EDTL Directory
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