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The Professional Education Unit (PEU) is committed to providing education programs at the undergraduate, graduate, and advanced graduate levels that prepare school professionals who are highly qualified to teach, counsel, lead, and administer. read more...
The Professional Education Unit at The College of Brockport is nationally accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). The Unit is governed by the Professional Education Council (PEC) and linked to the professional community through the Unit Advisory Board. The Unit Teacher Effectiveness and Assessment committees are the two standing committees of the PEC.
Dr. Jennifer Aston, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Education and Human Development
PhD, Teaching and Curriculum, University of Rochester, Warner Graduate School of Education
Special Education/Disability Studies
Dr. Sandra Cimbricz
, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Education and Human Development
PhD, Elementary & Interdisciplinary Education, K-12, University at Buffalo
Secondary English Language Arts & Literacy
Dr. Mary Corey, Associate Professor,
Dept. of Education and Human Development
BS, The College at Brockport, MA and PhD, University of Rochester
Social Studies Education, American History, Women's Studies
Dr. Moira Fallon, Associate Professor, Dept. of Education and Human Development
PhD, Psychological Foundations of Education, University of New Mexico
Special Education
Dr. Tom Giblin, Professor,
Dept. of Education and Human Development
EdD, Curriculum and Instruction, University
of Florida
Administration, English Education
Dr. Donald Halquist, Dept. Chair, Chairperson and Associate Professor, Dept. of Education and Human Development
PhD Language, Literacy and Sociocultural Studies, The University of New Mexico
Early Childhood Education, Literacy, Qualitative Research Methods
Dr. Christine E. Murray, Professor, Dept. of Education and Human Development
PhD, Cultural Foundations of Education, Syracuse University
Teacher Professionalization, Educational Change, Teacher Union Reform
Dr. Younkyeong Nam, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Education and Human Development
PhD, Science Education, University of Minnesota, 2011
EdM, Science Education, Korea National University of Education, 2004
EdM, Science Education, Pusan National University, 2000
BSc, Earth Science Education, Pusan National University, 1997
Dr. Sue Novinger, Associate Professor, Dept. of Education and Human Development
BSE, Early Childhood/Elementary Education, Truman State University; MA, Educational Administration, Truman State University; PhD, Early Childhood Education, University of Missouri
Early Childhood Education, Early Literacy, Action Research
Dr. Carole Pelttari, Visiting Assistant Professor, Dept. of Education and Human Development
EdD in Curriculum and Instruction: Specialization in Literacy, Northern Illinois University
Childhood and Adolescence Literacy
Mr. Frank Rossi, QAR Lecturer, Dept. of Education and Human Development
Bilingual Education
Dr. Janka Szilagyi,
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Education and Human Development
PhD, University of Buffalo, Elementary Ed/Early Childhood
Dr. Peter Veronesi, Associate Professor, Dept. of Education and Human Development
PhD, Science Education, University of Iowa, 1996
MSEd, Science Education, Clarion University, 1992
BS, Secondary Education, Science, Clarion University, 1986
Science Teacher Education; use of video analysis for reflective practice
Dr. Carol Wade, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Education and Human Development
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Harvard University, 2011-2012, Science Education Department
PhD, Curriculum and Instruction in Mathematics Education, 2011
MA, Secondary Mathematics Education, 2002
BS, Science Teaching Mathematics, 1991
Dr. Christian Wilkens, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Education and Human Development
Ms. Allison Wright, Lecturer, Dept. of Education and Human Development
MS, SUNY Buffalo, Elementary Education
Dr. Jie Zhang, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Education and Human Development
PhD, Tennessee Technological University, Philosophy, Exceptional Learning
Dr. Douglas Collier - Associate Professor,
Dept. of Kinesiology, Sport Studies, and Physical Education (KSSPE)
PhD, Indiana University, 1993
Teacher education, adapted physical education and motor development, Positive and proactive approaches to dealing with difficult behavior, inclusion, and education in urban areas.
