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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

All EHD Faculty

Richard R. Abidin

Board Member Emeritus, School of Education and Human Development Foundation
Faculty Emeritus

Jason David Allen

Professor

Derrick P. Alridge

Philip J. Gibson Professor Emeritus of Education

Siddhartha Angadi

Associate Professor
Director, Health & Wellbeing Undergraduate Minor

Allison Atteberry

Associate Professor of Education & Public Policy
Director, EdPolicyWorks

Ottilie Austin

Professor

Brendan Bartanen

Associate Professor

Daphna Bassok

Professor of Education and Public Policy
Associate Director, EdPolicyWorks

Michelle Beavers

Professor

Bethany A. Bell

Associate Professor

Daniel B. Berch

Professor Emeritus

Martin E. Block

Professor
Director, Kinesiology for Individuals with Disabilities Program

Julia Blodgett

Associate Professor
Clinical Psychologist
Director of Assessment Services

B. Ann Boyce

Associate Professor Emeritus

Catherine P. Bradshaw

Professor of Education

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

Professor of Public Policy and Education

Vivien M. Chabalengula

Professor of Education, General Faculty

Chris Chang-Bacon

Associate Professor

Jennifer Chiu

Professor

Kyong Mi Choi

Associate Professor

Blaire E. Cholewa

Associate Professor

Kelsey Clayback

Research Assistant Professor of Education

Julie Jackson Cohen

Charles S. Robb Professor

Bryan Cook

Professor

Lysandra Cook

Professor

Dewey Cornell

Virgil S. Ward Professor Emeritus of Education

Sabrina J. Curtis

Assistant Professor

Katrina Debnam

Associate Professor
Director, Youth-Nex

Jamie DeCoster

Research Associate Professor

Alisha Demchak

Assistant Professor
Early Childhood Teacher Education Program Coordinator

Nancy L. Deutsch

Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Linda K. Bunker Professor of Education

Sara Dexter

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

Professor
Director of Undergraduate Program

Shereen El Mallah

Research Assistant Professor

Allison Ellington

Director, Occupation Therapy Doctorate Program
Professor

Tanya Evans

Associate Professor

Abby Fines

Assistant Professor of Education
Director, Kinesiology Lifetime Physical Activity Program

Amanda G. Flora

Associate Professor

Juan C. Garibay

Associate Professor

Scott Gest

Professor

Annette Gibbs

Professor Emeritus

David W. Grissmer

Research Professor

Margaret Halinski

Assistant Professor
Doctor of Audiology

Colby Hall

Associate Professor

Daniel P. Hallahan

Professor Emeritus

Natoya Hill Haskins

Professor
Counselor Education Program Director

Tisha Hayes

Professor of Education
Director, McGuffey Reading Services

Walter F. Heinecke

Associate Professor

Natasha A. Heny

Professor

Jay Hertel

Chair, Department of Kinesiology
Joe Gieck Professor in Sports Medicine

Michael Higgins

Professor
Athletic Training Program Director

Diane M. Hoffman

Professor

LaVae M. Hoffman

Associate Professor
Communication Sciences and Disorders Program Director

Youjia Hua

Associate Professor

Michael F. Hull

Assistant Professor

Chris S. Hulleman

Research Professor of Education and Public Policy

Karen Kurotsuchi Inkelas

Professor of Education

Brian Irving

Professor

Patricia A. Jennings

Professor

Lieny Jeon

Jane Batten Bicentennial Associate Professor

Anne Jewett

Associate Professor
Program Coordinator, M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction program

Jamie J. Jirout

Associate Professor

Wintre Foxworth Johnson

Assistant Professor

Michael J. Kennedy

Commonwealth Professor of Education

Timothy R. Konold

Professor
Research, Statistics, & Evaluation Program Director

Sibylle Kranz

Associate Professor
Director of the Diet and Nutrition Laboratory

Chris Kuenze

Associate Professor

Rachel Kunemund

Research Assistant Professor

Traci Kutaka

Research Assistant Professor

Hakeoung Hannah Lee

Assistant Professor

Alan Leffers

Assistant Professor

Melissa Levy

Associate Professor
Youth & Social Innovation Program Director

Filip T. Loncke

Professor Emeritus of Education, General Faculty

Gail E. Lovette

Associate Professor
Ed.D. in Curriculum & Instruction Program Director

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

Associate Professor
Director of the Imaging and Communication Outcomes Lab

Micah Mazurek

Novartis U.S. Foundation Professor of Education
Clinical Psychologist; Chair, Department of Human Services
Director, Supporting Transformative Autism Research (STAR)

