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James Anderson
Anderson, James
Paul Arntson
Arntson, Paul
Arvin-Rad, Hassan
Banis, William
John Bausch
Bausch, John
MSJ, Adjunct Faculty
Dorie Blesoff
Blesoff, Dorie
MSLOC, Adjunct Faculty
Paulo Blikstein
Blikstein, Paulo
Constructionist learning environments in developing countries, educational robotics, agent-based simulation.
M. Eng. , University of Sao Paulo , 2000
Engineer , University of Sao Paulo , 1998
Masters , MIT Media Lab , 2002
Visiting Scholar , MIT Media Lab , 2003
Bloland, Dagny
Teaching Associate
Breunlin, Douglas
Burns, Betsi
MS, Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University, 1997
Cecilia Burokas
Burokas, Cecilia
Mark Clare
Clare, Mark
Adjunct Faculty
Collins, Theresa
Cindy Conlon
Conlon, Cindy
Ph.D. , Northwestern University , 1979
J.D. , University of Pennsylvania , 1975
B.S. , Northwestern University , 1972
Cytrynbaum, Joseph
BS, Psych Services, Northwestern University, 1995
Gail Berger Darlow
Darlow, Gail Berger
MSLOC Capstone Adviser
Dr. Darlow's research and publications focus on organizational communication in the contexts of negotiation, performance appraisal, and teamwork. In particular, she explores how power differentials impact people’s interpretation of messages, as well as message transmission. Dr. Darlow also examines effective negotiation strategies and communication sharing in teams.
PhD. Management and Organizations , Kellogg Graduate School of Management , 2003
M.Ed. in Administration and Supervision , Loyola University , 2002
M.S. in Management and Organizations , Kellogg Graduate School of Management , 2001
B.A /B.S. in Psychology and Elementary Education , Boston University , 1997
Grier Davis
Davis, Grier
Teaching Associate
Student Aid, University Research, and Nonprofit Tax Policy
BA, English , Davidson College , 1958
PhD, Classics , University of North Carolina , 1966
MS, Counseling Psychology , Northwestern University , 1995
Amy DeSantis
DeSantis, Amy
My research interests include racial/ethnic and socio-economic health disparities; social influences on physical and mental health, and HPA activity and the physiological processes through which environmental stressors operate to influence health outcomes.
MSW , Boston College , 2001
BA , Bryn Mawr College , 1996
Ezekiel Dixon-Román
Dixon-Román, Ezekiel
Lecturer
Post-Doctoral Fellow , Institute for Policy Research
Political economy of learning and development, particularly of marginalized groups; quantitative applications in the social sciences
BA, Psychology & Spanish , North Carolina Central University , 2000
MA, Social Sciences , University of Chicago , 2002
MA, Psychology , Fordham University , 2004
PhD, Psychometrics , Fordham University , 2007
Dohrer, Timothy
Mindy Douthit
Douthit, Mindy
PhD, MSLOC Capstone Adviser
PhD, Organization Theory & Strategy , University of Chicago Graduate School of Business
Espeland, Wendy
Ellen Esrick
Esrick, Ellen
Teaching Associate
Advisor
BA, English , Simmons College , 1966
MEd, Reading Specialist Degree , National Louis University , 1980
Finn, Lou-Ellen
Professional Development Coordinator , Center for Technologies in Urban Schools (LeTUS)
Frank, Daniel
Carol Gaetjens
Gaetjens, Carol
Masters in Social Work , Jane Addams School of Social Work U. of Illinois at Chicago , 1974
Master of Arts in Teaching in Social Sciences , University of Chicago , 1969
BA in Religion , Oberlin College , 1966
PhD, Human Dev & Social Pol, Northwestern University, 1991
Gallagher, Jack
Research Assistant
Research Analyst , Engineering Research Center for Bioengineering Educational Technologies (VaNTH)
Kimberley Gomez
Gomez, Kimberley
Ph.D., Educational Psychology , University of Chicago , 1994
M.A., Educational Psychology , University of Chicag , 1991
M.S., Speech Pathology , Florida State University , 1980
B.S., Speech Pathology , Florida State University , 1978
Graham, Stephanie
Teaching Associate
Sophie Haroutunian-Gordon
Haroutunian-Gordon, Sophie
Professor , Education and Social Policy
Director , Master of Science in Education
Philosophy of education, teacher education, interpretive discussion, philosophy of psychology.
BA, Music, Religion/Philosophy , Cornell College , 1965
MA, Curriculum and Instruction , University of Wisconsin-Madison , 1966
PhD, Philosophy of Education , University of Chicago , 1976
Rose Hollister
Hollister, Rose
MSOD, Adjunct Faculty
Horowitz, Joel
Jenkins, Jeffery
Jake Julia
Julia, Jake
Teaching Associate
Associate Vice President , Change Management, Northwestern University
