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Faculty Details for Education
Chair
Eugene C. Schaffer
B.A., Temple University, 1968; M.Ed., 1971; Ph.D., 1975
Professors
Zane L. Berge
B.S., Rochester Institute of Technology, 1977; Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1988
Freeman A. Hrabowski, III
B.A., Hampton Institute, 1970; M.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1971; Ph.D., 1975
Sarah Shin
B.S., Cornell University, 1992; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1998
Associate Professors
Diane M. Lee
B.S., Towson State University, 1970; M.A., University of Maryland, College Park, 1976; Ph.D., 1982
Mary S. Rivkin
B.A., Wellesley College, 1960; M.Ed., Western Washington State College, 1975; Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park, 1985
Nancy R. Shelton
B.A., State University of New York at Albany, 1976; M.A., University of Florida, 1992; Ed.S., 1995; Ph.D., 2003
Jonathan E. Singer
B.A., Brown University, 1988; M.A.T., Colgate University, 1992; Ph.D., University of Missouri, 1997
Patricia Young
B.F.A., New York Institute of Technology, 1985; M.S., California State University, Hayward, 1994; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1999
Assistant Professors
Cheryl North-Coleman
B.A., Towson University, 1993; M.Ed., 1999
Christopher Rakes
B.A. University of Kentucky 1999; M.A. University of Kentucky 2000; Ph.D. University of Louisville 2010
Clinical Associate Professor
Susan M. Blunck
B.A., The University of Iowa, 1972; M.S., 1988; Ph.D., 1993
Sue Small
B.S., Miami University, 1962; M.Ed., 1964 Ed.D., University of Maryland, College Park, 1985
Greg Williams
B.A., Sociology, State University of New York at Plattsburgh, 1978; C.A.S., Guidance & Counseling, State University of Plattsburgh, 1980; M.S., Education, State University of Plattsburgh, 1980; Ed.D., Higher Education Administration, State University
Clinical Assistant Professors
John Nelson
B.A., University of Washington, 1965; M.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 1973; Ph.D., McGill University, 1980
Linda Oliva
B.S., University of Maryland, College Park, 1981; M.Ed., Boston University, 1984; Ed.D., 1993
Affiliate Professor
Phillip S. Sokolove
B.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1964; Ph.D., Harvard University, 1969
Affiliate Associate Professor
Ana MarĂa Schwartz
B.S., Barry University, 1966; M.Ed., Colorado State University, 1979; Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park, 1992
Associate Professors Emeritus
Nita Barbour
Marvin Cook
B.S., Louisiana Polytechnic University, 1951; M.S., Texas A&M University, 1952; M.Th., Southern Methodist University, 1958; Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park, 1969
David Young
B.A., The Ohio State University, 1958; M.A., 1962; Ed.D., Stanford University, 1967
PDS Coordinators
Deborah Bell
James Lindsay
Director of Student Services
Vickie Williams
Director of the Resource Center for Language and Culture
John Nelson
B.A., University of Washington, 1965; M.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 1973; Ph.D., McGill University, 1980
Coordinator of the Maryland Adult Literacy Resource Center
Katherine Ira
Clinical Instructor
Barbara Bourne
B.S., Springfield College, 1985; M.A., University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 1990
Jerri Frick
B.S.Ed., Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 1994; M.Ed., Virginia State University, 2000; M.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2001
Director of Field Experiences and Clinical Practice
Pamela Morgan

