Bauman, Mark
Instructor, Master of Science in Education
- MA, Spanish Literature, Roosevelt University, 2005
- BA, Spanish, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1996
Bloland, Dagny
Instructor, Master of Science in Education
English Teacher, Whitney Young Magnet School
- MA, English, Northwestern University
- PhD, English Education, New York University
- BS, Education, Northwestern University
Research Interests
English teachers' constructs of teaching English
Corwith, Susan
Associate Director, Center for Talent Development
Instructor, Master of Science in Education
- PhD, Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2007
- MS, Curriculum & Instruction, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1997
- BS, Secondary Education, English, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1994
Dohrer, Timothy
Principal, New Trier High School, Winnetka
Instructor, Master of Science in Education
- PhD, Curriculum and Instruction, Penn State University, 1999
- MA, English , Northwestern University, 1995
- BA, English and Journalism, Indiana University, 1990
Research Interests
Leadership development, curriculum and instruction, and curriculum integration.
Eastwood, Dorne
- MS, Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University, 2005
- NU-TEACH, Teaching Certificate, Northwestern University, 2005
Esrick, Ellen
Instructor, Master of Science in Education
Adviser, Elementary Teaching
Adviser, NU-Teach Completers (Elementary)
- MEd, Reading Specialist Degree, National Louis University, 1980
- BA, English, Simmons College, 1966
Finn, Lou-Ellen
Professional Development Coordinator, Center for Technologies in Urban Schools (LeTUS)
Instructor, Master of Science in Education
Golebiewski, Thomas
Instructor, Master of Science in Education
- PhD, Clinical Social Work, Institute for Clinical Social Work, 2007
- MSW, Social Work, Loyola University Chicago, 1977
- BA, Sociology, Loyola University Chicago, 1974
Research Interests
Altruism and the role of the helper, domestically violent men, school culture and climate, social and emotional wellness.
Haroutunian-Gordon, Sophie
Director, Master of Science in Education
Professor, Education and Social Policy
- PhD, Philosophy of Education, University of Chicago, 1976
- MA, Curriculum and Instruction, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1966
- BA, Music, Religion/Philosophy, Cornell College, 1965
Research Interests
Philosophy of education, teacher education, interpretive discussion, philosophy of psychology.
Kretzmann, John
Research Associate Professor, Learning Sciences
Research Associate Professor, Human Development and Social Policy
Research Interests
Community development, asset building in communities.
Lee, Carol
Edwina S. Tarry Professor of Education and Social Policy
Professor, Learning Sciences
Professor, African American Studies
- PhD, Education (Curriculum and Instruction), University of Chicago, 1991
- MA, English, University of Chicago, 1969
- BA, The Teaching of Secondary School English, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, 1966
Research Interests
Cultural contexts affecting learning broadly and literacy specifically; teacher preparation and development; classroom discourse; urban education.
Lewis, Dan
Professor, Human Development and Social Policy
Faculty Fellow, Institute for Policy Research
- PhD, History of Consciousness, University of California at Santa Cruz, 1980
- BA, Political Science, Stanford University, 1968
Research Interests
Lewis currently heads a large-scale university consortium to study welfare reform efforts in Illinois. In another current project he is developing a new Suburban Action Research Project that will deliver technical assistance to suburbs struggling with social problems. It will concentrate on issues of homelessness and crime prevention in its initial phase.
Light, Gregory
Associate Professor, Education
Director, Searle Center for Teaching Excellence
- PhD, Education, University of London, UK, 1995
- BA Specialist Degree, Philosophy, University of Toronto, 1975
- BA, Philosophy and English, University of Toronto, 1974
Research Interests
McGee, Steven
Research Associate Professor, Learning Sciences
- MBA, Wheeling Jesuit University, 2000
- PhD, Learning Sciences, Northwestern University, 1995
- BS, Human Dev & Social Pol, Northwestern University, 1988
Research Interests
Science education, urban education reform, assessment, educational technology, curriculum design.
