Dr. Carol McNulty, Interim Dean of the Watson College of Education, has more than 20 years of experience as an educator, administrator and leader. Dr. McNulty, who joined the University of North Carolina Wilmington in 2006, most recently served as the Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education and Faculty Affairs.
In that capacity, she was responsible for establishing the framework for a new position that provided focused leadership for faculty development and welfare; supported and advanced the Honors program, the University Studies program, and the undergraduate research and fellowships priority; collaborated with the Faculty Senate to develop and champion policy and procedure development related to faculty affairs; and provided leadership for new undergraduate degree program development and implementation in collaboration with faculty, program leaders and deans.
Dr. McNulty began her UNCW career in the Watson College of Education, where she holds a tenured faculty appointment as associate professor in the Department of Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle, Literacy and Special Education. She has held several administrative positions at UNCW, including associate dean for academic and student affairs in the Watson College of Education, interim dean of the Graduate School, interim director of the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and special assistant to the provost.
Dr. McNulty, formerly an elementary school teacher, earned a Ph.D. in elementary education from the University of Georgia. She earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a master’s in education from Mercer University.
Faculty and staff representing Watson’s two offices, three departments and many centers and engagement initiatives serve alongside the Dean on a team that provides leadership and direction for the work of the College.
Ms. Kristine Adams | Senior Web Developer | adamsk@uncw.edu | 910-962-3363 |
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Dr. Daisyane Barreto | Associate Professor | barretod@uncw.edu | 910-962-7600 |
Dr. Traci Bellas | Lecturer | bellast@uncw.edu | 910-962-3633 |
Ms. Lori Best | NC New Teacher Support Lead Instructional Coach |
bestl@uncw.edu | 910-962-7281 |
Dr. Sarah Bonner | Assistant Professor | bonners@uncw.edu | 910-962-2648 |
Dr. Brian Brinkley | Director of Educational Laboratory | brinkleyb@uncw.edu | 910-962-3731 |
Ms. Grace Burmester | Student Engagement Specialist & Advisor | burmesterg@uncw.edu | 910-962-7357 |
Dr. Jes Cardenas | Assistant Professor | cardenasj@uncw.edu | 910-962-2919 |
Dr. Edward Caropreso | Associate Professor | caropresoe@uncw.edu | 910-962-7830 |
Dr. Marsha Carr | Associate Professor | carrm@uncw.edu | 910-962-2913 |
Ms. Amy Carroll | Data Analyst Specialist | carrollag@uncw.edu | 910-962-4017 |
Ms. Frances Carter | Isaac Bear Early College Coordinator | carterf@uncw.edu | 910-962-2095 |
Ms. Misty Cayton | PDS Program Associate | caytonm@uncw.edu | 910-962-4173 |
Dr. Alex Chambers | Assistant Professor | chambersa@uncw.edu | 910-962-0614 |
Dr. Heddy Clark | Director of STEM LC | clarkhk@uncw.edu | 910-962-3639 |
Ms. Tammy Clark | Instructional Designer | clarkt@uncw.edu | 910-962-7938 |
Ms. Kimberly Cockrell | MarineQuest, Budget Manager | cockrellk@uncw.edu | 910-962-3971 |
Ms. Amber Colon | Educational Technology Specialist | colona@uncw.edu | 910-962-0518 |
Dr. Sheri Conklin | Assistant Professor | conklins@uncw.edu | 910-962-7952 |
Dr. Elizabeth Crawford | Associate Professor | crawforde@uncw.edu | 910-962-2916 |
Dr. Donna DeGennaro | Associate Professor | degennarod@uncw.edu | 910-962-7551 |
Dr. Van Dempsey | Professor | dempseyv@uncw.edu | |
Dr. James DeVita | Associate Professor | devitaj@uncw.edu | 910-962-3953 |
Dr. Satlaj Dighe | Assistant Professor | dighes@uncw.edu | 910-962-2128 |
Dr. Amy Garrett Dikkers | Professor | garrettdikkersa@uncw.edu | 910-962-2915 |
Dr. Jeff Ertzberger | Director of Technology | ertzbergerj@uncw.edu | 910-962-7670 |
