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James A. Anderson   James A. Anderson
Professor
Department of Psychology
 
Areas of expertise:
Impact of gender, race, culture, class and diversity on student learning
 
Campus e-mail:   jaanderson@uamail.albany.edu
Campus phone:   (518) 956-8140
 
 
Kristin Christodulu   Kristin V. Christodulu
Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
 
Areas of expertise:
Autism spectrum disorders, developmental disabilities, challenging behavior, positive behavior support, sleep disturbances
 
Campus e-mail:   kvc@albany.edu
Campus phone:   (518) 442-5132
 
 
Virginia Goatley   Virginia Goatley
Associate Professor
Department of Reading
 
Areas of expertise:
Literacy instruction; literacy/social studies; connections; Teacher Education Program Accreditation (TEPA)
 
Campus e-mail:   vgoatley@csc.albany.edu
Campus phone:   (518) 442-4988
 
 
Abbe Herzig   Abbe Herzig
Assistant Professor
Educational Theory and Practice
 
Areas of expertise:
Women in science; women in mathematics; minorities in science; people of color in science; mathematics education; diversity equity in education; postgraduate education; statistics in the media; statistical literacy
 
Campus e-mail:   aherzig@albany.edu
Campus phone:   (518) 442-5032
 
 
Kevin Kinser   Kevin Kinser
Assistant Professor
Department of Educational Administration and Policy Studies
 
Areas of expertise:
For-profit (proprietary) higher education; post-secondary accreditation policy
 
Campus e-mail:   kkinser@albany.edu
Campus phone:   (518) 442-5092
 
 
Judith A. Langer   Judith A. Langer
Distinguished Professor
Department of Educational Theory and Practice
 
Areas of expertise:
Student learning; literacy; reading; writing; instruction; literature; English; testing; school success
 
Campus e-mail:   jlanger@uamail.albany.edu
Campus phone:   (518) 442-5029
 
 
Carla J. Meskill   Carla J. Meskill
Associate Professor
Department of Educational Theory and Practice
 
Areas of expertise:
Language of teaching and learning with technology; distance/online education; computer assisted language learning (CALL); second language and bilingual education; media literacy; electronic literacy
 
Campus e-mail:   cmeskill@uamail.albany.edu
Campus phone:   (518) 442-5007
 
 
Amanda Nickerson   Amanda B. Nickerson
Assistant Professor
Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology
 
Areas of expertise:
School crisis prevention and intervention; emergency preparedness in schools; students with emotional and behavioral disorders; children and early adolescents' strengths; relationships with parents and peers
 
Campus e-mail:   anickerson@uamail.albany.edu
Campus phone:   (518) 442-5057
 
 
John D. Pomeroy   John D. Pomeroy
Assistant Director of International Recruitment
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
 
Areas of expertise:
International recruitment; foreign education systems; international education; international relations
 
Campus e-mail:   jpomeroy@uamail.albany.edu
Campus phone:   (518) 956-8198
 
 
Carol P. Stenger   Carol P. Stenger
Sexuality Counselor
University Counseling Center
 
Areas of expertise:
Sexuality; sexual health; sex education; European approaches to sex education; AIDS/HIV; sexually transmitted diseases and infections; adolescent sexuality; internet pornography
 
Campus e-mail:   cstenger@uamail.albany.edu
Campus phone:   (518) 442-5896
 
 
Marcia Sutherland  

Marcia E. Sutherland
Chair, Associate Professor
Department of Africana Studies
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology

 
Areas of expertise:
Social and psychological development of black children, inclusiveness of education, transracial adoption, HIV/AIDS and people of African descent, enslavement and colonial experiences of people of African descent, black studies, mock jury trials, nonverbal behavior of people of African descent
 
Campus e-mail:   ms781@albany.edu
Campus phone:   (518) 442-4727
 
 
 
   
Sandra Vergari   Sandra Vergari
Associate Professor
Department of Educational Administration and Policy Studies
 
Areas of expertise:
Charter schools; K-12 education reform policy; politics of education policy
 
Campus e-mail:   vergari@albany.edu
Campus phone:   (518) 442-5063
 


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