Academic Support and Guidance
Faculty advisors work with students on career and professional issues, and offer academic support and guidance. Students are assigned a faculty advisor during the first semester of their program. On-campus students are emailed a letter that states the names and contact information of their faculty advisor and assistant director; off-campus students receive a program schedule from their site coordinator, with this information at the top. Educational Studies PhD students are notified of their senior advisor prior to the start of their first semester. All students may also access their advisor's name by logging onto the Lesley Online Information System (LOIS) student page, under Academic Profile, and clicking "personal and academic profile."
Below is a list of programs and the faculty who advise for them.
Arts, Community, and Education
Prilly Sanville, Associate Professor 617.349.8445 sanville@lesley.edu
Ph.D., Union Institute, M.A., Lesley University, B.A., University of Denver
Danielle Georges, Associate Professor 617.349.8332 dgeorges@lesley.edu
MFA, New York University; B.S.S.P. Communication Studies, Emerson College
Aziza Bey, Associate Professor 617.349.8291 abey@lesley.edu
Ph.D., Union Institute; M.A., Fashion Institute of Technology; B.F.A., Pratt Institute of Technology
Collaborative Internships
Mary Ann Cappiello, Assistant Professor 617.349.8603 mcappiel@lesley.edu
Ed.D.,
Teachers College, Columbia University; Ed.M., Teachers College Columbia
University; M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University; B.A.,
Haverford College
Mary C. McMackin, Professor 617.349.8407 mcmackin@lesley.edu
Ed.D., University of Massachusetts-Lowell; M.Ed., Boston State College; B.S., Boston State College
Barbara L. Govendo, Associate Professor 617.349.8154 govendb1@lesley.edu
Ph.D., Boston College; M.Ed., Lesley College; B.Ed., State University of New York, Buffalo (for Brookline Public Schools)
Elizabeth Stringer Keefe, Assistant Professor 617.349.8206 estringe@lesley.edu
M.Ed., Lesley College; B.A., University of Massachusetts, Amherst (for Severe Disabilities program)
Curriculum and Instruction
Abraham Abadi, Assistant Professor 617.349.8527 aabadi@lesley.edu
Ed.D., Boston University; Ed.M., Boston University; B.A., Boston University
Mary Ann Cappiello, Assistant Professor 617.349.8603 mcappiel@lesley.edu
Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University; Ed.M., Teachers College Columbia University; M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University; B.A., Haverford College
Judy Conley, Senior Adjunct Professor 617.349.8144 jconley@lesley.edu
PhD, Boston College, M.Ed., University of Massachusetts-Boston; B.A., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Erika Thulin Dawes, Associate Professor 617.349.8712 ethulind@lesley.edu
Ed.D., Columbia University Teachers College; M.Ed., Lesley University; B.A., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Lorraine Greenfield, Assistant Professor 617.349.8574 lgreenfi@lesley.edu
Ed.D. Boston University; C.A.G.S., Bridgewater State College; M.Ed., Boston University; B.S. in Secondary English Education, Boston University
Solange de Azambuja Lira, Professor 617.349.8461 slira@lesley.edu
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania; M.A., University of Delaware; B.A., Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Maria de Lourdes B. Serpa, Professor 617.349.8403 mserpa@lesley.edu
Ed.D., Boston University, M.Ed., University of Massachusetts Boston, B.S., Boston State College and Magisterie Primario, Portugal
Barbara Steckel, Assistant Professor 617.349.8879 bstecke2@lesley.edu
Ed.D., Boston University; M.S., Herbert H. Lehman College of the City University of New York; A.B., Herbert H. Lehman College of the City University of New York
Early Childhood
Harriet Deane, Associate Dean, Assistant Professor 617.349.8377 hdeane@lesley.edu
M.B.A., Simmons College; M.Ed., Boston University; B.A., Washington University
Lisa Fiore, Assistant Professor 617.349.8662 lfiore@lesley.edu
Ph.D., Boston College; M.A.T., Tufts University; B.A., Brandeis University
Ben Mardell, Associate Professor 617.349.8281 bmardell@lesley.edu
Ph.D., Tufts University; M.S., Wheelock College; A.B., Brown University
Early Childhood and Creative Arts in Learning
Kate Austin, Assistant Professor 617.349.8597 kaustin@lesley.edu
Ph.D., Union Institute; M.Ed., Lesley University
Lisa Donovan, Associate Professor 617.349.8446 ldonovan@lesley.edu
Ph.D., Lesley University; M.S., Boston University; B.A., State University of New York, Oneonta
Karen Frostig, Associate Professor 617.349.8731 kfrostig@lesley.edu
Ph.D., Union Institute and University; M.Ed., Lesley University; B.F.A., Massachusetts College of Art
Michael Kemeh, Assistant Professor 617.349.8994 mkemeh@lesley.edu
Ph.D., Kansas State University; M.A., Kansas State University; Teacher's Certificate, Ghana
Educational Studies PhD: Adult Learning, Educational Leadership, Individually Designed
Please contact Karen Shea for PhD advisor information.
Elementary Education
Vivian Carlo, Associate Professor 617.349.8495 vcarlo@lesley.edu
Ed.D., Boston University; M.Ed., Lesley College
Judy Conley, Senior Adjunct Professor 617.349.8144 jconley@lesley.edu
PhD, Boston College, M.Ed., University of Massachusetts-Boston; B.A., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Harriet Deane, Assistant Professor 617.349.8377 hdeane@lesley.edu
M.B.A., Simmons College; M.Ed., Boston University; B.A., Washington University
Rita Gordon, Instructor 617.349.8642 rgordon3@lesley.edu
C.A.G.S., State College at Boston; M.Ed., Boston University; B.S., Boston University
Michael Pabian, Instructor M.Ed., Boston State College, B.A., Boston College 617.349.8171 mpabian@lesley.edu
Susan Rauchwerk, Assistant Professor 617.349.8652 srauchwe@lesley.edu
Ed.D., Harvard University; M.Ed., Harvard University; B.S., Rutgers--The State University of New Jersey
Nancy Roberts, Professor. Ed.D., Boston University Ed.M., Boston University, A.B., Boston University 617.349.8419 nroberts@lesley.edu
Robert Thomas, Assistant Professor 617.349.8282 rthomas4@lesley.edu
Ed.D., Harvard University; MAT, School for International Training; B.A., Boston University
Elementary Education and Creative Arts in Learning
Kate Austin, Assistant Professor 617.349.8597 kaustin@lesley.edu
Ph.D., Union Institute; M.Ed., Lesley University
Lisa Donovan, Associate Professor 617.349.8446 ldonovan@lesley.edu
Ph.D., Lesley University; M.S., Boston University; B.A., State University of New York, Oneonta
Karen Frostig, Associate Professor 617.349.8731 kfrostig@lesley.edu
Ph.D., Union Institute and University; M.Ed., Lesley University; B.F.A., Massachusetts College of Art
Michael Kemeh, Assistant Professor 617.349.8994 mkemeh@lesley.edu
Ph.D., Kansas State University; M.A., Kansas State University; Teacher's Certificate, Ghana
High School Education
Paul Jablon, Associate Professor 617.349.8656 pjablon@lesley.edu
Ph.D., New York University; B.S. Manhattan College
Robert Thomas, Assistant Professor 617.349.8282 rthomas4@lesley.edu
Ed.D., Harvard University; MAT, School for International Training; B.A., Boston University
Integrated Teaching Through the Arts
Jamie Chase Galvin, Faculty Academic Advisor 617.349.8297 jgalvin3@lesley.edu
Susan J. Fisher, Faculty Academic Advisor, National Faculty 617.349.8492 sfisher@lesley.edu
M.Ed., Clark University (Art Education), B.A., Clark University (Studio Art)
Louise Pascale, Associate Professor 617.349.8992 lpascale@lesley.edu
Ph.D., Lesley University; M.Ed., Lesley University; B.A., University of California
Mathematics Education
Anne Collins, Assistant Professor 617.349.8853 collins2@lesley.edu
Ph.D., Boston College; C.A.G.S., Harvard University; M.A., Cambridge College; B.A., Westfield State College; B.S., Framingham State College
Middle School Education
Paul Jablon, Associate Professor 617.349.8656 pjablon@lesley.edu
Ph.D., New York University; B.S. Manhattan College
Robert Thomas, Assistant Professor 617.349.8282 rthomas4@lesley.edu
Ed.D., Harvard University; MAT, School for International Training; B.A., Boston University
Reading Specialist/TESOL
Erika Thulin Dawes, Associate Professor 617.349.8712 ethulind@lesley.edu
Ed.D., Columbia University Teachers College; M.Ed., Lesley University; B.A., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Grace Enriquez, Assistant Professor. 617.349.8417 genrique@lesley.edu
Ed.D., Columbia University Teachers College; M.S.Ed., University of Pennsylvania; B.A., Boston College
Margery Staman Miller, Professor 617.349.8199 mmiller@lesley.edu
Ed.D., University of Pennsylvania, M.S., University of Pennsylvania, B.A., Simmons College
Stephanie Spadorcia, Associate Professor 617.349.8812 sspadorc@lesley.edu
