Lesley University Faculty Experts List

Arts

Animation

• John Casey, professor/animation coordinator, illustration/animation department, Art Institute of Boston, (617) 585-6772, jcasey@lesley.edu

Art education, college level

• Angelo Fertitta, associate dean of academic affairs, Art Institute of Boston, (617) 585-6741, fertitta@lesley.edu

Art history

• Bonnell Robinson, director of exhibitions, gallery, professor, photography, Art Institute of Boston, (617) 585-6676, robinson@lesley.edu

Art in the curriculum

• Gene Diaz, associate professor, creative arts in learning division, interdisciplinary inquiry, Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences, (617) 349-8426, gdiaz@lesley.edu
• Martha McKenna, provost, (617) 349-8468, mckenna2@lesley.edu
• Prilly Sanville, associate professor, creative arts and learning division, (617) 349-8445, sanville@lesley.edu
• Shaun McNiff, interim dean, Lesley College, (617) 349-8562, smcniff@lesley.edu

Computer technology & the visual arts

• Christopher James, chair, professor, photography department, Art Institute of Boston, (617) 585-6684, cjames@lesley.edu

Digital Fine Arts

• Carmin Karasic, assistant professor, photography department, Art Institute of Boston, (617) 585-6674, ckarasic@lesley.edu

Drawing

• Nathan Goldstein, professor, foundation department, Art Institute of Boston, (617) 585-6683, ngoldste@lesley.edu

Fine arts

• Anthony Apesos, associate professor, fine arts department, Art Institute of Boston, (617) 585-6774, aapesos@lesley.edu
• Joan Ryan, associate professor, fine arts and foundation departments, Art Institute of Boston, (617) 585-6686, jryan@lesley.edu

Graphic design

• Geoffry Fried, chair, professor, design department, Art Institute of Boston, (617) 585-6682, gfried@lesley.edu

History of photography, exhibitions

• Bonnell Robinson, director of exhibitions, gallery, professor, photography, Art Institute of Boston, (617) 585-6676, robinson@lesley.edu

Illustration

• Robert Kaufman, chair, associate professor, illustration and animation department, Art Institute of Boston, (617) 585-6685, rkaufman@lesley.edu

Liberal arts education for visual arts students

• Robert Wauhkonen, director of general education planning for Lesley College, (617) 349-8227, rwauhkon@lesley.edu

Photography

• Christopher James, chair, professor, photography department, Art Institute of Boston, (617) 585-6684, cjames@lesley.edu

Printmaking

• Liza Folman, associate professor, fine arts department, Art Institute of Boston, (617) 585-6714, lfolman@lesley.edu

Sculpture/clay

• Mary Kaye, professor, fine arts department, Art Institute of Boston, (617) 585-6715, mkaye@lesley.edu

Web site design

• Carmin Karasic, assistant professor, photography department, Art Institute of Boston, (617) 585-6674, ckarasic@lesley.edu

Education

Admissions

• Debra Kocar, director of admissions, Lesley College (undergraduate studies), Enrollment Management, (617) 349-8800, dkocar@lesley.edu

Adult education

• Cheryl Smith, associate professor, Adult Learning Division, Lesley College, (617) 349-8706 csmith1@lesley.edu
• Judith Beth Cohen, program coordinator, professor, Interdisciplinary Studies Program, Interdisciplinary Inquiry Division, GSASS, (617) 349-8484, jcohen@lesley.edu
• Joan Dolamore, Adult Learning Division, Lesley College, (617) 349-8651, dolamore@lesley.edu

Art in the curriculum

• Gene Diaz, associate professor, creative arts and learning division, interdisciplinary inquiry division, Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences, (617) 349-8426, gdiaz@lesley.edu
• Martha McKenna, provost, (617) 349-8468, mckenna2@lesley.edu
• Prilly Sanville, associate professor, creative arts and learning division, (617) 349-8445, sanville@lesley.edu
• Shaun McNiff, interim dean, Lesley College, (617) 349-8562, smcniff@lesley.edu

Autism

• Susan Gurry, program director, associate professor, special education program, TLL, School of Education, (617) 349-8499, sgurry@lesley.edu
• Anne Larkin, professor, School of Education; director, Say Yes to Education, (617) 349-8435, alarkin@lesley.edu

