American University - School of Education, Teaching, and Health
Data on Professional EDU Faculty Qualifications
Faculty Member Name
Highest Degree
Assignment (include course # and titles)
Anderson, Alida
Ph.D.,Department of Special
Education, Early Childhood Division
University of Maryland, College Park,
MD
EDU-545-001 Exceptionality: Art in Special ED;
Dissertation:Literate language
EDU-645-001 Learning Disabilities I
feature use in preschool age
children with specific language
impairment and typically
developing language.
Ash, Caryn
MAT Elementary Education
University of Pittsburgh
Ayish, Nader
Rank
Tenure Track or Tenured?
Scholarship (include 3 major accomplishments from past 3 years)
P12 Experience (if they do not have a terminal degree, cite exceptional experience.)
Anderson, A. (2013). A practical guide to early numeracy instruction for general
and special educators.
Journal of Education and Training Studies.
Anderson, A. (2011). Linguistic specificity through literate language use in
preschool age children with specific
language impairment and typical language.Child Language Teaching and
Therapy, 27
Book - Anderson, A.(Ed.),Arts integration and special education: Voices from
the field. New York, NY:
Routledge-Anderson, A. (in press). The influence of process drama on
Learning Specialist, K-6th grade, McLean School, Potomac, MD
elementary students written language. Urban
Trainer, teacher enrichment program, McLean School, Potomac, MD
Education.
Learning Disabilities Specialist/Case Manager, Cove School, Northbrook, IL
Anderson, A., & Wang, M. (in press). The utility of Chinese tone processing skill in
detecting children with
English reading disabilities. Journal of Research in Reading.
Anderson, A. (2011). Linguistic specificity through literate language use in
preschool age children with specific
language impairment and typical language. Child Language Teaching and
Therapy, 27(1), 1-15.
-Member, LD Faculty Search Committee, American University
-Co-Coordinator, G
Associate Professor
TRUE
EDU-330-001 Instruction Strategies and Teaching
Methods; EDU-554-001 Teaching Social Studies in
Elem Edu
Adjunct
FALSE
PhD Education: International
Education/Literacy and M
EDU-618-001 Human Growth and Development
Adjunct
FALSE
Block, Kim
MS School Counseling, Johns
Hopkins University
EDU-462-001 Classroom Management
Adjunct/Supervisor
FALSE
Blumenthal, Sharon
Doctor of Education, Curriculum
and Instruction (2012)
The George Washington University –
EDU-610-002; 610-905 Qual & Quan Research
Washington, DC
Strategies
Dissertation Title: Havruta as
Modeled Pedagogy: Your People
Shall be My People
Professorial Lecturer
FALSE
Boyd, Julie Sara
MA Secondary Math Education
City College of New York
Adjunct; Director,
Teacher Education
FALSE
Mathematics Teacher, E.L. Haynes Public Charter School, Washington, D.C. 2009 2011
Middle School Mathematics Coach, E.L. Haynes Public Charter School, Washington, D.C. 2012
New York State Permanent Certification, Mathematics 7-12
South Carolina Professional Certification, Mathematics 7-12
Adjunct
FALSE
Crew Leader, Student Conservation Association, D.C. 2004.
Adjunct/Supervisor
FALSE
Cambridge, Daryn
MA ITEP, American University
Cambridge, Richard
PhD International Relations, Johns
Hopkins University
EDU-225-002 Education for Int. Development;
Crosslisted: EDU-095-002
EDU-225-002 Education for Int. Development;
Crosslisted: EDU-095-002
Cooke, Brec
JD: Law, UDC
EDU-205-001 Schools and Society
Adjunct
Crocker, Cathy
Ed. D.: Supervision and
Administration
University of Virginia
Durham, Jennifer
PhD Special Education, George
Mason University
Edu-605-001 Psychoed Assess- Ld& Emot Dist
Adjunct
FALSE
Felderman, Carol
Ph.D., Education, Curriculum and
Instruction: Early Literacy
(Dissertation: Critical Literacy and
Podcasting in a 2nd Grade
Classroom)
EDU-419-001HB Child Lit: Crit Literacy Persp
Professorial Lecturer
/Student Teacher Field
Supervisor
FALSE
Garcia, Maya
MAT Secodary Science, American
University
EDU-540-906 Meth, Matrl, Mgmt in Sec Ed I
Adjunct
FALSE
EDU-250-001 Math for Elem School Teachers; Edu321-001 Field Exp.: Observ and Analysis; EDU-552- Adjunct Assistant
001 Teaching Math in Elem Edu
Professor
FALSE
Teacher Grade 5 1998-, MD Advanced Professional Certification, Highly Qualified Grades 1-6
Ayish, N. (2011). Palestinians, Arab American Muslims and the Media. In I.
