A-Z DIRECTORY - Key Persons


Amy Richardson

Job Titles:
  • Director of Carolina Community Academy and PK - 12 Partnerships

Ann M. Sam

Job Titles:
  • Childhood Development Institute Advanced Research Scientist

Ann Prost

Job Titles:
  • Advancement Associate

Anthony Graham

Job Titles:
  • Member of the DREAM Advisory Board
  • Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Winston - Salem State University

Anthony James

Job Titles:
  • Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

April Plumley

Job Titles:
  • Clinical Partnerships and Licensure Manager

Barbara Bossen

Job Titles:
  • Site Coordinator / Intervention Coach

Barbara Wasik

Job Titles:
  • Professor Emeritus

Beth Rice

Job Titles:
  • CSI Team Lead, N.C. Department of Public Instruction

Bobbi Bain

Job Titles:
  • Director of Information Technology

Brian Nussbaum

Job Titles:
  • Lead Technology Systems Support

Brittany D. Cowan

Job Titles:
  • Communications and Marketing Content Manager

Buck Goldstein

Job Titles:
  • Professor of the Practice

Caroline Weaver

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant
  • Executive Assistant to the Associate Deans

Caryn Ward Frank Porter Graham

Job Titles:
  • Childhood Development Institute Senior Implementation Specialist

Catherine Vorick - CHRO

Job Titles:
  • Director of Human Resources

Cheryl Mason Bolick

Job Titles:
  • Program Director, Master of Arts in Teaching / Interim Program Coordinator, UNC - BEST

Chih-Ing Lim Frank Porter Graham

Job Titles:
  • Childhood Development Institute Advanced Technical Assistance Specialist

Chris Scott

Job Titles:
  • Program Coordinator
  • Program Director, Educational Leadership

Christina Bush

Job Titles:
  • New Teacher Support Coach

Colin Minga

Job Titles:
  • Technology Support Analyst

Constance A. Lindsay

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor

Courtney Moyer


Dana Griffin

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor
  • Dean 's Fellow for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Dr. Griffin researches parent involvement and school-family-community partnerships. She believes that collaboration can be better achieved when school stakeholders are multiculturally competent, aware of their biases and preconceived beliefs, and understand the different complexities of families and parenting. To this end, she also researches inequity issues in education. She believes that school counselors should be leaders in bridging the gap between historically marginalized families, schools, and communities in order to build stronger relationships, collaborations, and increased effectiveness when working with culturally diverse students and their families.

Dana Riger

Job Titles:
  • Clinical Assistant Professor

Daniel Klasik

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor

Daniel Watson

Job Titles:
  • Principal of Carolina Community Academy

Danielle Gunter

Job Titles:
  • Research Development Manager

Derek A. Neverosky

Job Titles:
  • Program Support Specialist

Devin Warmack

Job Titles:
  • New Teacher Support Coach

Diana B. Lys

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Dean for Educator Preparation and Accreditation
  • Assistant Dean for Educator Preparation and Accreditation / Clinical Associate Professor
  • Member of Committee
Dr. Lys leads educator preparation, program assessment and accreditation efforts in the School. Her work sits at the intersection of program outcome research and high quality program development. Dr. Lys has 15 years of higher education experience in educator preparation and taught in North Carolina public school for more than seven years.

Dionne Cross Francis

Job Titles:
  • Program Coordinator
  • Coordinator, CCTE Program
  • Joseph R. Neikirk Term Professor
  • Professor

Dorothy L. Espelage

Job Titles:
  • Member of the DREAM Faculty and Staff
  • Distinguished Professor of Education
  • Research

Elaine Townsend-Utin

Job Titles:
  • Director, LatinxEd

Elinor Williams

Job Titles:
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate

Elizabeth Crais

Job Titles:
  • Health Professor

Emily Halpin

Job Titles:
  • Clinical Assistant Professor

Eric A. Houck

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor

Ethan Hutt

Job Titles:
  • Program Director, Minor in Education

Fabiola Salas Villalobos

Job Titles:
  • Member of the DREAM Faculty and Staff
  • DREAM Program Director
  • DREAM Project Director

Frank A. Daniels Jr.

Job Titles:
  • Distinguished Professor
  • Research

Gail Kinley

Job Titles:
  • University Program Specialist

Grayson Mendenhall

Job Titles:
  • Graphic Designer
  • Web Developer

Gregory J. Cizek

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Program Faculty & Staff
  • Guy B. Phillips Professor
  • Professor
  • Research

Guy B. Phillips

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Program Faculty & Staff
  • Guy B. Phillips Professor
  • Professor
  • Research

Harriet Able

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Director of Graduate Studies
  • Member of Committee
Dr. Able's areas of expertise include early childhood, special education, interdisciplinary collaboration, teacher preparation and translational research with a focus on campus community collaborations, ethics and special education, and empowering families who have children and youth with disabilities with a particular focus on autism. She has received many interdisciplinary personnel preparation grants from the U.S. Office of Education focused on collaborative teaming initiatives between special education and the allied health professions.