Bilingual education

• Mario Borunda, dean, School of Education, (617) 349-8375, mborunda@lesley.edu
• Maria de Lourdes B. Serpa, professor, director, minority language assessment project, bilingual early childhood education master's program, special education program, TLL, School of Education, (617) 349-8403, mserpa@lesley.edu
• Joanne Szamreta, associate professor, education programs, Lesley College, (617) 349-8224, szamreta@lesley.edu
• William Stokes, dean of faculty, (617) 349-8408, wstokes@lesley.edu
• Solange Lira, associate professor, Language and Literacy Division, School of Education, (617) 349-8461, slira@lesley.edu
• Vivian Dalila Carlo, assistant professor, early childhood education programs, teaching, learning, and leadership division, School of Education, (617) 349-8495, vcarlo@lesley.edu

Early childhood education, child care, child development

• Mario Borunda, dean, School of Education, (617) 349-8375, mborunda@lesley.edu
• Lisa Fiore, Associate Professor and Director, Early Childhood Education, (617) 349-8662, lfiore@lesley.edu
• Mary Mindess, coordinator, Reggio-Emilia inspired institute, center for children, families, and public policy, centers and institutes, professor, education programs, Lesley College, (617) 349-8923, mmindess@lesley.edu
• Joanne Szamreta, associate professor, education programs, Lesley College, (617) 349-8224, szamreta@lesley.edu

Charter schools

• Mario Borunda, dean, School of Education, (617) 349-8375, mborunda@lesley.edu

Conflict resolution

• Nancy Carlsson-Paige, professor, Center for Peaceable Schools, (617) 349-8405, ncarlsso@lesley.edu
• Michaelene Pepera Cronin, program director, assistant professor, citizen schools, Peaceable Schools, curriculum and instruction, School of Education, (617) 349-8138, mcronin2@lesley.edu
• Linda Brion-Meisels, education and social sciences program, professor, Lesley College, (617) 349-8940, lbrionme@lesley.edu

Counseling in schools and parents education

• Dalia Llera, associate professor, counseling and psychology division, Arts and Social Sciences, (617) 349-8373, dllera@lesley.edu
• Eleanor Roffman, director of field training office (CP), professor, counseling and psychology division, Arts and Social Sciences, (617) 349-8334, eroffman@lesley.edu

Courage to Teach (see also professional development)

• Sharlene Cochrane, director and associate professor, interdisciplinary studies program, interdisciplinary inquiry, Arts and Social Sciences, (617) 349-8477, cochrane@lesley.edu

Dyslexia

• Lynn Cattanach, director, clinical neuropsychologist, Learning Lab @ Lesley University, (617) 349-8701, lcattana@lesley.edu
• Karen Lindem, acting co-director, Learning Lab @ Lesley University, (617) 349-8965, klindem@lesley.edu
• Rosalie Fink, professor, humanities, Lesley College, (617) 349-8969, rfink@lesley.edu
• Arlyn Roffman, professor, special education program, TLL, School of Education, (617) 349-8995, aroffman@lesley.edu

Education administration

• Mario Borunda, dean, School of Education, (617) 349-8375, mborunda@lesley.edu
• Sheryl Boris-Schacter, director, professor, educational leadership, TLL, School of Education, (617) 349-8384, sborissc@lesley.edu

English as a second language

• Solange Lira, associate professor, language and literacy division, School of Education, (617) 349-8461, slira@lesley.edu
• Maria de Lourdes B. Serpa, director, minority language assessment project, bilingual early childhood education master's program, special education program, TLL, School of Education, (617) 349-8403, mserpa@lesley.edu

Environmental education

• Sharlene Cochrane, director, professor, interdisciplinary studies program, interdisciplinary inquiry, Arts and Social Sciences, (617) 349-8477, cochrane@lesley.edu
• David Morimoto, program director/associate professor, natural sciences programs, Lesley College, (617) 349-8226, morimoto@lesley.edu

Field placement/student teaching

• Marcia Bromfield, director, field placement and professional partnerships, professor, School of Education, (617) 349-8396, mbromfie@lesley.edu

General education issues

• Mario Borunda, dean, School of Education, (617) 349-8375, mborunda@lesley.edu

Head Start

• Joanne Szamreta, associate professor, educational programs, Lesley College, (617) 349-8224, szamreta@lesley.edu

Infancy and parenting studies

• Joanne Szamreta, associate professor, educational programs, Lesley College, (617) 349-8224, szamreta@lesley.edu

