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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
Teaching Associate
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
Bloland, Dagny
Teaching Associate
Rachelle Brooks
Brooks, Rachelle
Graduate and undergraduate, cognitive and non-cognitive student outcomes
Assessment of higher education quality
Social contexts of education
BA, Political Science , College of Wooster , 1990
MA, Political Science , Rutgers University , 1996
Ph.D., Political Science , Rutgers University , 2000
Solomon Cytrynbaum
Cytrynbaum, Solomon
Professor, Education
Professor , Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Associate Director for Education, The Center for Applied Psychological and Family Studies , Psychology Graduate Program
Evaluation of school reform; gender and authority in groups and organizations; organizational consultation; application of group and systems theory and research to school change.
Group dynamics, organizational assessment and change, family systems, gender and authority in group and organizational life, organizational consultation to schools, evaluation of school reform and school academic/technology systems, research methods, family business succession consultation
BA, Arts and Sciences , McGill University, Montreal, Canada , 1959
MA, Child Development and Family Relations , Cornell University, Ithaca, New York , 1962
PhD, Psychology , University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan , 1971
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
Dohrer, Timothy
Ellen Esrick
Esrick, Ellen
Teaching Associate
Advisor
BA, English , Simmons College , 1966
MEd, Reading Specialist Degree , National Louis University , 1980
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
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
Research Associate Professor, Human Development and Social Policy
  Community development, asset building in communities.
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
Carol Lee
Lee, Carol
Professor, Learning Sciences
Professor , African American Studies
Co-Cordinator , SESP Spencer Research Training Program
Cultural contexts affecting learning broadly and literacy specifically; teacher preparation and development; classroom discourse; urban education.
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
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.
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
Student learning in higher and profession education , Faculty development, Faculty conceptions and approaches to teaching, Faculty conceptions of learning in research and teaching, Variation theory

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
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
BS, Psychology , California State University, Long Beach , 1997
PhD, Social/Personality Psychology , University of California, Riverside , 2002
Bruce Melton
Melton, Bruce
BPhil, Politics, Philosophy, and Economics , Cornell College , 1982
JD , University of Chicago Law School , 1986
Miller, Dick
Teaching Associate
Paula Olszewski-Kubilius
Olszewski-Kubilius, Paula
Director, Center for Talent Development
Professor, Education and Social Policy
Talent development, accelerated educational programs, needs of special populations of gifted children
BA, elementary education , St. Xavier University , 1977
MA, educational psychology , Northwestern University , 1981
PhD, educational psychology , Northwestern University , 1983
Elizabeth Parkinson
Parkinson, Elizabeth
Teaching Associate
MS, Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University, 1985
Brian Reiser
Reiser, Brian
Professor, Learning Sciences
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.
BA, Psychology , University of Pennsylvania , 1977
MA, Psychology , New York University , 1979
PhD, Cognitive Science , Yale University , 1983
David Renz
Renz, David
Teaching Associate
Advisor/Student Teaching Supervisor
Lecturer, Teacher Coordinator
BA, History , Wittenberg University , 1966
MAT , Northwestern University , 1967
Bruce Sherin
Sherin, Bruce
Associate Professor, Learning Sciences
Conceptual change in science; programming environments for learning; external representations in science and mathematics.
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
Mathematics teaching and learning; teacher cognition and teacher education.
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
Bachelor of Science, Engineering , Tulane University , 1982
Juris Doctor , Northwestern University , 1985
NU-Teach (Alternative Certification) , Northwestern University , 2000
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
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

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Morning Drop-In
Every Thursday, 7:30–9 a.m.
MSEd Office, 618 Garrett Place, Evanston
Join us for conversation and discussion about the Master of Science in Education Program. This is an informal opportunity to ask questions, gather information, and meet members of the MSEd community. Light refreshments and coffee will be served. No RSVP or appointment is needed – just stop by our office!
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MSEd General Information Session
July 16, 2009
5:30–7 p.m., Annenberg Hall, Room 303
Informal gathering of faculty, staff and prospective MSEd students. Light refreshments served. To RSVP, please call 847/467-1458 or e-mail us.
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MSEd 25th Anniversary Celebration
July 23, 4:30 p.m., Norris Center
Join us for a gathering of alumni, current students and other members of the MSEd community in celebration of our 25th anniversary. Featured speakers include Carol Lee, president of the American Educational Research Association, and Wayne Watson, Chancellor of the City Colleges of Chicago. Dinner will be served. Please RSVP by e-mail and include the number of guests you will bring.




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