Nasser, L. Berlin, & S. Wong (Eds.), Examining Education, Media and Dialogue
under Occupation: The Case of Palestine and Israel (pp. 97-109). Bristol:
Multilingual Matters.
1997-Present Poe Middle School; Fairfax County Public Schools
International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program
Grade 6, 7, and 8: English, Language Arts, Reading Specialist, creative writing
Computer/Technology Solutions, and ESL
Advanced
School Coinselor, Wheaton Woods Elementary School, Rockville, MD, Classroom Teacher, Darnestown
Elementary School, Rockville, MD, Counseling Intern, North Bethesda Middle School, Bethesda, MD,
Co-Directpr of Sports/Games Camp, Summer at Norwood, Potomaic, MD, Head Teacher, St. Ignatius
School, Fort Washington, MD, Teacher's Assistant/Student Teacher, Horace Mann Elementary School,
Washington, DC, Student Representative, Center for Artistry and Teaching, Washington, DC
Burns, J., Lastica, J., Lombard, M., & Blumenthal, S. (in review). The Space
Between: An Evolution of
Bounded Discourse Situated in a Community of Scholarship. Journal of the
American
Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies.
Washington Post, New York Times, Fail on FOIA,” Huffington Post, May 16, 2011,
available at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/breccooke/post_2031_b_862586.html
• He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother: Racial Implications of Expanded Familial DNA
Searching, UDC/DCSL L. Rev. – best seminar papers panel presentation Feb.
2011
Norview High School—Norfolk, VA (1995-2006)
Department Chair; Teacher
Juvenile and Special Education Clinic, UDC-DCSL, September 2010-April 2011
• Represented parents/students against DC Public Schools in disciplinary action (suspension)
• Argued failure to provide due process during student disciplinary action
• Successfully appealed Hearing Officer Decision (long-term suspension)
• Represented client sentenced under DC Youth Act, currently serving sentence in BOP, demanding
students educational rights be provided by BOP
Sept. 2011-May 2012 Consultant; Cesar Chavez Charter Public Schools; Aug. 2009- June 2010
Principal
Kelly Miller Middle School
DCPS, Washington, D.C.:1999 – 2004 Principal
Mount Vernon High School
Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia
FALSE
Upcoming community college educational text on arts-based and creative
thinking and learning with Dr. Joan Isenberg (2013): Pearson Education
Learning Disabilities Specialist (K-5) for Fairfax County Schools, VA; The Lab School of Washington
Washington, D.C.
Language Arts Summer Instructor
Published Author: Technology and Critical Literacy in Early Childhood
Education, Routledge Press;Perspectives and Provocations in Early Childhood
Education Vol 3, Information Age Publishing.
Baileys Elementary School Title I classroom teacher 2001-2006; Bailey s Elementary School 2nd Grade
Lead Teacher 2006-2007; Elected Treasurer of the NCTE Early Childhood Education Assembly.
District of Columbia Public Schools (Hardy Middle School) - Washington, DC, Eighth Grade Science
Teacher, 2005-Present; Carnegie Academy of Science Education- Washington, DC, Middle School
Teacher Leader – March 2010-August 2012
American University - School of Education, Teaching, and Health
Data on Professional EDU Faculty Qualifications
Faculty Member Name
Gibbons, Michael
Goldberg, Danielle
Highest Degree
MA/PhD Human & Organic
Development, Fielding Graduate
University
MA Educational Assessment and
Evaluation, American University
Assignment (include course # and titles)
EDU-642-001 Training Program Design
Rank
Tenure Track or Tenured?
