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 | +CGS Option
Format: Fully Online Option

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

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

Higher Education MS | +CGS Option
Format: Fully Online Option
Higher Education MS | +CGS Option
Format: Fully Online Option
Higher Education MS | +CGS Option
Format: Fully Online Option
Doctoral

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

Educational Policy and Leadership PhD | +CGS Option
Format: Partially Online
Educational Policy and Leadership PhD | +CGS Option
Format: Partially Online
Educational Policy and Leadership PhD | +CGS Option
Format: Partially Online
Educational Policy and Leadership PhD | +CGS Option
Format: Partially Online
Certificates

Community College Leadership CGS
Format: Fully Online Option

Community College Leadership CGS
Format: Fully Online Option
Community College Leadership CGS
Format: Fully Online Option
Community College Leadership CGS
Format: Fully Online Option

International Education Management CGS
Format: Fully Online

International Education Management CGS
Format: Fully Online
International Education Management CGS
Format: Fully Online
International Education Management CGS
Format: Fully Online

Professional School Administrator AGC
Format: Fully Online Option

Professional School Administrator AGC
Format: Fully Online Option
Professional School Administrator AGC
Format: Fully Online Option
Professional School Administrator AGC
Format: Fully Online Option
Professional School Administrator AGC
Format: Fully Online Option
Professional School Administrator AGC
Format: Fully Online Option
Professional School Administrator AGC
Format: Fully Online Option
Professional School Administrator AGC
Format: Fully Online Option
Professional School Administrator AGC
Format: Fully Online Option

School District Business Leadership AGC
Format: Fully Online Option

School District Business Leadership AGC
Format: Fully Online Option
School District Business Leadership AGC
Format: Fully Online Option
Department News

Department News Archive

 

Department Faculty & Staff

Cecilia Bibbò
Cecilia Bibbò
Visiting Assistant Professor
Ed Engelbride
Ed Engelbride
Professor of Practice
Gina Giuliano
Gina Giuliano
Graduate Advisor & Lecturer II
Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson
Director of School Leadership
Daniel C. Levy
Daniel C. Levy
Distinguished Professor
Sheila Meissner
Sheila Meissner
Administrative Assistant II
Maria G. Moon
Maria G. Moon
Department Coordinator
Susan D. Phillips
Susan D. Phillips
Professor and Director of Doctoral Training, Counseling Psychology
Deborah Schussler
Deborah Schussler
Professor & Department Co-Chair
Christy Smith
Christy Smith
Assistant Dean for Academic Programs, Partnerships and Accreditation; Executive Director of Student Success; University Certification Officer; Assistant Service Professor
Teniell Trolian
Teniell Trolian
Associate Professor & Department Co-Chair
Gilbert A. Valverde
Gilbert A. Valverde
Associate Professor of Comparative and International Education Policy
Kristen C. Wilcox
Kristen C. Wilcox
Professor & Department Co-Chair
Emeritus Faculty
Alan Wagner
Alan Wagner
Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus

 

Lecturers & Affiliated Faculty

Martha Asselin, PhD - Emeriti Faculty
[email protected]


John Jablonski, PhD - Vice President for Academic Affairs, SUNY Adirondack
[email protected]; [email protected]


Daniel J. Julius, PhD - Professor of Management; Former Provost and Senior Vice President, New Jersey City University Visiting Fellow, School of Management, Yale University
[email protected]
 

Kathleen Spring - School Leader Fellow
[email protected]
 

Ethan Sprissler, PhD - Faculty Program Director at Excelsior College (UAlbany Alumnus)
[email protected]


Susan Swartz - Superintendent at Scotia-Glenville Central School District
[email protected]


Leigh Wedenoja, PhD - Senior Policy Aanalyst at the Rockefeller Institute of Government
[email protected]


Jay Worona, Esq. - Deputy Executive Director and General Counsel at NYS School Boards Association
[email protected]; [email protected]


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
[email protected]


David DiMaria, EdD - Associate Vice Provost for International Education, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
[email protected]


Gretchen Dobson, EdD - Associate Director, Scholarships, Tetra Tech International Development.  
[email protected]


Charles Reilly, PhD (Retired) - Executive Director, International Affairs, Gallaudet University, Washington, DC
[email protected] 


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
[email protected]; [email protected]


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.