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School of Education Faculty & Staff Profiles

They are known around the world as leaders in educational research and instruction, and they bring with them years of real-world experience in the classroom. Meet our faculty and staff below.

Faculty Profiles

Kathleen M. Rudasill, Ph.D.

Professor, Interim Dean

Luciana C. de Oliveira, Ph.D.

Assoc. Dean for Academic Affairs and Graduate Studies Professor, Department of Teaching and Learning

Chardaesia Hartridge

Administrative Assistant for the Dean's Office

Jennifer Tennison

Data Analyst

Scott Stech, PMP, SHRM-CP

Executive Director for Finance and Business Administration, Office of Finance

Warran L. Dawson, CRA

Grants Fiscal Analyst, Office of Finance

Sania Marcoccia

Assistant Director, Office of Finance

Tybias Whitehead

Human Resources Manager

Monique Dean

Human Resources Generalist

Pam Moorehead

Director, Office of Information Technology

Kyle Welch

IT Specialist, Office of Information Technology

Angela P. Wetzel, Ph.D.

Director, Office of Data Analytics

David Spivey

Systems Analyst, Office of Data Analytics

Jamie Bittner

Data Assistant, Office of Data Analytics

Jenna Lenhardt, Ph.D.

Director of Strategic Recruitment and Outreach; Affiliate Assoc. Professor in Educational Leadership

Jada Wright

Undergraduate Recruitment Coordinator, Office Of Enrollment Management

Michael Lay

Communications Specialist, Office Of Strategic Communications

Tessa NeSmith

Director, VCU Child Development Center

Edward G. Kardos

Executive Director, Office of Development, Alumni and Student Engagement

Leetah Stanley

Alumni and Student Engagement Coordinator, Office of Development, Alumni and Student Engagement

Sandra Mazzoli, Ed.D.

Coordinator of Graduate Programs, Office of Student Success

Kelly Winn

Doctoral Programs Specialist, Office of Student Success

Jose Alcaine, Ph.D.

Director of Research Services, Office of Research and Faculty Development

Krystal E. Andrews, Ph.D.

Director of Student Success

Jewell Davis

Director, Student Services Center

Donte Sharpe, M.Ed.

Academic Advisor, Office of Student Success

June Jones

Coordinator, Clinical Placements and Licensure, Student Services Center

Samantha Ray

Advising and Teacher Preparation Admissions Specialist, Student Services Center

Parthenia Dinora, Ph.D.

Executive Director, Partnership for People with Disabilities

Kim McKnight, Ph.D.

Director, Center for Teacher Leadership

Sabrina Evans

Recruitment Coordinator, RTR Residency Program

Samantha Hope, Ph.D.

RTR Admissions and Data Specialist, RTR Teacher Residency Program

Jodi B. Larson, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor, Teaching and Learning, RTR

Faith Wilkerson, Ed.D.

Program Director, Minority Educators Recruitment, Retention And Equity Center (MERREC)

T'Airra Belcher, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Counseling and Special Education

Chi-Ning Chang, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Foundations of Education

Chin-Chih Chen, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Counseling and Special Education

Abigail H. Conley, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Counseling and Special Education

Serra T. De Arment, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Counseling and Special Education

Donna Dockery, Ph.D.

Director of Clinical Practice and Associate Professor, Counseling and Special Education

Donna M. Gibson, Ph.D.

Professor, Counseling and Special Education

Daniel Gutierrez, Ph.D., LPC, CSAC

Professor, Counseling and Special Education

Kaitlin J. Hinchey, Ph.D., LPC, LMFT, NCC

Assistant Professor, Counseling and Special Education

John Kregel, Ed.D.

Professor, Counseling and Special Education

Meera R. Mehtaji, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Counseling and Special Education

Wendy J. Rodgers, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Counseling and Special Education

Erica Ross

Post-Doctoral Researcher, Counseling and Special Education

Christine Spence, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Counseling and Special Education

Kevin Sutherland, Ph.D.

Interim Assoc. Dean for Research, Professor, Counseling & Special Education

Paul Wehman, Ph.D.

Professor, Counseling and Special Education

Naomi Wheeler, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Counseling and Special Education

Yaoying Xu, Ph.D.

Professor + Program Coordinator, Counseling and Special Education

Whitney S. Newcomb, Ph.D.

Professor, Department Chair, Educational Leadership, Interim Associate Dean for Faculty Development

Andrew T. Arroyo, Ed.D.

Affiliate Professor, Educational Leadership; Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs

Jean Bailey, Ph.D.