Adjunct
FALSE
Adjunct
FALSE
Scholarship (include 3 major accomplishments from past 3 years)
P12 Experience (if they do not have a terminal degree, cite exceptional experience.)
Second Grade Teacher at Rockcreek Forest Elementary School in Silver Spring, MD and Rosemary Hills
Primary School in Silver Springs, MD
It Has a Name: Relational Aggression, introductory curriculum for girls
developed for the Girl Scouts of America, Nassau County through The Ophelia
Project, Erie, Pa.
In Their Own Words; classroom discussion guide to a video series on peer
aggression for The Ophelia Project, Erie, Pa.
Goldhammer, Marilyn
MA Early Childhood Education
George Washington University
EDU-205-002 Schools and Society
Instructor
FALSE
Curriculum for Military Family Child Care Providers, modules on Family Support,
Communications Skills, Working as a Team Member, Loss and Bereavement,
Regulations, Administrative Skills, Physical Environment and Safety. Academy
for Educational Development, Washington, D.C.
1969- 1992: Early Childhood and Child Development Consultant:
“Hugs InVited Series” in cooperation with Childrens Hospital National Medical
Center, the Academy for Educational Development and the Child Welfare
League of America. Four documents addressing the psychosocial needs of
families affected by pediatric and adult HIV disease.
Hannum, Mark
MS Applied and Engineering Physics
EDU-556-001 Teaching Science in Elem Ed
George Mason University
Adjunct
FALSE
-Book: "The National Science Foundation Graduate Stem Fellows in K-12
Education Program: 10 years of training better scientists while integrating
cutting edge research into K-12 classrooms" 2010
-National Capitol Area FIRST Robotics Executive Advisory Board; National
Building Museum Education Advisory Board;
Teacher (HS) Physics; NSF Distinguished Fellow STEM K-12; National Board of Professional Teaching
Standards Cert- Early Childhood Math; VA Post grad Prof License Math and Physics; DC Cert for
Secondary math and Physics; MI Prof Cert for Secondary Math and Physics; Cert of Prof Teaching
Standards (GWU)
Herzig, Allison
MA Education, University of
Michigan
Adjunct
FALSE
Strive for 5, Students Study Guide, Psychology, Worth Publishers 2014; AP
Psychology, Curriculum Module: Intelligence, Author 2013;
Instructor, Langley High School VA; Instructor, West Springfield High School, VA; Instructor, Virginia
Governor's School for Humanities, VA
Hodges, Alex
MS Library Science, University of
Maryland
Irvine Belson, Sarah
Jacobs, Fred
Jaffe, Susan
Khadduri, Justine
EDU-522-001 Princ of Effective Instruc
-Judge, Library of Congress, Center of the Book, Letters about Literature
Contest; Judge, PBS Reading Rainbow/PBS KIDS GO!/WNED-TV Writers Contest
-Hodges, A. R. (proposal accepted & in progress, 2013). Modeling academic
integrity for international students: Use of strategic scaffolding for information
literacy, scholarly communication and cross cultural learning. In S. Davis-Kahl &
M. K. Hensley (Eds.), Extend and Unify: Outreach and Education for Scholarly
Communication and Information Literacy Programs. Chicago, IL: Association of
College and Research Libraries, American Library Association
Irvine Belson, S. (2011) Technology, Media, and Disability: Accessibility and
Access for All” in
“Education in a technological world: communicating current and emerging
research and technological efforts” Formatex. Badajoz, Spain
Irvine Belson, S. and Husted, T. (2014). State of the States: Washington DC.
Journal of
Education Finance, 38 (4).
Belson, S. I., Hartmann, D., & Sherman, J. (2013). Digital Note Taking: The Use of
Electronic Pens
with Students with Specific Learning Disabilities. Journal of Special Education
Technology,
28(2), 13.
Snelling, A., Ernst, J., and Irvine Belson, S. (2013) Teachers as Role Models in
Solving Childhood
Obesity, Journal of Pediatric Biochemistry.
