Curriculum, Instruction & Special Education
What We Do
We offer a range of exciting degree programs and graduate certificates for students interested in becoming a teacher, for current teachers interested in strengthening their expertise, for emerging leaders in instructional design and technology, or for anyone seeking a flexible degree program in education.
Please explore our academic offerings to find one that fits your background, interests, and professional goals! We offer degree programs and areas of specialization across content areas as well as practice domains. Academic offerings represent a variety of degree programs provided through multiple modalities.
Academic Programs
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Curriculum, Instruction and Special Education Faculty
Ottilie Austin
- Associate Professor
Catherine Brighton
- Senior Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Student Affairs
- Professor
Glen L. Bull
- Professor
Carolyn M. Callahan
- Commonwealth Professor of Education Emeritus
Vivien M. Chabalengula
- Professor of Education, General Faculty
Chris Chang-Bacon
- Assistant Professor
Jennifer Chiu
- Associate Professor
Kyong Mi Choi
- Associate Professor
Julie Jackson Cohen
- Charles S. Robb Associate Professor
Bryan Cook
- Professor
Lysandra Cook
- Professor
Colby Hall
- Assistant Professor
Lauren Hauser
- Reading Education and Outreach Specialist
Tisha Hayes
- Professor of Education
- Director, McGuffey Reading Services
Natasha A. Heny
- Associate Professor
Youjia Hua
- Associate Professor
Patricia A. Jennings
- Professor
- Ed.D. in Curriculum & Instruction Program Director
Anne Jewett
- Assistant Professor
- Degree Director, M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction program
Wintre Foxworth Johnson
- Assistant Professor
Michael J. Kennedy
- Professor
Rachel Kunemund
- Research Assistant Professor
Gail E. Lovette
- Assistant Professor
Jennifer L. Maeng
- Research Associate Professor
Sarah McCorkle
- Assistant Professor
Tonya R. Moon
- Professor
Stephanie Morano
- Assistant Professor
Frackson Mumba
- Associate Professor
Judy Paulick
- Assistant Professor
Emma Pearson
- Reading Outreach Program Manager
Jennifer S. Pease
- Associate Professor
Stephen P. Plaskon
- Associate Professor
Mandy Rispoli
- Quantitative Foundation Bicentennial Professor
April Salerno
- Associate Professor of Education, General Faculty
LaRon A. Scott
- Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Associate Professor
Martha 'Marti' Snell
- Professor Emerita
Emily Solari
- Edmund H. Henderson Professor of Education
Robert H. Tai
- Associate Professor
Susan Thacker-Gwaltney
- Assistant Professor
William J. Therrien
- Thomas G. Jewell Professor of Education
Stanley C. Trent
- Associate Professor
Stephanie D. van Hover
- Professor
Matthew Wheelock
- Associate Professor
- Innovation Program Area Director
Eleanor Wilson
- Associate Professor
Jonee Wilson
- Assistant Professor
Peter Youngs
- Chair, Department of Curriculum, Instruction and Special Education
- Professor
Curriculum, Instruction and Special Education Staff
Danielle Bierzynski
- Ed.D. Cohort Manager
Timothy M. Cannon
- Multimedia Specialist
Olivia Fudge Coleman
- Research Project Manager
Jeff Davis
- Director of Clinical Practice and Partnerships
Mark Elliott
- Department Administrator
Kathryn Fallen
- Academic Program Officer
Pawan Gupta
- Research Specialist
Lauren Hauser
- Reading Education and Outreach Specialist
Austen Hecker
- Outreach Specialist Virginia Literacy Partnerships
Katie Leigh
- Undergraduate Degree Director for Teacher Education
Cody Lloyd
- Teacher Education Support Specialist
Jillian McGraw
- Director of Teacher Education
Jim Victor Moscater
- Public Relations and Marketing Specialist
ReNita Parrish
- Student Administrative Coordinator
Emma Pearson
- Reading Outreach Program Manager
Jesse Philips
- Administrative Generalist
Christine Powell
- Project Manager
Alicia Rudie
- Senior Department Finance Manager
Courtney Sullivan
- Academic Program Officer
Jo Blackburn Watts IV
- Lab Manager
Kim Wilkens
- Education and Outreach Director
Affiliated Centers & Labs
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Contact Us
Office Location
- Bavaro Hall 312
Mailing Address
PO Box 400273
417 Emmett Street S
Charlottesville, VA 22902