Faculty
Department of Education Studies
Patricia Steinhaus
Professor
Early Childhood Education
Office: ED 244
Phone: 773-995-2346
Inna Dolzhenko
Assistant Professor
Early Childhood Education
Office: ED 217
Phone: 773-995-2191
Research/Service Interests: Early Childhood Education (social and emotional development of young children), Social-Emotional Learning and Character Development (teaching SEL skills to young children), Special Education (development of young children with disabilities), Mindfulness (development of awareness of self and others), Multicultural education (anti-bias education, culturally responsive pedagogy), Teacher preparation, Quantitative research methodologies (multiple regression, multivariate analyses, hierarchical linear modeling), Qualitative research methodologies
Tywanda Jiles , Ed.D.
Department Chairperson
Assistant Professor
Early Childhood Education
Office: ED 215
Phone: 773-995-3749
Research/Service Interests: Social-emotional learning, culturally responsive teaching, professional development for early childhood educators, teacher advocacy and family engagement.
Chyrese Wolf, Ed.D.
Associate Professor
Elementary and Middle Education & Graduate Reading
Office: ED 229
Phone: 773-995-2370 (Prefer email communication cwolf@csu.edu)
Research/Service Interests: International comparative literacy teacher development using large-scale assessments, PISA and PIRLS, in the development of the public's perception of teacher effectiveness. Impact of dialogical teaching in the literacy classroom: examining the teacher-student relationship.
Department of Health Education, Physical Education and Recreation
Sarah Buck, Ph.D.
Physical Education & Recreation
Office: JDC 220
Phone: 773-995-3651
Research/Service Interests: My research interests are currently cultural factors related to sedentary in African American females. For service, I am Academic Affairs Committee Chair, the General Education Committee Secretary, and a member of Faculty Senate and the COE Admissions and Standards committees (all CSU). I am Past-President of IAHPERD (Illinois Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance) and currently on the Executive Board as well as editor of the semi-annual publication, the Illinois Journal. I am a member of Rotary1 Chicago as well as co-Chair of the Community Service committee.
Mark A. Kutame, Ph.D.
Department Chairperson
Associate Professor
Physical Education & Recreation
Office: JDC 221
Phone: 773-995-3650
Research/Service Interests: Teacher Pedagogical Content Knowledge/Curriculum and Instruction.
Edward Reed
Professor
Physical Education & Recreation
Office: JDC 218
Office Phone: 773-995-3646
Robert J. Syzman, Ph.D., CAPE
Professor
Program: Physical Education & Recreation
Office: JDC 224
Phone: 773-995-3645
Research/Service Interests: Psychosocial Aspects of Disability and Paralympics Sports, President Chicago Teachers College/Chicago State University Alumni Association,Secretary Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) Committee
Secretary Board of Athletic Advisors, Faculty Search Committee Member, College of Education Graduate Committee Secretary Department Personnel Committee
June Price – Shingles
Associate Professor
Health Education
Office: JDC 223
Phone: 773-995-3779
Research/Service Interests:
My research interest consist of creating a new programming module for recreation faculty nationwide for instruction during the program design course using the 40 Developmental Assets as the core criteria. Other interests are in leadership and professional development modules for undergraduate students independent of the core curriculum for parks, recreation and sports management and therapeutic recreation while matriculating through undergraduate studies.
Michael McNicholas
Assistant Professor
Physical Education & Recreation
Office: JDC 219
Phone: 773-995-2294
Graduate Programs in Education
Rasha ElSaheli Elhage, PhD
Associate Professor
Special Education
Office: ED 234
Phone: 773-995-3538
Research/Service Interests: Employment of youth with disabilities, Special Education transition services, Vocational Education for youth with disabilities, Co-teaching, Special Education teachers retention
Athanase Gahungu
Professor
Principal Preparations
Office: ED 237
Phone: 773-995-2009
Deborah Lynch, Ph.D.
Professor
Curriculum & Instruction
Office: ED 241
Phone: 773-995-2066
Research/Service Interests: Research interest: teacher perceptions of student substance use; trauma-informed teaching & learning.
Service Interests: Serenity Academy of Chicago (SAC) board member (working to start a sober high school in Chicago); SMART Recovery volunteer facilitator.
Garrard McClendon, Ph.D.
Professor
Principal Preparation, Higher Education Administration, Doctoral Studies
Office: ED 231
Phone: 773-821-2579
Research/Service Interests: Perceptions, Expectations, and Language, Ebonics, Education, School Choice, Critical Race Theory, Politics, Education, Law and Finance
Olanipekun Laosebikan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Higher Education Administration
Office: ED 226
Phone: 773-821-2832
Research/Service Interests: Black international education exchange, international student organizations and political activism, HBCUs and international education.
Doctoral Studies
Chandra Cabraal
Associate Professor
Doctoral Studies
Office: ED 238
Phone: 773-821-2832
Byung-in Seo, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Doctoral Studies
Office: ED 228
Phone: 773-821-2181
Research/Service Interests: Content area literacy, Secondary education, Curriculum, Instruction, Bridging the learning divide between English/language arts and mathematics.
Elementary Education
Allen Bearden
Lecturer
Special Education
Office: ED 233
Phone: 773-995-2005
Research/Service Interests:
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