Master's

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

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

Early Childhood Education MS | Fully Online Option | +CGS Option |

Early Childhood Education MS | Fully Online Option | +CGS Option |
Early Childhood Education MS | Fully Online Option | +CGS Option |

Literacy MS | Fully Online Option | +CGS Option |

Literacy MS | Fully Online Option | +CGS Option |
Literacy MS | Fully Online Option | +CGS Option |
Literacy MS | Fully Online Option | +CGS Option |

Reading MS | Fully Online Option | +CGS Option |

Reading MS | Fully Online Option | +CGS Option |

Special Education and Literacy (I) MS

Special Education and Literacy (I) MS
Special Education and Literacy (I) MS
Special Education and Literacy (I) MS

Special Education and Literacy (II) MS

Special Education and Literacy (II) MS
Special Education and Literacy (II) MS
Doctoral

Literacy PhD | Fully Online Option | +CGS Option |

Literacy PhD | Fully Online Option | +CGS Option |
Certificates

Literacy CAS | Fully Online Option | +CGS Option |

Literacy CAS | Fully Online Option | +CGS Option |

Teacher Leadership CGS | Fully Online Option |

Teacher Leadership CGS | Fully Online Option |
Department News
Applebee Award Honors Research on Children’s Voices in Multimodality
The Arthur Applebee Award for Excellence in Research on Literacy, made possible through a UAlbany endowment established in memory of Distinguished Professor Arthur Applebee, is given annually to honor an outstanding and influential article in literacy research published in a refereed journal in the previous calendar year. David E. Low and Jessica Z. Pandya have been honored for their research this year.
Virginia Goatley Named Dean of UAlbany’s School of Education
Virginia Goatley, a longtime leader and nationally recognized scholar at the University at Albany, has been named dean of the School of Education, Provost Carol Kim announced.
Applebee Award Honors Research on Bilingual Reading Textbooks
The Arthur Applebee Award for Excellence in Research on Literacy, made possible through a UAlbany endowment established in memory of Distinguished Professor Arthur Applebee, is given annually to honor an outstanding and influential article in literacy research published in a refereed journal in the previous calendar year. Lucía Cárdenas Curiel and Leah Durán have been honored for their research this year.
An Art Exhibition Reflects Teacher and Student Quests for Educational Justice
Artworks with profound statements from Capital Region K-12 students and teachers can be witnessed from June 10-24 in Studio Room 223 in the Fine Arts Building in the exhibition “Freedom Dreaming for Educational Justice.”
UAlbany's School of Ed remains New York’s leader in online graduate education
Moving up two spots, UAlbany's School of Education placed in the top 10 in U.S. News & World Report's rankings of fully online master’s programs in education. UAlbany ranked 8th among 337 institutions and is the leading program in New York State.
Department Faculty & Staff
Dr. Stephanie Affinito smiling with white background and blue, purple & black top
Stephanie Affinito
Clinical Teaching Faculty
518-442-5102
[email protected]
Catskill 357
Erica Barnes completed her Ph.D. in Development, Learning, and Diversity at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College. She is the recipient of the American Educational Research Association’s Early Education and Child Development Special Interest Group (SIG) Outstanding Dissertation Award for 2015. Her previous teaching experience has involved working with children in grades K-12, primarily providing support for students receiving special education services. She has also served as a Teacher Consultant and Prog
Erica Barnes
Associate Professor
518-442-3958
[email protected]
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Dr. Cheryl Dozier
Cheryl Dozier
Associate Professor & Associate Dean; Dept Co-Chair
518-442-5101
[email protected]
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Virginia Goatley
Virginia Goatley
Dean of the School of Education; Professor
518-442-4988
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Dr. Delicia Greene
Delicia Greene
Assistant Professor
518-442-5135
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Dr. Peter Johnston
Peter Johnston
Professor Emeritus
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Dr. Jolene Malavasic
Jolene Malavasic
Clinical Teaching Faculty
518-442-5106
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Sheila Meissner
Sheila Meissner
Administrative Assistant II
518-442-5105
[email protected]
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Jaime Puccioni
Jaime Puccioni
Associate Professor
518-442-5133
[email protected]
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Reisha Rieder
Reisha Rieder
Manager of Academics and Operations
518-442-5100
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Dr. Donna Scanlon
Donna Scanlon
Professor Emeritus
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Margaret Sheehy
Associate Professor
518-442-5081
[email protected]
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Yaqi Shen
Yaqi Shen
Visiting Assistant Professor
518-442-3302
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Trudy Walp
Online Program Manager & Lecturer
518-442-5100
[email protected]
Kelly Wissman
Kelly Wissman
Associate Professor & Dept Co-Chair
518-442-5064
[email protected]
Catskill 355
Contact the Department of Literacy Teaching and Learning
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New Frontiers to Health