Heather Barker

Job Titles:
  • Kindergarten Teacher at Carolina Community Academy

Heather Bucurel

Job Titles:
  • Program Support Specialist Supervisor

Helyne Frederick

Job Titles:
  • Chairman, Appointed Faculty Member
  • Program Director, Human Development and Family Studies / Clinical Associate Professor

Jacqueline Aponte

Job Titles:
  • New Teacher Support Coach

Jacqui McLaughlin

Job Titles:
  • Director, Education Research, Center for Innovative Pharmacy Education and Research ( CIPhER ) & Assistant Professor, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy

James Trier

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor

Janice L. Anderson

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor

Jaylah Stewart

Job Titles:
  • Undergraduate Advisor and Student Engagement Programmer

Jeffrey A. Greene

Job Titles:
  • Professor

Jemilia S. Davis

Job Titles:
  • Program Director, Human and Organizational Leadership Development ( HOLD )

Jenna Busam

Job Titles:
  • New Teacher Support Coach

Jennifer A. Diliberto

Job Titles:
  • Clinical Associate Professor

Jessica Amsbary

Job Titles:
  • Program Coordinator, Master of Education for Experienced Teachers, Early Childhood Intervention and Family Support / Program Coordinator, Birth - Kindergarten, Pre - Kindergarten Add - on Licensure

Jessica Dykstra Steinbrenner Frank Porter Graham

Job Titles:
  • Childhood Development Institute Advanced Research Scientist

Jia Heiny

Job Titles:
  • Program Administrative Support Specialist
  • Program Support Specialist

Jill Hamm

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development
Dr. Hamm's research interests center on early adolescents' social, behavioral, and academic adjustment, and the role of peer relations in successful school adaptation. She has applied her research findings to the development and testing of professional development programs designed to help middle school teachers create supportive learning environments for their students. Dr. Hamm currently directs or co-directs several research studies that involve creating professional development programs and examining their efficacy and utility for middle school teachers and their students.

Joanna Harris

Job Titles:
  • Special Education Teacher at Carolina Community Academy

Jocelyn Glazier

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor

Jose Cardoza

Job Titles:
  • Member of the DREAM Advisory Board
  • Assistant Principal, Jordan High School

Joshua Serrano Otero

Job Titles:
  • School Counselor at Carolina Community Academy

Kara Hume

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor

Karren Crawford

Job Titles:
  • Accounting Technician

Kathleen Harrell

Job Titles:
  • New Teacher Support Coach

Kathleen M. Brown

Job Titles:
  • Professor
  • Research

Kathryn Leech

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor

Kathy L. Fields

Job Titles:
  • New Teacher Support Coach

Kimone Clarke

Job Titles:
  • Kindergarten Teacher at Carolina Community Academy

Kristin L. Papoi

Job Titles:
  • Clinical Assistant Professor
  • Clinical Assistant Professor / Program Director, Master of Arts in Teaching

Kyle Nickodem

Job Titles:
  • Research Statistician

Lauren Sartain

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor

Laurie J. Norman

Job Titles:
  • Director of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving

Leigh A. Hutchison

Job Titles:
  • Program Administrative Support Specialist
  • Program Support Specialist

Les Graham

Job Titles:
  • Research Administrator

Lewis Hatcher

Job Titles:
  • Program Director, School Counseling

Ling Zhang

Job Titles:
  • Postdoctoral Associate

Lisa Johnson

Job Titles:
  • Registrar
  • Member of Committee

Lora Cohen-Vogel

Job Titles:
  • Distinguished Professor
  • Research

Lynne Vernon-Feagans Frank Porter Graham

Job Titles:
  • Childhood Development Institute Advanced Technical Assistance Specialist

Maria Hyler

Job Titles:
  • Director, Learning Policy Institute

MariaRosa Rangel

Job Titles:
  • Director of Family and Community Engagement, Wake County Public Schools

Marisa E. Marraccini

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor

Martinette Horner

Job Titles:
  • Program Coordinator
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, UNC School of Education
  • Program Director, School Administration

Mary Bratsch-Hines Frank Porter Graham

Job Titles:
  • Childhood Development Institute Advanced Research Scientist

Matthew G. Springer

Job Titles:
  • Area Chair, Educational Policy, Organization, and Leadership
  • Member of Committee