Dr. Cathy Houston-Wilson
- Professor and Associate Chair, Student Teaching Coordinator, Dept. of Kinesiology, Sport Studies, and Physical Education (KSSPE)
PhD, Oregon State University
Teacher education, adapted physical education, and early childhood physical education, Peer tutors, early childhood, and inclusion
Dr. Alisa James -
Associate Professor and Teacher Certification Coordinator, Dept. of Kinesiology, Sport Studies, and Physical Education (KSSPE)
EdD, University of Massachusetts
Teacher education, assessment, and instructional alignment, Assessment, instructional alignment and urban physical education
Dr. Ferman Konukman -
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Kinesiology, Sport Studies, and Physical Education (KSSPE)
Ph.D, Virginia Tech, Division of Health & Physical Education: Physical Education Teacher Education
Teacher Education, Pedagogy, Physical Education Teacher Education, Teaching & Coaching effectiveness, Teaching sport skills to children with autism
Dr. Francis M. Kozub
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Associate Professor, Dept. of Kinesiology, Sport Studies, and Physical Education (KSSPE)
Ph.D., The Ohio State University
Teacher education, Pedagogy
Dr. Lauren Lieberman
- Distinguished Service Professor, Dept. of Kinesiology, Sport Studies, and Physical Education (KSSPE)
PhD, Orgeon State University
Adapted physical education, especially children with sensory impairments, Children who are blind, deaf, deaf-blind in physical education, sport, recreation, and inclusion strategies
Dr. Eugene Orbaker -
Associate Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Kinesiology, Sport Studies, and Physical Education (KSSPE)
EdD: West Virginia University
Dr. Susan Petersen
- Chair, Dept. of Kinesiology, Sport Studies, and Physical Education (KSSPE)
EdD, Teachers College, Columbia Univ
Teacher education, curriculum development and instruction, secondary physical education, Building and maintaining outstanding programs, State Learning Standards, Urban teachers
Dr. Sheri Treadwell - Assistant Professor, Dept. of Kinesiology, Sport Studies, and Physical Education (KSSPE)
PhD, University of Northern Colorado
Teacher education, curriculum development and instruction, secondary physical education
Dr. Joseph Winnick -
Distinguished Professor, Dept. of Kinesiology, Sport Studies, and Physical Education (KSSPE)
EdD: Temple University
Regular and adapted physical education, Physical fitness for individuals with disabilities
Joseph E. Balog, Associate Professor, Department of Health Science,
Visiting Scholar, Yale University and The Hastings Center
Ph.D. University of Maryland - Health Education
MSHYG University of Pittsburgh, School of Public Health - Maternal and Child Health Care Administration
Areas of interest and expertise - ethical issues in public health and health education, health promotion and health behaviors, childhood obesity
Linda F. Balog, Associate Professor,Ph.D., CHES
Executive Director of Professional Education, CAEP Coordinator, &
Associate Professor, Department of Health
Science
Ph.D. University of Maryland - Health Education
M.A. University of Maryland - Physical Education
B.S. University of Pittsburgh - Health, Physical Education, & Recreation
Areas of interest and expertise - stress management for children and adolescents, mental health, school health education, teacher education, professional dispositions
Jennifer Boyle, Assistant Professor, Ph.D
Gregg Kirchofer, Assistant Professor, Ph.D.
Darson L. Rhodes, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., CHES
Education: PhD - Southern Illinois University Carbondale: Health Education
Research interest: the relationship among personal and social competence, engagement in youth health risk behaviors, and academic success
Jacqueline Davis, Professor Emerita, Dept. of Dance
Dance education, Alexander Technique, Laban Movement Analyst (CMA), Dance improvisation, development of individual style, and composition in addition to Laban Movement Analysis, movement theories, and movement and self awareness
William Evans
,
Visiting Professor (Guest Artist) and Undergraduate Program Director
Certified Laban Movement Analyst with both Integrated Movement Studies and the Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies, Evans Modern Dance Technique and repertory; improvisation; choreography; rhythm tap technique, improvisation and repertory; Laban Movement Analysis/Bartenieff Fundamentals; dance conditioning/applied kinesiology and dance pedagogy
Maura Keefe, Associate Professor, Chairperson, Graduate Program Director, MFA Graduate Dance Program Advisor
Dance historian and dance writer, Scholar-in-Residence at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival. relationships between dance and sports, critical dance studies and choreography.
