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New Faculty Fall 2018

Welcome New Faculty!

This information was featured in our October 2018 EduGator Insider Newsletter.

The College of Education is delighted to welcome 20 new faculty to our EduGator community, bringing with them fresh perspective and new expertise in the areas including: bilingual education, counselor education, early childhood, educational psychology, education technology, higher education, school psychology, special education and teacher education. Mini-bios of each are below.

This impressive group of new faculty represent about half of the positions that the university has approved for recruitment to the College of Education. We welcome these new faculty and look forward to filling the additional positions, as we continue working toward Building A Brighter Future.

Additional Open Positions

Anita Zucker Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies

Darbianne Shannon

Faculty Profile

Darbianne K. Shannon, Ph.D.

Assistant Research Scientist

Degrees:
Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction – University of Florida
M.A. in Reading Education – University of Southern Florida
B.S. in Early Childhood Education and Elementary Education – Florida Southern College

Comes to UF from:
Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Florida

Research interests:
Professional development teacher coaching; system-level policy

Crystal Bishop

Faculty Profile

Crystal Bishop, Ph.D.

Assistant Research Scientist

Degrees:
Ph.D. in Special Education – University of Florida
M.Ed. in Human Development Counseling – Vanderbilt University
B.S. in Zoology & Physiology – University of Wyoming

Comes to UFCOE from:
Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Florida

Research interests:
Translation of research and policy to practice in early childhood settings

Bilingual/ESOL Education

Mark Pacheco

Faculty Profile

Mark Pacheco, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Degrees:
Ph.D. in Learning, Teaching & Diversity – Vanderbilt University
M.S. in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages – The City College of New York
B.A. in Italian and English – Georgetown University and Universitá di Firenze

Comes to UF from:
Faculty, Illinois State University

Research interests:
Strategic language and literacy instruction for English learners

Timothy Vetere

Faculty Profile

Timothy Vetere, Ph.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor

Degrees:
Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction/Second Language Ed – Penn State University
M.A. in TESOL/Applied Linguistics – Indiana University of Pennsylvania
B.A. in Theatrical Studies, Minor in French – Ball State University

Comes to UF from:
Instructor, Penn State University

Research interests:
Role of the imagination and play in multicultural environments

Counselor Education

Hannah Bayne

Faculty Profile

Hannah Barnhill Bayne, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Degrees:
Ph.D. in Counselor Education & Supervision – Old Dominion University
M.Ed. in Community Counseling – The College of William & Mary
B.A. & B.A. in International Studies & Communications – Virginia Tech

Comes to UF from:
Faculty, Loyola Univ. Maryland

Research interests:
Empathy assessment and development; counseling diverse populations; spirituality in counseling

Karin Fields

Faculty Profile

Karin Fields, PhD

Clinical Assistant Professor

Degrees:
Ph.D. in Counselor Education – University of Florida
MHS in Rehabilitation Counseling – University of Florida
B.A. in Sociology & B.S. in Family, Youth, and Community Sciences – University of Florida

Comes to UFCOE from:
LCS Integrative Counseling & Consulting

Research interests:
Maternal identity for adoptive mothers; collaboration/supervision among mental health professionals; identity formation for children in foster care

Katie Fields

Faculty Profile

Katie Fields, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Degrees:
Ph.D. in Counseling & Counselor Education – University of Florida
M.Ed. in Marriage and Family Counseling – University of Florida
Ed.S. in Marriage and Family Counseling – University of Florida
B.A. in Sociology (Cum Laude) – University of Florida

Comes to UF from:
Adjunct Professor, University of Florida

Research interests:
turnaround school leadership, mentoring for teacher and leader development

Curriculum, Teaching and Teacher Education

Gage Jeter

Faculty Profile

Gage Ryan Jeter, Ph.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor

Degrees:
Ph.D. in Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculum – University of Oklahoma
M.Ed. in Secondary Education – University of Central Oklahoma
B.S. in Language Arts Education – University of Oklahoma

Comes to UF from:
Curriculum Specialist, K20 Center at Univ. of Central Oklahoma

Research interests:
Authentic writing processes/products; multimodal literacies; professional development

Educational Psychology

Helena Mawdsley

Faculty Profile

Helena Mawdesley, Ph.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor

Degrees:
Ph.D. in Applied Developmental & Educational Psychology – Boston College
M.A. in Child Development – Tufts University
B.A. in Psychology – University of Notre Dame