BA, History , Plymouth State University , 1981
MA, Higher Education Administration , University of Michigan , 1993
PhD, Higher Education Administration , University of Michigan , 1996
John Kretzmann
Kretzmann, John
Research Associate Professor, Learning Sciences
Peg Kritzler
Kritzler, Peg
Teaching Associate
Advisor/Student Teaching Supervisor
Lampert, Joan
Teaching Associate
• Healthy development across childhood • Adolescent experiences as targets, bullies and bystanders • The intersection of student, teacher, community and content in the context of developing classroom and systemic curriculae to address issues of school failure, violence, and substance abuse among school-aged children • The development of personalized secondary schools
BA , University of Cincinnati , 1966
MSW , University of Michigan , 1974
MSEd , Roosevelt University , 1991
EdD , Northern Illinois University , 1997
Post-Doc , Harvard University Graduate School of Education , 1999
Richard Lange
Lange, Richard
Lecturer, School of Education and Social Policy
Guest Speaker, Center for Talent Development
Gifted Education, Curriculum Differentiation, New Teacher Induction Programs, Development of Magnet Schools
B.A. , Carthage College , 1972
M.Ed. , National-Louis University , 1975
M.S. , Northern Illinois University , 1977
Seon-Young Lee
Lee, Seon-Young
Research Assistant Professor
Academic talent development, Psychosocial development of gifted students, Educational programs, Family and peer roles in talent development
BA , Psychology, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea , 1995
MEd , Educational Psychology, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea , 1997
PhD , Educational Psychology (Gifted and Creative Education), The University of Georgia, Athens , 2002
Reuven Lerner
Lerner, Reuven
Online communities -- their design, and automatic methods for their evaluation. I'm particularly interested in online learning communities, especially those created outside of formal school contexts.
Agent-based modeling (e.g., NetLogo)
Homeschooling (and other alternatives to traditional schools)
Constructionism
SB, Computer Science and Engineering , Massachusetts Institute of Technology , 1993
Li, Bobai
Gregory Light
Light, Gregory
Teaching Associate
Director , Searle Center for Teaching Excellence
The theory and practice of learning and teaching in higher and professional education; the implications for professional and organisational development; the relationship between research and teaching, student learning, academic writing and communication; social discourse and identity in higher education.
BA, Philosophy and English , University of Toronto , 1974
BA Specialist Degree, Philosophy , University of Toronto , 1975
PhD, Education , University of London, UK , 1995
Regina Logan
Logan, Regina
Research Assistant Professor , Foley Center for the Study of Lives
A.B. French Language and Literature , University of Michigan , 1970
M.A. French Language and Literature , University of Wisconsin , 1971
PhD, Human Dev & Social Pol, Northwestern University, 1993 MA, Teaching & Learning Processes, Northwestern University, 1984
Lohman, Brenda
Eugene Lowe
Lowe, Eugene
Teaching Associate
Senior Lecturer , Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
American religion, social gospel, progressivism, and diversity in higher education.
BA, Religion , Princeton University , 1971
Master of Divinity , Union Theological Seminary , 1978
PhD , Union Theological Seminary , 1987
Lundquist, Penny
Jelani Mandara
Mandara, Jelani
Assistant Professor, Human Development and Social Policy
Effects of parenting, fathers, and other home factors on child and adolescent academic and social development. Further interests include cultural differences between teachers and parents and mothers and fathers, the achievement gap, and person-centered research methods.
BS, Psychology , California State University, Long Beach , 1997
PhD, Social/Personality Psychology , University of California, Riverside , 2002
Spiro Maroulis
Maroulis, Spiro
Substantively, I am most interested in understanding the mechanisms that impede organizational change and improvement.  A related interest is understanding how an individual's social structure influences their decision-making and actions. Methodologically, I am interested developing ways of integrating dynamic modeling with more traditional quantitative and qualitative methods. My dissertation work utilizes agent-based modeling and social network analysis to study educational policy, particularly the implementation of school-level reform.