Snelling, A. Irvine Belson, S., and Young, J. (2012). School Health Reform:
Investigating the Role
of Teachers. Journal of Child Nutrition and Management.
Irvine Belson, S. and Snelling A. (2011). “Healthy Schools: The Role of the
Classroom Teacher in
School-wide Health Education” Journal of International Health.
Irvine Belson, S. (2011). “Knowledge Consumption and Construction in Special
Education: Wiki
Learning. The International Journal of Technology, Knowledge and Society
Adult Learners in Higher Education: Cases, Decision Making Strategies, and
Implementation Plans (with Stephen Hundley). San Francisco: Jossey Bass. 2010;
reissued, 2011. Electronic edition, 2011.
Employee Engagement: Identifying, Strengthening, and Maintaining Workforce
Loyalty. Second Edition (with Stephen Hundley and Mark Drizin) Phoenix: World
at Work Publishers. 2007.Electronic edition, 2011.
-Chair of University Committee for Faculty Relations; College of Arts and
Sciences Educational Policies Committee and Curriculum Committee; Faculty
Senate
Associate
Librarian/Professor
TRUE
Arizona State University, Tempe,
Arizona, Ph.D. (1995) Philosophy
Cognate in Curriculum and
Instruction
EDU-502-001 Managing Stdnt w/Behav Disord
Dissertation: A Component Analysis
of Computer-Aided Instructional
Design
Associate Professor
TRUE
PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Professor
TRUE
Adjunct
FALSE
Maryland Educator Certificate, Generic Special Education, Reading Specialist
Adjunct
FALSE
Facculty Staff Councill at Sidwel Friends School in Washingto, DC; Accreditation History Teacher at Oakcrest School in McClean, VA; Director of Summer Programs at Sidwell Friends
Committee at Oakcrest School
School in Washington, DC
EDU-519-001 Uses of Technology in Educatn
EDU-699-001 Student Teaching
MS Education, Speciality in Reading,
Johns Hopkins University. MA
Education, Speciality in Crisis
EDU-555-001 Teaching Reading in Elem Ed
Resource Training, University of
Michigan
MA Educational Leadership,
EDU-609-001 Effct Teaching for Div Studnts
Columbia University
August 1990 May 1993
Special Education Teacher, Cross Categorical Resource Programs Kyrene del Norte
Elementary School, Kyrene School District, Arizona and Devereux Day School, Paradise Valley,
Arizona.
Wrote accreditation program report to the Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI)
American University - School of Education, Teaching, and Health
Data on Professional EDU Faculty Qualifications
Faculty Member Name
Highest Degree
Assignment (include course # and titles)
Rank
Tenure Track or Tenured?
Scholarship (include 3 major accomplishments from past 3 years)
P12 Experience (if they do not have a terminal degree, cite exceptional experience.)
2013 Reading Specialist, The Lab School of Washington, (LSW), Washington, DC
Kramer, Leila
MA Special Education: Learning
Disabilities, American University
EDU-671-001 Found of Reading: Diag & Remed
Adjunct
FALSE
Lang, Eric
Doctorate: Philosophy, American
University
EDU-631-001 Fundamntls of Mgmt in Ed Orgs
Adjunct
FALSE
Lent, Thomas
PhD, International Relations, Notre
Dame
Adjunct
FALSE
McGrath, Lauren
PhD, Child Clinical Psychology,
University of Denver
Assistant Professor
TRUE
Nuevo, Ana-Maria
Otwell, Jennifer
Riley, Bryan
Schmitt, Sareeta Carter
Snelling, Anastasia
PhD, Linguistics, Georgetown
University
PhD: Critical Studies of the Deaf
Learner
MAT Elementary Education,
American University
MA, Teaching Secondary
Mathematics, American University
EDU-596-005 Selected Topics:Non-Recurring
2012 - 2013 School Wide Reading Specialist, The Lab School of Washington,
2009 – 2013 Co-Director of LSW Interns Program, The Lab School of Washington
2000 - Present Montgomery County Public Schools Assoc Superintendent, Office of Curriculum and
Instructial Programs, Director of Department of Enriched and Innovative Programs, Direcotr of School
Based Curriculum Services
Three Grains of Sand: A Trilogy for organizational and systemic change to
make child rights a reality, 2013.
