School of Education and Human Services
Pawley Hall
456 Pioneer Drive
Rochester,
MI
48309-4482
(location map)
248 370 3050
sehs@oakland.edu

Directory
The School of Education and Human Services consists of five academic departments and nearly ten centers. We house almost 250 full-time and part-time faculty members and 150 staff members. Take a look below to find who you're looking for.

Dr. Michael P. Chaney
Associate Professor
Coordinator,
Addictions Specialization
435G Pawley Hall
(248) 370-3084
chaney@oakland.edu

Dr. Robert S. Fink
Associate Professor
Coordinator, Child and Adolescent Specialization
491 C Pawley Hall
(248) 370-2012
fink@oakland.edu

Dr. James T. Hansen
Professor
Coordinator, Mental Health Specialization
450E Pawley Hall
(248) 370-3071
jthansen@oakland.edu
Dr. Todd William Leibert
Associate Professor and Chair
440K Pawley Hall
(248) 370-2626
leibert@oakland.edu

Dr. Brian Joseph Taber
Associate Professor
Coordinator, Advanced Specialization
440F Pawley Hall
(248) 370-4173
taber@oakland.edu
- Rotesa Baker – rbaker2@oakland.edu
- Sue Clement – sfclemen@oakland.edu
- Don Deering – deering@oakland.edu
- Sebi Fishta – sebifishta@oakland.edu
- Sara Jahimiak – saeikelb@oakland.edu
- TJ Jourian – tjjourian@oakland.edu
- Ann Liesen – amliesen@oakland.edu
- Jeannine Marthen – email TBD
- Phil O’Dwyer – POD3@aol.com
- Patrina Pica-Kras – ppicakras@oakland.edu
- Melanie Popiolek – mapopiol@oakland.edu
- Mary Rose Day – mrday@oakland.edu
- Chris Summerell – cpsummerell@sbcglobal.net
- Sonja Thayer – slthayer@oakland.edu
- Cathy Trahan – trahan@oakland.edu
- Jason Vannest – jlvannes@oakland.edu
- Rebecca Vannest – rjvannes@oakland.edu
- Brian Wummel – bdwummel@oakland.edu
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND CHILD STUDIES

Christine Abbott
Special Instructor
Ed.S. Co-Coordinator
480A Pawley Hall
(248) 370-2636
cabbott@oakland.edu

Shannon Flumerfelt
Associate Professor
Distance Learning Coordinator
Vitae
475C Pawley Hall
(248) 370-3036
flumerfe@oakland.edu

Eileen Johnson
Department Chair
Associate Professor
480B Pawley Hall
(248) 370-2627
johnso10@oakland.edu
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C. Suzanne Klein
Assistant Professor
Central Office Coordinator
Galileo Co-Coordinator
480C Pawley Hall
(248) 370-3142
csklein@oakland.edu

Jana Nidiffer
Associate Professor
PMC Coordinator
475A Pawley Hall
(248) 370-4204
nidiffer@oakland.edu

Traci Parsons
Marketing and Outreach Specialist
476 Pawley Hall
(248) 370-3125
traciparsons@oakland.edu

V. Thandi Sule
Assistant Professor
MAHEL Coordinator
480E Pawley Hall
(248) 370-4339
sule@oakland.edu

Caryn Wells
Associate Professor
Ed.S. Co-Coordinator
480H Pawley Hall
(248) 370-3072
cmwells2@oakland.edu

Jeni Wenson
Special Instructor
HRD Program Coordinator
440A Pawley Hall
(248) 370-2644
wenson@oakland.edu

Tanya M. Christ
Associate Professor
Department Partnership Coordinator
460F Pawley Hall
(248) 370-3091
christ@oakland.edu

S. Rebecca Leigh
Associate Professor
Ph.D. Program Coordinator
490B Pawley Hall
(248) 370-4684
leigh23@oakland.edu

Mary K. Lose
Professor, Director
Reading Recovery
Center of Michigan
485H Pawley Hall
(248) 370-3085
lose@oakland.edu

