Alida Anderson
Professor
SOE - School of Education
Alida Anderson is a professor in the School of Education at American University. She earned her PhD in special education from the University of Maryland, College Park focusing on early childhood langu…
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alida.anderson@american.edu
(202) 885-6214
Alberto Cabrera
Scholar-in-Residence
Dr. Cabrera is a professor emeritus at UMD, and scholar-in-residence at the Center for Postsecondary Readiness and Success (CPRS) at the American University. His research interests include the impact …
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albertocabrera@american.edu
Samantha Cohen
Executive Director of EdD Program and Senior Professorial Lecturer
SOE - School of Education
Samantha directs the School of Education's doctoral studies, and she is responsible for launching the inaugural, practitioner based program in education leadership and policy. Samantha teaches courses…
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cohen@american.edu
(202) 885-8965
Amaarah DeCuir
Professorial Lecturer
SOE - School of Education
Amaarah DeCuir, EdD, educator, researcher, and inclusive pedagogy fellow, is a faculty member at American University in the School of Education and an Executive Board member at the Center for Islam in…
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adecuir@american.edu
Traci Dennis
Professorial Lecturer
SOE - School of Education
Dr. Traci Dennis joined the American University School of Education as a full-time term faculty member in 2016. In her current role she teaches undergraduate and graduate students in varied courses. D…
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tdennis@american.edu
(202) 885-8964
Antonio Ellis
Scholar in Res. and Director of the Institute for Education Equity and Justice
Dr. Antonio L. Ellis is a Scholar in Residence and Director of the Institute on Education Equity and Justice at the American University School of Education. He teaches special education courses and ad…
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aellis@american.edu
Olatokunbo Fashola
Research Professor in Residence
SOE - School of Education
Dr. Olatokunbo (Toks) Fashola is a Research Professor and the Faculty Coordinator for the Dual Enrollment Program at American University. Her current research interests include STEM among underreprese…
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fashola@american.edu
(202) 885-3716
Annice Fisher
Antiracist Pedagogy Scholar
As the CEO & Founder of The BEE FREE Woman and Developing Capacity Coaching, LLC, she coaches individuals and teams to use conscious leadership as a tool for inner healing and advancing equity. As an …
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annicef@american.edu
Michael Gibbons
Scholar in Residence
SOE - School of Education
Mr. Gibbons is ITEP Scholar in Residence at the School of Education for 2020-2022 academic years. He has worked in basic education, community development and social justice since the mid 1970s in nume…
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gibbons@american.edu
Kecia Hayes
Sr Professorial Lecturer
SOE - School of Education
Dr. kecia hayes has been a champion of antiracist k-12 leadership and praxis across a variety of organizational settings in New York City for more than two decades. Most recently, she led two communit…
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Sarah Irvine Belson
Professor
SOE - School of Education
Dr. Sarah Irvine Belson holds a PhD from Arizona State University in Curriculum and Instruction with a cognate in Special Education. Her research explores educational opportunity for children with dis…
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sirvine@american.edu
(202) 885-3714
Reuben Jacobson
Director of Education Policy and Leadership Program & Sr Professorial Lecturer
SOE - School of Education
Dr. Reuben Jacobson has worked at the intersection of education research, policy, and practice for nearly 20 years. He is committed to educational change and equity and has substantial experience desi…
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reubenj@american.edu
(202) 885-3786
Ocheze Joseph
Sr Professorial Lecturer
SOE - School of Education
Dr. Ocheze Joseph is a proud DC native, and she is passionate about teaching and learning in urban settings. Dr. Joseph has served in several K-12 roles including serving as a reading specialist, an a…
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ojoseph@american.edu
Anne Karabell
Instructor
SOE - School of Education
Annie Murphy Karabell is a researcher in the Institute for Innovation in Education at the School of Education. Her research interests include early childhood literacy, reading disabilities, inclusive …
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karabell@american.edu
(202) 885-8253
Stefan Lallinger
Scholar-in-Residence
Dr. Lallinger is an Education Fellow at the Century Foundation, a non-partisan progressive think tank, and the Director of the Bridges Collaborative, a national initiative that serves as a hub for pra…
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slallinger@american.edu
Brian McGowan
Assoc Professor
SOE - School of Education