Intercultural relations

• Sylvia Cowan, program coordinator, associate professor, intercultural relations program, interdisciplinary inquiry, Arts and Social Sciences, (617) 349-8978, scowan@lesley.edu

Interdisciplinary inquiry

• John Aram, associate dean, Arts and Social Sciences, (617) 349-8977, jaram@lesley.edu
• Sharlene Cochrane, director, professor, interdisciplinary studies program, interdisciplinary inquiry, Arts and Social Sciences, (617) 349-8477, cochrane@lesley.edu

Kindergarten

• Mary Mindess, coordinator, Reggio-Emilia inspired institute, center for children, families, and public policy, centers and institutes, professor, education programs, Lesley College, (617) 349-8923, mmindess@lesley.edu

Learning disabilities/ADHD

• Lynn Cattanach, director, clinical neuropsychologist, Learning Lab @ Lesley University, (617) 349-8701, lcattana@lesley.edu
• Karen Lindem, acting co-director, Learning Lab @ Lesley University, (617) 349-8965, klindem@lesley.edu
• Arlyn Roffman, professor, special education program, TLL, School of Education, (617) 349-8995, aroffman@lesley.edu
• Mary Beth Curtis, director, Special Education, Centers and Institutes, (617) 349-8577, mcurtis@lesley.edu

Learning disabilities - college level services

• Maureen Riley, director, academic LD/ADD services, center for academic achievement, associate professor, educational programs, Lesley College, (617) 349-8464, mriley@lesley.edu
• Arlyn Roffman, professor, special education program, TLL, School of Education, (617) 349-8995, aroffman@lesley.edu

Literacy: early literacy

• Irene Fountas, director, professor, Reading Recovery and Literacy Collaborative, Centers and Institutes, (617) 349-8406, ifountas@lesley.edu
• William Stokes, dean of faculty, (617) 349-8408, wstokes@lesley.edu
• Margery Staman Miller, division director, professor, language and literacy division, School of Education, (617) 349-8199, mmiller@lesley.edu

Literacy: adolescent literacy

• Mary Beth Curtis, director, Special Education, Centers and Institutes, (617) 349-8577, mcurtis@lesley.edu

Literacy: adult literacy

• Arlyn Roffman, professor, special education program, TLL, School of Education, (617) 349-8995, aroffman@lesley.edu

Literacy: language

• Solange Lira, associate professor, language and literacy division, School of Education, (617) 349-8461, slira@lesley.edu

Math

• Polina Sabinin, associate director, mathematics achievement center, School of Education, (617) 349-8344, psabinin@lesley.edu
• Linda Dacey, professor, educational programs, Lesley College, (617) 349-8943, ldacey@lesley.edu

Minorities in teaching

• Mario Borunda, dean, School of Education, (617) 349-8375, mborunda@lesley.edu

Multicultural education

• Vivian Dalila Carlo, early childhood education program, teaching, learning, and leadership division, School of Education, (617) 349-8495, vcarlo@lesley.edu
• Constantina Comnenou, associate professor, elementary education, TLL, School of Education, (617) 349-8415, comnenou@lesley.edu
• Prilly Sanville, associate professor, creative arts in learning division, Arts and Social Sciences, (617) 349-8445, sanville@lesley.edu

Museum education

• George Hein, professor emeritus, interdisciplinary study degree program, interdisciplinary inquiry, senior research associate, Program Evaluation & Research Group, Centers and Institutes, Arts and Social Sciences, (617) 349-8451, ghein@lesley.edu

Online education/ distance learning

• Maureen Brown Yoder, academic director, professor, academic online learning, National Programs, (617) 349-8421, myoder@lesley.edu
• Mary Ann Christie Burnside, division co-director, assistant professor, Technology in Education Division, School of Education, (617) 349-8854, mchristi@lesley.edu
• Nancy Roberts, professor, division director, elementary education, TLL, School of Education, (617) 349-8419, nroberts@lesley.edu
• George Blakeslee, division co-director, professor, academic program coordinator, technology in education division, School of Education, (617) 349-8488, gblakesl@lesley.edu
• Susan Doubler, associate professor, science in education, curriculum and instruction division, School of Education, (617) 349-8177, sdoubler@lesley.edu
• Linda Grisham, program director, science in education, curriculum and instruction division, School of Education, (617) 349-8956, lgrisham@lesley.edu

