Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Faculty

Iftikhar Ahmad
Associate Professor of Education
B.A., M.A., University of Peshawar (Pakistan);
M.A., Brooklyn College, City University of New York;
M.A., The Graduate Center, City University of New York;
Ed.D., Teacher College, Columbia University
iahmad@liu.edu

Jennifer Astuto
Assistant Professor of Education
B.A., M.A., New York University;
Ph.D. City University of New York
jennifer.astuto@liu.edu

Haeryun Choi
Assistant Professor
B.A. Seoul National University, Korea;
M.A. State University of New York at Buffalo;
Ph.D. University of Illinois At Urbana – Champaign
haeryun.Choi@liu.edu

Anthony DeFalco
Chairperson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Professor of Education
B.A., Maryknoll College;
M.A.Ed., Seton Hall University;
Ed.D., Rutgers University
anthony.defalco@liu.edu

Gavrielle Levine
Associate Professor of Education
B.A., Barnard College;
M.A., Ph.D., Teachers College, Columbia University
glevine@liu.edu

Lee Yuen Lew
Assistant Professor of Education
B.S., Dip.Ed., M.Ed University of Malaya, at Kuala Lumpur Malaysia;
Ph.D. University of Iowa, Iowa City
leeyuen.lew@liu.edu

Andrea McLoughlin
Associate Professor of Education
B.S., State University of New York at Stony Brook;
M.S., City University of New York, Queens College;
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
andrea.mcloughlin@liu.edu

Alfred Ng’ang’a
Assistant Professor
B.A. Kenyatta University, Nairobi Kenya;
Ph.D. University of Syracuse, Syracuse, New York
alfred.kanyuru@liu.edu

Karen Ogulnick
Associate Professor of Education
B.S., State University of New York at Plattsburgh;
M.A., Hunter College, City University of New York;
Ph.D., New York University
karen.ogulnick@liu.edu

Joseph Piro
Assistant Professor of Education
B.A., St. Francis College;
M.A., City University of New York, Queens College;
M.S., Fordham University;
M.A., Ph.D, Teachers College, Columbia University
joseph.piro@liu.edu

Shaireen Rasheed
Associate Professor of Education
B.A., State University of New York at Stony Brook;
M.A., New School for Social Research;
M.A., Ph.D., Columbia University
shaireen.rasheed@liu.edu

Jeong-eun Rhee
Assistant Professor of Education
B.A., Ewha Women’s University, Seoul Korea;
M.A., West Virginia University;
Ph.D., Ohio State University
jeong-eun.rhee@liu.edu

Armin L. Schadt
Professor of Education
B.A., Youngstown University;
M.A., Kent State University;
M.S., Long Island University;
Ph.D., The Ohio State University

Michelle Szpara
Associate Professor of Education
B.S., (Physical Science); B.S., (Education); Pennsylvania State University;
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
michelle.szpara@liu.edu

Joan Walker
Assistant Professor of Education
B.M., Ed., University of Kentucky;
M.M., Ed., Arkansas State University;
M.S., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
joan.walker@liu.edu

Jocelyn Yen Yen Woo
Assistant Professor of Education
B.A., National University of Singapore;
PGDE National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University;
Ed.M., Ph.D., Ph.D., Teachers College, Columbia University
yenyen.woo@liu.edu