M Cecil Smith
Dean of the School of Education
M Cecil Smith began his tenure as dean of the new School of Education in July, 2020. He came to Southern Illinois University from West Virginia University, where he served as associate dean for research and graduate education and a faculty member in the Department of Learning Sciences and Human Development, from 2013 to 2020. During his service as associate dean, he led an effort to establish a robust faculty development program for new faculty members, create policies to ensure strong advising support for students, and he directed a college research office that saw a 28% increase in external research funding. Prior to his work at WVU, he was a faculty member in the College of Education at Northern Illinois University, where he co-created the Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Language and Literacy. A scholar of adult literacy, his research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy, and the U.S. Department of Education. He has published more than 50 research articles and is the editor or co-editor of seven scholarly books, including the forthcoming Teaching Human Development for Educators (Information Age Publishing). He is the former editor of the journal, New Horizons in Adult Education and Human Resource Development. He earned a Ph.D. in educational psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1988.
Office: Wham 115
Phone: 618-453-2415
Email: soedean@siu.edu
Saran Donahoo
Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs
Dr. Saran Donahoo is Professor in Educational Administration and Higher Education and Director of the College Student Personnel Program. She earned both her doctorate in Educational Organization and Leadership and her M. A. in history at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She completed her B. A. in secondary education at the University of Arizona. Her research interests include legal issues affecting education, educational policy, international/comparative education, and educational diversity and equity for both K-12 and postsecondary education. She has also served as Associate Editor for Media Reviews for the Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice. Her published works include co-editing Teaching Leaders to Lead Teachers: Educational Administration in the Era of Constant Crisis and articles in Teachers College Record, Equity & Excellence in Education, Christian Higher Education, Urban Education, Education and Urban Society, and Race & Justice as well as an array of book chapters. Her recent research examines connections between hair, identity, careers, and postsecondary education. Her professional activities focus on helping students to navigate campus life, complete their degrees, and transition into their careers.
Office: Wham 115
Phone: 618-453-7314
Email: donahoo@siu.edu
Christie McIntyre
Director of the Office of Teacher Education
Dr. Christie McIntyre is also Associate Director, Program Review and Assessment, and Associate Professor in Curriculum and Instruction.
Her research interests include teacher development, assessment for student learning (Pre-K to College), and applications of constructivism. She is currently engaged in a longitudinal study of pre-service teachers’ constructions of becoming teachers, and she is working on a collective case study that is documenting how two teachers are applying constructivism in their classrooms. Dr. McIntyre has been invited to share her work related to assessments of teacher candidates at local, state, and national conferences. She has served on college level and university level assessment committees. As the advisor of educ8kdz, she has led two service learning trips to New Orleans, where teacher candidates have worked in schools and child care centers impacted by hurricanes in that area. She also assists the educ8kdz members in local projects that support young children.
Office: Wham 135
Phone: 618-453-2354
Email: christie.mcintyre@siu.edu
Dr. Ahmed Al-Asfour
Associate Professor/Coordinator of the Workforce Education and Development Program/Director of the Center for Workforce Development
Academic Program: Organizational Learning, Innovation, and Development
Email: ahmed.alasfour@siu.edu
Office: Pulliam 209C
Dr. Dimitris Anastasiou
Associate Professor and On-Campus Coordinator for Special Education
Academic Program: Special Education
Email: anastasiou@siu.edu
Office: Wham 223G
Dr. Heidi Bacon
Associate Professor
Academic Program: Elementary Education | Language, Literacies, and Culture
Email: hrbacon@siu.edu
Office: Wham 327K
Dr. Senetta Bancroft
Associate Professor
Academic Program: STEM Education | Secondary Science Methods and Introductory Chemistry.
Email: senetta.bancroft@siu.edu
Office: Pulliam 301B
Dr. Stanley Blank
Lecturer
Academic Program: Elementary Education | Science Education | Off-Campus Programs
Email: sblank@accessus.net
Marcie Brewer
Assistant Teacher, Southern Region Early Childhood Programs
Academic Program: Elementary Education | Early Childhood Education
Email: marcie.brewer@siu.edu
Office: Quigley 116E
Lisa Brown
Director, Southern Region Early Childhood | Instructor
Academic Program: Elementary Education | Early Childhood Education
Email: lab63@siu.edu
Office: Quigley 121
Dr. Deborah A. Bruns
Professor and Off-Campus Coordinator for Special Education
Academic Program: Special Education
Email: dabruns@siu.edu
Office: Wham 223P
Dr. Lingguo Bu
Associate Professor
Academic Program: Elementary Education | Mathematics Education
Email: lgbu@siu.edu
Office: Wham 323L
Dr. Lavern Byfield
Coordinator, Language, Literacies, and Culture | Associate Professor
Academic Programs: Elementary Education | Reading | Reading and Language Studies
Email: byfield2@siu.edu
Office: Wham 322G
Dr. Diana Cedeño
Assistant Professor
Academic Program: Elementary Education | Family Science and Human Development, Social Sciences
Email: diana.cedeno@siu.edu
Office: Wham 322L
Dr. Brent Clark
Affiliated Professor - Researcher III
Academic Program: Educational Administration and Higher Education
Email: clark@iasaedu.org
Office: Pulliam 126C
Dr. William Bradley Colwell
Professor
Academic Program: Educational Administration and Higher Education
Email: bcolwell@siu.edu
Office: Pulliam 126C
Patty Davis
Lead Teacher, Southern Region Early Childhood Programs
Academic Program: Elementary Education | Early Childhood Education
Email: squie21@siu.edu
Office: Quigley 116E
Dr. Peter Fadde
Coordinator, Learning Systems Design & Technology | Coordinator, STEM Education | Professor
Academic Programs: Elementary Education | Expert Learning and Performance
Email: fadde@siu.edu
Office: Wham 323J
Carrie Foster
Family Educator, Southern Region Early Childhood Programs
Academic Program: Elementary Education | Early Childhood Education
Email: cpolak@siu.edu
Office: Quigley 116D
Heather Franklin
Instructor, Program Coordinator/Supervisor, Southern Region Early Childhood Programs
Academic Program: Elementary Education | Early Childhood Education
Email: heather.franklin@siu.edu
Office: Quigley 121
Wendi Funk
Senior Lecturer, Program Coordinator/instructional Leader, Southern Region Early Childhood Programs
Academic Program: Elementary Education | Early Childhood Education
Email: funk@siu.edu
Office: Quigley 121

