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MSU Denver Experts Guide
Teacher Education
Rosemarie Allen
Department: School of Education
Title: Associate Professor
Expertise: Disproportionality in discipline, Addressing challenging behaviors of children, Child care licensing regulations, Cultural competence
Shelby Balik
Department: History
Title: Associate Professor
Expertise: Early American history and politics, American religion (any period), American slavery and its legacy, historical memory (including controversies over statues and symbols), American political philosophy, K-12 public education
Sue Barnd
Department: School of Education
Title: Professor
Expertise: Interview skills for young physical educators, Single-sex and coed physical education class structures, K-12 Physical Education, Girls and women in sport
Philip Bernhardt
Department: School of Education
Title: Associate Professor
Expertise: Backwards design, General instructional practices (planning, assessment, classroom management), Curricular alignment with state/common core standards, Formative assessment, Performance-based assessment, Project-based learning, New teacher induction, Effective instructional practices, New teacher mentoring and preparation, Social studies as a subject area, Teacher retention
Rebecca Canges
Department: School of Education
Title: Associate Professor; Special Education, Early Childhood & Culturally & Linguistically Diverse
Expertise: Special education in schools, simulations for disabilities, working with families of students with special needs, building collaborative teams in schools between special & general education, social supports for students with special needs, pre-service teacher education (special ed), working with school age English language learners.
Ingrid Carter
Department: School of Education
Title: Associate Professor
Expertise: Elementary science education
Bethany Fleck Dillen
Department: Psychological Sciences
Title: Professor
Expertise: Education, Memory, College teaching, Child development, Early childhood education, Developmental psychology, College teaching pedagogy
Krista Griffin
Department: Elementary Education & Literacy
Title: Associate Professor
Expertise: Literacy in general, Teacher education, Motivation/engagement in literacy, Boys and reading, Research methodology with children
Lisa Kindleberger Hagan
Department: Psychological Sciences
Title: Professor
Expertise: Child cognitive development, Infant attachment and temperament, Child emotional development, Use of psychological testing in child education, Child development of gender roles, Use of psychological theory to guide child education, Women's studies
Elizabeth Hinde
Department: School of Education
Title: Dean
Expertise: Teacher preparation, Social studies education, Geography education, Civics education, Curriculum integration
Deborah Horan
Department: School of Education
Title: Chair, Professor - Elementary Education and Literacy
Expertise: Education, Elementary education
Janelle Johnson
Department: School of Education
Title: Associate Professor
Expertise: STEM teaching and learning, inclusive STEM pedagogies, culturally and linguistically diverse education, broadening participation in STEM, university-school partnerships
Elizabeth Kleinfeld
Department: English
Title: Professor
Expertise: Writing, Professional writing, Plagiarism and source use, Satire and parody, New media, Multigenre and multimodal composition, Universal Design for Learning
Lunden MacDonald
Department: Modern Language
Title: Assistant Professor
Expertise: Spanish language, Literature, Teaching, Contemporary trends in foreign language study, Translation, SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome), SUDC (Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood), Investigative trends in SIDS and SUDC research
Lupe Martinez
Department: School of Education
Title: Associate Professor Emeritus
Expertise: Elementary education, Diversity, Classroom management and curriculum, Language arts, Social studies
Nhu Nguyen
Department: School of Education
Title: Professor
Expertise: Physical Fitness
Peggy O'Neill-Jones
Department: Journalism and Media Production
Title: Professor Emeritus
Expertise: Instructional technology, Interactive Technologies, Educational media, Mobile and Social Media, Primary Source Pedagogy
Todd Reimer
Department: School of Education
Title: Professor
Expertise: Teacher education, Secondary education, Curriculum and instruction, Cognitive and motivational psychology, Education policy and reform, Learning design, Instructional technologies, Authentic learning and assessment, Project-based learning, Controversial issue discussions
Aaron Richmond
Department: Psychological Sciences
Title: Professor
Expertise: Educational psychology, Teaching Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM), Teaching higher education, Memory, Mnemonics, Learning styles, Memory aids and memory development, Online education, Motivation, Science education, Adolescent education, At-risk youth education
Marc Rodriguez
Department: School of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Family Literacy
Title: Parents as Teachers Coordinator, Parenting Coordinator
Expertise: K-12 Education, Parenting skills, Sheltered (ESL) Instruction, Educational Administration (Principal)
Darlene Sampson
Department: Social Work
Title: Clinical Field Faculty and Equity Specialist Coordinator, WEEAC
Expertise: Trauma, Issues related to children of color, Police and community interactions, Educational challenges, pedagogy and curriculum, Over suspension of children of color, School/community consultation-particularly with black/brown communities, Racial bullying, Diversity/equity/inclusivity, Mental Health, General social work
Dorothy Shapland
Department: School of Education
Title: Assistant Professor
Expertise: Early Childhood Teacher Education, Early Childhood STEM/STEAM & Social Emotional Learning
Adriann Wycoff
Department: Chicana/o Studies
Title: Professor - Chicana/o Studies, Co-Principal Investigator - College Assistance Migrant Program, Director - Family Literacy Program
Expertise: Community-based education programs, Family literacy, Migrant education issues, Nontraditional education, Latino literature (poetry emphasis), Women and poverty
Kathryn Young
Department: School of Education
Title: Associate Professor
Expertise: Intersectionality (race + disability) primarily, Cultural competence, Microaggressions, Teacher preparation