Dr. McGowan’s research focuses on gender, race, and postsecondary educational outcomes; and college teaching and learning. A critical constructivist, McGowan’s interdisciplinary research is driven by …
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bmcgowan@american.edu
(202) 885-2809
Cynthia Miller-Idriss
Professor, School of Public Affairs and School of Education
SPA - School of Public Affairs
Cynthia Miller-Idriss is a sociologist and professor in the School of Public Affairs and in the School of Education, and runs the Polarization and Extremism Research & Innovation Lab (PERIL).Dr. Mille…
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(202) 885-3740
Emily Morris
Director of Intl Training and Education Program and Sr Professorial Lecturer
SOE - School of Education
Dr. Emily (Markovich) Morris is a scholar and educator of comparative education and international development whose research explores questions of social justice and equity through formal and nonforma…
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emorris@american.edu
(202) 885-8218
Terence Ngwa
Adjunct Professorial Lect
Dr. Terence Ngwa is a trained educator and organizational leader with over 20 years of national and international service. A lifelong union leader and advocate, he has worked for many years to ensure …
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ngwa@american.edu
Hannah Park
Assoc Librarian
University Library
Hannah Lee Park is the Education and School of Professional & Extended Studies Librarian at American University. Her professional roots began in the field of education. She started out as a high schoo…
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hpark@american.edu
(202) 885-3845
Carolyn Parker
Director of Master of Arts in Teaching Program and Sr Professorial Lecturer
SOE - School of Education
Carolyn Parker is the Director of the Master of Arts in Teaching Program in the School of Education. She began her career as a science educator as a Peace Corps volunteer in Guatemala. Upon her return…
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caparker@american.edu
(202) 885-6259
Emily Grossnickle Peterson
Asst Professor
SOE - School of Education
Dr. Emily Grossnickle Peterson is an Assistant Professor in the School of Education and an affiliate faculty member in the Psychology Department and the Behavior, Cognition, and Neuroscience PhD progr…
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epeterso@american.edu
(202) 885-3098
Robert Shand
Asst Professor
SOE - School of Education
Robert D. Shand is Assistant Professor in the School of Education at American University. He received his Ph.D. in Economics and Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. A former high sch…
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rshand@american.edu
(202) 885-6917
Robert Simmons
Scholar in Residence and Scholar of Antiracist Praxis
SOE - School of Education
Robert began his career as a middle school STEM teacher in the Detroit Public Schools. As a former teacher, school administrator, school district senior leader, and tenured professor of urban educatio…
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rsimmons@american.edu
Jason Snyder
Sr Professorial Lecturer
SOE - School of Education
Jason Snyder’s teaching and research focuses on education law and education policy. He developed and served as founding director of AU's Education Policy and Leadership (EPL) program from 2014-2018. P…
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jtsnyder@american.edu
(202) 885-6209
Jennifer Steele
Assoc Professor
SOE - School of Education
Dr. Jennifer L. Steele is an Associate Professor in the School of Education at American University (AU), and an affiliate faculty member in AU's Department of Public Administration and Policy. Her res…
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steele@american.edu
(202) 885-3762
William Thomas
Professorial Lecturer
SOE - School of Education
William N. Thomas IV joined the faculty at American University in 2021 as a Professorial Lecturer in the School of Education’s EdD program. After graduating in 2004 with a BA degree in English from Mo…
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wthomas@american.edu
(202) 885-8254
Vivian Vasquez
Professor
SOE - School of Education
Dr. Vivian Maria Vasquez is a Professor of Education at American University. She has worked in the field of education for over 30 years. Her research interests are in critical literacy, early literacy…
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vvasque@american.edu
Stephen Vassallo
Assoc Professor
SOE - School of Education
In his teaching and scholarship, Vassallo works to merge perspectives to critically explore issues related to teaching and learning, especially in the context of academic self-regulation. He draws fro…
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vassallo@american.edu
(202) 885-3048
Elizabeth A. Worden
Assoc Professor
SOE - School of Education
Dr. Elizabeth Anderson Worden is a comparative and international education scholar who examines how governments foster identities and belonging through education during social and political transition…
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eaworden@american.edu
(202) 885-3723