Partnerships in education

• Marcia Bromfield, director, professor, field placement and professional partnerships, School of Education, (617) 349-8396, mbromfie@lesley.edu

Peace studies

• Michaelene Pepera Cronin, program director, assistant professor, Citizen Schools, curriculum and instruction, School of Education (617) 349-8138, mcronin2@lesley.edu
• Nancy Carlsson-Paige, professor, Center for Peaceable Schools, (617) 349-8405, ncarlsso@lesley.edu
• Linda Brion-Meisels, professor, education and school sciences program, Lesley College, (617) 349-8940, lbrionme@lesley.edu

Phonics

• Irene Fountas, director, Reading Recovery, literacy collaborative, Centers and Institutes, (617) 349-8406, ifountas@lesley.edu
• William Stokes, dean of faculty, (617) 349-8408, wstokes@lesley.edu

Policy/advocacy

Pre-school

Professional development

• Marcia Bromfield, director, professor, field placement and professional partnerships, School of Education, (617) 349-8396, mbromfie@lesley.edu
• Sharlene Cochrane, director, professor, interdisciplinary studies program, interdisciplinary inquiry, Arts and Social Sciences, (617) 349-8477, cochrane@lesley.edu

Reading Recovery

• Irene Fountas, director, Reading Recovery, literacy collaborative, Centers and Institutes, (617) 349-8406, ifountas@lesley.edu

Science education

• Susan Doubler, associate professor, science in education, curriculum and instruction division, School of Education, (617) 349-8177, sdoubler@lesley.edu
• Linda Grisham, program director, science in education, curriculum and instruction division, School of Education, (617) 349-8956, lgrisham@lesley.edu
• David Morimoto, program director/associate professor, natural sciences programs, Lesley College, (617) 349-8226, morimoto@lesley.edu

Service learning/community service

• Linda Brion-Meisels, professor, education and school sciences program, Lesley College, (617) 349-8940, lbrionme@lesley.edu

Software for children

• Eileen Barnett, assistant director of academic technology, University Technology, (617) 349-8834, ebarnett@lesley.edu

Special education

• Mary Beth Curtis, director, Special Education, Centers and Institutes, (617) 349-8577, mcurtis@lesley.edu
• Maureen Riley, director, academic LD/ADD services, center for academic achievement, associate professor, educational programs, Lesley College, (617) 349-8464, mriley@lesley.edu
• Maria de Lourdes B. Serpa, professor, director, minority language assessment project, bilingual early childhood education master's program, special education program, TLL, School of Education, (617) 349-8403, mserpa@lesley.edu
• Lynn Cattanach, director, clinical neuropsychologist, Learning Lab @ Lesley University, (617) 349-8701, lcattana@lesley.edu
• Karen Lindem, acting co-director, Learning Lab @ Lesley University, (617) 349-8965, klindem@lesley.edu
• Anne Larkin, director, Say Yes to Education; professor, School of Education, (617) 349-8435, alarkin@lesley.edu
• Susan Gurry, program director, associate professor, special education program, TLL, School of Education, (617) 349-8499, sgurry@lesley.edu
• Arlyn Roffman, professor, special education program, TLL, School of Education, (617) 349-8995, aroffman@lesley.edu
• Helen McDonald, director of admissions, assistant professor, Threshold Program, (617) 349-8184, hmcdonal@lesley.edu
• Carole Noveck, coordinator of career services, Threshold Program, (617) 349-8187, cnoveck@lesley.edu
• Fran Osten, instructor, Threshold Program, (617) 349-3113, fosten@lesley.edu
• Jim Wilbur, director, Threshold Program, (617) 349-8188, jwilbur@lesley.edu
• Fran Yuan, instructor, Threshold Program, (617) 349-3115, fyuan@lesley.edu

Teacher certification/teacher training

Teacher recruitment

Technology in education

• Maureen Brown Yoder, academic director, professor, academic online learning, National Programs, (617) 349-8421, myoder@lesley.edu
• Nancy Roberts, professor/division director, elementary education, TLL, School of Education, (617) 349-8419, nroberts@lesley.edu
• George Blakeslee, division co-director, professor, academic program coordinator, technology in education division, School of Education, (617) 349-8488, gblakesl@lesley.edu
• Jo-Anne Hart, associate professor, technology in education division, School of Education, (617) 349-8418, hart@lesley.edu

