Faculty and Research
Melanie Acosta
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Multicultural Education, Curriculum & Instruction
Area(s) of Scholarship
Critical issues in teacher learning and preparation; supporting African American educational excellence in elementary classrooms and in local communities; professional practice and identity of African American educators
Melissa Antonelli
ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä Areas
Reading and Literacy
Area(s) of Scholarship
Literacy, and curricular implementation, with particular attention to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) inclusion, curriculum, and educators.
Eileen Ariza
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TESOL/Bilingual Education
Area(s) of Scholarship
Foreign Language Teaching Methods, Language Arts and the Teaching Profession, TESOL and Bilingual Education
Traci Baxley
ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä Areas
Multicultural Education, Curriculum & Instruction
Area(s) of Scholarship
Anti-racist curriculum, anti-racist parenting, race identity, culturally responsive pedagogy, multicultural education and Black feminist thought
Yash Bhagwanji
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Early Childhood Education
Area(s) of Scholarship
Early childhood curriculum; Early intervention strategies; Parent involvement; Administration and advocacy in early education; Early childhood environmental education.
Rina Bousalis
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Social Science Education
Area(s) of Scholarship
Research interests include immigration, multiculturalism, human rights, United States history, and global and civics education
Susannah Brown
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Art Education
Area(s) of Scholarship
Arts Education, Curriculum Integration, Arts Integrated Curriculum, STEAM, Professional Development for Educators, Reading and Language Arts Early Childhood and Elementary
Victoria Brown
ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä Areas
Instructional Technology
Area(s) of Scholarship
Instructional technology for both educational and training professionals; Media Literacy; best practices in the teaching online, online support services, and management of distance learning programs for both K-12 and higher education. Experience in development of applications and products within distance education and training.
Jodi Cantor
Bridgette Cassidy
ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä Areas
Early Childhood, Early Childhood Curriculum
Area(s) of Scholarship
Early childhood curriculum, early childhood special education, inclusive education, individuals with extensive support needs, teacher self-efficacy, culturally relevant pedagogy, and out-of-school time.
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Reading Education
Area(s) of Scholarship
Reading and Language Arts, Literacy Education, Reading and Writing Development, Assessment-based Literacy instruction.
Alyssa Gonzalez-DeHass
ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä Areas
Educational Psychology
Area(s) of Scholarship
Parental Involvement, Student Motivation and Achievement Goals, Self-Efficacy and Self-Regulated Learning, the Case Study Method of Instruction
Robyn L. KleinDirector of Elementary and Secondary Education ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼äs and Senior Instructor
Ìý rklein@fau.edu
Ìý Website
ED 47 - 326 Boca
ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä Areas
Science/Stem Education
Area(s) of Scholarship
Science/STEM education; STEM teacher preparation for high need schools; Analysis of gaps in policy, curriculum and classroom practice in STEM; ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä evaluation; Needs assessment; Digital media supported problem-based learning; Nanoscale materials education
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Reading Education
Area(s) of Scholarship
Reading, Language Arts and Children Literature
Ann Musgrove
ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä Areas
Instructional Technology
Area(s) of Scholarship
Instructional Technology, Instructional design and Technology Integration. Best practices in online learning and cognitive styles.
Bryan Nichols
ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä Areas
Science Education, Environment Education
Area(s) of Scholarship
Science & Environmental Education, Importance of science and environmental literacy to global wellbeing. Emotional and moral
implications of science education. Motivations for non-majors to use scientific skills and thinking, especially connection and compassion for wildlife
Ronald PersinClinical Assistant Professor of Math and Science
Ìý rpersin@fau.edu
Ìý Website
ED 47 - 327 Boca
ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä Areas
Teaching Science with Inquiry
Applied Teaching of MathematicsÌý
Area(s) of Scholarship
History and Philosophy of Science, Team-based Learning, Applications of Differential Equations, Asteroid Mining, The Ozone layer, BSCS 5E Teaching Model, How Students Learn Science, Computer Supported Teaching, Brain-Computer Interface, ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼äming in Python, Java, and RustÌý
Jillian Powers
ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä Areas
Instructional Technology
Area(s) of Scholarship
Technology integration in K12 education, information and media literacy education, computational thinking and STEM education, online and blended learning and assistive technology
Andres Ramirez
ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä Areas
TESOL/Bilingual Education, Curriculum and Instruction
Area(s) of Scholarship
Bilingual and TESOL education; Critical Applied Linguistics; Systemic Functional Linguistics and Critical pedagogy. His current scholarship explores advocacy and responsive curricular practices for academic literacy achievement for culturally and linguistically diverse ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä.
Angela Rhone
ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä Areas
Educational Psychology
Area(s) of Scholarship
Educational Psychology, Multicultural Education and Technology.
Dilys Schoorman
ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä Areas
Curriculum & Instruction, Multicultural Education
Area(s) of Scholarship
Critical perspectives in research and pedagogy, teacher education and professional development in multicultural/global contexts, family literacy, faculty governance, leadership for social justice.
Sabrina SembianteInterim Co-Chair
Professor, TESOL and Bilingual Education
Ìý ssembiante@fau.edu
Ìý Website
Boca - ED 485
Davie - ES 220
ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä Areas
TESOL/Bilingual Education, Curriculum and Instruction
Area(s) of Scholarship
TESOL; Bilingual Education; Early Childhood; Early Bilingual Child Development;
Language and Literacy Instructional Practices; Applied Linguistics; Sociolinguistics.
Michelle Vaughan-McGovern
ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä Areas
Curriculum & Instruction
Area(s) of Scholarship
Teacher change and growth through action research; Technological pedagogical content knowledge; Technology integration; Online program development; Inclusion practices.
Patricia Willems
ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä Areas
Educational Psychology
Area(s) of Scholarship
Educational Psychology, Motivation; Self-Efficacy in preservice teacher preparation; Authentic instructional approaches for online learners; Case-study method/Case-based learning; Parental involvement in children’s learning and their educational success. Teach graduate courses in the areas of Child Development, Development of the Adolescent and Young Adult, Theories of Children & Adolescent’s Identity Development and Personality in Education.