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

Lecturer
Campus Center West B91
Visiting Assistant Professor
Catskill 316
Graduate Advisor & Lecturer II
Catskill 314
Director of School Leadership
Catskill 322
Emeritus Professor
Catskill 309
Distinguished Professor
Catskill 315
Administrative Assistant II
Catskill 304
Department Coordinator
Catskill 309
Associate Professor
Catskill 301
Professor & Department Co-Chair
Catskill 351
Assistant Dean for Academic Programs, Partnerships and Accreditation; Executive Director of Student Success; University Certification Officer; Assistant Service Professor
Catskill 285
Associate Professor & Department Co-Chair
Catskill 323
Associate Professor of Comparative and International Education Policy
Associate Professor
Catskill 363
Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus
Catskill 351
Professor & Department Co-Chair
Catskill 229

 

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 - Assistant Director of Assessment, Institutional Research, University at Albany (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 - President, Global Alumni Relations, Managing Director Australia, Academic Assembly Inc.
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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
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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
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Graduate Student Instructors

Yaa Essah Armah - Department of Educational Policy & Leadership, University at Albany, Doctoral Student
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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.