
Offices & Departments
The work of the school hinges on the collective insight, passion and commitment of its faculty and staff.
Faculty, students, and staff receive support from multiple offices within the School of Education and Human Development as well as across Grounds. Faculty and staff in each office and department manage a variety of academic and administrative offerings, in addition to establishing and partnering with a wide variety of programs and organizations conducting important work in research, teaching and learning, and service.
Academic Departments
Academic programs are divided into four departments representing four distinct areas of academic study. Faculty and students within all four departments regularly collaborate on interdisciplinary programs, courses, and research projects.
- CISE
- Academic Department
Curriculum, Instruction & Special Education
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.
- EDLF
- Academic Department
Education Leadership, Foundations & Policy
We provide education and training programs that represent a group of specialty areas that contribute to the underpinnings of quality educational practice at all levels, including research, human development, foundations of education, leadership, higher education, and policy.
- EDHS
- Academic Department
Human Services
We provide education and training programs for graduate and undergraduate students in the areas of counselor education, clinical and school psychology, speech pathology and audiology, and youth and social innovation.
- KINE
- Academic Department
Kinesiology
We provide education and training programs for graduate and undergraduate students interested in studying how human movement and physical activity impact health, society, and quality of life.
World-Class Faculty & Staff

The School of Education and Human Development prides itself on community, collaboration and support. The "family" feel is apparent in the ways faculty, staff and students work together to not only better each other, but also UVA and the greater community. Knowing that those around you share a vision to advance the common good truly makes you realize just how special this place really is.
Cody Lloyd
Teacher Education Support Specialist

I love coming to work each day. At this school, I'm surrounded by smart, talented people who genuinely care about the work we do.
Laura Hoxworth
Senior Associate Director of Communications
Faculty

Jason David Allen
- Professor

Derrick P. Alridge
- Philip J. Gibson Professor of Education
- Director, Center for Race and Public Education in the South

Siddhartha Angadi
- Assistant Professor

Allison Atteberry
- Associate Professor of Education & Public Policy
- Director, EdPolicyWorks

Ottilie Austin
- Associate Professor

Brendan Bartanen
- Assistant Professor

Daphna Bassok
- Batten Bicentennial Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education
- Associate Director, EdPolicyWorks

Michelle Beavers
- Associate Professor

Bethany A. Bell
- Chair, Department of Education Leadership, Foundations and Policy
- Associate Professor

Kelli Bird
- Research Assistant Professor

Martin E. Block
- Professor

Julia Blodgett
- Associate Professor
- Clinical Psychologist

Jessika H. Bottiani
- Research Assistant Professor

B. Ann Boyce
- Associate Professor Emeritus

Catherine P. Bradshaw
- Senior Associate Dean for Research & Faculty Development
- Professor

David W. Breneman
- Professor Emeritus

Catherine Brighton
- Senior Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Student Affairs
- Professor

Glen L. Bull
- Professor

Margaret (Peg) R. Burchinal
- Research Professor

Carolyn M. Callahan
- Commonwealth Professor of Education Emeritus

Benjamin L. Castleman
- Newton and Rita Meyers Associate Professor in the Economics of Education

Vivien M. Chabalengula
- Associate Professor

Chris Chang-Bacon
- Assistant Professor

Jennifer Chiu
- Associate Professor

Kyong Mi Choi
- Associate Professor

Blaire E. Cholewa
- Associate Professor

Julie Jackson Cohen
- Charles S. Robb Associate Professor

Bryan Cook
- Professor

Lysandra Cook
- Professor

Dewey Cornell
- Virgil S. Ward Professor of Education

Katrina Debnam
- Associate Professor

Jamie DeCoster
- Research Assistant Professor

Nancy L. Deutsch
- Associate Dean for Faculty Development
- Linda K. Bunker Professor of Education
- Director, Youth-Nex

Sara Dexter
- Associate Professor

Jason T. Downer
- Professor
- Director, Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning

Michaela DuBay
- Assistant Professor

Daniel Linden Duke
- Professor Emeritus

David Eddy-Spicer
- Professor

David A. Edwards
- Associate Professor
- Director of Undergraduate Program

Shereen El Mallah
- Research Assistant Professor

Tanya Evans
- Research Assistant Professor

Abby Fines
- Assistant Professor of Education

Amanda G. Flora
- Associate Professor

Juan C. Garibay
- Associate Professor

Scott Gest
- Chair, Department of Human Services
- Professor

Jennie K. Grammer
- Stern Bicentennial Associate Professor in Education and Neuroscience

Julie Gray
- Assistant Professor

Colby Hall
- Assistant Professor

Daniel P. Hallahan
- Professor Emeritus

Alexis R. Harris
- Research Assistant Professor

Natoya Hill Haskins
- Associate Professor

Tisha Hayes
- Associate Professor
- Director, McGuffey Reading Center

Walter F. Heinecke
- Associate Professor

Natasha A. Heny
- Associate Professor

Jay Hertel
- Chair, Department of Kinesiology
- Joe Gieck Professor in Sports Medicine

Michael Higgins
- Professor
- Athletic Training Program Director

Jane C. Hilton
- Associate Professor, Clinical Faculty

Diane M. Hoffman
- Associate Professor

LaVae M. Hoffman
- Associate Professor
- Communications Sciences and Disorders Program Director

Tara Hofkens
- Research Assistant Professor

Youjia Hua
- Associate Professor

Michael F. Hull
- Assistant Professor

Chris S. Hulleman
- Research Associate Professor

Karen Kurotsuchi Inkelas
- Professor of Education

Patricia A. Jennings
- Professor

Lieny Jeon
- Jane Batten Bicentennial Associate Professor

Anne Jewett
- Assistant Professor
- Degree Director, M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction program

Jamie J. Jirout
- Assistant Professor

Wintre Foxworth Johnson
- Assistant Professor

Veronica Katz
- Research Assistant Professor

Michael J. Kennedy
- Professor

Emily A. Kohler
- Research Assistant Professor

Timothy R. Konold
- Professor
- Research, Statistics, & Evaluation Program Director

Sibylle Kranz
- Associate Professor

Chris Kuenze
- Associate Professor

Rachel Kunemund
- Research Assistant Professor

Traci Kutaka
- Research Assistant Professor

Patricia Lampkin
- Professor

Alan Leffers
- Assistant Professor

Melissa Levy
- Associate Professor
- Youth & Social Innovation Program Director

Filip T. Loncke
- Professor

Gail E. Lovette
- Assistant Professor

Michael Lyons
- Associate Professor
- Clinical & School Psychology Program Director

Emily Madrak
- Assistant Professor
- Director of Simulation, Athletic Training Program

Jennifer L. Maeng
- Research Associate Professor

Kazlin Mason
- Assistant Professor
- Director of the Imaging and Communication Outcomes Lab

Micah Mazurek
- Novartis U.S. Foundation Professor of Education
- Clinical Psychologist

Heather McDaniel
- Research Assistant Professor

Coby V. Meyers
- Associate Professor
- Chief of Research, Partnership for Leaders in Education

Luke C. Miller
- Research Associate Professor

Tracy C. Missett
- Director, Undergraduate Programs
- Coordinator, Gifted On-Line Courses

Tonya R. Moon
- Professor

Erin M. Moore
- Assistant Professor
- Athletic Training Clinical Education Coordinator

Stephanie Morano
- Assistant Professor

Frackson Mumba
- Associate Professor

Rose Nevill
- Research Assistant Professor

Amanda Nguyen
- Research Assistant Professor

Natalia Palacios
- Associate Professor

Ann Partee
- Research Assistant Professor of Education

Judy Paulick
- Assistant Professor

Emma Pearson
- Reading Outreach Program Manager

Jennifer S. Pease
- Associate Professor

Robert C. Pianta
- Batten Bicentennial Professor of Early Childhood Education

Stephen P. Plaskon
- Associate Professor

Elisabeth A. Pleszkoch
- Assistant Professor

Brian Pusser
- Associate Professor

Jacob E. Resch
- Associate Professor

Sara Rimm-Kaufman
- Commonwealth Professor of Education

Mandy Rispoli
- Quantitative Foundation Bicentennial Professor

Stewart D. Roberson
- Professor

Randall R. Robey
- Associate Professor

Kimberly J. Robinson
- Elizabeth D. and Richard A. Merrill Professor of Law
- Professor of Education

