People Directory

Dean's Leadership Team

Suzanne Bonomo

Director of Fiscal Planning and Human Resources Administration

Elizabeth Dutro

Associate Dean of Faculty • Professor

Literacy Studies • Humanities Education

Mileidis Gort

Professor • Associate Dean of Students

Equity, Bilingualism & Biliteracy

Grace Maniscalco

Director of Special Projects

Joseph Polman

Associate Dean for Research  • Professor

Learning Sciences & Human Development

Fernando Rosario-Ortiz

Interim Dean

Academic Administration & Scheduling

Travis Anderson

Assistant Dean of Academic Programs and Planning

Shawn Kim

Academic Scheduler

Heather Michener

Faculty Assistant

Alicia Weaver

Director of Planning, Assessment, and Reporting

Administration & Special Projects

Grace Maniscalco

Director of Special Projects

Admissions

Malerie Barnes

Assistant Dean of Enrollment Management

Jonathon Sawyer

Graduate Admissions Coordinator

Advancement

Micah Abram

Assistant Dean for Advancement

Margaret Bryant

Program Manager, Alumni & Donor Relations

Grace Maniscalco

Director of Special Projects

Sandra Romero

Development Assistant

Advising & Student Services

Ty Dowdy

Academic Advisor

Adriana Iturbe

Academic Advisor

Natalie Koster

Graduate Programs Coordinator

Sam Long

Senior Academic Advisor

Joanna Mendy

Coordinator of Diversity Recruitment and Retention

Vikki Otero

Director of Student Success and Advising

Communications

Tyler Caldwell

Creative Design and Program Assistant

Teacher Leadership

Hannah Fletcher

Assistant Dean of Communications & Engagement

Ichigo Takikawa

Manager of Creative Communications

Human Resources & Finance

Suzanne Bonomo

Director of Fiscal Planning and Human Resources Administration

Dorincy Caletti

Procurement and Travel Specialist

Heather Cameron

HR and Payroll Manager

Kim Cho

Centers Program Assistant

Debra Haffey 

School of Education Centers Business Services Program Director

BUENO Center

Erin Hetherington

Finance and Accounting Manager

Kelsey Ostenaa

Sponsored Projects Manager

Operations

Becky Cabral

General Operations Coordinator, Special Projects

Sara McDonald

Senior Director of Operations

Faculty Program Chairs & Directors

Alison Boardman

Associate Professor • Co-Chair of Elementary Teacher Education

Equity, Bilingualism & Biliteracy

Ashley Cartun

Director of Teacher Education

Mimi Engel

Associate Professor and Program Chair

Research & Evaluation Methodology

Emily Gleason

Faculty Director • Senior Instructor

Teacher Leadership • Learning Sciences & Human Development

Wendy Glenn

Professor • Program Chair of Undergraduate Secondary Humanities Teacher Licensure

Literacy Studies • Humanities Education

Deena Gumina

Assistant Teaching Professor • Co-Chair of Elementary Teacher Education

Equity, Bilingualism & Biliteracy

Victoria Hand

Associate Professor and Program Chair

STEM Education • CU Teach

Ian Her Many Horses

Assistant Teaching Professor

CU Teach • STEM Education

Roudy Hildreth

Executive Director • Faculty Affiliate

CU Engage • Educational Foundations, Policy & Practice

Susan Hopewell

Associate Professor and Program Chair • Director of Literacy Squared

Equity, Bilingualism & Biliteracy

Ben Kirshner

Professor and Program Chair

Learning Sciences & Human Development

William Lindsay

Assistant Teaching Professor

CU Teach • STEM Education

Johanna B. Maes

Director of Master's in Higher Education • Associate Teaching Professor

Master's in Higher Education • Multicultural Leadership Scholars Program

Elizabeth Meyer

Professor and Chair

Educational Foundations, Policy & Practice

Silvia Noguerón-Liu

Associate Professor • Program Chair

Literacy Studies

Deborah Palmer

Professor • Chair of the Education Minor and Education Studies

Equity, Bilingualism & Biliteracy • BUENO Center

Sara Staley

Assistant Professor • Program Chair of MA+ Secondary Humanities Teacher Licensure • Co-Founder and Co-Director

