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Arpana Inman

"Too often we focus on domestic culture in graduate training, but with globalization, countries and cultures are increasingly interdependent, which is reflected in issues addressed at the United Nations."

—Dr. Arpana Inman, Assistant Professor
Counseling Psychology
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BAMBARA, LINDA (FACULTY ASSOCIATE CHAIR & PROFESSOR - SPECIAL EDUCATION) Dr. Bambara specializes in developmental disabilities, with a particular interest in children and adults with moderate read more >

BARBER, MARGARET (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP) Dr. Barber's research interests center on the relationships between school leadership preparation and subsequent leadership practice read more >

BISHOP, MJ (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR & PROGRAM COORDINATOR - TEACHING, LEARNING, AND TECHNOLOGY) Dr. Bishop' research interests are in understanding the read more >

BODZIN, ALEC (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR - TEACHING, LEARNING, AND TECHNOLOGY) Dr. Bodzin's research areas involve design of web-based inquiry learning environments; design and read more >

CASKIE, GRACE
(ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY: STATISTICS AND METHODOLOGY COURSES) Dr. Caskie's research interests include cognitive development and performance over the human lifespan, the accuracy of self-reported health read more >

CATES, WARD
(ASSOCIATE DEAN AND PROFESSOR - TEACHING, LEARNING, AND TECHNOLOGY)
Dr. Cates research explores how newer technologies may best be used to enhance education.  I explore technology’s use in both read more >

COLE, CHRISTINE
( PROFESSOR & PROGRAM COORDINATOR - SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY) Dr. Cole's research involves the development and evaluation of positive behavioral strategies for read more >

COLUMBA, H. LYNN (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR - TEACHING, LEARNING, AND TECHNOLOGY) Dr. Columba's research focuses on facilitating students to make meaning in the mathematics classroom. This is illustrated in read more >

CRESSMAN, BRAD (PROFESSOR OF PRACTICE - EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP) Dr. Cressman's research interests include: curriculum development, roles and responsibilities of superintendents and school read more >

DUFFIELD, JUDY (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR - TEACHING, LEARNING, AND TECHNOLOGY) Dr. Duffield’s primary research interests revolve around the formation, implementation, and maintenance read more >

DUPAUL, GEORGE (CHAIR AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR - SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY) Dr. DuPaul's research areas focus on ADHD in the schools: Assessment and intervention read more >

FRITSCHMANN, NANETTE
(ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - SPECIAL EDUCATION) Dr. Fritschmann's areas of research interest focus on language, literacy, and multicultural issues in read more >

HAMMOND, THOMAS (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - TEACHING, LEARNING, AND TECHNOLOGY) Dr. Hammond's research interests focus on technology-mediated social studies instruction read more >

HOJNOSKI, ROBIN
(ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY) Dr. Hojnoski's research area of interests focuses on the application
of school psychology principles and practices read more >

INMAN, ARPANA
(ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY) Dr. Inman's scholastic and research interests are in the areas of multicultural issues and read more >

KERN, LEE (PROFESSOR - SPECIAL EDUCATION & PROGRAM COORDINATOR) The focus of Project REACH is to identify effective services and service delivery systems for students read more >

LADANY, NICHOLAS (PROFESSOR - COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY) Counselor supervision and training (including the supervisory working alliance, racial identity interaction, read more >

LUTZ, GARY (INTERIM DEAN AND PROFESSOR) In addition to providing data analytic support for a wide variety of research endeavors within the College, Dr. Lutz has published in the area of read more >

MANZ, PATRICIA
(ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY) Dr. Manz's research is directed toward improving early childhood education for ethnic minority and low income children. read more >

RICHARDSON, TINA (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR & PROGRAM COORDINATOR - COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY) Dr. Richardson's research interests lay in three topical areas (1) minority student development read more >

SHAPIRO, EDWARD (DIRECTOR OF CENTER FOR PROMOTING RESEARCH TO PRACTICE AND PROFESSOR) Dr. Shapiro's research focuses on assessment and intervention for academic skills problems; read more >

SILOVA, IVETA (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - COMPARATIVE AND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION: CIE) Dr. Silova’s research focuses on the study of globalization, democratization, and policy read more >

SPERANDIO, JILL
(ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP) Dr. Sperandio's primary research interest is focused on gender issues in educational leadership in both read more >

SPOKANE, ARNOLD (PROFESSOR -COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY) Dr. Spokane specializes in the transdisciplinary study of person-environment interaction in work and urban community settings read more >

WADDELL, LANETTE (PROFESSOR OF PRACTICE - TEACHING, LEARNING, AND TECHNOLOGY) Dr. Waddell’s research interests revolve around the implementation of professional development models for K-8 in-service teachers in reform mathematics. Specifically, how read more >

WHITE, GEORGE
(PROFESSOR & PROGRAM COORDINATOR - EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP & INTERIM DIRECTOR FOR CENTER FOR DEVELOPING URBAN EDUCATIONAL LEADERS) Dr. White is nationally recognized for his research and development of 
the middle school concept. He applies read more >

WISEMAN, ALEX (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND PROGRAM COORDINATOR - COMPARATIVE AND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION: CIE) Dr. Wiseman is interested in both comparing American education with schooling that occurs in other nations as well as read more >

RON YOSHIDA
(PROFESSOR AND PROVOST EMERITUS) Dr. Yoshida's research focuses on ethics in educational leadership. read more >

PERRY ZIRKEL
(PROFESSOR - EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP) Dr. Zirkel's research currently focuses on empirical and practical read more >

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