Welcome to our new faculty, Dr. Patrick Burk, Dr. Amy Petti, and Dr. Heather Burns. Their research interests will soon be added below.
Janine Allen, Ph.D.
University of Oregon
Student Services and enrollment management; higher education policy and governance; higher education law
Heather Burns, Ed.D.
Portland State University
Sustainability pedagogy in higher education, sustainable food systems, and the roles of community-based learning and service-learning in creating sustainable change
Susan Carlile, MA
University of Oregon
Instructional leadership; organizational change; principle leadership; curriculum and staff development; supervision and evaluation
Tom Chenoweth, Ph.D.
Stanford University
Principalship; supervision and evaluation of instruction; school change and leadership; problem-based learning; high school reform
Christine Cress, Ph.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
Adult learning and professional development; institutional transformation and inclusive learning communities; community-based learning; teaching to cognitive and cultural diversity; leadership for social change
Ramin Farahmandpur, Ph.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
Critical pedagogy; social justice and multicultural education
Andy Job, Ed.D.
Portland State University
Adult learning; organizational leadership; assessment; organizational behavior; training and development
Dan Johnson, Ed.D.
Portland State University
Instructional leadership; principal and superintendent development; school law; community relations; organizational change
Cheryl Livneh, Ed.D.
Boston University
Adult learning, continuing professional development
Rosalyn McKeown, Ph.D.
University of Oregon
Education for a more sustainable future; environmental education
Candyce Reynolds, Ph.D.
University of Oregon
Adult learning; student-centered learning; learning communities, authentic student learning assessment practices, online learning; student development theory
Michael Smith, Ph.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
Parent involvement in college choice; educational equity; first-generation college students; race and ethnicity in higher education; sociological theories of capital; qualitative research methodology and analysis
Stephanie (Blackman) Stokamer, MS
Portland State University
Adult learning; civic leadership and service learning; schools in society; social change, sociological theories of education Dilafruz Williams, Ph.D.
Syracuse University
Philosophy of education; ecological/environmental education; administration of curriculum; urban schools; educational policy