Affiliate Faculty, Educational Leadership

Jonathan D. Becker, J.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Ph.D.Concentration and Online Coordinator, Educational Leadership

Kimberly M. Bridges, Ed.L.D.

Associate Professor and Ed.D. Co-Coordinator, Educational Leadership

Kristen M. Brown, Ed.D.

Associate Professor, Educational Leadership; Project Consultant, Office of Strategic Engagement

Beth E. Bukoski, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Director of the Ed.D. in Leadership Program

Andrene J. Castro, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership

Gypsy M. Denzine, Ph.D.

Professor, Educational Leadership

Tomika L. Ferguson, Ph.D.

Asst. Dean, Student Affairs and Inclusive Excellence; Asst. Professor, Educational Leadership

Robin R. Hurst, Ed.D.

Associate Professor, Educational Leadership

Charol Shakeshaft, Ph.D.

Professor, Educational Leadership

Genevieve Siegel-Hawley, Ph.D.

Professor, Educational Leadership

Jeffery L. Wilson, Ph.D.

Professor, Educational Leadership

Christine Lee Bae, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Foundations of Education

Michael Broda, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Foundations of Education

Xun Liu, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor of Research, Assessment and Evaluation, Foundations of Education

Jennifer LoCasale-Crouch, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Foundations of Education

James McMillan, Ph.D.

Distinguished Career Professor, Professor Emeritus, Department of Foundations of Education

David Naff, Ph.D.

Director, MERC Asst. Professor, Foundations of Ed. Faculty Director, Vertically Integrated Projects

Maike Philipsen, Ph.D.

Professor, Foundations of Education

Jesse Senechal, Ph.D.

Executive Director of ICRE; Assistant Professor, Foundations of Education

Kurt Stemhagen, Ph.D.

Professor, Foundations of Education

Kamden K. Strunk, Ph.D.

Professor, Foundations of Education

Sharon K. Zumbrunn, Ph.D.

Professor, Foundations of Education

Joan Rhodes, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Teaching and Learning; Faculty Director of Educator Preparation

Nora Alder, Ed.D.

Associate Professor, Teaching and Learning

Lisa Cipolletti, M.Ed.

Assistant Professor and Elementary Program Chair, Teaching and Learning

Ross Collin, Ph.D.

Professor, Teaching and Learning

Katherine P. Dabney, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Teaching and Learning

Laura S. Domalik, M.Ed.

Assistant Professor, Teaching and Learning

Elizabeth Edmondson, Ph.D.

Principal Investigator, VISTA ELIS at VCU, Teaching and Learning

Rachel F. Gomez, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Foundations of Education

W. Monty Jones, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Teaching and Learning

Robert Meister

Educational Specialist, Center for Teacher Leadership and Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center

Misti R. Mueller, Ed.D.

Associate Professor, Teaching and Learning

William R. Muth, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Teaching and Learning

Hillary Parkhouse, Ph.D.

Associate professor, Teaching and Learning

Gabriel Reich, Ph.D.

Professor, Teaching and Learning

Valerie Robnolt, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Teaching and Learning

John Fife, Ph.D.

Associate Research Professor of STEM

Lanee J. Prentice

Director of People Operations and Employee Experience, Human Resources

Jean Stouffer, M.Ed.

Project Coordinator, Department of Counseling and Special Education

Danielle Cosby

Executive Assistant to the Dean

Laura O'Brien

Director of Strategic Communications

Heather Evans, M.A., Ed.S.

Sr. Educational Specialist, Counseling and Special Education

Melinda VanDevelder, Ph.D.

VCU STEM SEED Coach and RTR Residency Coordinator

Mariah Taghavie-Moghadam

Sr. Educational Specialist

Jennifer Carleton

Human Resources Generalist, Department of Human Resources

Meghan Depue

Education Specialist, Department of Teaching and Learning

Keyetta Tate

Senior Fiscal Coordinator, Office of Finance

Moe Debbagh Greene, Ph.D.

Affiliate Faculty, Teaching and Learning

Nichole Dorton

Assistant Director, International Educational Studies Center

Kendra Johnson, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Teaching & Learning; Anna Lou Schaberg Endowed Professor of Practice

David Saavedra, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Foundations of Education

Patrick Mullen, Ph.D.

Chair, Department of Counseling and Special Education

Thomas Farmer, Ph.D.

Chair, Department of Foundations of Education; Interim Department Chair, Teaching and Learning

Carol Schall, Ph.D.

