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Bianca Augustine

Augustine, Bianca
Clinical Assistant Professor of Counselor Education
Office: 3094
Phone: (757) 221-2018
Email: [[braugustine]]
Social Media: Twitter {{https://twitter.com/biancaraug,@BiancaRAug}}, LinkedIn {{https://www.linkedin.com/in/bianca-augustine,@Bianca Augustine}}
Area of Expertise: Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Racialized & Intergenerational Trauma, Sex and Sexuality Counseling, Counseling Individuals of Affectional and Gender-Expansive Identities, Identity Development, Multicultural Awareness & Sensitivity in Counseling, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Scott Baker

Baker, Scott
Executive Professor
Office: 3108
Email: [[ssbaker]]
Areas of Expertise: K-12 Administration and Leadership, Strategic Planning and Organizational Development

Jim Barber

Barber, James P.
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Professor of Education
Office: 1104
Phone: (757) 221-6208
Email: [[jpbarber]]
Website: {{https://works.bepress.com/james-barber/,ScholarWorks Profile}}
Social Media: Twitter {{https://twitter.com/jp_barber,@JP_Barber}}, LinkedIn {{https://www.linkedin.com/in/barberjp,@barberjp}}

Barko-Alva

Barko-Alva, Katherine
Associate Professor of ESL/Bilingual Education
Office: 3071
Phone: (757) 221-6073
Email: [[kbarkoalva]]
Areas of Expertise: ESL/ Bilingual Education, Dual Language Education, Family Engagement, ESL/DLBE Teacher Preparation, Professional Development in CLD Contexts

Stephanie Blackmon

Blackmon, Stephanie J.
Associate Professor of Higher Education
Office: 3080
Phone: (757) 221-2419
Email: [[sjblackmon]]
Twitter: {{https://twitter.com/@StephJBlackmon,@StephJBlackmon}}
Areas of Expertise: Technology Integration in Higher Education & Professional Development; Trust, Privacy, & Security in Technology Use & Integration; Experiential Learning; Interdisciplinary Teams

Ashley Carpenter

Carpenter, Ashley
Clinical Assistant Professor & Director of Professional Development, Center for Gifted Education
Office: 3012
Phone: (757) 221-2588
Email: [[aycarpenter]]
Website: {{https://education.wm.edu/centers/cfge/, Center for Gifted Education}}
Areas of Expertise: Gifted Education, Professional Development, Underserved Gifted Populations, Twice-Exceptional Learners

Craig Cashwell

Cashwell, Craig
Professor
Office: 3086
Phone: (757) 221-1712
Email: [[cscashwell]]
Social Media: Twitter {{https://twitter.com/craigcashwell,@CraigCashwell}}, LinkedIn {{https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-cashwell-2bba0217,@Craig Cashwell}}
Areas of Expertise: Integrating Religion and Spirituality into Counseling, Trauma counseling, Supervision, Behavioral/Process Addictions

LaToya Chambers

Chambers, LaToya
Clinical Assistant Professor of Counselor Education
Email: [[lchambers]]
Area of Expertise: Professional counseling/substance use disorders, military/veterans, counselor education

Jason Chen

Chen, Jason
Associate Professor
Office: 3058
Phone: (757)221-6201
Email: [[jachen]]
Areas of Expertise: Academic Motivation, Academic Engagement, Science Education, Nature of Science, Immersive Virtual Environments, Educational Technology, STEM Education

Kristen Conradi

Conradi Smith, Kristin
Associate Professor
Office: 3111
Phone: (757) 221-6212
Email: [[keconradi]]
Area of Expertise: Reading Motivation, Assessment, Texts, Struggling Readers

Peggie Constantino

Constantino, Peggie
Executive Associate Professor, Director of Executive Programs and Chair, Educational Policy, Planning & Leadership
Office: 3106
Phone: (757) 221 - 2323
Email: [[meconstantino]]
Twitter: {{https://twitter.com/search?q=%40WMExecEd&src=typd,@WMExecEd}}
Areas of Expertise: K-12 General Administration

