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Career Placements – Selected Ph.D. in Education Alumni

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Name	Grad Year	Specialization	Dissertation Title	Position
Laura Ahlstrom	2018	Economic Education	Where Are The Women? The Gender Gap In Undergraduate Economics And Finance Degree Selection	Assistant Professor of Economics at Oklahoma State University, OK
Amber Fern Beliakoff	2021	Learning Sciences		Research Associate, WestEd, San Francisco, CA
Brenna Hassinger-Das	2013	Learning Sciences	The Storybook Number Competencies Intervention: Learning Quantitative Vocabulary And Number Sense Through Story Reading	Assistant Professor, Pace University, NY
Brianna Devlin	2021	Learning Sciences		Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Purdue University, IN
Caroline Elizabeth Gaudreau	2021	Learning Sciences		Research Professional, TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health, University of Chicago, IL
Daniela Avelar Guerrero	2021	Learning Sciences		Postdoctoral Research Associate, Texas HIPPY, University of North Texas, TX
Haruka Konishi	2015	Learning Sciences	Semantic Reorganization: Does Language Influence Infants’ Perception Of Components Of Events?	Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Missouri Western State University, MO
Jessica Rodrigues	2017	Learning Sciences	Developing Fraction Screeners To Identify Children At Risk For Mathematics Difficulties	Assistant Professor, University of Missouri, MO
Nicole Hansen	2015	Learning Sciences	Development Of Fraction Knowledge: A Longitudinal Study From Third Through Sixth Grade	Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Studies, Seton Hall University, NJ
Yueyue Fan	2019	Learning Sciences	The Effects Of Critical Questions On Undergraduate Students’ Argumentative Writing	Director of Performance Reporting and Analysis, Grand Prairie ISD, TX
Andrea Drewes	2018	Learning Sciences	Personal, Professional, Political: An Exploration Of Science Teacher Identity Development For Teaching Climate Change	Assistant Professor in the Department of Graduate Education, Leadership, and Counseling, Rider University, NJ
Nicole DiGironimo	2010	Learning Sciences	What Is Technology? A Study Of Fifth and Eighth Grade Student Ideas About The Nature of Technology	Director of Academics at JNA Institute of Culinary Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Allison Jackson	2015	Literacy	The Role Of Executive Function In Writing Achievement In First Grade	Assistant Professor, Special Education, University of Delaware, DE
Carla Meyer	2009	Literacy	An Assessment Of Middle And High School Content-Area Teachers’ Knowledge Of Adolescent Literacy	Assistant Professor, Instruction and Leadership in Education, Duquesne University, PA
John Sabatini	1997	Literacy	Is Accuracy Enough? The Cognitive Implications Of Speed Of Response In Adult Reading Ability	Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of Psychology and the Institute for Intelligent Systems at the University of Memphis, TN
John Strong	2019	Literacy	The Effects Of An Informational Text Structure Intervention On Fourth- And Fifth-Grade Students’ Reading Comprehension And Informative Writing	Assistant Professor, Learning and Instruction; Graduate School of Education, University of Buffalo, NY
John Zachary Strong	2019	Literacy		Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Education, University of Buffalo, NY
Katrin Blamey	2008	Literacy	The Effects Of Two Repeated Reading Treatments On Fluency And Comprehension Of Second Grade Students	Associate Professor, Education Department, DeSales University, PA
Noreen Moore	2009	Literacy	The Effects Of Being A Reader And Of Observing Readers On Fifth Grade Students’ Argumentative Writing	Assistant Teaching Professor, Writing Studies, Rhetoric, and Composition, Syracuse University, NY
Sohyun Meacham	2013	Literacy	Preschool Teachers’ Language Use In Sociodramatic Play	Associate Professor, Literacy Education, College of Education, University of Northern Iowa, IA
Valerie Shinas	2012	Literacy	Reading Path And Comprehension: An Investigation Of Eighth-Grade Skilled Readers’ Engagement With Online, Multimodal Texts	Associate Professor, PhD Department Chair, Educational Studies Department, Lesley University, MA