Alexa Rodriguez
- Postdoctoral Research Associate

Josipa Roksa
- Professor

Erica Fornaris Rouch
- Research Assistant Professor
- Director of Autism Services
- Clinical Psychologist

Stephanie Rowley
- Dean
- William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Education

Shubhi Sachdeva
- Research Assistant Professor

April Salerno
- Assistant Professor

Susan Saliba
- Professor

Beth Schueler
- Assistant Professor

LaRon A. Scott
- Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Associate Professor

Lora Henderson Smith
- Assistant Professor

Naila A. Smith
- Assistant Professor

Jim Soland
- Assistant Professor

Emily Solari
- Edmund H. Henderson Professor of Education

Gerald D. Starsia
- Associate Professor

Christian L. Steinmetz
- Assistant Professor

Beverly Sweeney
- Assistant Professor of Education

Damon Swift
- Associate Professor

Robert H. Tai
- Associate Professor

Julia Taylor
- Associate Professor

Susan Thacker-Gwaltney
- Assistant Professor

William J. Therrien
- Thomas G. Jewell Professor of Education

Antoinette R. Thomas
- Professor of Education
- Clinical Psychologist

Justin B. Thompson
- Senior Associate Dean and Chief Operating Officer

Yoi Tibbetts
- Research Assistant Professor

Patrick H. Tolan
- Charles S. Robb Professor Emeritus of Education

Carol Ann Tomlinson
- William Clay Parrish Professor Emerita

Stanley C. Trent
- Associate Professor

Elena Tuerk
- Clinical Psychologist
- Clinical Supervisor & Lecturer

Peter Tuerk
- Director, Sheila C. Johnson Center for Clinical Services
- Clinical Psychologist
- Professor

Khara Turnbull
- Research Assistant Professor

Cassie Turner
- Clinical Assistant Professor
- Audiologist

Sarah E. Turner
- University Professor of Economics & Education

Stephanie D. van Hover
- Professor
- Chair, Curriculum, Instruction and Special Education Department

Virginia E. Vitiello
- Research Associate Professor

Rachel L. Wahl
- Associate Professor

Arthur L. Weltman
- Professor of Kinesiology
- Professor of Medicine

Matthew Wheelock
- Associate Professor
- Innovation Program Area Director

Jessica E. Whittaker
- Research Associate Professor
- Director of Birth to Eight Initiatives

Ben Wildavsky
- Visiting Scholar

Derick J. Williams
- Associate Professor of Education
- Counselor Education Program Director

Joseph Williams
- Associate Professor

Amanda P. Williford
- Batten Bicentennial Professor of Early Childhood Education
- Associate Director for Early Childhood Education, CASTL
- Clinical Psychologist

Jonee Wilson
- Assistant Professor

Vivian Wong
- Associate Professor

James H. Wyckoff
- Memorial Professor of Education

Matthew Yoder
- Associate Professor
- Director of Psychological Services, Sheila C. Johnson Center

Peter Youngs
- Professor
Staff

Stephanie Adamson
- Director of Admissions, Recruiting, and Enrollment Strategy

Jenny Paola Rincon Aguirre
- Bilingual Education and Outreach Specialist

Mary Alex
- Project Associate
- VEST Program Coordinator

Stephanie Altman
- Project Associate
- Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant

Anna Ballantyne
- Lab Manager, Educational Neuroscience Lab

Amanda Balsamo Doherty
- Grants and Contracts Administrator

Claire Barbao
- Speech-Language Pathologist
- Clinical Supervisor

Kimberly Bavis
- Senior Instructional Technology Specialist

Barbara Lynn Beverly
- Senior Finance Generalist

Danielle Bierzynski
- Ed.D. Cohort Manager

Katelyn Birchfield
- Program Coordinator and Implementation Support & Coaching Specialist

Kelly Bloem
- Assistant Director, Special Events and Community Life

Howard Blumenthal
- Executive Director, 21st Century Learning Project

Stanley E. Bolden
- Operations Assistant

Leslie M. Booren
- Associate Director for Communications & Operations, Youth-Nex

Audrey Breen
- Senior Writer and Research Communications Strategist

Terra Browne
- Motivate Lab Project Associate

Sherry Bryant
- Program Coordinator and Implementation Support & Coaching Specialist

