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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 read more >

BEACHUM, FLOYD (BENNETT PROFESSOR & PROGRAM DIRECTOR- EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP) Dr. Beachum's research interests include: leadership in urban education, moral and ethical leadership, and social justice issues
K-12 schools. read more >

BISHOP, MJ
(ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR & PROGRAM DIRECTOR) TEACHING, LEARNING, AND TECHNOLOGY) Dr. Bishop's research interests are in understanding the fundamental components and the psychology behind instructional media and delivery systems in order to discover their pedagogical capabilities and 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
(ASSOCIATE 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 - 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 >

DEBLAERE, CIRLEEN (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY) Dr. DeBlaere's interests include the exploration of the experiences of individuals with multiple and intersecting minority identities (i.e. women of color and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people of color) 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 >

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
(ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR & PROGRAM DIRECTOR - COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY) Dr. Inman's scholastic and research interests are in the areas of multicultural issues and read more >

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

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

SASSO, GARY (DEAN AND PROFESSOR) Dr. Sasso's research interests lay in these areas: (1) Threats to the evidence base in special education
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SHAPIRO, EDWARD
(DIRECTOR OF CENTER FOR PROMOTING RESEARCH TO PRACTICE AND PROFESSOR - SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY) Dr. Shapiro's research focuses on assessment and intervention for academic skills problems; read more >

SILOVA, IVETA (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR & PROGRAM DIRECTOR- 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 >

WHITE, GEORGE (PROFESSOR - EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP & 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 - 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 >

WOOD, BRENNA
(ASSISTANT PROFESSOR- SPECIAL EDUCATION)
Dr. Wood's research is in the area of early childhood special education.
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YOSHIDA, RON
(PROFESSOR - EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND PROVOST EMERITUS) Dr. Yoshida's research focuses on ethics in educational leadership. read more >

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

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