Faculty Experts: Education

Timothy Bellavia, MFA
Assistant Professor, Education & Special Education, Education & Special Education
Areas of Expertise
Art education, social studies
Lucia Buttaro, PhD
Assistant Professor, TESOL, Bilingual Advanced Certificate Programs, TESOL, Bilingual Advanced Certificate Programs
Areas of Expertise
Second language acquisition and bilingual education

Ellen Cerniglia, Ed.D
Associate Professor, Education & Special Education, Education & Special Education
Areas of Expertise
Early childhood, online teaching

Velma Cobb, Ed.D., CPCC, ACC
Director of the Lander Center for Educational Research
Areas of Expertise
Culturally responsive pedagogy, school culture and climate, social and emotional learning, emotional intelligence, equity and inclusion

Susan Courey, Ph.D.
Program Chair, Early Childhood Special Education, Birth – Grade 2, Education & Special Education
Areas of Expertise
Special education, accessible mathematic teachings, learning disabilities including ADHD and autism and teacher preparation

Olga DeJesus, Ed.D.
Program Chair, TESOL, Bilingual Advanced Certificate Programs
Areas of Expertise
TESOL, bilingual students, English language learners with disabilities and language acquisition

Jacob Easley II, Ph.D.
Dean
Areas of Expertise
Educational policy and politics, school leadership, accountability, minority teacher recruitment and development, and school effectiveness

Atara Grenadir, MFA, ATR-BC
Areas of Expertise
Art Therapy, Fine Art, Arts Education

Jennifer Johnson, M.S.Ed.
Assistant Professor, Education & Special Education, Education & Special Education
Areas of Expertise
Special education, autism

Alan Kadish, M.D.
Areas of Expertise
Higher education, education policy, Jewish community, health and medicine, healthcare policy
Robert Kazanowitz, M.S.Ed.
Areas of Expertise
Special Education

Jeff Lichtman, Ph.D.
Lucille Weidman Program Chair, Jewish Childhood Education & Special Education
Assistant Professor, Jewish Childhood Education & Special Education, Jewish Childhood Education & Special Education
Areas of Expertise
Teacher training and preparation, individual and group counseling, social skills development, Jewish general and special education, disabilities, inclusion, children, teens and families, parenting, psychology, mental health, and organizational and community leadership