Miller, Dick
Adjunct Faculty, Master of Science in Education
- MA, Education, National Louis University, 1988
- BA, Education, DePaul University, 1972
Novak, Michael
Adjunct Faculty, Learning Sciences and MSEd Programs
Researcher, Center For Connected Learning
- M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, UIUC, 1994
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, UIUC, 1992
Research Interests
Current interests: Instructional materials design, Professional Development of Teachers, Scientific Modeling, Evolutionary Mechanisms, Visualization, Computational Thinking and Agent Based Modeling.
Olszewski-Kubilius, Paula
Professor, Education and Social Policy
Director, Center for Talent Development
- PhD, Educational Psychology, Northwestern University, 1983
- MA, Educational Psychology, Northwestern University, 1981
- BA, Elementary Education, St. Xavier University, 1977
Research Interests
Talent development, accelerated educational programs, needs of special populations of gifted children.
Parkinson, Elizabeth
- MS, Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University, 1985
Reiser, Brian
Professor, Learning Sciences
- PhD, Cognitive Science, Yale University, 1983
- MA, Psychology, New York University, 1979
- BA, Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, 1977
Research Interests
The design of learning environments and curriculum materials for science that support authentic practices including explanation, argumentation, and designing investigations. His research examines the cognitive and social interaction aspects of scientific inquiry, principles for scaffolding practices in software and curriculum materials, teaching pratices, and curriculum design frameworks.
Renz, David
Advisor, Secondary Teaching
Advisor, Advanced Teaching
- MAT, Northwestern University, 1967
- BA, History, Wittenberg University, 1966
Roth, Mary
Instructor, Master of Science in Education
- MS, Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University, 1988
Schapiro, Morton
Professor
President, Northwestern University
- PhD, Economics, University of Pennsylvania, 1979
- MA, Economics, University of Pennsylvania, 1976
- BS, Economics, Hofstra University, 1975
Research Interests
Economics of higher education, with particular interest in the area of college financing and affordability and on trends in educational costs and student aid.
Senese, Joseph C.
Instructor, Master of Science in Education
- EdD. Curriculum, Instruction and Educational Psychology, Loyola University Chicago, 1999
- MEd, The Teaching of Language Arts, Northeastern Illinois University, 1980
- BA, English, Knox College, 1973
Research Interests
Action research, self-directed learning, using teacher/student work to improve practice, self-study, and teacher education.
Sherin, Bruce
Associate Professor, Learning Sciences
- PhD, Science and Mathematics Education, University of California, Berkeley, 1996
- MA, Physics, University of California, Berkeley, 1989
- BA, Physics, Princeton University, 1985
Research Interests
Conceptual change in science; computational linguistics applied to natural language data; programming environments for learning; external representations in science and mathematics.
Sherin, Miriam
Professor, Learning Sciences
Director of Undergraduate Education, School of Education and Social Policy
- PhD, Science and Mathematics Education, University of California, Berkeley, 1996
- MA, Mathematics, University of California, San Diego, 1987
- BA, Mathematics, University of Chicago, 1985
Research Interests
Mathematics teaching and learning; teacher cognition and teacher education.
Sircus, Gary
Program Coordinator, NU-Teach, NU-Teach
- NU-Teach (Alternative Certification), Northwestern University, 2000
- Juris Doctor, Northwestern University, 1985
- Bachelor of Science, Engineering, Tulane University, 1982
Taylor, Edd
Assistant Professor, Learning Sciences
- PhD, University of California-Berkeley, 2005
Research Interests
Culture and mathematical thinking, informal learning/out-of-school practices, elementary and middle school mathematics instruction, early childhood education, teacher development, mathematical representation.
Tseng, Katie
Instructor, Master of Science in Education
- Bachelor's in Biology, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1997
- MS, Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University, 2004