School of Education & Social Policy
 
Faculty

Faculty in the Elementary Education program are drawn not only from the ranks of SESP – but many are seasoned practitioners and leaders in prestigious elementary schools throughout the Chicagoland area. The faculty's commitment to both teaching and working as education practitioners enables them to present theories alongside relevant teaching examples. This enlivens lectures, deepens discussions, and adds significance and context to what students learn in the classroom. Faculty and students form an intellectual and professional community that examines the meaning and implications of contemporary issues in education and that integrates inquiry and theory with practice.


William Banis
Banis, William
Vice President for Student Affairs , Northwestern University
Instructor, MSED 451 "Strategic Management in Student Affairs"
B.S. Vocational Rehabilitation and Business , Penn State University , 1969
M.A. Communication, Counseling and Higher Education Administration , Penn State University , 1974
Ph.D. Public Adminstration/Management with Cognate in Industrial/Organizational Psychology , Old Dominion University , 1993
Bauman, Mark
Instructor, MSED 455 "Foreign Language Methods"
Bloland, Dagny
Instructor, MSED 456 "English Methods"
Instructor, MSED 420 "Foundations of Writing Processes" (Secondary)
Bridgman, Terrie
Instructor, MSED 423 "Reading & Language Acquisition" (Elementary)
Instructor, MSED 425 "Foundations of Writing Processes" (Elementary)
Rachelle Brooks
Brooks, Rachelle
Director, College Sports Project
Instructor, MSED 451 "Assessment in Higher Education"
Instructor, MSED 402 "Social Contexts of Education"
Principal Investigator, Teagle Assessment Project
BA, Political Science , College of Wooster , 1990
MA, Political Science , Rutgers University , 1996
Ph.D., Political Science , Rutgers University , 2000
Calkins, Susanna
Instructor, MSED 405 "Learning & Teaching in Higher Education"
Ph.D., History , Purdue University , 1999
MS, Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University, 2005
Grier Davis
Davis, Grier
Instructor, MSED 468 "Higher Education Policy"
BA, English , Davidson College , 1958
PhD, Classics , University of North Carolina , 1966
MS, Counseling Psychology , Northwestern University , 1995
Mary Desler
Desler, Mary
Former Associate VP of Student Affairs and Dean of Students, Northwestern University
Instructor, MSED 462 "The College Student"
Dohrer, Timothy
Instructor, MSED 422 "Reading in the Content Area"
Elliott, Shanti
Instructor, MSED 424 "Reading & Language Acquisition" (Secondary)
Instructor, MSED 421 "Children's Literature"
Ellen Esrick
Esrick, Ellen
Advisor, NU-Teach Completers (Elementary)
Advisor, Elementary Teaching
Instructor, MSED 477 "Practicum Seminar" (Elementary)
Instructor, MSED 487 "Student Teaching Seminar" (Elementary)
BA, English , Simmons College , 1966
MEd, Reading Specialist Degree , National Louis University , 1980
Golebiewski, Thomas
Instructor, MSED 404 "Adolescent Development"
Instructor, MSED 403 "Childhood & Early Adolescent Development"
Sophie Haroutunian-Gordon
Haroutunian-Gordon, Sophie
Professor , Education and Social Policy
Director , Master of Science in Education
BA, Music, Religion/Philosophy , Cornell College , 1965
MA, Curriculum and Instruction , University of Wisconsin-Madison , 1966
PhD, Philosophy of Education , University of Chicago , 1976
Elizabeth Hayford
Hayford, Elizabeth
Former President of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest
Instructor, MSED 484 "Higher Education Seminar"
Instructor, MSED 451 "Organization, Governance & Leadership in Higher Ed"
Jake Julia
Julia, Jake
Instructor, MSED 466 "Budgeting & Finance in Higher Ed"
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
Research Associate Professor, Human Development and Social Policy
Peg Kritzler
Kritzler, Peg
Advisor, NU-Teach Completers (Secondary)
Advisor, Secondary Teaching (English)
Instructor, MSED 478 "Practicum Seminar" (Humanities)
Lampert, Joan
Instructor, MSED 429 "Health & Physical Development"
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
Carol Lee
Lee, Carol
Professor, Learning Sciences
Professor , African American Studies
Co-Cordinator , SESP Spencer Research Training Program
BA, The Teaching of Secondary School English , University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana , 1966
MA, English , University of Chicago , 1969
PhD, Education (Curriculum and Instruction) , University of Chicago , 1991
Dan Lewis
Lewis, Dan
Professor, Human Development and Social Policy
Faculty Fellow , Institute for Policy Research
BA, Political Science , Stanford University , 1968
PhD, History of Consciousness , University of California at Santa Cruz , 1980
Gregory Light
Light, Gregory
Associate Professor
Director , Searle Center for Teaching Excellence
BA, Philosophy and English , University of Toronto , 1974
