Education Leadership, Foundations & Policy
What We Do
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.
EDLF serves educators both on-grounds and off-grounds through a variety of offerings. Explore our academic programs, research center affiliations and new featuring our faculty.
In 2010, the School of Education and Human Development was selected to serve as the headquarters to the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA). UCEA is a consortium of higher education institutions committed to advancing the preparation and practice of educational leaders for the benefit of schools and children.
Academic Programs
View our top-ranked program offerings to find a degree with boundless future impact.
EDLF Faculty
Derrick P. Alridge
- Philip J. Gibson Professor of Education
- Director, Center for Race and Public Education in the South
Allison Atteberry
- Associate Professor of Education & Public Policy
- Director, EdPolicyWorks
Brendan Bartanen
- Assistant Professor
Daphna Bassok
- Professor of Education and Public Policy
- 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
Margaret (Peg) R. Burchinal
- Research Professor
Benjamin L. Castleman
- Newton and Rita Meyers Associate Professor in the Economics 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
David Eddy-Spicer
- Professor
Shereen El Mallah
- Research Assistant Professor
Tanya Evans
- Research Assistant Professor
Juan C. Garibay
- Associate Professor
Jennie K. Grammer
- Stern Bicentennial Associate Professor in Education and Neuroscience
Walter F. Heinecke
- Associate Professor
Diane M. Hoffman
- Associate Professor
Tara Hofkens
- Research Assistant Professor
Michael F. Hull
- Assistant Professor
Chris S. Hulleman
- Research Professor
Karen Kurotsuchi Inkelas
- Professor of Education
Lieny Jeon
- Jane Batten Bicentennial Associate Professor
Jamie J. Jirout
- Associate Professor
Veronica Katz
- Research Assistant Professor
Timothy R. Konold
- Professor
- Research, Statistics, & Evaluation Program Director
Traci Kutaka
- Research Assistant Professor
Patricia Lampkin
- Professor
Alan Leffers
- Assistant Professor
Coby V. Meyers
- Associate Professor
- Chief of Research, Partnership for Leaders in Education
Luke C. Miller
- Research Associate Professor
Natalia Palacios
- Associate Professor
Brian Pusser
- Associate Professor
Sara Rimm-Kaufman
- Commonwealth Professor of Education
Stewart D. Roberson
- Professor
Josipa Roksa
- Professor
Beth Schueler
- Assistant Professor
Sharon E. Shaffer
- Instructor
Jim Soland
- Assistant Professor
Jaime Stacy
- Associate Professor
Gerald D. Starsia
- Associate Professor
Christian L. Steinmetz
- Assistant Professor
Beverly Sweeney
- Assistant Professor of Education
Justin B. Thompson
- Senior Associate Dean and Chief Operating Officer
Yoi Tibbetts
- Research Assistant Professor
Carol Ann Tomlinson
- William Clay Parrish Professor Emerita
Amy Nga T. Trang
- Lecturer of Education, Adjunct Faculty
Khara Turnbull
- Research Assistant Professor
Sarah E. Turner
- University Professor of Economics & Education
Rachel L. Wahl
- Associate Professor
Jessica E. Whittaker
- Research Associate Professor
- Director of Birth to Eight Initiatives
Vivian Wong
- Associate Professor
James H. Wyckoff
- Memorial Professor of Education
EDLF Staff
Jane M. Cook
- Outreach Assistant
Britton Dunnavant
- Student Services Generalist
Isabelle Fares
- Senior Data Specialist
Barbara Fitch
- Project and Administrative Associate
Kelly Garrett
- VEST Program Coordinator
Kimberly Jennings
- Program Support Technician
Marcy Reedy
- EDLF Department Administrator
Alicia Rudie
- Senior Department Finance Manager
Ziara Smith
- Program Implementation Support Associate
Affiliated Centers & Labs
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Contact Us
Office Location
- Bavaro Hall 222
Mailing Address
417 Emmett Street S
Charlottesville, VA 22903