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 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
Brad Colwell
Interim Associate Dean for Graduate Education, Research, and Faculty Development
Dr. Brad Colwell is a Professor in Educational Administration and Higher Education.
Office: Wham 115
Phone: 618-453-2415
Email: bcolwell@siu.edu
Stacy D. Thompson
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies and Curriculum
Dr. Stacy Thompson has a B.S. in Psychology with a minor in Child Development from Oklahoma State University, a M.S in Child Development and Family Relations from Oklahoma State University, and a Ph.D. in Child Development from Iowa State University. Her areas of expertise include developmental assessment of young children, infant development, and sensory integration. Her research interests include adolescent pregnancy especially from the father’s perspective, adolescent risk-taking, and feeding in young children.
Office: Wham 110B
Phone: 618-453-4254
Email: stacyt@siu.edu
Christie McIntyre
Director of Teacher Education
Dr. Christie McIntyre is an Associate Professor in Curriculum and Instruction.
She earned her Ph.D. in Teacher Leadership from Georgia State University. As a former K-1 teacher in the Atlanta area, she explored methods teachers use to document and assess what children are learning. Understanding how and why educators choose various assessments continues to dominate her inquiries in higher education. She was an Assessment Fellow in the Associate Provost of Academic Programs office at SIU and facilitated Conversations about Student Learning and Engagement (CASTLE) professional learning community on campus for two years. She was the Associate Director for Program Review and Assessment for SIU and led a faculty task force that developed a set of Institutional Learning Outcomes using a mixed-methods research approach.
Dr. McIntyre also seeks opportunities to provide meaningful and authentic experiences for learning. As the advisor of educ8kdz, she led three service-learning trips to New Orleans, where teacher candidates worked in schools and childcare centers impacted by hurricanes in that area. She also assisted the educ8kdz members in local projects that supported young children. Her current endeavors are focused on the development of the Saluki Teacher Residency Partnerships, which will embed course assignments into the clinical practice experiences.
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: Wham 222L
Larry Alvarado
Clinical Supervisor and Instructor
Academic Program: Teacher Education Program
Email: larry.alvarado@siu.edu
Office: Wham 135
Dr. Dimitris Anastasiou
Professor, On-Campus Coordinator for Special Education
Academic Program: Special Education
Email: anastasiou@siu.edu
Office: Wham 223G
Dr. Heidi Bacon
Associate Professor
Academic Program: Secondary and Adult Education/Reading/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
Debra Blakey
Clinical Supervisor and Instructor
Academic Program: Teacher Education Program
Email: debra.blakey@siu.edu
Office: Wham 135
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: Early Childhood Education
Email: marcie.brewer@siu.edu
Office: Quigley 116E
Lisa Brown
Director, Southern Region Early Childhood | Instructor
Academic Program: 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: Organizational Learning, Innovation, and Development
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. Kristen Cameron
Assistant Professor
Academic Program: Early Childhood Education
Email: kcameron@siu.edu
Office: Wham 222H
Dr. Diana Cedeño
Assistant Professor
Academic Program: Family Science and Human Development
Email: diana.cedeno@siu.edu
Office: Wham 322L
Dr. Jackie Cox
Clinical Supervisor/Associate Clinical Professor
Academic Program: Teacher Education Program
Email: jlcox@siu.edu
Office: Pulliam 110
Patty Davis
Lead Teacher, Southern Region Early Childhood Programs
Academic Program: Early Childhood Education
Email: squie21@siu.edu
Office: Quigley 116E
Dr. Saran Donahoo
Professor
Academic Program: Educational Administration and Higher Education
Email: donahoo@siu.edu
Office: Wham 223S

Dr. Peter Fadde
Coordinator, Learning Systems Design & Technology | Professor
Academic Program: Organizational Learning, Innovation, and Development
Email: fadde@siu.edu
Office: Wham 323J
Carrie Foster
Family Educator, Southern Region Early Childhood Programs
Academic Program: Early Childhood Education
Email: cpolak@siu.edu
Office: Quigley 116D
Heather Franklin
Instructor, Program Coordinator/Supervisor, Southern Region Early Childhood Programs
Academic Program: 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: 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
Bridget Granados
Clinical Supervisor and Instructor
Academic Program: Teacher Education Program
Email: bridget.herring@siu.edu
Office: Wham 135
Dawn Hayes
Lead Teacher, Southern Region Early Childhood Programs
Academic Program: Early Childhood Education
Email: jdmjhayes@siu.edu
Office: Quigley 116G