BA Specialist Degree, Philosophy , University of Toronto , 1975
PhD, Education , University of London, UK , 1995
Eugene Lowe
Lowe, Eugene
Senior Lecturer , Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Instructor, MSED 460 "Proseminar in Higher Ed"
Instructor, MSED 467 "History & Philosophy of Higher Ed"
BA, Religion , Princeton University , 1971
Master of Divinity , Union Theological Seminary , 1978
PhD , Union Theological Seminary , 1987
Lundquist, Penny
Instructor, MSED 451 "Golden Apple Seminar"
Jelani Mandara
Mandara, Jelani
Associate Professor, Human Development and Social Policy
BS, Psychology , California State University, Long Beach , 1997
PhD, Social/Personality Psychology , University of California, Riverside , 2002
Marshall, Anne Marie
Instructor, MSED 426 "Math in the Elementary School"
Bruce Melton
Melton, Bruce
Instructor, MSED 465 "Law & Ethics in Higher Ed"
BPhil, Politics, Philosophy, and Economics , Cornell College , 1982
JD , University of Chicago Law School , 1986
Miller, Dick
Instructor, MSED 453 "Elementary Methods"
Michael Novak
Novak, Michael
Researcher , Center For Connected Learning
Instructor, LRNSCI 435 "New Approaches in Science Teaching"
Paula Olszewski-Kubilius
Olszewski-Kubilius, Paula
Director, Center for Talent Development
Professor, Education and Social Policy
BA, elementary education , St. Xavier University , 1977
MA, educational psychology , Northwestern University , 1981
PhD, educational psychology , Northwestern University , 1983
Elizabeth Parkinson
Parkinson, Elizabeth
Instructor, MSED 453 "Elementary Methods"
MS, Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University, 1985
George Peternel
Peternel, George
Associate Director, Center for Talent Development
Brian Reiser
Reiser, Brian
Professor, Learning Sciences
Instructor, LRNSCI 435 "New Approaches in Science Teaching"
BA, Psychology , University of Pennsylvania , 1977
MA, Psychology , New York University , 1979
PhD, Cognitive Science , Yale University , 1983
David Renz
Renz, David
Advisor, Secondary Teaching
Advisor, Advanced Teaching
Instructor, MSED 459 "Social Science Methods"
Instructor, MSED 488 "Student Teaching Seminar" (Humanities)
BA, History , Wittenberg University , 1966
MAT , Northwestern University , 1967
Roth, Mary
Instructor, MSED 479 "Practicum Seminar" (Math/Science)
MS, Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University, 1988
Morton Schapiro
Schapiro, Morton
President, Northwestern University
Professor
PhD, Economics , University of Pennsylvania , 1979
BS, Economics , Hofstra University , 1975
MA, Economics , University of Pennsylvania , 1976
Senese, Joe
Instructor, MSED 451 "Using Teacher & Student Work"
Instructor, MSED 406 "Research & Analysis 1" (Master's project sequence)
Instructor, MSED 407 "Research & Analysis 2" (Master's project sequence)
Instructor, MSED 408 "Research & Analysis 3" (Master's project sequence)
Bruce Sherin
Sherin, Bruce
Associate Professor, Learning Sciences
BA, Physics , Princeton University , 1985
MA, Physics , University of California, Berkeley , 1989
PhD, Science and Mathematics Education , University of California, Berkeley , 1996
Miriam Sherin
Sherin, Miriam
Associate Professor, Learning Sciences
Director of Undergraduate Education, School of Education and Social Policy
BA, Mathematics , University of Chicago , 1985
MA, Mathematics , University of California, San Diego , 1987
PhD, Science and Mathematics Education , University of California, Berkeley , 1996
Sircus, Gary
Program Coordinator, NU-Teach , NU-Teach
Instructor, MSED 489 "Student Teaching Seminar" (Math/Science)
Instructor, MSED 457 "Math Methods"
Bachelor of Science, Engineering , Tulane University , 1982
Juris Doctor , Northwestern University , 1985
NU-Teach (Alternative Certification) , Northwestern University , 2000
Edd Taylor
Taylor, Edd
Assistant Professor, Learning Sciences
Instructor, MSED 402 "Social Contexts of Education"
Ph.D. , University of California-Berkeley , 2005
Lois Trautvetter
Trautvetter, Lois
Assistant Professor, Education
Associate Director , Higher Education Administration and Policy Program
BA, Chemistry , College of Wooster , 1982
MS, Polymer Chemistry , Carnegie Mellon University , 1986
PhD, Higher Education Administration , University of Michigan , 1991
Tseng, Katie
Instructor, MSED 458 "Science Methods"
MS, Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University, 2004
Turow, Annette
Instructor, MSED 454 "Art Methods"
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
Watson, Wayne
Instructor, MSED 451 "Community Colleges & Urban Education"
Chancellor, City of Chicago Colleges
MA, Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University, 1970 BS, Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University, 1969
Yasutake, David
Instructor, MSED 427 "Educating Exceptional Children"
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
Instructor, MSED 455 "Foreign Language Methods"
BA , University of Illinois , 1968