Faculty and Staff
Melanie Acosta, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
College of Education
Curriculum and Instruction
Kaley Adams, Ph.D.
Visiting Instructor
College of Education
Special Education | Academy for Community Inclusion
Vonzell Agosto, Ph.D.
Chair and Professor
College of Education
Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
Melissa A. Antonelli, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
College of Education
Curriculum and Instruction
Eileen W. Ariza, Ed.D.
Professor
College of Education
Curriculum and Instruction
Victoria Ayala
Afterschool Office Assistant, Pine Jog Afterschool Program
College of Education
Pine Jog Environmental Education Center
Nina Bachemin, MBA
ACI Support Manager
College of Education
Academy for Community Inclusion
Wanda Baldwin, MSW, LCSW
Clinial Specialist
College of Education
Special Education
Maysaa Barakat, Ph.D.
Professor
College of Education
Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
Jessica Barnes, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
College of Education
Counselor Education
Kelley Bastien, MSW
Clinical Specialist
College of Education
Center for Autism and Related Disabilities
Cynthia B. Bauman, Ph.D.
OELL Associate Director, Learning Programs
College of Education
Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
Wendy Bautista
Coordinator, Administrative Services
College of Education
Pine Jog Environmental Education Center
Traci Baxley, Ph.D.
Professor
College of Education
Curriculum and Instruction
Jeremy E. Bayne
Office Manager
College of Education
Communication Sciences and Disorders / Communication Disorders Clinic
Rachel Bellevue
Senior Secretary
College of Education
Office for Academic and Student Services
Boca Raton Campus | ED 47 230
Mykel Beorchia, Ph.D.
Director
College of Education
Office of Appreciative Education
Luann Bertaux, M.A., BCBA
Clinical Specialist
College of Education
Center for Autism and Related Disabilities
Yash Bhagwanji, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
College of Education
Curriculum and Instruction
Jennifer Bloom, Ed.D.
Professor
College of Education
Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
Ira Bogotch, Ed.D.
Professor Emeritus, Educational Leadership
College of Education
Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
Yanique Booth
Academic Advisor
College of Education
Office for Academic and Student Services
Rina Bousalis, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
College of Education
Curriculum and Instruction
Susannah Brown, Ph.D.
Professor
College of Education
Curriculum and Instruction
Victoria Brown, Ed.D.
Professor
College of Education
Curriculum and Instruction
Kelly Brown Kearney, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor
College of Education
Special Education | Academy for Community Inclusion
Amy Bukszpan, Ph.D.
Instructor
College of Education
Special Education
Robert Bush
Job Coach
College of Education
Academy for Community Inclusion
Christina Butler
OELL Administrator, Professional Development
College of Education
Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
Darrenn Cadet, Ed.D., CRC
Senior Operations Specialist, Workforce Development ÌÇÐÄVlog
Jodi Cantor, M.A.
Office Manager
College of Education
Curriculum and Instruction
Gwendolyn Carey, Ed.D.
Associate Director of ACI and Instructor
College of Education
Academy for Community Inclusion
Bridgette Cassidy, Ph.D.
Instructor, Early Childhood
College of Education
Curriculum and Instruction
Traci Catto, Ed.D.
Executive Director
College of Education
Office for School Engagement | Accreditation, Assessment and Analystics | Dean's Office
Su Yon Choi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership
College of Education
Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
Terry Clark, M.Ed., CCC-SLP
Senior Instructor
College of Education
Communication Sciences and Disorders / Communication Disorders Clinic
Boca Raton Campus
Don Lawless Coker, M.Ed.
Grants Coordinator
College of Education
Center for Autism and Related Disabilities
Ray Coleman, Ph.D.
Executive Director
College of Education
Pine Jog Environmental Education Center
Lisa Collins, CCC-SLP
Clinical Adjunct Staff
College of Education
Boca Raton Campus
Melissa Conrad
Coordinator
College of Education
Office for School Engagement
Nicole Contreras-Garcia, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Higher Education Leadership
College of Education
Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
Kristina Cornwell
Program Assistant
College of Education
PK-12 Schools and Educational Programs
John E. Critelli Jr., Ph.D.
