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Full-time Faculty

Full-Time Staff

sarah irvine belson
Dean and Associate Professor
Ph.D., Arizona State University
202-885-3714
sarah@american.edu
professional bio
Gray Hall 120

Margaret B. Gallen
Senior Administrative Assistant
202-885-3022
brierton@american.edu
Gray Hall 119

Elizabeth Anderson
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., New York University
202-885-6209
eanderso@american.edu
professional bio
McCabe Hall 216    Constance Chubb
Educational Technology Specialist
202-885-3746
chubb@american.edu
Gray Hall 123   
Brec Cooke
Instructor
M.A., Dartmouth College
M.Ed., Plymouth State College
202-885-2726
cooke@american.edu
professional bio
Gray Hall 220     Lynn Cohen
Associate Director, International Training and Education Program
202-885-3725
cohen@american.edu
McKinley Building 153   
Cathy Crocker
Assistant Professor
Ed.D., University of Virginia
202-885-1122
crocker@american.edu
professional bio
Gray 215    Doris Dupuy
Field Placement Coordinator
202-885-3715 dupuy@american.edu Gray Hall 111   

Karen DiGiovanni DeAngelis
Director of Teacher Education and Certification Officer
Ph.D., American University
202-885-3727
digiovanni@american.edu
Gray Hall 111

Amalie Gorbold
Graduate Advisor
202-885-3716
sethadvising@american.edu
Gray Hall

Lynn Fox
Emeritus Associate Professor
Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University
lynn.fox@american.edu
professional bio     Adriana Mendez
Assistant to Academic Director of AQUE
202-885-3639
amendez@american.edu
McKinley Building 107   

Marilyn Goldhammer
Instructor
MA, George Washington University
202-885-3016
goldhamm@american.edu
Gray Hall 218

Jan Post
Grants and Contracts Coordinator
202-885-3643
jpost@american.edu
McKinley Building 107D

Frederic Jacobs
Professor
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
202-885-2124
fredj@american.edu
professional bio
Gray Hall 221     Danielle G. Sodani
Special Projects Coordinator
202-885-3744
dgsodani@american.edu
Gray Hall 118    
Robert Karch
Professor
Director, Health Promotion MS Program
Ed.D., American University
202-885-6285
rkarch@american.edu
professional bio
McCabe Hall 225    Kaye Williams, Ph.D.
Academic Director TQE
202-885-3726
kwilliam@american.edu
Gray Hall 217   
Adrea Lawrence
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Indiana University, Bloomington
202-885-2713
alawrenc@american.edu
professional bio
McCabe Hall 226    

Pete Mehlert
Assistant Professor
202-885-3035
: mehlert@american.edu
Sports Center 206A

Erin O'Neill
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Virginia Tech
202-885-6259
oneill@american.edu
professional bio
McCabe 6259       

Kimberly Palombo
Instructor & SELD Coordinator
MA, American University
202-885-6214
palombo@american.edu
Gray Hall 218

David Sadker
Emeritus Professor
Ed.D., University of Massachusetts at Amherst
202-885-3728
dsadker@american.edu
professional bio
Gray Hall 218        
Stacey Snelling
Assoicate Professor, Director of Academics
Ph.D.; American University
202-885-6278
ssnelli@american.edu
professional bio
Gray Hall 116

Stacie Tate
Assistant Professor
Ph.D.; Michigan State Universtiy
202-885-3723
sltate@american.edu
professional bio
Gray Hall 219       

Charles Tesconi
Professor
Ed.D., University of Cincinnati
202-885-3740
tesconi@american.edu
professional bio
Gray Hall 222

Vivian Vasquez
Associate Professor
Ed.D., Indiana University
202-885-3719
vvasque@american.edu
professional bio
Gray Hall 220        

Stephen Vassallo
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Michigan State Universiy
202-885-3048
vassallo@american.edu
McCabe Hall 224

Adjunct Faculty

Elaine Abbas
abbas@american.edu

Nader Ayish
Ph.D., Multilingual/ Multicultural Education
ayish@american.edu

Geraldine Beneitez
beneitez@american.edu

Mark Bergel
Founder, Executive Director
A Wider Circle
Ph.D., Sociology
bergel@american.edu
http://awidercircle.org

Claudia Bezaka
Director of World Languages
District of Columbia Public Schools
MA, Curriculum and Instruction
MA, Educational Leadership
National Board Certified Teacher
bezaka@american.edu

