dr. James Rowley is a Professor at the University of Dayton. He is affiliated with the Adolescence to Young Adult, and the Teacher Leader Program. Dr. Rowley currently serves as the Executive Director of the Institute for Technology-Enhanced Learning. His areas of expertise are the professional development of teachers including the following: mentor training, entry year support, and technology enhanced learning. 

Dr. Carolyn Talbert-Johnson is Professor and Associate Chair of Graduate Education of Department of Teacher Education at the University of Dayton.  Her areas of expertise include equitable education, professionalism of teaching, and urban education.  Her research examines linkages between education of culturally diverse individuals, professional development of teachers, and educational reform.

Dr. Joseph Watras is a Professor at the University of Dayton. He is affiliated with the Foundations of Education Program. His areas of expertise include history, philosophy and social foundations of education.

Associate Professors:
Dr. Shauna Adams is an Associate Professor at the University of Dayton. She is the Co-Associate Chair for undergraduate Education - Curriculum.  Her areas of expertise include child development, special education, and working with families.

Dr. James Biddle is an Associate Professor of Education at the University of Dayton.  He is affiliated with the Adolescence to Young Adult Program and his area of expertise is philosophy of education.  His special interests include ethics, social foundations, leadership and organizational change.

Dr. Connie Bowman is an Assistant Professor and coordinator of the Adolescence to Young Adult Program at the University of Dayton. Her areas of expertise include secondary education with concentrations in English, social sciences, French, and reading. Her special interests include mentoring and professional development at both preservice and inservice levels.

Dr. Diana M. Hunn is an Associate Professor at the University of Dayton in science education. She is affiliated with graduate courses and with the Early Childhood, Middle Childhood, and Adolescence to Young Adult Programs. Her area of expertise is science education. She works with summer in-service programs at the U.S Air Force Museum with Project SOAR: Science in Ohio through Aerospace Resources. She also serves on state wide committees, science and environmental committees, and participates in programs in Technical Preparation and engineering education. She is the Executive Director for the Science Education Council of Ohio and a board member of the Environmental Education Council of Ohio.

Dr. Stephen Richards is an Associate Professor and the Coordinator of Intervention Specialists in the Department of Teacher Education at the University of Dayton.  His areas of expertise include transition and career education, applied behavior analysis, severe disabilities, and inclusive education. His areas of research interest include assessment with students with severe and profound disabilities, functional skill development, applied behavior analysis and single subject research. 

Dr. Beverly Tillman is an Associate Professor at the University of Dayton. She is the Co-Associate Chair for Undergraduate Education - Candidate Progress.She is affiliated with the Middle Childhood Program, Intervention Specialist Programs, and the First Year Experience. Her areas of expertise include professional development, portfolio development, case methodology, and social justice and equity issues.

Dr. Janet Herrelko is an Associate Professor and National Board Certified Teacher in the area of Adolescence to Young Adult mathematics. She is affiliated with math methods for Early Childhood, Middle Childhood, and the Adolescence to Young Adult Programs. Her areas of expertise include math education and National Board Certification, while her research focuses on Local Professional Development Committees implementation and Ohio math proficiency testing. She also has links to the National Council of Teachers of Math, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, and the Ohio Math and Science Coalition. 

Dr. Roberta Weaver

Assistant Professors:
Dr. Joni Baldwin is an Assistant Professor primarily affiliated with Early Childhood Education in the Department of Teacher Education at the University of Dayton. Her areas of expertise include special education, standards based education, assessment of students with special needs, and physical/health disabilities. A special area of interest is mobility and learning of young children with physical impairments.

Dr. Rachel Collopy is an Assistant Professor at the University of Dayton affiliated with the Adolescent and Young Adult Program. Her areas of expertise are child and adolescent development and educational psychology. Her special interests are in school-university collaboration and supporting teacher learning in the context of educational reform.

Dr. Mary Kay Kelly is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Teacher Education at the University of Dayton. Her areas of expertise include science education, middle childhood education, educational research and evaluation, and school reform. Her research examines the links between school reform, science education reform, and equitable practices.

Lecturer:
Dr. Monalisa Mullins shares a dual appointment with the Department of Teacher Education and the Department of Philosophy at the University of Dayton. Her areas of expertise include philosophy of education and educational psychology. Her special interests and areas of research include educational leadership, critical pedagogy, and service learning.

