Experts in Education — Pre-K12
Sara Burmeister, Clinical Assistant Professor
College of Education
Expertise: Educational leadership and administration; curricular and instructional development and evaluation; strategic planning and mobilizing for change; coaching and providing feedback to supervises
Media: Print, Radio
Office Phone: (414) 288-7292
sara.burmeister@marquette.edu
Alan Burkard, Chair/Professor
Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology
Expertise: School Counseling Programs in K-12 schools, Academic and Career and Personal-social Concerns, Cultural Issues in Counseling and Clinical Supervision, Program Evaluation and Reform of School Counseling Programs
Office Phone: (414) 288-3434
alan.burkard@marquette.edu
Mary Carlson, Clinical Associate Professor
Educational Policy and Leadership
Expertise: Special Education, Teacher Training, Mentoring
Office Phone: (414) 288-4548
Home Phone: (414) 963-1768
mary.carlson@marquette.edu
Sharon Chubbuck, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
Educational Policy and Leadership
Expertise: Multicultural Education, Critical Literacy, Secondary Language Arts in Multicultural Settings, Teaching for Social Justice, Peace Education/Non-violence
Office Phone: (414) 288-5895
Home Phone: (414) 774-1052
Mobile Phone: (414) 378-0250
sharon.chubbuck@marquette.edu
Ellen Eckman, Associate Professor/Chair
Educational Policy and Leadership
Expertise: Teacher Education, Women Administrators (High School Principals)
Office Phone: (414) 288-1561
Home Phone: (414) 964-6188
ellen.eckman@marquette.edu
Melissa Gibson, Assistant Professor
College of Education
Expertise: Social studies, history, and civic education; teacher education; racism and anti-racism in schooling; democratic schooling; history of U.S. education; diverse school communities
Office Phone: (414) 288-1421
melissa.gibson@marquette.edu
Jon Jensen, Associate Professor Emeritus
Opus College of Engineering
Expertise: School/University Partnerships in Engineering, Enrollment Issues, Project Lead the Way
Office Phone: (414) 288-6720
Home Phone: (414) 476-7254
jon.jensen@marquette.edu
Rev. Jeffrey LaBelle, S.J., Assistant Professor
Educational Policy and Leadership
Rector of the Jesuit Community
Expertise: Education and Social Issues, English Language Learners, Second Language Acquisitions, Immigrant Learners
Office Phone: (414) 288-7380
Home Phone: (414) 288-5051
Mobile Phone: (414) 208-8480
jeffrey.labelle@marquette.edu
Jill McNew-Birren, Associate Professor
College of Education
Expertise: Science Education, Public Engagement with Science, Environmental Policy, Civic Engagement
Contact: (414) 288-3892
jill.birren@marquette.edu
Maura Moyle, Associate Professor
Speech Pathology and Audiology
Expertise: Language and Literacy, Special Education
Office Phone: (414) 288-1408
Mobile Phone: (414) 550-4900
maura.moyle@marquette.edu
Leigh van den Kieboom, Associate Professor and Associate Dean
Educational Policy and Leadership
Expertise: K-12 mathematics teacher preparation, early childhood, elementary, and middle school mathematics, using a sense-making approach to teaching and learning mathematics
Office Phone: (414) 288-1429
leigh.vandenkieboom@marquette.edu
Gabriel Velez, Assistant Professor
Department of Educational Policy and Leadership
Expertise: How adolescents and youth respond to educational experiences as part of their identity development; how young people experience school-based restorative justice, peace education, and the transition to college; and equity and inclusion in the college-going process, the college transition, and college experience.
Office Phone: (414) 288-4610
gabriel.velez@marquette.edu
Julissa Ventura, Assistant Professor
Department of Educational Policy & Leadership
Expertise: K-12: Experiences of Latinx Students; Experiences of immigrant students and families; Student Voice and Leadership / Community-based education: The role and impact of community educators; Power of Educational Spaces outside of schools
Office Phone: (414) 288-5992
julissa.ventura@marquette.edu
Ann Herrera Ward, Student Supervisor
Department of Educational Policy and Leadership
Expertise: Democracy Education; Discussing presidential elections at home and at school; K-12 civic education.
ann.ward@marquette.edu