Prior to academia, I was a co-founder of PracticeFields, a consulting and education company that creates and delivers board game simulations of business dynamics (http://www.practicefields.com/).
Masters in Public Policy , Harvard University , 1997
BSE, Civil Engineering and Public Policy Studies , Duke University , 1993
Matzkin, Rosa
Melton, Bruce
BPhil, Politics, Philosophy, and Economics , Cornell College , 1982
JD , University of Chicago Law School , 1986
Miller, Dick
Teaching Associate
Lindsay Monte
Monte, Lindsay
PhD Candidate
Urban poverty, women's criminality, family structure, welfare policy.
BA, Sociology , New York University , 1999
MA, Human Dev & Social Pol, Northwestern University, 2004
Bruce Nelson
Nelson, Bruce
Director , Service Learning Certificate Program
Practicum Director
Practicum Seminar Instructor
A.B.- Social Welfare , University of California-Berkeley , 1975
M.S.W.-Policy and Planning , University of Michigan , 1988
M.A.- Human Development and Social Policy , Northwestern University , 2001
Heidi Nelson
Nelson, Heidi
Adjunct Faculty
Arthur Nielsen
Nielsen, Arthur
Adjunct Faculty
B.A. Social Studies , Harvard College , 1968
M.D. , Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine , 1972
Diploma , Institute for Psychoanalysis (Chicago) , 1992
Residency (3 years) , Yale University School of Medicine , 1976
Enrique Orlina
Orlina, Enrique
Ph.D. Candidate
MPES Cohort 1
Elizabeth Parkinson
Parkinson, Elizabeth
Teaching Associate
MS, Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University, 1985
Patricia Pendry
Pendry, Patricia
My research examines the dynamics of couple and family relationships and their influence on the cognitive, social, emotional, and physiological development of infants, children and adolescents. I am particularly interested in the effects of interparental conflict on child stress system functioning (i.e., cortisol levels) and its role in mediating effects of conflict on child functioning and development. I am also interested in policies, programs and interventions aimed at improving couple relationship functioning and their implications for child and family wellbeing.
Bachelor of Philosophy, Summa Cum Laude , Northwestern University , 2000
PhD, Human Dev & Social Pol, Northwestern University, 2007
Puntenney, Deborah
Research Assistant Professor
Associate Director
Bachelor of Arts , California State University at Humboldt , 1982
MA, Human Dev & Social Pol, Northwestern University, 1992 PhD, Human Dev & Social Pol, Northwestern University, 1997
David Renz
Renz, David
Teaching Associate
Advisor/Student Teaching Supervisor
Lecturer, Teacher Coordinator
BA, History , Wittenberg University , 1966
MAT , Northwestern University , 1967
Russ, Rosemary
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Shearer, Ellen
Tiffany Simons
Simons, Tiffany
My interests lie at the intersection between human development and environmental education. My dissertation work focuses on the role of identity and personality in the development of long-term commitment to issues of ecological sustainability. I hope to better understand the factors that lead people to engage with various communities and types of environmental/social action, and to consider the implications for the design of learning environments (formal and informal) to promote sustainable action over time.
B.S. Cognitive Science , University of California, San Diego , 2001
Sircus, Gary
Program Coordinator, NU-Teach , NU-Teach
Bachelor of Science, Engineering , Tulane University , 1982
Juris Doctor , Northwestern University , 1985
NU-Teach (Alternative Certification) , Northwestern University , 2000
Smith, Tanika
Sylvia Smith-Demuth
Smith-Demuth, Sylvia
Director, Alternative Certification Program
Assistant Professor, SESP
Mathematics Achievement; Mathematics Teaching and Learning - cognition; Social contxt of Education; Opportunity to Learn
Ph.D. , The University of Chicago, Curr. & Intruc. Mathematics Achieve. , 2005
M. Ed. , Loyola University C&I - Mathematics Prog. Design & Cognition , 1979
B. A. , Loyola University - Chicago , 1976
Spratley, Anika
Jerry Stermer
Stermer, Jerry
Stocker, Marilyn
Streedain, Richard
Margaret Sullivan
Sullivan, Margaret
MBA, Adjunct Faculty
Lois Trautvetter
Trautvetter, Lois
Assistant Professor, Education
Associate Director , Higher Education Administration and Policy Program
Faculty research that includes productivity, enhancing research and teaching, motivation, new and junior faculty issues, professional development for K-12 teachers to improve math and science teaching, gender issues, and females in science.
BA, Chemistry , College of Wooster , 1982
MS, Polymer Chemistry , Carnegie Mellon University , 1986
PhD, Higher Education Administration , University of Michigan , 1991
Tseng, Katie
MS, Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University, 2004
Turow, Annette
Teaching Associate
BFA , College of Fine and Applied Arts, University of Illinois (Champaign) , 1970
MA , College of Education, Stanford University , 1972
Summer Session , Harvard Graduate School of Education , 1976
Jonathan Vinson
Vinson, Jonathan
PhD, Adjunct Faculty
How does knowledge management apply to getting business done for organizations and individuals.
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering , University of Pennsylvania , 1995
BS Chemical Engineering , Ohio State University , 1989
Ellen Wang
Wang, Ellen
Adolescent literacy across school and out-of-school settings, literacy and identity, Asian American studies.
Watkins, Olivia
Robert Weinberg
Weinberg, Robert
PhD. Organization Behavior , Kellogg Graduate School of Management , 1984
M.S. Organization Behavior , Kellogg Graduate School of Management , 1981
B.A. Philosophy , University of Minnesota , 1977
Whitcomb, Judy
Curriculum Development Specialist
Wong, Manyee
Yasutake, David
Teaching Associate
Standards-based teacher education programs (i.e., CEC, NCATE), performance-based assessments. Published research includes affective and attributional factors affecting students with exceptional needs.
BA, Organ Performance , Northwestern University , 1975
MA, Learning Disabilities & Behavior Disorders , Northeastern Illinois University , 1989
PhD, Special Education , University of Illinois at Chicago , 1993
Eileen Zigman
Zigman, Eileen
Teaching Associate
BA , University of Illinois , 1968
Anita Zuberi
Zuberi, Anita
Poverty, neighborhoods, families, housing mobility, public housing, social inequality, social policy.
Specifically, I am interested in how the neighborhood context (especially exposure to poverty) impacts the development of children and families, and how social policy can help improve the lives of low-income families.
BA Sociology , Johns Hopkins University , 2000
MA, Human Dev & Social Pol, Northwestern University, 2006

News and Events
MS in Learning & Organizational Change Information Session
Wednesday, July 23

6:15–8:15 p.m., 132 Annenberg Hall


Master of Science in Education Information Session
Thursday, July 24

5:30–7 p.m., G22 Annenberg Hall


Annual Summer Picnic for SESP Undergraduates
Wednesday, July 30

5 p.m., Garrett Patio


MS in Learning & Organizational Change Information Session
Wednesday, August 20

6:15–8:15 p.m., 132 Annenberg Hall




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