Comes to UF from:
Postdoctoral Affiliate, University of Florida

Research interests:
Early childhood education and intervention; families of young children with disabilities

Education Technology

Maya Israel

Faculty Profile

Maya Israel, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Degrees:
Ph.D. in Special Education – University of Kansas
M.S.Ed. in Special Education – University of Kansas
B.A. in Elementary Education – Ottawa University

Comes to UF from:
Faculty, Univ. of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

Research interests:
Strategies and supports for academically diverse learners in computational thinking and computer science; Universal Design for Learning

Dongho Kim

Faculty Profile

Dongho “Don” Kim, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Degrees:
Ph.D. in Learning, Designing & Technology, University of Georgia
M.A. in Educational Technology – Seoul National University
B.A. in Education – Seoul National University

Comes to UF from:
Faculty, Northern Illinois University

Research interests:
Learning analytics, human-computer Interaction, adaptive online learning

Bojan Lazarevic

Faculty Profile

Bojan Lazarevic, Ph.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor

Degrees:
Ph.D. in Education—Instructional Technology – University of Nebraska
M.A. in Adult Education – University of Belgrade
B.A. in Adult Education – University of Belgrade

Comes to UF from:
Faculty, Mt. Saint Mary College

Research interests:
Emerging and Web 2.0 technologies; online learning; multimedia production; innovative pedagogy

Higher Education Administration

Lindsay Lynch

Lindsay Byron Lynch, Ed.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor

Degrees:
Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration – University of Florida
M.Ed. – University of Florida
B.A. – University of Florida

Comes to UF from:
Administration, South Florida State College

Research interests:
Institutional policies, practices and systems that improve student access and success

School Partnerships/Field Experiences

Lina Burklew

Lina Burklew, M.Ed.

Assistant, Teacher Education

Degrees:
M.Ed. in Elementary Education – University of Florida
B.A.E. in Elementary Education – University of Florida

Comes to UF from:
Principal, Alachua County Public Schools

School Psychology

Christopher Anthony

Faculty Profile

Christopher Anthony, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Degrees:
Ph.D. in School Psychology – Penn State University
M.Ed. in School Psychology – Penn State University
B.A. in Psychology – University of Notre Dame

Comes to UF from:
Faculty, Oklahoma State University

Research interests:
Socioemotional and behavioral predictors of achievement; assessment and measurement; family context and student learning

Special Education

Lindsey Chapman

Faculty Profile

Lindsey Chapman, Ph.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor

Degrees:
Ph.D. in Special Education – University of Miami, FL
M.S.Ed. in Exceptional Student Education – Nova Southeastern University
B.S.Ed. in Elementary Education & B.S. in International Studies – University of Miami, FL

Comes to UF from:
Graduate Research Assistant, University of Florida

Research interests:
Teacher prep and professional learning to support diverse student populations; teacher retention; school culture and working conditions

Kristi Cheyney Collante

Faculty Profile

Kristi Cheyney-Collante, Ph.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor

Degrees:
Ph.D. in Special Education/Qualitative Research and Evaluation Methodology – University of Florida
Graduate Certificate in Educational Technology (Online Teaching and Learning) – University of Florida
M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction (with Honors) – University of Phoenix
B.A. in Music – University of Miami

Comes to UF from:
Faculty, Santa Fe College

Research interests:
Early literacy and high-poverty communities; visual ethnography and participant-driven research

Tabatha Dobson

Faculty Profile

Tabatha Dobson, Ph.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor

Degrees:
Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction – University of Florida
M.Ed. in Elementary Education: Early Childhood – University of Central Florida
B.S. in Elementary Education – University of Central Florida

Comes to UF from:
Lead Consultant, Center for the Collaborative Classroom

Research interests:
Teacher professional learning; struggling readers; effective literacy practices

Vivian Gonsalves

Faculty Profile

Vivian Gonsalves, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Degrees:
Ph.D. in Special Education – University of Florida
M.Ed. in Special Education – University of Florida
B.S. in Elementary Education – University of Florida

Comes to UF from:
Visiting Clinical Faculty, University of Florida

Research interests:
Teacher prep and development in literacy instruction and interventions; dyslexia assessments and interventions

STEM Education

Julie Brown

Faculty Profile

Julie C. Brown, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Degrees:
Ph.D. in Science Education – University of Florida
M.Ed. in Science Education – University of Florida
B.S. in Animal and Veterinary Science – University of Rhode Island

Comes to UF from:
Faculty, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Research interests:
Equitable secondary science teaching; undergraduate science education