Darwin Prioleau, Professor, Dean-School of The Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Dance education, Alvin Ailey American Dance Centre (as a merit scholar and apprentice) and the International Center de Danse in Cannes, France (as a merit scholar), soloist with The Nat Horne Company, Contemporary Dance Spectrum and Ed Kresley Dance Company, and featured dancer in several off-Broadway musicals, free-lance modern and jazz dance choreographer, expertise include jazz, modern, dance pedagogy and choreography
Juanita Suarez
, Associate Professor and MA Graduate Dance Program Advisor
Dance research, history, and education, collaborations with Luz y Fuerza (Mexico) and El Corazon, a migrant ensemble, performed for Legends of China 2000, Chicana dancemaking as a rising aesthetic within modern dance, co-founding member of the Latina Dance Project
Kevin S. Warner
, Director of Arts for Children Interdisciplinary Program, Visiting Associate Professor of Dance
Role of dance in teaching and learning across all subject areas, including arts integration and the arts as whole-school reform, Teaching Artist Training model
Robert Dobmeier
, Assistant Professor, Dept of Counselor Education
PhD, LMHC, CRC Univseristy of Bufaflo
spirituality in the counselor education curriculum and as a resource in counseling, expression of spirituality among diverse groups, risk factors for mental health problems on college campuses, alcohol and drug relapse, counselor educators’ views of counseling as a single profession and investigated the need for school counselors in elementary schools
Kathleen Fallon
, Assistant Professor,
Dept of Counselor Education
PhD, NCC, IMH University of Florida
crisis counselor, outpatient substance abuse therapist, emergency screener, career counselor, and had a private practice, sexual orientation issues and personal growth issues, theoretical framework incorporates creativity and spirituality and is informed by feminist, narrative, motivational interviewing, and cognitive lenses
Bellah Kiteki, Visiting Assistant Professor, Dept. of Counselor Education
PhD, , Counseling and Counselor Education, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
MA, Community Mental Health Counseling, Bowling Green State University, 2005
MA, Linguistics and African Languages, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1998
Patricia Goodspeed Grant
, Associate Professor, Dept of Counselor Education
Ed.D., LMHC, NCC University of Rochester
hermeneutic phenomenological exploration of the meaning of work for unemployed professionals, qualitative methods, specifically for the field of counseling, lived experiences of separation and divorce, social class and the counseling process, to creativity and its relationship to both counseling process and counselor education, and work-family issues, and how these areas are practiced in the international counseling community
Thomas J. Hernandez
, Department Chair and Professor, Dept of Counselor Education
EdD, LMHC University of Rochester
Areas of difference in the counseling process: issues of gender, culture and disability in social context. Issues of technology in counseling and the impact of technology on children in schools
Summer Reiner , Assistant Professor, Dept of Counselor Education
Ph.D., LMHC, NCC University of Connecticut
Licensed Mental Health Counselor and a National Certified Counselor
Carol T. Godsave, Department Chair and Visitng Assistant Professor, Dept. of Educational Administration
CAS
Former Director of Special Education
Area of interest: Interactive teaching and learning
Jeffrey Linn, Associate Professor, Dept. of Educational Administration
PhD, Curriculum and Instruction, Penn State University
Research interests: teacher supervision, leadership and equity in education issues
Gene Spanneut, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Educational Administration
EdD
James Tobin, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Educational Administration
Ed.D., University at Albany, SUNY
Research Interests: professional development of school superintendents and principals, principal and school counselor collaboration, superintendent and principal leadership and management.
Collaborative Training Dinner
5 pm - 7 pm
Faculty Staff Convocation
8:30 am - 10:30 am
Collaborative Training
1 pm - 5:30 pm
Red Cross Blood Drive
11 am - 4 pm
