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Making the difference
Faculty members make unique contributions to MU's research, service, teaching and economic development priorities. With 122 faculty members, the college's student-to-faculty ratio is 15-to-1.
Research interests vary from school violence and educational technology, to testing, positive behavioral supports and school policy. Faculty balance research with service to the broader community as well as undergraduate and graduate teaching.
Faculty by department
- Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis
- Department of Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology
- Department of Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum
- Department of Special Education
- School of Information Science and Learning Technologies
Faculty Profiles
Assistant Professor,
Motoko Akiba
Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis
"Each student brings different views and perspectives."
Associate Professor,
Betsy Baker
Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum
Betsy Baker is at the forefront of the classroom evolution.
Associate Professor,
Linda Bennett
Department of Learning, Teaching, & Curriculum
I also like the balance of teaching both graduate and undergraduate.
Assistant Professor, Social Studies Education,
Tony Castro
Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum
"What greater bearers of democracy are there than teachers?"
Associate Professor,
Sanda Erdelez
School of Information Science and Learning Technologies
The research we do in the lab produces outcomes that are positive for everyone
Professor,
Gail Fitzgerald
Information Science & Learning Technologies
This is a meaningful way for me to contribute to the community.
Associate Professor,
Carol Gilles
Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum
I'm all about teaching and teachers.
Assistant Professor,
Jeni Hart
Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis
I want students to leave my class thinking that they've learned something, and I want to feel like I've learned something from the students.
Professor,
Puncky Heppner
Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology
"The work we're doing is going across national boundaries."
Assistant Teaching Professor,
Laurie Kingsley
"The students are so smart and reflective. Principals around the state say that MU students are more like second year teachers because of their experience."
Co-Director, Prof. of Education,
Jim Koller
Center for the Advancement of Mental Health Practices in Schools
Keeping in motion drives me. While I always have a zillion things going on, they all weave together somehow to help me do my job.
Professor,
Jim Laffey
Information Science & Learning Technologies
I have a strong belief in learning by doing
Assistant professor,
Erica Lembke
Special Education
I wanted to create and impact education in a different way.
Instructor,
Renata Maiorino
Department of Learning, Teaching, & Curriculum
We're all together, but we all came in through different doors.
Associate Professor,
Rose Marra
Information Science and Learning Technologies
We're figuring out what needs to take place in engineering classrooms to retain women.
Associate Professor,
Rebecca McCathren
Special Education
I'm fascinated with how young children make sense of their experiences.
MU College of Education faculty member,
Eryca Neville
M Ed '96, PhD '06
Student success depends on how welcome students feel and how teachers focus on learning and the dynamics of the relationships in the classroom.
Associate Professor,
Mike Pullis
Special Education
Dr. Pullis uses his research experience in what he teaches, which makes the information real and useful.
Associate Professor,
Melissa Stormont
Special Education
Teaching is more than the instruction of academics.
Assistant Professor,
Cathy Newman Thomas
Special Education
I want all of my preservice teachers to be prepared to meet the needs of all students in the diverse, inclusive classrooms where they will teach.
Dr.,
Anna Waldron
Office of Science Research
"I want everyone to see himself or herself as a scientist."
Assistant Professor,
Steve Whitney
Educational School and Counseling Psychology
Steve Whitney continues to diversify and bolster the College of Education's international connections and diverse perspectives.
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John Worden
TDP
"My main strategy is to teach practical education. I want my students to learn how they can be healthier."