dr. cheryl dickinson, professor

Education:

• B.S., California State University
• M.S., Lehigh University
• Ed.D., University of Pennsylvania

 

professional experience:

• Southern Connecticut State University, Professor of Literacy
• New Milford Public Schools, Elementary Principal
• Ginn & Company Publishers, Reading Consultant

 

Professional organizations:

• Dean's Advisor Board, Neag School of Education, University of Connecticut
• National Council of Teachers of English
• International Reading Association

 

current courses:

• EDU 301
• EDU 318

 

 

Dr. Joy E fopiano, associate professor

EDUCATION

• B.A., M. Ed., Ed. D., University of Massachusetts,  Amherst, Messachustts

 

licenses and certifications

• Certified Elementary School Teacher
• Certified Elementary School Principal
• Licensed Educational Psychologist
• Nationally Certified School Psychologist

 

Professional organizations

• American Psychological Association (APA): Division of  16 School Psychology

• National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)
• Connecticut Association of School Psychologists (CASP)
• Massachusetts Association of School Psychologists (MSPA)
• National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)

 

research interests

Dr. Fopiano has co-founded the Educational Care Collaborative (ECC) a partnership that she shares with a Yale child psychiatry resident. The ECC primary goal is to promote the positive development of social and emotional needs of children in public schools through addressing mental health needs allowing children to fully attend to academic instruction. The ECC seeks to support children in schools through collaborating with parents, teachers, and teams to promote children's ability to thrive socially, emotionally, and academincally. Further, the ECC works to model collaboration with schools and school teams; partnerships between and among Universities, and the larger community. The ECC efforts are currently focused within the Hamden Public Schools in Hamden, Cunnecticut.

Research interests continue to focus on the needs of urban early childhood educators in public schools, school climates, and children's mental health needs in an effort to promote academic achievement for all children. Interests include commitment to strong and supportive teacher training, collaboration among school mental health teams and community agency teams, and the development of school mental clinics. A commitment to superior quality educational and mental health services in urban schools has been a career emphasis.

 

Current Courses

• CSP 606

• Student Teaching Supervision
  

 

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dr. adam goldberg, assOCIATE professor

 

education:

• B.A., College of the Holy Cross
• M.S., 6th Year Professional Diploma, Southern Connecticut State University
• Ed.D., Columbia University, Teachers College

 

Current courses:

• EDU 504
• EDU 320
• EDU 591

 

 

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dr. steven greengross, professor and department chairperson

 

education:

• B.A., M.Ed., Ed.D., Boston University

 

current courses:

• EDU 505
• EDU 554
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Dr. Miai Kim, Assistant Professor

 

EDUCATION

• B.A., Ewha Women's University
  
• M.Ed., Ewha Women's University
• Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin

 

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
• National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators (NAECTE)
• Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI)
• American Educational Research Association (AERA)
• Korean Society for Early Childhood Education (KSECE)

 

Publications:

• Kim, M. & Reifel, S. (In progress). Paradoxes and contradictions of child care work.

• Kim, M. (Under Review). A review of literature of child care as gendered work. International Journal of Early Childhood Education.
• Kim, M. (2012). Child care teachers' gendered conceptualization of child care work. Korean Journal of Early Childhood Education, 31(6), 25-50.
• Kim, M. & Reifel, S. (2010). Child care teaching as women's work: reflections on experiences. Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 24, 229-247.
• Kim, M. (2009). Teaching is what we do: Korean child care teachers' understandings of their work. International Journal of Early Childhood Education, 15(1), 111-132.
  

 

current courses:

• EDU 206
• EDU 309
• EDU 533 

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dr. david levande, professor

 

education:

• B.A., Syracuse University
• M.S.E., City University of New York College
• Ed.D., Columbia University

 

current courses:

• EDU 506
• EDU 591

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. joel meisel, professor

 

education:

• B.S., Marietta College
• M.S., Southern Connecticut State University
• Ph.D., University of Connecticut

 

current courses:

• EDU 320
• EDU 503
• EDU 600

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Dr. carlos torre, professor

 

education:

• B.A., Northeastern Illinois University
• M.Ed., Ed.D., Harvard University

 

current courses:

• EDU 201
• EDU 413

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Dr. christine villani, professor/Graduate Coordinator

 

education:

• B.S., Mercy College
• M.A., Hofstra University
• M.A., New School for Social Research
• 6th Year Professional Diploma, Southern Connecticut State University
• Ed.D., Fordham University

 

Areas of expertise:

• School law
• Curriculum methods and designs
• Research
• Multiple intelligences
• Social and cultural factors impacting education

Services:

• Coordinator of the 6th year Classroom Teacher Specialist
• Co-coordinator of the 6th year Educational Coach Program

 

current courses:

• EDU 509
• EDU 524
• EDU 591