Threshold (see also special education)

• Jim Wilbur, director, Threshold Program, (617) 349-8188, jwilbur@lesley.edu
• Helen McDonald, director of admissions, assistant professor, Threshold Program, (617) 349-8184, hmcdonal@lesley.edu
• Carole Noveck, coordinator of career services, Threshold Program, (617) 349-8187, cnoveck@lesley.edu
• Fran Osten, instructor, Threshold Program, (617) 349-3113, fosten@lesley.edu
• Fran Yuan, instructor, Threshold Program, (617) 349-3115, fyuan@lesley.edu

Urban education

• Anne Larkin, director, Say Yes to Education, professor, School of Education, (617) 349-8435, alarkin@lesley.edu
• Diane Ronchetti Cooper, Program Advisor, Elementary Education, TLL, SOE, (617) 349-8382, dcooper@lesley.edu
• Roberta L. Jackson, coordinator, Boston Higher Education Partnership, assistant professor, special education program, TLL, School of Education, (617) 349-8374, rjackson@lesley.edu

Violence in media/toys

• Nancy Carlsson-Paige, professor, Center for Peaceable Schools, (617) 349-8405, ncarlsso@lesley.edu

Human Services/Psychology/Expressive Therapies

Arts and healing

• Julia Byers, director, professor, expressive therapies division, Arts and Social Sciences, (617) 349-8121, jbyers@lesley.edu
• Vivien Marcow-Speiser, director, international and collaborative projects, professor, creative arts in learning and expressive therapies division, Arts and Socaial Sciences, (617) 349-8440, vspeiser@lesley.edu
• Shaun McNiff, interim dean, Lesley College, (617) 349-8562, smcniff@lesley.edu

Art therapy

• Shaun McNiff, interim dean, Lesley College, (617) 349-8562, smcniff@lesley.edu

Body/mind/spirituality

• Julia Byers, director, professor, expressive therapies division, Arts and Social Sciences, (617) 349-8121, jbyers@lesley.edu
• Jared Kass, professor, counseling and psychology division, project director, study project on well-being, Arts and Social Sciences, (617) 349-8340, jkass@lesley.edu
• Vivien Marcow-Speiser, director, international and collaborative projects, professor, creative arts in learning and expressive therapies division, Arts and Socaial Sciences, (617) 349-8440, vspeiser@lesley.edu

Counseling/psychology

• Susan Gere, director, associate professor, counseling and psychology division, Institute for Mind, Body, and Spirit, Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences, (617) 349-8342, sgere@lesley.edu
• Jared Kass, professor, counseling and psychology division, project director, study project on well-being, Arts and Social Sciences, (617) 349-8340, jkass@lesley.edu
• Eleanor Roffman, director of the field training office (CP), professor, counseling and psychology division, Arts and Social Sciences, (617) 349-8334, eroffman@lesley.edu

Dance therapy

• Vivien Marcow-Speiser, director, international and collaborative projects, professor, creative arts in learning and expressive therapies division, Arts and Socaial Sciences, (617) 349-8440, vspeiser@lesley.edu

Expressive therapies

• Julia Byers, director, professor, expressive therapies division, Arts and Social Sciences, (617) 349-8121, jbyers@lesley.edu
• Mariagnese Cattaneo, director, field training office, professor, expressive therapies division, (617) 349-8439, cattaneo@lesley.edu
• Shaun McNiff, interim dean, Lesley College, (617) 349-8562, smcniff@lesley.edu
• Michele Forinash, coordinator of music therapy, coordinator of Ph.D. program, expressive therapies division, (617) 349-8166, mforinas@lesley.edu
• Vivien Marcow-Speiser, (dance therapy), director, international and collaborative projects, professor, creative arts in learning and expressive therapies division, Arts and Socaial Sciences, (617) 349-8440, vspeiser@lesley.edu
• Karen Estrella, assistant professor, expressive therapies coordinator, expressive therapies division, (617) 349-8192, estrella@lesley.edu
• Mitchell Kossak, academic coordinator of international expressive therapies, expressive therapies division, (617) 349-8167, mkossak@lesley.edu

Holistic health

• Jared Kass, professor, counseling and psychology division, project director, study project on well-being, Arts and Social Sciences, (617) 349-8340, jkass@lesley.edu