Clinical Instructor for the School Leaders Program, PROPEL
College of Education
Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
Boca Raton Campus | ED 47 240
Elisa Cruz, Ed.D.
Instructor
College of Education
Special Education
Ali Danesh, Ph.D., DFAAA, CCC-A
Professor
College of Education
Communication Sciences and Disorders / Communication Disorders Clinic
Sharon M. Darling, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
College of Education
Special Education
Tranekqua Davis-Thomas
Office Manager
College of Education
Jupiter Campus
Michael A. DeDonno, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean of Research, Director of the Center for Research Excellence and Associate Professor, Research Methodology Integrated Medical Science (Secondary)
College of Education
Dean's Office | Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
Sabrina DeGoias, B.A.
Clinical Specialist
College of Education
Center for Autism and Related Disabilities
Bessie Dernikos, Ed.D.
Associate Professor
College of Education
Curriculum and Instruction
Boca Raton Campus | ED 47 - 323
Steve Diaz, M.S.
Director, Technology Services
College of Education
Technology Services | Dean's Office
Angelica Downey, Ph.D.
Instructor
College of Education
Special Education | Academy for Community Inclusion
Kathleen DuBois
Office Manager
College of Education
Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
Charles Dukes, Ed.D., Ph.D.
Dean and Professor
College of Education
Dean's Office | Special Education
Josephine Elliott, M.S.
Executive Assistant to the Dean
College of Education
Dean's Office
Kelly Emelianchik-Key, Ph.D., LMHC-QS, LMFT, ACS, NCC
Professor and Doctoral Program Coordinator
College of Education
Counselor Education
Anne Fennimore, Ph.D.
Director of Communications
College of Education
Dean's Office
Caitlin Fielding
Clinical Support Specialist
College of Education
Center for Autism and Related Disabilities
Jupiter Campus | R MC03 - 274
Alexander M Fields, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
College of Education
Counselor Education
Lisa Finnegan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
College of Education
Special Education
Deborah L. Floyd, Ed.D.
Professor and Coordinator of the Ed.S. and Ph.D. in Educational Leadership: Higher Education
College of Education
Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
Susan Foley
Senior Secretary
College of Education
Curriculum and Instruction
James Forgan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
College of Education
Special Education
Michael Frain, Ph.D.
Professor
College of Education
Counselor Education
Katie Friesen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Higher Education Leadership and Coordinator of the M.Ed. in Education Leadership: Higher Education Leadership
College of Education
Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
Christy Timm Fulkerson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor
College of Education
Communication Sciences and Disorders / Communication Disorders Clinic
Boca Raton Campus | ED 47 – 451
Joseph Gagnon, Ph.D.
Chair and Professor
College of Education
Special Education
Boca Raton Campus | ED-412
Carman Gill, Ph.D.
Professor
College of Education
Counselor Education
Daniel Goldstein, CCC
Social Media Assistant
College of Education
Center for Autism and Related Disabilities
Peggy Goldstein, Ed.D.
Visiting Instructor
College of Education
Special Education
Alyssa Gonzalez-DeHass, Ph.D.
Professor
College of Education
Curriculum and Instruction
Heather Graeve
Student Services Liaison/Job Coach
College of Education
Academy for Community Inclusion
Sunny Gross
Program Assistant
College of Education
Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
John Hardman, Ph.D.
Senior Instructor, Educational Leadership | Director, IDEAL School Leaders Master’s Degree Program
College of Education
Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
Joel Herbst, Ed.D.
Vice President for PK-12 and Pre-Baccalaureate Programs
College of Education
PK-12 Schools and Educational Programs
Chris Hill, M.Ed.
Associate Director of Operations
College of Education
Pine Jog Environmental Education Center
Jacqueline Wood Hoeppner, Ph.D.
Assistant Director
College of Education
Center for Autism and Related Disabilities
Boca Raton Campus | Ed 47 - 441
Ellen Ismalon
Secretary
College of Education
Special Education
Stefanie Kenney, M.S.
Employment Specialist
College of Education
Academy for Community Inclusion
Robyn L. Klein, Ed.D.
Director of Elementary and Secondary Education Programs and Senior Instructor
College of Education
Curriculum and Instruction
David Devraj Kumar, Ed.D.
Professor of Science Education and Director of the STEM Education Laboratory
College of Education
Curriculum and Instruction
Mikaela Kursell, M.F.A.
Academic Program Coordinator
College of Education
Counselor Education
Tina Ladd, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
College of Education
Counselor Education
Rick Laliberte, M.S.
Business Manager
College of Education
Dean's Office
Susanne Lapp, Ed.D.
Associate Professor
College of Education
Curriculum and Instruction
Carmen Larson, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
College of Education
Counselor Education
Susanna Launder, Ph.D.
Assistant Director
College of Education
Center for Autism and Related Disabilities
Christy Laureano
Assistant After School Director, Pine Jog Afterschool Program
College of Education
Pine Jog Environmental Education Center
Andres Leon, M.S.
Web and Database Systems & Programmer
College of Education
Technology Services
Mary Lieberman, Ed.D.
Associate Professor
Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
Jeffrey Lucas, B.A.
Clinical Outreach Coordinator
College of Education
Center for Autism and Related Disabilities
Katie M. Miller, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
College of Education
Special Education
Janet Madri-Flores, LCSW
iRISE2 Mentoring Program Assistant
College of Education
Center for Autism and Related Disabilities
Jupiter Campus | SR MC03 – 229
Philomena Marinaccio, Ph.D.
Visiting Instructor
College of Education
Curriculum and Instruction
Patricia Maslin-Ostrowski, Ed.D.
Professor
College of Education
Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
Alexzandria May, Ed.S., LMHC
iRISE2 Mentoring Program Manager
College of Education
Center for Autism and Related Disabilities
Taka Mays, Ed.D.
Clinical Senior Instructor
College of Education
Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
Kimberley McKeag
OELL Manager, School Leaders Operations
College of Education
Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
Brianna Miller, Ed.D., NCTS
Instructor
College of Education
Special Education | Academy for Community Inclusion
Tracey Miller, Ed.D.
Clinical Instructor
College of Education
Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
Kelli Moransais, Ed.D.
Director
College of Education
Office for School Engagement
John D. Morris, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
College of Education
Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
Rotem Moshe, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
College of Education
Counselor Education
Meredith Mountford, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
College of Education
Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
Ann Musgrove, Ed.D.
Associate Professor
College of Education
Curriculum and Instruction
Bryan Nichols, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
College of Education
Curriculum and Instruction
Zulma Niles
Financial Administrative Coordinator
College of Education
Pine Jog Environmental Education Center
Mercedes Scott Pagano, B.A.
Marketing and Graphic Design
College of Education
Hannah Bowers Parker, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
College of Education
Counselor Education
Ronald Persin, Ed.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Math and Science
College of Education
Curriculum and Instruction
Mae Posadas, M.A.
Administrative Services Coordinator
College of Education
Special Education | Counselor Education
Jillian Powers, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
College of Education
Curriculum and Instruction
Rangasamy Ramasamy, Ph.D.
Professor
College of Education
Special Education
Andres Ramirez, Ed.D.
Associate Professor
College of Education
Curriculum and Instruction
Vicky Ramirez, B.B.A.
Administrative Services Coordinator
College of Education
Dean's Office
Sita Ramnarace, M.Ed.
Assistant Director
College of Education
Office for Academic and Student Services
Daniel Reyes-Guerra, Ph.D.
Professor and Coordinator of the M.Ed. and Ph.D. programs in Education Leadership: School Leaders
College of Education
Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
Angela Rhone, Ed.D.
Professor
College of Education
Curriculum and Instruction
Sarah Roberts, B.A.
Office Assistant
College of Education
Dean's Office
Boca Raton Campus | ED 47 – 213
Jennifer Rogers, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
College of Education
Counselor Education
Elizabeth Villares Sacks, Ph.D.
Chair and Professor Department of Counselor Education
College of Education
Counselor Education
Cristobal Salinas, Ph.D.
Professor and Coordinator of the Leadership Minor
College of Education
Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
Barbara Savage, M.P.A.
Grants Manager
College of Education
Dean's Office
Ruya Savuran, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor in Math Education
College of Education
Curriculum and Instruction
Dilys Schoorman, Ph.D.
Professor
College of Education
Curriculum and Instruction
Jack Scott, Ph.D., BSBA-D
Executive Director
College of Education
Center for Autism and Related Disabilities
Tim Sebesta
Academic Advisor
College of Education
Office for Academic and Student Services
Sabrina Sembiante, Ph.D.
Interim Co-Chair and Professor, TESOL and Bilingual Education - Coordinator, Ph.D. Program in Curriculum & Instruction
College of Education
Curriculum and Instruction
Boca Raton Campus | Boca - ED 485 ,Davie - ES 220
Deborah Shepherd, Ed.D.
Associate Dean
College of Education
Office for Academic and Student Services
Robert Shockley, Ph.D.
Professor
College of Education
Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
Victoria Siegel, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
College of Education
Counselor Education
Bethany Simpson, M.Sc.
Education / Training Specialist
College of Education
Pine Jog Environmental Education Center
Lauren Snowman, M.S., CRC
Transition Specialist
College of Education
Center for Autism and Related Disabilities
Kelly Steele, M.S., CCC-SLP
Clinic Director and Senior Instructor
College of Education
Communication Sciences and Disorders / Communication Disorders Clinic
Boca Raton Campus | ED 47 - 423, Boca
Jessica Stupec
Assistant Director
College of Education
Office for Academic and Student Services
Fatemeh Tabari, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
College of Education
Communication Sciences and Disorders / Communication Disorders Clinic
Gregory Taylor, Ph.D.
Instructor
College of Education
Special Education
Rachelle Tolliver, Ed.S.
Clinical Specialist
College of Education
Center for Autism and Related Disabilities
Jupiter Campus | ÌÇÐÄVlog/IRRSC St. Lucie West Campus
Ayse Torres, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
College of Education
Counselor Education
Maria Toth, MS, CCC-SLP
Clinical Adjunct Staff
College of Education
Boca Raton Campus
Michelle Vaughan-McGovern, Ed.D.
Interim Co-Chair and Professor
College of Education
Curriculum and Instruction
MarÃa D. Vásquez-Colina, Ph.D.
Professor
College of Education
Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
Sheila Walden, Ed.D.
Director of Accreditation, Assessment and Analytics
College of Education
Accreditation, Assessment and Analystics
Todd Walsh, M.Ed.
Technical Support Specialist
College of Education
Technology Services
Joseph Waters, M.Ed.
Director
College of Education
Office for Academic and Student Services
Ashley Weinkoff, M.Ed.
Coordinator, Administrative Services, COE Appreciative Education
College of Education
Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
Boca Raton Campus | ED – 47 - 240
Patricia Willems, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
College of Education
Curriculum and Instruction
Dale F. Williams, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Chair and Professor
College of Education
Communication Sciences and Disorders / Communication Disorders Clinic
Boca Raton Campus | ED 47 - 417
Kerry Wittel, Ph.D.
Clinical Manager
College of Education
Center for Autism and Related Disabilities
Anne L. van Zelst, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
College of Education
Communication Sciences and Disorders / Communication Disorders Clinic
Lilyanna Zmijak, Ph.D.
Visiting Instructor
College of Education
Communication Sciences and Disorders / Communication Disorders Clinic
Boca Raton Campus | ED 47 - 449