Meg Goodhand

Job Titles:
  • Member of the DREAM Advisory Board

Megan E. Vinh

Job Titles:
  • Childhood Development Institute Advanced Technical Assistance Specialist

Megan Garrett

Job Titles:
  • Director of Development

Morgan Ellis

Job Titles:
  • Director of Communications and Marketing
  • Director of Marketing and Annual Giving
  • for Media Inquiries, Please Contact

Nancy Bagatell

Job Titles:
  • Allied Health Division Director and Associate Professor, Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

Nikkiya White

Job Titles:
  • Director of Recruitment and Admissions

Peter F. Halpin

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor

R. Keith Sawyer

Job Titles:
  • Morgan Distinguished Professor of Educational Innovations

Rachael Adler Lippincott

Job Titles:
  • Program Assistant
  • DREAM Program Assistant

Rachel Winters

Job Titles:
  • Program Administrative Support Specialist
  • Student Affairs Administrative Support Specialist

Rob Lucas

Job Titles:
  • Instructional Designer

Robert Plumley

Job Titles:
  • Research Associate in Adaptive Learning

Robert R. Martinez Jr.

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor

Robert Wendell Eaves Sr.

Job Titles:
  • Distinguished Professor in Educational Leadership

Roger Mills-Koonce

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor
  • Program Coordinator, Applied Developmental Sciences and Special Education & Early Childhood Intervention and Family Support

Ronda Taylor Bullock

Job Titles:
  • Member of the DREAM Advisory Board
  • Executive Director, We Are

Samuel L. Odom

Job Titles:
  • Childhood Development Institute Senior Research Scientist

Samuel M. Holton

Job Titles:
  • Distinguished Professor
  • Research

Sandra Evarrs

Job Titles:
  • Appointed Faculty Member
  • Clinical Associate Professor

Sarah Petty

Job Titles:
  • New Teacher Support Coach

Sarah Rierson

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director of Development

Sarah Rowe

Job Titles:
  • Director of Advising and Student Engagement

Sharonda Eggleton

Job Titles:
  • New Teacher Support Coach

Shauna H. Harris

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
  • Member of Committee
Dr. Harris has over 10 years of experience in higher education and student affairs. She has served in leadership roles on regional and national committees for the National Association for Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA). Her research interests include multiracial identity development, student engagement and leadership. She believes in the holistic development of students and cultivating meaningful experiences that will support their academic, personal and professional goals. She is committed to working with faculty, staff and students to ensure programs and support systems are in place to help students thrive while they are in college.

Shelbi Kuhlmann

Job Titles:
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate

Sherick Hughes

Job Titles:
  • Distinguished Professor
  • Research

Sonya Frej

Job Titles:
  • Human Resources Specialist

Stephanie Smith

Job Titles:
  • Office Manager of Carolina Community Academy

Steve Knotek

Job Titles:
  • Program Coordinator, School Psychology
  • Program Director, School Psychology / Associate Professor

Tammy Cox

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Dean for Finance and Operations
  • Assistant Dean of Finance

Terri Jackson

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Dean for Development
  • School of Education in 2022 As Assistant
Terri Jackson joined the School of Education in 2022 as Assistant Dean for Development. She leads the External Relations Team, which is charged with advancing the mission of the School through engagement, events, marketing, communications, and fundraising. Before returning to her alma mater, Terri spent 10 years as Senior Director of Development for the School of Education at UNC Greensboro. She has over 30 years of fundraising experience and is committed to the belief that education is the most powerful tool we have to change lives and lift societies.

Thomas James

Job Titles:
  • Thomas James Distinguished Professor of Experiential Learning / Area Chair, Culture, Curriculum and Teacher Education

Thurston Domina

Job Titles:
  • Program Coordinator

Todd Boyette

Job Titles:
  • Director, Morehead Planetarium

Todd Cherner

Job Titles:
  • Program Director, Master of Arts in Educational Innovation, Technology, and Entrepreneurship

Tracey Wiley

Job Titles:
  • Research Administrator

Troy D. Sadler

Job Titles:
  • Area Chair, Culture, Curriculum and Teacher Education
  • Member of Committee
  • Thomas James Distinguished Professor of Experiential Learning / Area Chair, Culture, Curriculum and Teacher Education

Vanessa Smart

Job Titles:
  • New Teacher Support Coach

Walter E. Hussman

Job Titles:
  • Education Reform

William C. Friday

Job Titles:
  • Distinguished Professor of Education
  • Education
  • Research

Xue Lan Rong

Job Titles:
  • Professor
  • Research

Yulia Nikiforov - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Director of Finance

Yuliana Rodriguez

Job Titles:
  • Clinical Assistant Professor

Zhen Xu

Job Titles:
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate