Ruth
Cossey
Professor of Education
Education 216, 510.430.3159, rcossey@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Preservice and inservice mathematics and science
education, sociology of education in urban environments, mathematics reform in
elementary and secondary schools
David Donahue
Professor of Education
Education 223, 510.430.3393, ddonahue@mills.edu
Professional Interests: English and social studies education, service
learning, literacy, human rights education
Tomás
Galguera
Professor of Education
Education 217, 510.430.3252, tomasgs@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Teacher education for language-minority students,
bilingual education and English-language development programs, ethnolinguistic
diversity in education
Joseph
E. Kahne
Professor of Education
John and Martha Davidson Chair
Chair, MacArthur Research Network on Youth and Participatory Politics
On sabbatical 2011-2012
Education 220, 510.430.3275, jkahne@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Democracy and education, digital media and public participation, urban educational change and
school policy, service learning, youth development
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Diane Ketelle
Associate Professor of Education
Educational Leadership and Administrative Service Credential
Education 221, 510.430.2189, dketelle@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Administrator knowledge, administrator stories,
narrative inquiry, fictionalizing real experience
Linda
Kroll
Professor of Education
Faculty Executive Committee Division Representative
Mary and Richard Holland Chair
Education 214, 510.430.3161,
lindak@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Cognitive development, development of literacy,
application of developmental theory to educational issues, teacher education,
teacher development including development of teachers from their training
throughout their careers
Vicki
LaBoskey
Professor of Education
Education 219, 510.430.3110, vickikl@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Self-study of teacher education practices,
reflection in teaching, narrative in teaching and teacher education, teacher
research
Linda Perez
Professor of Education
Director of Child Life and Early Childhood Specialist Programs
Co-Director of Infant Mental Health Program
Education 213, 510.430.3238, lmperez@mills.edu
Professional Interests: At-risk children and families, the application of
developmental theory to special education issues, mental health and
developmental disorders of infancy and early childhood
Anna Ershler
Richert
Professor of Education
Faculty Director of Mills Teacher Scholars
Education 218, 510.430.3160, anna@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Teacher learning and school reform, teacher
knowledge, professional education/development, teacher research
Katherine Schultz
Professor of Education
Dean of School of Education
Education 206, 510.430.3384, kshcultz@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Urban teacher education, pedagogical practice and teacher learning,
international teacher professional development, adolescent literacy in and out of school
Priya
Shimpi
Assistant Professor of Education
Education 215, 510.430.2114, pshimpi@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Communicative, social, and cognitive development in a
diversity of learning environments; translating early childhood research into practice;
the role of culture and experience in children’s attention and learning
Sabrina Zirkel
Professor of Educational Leadership
Abbie Valley Professorship in Education
Education 211, 510.430.3380,
szirkel@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Issues of race and ethnicity in education, creating more
effective multi-ethnic and urban schools, intergroup relations in schools, educational
leadership for social change
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Visiting
Scholars & Artists
Richard Ayers
Lecturer, Spring
Education 203, 510.430.3190, rayers@berkeley.edu
Office Hours: By appointment
Professional Interests: Teacher education, equity and social justice, discourse and literacy
Elizabeth Baker
Visiting Assistant Professor
Kimball House 2, 510.430.3154,
ebaker@mills.edu
Office Hours: Tuesdays 3:30-5:00 and by appointment
Professional Interests: Teacher research, including Japanese lesson study; pre-service and in-service
science and mathematics education; gender and equity education in the urban classroom; constructivist
education
Frederica Breuer
Lecturer
Education 203, 510.430.3190, fbreuer@mills.edu
Office Hours: By appointment
Professional Interests: Early literacy development, K-6 writing curriculum, children's literature
LaKimbre Brown
Visiting Assistant Professor, Fall
labrown@mills.edu
Susan Christopher
Visiting Assistant Professor, Summer
Education 210, 510.430.3170, schristo@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Gender studies, curriculum change, qualitative inquiry, organizational
issues in higher education
Nanu Clark
Lecturer, Spring
Education 210, 510.430.3191, nanunanu@mills.edu
Office Hours: By appointment
Professional Interests: Early childhood curriculum, children’s literature and literacy development,
kindergarten readiness, teacher training
Jamal Cooks
Visiting Associate Professor
Education 212, 510.708.0344, jcooks@sfsu.edu
Office Hours: Thursdays 5:00-7:00 and by appointment
Professional Interests: Examining African American vernacular english, developing reading skills, building
expository writing skills, and using popular culture in the classroom
Graham Dobson
Lecturer, Summer
Dora Dome
Visiting Assistant Professor, Fall
ddome@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Legal representation of public school districts in the areas of student
discipline and special education, and the provision of professional development on equity issues related
to disproportionality and student achievement
Eliana Elias
Lecturer, Spring
Education 203, 510.502-3642, elianaelias@comcast.net
Office Hours: By appointment only
Professional Interests: Dual language learners, education equity, immigrant families,
early childhood staff development, preschool curriculum
Kevin Harrigan