Yi Song	2012	Literacy	Teaching Critical Questions About Argumentation Through The Revising Process: Effects On College Students’ Argumentative Essays	Associate Research Scientist, Educational Testing Service
Zoi-Apostolia Philippakos	2012	Literacy	Effects Of Reviewing On Fourth And Fifth-Grade Student’s Persuasive Writing And Revising	Assistant Professor, Literacy Education, College of Education, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Alison Marzocchi	2015	Mathematics Education	Investigating Changes Of Underrepresented Students’ Mathematics Identities Into Their First Year Of College	Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, California State University, CA
Corey Webel	2010	Mathematics Education	Collective Cognitive Responsibility In The High School Mathematics Classroom	Associate Professor, Learning, Teaching & Curriculum, University of Missouri, MO
Jathan Austin	2012	Mathematics Education	On The Alignment Of Pre-Service Teachers’ Personal Mathematics Teacher Efficacy Beliefs And Mathematical Knowledge For Teaching	Associate Professor, Mathematics and Computer Science, Salisbury University, MD
Jenifer A Hummer	2019	Mathematics Education		Assistant Professor, West Chester University, PA
Joseph DiNapoli	2018	Mathematics Education	Supporting Secondary Students’ Perseverance For Solving Challenging Mathematics Tasks	Assistant Professor, Montclair State University, NJ
Julien C Colvin	2022	Mathematics Education		Assistant Professor, Mathematics Education, Illinois State University, IL
Robert Mixell	2019	Mathematics Education	Investigating Group Problem Posing For Secondary Students In A Linear Functions Intervention	Visiting Lecturer of Mathematics, Dickenson College, PA
Siobahn Suppa	2018	Mathematics Education	Supporting Novice Mathematics Teacher Educators To Teach Ambitiously Via Continuously Improved Curriculum Materials	Assistant Professor, Mathematics and First Year Studies, Stockton University, NJ
Susanna Molitoris-Miller	2013	Mathematics Education	Preservice Teachers’ Abilities And Learning Processes Involving The Composition Of Definitions Of Quadrilaterals	Assistant Professor, Mathematics Education, Kennesaw State University, GA
James Beyers	2008	Mathematics Education	Development And Evaluation Of An Instrument To Measure Prospective Teachers’ Dispositions With Respect To Mathematics	Department Chair, Associate Professor, Elementary and Early Childhood Education, The College of New Jersey, NJ
Kelly-Ann Berk Gesuelli	2022	School Psychology		Postdoctural Fellow studying math cognition and interventions for students with learning difficulties, University of Notre Dame, IN
Dana Morrison	2018	Sociocultural & Community Based Approaches	Organized: An Exploration Of Teachers’ Engagement In Grassroots Organizing	Assistant Professor, Educational Foundations and Policy Studies, West Chester University, PA
Elizabeth Soslau	2010	Sociocultural & Community Based Approaches	Opportunities To Develop Adaptive Expertise During Student Teaching Conferences: Identifying Barriers And Exploring Intersubjectivity	Professor, School of Education, University of Delaware, DE
Hye Jung Choi	2018	Sociocultural & Community Based Approaches	Constructing Possible Selves: Korean American Students In Community Colleges	Educational Content Developer at IT Company
Kevin Currie Knight	2014	Sociocultural & Community Based Approaches	From Laissez-Faire To Vouchers: An Intellectual History Of Market Libertarian Thought On Education In Twentieth Century America	Teaching Assistant Professor, Special Education, Foundations and Research Foundations, East Carolina University, NC
Marisa Kofke	2019	Sociocultural & Community Based Approaches	A Phenomenological Study Of Autistic Female Adolescents’ Perspectives On School-Based Social Skills Experiences	Assistant Professor, Education, Hartwick College, NY
Scott Richardson	2011	Sociocultural & Community Based Approaches	Performances Of Masculinities In Elementary Schools	Curriculum Theorist, Montessori Works Delaware, DE
Diana M Codding	2021	Sociocultural & Community Based Approaches		Postdoctoral Fellow working with the NSF INCLUDES Aspire Alliance to address issues of collective impact and social equity, Northwestern University, IL

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