Steve Constantino

Constantino, Steven M.
Executive Professor
Office: 3108
Email: [[smconstantino]]
Areas of Expertise: Family and Community Engagement, K-12 Leadership, Planning and Organizational Development

Jennifer Cross

Cross, Jennifer Riedl
Research Associate Professor and Director of Research, Center for Gifted Education
Office:: 3010
Phone:: (757) 221-2414
Email:: JRCross@wm.edu
Area of Expertise:: Psychology and Social Experience of Gifted Students, Peer Relationships, Suicidal Behavior, High Ability and Low Income

Tracy Cross

Cross, Tracy L.
Jody and Layton Smith Professor of Psychology and Gifted Education and Director, Center for Gifted Education
Office: 3129
Phone: (757) 221-2210
Email: [[TLCross]]
Areas of Expertise: Gifted Education, Psychology of Gifted Students, Suicide, Mental Health, Educational Psychology

Jamel Donnor

Donnor, Jamel K.
The Fred Huby Memorial Professor of Education; Faculty Affiliate, Arts & Sciences and William & Mary Law School
Email: [[jkdonnor]]
Areas of Expertise: Critical Race Theory, Education Policy, Education Law, Constitutional Law, American Conservatism, Race & The Law, Sports Law

Stephanie Dorais

Dorais, Stephanie
Clinical Assistant Professor of Counselor Education
Office: 3088
Phone: (757) 221-2052
Email: [[sdorais]]
LinkedIn: {{https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-dorais,@Stephanie Dorais}}
Area of Expertise: Trauma Counseling, Positive Psychology, Contemplative Practices, Intensive Longitudinal Methodology

Chandra Floyd

Floyd, Chandra
Clinical Assistant Professor & Director of Curriculum, Center for Gifted Education
Office: 3018
Phone: (757) 221-3124
Email: [[cbfloyd]]
Website: {{https://education.wm.edu/centers/cfge/, Center for Gifted Education}}
Areas of Expertise: Gifted Education, Professional Development, P12 Administration, Underrepresented Populations in Gifted Education, Advocacy

Chris Gareis

Gareis, Christopher
Professor
Office: 3125
Phone: (757) 221 - 2319
Email: [[crgare]]
Areas of Expertise: Curriculum Development, Instructional Leadership, Classroom Assessment, Performance-Based Assessment, Program Evaluation, Teacher Mentoring

Leslie Grant

Grant, Leslie W.
Associate Professor
Office: 3088
Phone: (757) 221-2411
Email: [[lwgran]]
Social Media: Twitter {{https://twitter.com/LeslieWGrant,@LeslieWGrant}}, LinkedIn {{https://www.linkedin.com/in/leslie-grant-795bb51b3/,@Leslie Grant}}
Areas of Expertise: Assessment Literacy, Curriculum Development and Evaluation, International Comparative Studies of Teaching & Learning, Program Evaluation

Pamela Harris

Harris, Pamela
Clinical Assistant Professor
Phone: (757) 634-3876
Email: [[pnharris]]
Area of Expertise: School Counseling, School-Family Partnerships, College & Career Readiness of K-12 Black Females, Culturally Responsive Counselor Preparation

Mark Hofer

Hofer, Mark J.
Professor and Senior Director of the Learning & Design Lab, W&M Office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships
Office: Barrett House
Phone: (757) 221-1713
Email: [[mjhofe]]
Website: {{http://markhofer.net,markhofer.net}}
Twitter: {{https://twitter.com/markhofer,@markhofer}}, LinkedIn {{https://www.linkedin.com/in/markjhofer,@markjhofer}}

Ting Huang

Huang, Ting
Assistant Professor
Office: 3055
Phone: (757) 221-1900
Email: [[thuang03]]
Area of Expertise: Online Education, Teacher Education, Culturally Responsive Teaching, Digital Literacies, Chinese Graduate International Students, Social Justice, Reading, and Diversity

