Roosevelt University

Department of Curriculum Studies Faculty

 

Nona M. Burney

Department Chair

Associate Professor of Secondary Education

Research interests:  Public school reform, transformational leadership, parental involvement in education.

 

 
   

Alonza L. Everage

Lecturer of Education

Research interests: Teaching, learning and assessing mathematics in the elementary and middle grades
   

Lynne Firsel, EdD

Assistant Professor of Early Education and Special Education

Research interests: 

   

Judith A. Gouwens, EdD

Professor of Education

Research interests: Qualitative research, curriculum theory, desegregation and equity, migrant education, Indian education, assessment, teacher research

   

Byoung Sug Kim

Assistant Professor of Elementary Education

Research interests: The nature of science and scientific inquiry.

  Jin-Ah Kim

Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education
   

Kenneth P. King, EdD

Associate Professor of Elementary Education, Specialization in Science Education

Research interests: History of Science and Technology Education, Science-Technology-Society issues, Science Curriculum Development

 

Alyson Lavigne, PhD 

Assistant Professor of Curriculum Studies

Research interests: Teacher retention, accountability, student and teacher motivational dynamics, and early childhood and elementary education.

   

George R. Lowery

Professor of Education

Research interests: Extensive experience in developing programs that bridge K-12 and higher education; growing interest in teacher quality.
   

Elizabeth Meadows,  

Associate Professor of Elementary Education

Research interests: Examining K-12 teachers’ responses to faculty study groups on John Dewey’s ideas about art, experience and education, and exploring how the teacher-student relationship can help students learn optimally in school.
   

Linda B. Pincham

Associate Professor of Secondary Education

Research interests:  Middle school education, educational leadership.
   

Antonia D. Potenza

Professor - Early Childhood Education

Research interests:  Child language acquisition, assessment.
   

Thomas P. Thomas, PhD

Associate Professor of Secondary Education

Research interests: Curriculum theory, curriculum history, assessment, moral education.