Marian Toledo Candelaria
- Manager for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Timothy M. Cannon
- Multimedia Specialist

Samuel Cash
- Client Care Specialist, Sheila C. Johnson Center for Clinical Services

Mike Cashman
- Executive Director, School of Education and Human Development Foundation

Ashley Caudill
- Assistant Director of Online Initiatives

Shirley Mae Cauley
- Admissions and Outreach Specialist

Nadia Badr Cempre
- Director of Academic Operations

Ashleigh Chandler
- IT Help Desk Analyst

Ziqiao Chen
- Senior Data Specialist

Olivia Fudge Coleman
- Research Project Manager

Jane M. Cook
- Outreach Assistant

Dylan Cooper
- Software Engineer 3

Hayley Corey
- Education and Outreach Specialist

Jennifer G. Cornell
- Director of Development

Eric K. Cosner
- Technical Support Analyst

Julia Craig
- Development Officer

Bonnie Danielson
- Administrator, Sheila C. Johnson Center for Clinical Services

Jeff Davis
- Director of Clinical Practice and Partnerships

Jenifer Davis
- Project Associate

Tina M. Dederscheck
- Network Engineer

Crystal Jean DeJaegher
- Education Support Specialist

Felicia Dull
- Department Administrator

Britton Dunnavant
- Student Services Generalist

Michelle N. Edwards
- Education Support Specialist

Mark Elliott
- Department Administrator

Caitlin Ellis
- Early Childhood Education Project Manager

Daniel Epstein
- Director of Development Administration

Isabelle Fares
- Senior Data Specialist

Lauren Farina
- Research Specialist Intermediate

Pamela Farmer
- Finance and Operations Coordinator

Barbara Fitch
- Project and Administrative Associate

Cloe E. Frank
- Coordination and Research Coordinator
- Data Systems Administrator
- Research Specialist

Ian Gercheck
- Unit Administrator

Scott Gest
- Chair, Department of Human Services
- Professor

Bridget Gilbert
- Billing Specialist

Abby Gillespie
- Director of Strategy and Engagement, Youth-Nex

Allison Gray
- Senior Data Analyst and Visualization Specialist

Christian Griffith
- Communications and Marketing Coordinator

Vanika Grover
- Senior Data Specialist

Emily Guy
- Clinical Research Coordinator

Brooke Haas
- Project Associate
- STREAMin3 Project Management Associate

Crystal Haislip
- Associate Director for Administration, Youth-Nex

Joel Hanel
- Director of Assessment, Accountability, and Accreditation

Lauren Hauser
- Reading Education and Outreach Specialist

Austen Hecker
- Coordinator for America Reads Program and PALs Outreach Specialist

Nate Hixson
- Director of Research Administration

Ashley Hosbach
- Education and Social Science Research Librarian

Laura Hoxworth
- Senior Associate Director of Communications

Susan C. Hughes
- Administrative Coordinator

Sharon Lorey Hung
- Project Manager

Brianna Jaworski
- Research Coordinator

Kimberly Jennings
- Program Support Technician

Moira Johnson
- Project Manager

Grace Kegley
- Research Specialist

Hilary Kerner
- Director, Education Career Services

Katie Kinsella
- Communications and Outreach Specialist

Pritpal Kochar
- Chief Technology Officer, Educational Technology Office

Shannon Kontalonis
- Center Administrator

Kelly Korrington
- Project Associate

Katie Leigh
- Director of Simulation Innovations and Applications

Tekalign Lenahan
- Data Specialist

Daniel Lipscomb
- Research Specialist

Jessica Livingston
- Director of Student Affairs

Cody Lloyd
- Teacher Education Support Specialist

Gabrielle Lohner
- Research Assistant

Ailsa Long
- CASTL Graphic Designer

Alison Lubin
- CASTL Center Administrator

Sarah Virginia Lydic
- Senior Instructional Technology Specialist
- Multimedia Developer