Heartly Huber

Huber, Heartley
Associate Professor
Office: 3075
Phone: 757-221-2150
Email: [[hbhuber]]
Areas of Expertise: Special Education

Denita Hudson

Hudson, Denita N.
Clinical Assistant Professor and Acting Chair, School Psychology & Counselor Education
Phone: (937) 750-4463
Email: [[dhudson02]]

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Johnson, Denise
Professor
Office: 3064
Phone: (757) 221-1528
Email: [[cdjohn]]
Areas of Expertise: Elementary Education: Reading, Literacy Leadership

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Johnson, Lindy L.
Associate Professor and Chair, Curriculum & Instruction
Office: 3109
Phone: (757) 221 - 2333
Email: [[lljohnson]]
Website: {{https://works.bepress.com/lindy-johnson/,ScholarWorks Profile}}
Twitter: {{https://twitter.com/Lindyljohnson,@ lindyljohnson}}

Meredith Kier

Kier, Meredith
Gerdelman Family Term Distinguished Associate Professor
Office: 3119
Phone: (757) 221-2332
Email: [[mwkier]]
Areas of Expertise: Equity in STEM Education, Professional Partnerships in STEM classrooms, Preparation and Retention of Social-Justice Oriented Science Teachers

Esther Kim

Kim, Esther June
Assistant Professor
Office: 3056
Phone: (757) 221-2348
Email: [[ejkim05]]
Areas of Expertise: Social Studies Education, Civic Education, Religion and Schools

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Kim, KH
Professor
Office: 3122
Phone: (757) 221 - 1328
Email: [[kkim]]
Areas of Expertise: Educational Foundations

Mihyeon Kim

Kim, Mihyeon
Clinical Associate Professor and Director of Pre-collegiate Learner Programs
Office: 3017
Phone: (757) 221 - 2458
Email: [[mxkim3]]
Areas of Expertise: Pre-Collegiate Learner Programs, Enrichment Programs, Focusing on the Future

Robert C. Knoeppel

Knoeppel, Robert C.
Dean
Office: 1112C
Phone: (757) 221-2315
Email: [[rknoeppel]]
Areas of Expertise: Education Finance, Education Reform, Educational Leadership

Gladys Krause

Krause, Gladys
Assistant Professor
Office: 3066
Phone: (757) 221-6083
Email: [[ghkrause]]
Website: {{https://gladyskrause.pages.wm.edu/,W&M personal website}}, {{https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/5d3e6cab85024680a03d737f8dbacb0c, Project M²}}
Areas of Expertise: Mathematics Education, Bilingual Mathematics Education

Kathryn Lanouette

Lanouette, Kathryn
Assistant Professor of Education; Faculty Affiliate, Institute for Integrative Conservation (IIC) and Environment and Sustainability Program (ESP)
Office: 3049
Email: [[lanouette]]
Website: {{https://www.kathrynlanouette.com}}
Areas of Expertise: Science Education, Data Science Education, Emerging Technologies, Place-based Teaching and Learning, Design-based Research

Jessica Martin

Martin, Jessica
Clinical Associate Professor, Online Counseling Program Director
Phone: (407) 436-9111
Email: [[jlmartin]]
Areas of Expertise: Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Rehabilitation Counseling, Multicultural Counseling, Clinical Supervision

Marguerite Mason

Mason, Marguerite
Professor
Office: 3115
Phone: (757) 221 - 2327
Email: [[mmmaso]]
Areas of Expertise: Secondary Education: Mathematics

Ryan McGill

McGill, Ryan
Associate Professor
Office: 3120
Phone: 757-221-6072
Email: [[rmcgill]]
Website: {{https://rjmcgill.com,www.rjmcgill.com}}
Facebook: {{https://www.facebook.com/EBSPsych/,@EBSPsych}}

Spencer G. Niles

Niles, Spencer
Professor
Office: 3118
Phone: (757) 221-1810
Email: [[sgniles]]
Areas of Expertise: Positive psychology in counseling and career interventions, career development theory and practice, leadership in higher education