Melton Bond
bond@american.edu

Bridget Bowers
bridgetb@american.edu

Danielle Brand-LeMond
brandlem@american.edu

Onika Coke
samudaco@american.edu

Tanya Colucci
colucci@american.edu

Colin Cooley
Corrective Exercise Specialist
Advanced Spine & Wellness Center
colin.cooley@gmail.com
http://www.parischiro.com
hppt://www.performance lacrossetraining.com

Tanya Copeland
National Board Certified Teacher
Martin Luther King, Jr. ES
DC Public Schools
M.Ed. Early Childhood/Elem
tccrusaders@aol.com
202-645-3440

Elvan Demirkan
demirkan@american.edu

Elsa Domingo

Bridget Doyle
doyle@american.edu

Roceal Duke
duke@american.edu

Jennifer Durham
durham@american.edu

Mary Allen Edgerton
Classroom Curriculum Coordinator
Lab School of Washington
Special Education Intern Coordinator
American University
Ph.D., Special Education
edgerton@american.edu

Jennifer Ernst
ernst@american.edu

Rebeka Fergusson-Lutz
English and Dramatic Literature Teacher
Cesar Chavez Public Charter School for Public Policy
MAT, Secondary Education
rf7033a@american.edu

Alison Flatley
flatley@american.edu

Courtney Fletcher
cfletche@american.edu

Michael Gibbons
michael.gibbons@
american.edu

Michael Gurevitz
Associate Professor
Montgomery College
JD; MA, National Security Policy Studies
gurevitz@american.edu

Kathy Haldeman
haldeman@american.edu

Mark Hannum
hannum@american.edu

Lue Hartman
mhartman@american.edu

Rachel Henighan
henighan@american.edu

Alex Hodges
Assistant Director of Library Instruction
American University
MLS, Information Literacy/Information Science
hodges@american.edu
http://admin2.american.edu/ ~hodges/index.html

Kamel Igoudjil
kamel@american.edu

Susan Jaffe
jaffe@american.eduFiona

Fiona James
Special Education Resource Teacher
Montgomery County Public Schools
Ed.S., Special Education: Policy and Leadership
MA, Special Education: Learning Handicapped
fiona_c_james@mcpsmd.org

Melissa Jones
Education Advocate
ARISE Center for Independent Living
MAT, Secondary Education
mjones@american.edu

Melvina Jones
melvinaj@american.edu

Erin Jurand
Clinical Supervisor
American University
Reading and Math Teacher
Montgomery County Public Schools
National Board Certified Teacher
Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction
jurand@american.edu

Robert Karch
rkarch@american.edu

Tom Kelly
tkelly@american.edu

Dee Kirby

Jesse Nickelson
nickelso@american.edu

Larry Nyce
nyceguys@verizon.net

Erin O'Neill
oneill@american.edu

Krishni Patrick
kp3983a@american.edu

Donna Pavluk
pavluk@american.edu

James Percoco
percoco@american.edu

Pnina Peri
peri@american.edu

Deanna Ratnikova
Group Fitness Instructor
ratnikov@american.edu

Susan Robbins
srobbins@american.edu

Jill Robinson
jill.w.robinson@verizon.net

Ann Roberts
aroberts@american.edu

Jim Roberts

Mary Ellen Rose
mr3643a@american.edu

Alexandre Ryjik
fencing@american.edu

Elizabeth Scallon
scallon@american.edu

Marc Schaeffer
mschaef@american.edu

Caroline Silby
Sports Psychologist
PhD, University of Virginia
csilby@mindspring.com
301-299-4823
http://www.drsilby.com

Kwelli Sneed
sneed@american.edu

Paul Soong
psoong@american.edu

Adeyemi Stembridge
adeyste@american.edu

Sherri Stevens
stevens@american.edu

Mary-beth Thompson
mcthomp@american.edu

Amy Trenkle
trenkle@american.edu

Barbara Valdes Hessel
Staff Developer
Montgomery County Public Schools
hessel@american.edu

Jane Weaver
jsweaver@american.edu

Rob Williams
Psychotherapist
MBA; MSW, Clinical Social Work
rwilliam@american.edu
http://www.aida-therapy.com

Brian Wright
bwright@american.edu

Ellie Zartman
zartman@american.edu

Robin Zeffiro
rz1932a@american.edu

Nancy Zeller
Laboratory Director
Department of Biology
American University
Ph.D., University of Maryland
nzeller@american.edu
http://www.american.edu/ cas/bio/people/faculty/ zeller/index.htm

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