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Directors, advisors and administrators

 

Administration

For general inquiries, email spd_teacherprep@stonybrook.edu 

Susan Ross, MA
Interim Director
Distributed Teacher and Leader Education (D-TALE)
Teacher Certification Officer
(631) 632-7053
Susan.Ross@stonybrook.edu

Terry S. Earley, PhD
Director of Assessment and Accreditation
Teacher and Leader Education (D-TALE)
(631) 632-7616
Terry.Earley@stonybrook.edu
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Patricia Dixon, MA
Coordinator for Educational Programs
(631) 632-9486
Patricia.Dixon@stonybrook.edu

 

Educational Leadership Programs


Craig Markson, EdD
Director
(631) 632-7067
Craig.Markson@stonybrook.edu
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English Education Program


Joshua Cabat
Director of Teacher Education
Email: joshua.cabat@stonybrook.edu

William Martin
Undergraduate Program Coordinator/Advisor
Telephone: 631-632-7400
Email: william.martin@stonybrook.edu

 

Foreign Language Education Programs


Sarah Jourdain, PhD
Foreign Language Education Programs Director
(631) 632-7440
Sarah.Jourdain@stonybrook.edu

 Advisors
Robert Bloomer, PhD
German Advisor
(631) 632-7369
Robert.Bloomer@stonybrook.edu
Franck Dalmas, PhD
French Advisor
Franck.Dalmas@stonybrook.edu
Giuseppe Gazzola, PhD
Italian Advisor
Giuseppe.Gazzola@stonybrook.edu 
Jiwon Hwang, PhD
Undergraduate Chinese, Japanese and Korean
Jiwon.Hwang@stonybrook.edu
Joseph Pierce, PhD
Spanish Advisor, Undergraduate
Joseph.Pierce@stonybrook.edu
Nicholas Rzhevsky, PhD
Russian Advisor
(631) 632-7359
Nicholas.Rzhevsky@stonybrook.edu
Aurelie Vialette, PhD
Spanish Advisor, Graduate
Aurelie.Vialette@stonybrook.edu
 

 

Mathematics Education


Lisa Berger, PhD* 
Director of Mathematics Education and Associate Professor of Mathematics
(631) 632-8278
lisa.berger@stonybrook.edu

*on sabbatical until August 2024

Jason Starr, PhD
Advisor for Mathematics Education and Professor of Mathematics
(631) 632-8270
jason.starr@stonybrook.edu



Science Education


Keith Sheppard, EdD
Director, Institute for STEM Education
(631) 632-2989
keith.sheppard@stonybrook.edu

Linda Padwa, PhD
Associate Director for Science Education
(631) 632-7075
linda.padwa@stonybrook.edu

Advisors

Biology

Edward Bossong
Undergraduate Advisor
Edward.Bossong@stonybrook.edu

Rachel Pilero
Undergraduate Advisor
(631) 632-8571
Rachel.Pilero@stonybrook.edu

Zuzana Zachar, PhD
Graduate Advisor, Biology
(631) 632-8970
zuzana.zachar@stonybrook.edu

Chemistry

Susan Oatis, PhD
Undergraduate and Graduate Advisor, Chemistry
(631) 632-1571
Susan.Oatis@stonybrook.edu

Earth and Space Sciences

Hanna Nekvasil, PhD
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Hanna.Nekvasil@stonybrook.edu

Joel Hurowitz, PhD
Graduate Program Advisor
(631) 632-5355
Joel.Hurowitz@stonybrook.edu)

Physics

Robert McCarthy, PhD
Undergraduate and Graduate Advisor, Physics
(631) 632-8086 
Robert.Mccarthy@stonybrook.edu 

 

Social Studies Education


Charles G. Backfish
Director   
(631) 632-1093 
Email:   Charles.Backfish@stonybrook.edu

 

TESOL


Mariann Coogan, MA
Director of TESOL Teacher Preparation and Certification
mariann.coogan@stonybrook.edu