Teacher Learning, Research & Practice • Humanities Education • A Queer Endeavor

Jamy Stillman

Associate Professor • Chair of TLRP

Equity, Bilingualism & Biliteracy • Teacher Learning, Research & Practice

Kevin Welner

Professor • NEPC Director • Faculty Chair

Educational Foundations, Policy & Practice • National Education Policy Center

Terri S. Wilson

Associate Professor • Faculty Director

Educational Foundations, Policy & Practice • Master's in Higher Education

Educational Foundations, Policy and Practice Faculty

Rubén Donato

Professor • Bob & Judy Charles Endowed Chair

Educational Foundations, Policy & Practice

Andrea Dyrness

Associate Professor

Educational Foundations, Policy & Practice

Roudy Hildreth

Executive Director • Faculty Affiliate

CU Engage • Educational Foundations, Policy & Practice

Bethy Leonardi

Associate Professor • Co-Founder and Co-Director

Educational Foundations, Policy & Practice • A Queer Endeavor

Johanna B. Maes

Director of Master's in Higher Education • Associate Teaching Professor

Master's in Higher Education • Multicultural Leadership Scholars Program

David Meens

Faculty Affiliate

Master's in Higher Education • Educational Foundations, Policy & Practice

Elizabeth Meyer

Professor and Chair

Educational Foundations, Policy & Practice

Michele S. Moses

Vice Provost and Associate Vice Chancellor for Faculty Affairs • Professor • Founding Director

Educational Foundations, Policy & Practice • Master's in Higher Education

Michelle Renée Valladares

Associate Director • Faculty Affiliate

National Education Policy Center • Educational Foundations, Policy & Practice

Kathy Schultz

Professor

Educational Foundations, Policy & Practice

Kevin Welner

Professor • NEPC Director • Faculty Chair

Educational Foundations, Policy & Practice • National Education Policy Center

Terrenda C. White

Associate Professor

Educational Foundations, Policy & Practice

Terri S. Wilson

Associate Professor • Faculty Director

Educational Foundations, Policy & Practice • Master's in Higher Education

Equity, Bilingualism & Biliteracy Faculty

Alison Boardman

Associate Professor • Co-Chair of Elementary Teacher Education

Equity, Bilingualism & Biliteracy

Mileidis Gort

Professor • Associate Dean of Students

Equity, Bilingualism & Biliteracy

Deena Gumina

Assistant Teaching Professor • Co-Chair of Elementary Teacher Education

Equity, Bilingualism & Biliteracy

Susan Hopewell

Associate Professor and Program Chair • Director of Literacy Squared

Equity, Bilingualism & Biliteracy

Deborah Palmer

Professor • Chair of the Education Minor and Education Studies

Equity, Bilingualism & Biliteracy • BUENO Center

Vanessa Santiago Schwarz

Assistant Teaching Professor

Equity, Bilingualism & Biliteracy • BUENO Center

Jamy Stillman

Associate Professor • Chair of TLRP

Equity, Bilingualism & Biliteracy • Teacher Learning, Research & Practice

Higher Education Faculty

Johanna B. Maes

Director of Master's in Higher Education • Associate Teaching Professor

Master's in Higher Education • Multicultural Leadership Scholars Program

Terri S. Wilson

Associate Professor • Faculty Director

Educational Foundations, Policy & Practice • Master's in Higher Education

Learning Sciences & Human Development Faculty

Arturo Cortez

Assistant Professor • Director of The Learning To Transform (LiTT) Video Gaming Lab

Learning Sciences & Human Development

Emily Gleason

Faculty Director • Senior Instructor

Teacher Leadership • Learning Sciences & Human Development

Susan Jurow

Professor

Learning Sciences & Human Development

Ben Kirshner

Professor and Program Chair

Learning Sciences & Human Development

José Ramón Lizárraga

Assistant Professor • Faculty Director of the Speculative Fabulation Lab

Learning Sciences & Human Development

Kalonji Nzinga

Assistant Professor

Learning Sciences & Human Development

William Penuel

Distinguished Professor • Director

Learning Sciences & Human Development • National Center for Research in Policy and Practice

Joseph Polman

Associate Dean for Research  • Professor

Learning Sciences & Human Development

Ricarose Roque

By Courtesy • Assistant Professor in Information Science

Learning Sciences & Human Development

Vandna Sinha

Associate Research Professor

Learning Sciences & Human Development

Literacy Studies Faculty

Adam Crawley

Assistant Teaching Professor

Literacy Studies

Elizabeth Dutro

Associate Dean of Faculty • Professor

Literacy Studies • Humanities Education

Wendy Glenn

Professor • Program Chair of Undergraduate Secondary Humanities Teacher Licensure