Robinson, E., McGrath, L.M., Santangelo, S. (in press). Lifecourse approaches
approaches to
the genetic epidemiology of mental illness. In K. Koenen, S. Rudenstine, E.
Susser, S. Galea (Eds.) Life Course Epidemiology of Mental Disorders, Oxford
University Press.
McGrath, L.M, Cornelis, M., Lee, P.H., Perlis, R.H., Robinson,
E., Duncan, L., Barnett, J.H.,
Huang, J., Sklar, P., Sullivan, P., Smoller, J.W. (in press). Risk and Resilience in
Psychiatric Disorders: A Cross-Disorder Genome-wide Association Study of
Functional Impairment in Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, and
Schizophrenia. American Journal of Medical Genetics: Part B Neuropsychiatric
Genetics.
Adams, R., Nuevo, A., & Egi, T., (2012) Explicit and Implicit Feedback, Modified
Output, and SLA: Does Explicit and Implicit Feedback Promote Learning in NNSNNS Interactions? The Modern Language Journal, Volume 95, pages 42-63.
Nuevo, A., Adams, R., Ross-Feldman, L. (2011) Task complexity, modified output,
and L2 development in learner-learner interaction. Chapter 7: Second
Language Task Complexity:
Vice Principal of the Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School, Washington, DC. The school
Researching the Cognition Hypothesis of Language Learning and
provides ESL, GED, citizenship, and vocational classes to 1,200 adult immigrants. June 2000- June 2007
Performance. Peter Robsinson (Ed.) John Benjamins Publishing.
English as a Second Language teacher and workshop facilitator, Carlos Rosario International Public
Egi, T., Adams, R., & Nuevo, A. (in review) Is metalinguistic recall reactive in
Charter School, Washington, DC. 1997-1999; October 2009 October 2010
second language
learning? Book chapter to be published by University of Hawai i Press.Published
2 book chapters and one article on second language acquisition.
Validation team member for the Middle States Association of Colleges and
Schools.
EDU-610-001 Qual & Quant Research Strat; EDU651-901/902 Soc Cont of Bilingual Learners
Senior Professorial
Lecturer
EDU-212-001 Introduction to Sign Language
Adjunct
FALSE
Teacher: Atlanta Area School for the Deaf 2001-2010;
Adjunct
FALSE
DC Standard License 1-6; Teacher Grade 3
Adjunct
FALSE
EDU-540-905 Meth, Matrl, Mgmt in Sec Ed I
FALSE
Mathematics Instructional Specialist | KIPP DC: Headquarters
Washington, DC | July 2012 – July 2013; Math Teacher | Benjamin Banneker Academic High School
Washington, DC | August 2008 – July 2012
Snelling, A. (2012). The Impact of Nutrient-based Standards on the School
Cafeteria Pre- and Post-implementation of a Wellness Policy in Health Studies:
Economics, Management and Policy, edited by Douglas Angus & Zoe Boutsioli.
ATINER Publisher. Pages 235-244. ISBN: 978-960-9549-25-7.
Maroto M,
Snelling A, Linck H. “Food insecurity among community college students:
prevalence and association with grade point average.” Community College
Journal of Research and Practice. Accepted. August 2013.
Ph.D. Counseling and
Development
American University, Washington,
D.C., May 1990.
Associate Professor
TRUE
Young K*, Snelling A, Maroto M. “Consumption of fruits and vegetables in
middle school students following the implementation of a school district
wellness policy.” Journal of Child Management and Nutrition. 2013;37(2).
Snelling, A., Stevenson, M. “Taking care of our teachers.” Education Week.
August 21, 2013.