Music therapy

• Michele Forinash, coordinator of music therapy, coordinator of Ph.D. program, expressive therapies division, (617) 349-8166, mforinas@lesley.edu

Spirituality and health

• Jared Kass, professor, counseling and psychology division, project director, study project on well-being, Arts and Social Sciences, (617) 349-8340, jkass@lesley.edu

Trauma recovery

• Julia Byers, director, professor, expressive therapies division, Arts and Social Sciences, (617) 349-8121, jbyers@lesley.edu
• Susan Gere, director, associate professor, counseling and psychology division, Institute for Mind, Body, and Spirit, Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences, (617) 349-8342, sgere@lesley.edu

Management

Fundraising management

• Marian Darlington-Hope, assistant professor, adult learning division, Lesley College, (617) 349-8621, mdarling@lesley.edu

General management

• Joan Dolamore, adult learning division, Lesley College, (617) 349-8651, dolamore@lesley.edu
• Bruce Logan, associate professor, human services professions/social sciences division, Lesley College, (617) 349-8349, blogan@lesley.edu

Health and human services

• Marian Darlington-Hope, assistant professor, adult learning division, Lesley College, (617) 349-8621, mdarling@lesley.edu

Human resources management

Information technology management

• Bruce Logan, associate professor, human services professions/social sciences division, Lesley College, (617) 349-8349, blogan@lesley.edu

Non-profit management/corporate-non-profit relations

• Marian Darlington-Hope, assistant professor, adult learning division, Lesley College, (617) 349-8621, mdarling@lesley.edu

Other

Body image and culture

• Joan Dolamore, adult learning division, Lesley College, (617) 349-8651, dolamore@lesley.edu

Cuba

• Pablo Navarro-Rivera, associate professor, adult learning division, Lesley College, (617) 349-8158, pnavarro@lesley.edu

Eating disorders

• Mary Dockray-Miller, associate professor, humanities, Lesley College, (617) 349-8133, mdockray@lesley.edu
• Joan Dolamore, adult learning division, Lesley College, (617) 349-8651, dolamore@lesley.edu

Environmental issues/ecology

• David Morimoto, program director/associate professor, natural sciences programs, Lesley College, (617) 349-8226, morimoto@lesley.edu

Holocaust

• Barbara Vacarr, associate professor, adult learning division, Lesley College, (617) 349-8469, bvacarr@lesley.edu

Israel

• Vivien Marcow-Speiser, director, international and collaborative programs, professor, creative arts in learning and expressive therapies division, Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences, (617) 349-8440, vspeiser@lesley.edu

Middle East

• Arlene Dallalfar, associate professor, human services professions/social sciences, Lesley College, intercultural relations program, interdisciplinary inquiry, GSASS, (617) 349-8925, adallalf@lesley.edu
• Jo-Anne Hart, associate professor, technology in education division, School of Education, (617) 349-8418, hart@lesley.edu

Poetry

• Mary Clare Powell, acting director, professor, creative arts in learning division, (617) 349-8446, mcpowell@lesley.edu
• Steven Cramer, coordinator, assistant professor, master's of fine arts program in creative writing, interdisciplinary inquiry, (617) 349-8357, scramer@lesley.edu

Biographies

Anthony Apesos teaches painting and drawing at The Art Institute of Boston and is acting director of the Institute's master of fine arts program in the visual arts. He studied painting at Bard College and The Pennsylvania Academy. He has had more than 20 one-person shows and has been in numerous group exhibitions. The subject of his paintings is usually the figure in landscape through which he tries to evoke a sense of timelessness but in a contemporary style. Contact: (617) 585-6774 or aapesos@mail.lesley.edu.

Susan Baker Cohen is Director of the Program Evaluation and Research Group (PERG), a nationally known evaluation and research group at Lesley University. Susan has been a PERG Senior Research Associate since 1987, and is currently PI of the Office of Space Science Education and Public Outreach Evaluation. She was the Co-PI and Project Manager of the Massachusetts Statewide Systemic evaluation; PI of the Statewide Implementation Program and Project IMPACT evaluations, and Co-Lead Evaluator of the Metro-Nashville Area Local Systemic Change project evaluation, among others. A Professor in the Lesley University Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences, she has authored and co-authored numerous reports and other documents, and has presented at conferences and professional meetings on evaluation methods and research findings on topics related to science and mathematics education reform, evaluation methods, and student assessment in higher education. Contact: (617) 349-8458 or suecohen@mail.lesley.edu.