Administrative Faculty:
Susan Ferguson is an Administrative Faculty Member at the University of Dayton and is the coordinator of the First Year Experience. She is affiliated with the First Year Experience and the Middle Childhood Programs. Her areas of interest include educational psychology, student portfolios, Pathwise training, professional development with Catholic School teachers and Dayton Public School mentors of first year teachers, and scheduling and advising first year teacher education candidates. 

Connie Mathes is an Administrative Faculty Member at the University of Dayton. She is the coordinator of the Middle Childhood Program as well as the Educational Field office. Her areas of expertise include literacy, literature, and middle school principles and practice.

Dr. Mary Lou Andrews is an Administrative Faculty Member in the Department of Teacher Education. She is the initial licensure and Graduate program advisor for the Middle Childhood, Adolescence to Young Adult, and Intervention Specialist Programs. Her areas of interest and research include gender issues and educational leadership.

Other Faculty:
Bro Edward Brink is the Lalanne Program Director at the University of Dayton.  He is involved with the program in coordinating and recruiting beginning teachers to make a two-year commitment to teach in a Catholic school while living in community and pursuing professional and spiritual development.

Joy Comingore is a Clinical Administrator to the Early Childhood Licensure Program.  She is affiliated with the Early Childhood Program, sophomore and junior year field experience and the ECE Adult Degree Advancement Program.  Her areas of interest include Infant/Toddler and Preschool care and education and early childhood science education.

Dr. Katie Lawless Frank is a clinical faculty member in Teacher Education at the University of Dayton.  She is affiliated with the Transition to Teaching Program.  Her areas of expertise are special education and diversity.

Judith Eggemeier is a Teacher-In-Residence and a former sixth grade teacher in Kettering Schools.  She is affiliated with the Middle Childhood Program.  Her areas of expertise include Writing, Reading, and Social Studies.  Her research interests are the struggling reader in the middle school and professional development for middle school teachers.

Dr. Judith Oberlander is Director of Academic Programming for the Institute of Technology Enhanced Learning (ITEL) in the School of Education and Allied Professions.  She is affiliated with the Technology-enhanced Learning graduate concentration as program advisor and as teacher.  Dr. Oberlander also teaches the EDT 110 course.  Her research interests are technology enhanced learning and Problem-Based Learning.

Dr. Beth Lewellyn is a Clinical Faculty Member in the Department of Teacher Education at the University of Dayton.  She is primarily affiliated with Early Childhood Education and the fourth year experience.  Her areas of expertise center around reading, writing, and word study with an emphasis on practical application in the classroom.  Her interests include classrooms based on ethics of democracy and ethics of caring.

Dr. Mary Zahner is a Professor at the University of Dayton. She is the coordinator of the Art Education Program. Her areas of expertise include art education and the history of art education.  

Beth Engelhardt is a clinical faculty member in the Department of Teacher Education at the University of Dayton.  Her areas of expertise include: early childhood education, mentoring relationships and leadership in education.  She is presently teaching undergraduates.

Dr. Thomas Hunt has authored/edited twenty books since the reception of his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1971, nine coming since he joined the UD faculty in 1996. A historian of education, Dr. Hunt has special expertise in religion and education, particularly dealing with Catholic schools. Now on a part-time contract, he continues to teach and write. Since 1998 he has served as co-editor of Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice, the only refereed journal on Catholic schools in the nation.

Clinical Administration:
Yvonne Knab is a clinical administrator in the licensure program for the early childhood education program at the University of Dayton.  Her areas of expertise include elementary education with concentration in reading and language arts, curriculum, grant writing and management.  Her special interests include mentoring and professional development of pre-service students as well as practicing teachers.

Carol Lewellen teaches and works with student teachers in the Adolescence to Young Adult licensure program.  Her areas of expertise include reading, language arts, and music.

Donna Berner

Amy Chico

Staff:
Support Staff -- Ms. Anita Middleton (Assistant/Undergraduate), Ms. Brenda Ponder (Assistant/Graduate), and Ms. Heather May (Assistant/Department Chair) comprise the support staff in the Department of Teacher Education at the University of Dayton.