Snyder, Jason
J.D. , University of California,
Berkeley, School of Law
EDU-496-006 Selected Topics:Non-Recurring; EDUProfessorial Lecturer
666-901 Legal Issues in Education
FALSE
Stewart, Susan
MEd, Elementary Education, Lesley
College
EDU-321-002 Field Exper: Observ & Analysis
Adjunct/Supervisor
FALSE
EDU-499-001 Student Teaching
Assistant Professor
TRUE
Emeritus Professor
TRUE
Adjunct
FALSE
Tate, Stacie
Tesconi, Charles
Trenkle, Amy
Ed.D: History and Philosophy of
Education
University of Cincinnati, 1965
EDU-521-001 Foundations of Education
Master of Arts in International
Education from George Washington EDU-540-002 Meth, Matrl, Mgmt in Sec Ed I
University
Wakefield High School Arlington, VA (2006-2008)
HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER
China Foreign Affairs University Beijing, China (1998-1999)
TEACHER
West High School Torrance, CA (1995-1998)
HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER
MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, 1990 – 1995
Teacher, Thurgood Marshall Elementary School Gaithersburg, MD
Teacher, Forest Knolls Elementary School Silver Spring, MD
SHADY HILL SCHOOL, 1988 – 1990
Cambridge, MA
Head Teacher
2010-2011 Teachinghistory.com Blog Contributor
• I have written five blog entries about various aspects of teaching history, a
sixth is to be published this month.
1999-Present Teacher
Stuart-Hobson Museum Magnet Middle School, Washington, DC
American University - School of Education, Teaching, and Health
Data on Professional EDU Faculty Qualifications
Faculty Member Name
Highest Degree
Assignment (include course # and titles)
Rank
Tenure Track or Tenured?
Scholarship (include 3 major accomplishments from past 3 years)
Vassallo, S. (2012). Critical pedagogy and neoliberalism: Concerns with
teaching selfregulated learning. Studies in the Philosophy of Education. First published
online: DOI
10.1007/s11217-012-9337-0
Vassallo, S. (2012). Observations of a working class family: Implications for selfregulated learning development. Educational Studies, 48, 501-529.
Vassallo, Stephen
PhD Educational Psychology,
Michigan State University
EDU-420-001/002 Psychology of Education; EDU620-001 Theories Ed Psych & Human Dev
Assistant Professor
TRUE
Vassallo, S. (2011). Considering class-based values related to guardian
involvement and the
development of self-regulated learning. New Ideas in Psychology.
doi:10.1016/j.newideapsych.2011.12.002
Vassallo, S. (2011). Implications of institutionalizing self-regulated learning: An
analysis from four sociological perspectives. Educational Studies, 37, 26-49.
Vasquez, Vivian
Doctorate in Education, Language
and Literacy Education, Indiana
EDU-619-001HB Child Lit: Crit Literacy Persp
University Bloomington
Professor
TRUE
Vinogradova, Polina
PhD Language, Literacy, and
Culture, University of Maryland,
Baltimore County
Professorial Lecturer
FALSE
2. Vasquez, V. , Tate, S., & Harste, J.C. (2013). Negotiating Critical Literacies with
Teachers.
New York, N.Y.: Routledge Press. (Published)
3. Vasquez, V. & Felderman, C. (2013). Technology and Critical Literacy in Early
Childhood. New York, N.Y.: Routledge Press. (Published)
4. Vasquez, V. & Wood, J. (Eds)(2013) Perspectives and Provocations in Early
Childhood Education. Volume 1. Charlotte, N.C.: Information Age
Publishing. (Published)
Book Chapters
1. Vasquez, V. (2012) Critical Literacy. In Banks, J.A. Encyclopedia of Diversity in
Education.
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
2. Albers, P., Harste, J.C. & Vasquez, V. (2012). Interrupting Certainty and Making
Trouble:
Teachers’ Written and Visual Responses to Picturebooks. Dunston,P.J.,
Gambrell,L.B., Fullerton,S.K.,Gillis,V.R., Headley, K., Stecker,P.S. (Eds.),
60thYearbook of the National Reading Conference (pp. 195-201). Oak Creek,
WI: NRC.
P12 Experience (if they do not have a terminal degree, cite exceptional experience.)