Janise Parker

Parker, Janise
Associate Professor of School Psychology
Office: 3127
Phone: (757) 221-6086
Email: [[jparker]]
Areas of Expertise: Sociocultural Factors and Positive Youth Development Among Black Students, Culturally Responsive Behavioral and Mental Health Services, Religious/Spiritual Diversity Among Minoritized Youth

Leandra Parris

Parris, Leandra
Associate Dean and Director of Diversity & Inclusion and Associate Professor
Office: 3067
Phone: (757) 221-2341
Email: [[lparris]]
Twitter: {{https://twitter.com/ParrisLeandra,@ParrisLeandra}}
Areas of Expertise: Equity-Centered & Trauma-Informed Care in Schools, Social Media Impacts on Youth, Peer Aggression, Prevention/Intervention for Traumatic Stress, Social Justice in School Psychology, Effective Training in School Psychology

Amber Pope

Pope, Amber
Assistant Professor
Office: 3057
Phone: (757) 221-2057
Email: [[alpope]]
LinkedIn: {{https://www.linkedin.com/in/amberlpope/,@amberlpope}}
Areas of Expertise: LGBTQ+ Affirmative Counseling, Human Sexuality, Couples Counseling, Culturally Responsive Counselor Education & Supervision, Use of Virtual Reality in Counselor Preparation

Pat Popp

Popp, Patricia
Clinical Associate Professor, Virginia EHCY State Coordinator
Office: 2129A
Phone: (757) 221-7776
Email: [[pxpopp]]
Website: {{https://education.wm.edu/centers/hope/, Project HOPE}}
Areas of Expertise: Instruction and policy related to students experiencing high mobility

Deborah Ramer

Ramer, Debbie
Clinical Faculty in Special Education; Director, Elementary Education Program: Principal Investigator, W&M TTAC
Office: 3052
Phone: (757) 221-2329
Email: [[dlrame]]
Areas of Expertise: Special Education, Literacy Instruction & Structured Literacy, Assessment, Classroom & Behavior Management, Trauma-informed pedagogy, Traumatic Brain Injury

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Simpfenderfer, Amanda
Assistant Professor
Office: 3082
Phone: (757) 221-2060
Email: [[ajsimpfenderfe]]
Areas of Expertise: Higher Education, Intergenerational Mobility, Quantitative Research Methods

Rachel Sleeth

Sleeth, Rachel
Visiting Instructor in School Psychology
Office: 3063
Phone: (757) 221-6356
Email: [[rachel.sleeth]]

Chelsea Smith

Smith, Chelsea
Clinical Assistant Professor of Higher Education
Office: 3070
Phone: (757) 221-4424
Email: [[csmith12]]
Areas of Expertise: Black women in Higher Education, Graduate Education, Graduate Students, STEM Education, Social Justice Education

Coralis Solomon

Solomon, Coralis
Online Clinical Assistant Professor
Phone: (407) 968-6534
Email: [[csolomon]]
Website: {{https://selfcompassionlife.com/, Self-Compassion Life}}
Areas of Expertise: Mindful Self-Compassion Approaches for Burnout Prevention and Emotional Resilience, Multicultural & Social Justice Issues addressing Racial Battle Fatigue, School-Based Mental Health Counseling Interventions for Teachers and Underserved Populations, and Trauma Focused Interventions

Noelle St. Germain-Sehr

St. Germain-Sehr, Noelle
Clinical Associate Professor and Counseling Clinical Experience Director (online programs)
Phone: (757) 221-2244
Email: [[nstgermainsehr]]
Area of Expertise: Transpersonal Counseling, LGBTQ+-Affirmative Counseling, Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), Gender Issues, Grief and Loss

Steve Staples

Staples, Steven
Executive Professor
Office: 3104
Phone: (757) 221-2342
Email: [[srstap]]
Areas of Expertise: K-12 Administration