Dr. Julia Byers, director of expressive therapies, is a licensed mental health counselor, expressive art therapist and psycho human organization consultant, with experience in post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of military conflicts, particularly in the West Bank and Gaza. Her work focuses on the psychological effects of war and violence on children and their families. She is also involved with the research and development of expressive therapies with women who have breast cancer. Her recent publication co-editing Educators, Therapist, and Artists on Reflective Practice focuses on transformation learning from interdisciplinary perspectives integrating the artistry of the human condition. Contact: (617) 349-8121 or jbyers@mail.lesley.edu.

Nancy Carlsson-Paige is a co-founder of Lesley's masters degree program in conflict resolution and peaceable schools. For more than 20 years, she has been studying children's social development, the influence of media violence on children, and how children learn positive skills for getting along and resolving their conflicts. She has co-authored four books and many articles on topics relating to how children learn violent attitudes and behaviors and how they learn the skills of peacemaking and conflict resolution. Contact: (617) 349-8405 or ncarlsso@mail.lesley.edu.

Dr. Priscilla Dass-Brailsford, professor in counseling and psychology at Lesley, has worked as the coordinator of the community crisis response team at the Victims of Violence program, The Cambridge Health Alliance. She specializes in resiliency, the impact of community and political violence and the effects of racism, discrimination and poverty. Contact: (617) 349-8336 or pdbrails@mail.lesley.edu.

Karen Estrella, expressive therapies professor, has worked with adults with psychiatric disabilities. Estrella has done art therapy, psychodrama, song writing and music therapy. She has worked with variety of people in need of counseling and supportive mental health services. Contact: (617) 349-8192 or estrella@mail.lesley.edu.

Dr. Susan Gere, director, Counseling Psychology division, Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences, is a licensed social worker who specializes in trauma recovery and family life. Contact: (617) 349-8342 or sgere@mail.lesley.edu.

Dr. Linda Grisham, associate professor and program director of the online Science in Education M.Ed. program, has a deep commitment to science and math teacher preparation, particularly for those who teach in underserved communities. Grisham has worked over the years as a research scientist (University of California, Santa Barbara and Brandeis University), science educator, curriculum developer, financial planner, community activist, and radio commentator. At Lesley, she has a joint appointment in the School of Undergraduate Studies, Natural Science Program and the School of Education, and she teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses in physics, chemistry, modeling complex systems, pharmacology, and science education. Projects include the co-creation/implementation of a fully online master's degree program, Science in Education Program for K-8 teachers with TERC, Inc., a science- and math-focused think tank. She is also a founding member of the Institute for African-American E-Culture, which focuses on how to create and assess culturally specific information technology within the African-American community. Contact: (617) 349-8956 or lgrisham@mail.lesley.edu.

Dr. Jo-Anne Hart has been a full-time university professor for more than a decade, teaching and researching international politics in the Middle East, most of those at Brown University. She is a founding member of the Middle East Negotiation Project, at Search for Common Ground, in Washington, D.C. She has lectured widely around the U.S. and abroad, has been invited to speak at more than two dozen universities, and has given briefings for the U.S. State Department, Intelligence and the military, including Central Command, that responsible for the Persian Gulf at the time of the first war against Iraq in 1991. Hart was a member of the Council on Foreign Relations' year-long working group on the Persian Gulf. In addition to traditional academic appointments at Brown University, Columbia University and Barnard College, Hart taught at the U.S. Naval War College in the Strategy and Policy Department. Currently, Hart is a consultant for the U.S. Army regarding future security challenges in the Persian Gulf. Her numerous publications on Middle East politics and security appear in books and academic journals in the field. She continues to be an active participant in Middle East conflict resolution projects. She was in Iran a couple years ago as a guest lecturer with the Asia Society, when she traveled the country extensively, wearing a chador. Recently, she joined the Lesley faculty to pursue her interests in technology in education. Contact: (617) 349-8418 or hart@mail.lesley.edu.

Dr. Jared Kass, professor of counseling and psychology and director of the study project on well-being at Lesley, is also coordinator of the Boston Clergy ad Religious Leaders Group for Interfaith Dialogue. His work focuses on resiliency in the aftermath of life's traumas. Dr. Kass can also talk about the national psyche in regards to race, religious and cultural differences. Contact: (617) 349-8340 or jkass@mail.lesley.edu.

