EDTL Faculty and Staff


EDTL Department

Education, Development, Teaching, and Learning Department Ellensburg


Black Hall, room 204-26
Mail Stop 7406
509-963-1464
https://www.cwu.edu/academics/teaching-learning/
CWUEDTL@cwu.edu

 

Faculty, Staff, and Chair
Teresa Walker, EdD

Professors
Dia Gary, EdD, early childhood education
Khodi Kaviani, PhD, elementary education
YiShan Lea, EdD, bilingual education, TESL
Kate Reynolds, EdD, TESL, literacy
Sharryn Walker, PhD, literacy
Teresa Walker, EdD, early childhood education, elementary education

 Associate Professor
Wendie Lappin Castillo, PhD, special education
Amanda Obery, PhD, elementary education

Assistant Professor
Jadelyn Abbott, PhD, literacy/elementary literacy
Georgia Bunnell, PhD, literacy/elementary literacy
William Garnett, PhD, special education/elementary
Elizabeth Castro, PhD, bilingual education dual language/elementary education

Senior Lecturers
Annie Douglas, MEd, elementary, bilingual education, TESL
Janet Finke, PhD, literacy (Emerita)
Terrance McCain, PhD, bilingual education
Michele Jacobson, MEd, special education

Lecturers
Yoko Allen, MEd, elementary education, early childhood education
Alison Birch, MEd, elementary education, literacy
Jessica Burtt,  MEd, elementary education, literacy
Katy Cavenaugh, MEd, elementary education, science
Bridget Clark, MEd, elementary education
Ashley Dunn,  MEd, elementary education
Harriet Fox, MEd, elementary education
Joy Fuqua,  MEd, special education
Kim Gaidos, MEd, elementary education, literacy
Rebecca Johnston,  MEd, elementary education
Katie Lawless, MEd, early childhood education, elementary education
Candy Lippincott, MEd, early childhood education
Flora London, MEd, elementary education
Loi Lutes,  MEd, elementary education
Cynthia Maycock, MEd, elementary education
Sara McGuire, MEd, elementary education, literacy
Heather Remillard  MEd, elementary education, math
Kayla Robinson, MEd, elementary education, literacy
Sherese Roe,  MEd, elementary education, literacy
Mary Runion, MEd, elementary education
Shannon Selzler, MEd, early childhood education
Joan Smith,  MEd, special education
Jon Wright, MEd, elementary education
Kris Amundson, MEd, science education
Lorane Barrera, MEd, reading, reading education
Maggie Mendoza, EdD, early childhood education

Staff
Lisa LaPorte, Administrative Assistant 2
Paul Nichols, PhD,  Program Coordinator, bilingual education/dual language
Mischa Mcgrath, events and programs assistant

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Department of Education, Development, Teaching, and Learning

Black Hall 204-26