Jaimie Haugen

Stickl Haugen, Jaimie
Clinical Assistant Professor
Phone: (757) 221-2053
Email: [[jehaugen]]
Areas of Expertise: School Counseling, Student Belonging, Equity in Education, Legal & Ethical Issues in School Counseling, Assessment and Instrument Development

James Stronge

Stronge, James H.
Heritage Professor
Office: 3120
Phone: (757) 221-2339
Email: [[jhstro]]
Areas of Expertise: Teacher and leader effectiveness, Teacher and leader evaluation, Teacher selection, Human resource leadership, International comparative schooling related to school and educator effectiveness

Elizabeth Talbott

Talbott, Elizabeth
Professor and Associate Dean for Research & Faculty Development
Office: 2121
Phone: (757) 221-2335
Email: [[ehtalbott]]
Social Media: Twitter {{https://twitter.com/betsytalbott1,@betsytalbott1}}
Website: {{https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=nLySeQ4AAAAJ&view_op=list_works&gmla=AJsN-F4pPYsrYNjEEg3L4U6d-ucvhUbpGmpecTIHaYKaycUOTgLArGY9_hV-loVr1n6Io2kyeMCsUIp2DX_M50J5o3e1URKRsfYRoVwu1GRpDr1kOHMPquM, Google Scholar}}

Tschannen-Moran

Tschannen-Moran, Megan
Professor
Office: 3116
Phone: (757) 221-2187
Email: [[mxtsch]]
Website: {{https://mxtsch.pages.wm.edu/,W&M Personal Website}}
Areas of Expertise: K-12 General Administration

Sarah Tucker

Tucker, Sarah
Clinical Assistant Professor
Phone: (757) 221-3414
Email: [[sktucker]]
Area of Expertise: Neurodiversity Affirming Counseling Approaches, ADHD, Autism, Poverty and Socioeconomic Considerations in Counseling, Adverse Childhood Experiences, Child-Centered Play Therapy, Assessment

Olivia Uwamahoro

Uwamahoro, Olivia
Clinical Assistant Professor of Counselor Education
Phone: (757) 221-5549
Email: [[ouwamahoro]]
Social Media: LinkedIn {{ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ouwamahoro,@ouwamahoro}}, Instagram {{https://www.instagram.com/dr.ouw/,@dr.ouw}}
Area of Expertise: Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Technology & Mental Health, Counselor Education, Clinical Supervision Supervision

Tom Ward

Ward, Thomas
Chancellor Professor
Office: 3068
Phone: (757) 221-2358
Email: [[tjward]]
Areas of Expertise: Educational Foundations :: Research Methods

Erica Wiborg

Wiborg, Erica R.
Assistant Professor
Office: 3053
Phone: (757) 221-1893
Email: [[erwiborg]]
Twitter: {{https://twitter.com/ERWiborg, @erwiborg}}
Areas of Expertise: Leadership Education, Student Affairs Administration, Race and Racism in Higher Education, Whiteness, Critical Leadership Pedagogy, Critical Discourse Analysis

Reginald Wilkerson

Wilkerson, Reginald
Assistant Professor
Office: 3112
Phone: (757) 221-2063
Email: [[rdwilkerson]]
Areas of Expertise: School Accountability / School Improvement, Culturally Responsive School Leadership, Principal Support and Development, Enhancing Mentor / Mentee Relationships in Education, Race, Rurality, and Poverty in Education

Tamara Williams

Williams, Tamara
Clinical Instructor of Literacy Education
Office: 3104
Phone: (757) 221-5588
Email: [[tamara.williams]]
Social Media: Twitter {{https://twitter.com/twwilliamsABC,@twwilliamsABC}}
Areas of Expertise: Literacy Instruction and Structured Literacy, Literacy Leadership, Instructional Coaching, Intervention for Struggling Readers

Erin Woods

Woods, Erin
Director of the Flanagan Counselor Education Clinic and Professional Faculty
Office: 2107L
Phone: (757) 221-4664
Email: [[eewoods]]
Area of Expertise: Diagnosis, Anxiety Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders