School of Education and Human Services
Pawley Hall
456 Pioneer Drive
Rochester,
MI
48309-4482
(location map)
248 370 3050
sehs@oakland.edu

Directory
The School of Education and Human Services consists of five academic departments and nearly ten centers. We house almost 250 full-time and part-time faculty members and 150 staff members. Take a look below to find who you're looking for.
Dr. Todd William Leibert
Associate Professor and Chair
440K Pawley Hall
(248) 370-2626
leibert@oakland.edu

Dr. Brian Taber
Associate Professor
Coordinator, Advanced Specialization
440F Pawley Hall
(248) 370-4173
taber@oakland.edu
- Rotesa Baker – rbaker2@oakland.edu
- Sue Clement – sfclemen@oakland.edu
- Don Deering – deering@oakland.edu
- Sebi Fishta – sebifishta@oakland.edu
- Lorise Grey - lgrey@oakland.edu
- Sara Jahimiak – saeikelb@oakland.edu
- Ann Liesen – amliesen@oakland.edu
- Jeannine Marthen – email TBD
- Phil O’Dwyer – POD3@aol.com
- Patrina Pica-Kras – ppicakras@oakland.edu
- Melanie Popiolek – mapopiol@oakland.edu
- Mary Rose Day – mrday@oakland.edu
- Chris Summerell – cpsummerell@sbcglobal.net
- Sonja Thayer – slthayer@oakland.edu
- Cathy Trahan – trahan@oakland.edu
- Jason Vannest – jlvannes@oakland.edu
- Brian Wummel – bdwummel@oakland.edu
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND CHILD STUDIES

Ambika Bhargava
Associate Professor, Early Childhood Coordinator
405E Pawley Hall
(248) 370-4237
abhargav@oakland.edu

Jessica Korneder
Associate Professor
Director of ABA Clinic
280A Pawley Hall
(248) 370-3080
korneder@oakland.edu
- Dwayne Wessel – wessel@oakland.edu

Christine Abbott
Special Instructor
Ed.S. Co-Coordinator
480A Pawley Hall
(248) 370-2636
cabbott@oakland.edu

Shannon Flumerfelt
Associate Professor
Distance Learning Coordinator
Vitae
475C Pawley Hall
(248) 370-3036
flumerfe@oakland.edu

C. Suzanne Klein
Associate Professor
Central Office Coordinator
Galileo Co-Coordinator
480F Pawley Hall
(248) 370-3142
csklein@oakland.edu

Jana Nidiffer
Associate Professor
PMC Coordinator
Ed.D. Co-Coordinator
475A Pawley Hall
(248) 370-4204
nidiffer@oakland.edu

Traci Parsons
Marketing and Outreach Specialist
480E Pawley Hall
(248) 370-3125
traciparsons@oakland.edu

Julia Smith
Professor
Ph.D. Coordinator
Ed.D. Co-Coordinator
475B Pawley Hall
(248) 370-3082
j15smith@oakland.edu

William Solomonson
Associate Professor
Coordinator, Master of Organizational Leadership
435G Pawley Hall
(248) 370-4172
solomonson@oakland.edu
- Patrick Callaghan - pcallagh@oakland.edu
- Melissa Curtis-Hendley - mlcurtis@oakland.edu
- Richard Damman - damman@oakland.edu
- Joyce Katona - jkatona@oakland.edu
- Laura Klein - lkklein@oakland.edu
- Michael Labay - labay@oakland.edu
- Michael Long
- Michael Maslyn - maslyn@oakland.edu
- Frank McGeogh - mcgeogh@oakland.edu
- Eric Nalian - enalian@oakland.edu
- Michael Nowakowski - nowakows@oakland.edu
- Matthew Outlaw - moutlaw@oakland.edu
- Candice Reyes - reyes@oakland.edu
- Sandra Standel - standel@oakland.edu
- Linda Watza - watza@oakland.edu
- Catherine Willoughby - willough@oakland.edu

Gwendolyn Thompson McMillon
Professor of Literacy
490G Pawley Hall
(248) 370-4158
mcmillon@oakland.edu

Lisa Martin
Office Assistant II
Department Contact
490A Pawley Hall
(248) 370-3054
montgome@oakland.edu
- Virginia Daniels - vmdaniel@oakland.edu
- Kathryn DiMeo - kdimeo@oakland.edu
- Julie Schrauben - jearends@oakland.edu
TEACHER DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATIONAL STUDIES

Lauren Childs
Special Instructor for Clinical Education
470F Pawley Hall
(248) 370-2012
laurenchilds@oakland.edu

Audra Slocum
Associate Professor and Director of Teacher Education
435A Pawley Hall
(248) 370-3030
ajslocum@oakland.edu
- Elizabeth Crowder - crowder@oakland.edu
- Rand Fakih - randfakih@oakland.edu
- Rick Forrest - forrest@oakland.edu
- Terri Jongekrijg - jongekri@oakland.edu
- Christopher Lee - christopherlee@oakland.edu

James Silvestri
Director of Communications and Marketing
410F Pawley Hall
(248) 370-4833
jmsilves@oakland.edu

Monica Tignanelli
Business Manager/Financial Analyst
415J Pawley Hall
(248) 370-3053
mtignanelli@oakland.edu
ADVISING
FIELD SERVICES

Beth Feiten
Director of Teacher Candidate Support
385 Pawley Hall
(248) 370-3083
bafeiten@oakland.edu

Audra Slocum
Associate Professor and Director of Teacher Education
435A Pawley Hall
(248) 370-3030
ajslocum@oakland.edu
CERTIFICATION/CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

Catherine Wigent
Director of Accreditation and Continuous Improvement
381 Pawley Hall
(248) 370-4529
wigent@oakland.edu

Sukie Gruesbeck
Manager of Academic Accountability
420D Pawley Hall
(248) 370-4191
gruesbeck@oakland.edu

Antoinette Moultrie-Dorsett
Administrative Coordinator for Special Services
420G Pawley Hall
(248) 370-4234
adorsett@oakland.edu
Counseling:
Tom Blume, Ph.D., Texas Tech University
Jane S. Goodman, Ph.D., Wayne State University
Mary L. Otto, Ed.D., Indiana University
Luellen Ramey, Ph.D., University of Florida
Howard Splete, Ph.D., Michigan State University
Human Development and Child Studies:
Sandra M. Alber, Ed.D., Wayne State University
Marc E. Briod, Ph.D., Northwestern University
Gerald G. Freeman, Ph.D., University of Michigan
Ronald M. Swartz, Ph.D., New York University
Organizational Leadership:
Susan M. Awbrey, Ph.D., Michigan State University
F. James Clatworthy, Ph.D., University of Michigan
William C. Fish, Ed.D., Columbia University
Eric J. Follo, Ed.D., Wayne State University
Laszlo J. Hetenyi, Ed.D., Michigan State University
James W. Hughes, Ed.D., University of New Mexico
Patrick J. Johnson, Ed.D., Wayne State University
William G. Keane, Ed.D., Columbia University
Billy J. Minor, Ph.D., Indiana University
William F. Moorhouse, Ed.D., University of Wyoming
M. Sharon P. Muir, Ph.D., University of Nebraska
Sandra P. Packard, Ed.D., Indiana University
Robert G. Payne, Ph.D., University of Michigan
Reading and Language Arts:
Richard F. Barron, Ph.D., Syracuse University
Jane M. Bingham, Ph.D., Michigan State University
Gloria T. Blatt, Ph.D., Michigan State University
Harold C. Cafone, Ed.D., Arizona State University
Robert J. Christina, Ph.D., Syracuse University
James F. Cipielewski, Ph.D., Oakland University
George E. Coon, Ed.D., Wayne State University
Ronald L. Cramer, Ph.D., University of Delaware
Harry T. Hahn, Ed.D., Arizona State University
W. Dorsey Hammond, Ph.D., University of Delaware
John E. McEneaney, Ph.D., University of Georgia
Linda M. Pavonetti, Ed.D., University of Houston
Anne E. Porter, Ph.D., Wayne State University
Robert M. Schwartz, Ph.D., University of Illinois
Toni S. Walters, Ph.D., Oakland University
Teacher Development and Educational Studies:
James W. Hughes, Ed.D., University of New Mexico
M. Sharon P. Muir, Ph.D., University of Nebraska
Dawn Pickard, Ph.D., Purdue University
Mary T. Stein, Ph.D., State University of New York (Buffalo)
Dyanne M. Tracy, Ph.D., Indiana University
Robert Wiggins, Ph.D., University of Illinois