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, M.Ed., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.S., Lesley College
Barbara Steckel, Assistant Professor 617.349.8879 bstecke2@lesley.edu
Ed.D., Boston University; M.S., Herbert H. Lehman College of the City University of New York; A.B., Herbert H. Lehman College of the City University of New York
Science in Education
Michael Thibodeau, Assistant Professor mthibode@lesley.edu
Nicole Weber, Assistant Professor 617.349.8618 nweber@lesley.edu
Special Education
Marcia Bromfield, Professor 617.349.8396 mbromfie@lesley.edu
Ph.D., Syracuse University; M.Ed., Syracuse University; B.A., Tufts University
Barbara P. Gibson, Assistant Professor 617.349.8153 bgibson@lesley.edu
C.A.G.S., Lesley College; M.Ed., Temple University; B.A., Bucknell University
Barbara L. Govendo, Associate Professor 617.349.8154 govendb1@lesley.edu
Ph.D., Boston College; M.Ed., Lesley College; B.Ed., State University of New York, Buffalo
James Keefe, Assistant Professor 617.349.8456 jkeefe@lesley.edu
Ed.D., Boston University; M.Ed., Lesley College; B.A., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Arlyn Roffman, Professor 617.349.8995 aroffman@lesley.edu
Ph.D., Boston College, M.Ed., Lesley College, B.A., Connecticut College
Elizabeth Stringer Keefe, Assistant Professor 617.349.8206 estringe@lesley.edu
M.Ed., Lesley College; B.A., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Nancy Wolf, Assistant Professor 866.396.6902 nwolf@lesley.edu
Ph.D, University of Nebraska; M.A., Ball State University; B.A., Miami University
Teacher of Visual Art
Vivian Poey, Associate Professor 617.349.8688 vpoey@lesley.edu
Ed.M., Harvard University; M.F.A., Rhode Island School of Design; B.A., University of Southern Florida
Robert Shreefter, Associate Professor 617.349.8590 rshreeft@lesley.edu
M.F.A., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison; B.A., City College of the City University of New York
Maureen Creegan Quinquis, Assistant Professor 617.349.8233 mcreegan@lesley.edu
PhD Candidate, Lesley University; M.F.A., Tufts University; M.Ed., Endicott College; Studio Arts Diploma, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Technology in Education
William Barowy, Associate Professor 617.349.8168 barowy@lesley.edu
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst. M.S., University of Massachusetts, Amherst; B.S. University of Massachusetts, Amherst
George Blakeslee, Professor 617.349.8488 gblakesl@lesley.edu
Ed.D., Boston University; M.Ed., Boston University; B.S., Miami University
Richard Carter, Associate Professor 617.349.8156 rcarter@lesley.edu
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; M.Ed., Lesley University; B.A., Vassar College
Stephan Cohen, Assistant Professor 617.349.8151 slcohen@lesley.edu Ed.D. Harvard University; M.Ed., Lesley University; B.A., Hampshire College
Judy Conley, Senior Adjunct Professor 617.349.8144 jconley@lesley.edu
PhD, Boston College, M.Ed., University of Massachusetts-Boston; B.A., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Jo-Ann Hart, Professor 617.349.8418 hart@lesley.edu
Ph.D., New York University; M.A., New York University, B.A., University of California at Los Angeles
Brenda Matthis, Associate Professor 617.349.8494 bmatthis@lesley.edu Ed.D., Harvard University; Ed.M., Harvard University; B.B.A., University of Wisconsin/Milwaukee
Linda Mensing Triplett, Associate Professor 617.349.8946 triplett@lesley.edu
Ed.D., University of Massachusetts, M.S.Ed. University of Wisconsin, B.A. University of Minnesota
Joan Thormann, Professor 617.349.8387 thorman@lesley.edu
Ph.D., University of Oregon; M.A., Boston College, B.S.; University of Wisconsin
Maureen Brown Yoder, Professor 617.349.8421 myoder@lesley.edu
Ed.D., Boston University; M.Ed., Lesley College; B.A., George Washington University