Department of Special Education and Literacy

Faculty

Rose Ellen Carter
Director of the Reading Learning Development Center
B.A., M.A., Goddard College;
M.S., Ph.D., Hofstra University
ellen.carter@liu.edu

Julia E. De Carlo
Professor of Education
B.A., Marymount College;
M.S., St. John's University;
Ph.D., Fordham University
julia.decarlo@liu.edu

Lynn Cohen
Assistant Professor of Education
B.S., State University of New York New Paltz;
M.S. ED., John Hopkins University;
P.D., Long Island University;
Ph.D., Fordham University
lynn.cohen@liu.edu

Douglas H. Dreilinger
Associate Professor of Education
B.A., Hofstra University;
M.S., University of Bridgeport;
Ph.D., Texas Technological University
douglas.dreilinger@liu.edu

Kathleen M. Feeley
Assistant Professor of Education
B.S., M.S., St. John’s University;
Ph.D., University of Minnesota
kathleen.feeley@liu.edu

George A. Giuliani
Professor of Education
B.A., State University of New York at New Paltz;
M.S., Ph.D., St. John's University
george.giuliani@liu.edu

Ishita Khemka
Assistant Professor of Education
B.A., University of Delhi, India;
M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University;
Ph.D., Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Columbia University
ishita.khemka@liu.edu

Ronald Minge
Professor of Education
B.A., Western Washington College;
M.S., Ph.D., Washington State University
ronald.minge@liu.edu

Joel Mittler
Professor of Education
B.A., Brooklyn College, City University of New York;
M.S., Professional Certificate, Queens College, City University of New York;
M.Ed., Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University
jmittler@liu.edu

Roger Pierangelo
Associate Professor of Education
B.S., St. John’s University;
M.S., Queens College;
Ph.D., Yeshiva University

Joseph Sanacore
Professor of Education
B.A., Adelphi University;
M.A., New York University;
M.S., Long Island University;
P.D., Ed.D., Hofstra University
joseph.sanacore@liu.edu

James Vacca
Chair, Department of Special Education and Literacy
Assistant Professor of Education
B.A., Brockport, NY;
M.A., State University of New York Albany;
Ph.D., Syracuse University of New York
james.vacca@liu.edu