Assoc. Professor | Prin. Investigator, VA Autism Rsrc. Ctr. | Co-Dir., VCU Autism Ctr. for Education

Linda Pasquarell

Administrative Assistant, Dept. of Teaching and Learning; Licensure and Accreditation Assistant

Wendy Parent-Johnson, Ph.D.

Director, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center

Brandon Norris

Recruitment and Enrollment Counselor, Office of Strategic Recruitment

Karen Watford Mullins

Academic Affairs Coordinator

Maryanna O'Neill

Senior Administrative Coordinator, Department of Foundations of Education

Ira Padhye, Ph.D.

Director of the Center of Sensory Disabilities, Partnership for People with Disabilities

Lisa Abrams, Ph.D.

Professor, Dept. of Foundations of Education

Olivia Handman-Shoop

Sr. Administrative Coordinator, Depts. of Counseling and Special Education + Teaching and Learning

Suzanne V. Kirk, M.Ed.

Curriculum Specialist/Project Coordinator - PATHS, PEARL, & Noyce Grants

Michelle Hicks, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Special Education and Disability Policy; Dept. Counseling and Special Education

Phelton C. Moss, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Leadership

16th Best (public) Education School, US News

45th Best Online Education Masters, US News

$40M+ FY23 External Research Awards

#2 Best Education School in Virginia

Celebrating Our60th Anniversary

US News 2024-2025 16th Best Public School of Education

Register for Ruth HarrisDyslexia Symposium

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News

60th Anniversary Celebration at Convocation

VCU School of Education marks 60th anniversary

Researcher focused on improving employment for people with disabilities

VCU School of Education Climbs Two Spots to #16 Nationally in 2024-2025

School of Education Faculty & Staff Profiles

Kathleen M. Rudasill, Ph.D.

Luciana C. de Oliveira, Ph.D.

Chardaesia Hartridge

Jennifer Tennison

Scott Stech, PMP, SHRM-CP

Warran L. Dawson, CRA

Sania Marcoccia

Tybias Whitehead

Monique Dean

Pam Moorehead

Kyle Welch

Angela P. Wetzel, Ph.D.

David Spivey

Jamie Bittner

Jenna Lenhardt, Ph.D.

Jada Wright

Michael Lay

Tessa NeSmith

Edward G. Kardos

Leetah Stanley

Sandra Mazzoli, Ed.D.

Kelly Winn

Jose Alcaine, Ph.D.

Krystal E. Andrews, Ph.D.

Jewell Davis

Donte Sharpe, M.Ed.

June Jones

Samantha Ray

Parthenia Dinora, Ph.D.

Kim McKnight, Ph.D.

Sabrina Evans

Samantha Hope, Ph.D.

Jodi B. Larson, Ph.D.

Faith Wilkerson, Ed.D.

T'Airra Belcher, Ph.D.

Chi-Ning Chang, Ph.D.

Chin-Chih Chen, Ph.D.

Abigail H. Conley, Ph.D.

Serra T. De Arment, Ph.D.

Donna Dockery, Ph.D.

Donna M. Gibson, Ph.D.

Daniel Gutierrez, Ph.D., LPC, CSAC

Kaitlin J. Hinchey, Ph.D., LPC, LMFT, NCC

John Kregel, Ed.D.

Meera R. Mehtaji, Ph.D.

Wendy J. Rodgers, Ph.D.

Erica Ross

Christine Spence, Ph.D.

Kevin Sutherland, Ph.D.

Paul Wehman, Ph.D.

Naomi Wheeler, Ph.D.

Yaoying Xu, Ph.D.

Whitney S. Newcomb, Ph.D.

Andrew T. Arroyo, Ed.D.

Jean Bailey, Ph.D.

Jonathan D. Becker, J.D., Ph.D.

Kimberly M. Bridges, Ed.L.D.

Kristen M. Brown, Ed.D.

Beth E. Bukoski, Ph.D.

Andrene J. Castro, Ph.D.

Gypsy M. Denzine, Ph.D.

Tomika L. Ferguson, Ph.D.

Robin R. Hurst, Ed.D.

Charol Shakeshaft, Ph.D.

Genevieve Siegel-Hawley, Ph.D.

Jeffery L. Wilson, Ph.D.

Christine Lee Bae, Ph.D.

Michael Broda, Ph.D.

Celebrating Our
60th Anniversary

US News 2024-2025
16th Best Public
School of Education

Register for Ruth Harris
Dyslexia Symposium