Ann Garrett
Senior Lecturer
Academic Programs: Elementary and Middle Level Education | Literacy, Inclusion, and Reading and Language Studies
Email: agarrett@siu.edu
Office: Wham 323H
Dawn Hayes
Lead Teacher, Southern Region Early Childhood Programs
Academic Program: Elementary Education | Early Childhood Education
Email: jdmjhayes@siu.edu
Office: Quigley 116G

Dr. Harvey Henson
Associate Professor, Curriculum & Instruction and Geology | Interim Director, STEM Education Research Center
Academic Program: STEM Education | Science Education, Geology, Applied Geophysics
Email: henson@siu.edu
Office: Pulliam 301A
Jennifer Horton
Lecturer
Academic Program: Elementary Education | Library Science
Email: jhorton@lib.siu.edu
Office: Morris Library 293D
Dr. Yvonne Hunter-Johnson
Associate Professor
Academic Program: Organizational Learning, Innovation, and Development
Email: yvonne.hunter-johnson@siu.edu
Office: Pulliam 217D

Dr. Michael Jacoby
Affiliated Professor - Researcher III
Academic Program: Educational Administration and Higher Education
Email: mjacoby@siu.ed
Office: Pulliam 126C
Dr. Brianna Janssen Sánchez
Assistant Professor
Academic Program: Elementary Education | Foreign Language Studies
Email: brianna.janssen@siu.edu
Office: Faner 2025, Wham 326E

Dr. Dan R. Jones
Rend Lake College Marketplace Site Coordinator | Professor Emeritus
Academic Programs: Elementary Education | Teacher Leadership | Curriculum Studies
Email: drdan@charter.net
Office: Wham 323D

Dr. Gary Kelly
Clinical Assistant Professor
Academic Program: Educational Administration and Higher Education
Email: glkelly@siu.edu
Office: Pulliam 131
Ronda Koch
Assistant Lecturer
Academic Program: Organizational Learning, Innovation, and Development
Email: ronda.koch@siu.edu
Office: Wham 222G

Dr. Jennifer Koran
Professor
Academic Program: Quantitative Methods
Email: jkoran@siu.edu
Office: Wham 222F

Dr. Rhonda Kowalchuk
Associate Professor and Coordinator for Quantitative Methods
Academic Program: Quantitative Methods
Email: rkowal@siu.edu
Office: Wham 222K

Dr. Cheng-Yao Lin
Professor and Coordinator for Elementary Education Program
Academic Program: Elementary Education | Math | Mathematics Education
Email: cylin@siu.edu
Office: Wham 322M