Dr. Harvey Henson
Associate Professor | Director, STEM Education Research Center
Academic Program: STEM Education | Science Education, Geology, Applied Geophysics
Email: henson@siu.edu
Office: Pulliam 301A
Belinda Hill
Clinical Supervisor
Academic Program: Teacher Education Program
Email: belinda.hill@siu.edu
Office: Wham 135

Jennifer Horton
Lecturer
Academic Program: Library Science
Email: jhorton@lib.siu.edu
Office: Morris Library 293D

Dr. Hannah Minghui Hou
Assistant Professor
Academic Program: Educational Administration and Higher Education
Email: minghui.hou@siu.edu
Office: Wham 222G

Dr. Yvonne Hunter-Johnson
Associate Professor
Academic Program: Organizational Learning, Innovation, and Development
Email: yvonne.hunter-johnson@siu.edu
Office: Wham 222M

Barbara James
Assistant Lecturer
Academic Program: Curriculum and Instruction
Email: barbara.james@siu.edu
Office: Wham 222C

Dr. Brianna Janssen Sánchez
Assistant Professor
Academic Program: World Languages Education
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
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: Wham 223L

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

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

Dr. Jason Leahy
Affiliated Professor - Researcher III
Academic Program: Educational Administration and Higher Education
Email: jleahy@siu.edu
Office: Pulliam 127C

Dr. Cheng-Yao Lin
Professor
Academic Program: Elementary Education | Math | Mathematics Education
Email: cylin@siu.edu
Office: Wham 322M
Dr. Christian Sebastian Loh
Professor
Academic Program: Organizational Learning, Innovation, and Development
Email: csloh@siu.edu
Office: Wham 323F
Karen McClusky
Clinical Supervisor
Academic Program: Teacher Education Program
Office: Wham 135
Dr. John McIntyre
Professor Emeritus, Special Projects Coordinator, Dean's Office
Academic Program: Elementary Education | Teacher Leadership | Curriculum Studies
Email: johnm@siu.edu
Office: Wham 329A
John Mendes
Clinical Supervisor
Academic Program: Teacher Education Program
Office: Wham 135
Dr. Grant Miller
Coordinator, Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment | 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
Ron Nagrodsky
Clinical Supervisor
Academic Program: Teacher Education Program
Office: Wham 135
Jo Vonna Noble
Clinical Supervisor
Academic Program: Teacher Education Program
Email: jnoble@siu.edu
Office: Wham 135
Julie Peterson Clinical Supervisor
Academic Program: Teacher Education Program
Email: julie.peterson@siu.edu
Office: Wham 135
Dr. Ed Pultorak
Professor
Academic Program: Teacher Leadership | Curriculum Studies
Email: pultorak@siu.edu
Office: Wham 323M
Alysha Rodríguez-Avila
Assistant Teacher, Southern Region Early Childhood Programs
Academic Program: Early Childhood Education
Email: alysha.rodriguez-avila@siu.edu
Office: Quigley 116G
Dava Roth
Assistant Lecturer
Academic Program: Early Childhood Education
Email: davajaneil1@siu.edu
Office: Wham 322C
Dr. Dee Ann Schnautz
Clinical Supervisor; Coordinator, Online Early Childhood Education
Email: dee.schnautz@siu.edu
Office: Wham 135
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
Gabriele Spintzyk
Clinical Supervisor and ITI Supervisor
Academic Program: Teacher Education Program
Email: spintzyk@siu.edu
Office: Wham 135
Louise Stearns
Senior Lecturer
Academic Program: Elementary Education
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: Wham 222Q
Dr. Carmen Suarez
Assistant Professor of Practice
Academic Program: Higher Education
Email: carmen.suarez@siu.edu
Office: Wham 223K
Amanda Sullivan
Lead Teacher, Southern Region Early Childhood Programs
Academic Program: Early Childhood Education
Email: ahenif@siu.edu
Office: Quigley 116J
Amy Tallman
Instructor
Academic Program: Early Childhood Education | Child and Family Services
Email: amy3tallman@siu.edu
Julie Tate
Lecturer, Clinical Supervisor; ECACE Grant Coordinator
Academic Program: Early Childhood Education
Email: jktate@siu.edu
Office: Quigley 121
Vicky Turl
Clinical Supervisor/Instructor
Academic Program: Teacher Education Program
Email: vicky.turl@siu.edu
Office: Wham 135A
Mindy Ugolini
Clinical Supervisor, University Center Lake County
Email: mindy.ugolini@siu.edu
Office: Wham 135

Melissa Viernow
Center Director, Southern Region Early Childhood Programs
Academic Program: Early Childhood Education
Email: mviernow@siu.edu
Office: Quigley 116F

Cherie Watson
Assistant Professor
Academic Program: 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: Wham 222N