James W. Mallory
- Helpdesk Support Technician

Jeffrey Martin
- Education and Outreach Manager

Deiby Mayaris Cubides Mateus
- Senior Research Specialist

Kate Matthew
- Project Manager

Angel McCray
- VKRP Communications and Outreach Specialist

Jillian McGraw
- Director of Teacher Education

Ryan Mehring
- Administrative Generalist

Molly Michie
- Research Specialist

Tracy C. Missett
- Director, Undergraduate Programs
- Coordinator, Gifted On-Line Courses

Eric S. Molnar
- Assistant Director of Admissions and Enrollment Reporting

Lauren Moriarty
- Senior IT Project Manager

Crystal Morris
- IT Help Desk Analyst

Jim Victor Moscater
- Public Relations and Marketing Specialist

Kathy Neesen
- Research Scientist
- Instructional Technology Director

Becky Newell
- LinkB5 Education and Outreach Manager

Karen Orlando
- Family Navigator

Keith Page
- Project Coordinator

Phyllis M. Palmore
- Senior Student Services Coordinator

Jeff Parks
- Research Administrator

Julia Parlette-Cariño
- Associate Director of Marketing

ReNita Parrish
- Student Administrative Coordinator

Phillip S. Paulick
- Director of Budget and Finance

Danielle Peacock
- Director of Program Management, ECE Virginia

Emma Pearson
- Reading Outreach Program Manager

Jesse Philips
- Administrative Generalist

Bernadette Poerio
- Assistant Director of Student Affairs

Jaki Pritchett
- Client Care Specialist, Sheila C. Johnson Center for Clinical Services

Martha Pullen
- Financial and Administrative Coordinator, Youth-Nex

Marcy Reedy
- EDLF Department Administrator

Rebecca Rehm
- Clinical Supervisor
- Speech Language Pathologist

Amanda Reitze
- Education and Outreach Specialist

Thomas D. Rose
- Event Production Specialist

Elise Rubinstein
- Research Manager

Alicia Rudie
- Senior Department Finance Manager

Miriam Rushfinn
- Early Childhood Education Project Manager

Katie Schmitt
- Chief of Staff

Cristal Schuelke
- Project Associate

Tara Scott
- Early Childhood Education Project Associate

Matthew C. Semanik
- Multimedia and Web Developer

Rajiva Seneviratne
- Director of Faculty Affairs

Ryan Sherman
- Student Services Generalist

Lauren Simmons
- Research Specialist
- LinkB5 Outreach Specialist

Ziara Smith
- Program Implementation Support Associate

Yifeng Song
- Senior Data Specialist

Lori Stahl
- Communication and Outreach Specialist

Dana F. Stanley
- Administrative Generalist

Audrey Still
- Coordinator, Online Student Success

Courtney Sullivan
- Academic Program Officer

April Swain
- Medical Office Supervisor

Margaret Tamayo
- Project Associate

Christina Taylor
- Project Associate

Elizabeth M. Taylor
- Reading Tutor

Stephanie Tharp
- Family Navigator

Catherine Thompson
- Pre-Award Research Administrator

Justin B. Thompson
- Senior Associate Dean and Chief Operating Officer

Tiffany Tolson
- Director of Communications and Marketing

Jaimee Traub
- Director of Clinical Services and Training
- Clinical Supervisor

Peter Tuerk
- Director, Sheila C. Johnson Center for Clinical Services
- Clinical Psychologist
- Professor

Anatolii Utkuzov
- Manager, Simulated Learning Lab

Analia Lessenberry Valdez
- Bilingual Early Childhood Education and Outreach Specialist

Benita Voran
- Data Management Specialist

Jo Blackburn Watts IV
- Lab Manager

Justine Weaver
- Faculty Affairs Project Associate

Caroline Webster
- Project and Administrative Manager

Brian Weisbrod
- Senior Budget Analyst

Kennedy Weisner
- Early Childhood Education - Research Specialist

Octavia Wells
- Senior Fiscal Technician

Jean Werley
- Dean’s Office Executive Assistant

Greg Willett
- Assistant Director of Development

Kara Williams
- Project Associate

Nicole E. Wolf
- CSP Research Coordinator

Sarah Wymer
- Staff Psychologist
- Post-doctoral Fellow

Stephen Yu
- Research Specialist

Katy Zeanah
- School Mental Health Outreach Manager
- Clinical & School Psychologist
- Clinical Supervisor
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