Dr. Jason Leahy
Affiliated Professor - Researcher III
Academic Program: Educational Administration and Higher Education
Email: jleahy@siu.edu
Office: Pulliam 127C
Dr. Christian Sebastian Loh
Professor
Academic Program: Elementary Education | Learning System Design and Technology
Email: csloh@siu.edu
Office: Wham 323F
Dr. John McIntyre
Professor Emeritus and Senior Visiting Professor for Curriculum Studies
Academic Program: Elementary Education | Teacher Leadership | Curriculum Studies
Email: johnm@siu.edu
Office: Wham 329A
Dr. Grant Miller
Coordinator, Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment | Program Director for SOE Graduate Programs | Associate Professor
Academic Program: Elementary Education | Curriculum Studies | Elementary Education | Social Science Education
Email: gmiller@siu.edu
Office: Wham 323K
Kimberly Myers
Assistant Teacher, Southern Region Early Childhood Programs
Academic Program: Elementary Education | Early Childhood Education
Email: mixen.kimberly@siu.edu
Office: Quigley 116J
Dr. Peter Nelson
Assistant Professor
Academic Program: Elementary Education | Curriculum, Instruction and Teacher Education
Email: peter.nelson@siu.edu
Office: Wham 323G
Jo Vonna Noble
Clinical Supervisor
Academic Program: Teacher Education Program
Email: jnoble@siu.edu
Office: Wham 135
Amanda Pangrazio
Clinical Supervisor/Instructor
Academic Program: Teacher Education Program
Email: amanda.herrick@siu.edu
Office: Wham 223J
Julie Peterson
Clinical Supervisor
Academic Program: Teacher Education Program
Email: julie.peterson@siu.edu
Office: Wham 135
Dr. Ed Pultorak
Professor
Academic Program: Elementary Education | Teacher Leadership | Curriculum Studies
Email: pultorak@siu.edu
Office: Wham 323M
Alysha Rodríguez-Avila
Assistant Teacher, Southern Region Early Childhood Programs
Academic Program: Elementary Education | Early Childhood Education
Email: alysha.rodriguez-avila@siu.edu
Office: Quigley 116G
Dava Roth
Assistant Lecturer
Academic Program: Elementary Education | Early Childhood Education
Email: davajaneil1@siu.edu
Office: Wham 322C
Dr. Crystal Shelby-Caffey
Associate Professor
Academic Program: Elementary Education | Reading | Language, Literacies, and Culture
Email: ccaffey@siu.edu
Office: Wham 322N
Gerald Speith
Clinical Supervisor
Academic Program: Teacher Education Program
Email: gspeith@siu.edu
Office: Wham 135
Louise Stearns
Senior Lecturer
Academic Program: Elementary Education | Early Childhood
Email: booklady@siu.edu
Office: Wham 322F

Dr. Casheena Stephens
Assistant Professor of Practice
Academic Program: Organizational Learning, Innovation, and Development
Email: casheena.stephens@siu.edu
Office: Pulliam 207C
Amanda Sullivan
Lead Teacher, Southern Region Early Childhood Programs
Academic Program: Elementary Education | Early Childhood Education
Email: ahenif@siu.edu
Office: Quigley 116J
Julie Tate
Lecturer, Program Coordinator/instructional Leader, Southern Region Early Childhood Programs
Academic Program: Elementary Education | Early Childhood Education
Email: jktate@siu.edu
Office: Quigley 121
Dr. Stacy Thompson
Coordinator, Early Childhood Programs | Program Director for SOE Undergraduate Programs | Professor
Academic Program: Elementary Education | Early Childhood Education
Email: stacyt@siu.edu
Office: Wham 322H
Vicky Turl
Clinical Supervisor/Instructor
Academic Program: Teacher Education Program
Email: vicky.turl@siu.edu
Office: Wham 135A
Carlos A. Uresti, Jr.
Interim Site Director of UCLC-Extended Campus
Academic Program: Organizational Learning, Innovation, and Development
Email: carlos.uresti@siu.edu
Melissa Viernow
Center Director, Southern Region Early Childhood Programs
Academic Program: Elementary Education | Early Childhood Education
Email: mviernow@siu.edu
Office: Quigley 116F

Cherie Watson
Assistant Professor
Academic Program: Elementary Education | Library Science
Email: cwatson@lib.siu.edu
Office: Morris Library 260A

Dr. Louise Yoho
Assistant Professor
Academic Program: Special Education
Email: louise.yoho@siu.edu
Office: Wham 223H

Dr. Lin Zhong
Assistant Professor
Academic Program: Organizational Learning, Innovation, and Development
Email: lin.zhong@siu.edu
Office: Pulliam 210