Faculty and Staff

Meet the faculty and staff from Seattle University's College of Education.

College of Education
Faculty and Staff

Meet our Faculty and Staff

Our talented and accomplished faculty and staff are core to the Seattle University experience. What sets our faculty apart is a passion and dedication to the success of every student. From your intellectual and personal growth to leadership formation, Seattle University endows you with the knowledge, skills, connections and global perspective to become a leader of purpose.

In our classrooms, you’ll notice our small class sizes, esteemed faculty and people from a wide range of backgrounds and faiths. In our departments, you’ll have the support of talented professionals to realize your goals. Everyone contributes to a personalized, rigorous learning experience that empowers deeper learning and your ambitions at Seattle University and beyond.

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Meet our Faculty

Carol Adams, PhD

Assistant Professor, Teacher Education (MIT & MEd)
Program Director, Graduate Teacher Education (MIT & MEd)
Jasmaine Ataga, PhD

Assistant Clinical Professor
Mary Avian

Adjunct, Leadership & Professional Studies
Carrie Bailey

Adjunct, Leadership and Professional Studies
Danette Baker

Adjunct, Counseling
Winston Benjamin

Adjunct Faculty
Jerry Blackburn, MEd, SUDP

Adjunct Faculty, Counseling (COUN)
Courtney R. Boddie, PhD, LCPC, LPC, NCC

Adjunct Faculty, Counseling Department
Juquatta Brewer

Assistant Clinical Professor, Online Clinical Mental Health Counseling (OCMHC)
Hannah Brinser, PhD

Clinical Assistant Professor
Christopher Caldwell
Jennifer Cannon, PhD

Assistant Clinic Professor, Online Clinical Mental Health Counseling (OCMHC)
Edwin Carlos

Assistant Professor
Teaching, Learning & Leadership
Carla Cheatham

Assistant Clinical Professor, Online School Counseling (OSCOUN)
Ashley Coombs, PhD

Assistant Clinical Professor, Online Clinical Mental Health Counseling (OCMHC)
Charisse Cowan Pitre, PhD

Interim Dean, College of Education
Professor, Teacher Education (MIT)
Amanda Davis

Adjunct, Leadership and Professional Studies
Cynthia B. Dillard, PhD

Principal Investigator, Public Education in Beloved Community Initiative
Professor, College of Education
Dean Emeritus, College of Education
Gene Dockery, PhD, LPCC, NCC

Assistant Clinical Professor, Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC)
Kathleen Driscoll, PhD

Assistant Clinical Professor, Online Clinical Mental Health Counseling (OCMHC)
Cher Edwards, PhD, LMHC

Assistant Clinical Professor, School Counseling (SCOUN)
Rolita Flores Ezeonu, EdD

Adjunct Faculty
David Fainstein, PhD, NCSP

Assistant Professor, School Psychology (SPSY)
LaToya Flowers-Roe, EdD

Assistant Clinical Professor, Online Clinical Mental Health Program (OCMHC)
Paige Gardner, PhD

Interim Assistant Dean for Graduate Student Success and Development
Co-Program Director for Curriculum and Instruction Design
and Student Development Administration (SDA)
Assistant Professor, Student Development Administration (SDA)
Jan Gay, PhD

Assistant Clinical Professor, Online School Counseling (OSCOUN)
Jennifer Gess, PhD

Program Director, Online Clinical Mental Health Counseling (OCMHC)
Associate Clinical Professor, Online Clinical Mental Health Counseling (OCMHC)
Nikki Golden, PhD, LMFT, SUDP, MAC, CMHS

Assistant Professor, Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC)
Mary Graham, PhD

Professor, School Counseling (SCOUN)
and Online School Counseling (OSCOUN)
Pao-Yin Huang, PhD

Assistant Clinical Professor
Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Meg Iyer, PhD

Special Education Transition Specialist
Lorraine Joseph, PhD

Assistant Clinical Professor, Online Clinical Mental Health Counseling (OCMHC)
Ted Kalmus, MPA

Program Director, Educational Administration
Daniel Kelley-Petersen

Adjunct Faculty
Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC)
Cade Kirkhart

Adjunct, Counseling
Colleen Loranger, MEd

Instructor, Teacher Education (MIT and EDLS)
Lori Magnuson

Adjunct, Counseling
Jiale Man

Assistant Professor
Leadership & Professional Studies
Nathaniel Mason, MEd, NCC

Assistant Clinical Professor
Nora Maza

Assistant Clinical Professor, Online Clinical Mental Health Counseling (OCMHC)
Cody McCall