Coby V. Meyers

Professor
Chief of Research, Partnership for Leaders in Education

Luke C. Miller

Research Associate Professor

Sandra P. Mitchell

Senior Instructor of Education
Faculty Director, SCOPE (Statewide Communities of Practice for Excellence)

Tonya R. Moon

Professor

Erin M. Moore

Associate Professor
Athletic Training Clinical Education Coordinator

Frackson Mumba

Professor

Rose Nevill

Research Associate Professor
Director, UVA STAR Neurodevelopmental Research Core

Natalia Palacios

Professor

Ann Partee

Research Assistant Professor of Education

Judy Paulick

Associate Professor

Benjamin G.S. Paxton

Instructor

Emma Pearson

Reading Outreach Program Manager

Jennifer S. Pease

Associate Professor

Robert C. Pianta

Batten Bicentennial Professor Emeritus in Early Childhood Education
Dean Emeritus

Stephen P. Plaskon

Associate Professor

Elisabeth A. Pleszkoch

Assistant Professor

Margaret Poandl

Assistant Professor

Brian Pusser

Associate Professor

Chad S. Ratliff

Lecturer

Jacob E. Resch

Associate Professor

Sara Rimm-Kaufman

Chair, Department of Education Leadership, Foundations and Policy
Commonwealth Professor of Education

Mandy Rispoli

Quantitative Foundation Bicentennial Professor
Director, STAR Global Programs

Stewart D. Roberson

Professor

Randall R. Robey

Associate Professor

Kimberly J. Robinson

Martha Lubin Karsh and Bruce A. Karsh Bicentennial Professor of Law
Director, Education Rights Institute

Alexa Rodriguez

Assistant Professor

Laura Rogers

Associate Professor

Josipa Roksa

Professor

Andrew Rotherham

Visiting Scholar

Erica Fornaris Rouch

Research Assistant Professor
Clinical Psychologist
Director of Autism Services; Director, STAR Clinical Services and Training

Stephanie Rowley

Dean
William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Education

April Salerno

Associate Professor of Education, General Faculty

Susan Saliba

Professor

LaRon A. Scott

Professor

Sharon E. Shaffer

Instructor

Lora Henderson Smith

Assistant Professor

Naila A. Smith

Assistant Professor

Martha 'Marti' Snell

Professor Emerita

Jim Soland

Associate Professor

Emily Solari

Edmund H. Henderson Professor of Education
Director, Virginia Literacy Partnerships

Jaime Stacy

Associate Professor

Gerald D. Starsia

Associate Professor (Retired)

Christian L. Steinmetz

Associate Professor

Beverly Sweeney

Associate Professor of Education

Damon Swift

Associate Professor

Jeffrey Taylor

Professor
Founding Program Director, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program

Julia Taylor

Associate Professor

Susan Thacker-Gwaltney

Assistant Professor

William J. Therrien

Thomas G. Jewell Professor of Education
Director, STAR Research in Practice

Antoinette R. Thomas

Professor Emeritus of Education
Clinical Psychologist

Justin B. Thompson

Associate Professor

Yoi Tibbetts

Research Associate Professor

Patrick H. Tolan

Charles S. Robb Professor Emeritus of Education

Carol Ann Tomlinson

William Clay Parrish Professor Emerita

Delaram Totonchi

Research Assistant Professor

Amy Nga T. Trang

Lecturer of Education, Adjunct Faculty

Stanley C. Trent

Associate Professor Emeritus

Pamela D. Tucker

Professor Emerita

Elena Tuerk

Clinical Psychologist
Director of Child and Family Intervention

Peter Tuerk

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

Khara Turnbull

Research Assistant Professor

Sarah E. Turner

University Professor of Economics & Education

Stephanie D. van Hover

Professor

Virginia E. Vitiello

Research Associate Professor

Rachel L. Wahl

Professor

Kristina C. Webber

Associate Professor

Arthur L. Weltman

Professor Emeritus

Matthew Wheelock

Associate Professor
Innovation Program Area Director

Jason Whitfield

Professor

Jessica E. Whittaker

Research Professor
Director of Birth to Eight Initiatives

Derick J. Williams

Associate Professor of Education

Amanda P. Williford

Batten Bicentennial Professor of Early Childhood Education Associate Director for Early Childhood Education
CASTL Clinical Psychologist

Eleanor Wilson

Associate Professor

Jonee Wilson

Associate Professor

Vivian Wong

Associate Professor

James H. Wyckoff

Professor Emeritus
Memorial Professor of Education

Matthew Yoder

Associate Professor; Clinical Psychologist
Director of Clinical Training, Clinical & School Psychology Program, Ed.S. in School Psychology Program
Director of Psychological Services, Sheila C. Johnson Center