Lecturer, Spring
Education 203, 510.430.3191, kharrigan@nusd.k12.ca.us
Professional Interests: Building leadership capacity in all members of the professional
learning community; teacher leadership; instructional leadership coaching; creating
inclusive communities through a culture of collaboration that leads to change, builds trust
and ensures equity
Linda Honeyman
Lecturer, Spring
Education 203, 510.537-0719, lhoneyma@aol.com
Professional Interests: Teacher education/staff development for improving elementary
mathematics education, support provider for new teachers (emphasis is math education), support
in mathematics for English language learners
Brandon Krueger
Visiting Assistant Professor, Fall
bkrueger@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Organizational leadership theories, family and community engagement in
schools, human resources leadership, shared leadership, program improvement strategies, state and federal
programs, multilingual/multicultural education
Josephine Lee
Lecturer
Education 222, 510.430.3325, jlee@mills.edu
Office Hours: By appointment
Professional Interests: Infant care and development; supporting children's oral language development;
the importance of symbolic play, television and media culture in the lives of young children
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Betty Lin
Lecturer
Kimball House Room 4, 510.430-2328, blin@mills.edu
Office Hours: Mondays 12:00-2:00, Thursdays 10:00-12:00
Professional Interests: Early intervention and early childhood special education, infant mental health,
early intervention advocacy and public policy cultural understanding when working with Asian families
Susan Marchant
Lecturer
Education 213, 510.428.2490, smarchan@mills.edu
Office Hours: By appointment only
Professional Interests: Genetic disorders, organizational psychology, pediatric chronic illness,
pediatric palliative care, cultural implications in pediatrics, autism and related disorders
Julie Nicholson
Visiting Assistant Professor
Leadership Program in Early Childhood (LPEC) and Early Childhood Education
Kimball C, 510.430.2116, jnichols@mills.edu
Office Hours: Mondays from 4:00-5:00 or by appointment
Professional Interests: Post-modern inquiry, early care and education, teacher learning and teacher
research, inquiry based practice, developing capacity-based discourse within ECE, play across the
lifespan, the impact of early trauma and maltreatment on learning and development, use of interactive
computer mediated communication tools in teacher education
Zachary Roberts
Visiting Assistant Professor, Spring
Education 203, 510.430.3190, trevster12@yahoo.com
Office Hours: By appointment
Professional Interests: Instructional supervision and cognitive coaching, reflective practice,
early induction administration, assessment and evaluation, interdisciplinary education
Caitlin Schwarzman
Lecturer
Education 203, 510.430.3190, caitlin@crucker.com
Office Hours: By appointment only
Professional Interests: Arts and humanities education, experiential education, teaching for equity,
teaching girls
Regina Stroud
Visiting Assistant Professor, Spring
Education 203, 510.430.3190, reginastroud@sbcglobal.net
Office Hours: By appointment
Professional Interests: African American Women Leaders; racial identity and
representation; community college administration; narrative inquiry integrated with videography, community college administration and advanced educational leadership
Greg Tanaka
Visiting Professor
Education 203, 510.430.3190, gtanaka@mills.edu
Office Hours: Wednesdays 4:00-6:00 and by appointment
Professional Interests: Capital markets, systemic collapse/social change, qualitative research,
participatory democracy, action research, subject formation and individual agency
Lucinda Taylor
Visiting Assistant Professor, Spring
Education 203, 510.430.3190, ltaylor@mills.edu
Stacy Thompson
Visiting Assistant Professor, Fall
sthompson@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Leadership in higher education, teacher preparation, diversity
issues in education
Tracy Trujillo
Visiting Assistant Professor, Fall
t3trujillo@hotmail.com
Professional Interests: Advocation of the health of infants, children, adolescents and young adults
Jacqueline Ullman
Visiting Assistant Professor, Fall
jacquelineullman@gmail.com
Professional Interests: Academic self-concept and achievement motivation, same-sex attracted youth,
secondary school peer culture, marginalized/stigmatized students, quantitative research methods in education
Ron Ulrich
Lecturer, Fall
rulrich@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Math and science education, teacher development, application of
hands on learning, development of critical thinking skills, and classroom norms
Vicki Van Steenberg
Lecturer
Education 222, 510.430.3325, vvan@mills.edu
Office Hours: Mondays 2:30-4:00 and by appointment
Professional Interests: Early childhood special education, inclusion and diversity, school-community
partnerships, family systems and teacher-parent teams, teacher education involving personal transformation,
multicultural consciousness, sustainability for systems change, dual language learners in special education
Vicky Webber
Lecturer
Education 216, 510.430.3190, vwebber@mills.edu
Office Hours: Mondays 10:00-11:00 and by appointment
Professional Interests: History and philosophy of education, ethnomathematics, teaching for equity and social justice
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Staff
Melissa Benham
Program Coordinator, Educational Leadership, Early Childhood Education, and Infant Mental Health
School of Education
Kimball 3, 510.430.3293, mbenham@mills.edu
Susan Christopher
Director of Enrollment & Strategic Research
School of Education
Education 210, 510.430.3170, education@mills.edu
Colleen Keirn
Coordinator of Teacher Education, Credentialing
School of Education
Education 202, 510.430.3255, ckeirn@mills.edu
Office hours: By appointment
Annie Neves
Academic Coordinator and Executive Assistant to Dean
School of Education
Education 203, 510.430.3192, aneves@mills.edu
Rachel Lefkowitz
Administrative Assistant
School of Education
Kimball 3, 510.430.3146, rlefkowitz@mills.edu
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