Mary Kaye received a master of arts degree from Goddard College in sculpture. She has taught sculpture throughout California, New England and at The Art Institute of Boston, where she helped develop the curriculum of the Foundation program and the bachelor's degree in fine arts program. She has exhibited her work throughout California and Massachusetts and operates a studio in Somerville. Contact: (617) 585-6715 or mkaye@mail.lesley.edu.

Mitchell Kossak, coordinator of the International Expressive Therapies program, specializes in music therapy. He has worked with elderly populations, autistic and mentally impaired children, and troubled youth. He has also worked with couples and family therapy. Contact: (617) 349-8167 or mkossak@mail.lesley.edu.

Dr. Vivien Marcow-Speiser, director of International Collaborative Projects in GSASS, is a dance therapist who has worked nationally and internationally on using the arts with trauma. Her current research focuses on the use of the expressive arts with cancer patients. Contact: (617) 349-8440 or vspeiser@mail.lesley.edu.

Dr. Martha McKenna is acting provost and the former dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences. She is a professor in both the Creative Arts in Learning Program and the Interdisciplinary Studies Program, and has taught courses in aesthetics and art history. A corporator and lecturer of the Worcester Art Museum, Dr. McKenna has created lectures, museum guides, and a documentary For the Benefit of All. The goal of her work with the museum is to bring greater understanding and appreciation for its fine collection of 19th and 20th century art. McKenna earned her Ed.D. in Music, Arts, and Humanities from Columbia University. Her background includes studies at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Royal Academy of Music, and Harvard University. Access to public art through aesthetic encounters is the goal of her research and teaching. Her research has also focused on the integration of 20th century American visual and performing arts and women in the arts. Her research has been published in scholarly journals such as the Museum Educator's Journal. Contact: (617) 349-8467 or mckenna2@mail.lesley.edu.

Mary Mindess, a professor of education, specializes in early childhood education and child psychology. She has served as founder and coordinator of the New England Kindergarten Conference, the region's most prominent conference on early education, for 40 years. Mindess, recognized for her pioneer efforts in distance learning, developed some of the college's first online courses, which include Early Intervention, Cognitively Challenging Curriculum for Young Children, and Children with Behavior Problems: Responding to the Challenge. Mindess also served as the director of the Lesley University Center for Children, Families and Public Policy and is co-author of the 1994 book "Eliciting Children's Full Potential." Contact: (617) 349-8923 or mmindess@mail.lesley.edu.

David Morimoto, director, Natural Science and Mathematics, Lesley College, is an expert in conservation biology and animal behavior. He currently is working to establish a research program in Mata Atlantica (Atlantic forest), an endangered ecosystem in Parana, Brazil. He earned his doctorate in biology from Boston University, and spent 14 years teaching in Regis College's Biology Department. He spent three years serving as department chair. Morimoto, who also served as a workshop leader at the Children's Rainforest Workshops in Peru, has traveled extensively and studied natural history in Central and South America, the Canary Islands, South Africa and Australia. Contact: (617) 349-8226 or morimoto@mail.lesley.edu.

Joan Ryan received her master of fine arts degree from Boston University, studying with James Weeks and John Wilson. She has taught painting and drawing at The Art Institute of Boston since 1986 and was chairperson of the Fine Arts and Foundation Program from 1999 to 2003. Her work has been shown nationally and in Europe with work in the Smithsonian and DeCordova Museum collections. Contact: (617) 585-6686 or jryan@mail.lesley.edu.

Robert Wauhkonen teaches writing and literature courses at The Art Institute of Boston and Lesley College. He has been chairperson of the Liberal Arts Departyment at AIB for almost 20 years. Contact: (617) 349-8227 or rwauhkon@mail.lesley.edu.

Dr. Maureen Brown Yoder has been involved in educational technology for more than 20 years as a student, faculty member, and administrator in the Technology in Education Master's Degree program. She is particularly interested in responsible use of the Internet in the classroom and innovative, motivating classroom practices. As Program Director of Lesley's Online Degree program she develops curriculum and teaches online courses. She is interested in what contributes to high quality online learning as well as effective online student support and advising. Contact: (617) 349-8421 or myoder@mail.lesley.edu.