Faculty and Staff
Kathleen Gershman, Professor and Department Chair
EFR Graduate Director and Coordinator of EFR Comprehensive Exams
Ed.D. Harvard University
Education Building, Room 340
701-777-3157
kathleen.gershman@email.und.edu
Areas of Specialization:
- Curriculum Theory
- Adolescence & Learning Environments
- Qualitative Research Methods
- Philosophy of Education
- Foundations of Education
Sonya Hung, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. The Ohio State University
Education Building, Room 260
701-777-5793
sonya.hung@email.und.edu
Areas of Specialization:
- Program Evaluation
- Needs Assessment
- Applied Research
- Educational Research Methodology
- Survey Research
- Mixed Method Research
Cheryl A. Hunter, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Indiana University
Education Building, Room 341
701-777-3431
cheryl.hunter@email.und.edu
Areas of Specialization:
- Qualitative Research Methods
- Critical Ethnography/Critical Social Theory
- Sociology of Education
- Comparative and International Education
- Education Policy
- Multicultural Education
Steven D. LeMire, Assisant Professor
Director, Bureau of Educational Services and Applied Research (BESAR)
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison
Education Building, Room 356
701-777-3158
steven.lemire@email.und.edu
Areas of Specialization:
- Statistical Analysis
- Biostatistics
- Quantitative Research Methods
- Multivariate Analysis
- Design, Analysis, & Test Construction
- Educational Psychology
Marcus B. Weaver-Hightower
, Associate Professor
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison
Education Building, Room 224
7011-777-3238
marcus.weaver-hightower@email.und.edu
Areas of Specialization:
- Curriculum Theory
- Qualitative Research Methods
- Ethnographic Analysis
- Gender & Education
- Sociology of Education
Professors Emeriti:
Janet Goldenstein Ahler, Professor Emerita
Ph.D. University of Missouri-Columbi
janet.ahler@hotmail.com
Areas of Specialization:
- Educational Anthropology
- Multicultural Education
- Bilingual Education
- Native American Education
- Qualitative Research Methods
Richard G. Landry, Professor Emeritus and Chester Fritz Distinquished Professor
Ph.D. Boston College
Education Building, Room 254
richard.landry@email.und.edu
Areas of Specialization:
- Program Evaluation
- Educational Testing
- Applied Research
- Educational Research Methodologies
John D. Williams, Professor Emeritus
Ph.D. University of North Colorado
Ph.D. The Fielding Institute
john.williams@email.und.edu
Areas of Specialization:
- Statistical Methodologies
- Research Methods
- Licensed Psychologist
Adjunct Professors:
Rilla Anderson, Ph.D.
Education Building, Room 257
rilla.anderson@email.und.edu
Areas of Specialization:
- Qualitative Research Methods
- Foundations of Education
- Historical Foundations of Education
- Philosophy of Education
- Sociology of Education
- Current Issues in Education
Joan Hawthorne, Ph.D.
Merrifield Hall, Room 11A
701-777-4684
joan.hawthorne@email.und.edu
Area of Specialization:
- Foundations of Education
Charles Clinton Hosford, Ph.D.
Medical School, Room 3002
701-777-4713
clint.hosford@med.und.edu
Areas of Specialization:
- Statistics
- Educational Research
Joshua Hunter, Ph.D.
Education Building, Room 377
701-777-3582
joshua.hunter@email.und.edu
Areas of Specialization:
- Anthropological Foundations of Education
- Comparative and International Education
- Historical Foundations of Education
- Multicultural Education
- Sociology of Education
- Policy Studies
Renee Mabey, Ph.D.
Medical School, Room 1513
701-777-4854
renee.mabey@med.und.edu
Areas of Specialization:
- Statistics
- Educational Research
William Siders, Ph.D.
Education Building, Room 285
william.siders@email.und.edu
Areas of Specialization:
- Educational Research
- Statistics
Lori Swinney, Ph.D.
Robertson/Sayre Hall, Room 103
701-777-3569
lori.swinney@email.und.edu
Areas of Specialization:
- Foundations of Education
- Multicultural Education
STAFF:
Sharon Johnson, Administrative Secretary
Education Building, Room 336
701-777-2171
sharon.johnson@email.und.edu