Gwendolyn Thompson McMillon
Professor of Literacy
490G Pawley Hall
(248) 370-4158
mcmillon@oakland.edu

Lisa Montgomery
Administrative Secretary
Department Contact
490A Pawley Hall
(248) 370-3054
montgome@oakland.edu
TEACHER DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATIONAL STUDIES

Cynthia Carver
Associate Professor
Department Chair
Vitae
485A Pawley Hall
(248) 370-3081
carver2@oakland.edu

Anne Donato
Program Director, Saudi Arabia Project
450B Pawley Hall
(248) 370-3199
adonato@oakland.edu

Aryan Elzaiat
Business Manager/Financial Analyst
415K Pawley Hall
(248) 370-3053
aelzaiat@oakland.edu

Alexandra
Circulation Desk Supervisor

April
Circulation Desk Assistant

Amber
Circulation Desk Assistant

Emily
Circulation Desk Assistant

Gabrielle
Circulation Desk Assistant

Jamie
Circulation Desk Assistant

Kayla
Circulation Desk Assistant

Kyle
Circulation Desk Assistant

Lauren
Circulation Desk Assistant

Nathan
Circulation Desk Assistant
FIELD SERVICES

Beth Feiten
Director of School and Field Services
381 Pawley Hall
(248) 370-3083
bafeiten@oakland.edu
ADVISING
CERTIFICATION/CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

Catherine Wigent
Director of Accreditation and Continuous Improvement
377 Pawley Hall
(248) 370-4529
wigent@oakland.edu

Shawna Boomgaard
Manager of Academic Accountability
420D Pawley Hall
(248) 370-4191
boomgaar@oakland.edu

Adam LeRoy
Administrative Coordinator for Special Services
420G Pawley Hall
(248) 370-4236
aleroy@oakland.edu
Counseling:
Jane S. Goodman, Ph.D., Wayne State University
Mary L. Otto, Ed.D., Indiana University
Luellen Ramey, Ph.D., University of Florida
Howard Splete, Ph.D., Michigan State University
Human Development and Child Studies:
Sandra M. Alber, Ed.D., Wayne State University
Marc E. Briod, Ph.D., Northwestern University
Gerald G. Freeman, Ph.D., University of Michigan
Ronald M. Swartz, Ph.D., New York University
Organizational Leadership:
Susan M. Awbrey, Ph.D., Michigan State University
F. James Clatworthy, Ph.D., University of Michigan
William C. Fish, Ed.D., Columbia University
Eric J. Follo, Ed.D., Wayne State University
Laszlo J. Hetenyi, Ed.D., Michigan State University
James W. Hughes, Ed.D., University of New Mexico
Patrick J. Johnson, Ed.D., Wayne State University
William G. Keane, Ed.D., Columbia University
Billy J. Minor, Ph.D., Indiana University
William F. Moorhouse, Ed.D., University of Wyoming
M. Sharon P. Muir, Ph.D., University of Nebraska
Sandra P. Packard, Ed.D., Indiana University
Robert G. Payne, Ph.D., University of Michigan
Reading and Language Arts:
Richard F. Barron, Ph.D., Syracuse University
Jane M. Bingham, Ph.D., Michigan State University
Gloria T. Blatt, Ph.D., Michigan State University
Harold C. Cafone, Ed.D., Arizona State University
Robert J. Christina, Ph.D., Syracuse University
James F. Cipielewski, Ph.D., Oakland University
George E. Coon, Ed.D., Wayne State University
Ronald L. Cramer, Ph.D., University of Delaware
Harry T. Hahn, Ed.D., Arizona State University
W. Dorsey Hammond, Ph.D., University of Delaware
Anne E. Porter, Ph.D., Wayne State University
Robert M. Schwartz, Ph.D., University of Illinois
Toni S. Walters, Ph.D., Oakland University
Teacher Development and Educational Studies:
Dawn Pickard, Ph.D., Purdue University
Dyanne M. Tracy, Ph.D., Indiana University