Scientists can identify the origins of diseases by studying how RNA turns genes on and off, potentially leading to innovative disease treatments and possible cures.

Biological Science grad student Marissa Louis in RNA lab
Unique RNA Research Opportunities

The RNA Institute offers unique opportunities to researchers and trainees for collaboration and interdisciplinary research. We have more than 50 faculty working to understand the role of RNA in fundamental biological processes, developing RNA as a tool for science and harnessing this knowledge to improve human health. 

The RNA Institute is more than just a modern research facility. We are a collection of diverse and talented researchers and laboratories united by a common goal in understanding the role of RNA across different fields, including biology, chemistry, biomedical sciences, physics, and nanobiosciences. RNA forms the basis of our research, it is the common element that we study, build, modify and analyze as well as the building blocks that we use to construct tools, reporters, and therapies.

RNA Training

Our RNA Training Programs provide a multi-disciplinary curriculum with a focus on RNA and its health-related benefits. We develop our future science leaders by providing trainees from high school to post-doc students and beyond with comprehensive access to faculty, techniques, and collaborations within Biological Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Chemistry, and Nanobiosciences. Our training includes the Doctoral RNA Training Program and the Undergraduate Summer Fellowship.
 

Ken Halvorsen and student researcher of the RNA Institute
Supporting Diversity and Inclusivity in STEM

One of The RNA Institute's strengths is the diversity of our faculty's research and range of disciplines. However, the diversity of our faculty and trainees lags behind the University at Albany's undergraduate population and surrounding communities. In line with UAlbany's mission to ensure that diversity, in its people and in its ideas, drives excellence in everything that it does, the Institute launched a multi-pronged approach to increase diversity and support inclusivity at the Institute and across STEM disciplines.
 

The RNA Institute hosted its inaugural RNA Day, inviting local students from the New York State’s Science Technology Entry Program (STEP) and Girls Inc. of the Greater Capital Region
The RNA Institute News
Eight UAlbany Students Win 2024 Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence
Eight UAlbany students will be recognized Thursday with the Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence, the highest award the State University of New York bestows upon a student.
Noteworthy: Research grants, awards and publications
The latest developments on University at Albany faculty and staff who are receiving research grants, awards and other noteworthy attention.
Sullivan Award Honors PhD Students in Nanobioscience, Advanced Materials
Students Michael Dolan and Sri Saravana Konganapuram Narasimma Bharathi of UAlbany’s College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering winners of the John J. Sullivan Professional Development Award for 2023-24, presented annually to CNSE graduate students to enable experiential and scholarly opportunities within nanotechnology or related fields during their studies.
UAlbany Chemists Develop Method to Confirm mRNA Vaccine Stability
The novel technique employs lasers to probe sealed vaccine vials to determine whether therapeutic agents are active or expired.
Showcase 2024: Chemistry Major Explores DNA Nanoswitches for Forensics, Pharma
UAlbany senior and chemistry major Camryn Beckles will share her research on DNA nanoswitches at Showcase Day 2024.

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The RNA Institute, College of Arts and Sciences
Life Sciences 2033

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Albany, NY 12222
United States

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Office Hours

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