Department of Educational Policy & Leadership

The Department of Educational Policy & Leadership is dedicated to enhancing the understanding and practice of educational leadership and policy at all levels of the education system, cradle-to-career. Faculty is comprised of leading scholars and seasoned professionals who create a unique learning experience for tomorrow’s educational leaders in New York, across the United States or around the world.

Degrees

Master's

Educational Policy and Leadership MS | Fully Online Option | +CGS Option |

Educational Policy and Leadership MS | Fully Online Option | +CGS Option |
Educational Policy and Leadership MS | Fully Online Option | +CGS Option |
Educational Policy and Leadership MS | Fully Online Option | +CGS Option |
Educational Policy and Leadership MS | Fully Online Option | +CGS Option |
Educational Policy and Leadership MS | Fully Online Option | +CGS Option |

Higher Education MS | Fully Online Option | +CGS Option |

Higher Education MS | Fully Online Option | +CGS Option |
Higher Education MS | Fully Online Option | +CGS Option |
Higher Education MS | Fully Online Option | +CGS Option |

International Education Management and Leadership MA | Fully Online | +CGS Option |

International Education Management and Leadership MA | Fully Online | +CGS Option |
International Education Management and Leadership MA | Fully Online | +CGS Option |
International Education Management and Leadership MA | Fully Online | +CGS Option |
International Education Management and Leadership MA | Fully Online | +CGS Option |
International Education Management and Leadership MA | Fully Online | +CGS Option |
International Education Management and Leadership MA | Fully Online | +CGS Option |
Doctoral

Educational Policy and Leadership PhD | Partially Online | +CGS Option |

Educational Policy and Leadership PhD | Partially Online | +CGS Option |
Educational Policy and Leadership PhD | Partially Online | +CGS Option |
Educational Policy and Leadership PhD | Partially Online | +CGS Option |
Educational Policy and Leadership PhD | Partially Online | +CGS Option |
Department News

Department News Archive

 

Department Faculty & Staff

Aaron Benavot
Aaron Benavot
Professor
Department of Educational Policy & Leadership; School of Education; Department of Sociology
Cecilia Bibbò
Cecilia Bibbò
Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of Educational Policy & Leadership; School of Education
Ed Engelbride
Ed Engelbride
Professor of Practice
Department of Educational Policy & Leadership; School of Education
Gina Giuliano
Gina Giuliano
Graduate Advisor & Lecturer II
Department of Educational Policy & Leadership; School of Education
Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson
Director of School Leadership
Department of Educational Policy & Leadership; School of Education
Hannah C. Kistler
Hannah C. Kistler
Assistant Professor
Department of Educational Policy & Leadership; School of Education
Mitch Leventhal
Mitch Leventhal
Professor
Department of Educational Policy & Leadership; School of Education
Daniel C. Levy
Daniel C. Levy
Distinguished Professor
Department of Educational Policy & Leadership; School of Education
Sheila Meissner
Sheila Meissner
Administrative Assistant II
Department of Educational Policy & Leadership; Department of Literacy Teaching & Learning; School of Education
Heinz-Dieter Meyer
Heinz-Dieter Meyer
Professor
Department of Educational Policy & Leadership; School of Education
Maria G. Moon
Maria G. Moon
Department Coordinator
Department of Educational Policy & Leadership; School of Education
Susan D. Phillips
Susan D. Phillips
Professor and Director of Doctoral Training, Counseling Psychology
Department of Educational & Counseling Psychology; Department of Educational Policy & Leadership; School of Education
Kathryn S. Schiller
Kathryn S. Schiller
Associate Professor
Department of Educational Policy & Leadership; School of Education; Department of Sociology
Deborah Schussler
Deborah Schussler
Professor & Department Co-Chair
Department of Educational Policy & Leadership; School of Education
Christy Smith
Christy Smith
Assistant Dean for Academic Programs, Partnerships and Accreditation; Executive Director of Student Success; University Certification Officer; Assistant Service Professor
Department of Educational Policy & Leadership; School of Education
Teniell Trolian
Teniell Trolian
Associate Professor & Department Co-Chair
Department of Educational Policy & Leadership; School of Education
Gilbert A. Valverde
Gilbert A. Valverde
Associate Professor of Comparative and International Education Policy
Department of Educational Policy & Leadership; School of Education
Sandra Vergari
Sandra Vergari
Associate Professor
Department of Educational Policy & Leadership; School of Education
Kristen C. Wilcox
Kristen C. Wilcox
Professor & Department Co-Chair
Department of Educational Policy & Leadership; School of Education
Emeritus Faculty
Hal A. Lawson
Hal A. Lawson
Professor Emeritus
Department of Educational Policy & Leadership; School of Education
Alan Wagner
Alan Wagner
Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus
Department of Educational Policy & Leadership; School of Education

 

Lecturers & Affiliated Faculty

Martha Asselin, PhD - Emeriti Faculty
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John Jablonski, PhD - Vice President for Academic Affairs, SUNY Adirondack
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Daniel J. Julius, PhD - Professor of Management; Former Provost and Senior Vice President, New Jersey City University Visiting Fellow, School of Management, Yale University
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Kathleen Spring - School Leader Fellow
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Ethan Sprissler, PhD - Faculty Program Director at Excelsior College (UAlbany Alumnus)
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Susan Swartz - Superintendent at Scotia-Glenville Central School District
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Leigh Wedenoja, PhD - Senior Policy Aanalyst at the Rockefeller Institute of Government
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Jay Worona, Esq. - Deputy Executive Director and General Counsel at NYS School Boards Association
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Kai Zhou, PhD - Data Scientist at San Antonio Independent School District (EPL Alumna '19)
[email protected]

 

International Education Leadership Fellows

Ronald Cushing - Director, UC International Services, University of Cincinnati
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David DiMaria, EdD - Associate Vice Provost for International Education, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Gretchen Dobson, EdD - Associate Director, Scholarships, Tetra Tech International Development.  
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Charles Reilly, PhD (Retired) - Executive Director, International Affairs, Gallaudet University, Washington, DC
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Joshua McKeown, PhD - Associate Provost for International Education and Programs, SUNY Oswego
[email protected]


Clayton Steen, PhD - Associate Vice President, Enrollment Management Services
Online Education, the Pennsylvania State University
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Yusuf Joseph Ugras, PhD - Associate Professor of Accounting, La Salle University
[email protected]

 

Contact the Department of Educational Policy & Leadership
1400 Washington Ave Albany, NY 12222
Catskill 309
Office Hours

Virtual: Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.