Beth A. Ferri, Ph.D. is a Professor of Inclusive Education and Disability Studies at Syracuse University, where she also coordinates the Doctoral program in Special Education. Professor Ferri has published widely on the intersection of race, gender, and disability, including…

Nicole L. Fonger, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Mathematics and Mathematics Education at Syracuse University. Dr. Fonger is a community-engaged scholar, mathematics education researcher, visual artist, mathematics teacher educator, mathematics professor, and mother. Her research agenda is driven by…

My research and teaching focus on how students learn science and how learning is related to teaching. While it seems evident that teaching and learning are related, the exact nature of this relationship, especially as it relates to elementary science,…

Benjamin Dotger, PhD, is a professor in the Teaching and Leadership Department at Syracuse University.  He teaches education foundations courses to secondary and K-12 students, coordinates the Teaching & Curriculum master’s program, and directs clinical simulation design and implementation efforts…

Academic Program Area Focus: Educational Leadership, Literacy Education, Selected Studies in Education, Teaching and Curriculum   Courtney Mauldin is an Assistant Professor in the Teaching and Leadership Department in the Syracuse University School of Education. Her interdisciplinary research and scholarship illuminates…

Christine (Christy) Ashby is a professor of inclusive special education and disability studies and the director of the Center on Disability and Inclusion, a research center that promotes the inclusion of people with disabilities in all aspects of school and society—both…

Kelly Chandler-Olcott is Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence and the interim dean of the School of Education. A former high school English and social studies teacher, she has taught English methods and content literacy courses…

Biography Kal Alston is trained in philosophy of education. She spent her earlier career at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in educational policy studies and as director of the Gender & Women’s Studies Program. Her most recent publications have…

Beth Myers is the Lawrence B. Taishoff Professor of Inclusive Education and Executive Director of the Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education. She is a tenure-track faculty member in the Teaching and Leadership Department in the School of Education at…

Academic Program Area Focus: Childhood Education, Early Childhood Education, Educational Leadership, Inclusive Special Education   George Theoharis, Ph.D., is a Professor of Educational Leadership and Inclusive Elementary/Early Childhood Education in the Teaching and Leadership Department at Syracuse University. He has extensive…