Introducing Our New Faculty for 2024-25

Sixteen new faculty members join the College of Education and bring their expertise to our top-ranked programs. This group of scholars expands capacity for research and mentorship for graduate students and provide fresh leadership and perspective to guide the College's perennial areas of strength.

Abby Allen: Developing Writing Interventions for Youth With or At Risk for Learning Disabilities

Title: Assistant Professor, Special Education

Ph.D. awarded at University of Missouri

Jackie Beard: Guiding Future Counselors and Clinical Psychologists

Title: Clinical Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology

Ph.D. awarded at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Tamara Bertrand Jones: New Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs

Title: Professor, Education Policy, Organization and Leadership

Ph.D. awarded at Florida State University

Joshua Camins: Providing Insight and Training with Broad Impacts

Title: Clinical Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology

Ph.D. awarded from Sam Houston State University

Felecia Commodore: How Is Equity Constructed and Achieved in Higher Ed?

Title: Associate Professor, Education Policy, Organization and Leadership

Ph.D. awarded at University of Pennsylvania

Carolina Cuesta-Hincapie: Developing Human Skills in Higher Education

Title: Teaching Assistant Professor, Education Policy, Organization & Leadership

Ph.D. awarded at Purdue University

Kristen Driscoll: Equitable Literacy Pedagogy

Title: Assistant Professor, Curriculum & Instruction

Ph.D. awarded at University of Colorado Boulder

Scott Filkins: Preparing Future Teacher Leaders

Title: Lecturer, Program Coordinator, Curriculum & Instruction

Ph.D. awarded at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Gayithri Jayathirtha: Computing Education with a Social Justice Lens

Title: Assistant Professor, Curriculum & Instruction

Ph.D. awarded at University of Pennsylvania

Jennifer Johnson: Revitalizing Indigenous Education, Language, and Communities

Title: Assistant Professor, Education Policy, Organization & Leadership

Ph.D. awarded at University of Oklahoma

Xu Li: Applying Quantitative Analytical Approaches in Counseling Psychology

Title: Associate Professor, Educational Psychology

Ph.D. awarded at University of Maryland

Liam Magee: Examining How Technology Reshapes Learning and Society

Title: Professor, Education Policy, Organization & Leadership

Ph.D. awarded at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

Melissa Morgan: Insight Informing Multicultural Social Justice Counseling

Title: Professor, Educational Psychology

Ph.D. awarded at Loyola University Chicago

Theopolies Moton III: Policy that Drives Equity in Higher Education

Title: Teaching Assistant Professor, Education Policy, Organization & Leadership

Ph.D. awarded at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Mirelsie Velázquez: Latinx Impact in Educational Spaces

Title: Associate Professor, Education Policy, Organization & Leadership

Ph.D. awarded at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Xinran Zhu: Computational Research for Advancing Educational Practice

Title: Assistant Professor, Education Policy, Organization & Leadership

Ph.D. awarded at University of Pennsylvania