Literacy Studies • Humanities Education

Silvia Noguerón-Liu

Associate Professor • Program Chair

Literacy Studies

Sara Staley

Assistant Professor • Program Chair of MA+ Secondary Humanities Teacher Licensure • Co-Founder and Co-Director

Teacher Learning, Research & Practice • Humanities Education • A Queer Endeavor

Research & Evaluation Methodology Faculty

Derek Briggs

Professor • Director

Research & Evaluation Methodology • CADRE

Elena Diaz-Bilello

Associate Director • Faculty Affiliate

CADRE • Research & Evaluation Methodology

Mimi Engel

Associate Professor and Program Chair

Research & Evaluation Methodology

Oded Gurantz

Assistant Professor

Research & Evaluation Methodology

Benjamin Shear

Assistant Professor

Research & Evaluation Methodology

STEM Education Faculty

Leilani Arthurs

Faculty Affiliate

STEM Education

Melissa Braaten

Associate Professor

STEM Education • Teacher Learning, Research & Practice

Erin Marie Furtak

Professor of STEM Education

STEM Education • CU Teach

Anne Gold

Faculty Affiliate

STEM Education

Victoria Hand

Associate Professor and Program Chair

STEM Education • CU Teach

Ian Her Many Horses

Assistant Teaching Professor

CU Teach • STEM Education

Nancy Kress

Instructor

STEM Education

William Lindsay

Assistant Teaching Professor

CU Teach • STEM Education

Enrique López

Associate Professor • Faculty Director

STEM Education • CU Engage

Valerie Otero

Professor • Faculty Director of the Learning Assistant Program and PEER Physics

STEM Education

Edd V. Taylor

Associate Teaching Professor

STEM Education

David C. Webb

Associate Professor

STEM Education

Teacher Education Faculty & Staff

Alison Boardman

Associate Professor • Co-Chair of Elementary Teacher Education

Equity, Bilingualism & Biliteracy

Brigitte Boettiger

Field Experiences Manager

Melissa Braaten

Associate Professor

STEM Education • Teacher Learning, Research & Practice

Ashley Cartun

Director of Teacher Education

Wendy Glenn

Professor • Program Chair of Undergraduate Secondary Humanities Teacher Licensure

Literacy Studies • Humanities Education

Deena Gumina

Assistant Teaching Professor • Co-Chair of Elementary Teacher Education

Equity, Bilingualism & Biliteracy

Ian Her Many Horses

Assistant Teaching Professor

CU Teach • STEM Education

William Lindsay

Assistant Teaching Professor

CU Teach • STEM Education

Rachel Perini

Teacher Education Coordinator

Vanessa Santiago Schwarz

Assistant Teaching Professor

Equity, Bilingualism & Biliteracy • BUENO Center

Karla Scornavacco 

Director of Field Experiences

Sara Staley

Assistant Professor • Program Chair of MA+ Secondary Humanities Teacher Licensure • Co-Founder and Co-Director

Teacher Learning, Research & Practice • Humanities Education • A Queer Endeavor

Teacher Leadership Program Faculty & Staff

Paula Battistelli

Learning Experience Designer

Teacher Leadership

Tyler Caldwell

Creative Design and Program Assistant

Teacher Leadership

Emily Gleason

Faculty Director • Senior Instructor

Teacher Leadership • Learning Sciences & Human Development

Teacher Learning, Research & Practice Faculty

Melissa Braaten

Associate Professor

STEM Education • Teacher Learning, Research & Practice

Sara Staley

Assistant Professor • Program Chair of MA+ Secondary Humanities Teacher Licensure • Co-Founder and Co-Director

Teacher Learning, Research & Practice • Humanities Education • A Queer Endeavor

Jamy Stillman

Associate Professor • Chair of TLRP

Equity, Bilingualism & Biliteracy • Teacher Learning, Research & Practice

Center Directors

Derek Briggs

Professor • Director

Research & Evaluation Methodology • CADRE

Elena Diaz-Bilello

Associate Director • Faculty Affiliate

CADRE • Research & Evaluation Methodology

Roudy Hildreth

Executive Director • Faculty Affiliate

CU Engage • Educational Foundations, Policy & Practice

Tania Hogan

Executive Director

BUENO Center

Bethy Leonardi

Associate Professor • Co-Founder and Co-Director

Educational Foundations, Policy & Practice • A Queer Endeavor

Enrique López

Associate Professor • Faculty Director

STEM Education • CU Engage

Michelle Renée Valladares

Associate Director • Faculty Affiliate

National Education Policy Center • Educational Foundations, Policy & Practice

Sara Staley

Assistant Professor • Program Chair of MA+ Secondary Humanities Teacher Licensure • Co-Founder and Co-Director