Adjunct, Counseling
Margit McGuire, PhD

Professor
Freida McKinney

Adjunct Faculty
Carmen Medina

Professor, Teaching, Learning & Leadership
Keith Mobley, PhD, LMHCS, LCMHCS, ACS, NCC

Program Director, Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC)
Associate Clinical Professor, Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC)
Jennifer Money Brady, PhD

Program Director, Online and In-Person School Counseling Masters Program
Renita Newton, PhD, LPC

Assistant Clinical Professor
Jason Parkin

Assistant Professor, School Psychology (SPSY)
Carlee Pendleton-Cole, PhD, PC, NCC, IPT-CST

Assistant Clinical Professor, Online Clinical Mental Health Counseling (OCMHC)
Shane Pisani, PhD

Assistant Clinical Professor, Teacher Education
Special Assistant to the Dean, Academic Affairs
Manivong Ratts, PhD, LMHC, NCC

Professor, Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC)
Ana Margarita Rivero Arias, PhD

Assistant Clinical Professor, Teacher Education (MIT)
Mark Roddy, PhD

Chair
Department of Teaching, Learning, and Social Justice
Associate Professor, Teacher Education (MIT)
Jordan Shannon, PhD, LMHC, C-DMHC, NCC

Assistant Professor, School Counseling (SCOUN)
Brandon Shurn, PhD, LCPC (MD), LMHC (FL), NCC

Assistant Clinical Professor, Online Clinical Mental Health Counseling (OCMHC)
Lisa Sibbett

Affiliate Faculty
Reyna Smith

Adjunct, Leadership & Professional Studies
Sarah Springer, PhD

Clinical Associate Professor
Laurie Stevahn, PhD

Professor, College of Education
Whitney Swann, PhD

Assistant Clinical Professor, Online Clinical Mental Health Counseling (OCMHC)
Erin Swezey, MPS, MA

Program Director, Student Development Administration (SDA)
Associate Teaching Professor, Student Development Administration (SDA)
Internship Coordinator, Student Development Administration (SDA)
Tolulope Taiwo

Adjunct, Leadership and Professional Studies
Colette Taylor, EdD

Professor, Educational and Organizational Learning and Leadership
Founding Director, Center for Social Transformation and Leadership
Special Assistant to the Provost for Strategic Directions
Erin Thomas

Adjunct, K-12 Teaching, Learning, Social Justice
Ashli D. Tyre, EdD, NCSP

Program Director, School Psychology (SPSY)
Professor, School Psychology (SPSY)
Kerry Soo Von Esch, PhD

Program Director, Educating Non-Native English Speakers (ENES)
Associate Professor, Educating Non-Native English Speakers (ENES)
Trenia Walker, PhD

Visiting Professor, Educational and Organizational Learning and Leadership
Danielle Walsh

Adjunct, Counseling
Joshua Webb

Adjunct, Leadership & Professional Studies
Joy S. Whitman, Ph.D., LCMHC, LCPC, LPC

Full Clinical Professor
Online Clinical Mental Health Counseling (OCMHC)
Karyn Wittmeyer

Adjunct, Counseling
Leslie Woods

Adjunct Faculty
Fanghui Zhao

Assistant Professor, Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC)

Meet our Staff

Beth Armitage

Certification Officer & Data Administrator
Lena Braylock

Online Student Success Coordinator
Wendy Bu

Program Operations Coordinator
Jamie Cho, PhD

Director of Public Education in Beloved Community Initiative
Cynthia B. Dillard, PhD

Principal Investigator, Public Education in Beloved Community Initiative
Professor, College of Education
Dean Emeritus, College of Education
Emily Efird

Senior Administrative Assistant, Professional and Continuing Education
Peggy Fine

Senior Director of Development
College of Education
Nick Haight

TLL Department Academic Services Coordinator
Julie Kang, PhD, NBCT

Director, Professional and Continuing Education
Elaine Marcinek

Principal Investigator and Director
Center for Change in Transition Services (CCTS)
Meghan McNeil

Director of Graduate Enrollment Marketing
College of Education
College of Arts and Sciences
Malaysia Myres

Temporary Senior Administrative Assistant
Mark Petterson, MFA

Director of Marketing and Communications
Ky Pham

Associate Dean for Operations, Enrollment and Finance
Leesa Salcedo

Counseling Department Academic Services Coordinator
Jay Shepherd

Assistant Director
Imani Sims

Program Manager
Project STRIDE
Benjamin Smith

Software Developer
Jessica Vu

Counseling Placement Program Manager
Día Joy Wright, PhD

Associate Director for Research
Public Education
Raley Zurcher

Online Student Success Coordinator

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