Teacher Learning, Research & Practice • Humanities Education • A Queer Endeavor

Kevin Welner

Professor • NEPC Director • Faculty Chair

Educational Foundations, Policy & Practice • National Education Policy Center

Program Directors and Center Staff

Charla Agnoletti

Co-Director for Public Achievement

CU Engage

Estella Almanza

Professional Research Assistant • E3 Project Director

BUENO Center

Jessica Alzen

Senior Research Associate

CADRE • Research & Evaluation Methodology

Shelly Belleau

Director of Curriculum and Assessment for PEER Physics

Julie Blair

Program Manager for the Learning Assistant Program

Faith Boninger

Assistant Research Professor • Publications Manager for NEPC

National Education Policy Center

Gisela Cardenas

CAMP Recruiter & Retention Specialist

BUENO Center

Jessely Chaparro

CAMP Program Coordinator

BUENO Center

Ana Contreras

Teaching Assistant Professor & Puksta Scholars Program Coordinator

CU Engage

Arturo Cortez

Assistant Professor • Director of The Learning To Transform (LiTT) Video Gaming Lab

Learning Sciences & Human Development

Elena Diaz-Bilello

Associate Director • Faculty Affiliate

CADRE • Research & Evaluation Methodology

Elaine Duggan

NEPC Communications Assistant

National Education Policy Center

Caitlin Farrell

Director of NCRPP • Associate Research Professor

Learning Sciences & Human Development

Alison Fox Resnik

Research Faculty for NCRPP

Robert Garcia

CAMP Director

BUENO Center

Ann Giang

Administrative Assistant

CU Engage

Francisco Giles

Professional Research Assistant

BUENO Center

Debra Haffey 

School of Education Centers Business Services Program Director

BUENO Center

Brittni Laura Hernandez

Scholar in Residence

A Queer Endeavor

Susan Hopewell

Associate Professor and Program Chair • Director of Literacy Squared

Equity, Bilingualism & Biliteracy

Jen Korbelik

Leadership Studies Minor Instructor & Partnerships Manager

CU Engage

Laurie Langdon

Co-Director & Research Associate for the Learning Assistant Program • Co-Director NOYCE

Soraya Latiff

Co-Director of Public Achievement

CU Engage

Maya Ledvina

Technology Manager Program for the Learning Assistant Program

José Ramón Lizárraga

Assistant Professor • Faculty Director of the Speculative Fabulation Lab

Learning Sciences & Human Development

Betsy McIntosh

Instructor for the Learning Assistant Program

Annie Miller

Communications Manager

CU Engage

Tammy Molinar-LeBlanc

Director - BUENO Field Graduate Programs

BUENO Center

Alex Molnar

Research Professor • Director of NEPC

National Education Policy Center

Naomi Naylor

CU Engage Operations Manager

CU Engage

Michael Oatley

Professional Research Assistant for the Learning Assistant Program

Valerie Otero

Professor • Faculty Director of the Learning Assistant Program and PEER Physics

STEM Education

Kira Pasquesi

Leadership Studies Minor Director & Instructor

CU Engage

Emily Quinty

Director of Professional Learning for PEER Physics

Karen Ramirez

Program Director, CU Dialogues • Assistant Director, Miramontes Arts and Sciences Program • Teaching Professor

CU Engage

Michelle Renée Valladares

Associate Director • Faculty Affiliate

National Education Policy Center • Educational Foundations, Policy & Practice

Grace Rexroth

Assistant Teaching Professor

Jasón Romero, Jr.

Director of the Chicano & Latino History Project

BUENO Center

Melissa Rubin

CU Engage Budget Manager & Project Coordinator

CU Engage

Ernesto Sanchez

HEP Project Director

BUENO Center

Sabrina Sideris

Program Director of INVST Community Studies

CU Engage

Jody Slavick

Research Associate • Director for Professional Development, Literacy Squared

BUENO Center

Kimberly A. Strong

Professional Research Assistant

BUENO Center

Allison Van Buskirk

Assistant Professor of Teaching

CU Engage

Elaina Verveer

Leadership Studies Minor Instructor

CU Engage

Shelly Wyss

HEP Coordinator and Instructor

BUENO Center

Adam York

Research Associate

CADRE