Ms. Susan Finley | Public Communications Specialist | finleys@uncw.edu | 910-962-2672 |
Ms. Kerri Fowler | Executive Assistant, EPLS | fowlerk@uncw.edu | 910-962-7101 |
Dr. Kathy Fox | Professor | foxk@uncw.edu | 910-962-3240 |
Ms. Nicole Geczi | Alternative Licensure Support and Placements Coordinator | geczin@uncw.edu | 910-962-3561 |
Ms. Gianna Geiss | Administrative Associate | geissg@uncw.edu | 910-962-3287 |
Ms. Mary Jo Giammaria | Ed Lab Administrative Associate | giammariam@uncw.edu | 910-962-4296 |
Dr. David Gill | Associate Professor | gilld@uncw.edu | 910-962-4293 |
Ms. Stephanie Glowa | Field Experience Coordinator | glowas@uncw.edu | 910-962-3086 |
Dr. Crystalyn Goodnight | Associate Professor | schnorrc@uncw.edu | 910-962-2658 |
Ms. Jelene Grace | Academic Advisor | gracej@uncw.edu | 910-962-2291 |
Ms. Rachel Greer | NC New Teacher Support Program Instructional Coach | greerr@uncw.edu | 910-962-7281 |
Ms. Maggie Guggenheimer | Senior Lecturer | guggenheimerm@uncw.edu | 910-962-2416 |
Ms. Michelle Hafey | Program Associate, CESTEM | hafeym@uncw.edu | 910-962-3168 |
Dr. Tracy Hargrove | Professor | hargrovet@uncw.edu | 910-962-7395 |
Mr. Dean Heath | Recruitment & Enrollment Management Specialist | heatht@uncw.edu | 910-962-3087 |
Dr. Denise Henning | Director of Community College Collaborative | henningd@uncw.edu | 910-962-0568 |
Ms. Jodi Hebert | DC Virgo Operations Coordinator and Liaison | hebertj@uncw.edu | 910-251-6150 |
Dr. Heidi Higgins | Department Chair of EEMLS, Associate Professor | higginsh@uncw.edu | 910-962-2674 |
Dr. Jeremy Hilburn | Associate Professor | hilburnj@uncw.edu | 910-962-2897 |
Dr. Steven Hooker | Assistant Professor | hookersd@uncw.edu | 910-962-7577 |
Dr. Angela Housand | Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Program Support, & Student Success (APS), Associate Professor | housanda@uncw.edu | 910-962-3361 |
Ms. Laurie Howell | Administrative Associate | howelll@uncw.edu | 910-962-4171 |
Ms. Lisa Hunt | Business Officer | huntl@uncw.edu | 910-962-3179 |
Dr. Meredith Jones | Associate Professor | jonesmk@uncw.edu | 910-962-3724 |
Dr. Chuck Jurich | Associate Professor | jurichc@uncw.edu | 910-962-7201 |
Dr. Hengameh Kermani | Associate Professor | kermanih@uncw.edu | 910-962-4182 |
Ms. Jennifer Knight | Assistant Director, Professional Development System | knightjh@uncw.edu | 910-962-4246 |
Dr. Martin Kozloff | Distinguished Professor | kozloffm@uncw.edu | 910-962-7286 |
Dr. Dennis Kubasko | Associate Professor | kubaskod@uncw.edu | 910-962-7817 |
Ms. Diane Lane | Business Officer | laned@uncw.edu | 910-962-4172 |
Dr. Lou LaNunziata | Associate Professor | lanunziatal@uncw.edu | 910-962-3368 |
Ms. Trang Le | Executive Assistant | let@uncw.edu | 910-962-7101 |
Ms. Somer Lewis | Director, Professional Development System | lewiss@uncw.edu | 910-962-7244 |
Dr. Christine Liao | Associate Professor | liaoc@uncw.edu | 910-962-3556 |
Dr. Yan Liu | Assistant Professor | liuy@uncw.edu | 910-962-3883 |
Ms. Natalie Lucero | Executive Assistant | luceron@uncw.edu | 910-962-3354 |
Dr. Julia Lynch | Visiting Assistant Professor | lynchj@uncw.edu | 910-962-3786 |
Mr. Joshua Malinowski | Administrative Associate | malinowskij@uncw.edu | 910-962-3192 |
Dr. Larissa Malone | Associate Professor | malonel@uncw.edu | 910-962-7314 |
Mr. Dar Mayweather | Lecturer | mayweatherd@uncw.edu | 910-962-7592 |
Dr. Kevin McClure | Associate Professor | mcclurek@uncw.edu | 910-962-7819 |
Mr. Michael McGuire | Digital Classroom Network Administrator | mcguirem@uncw.edu | 910-962-3041 |
Ms. Logan McKnight | Licensure and Internship Coordinator | mcknightl@uncw.edu | 910-962-2796 |
Ms. Tonia McKoy | CMC Specialist | mckoyt@uncw.edu | 910-962-2856 |
Dr. Carol McNulty | Interim Dean, Associate Professor | mcnultycp@uncw.edu | 910-962-3653 |
Dr. Amelia Moody | Department Chair of ITFSE, Professor | moodya@uncw.edu | 910-962-2580 |
Ms. Erin Moran | Director, MarineQuest Summer Camp Programs | morane@uncw.edu | 910-962-2992 |
Ms. Wendy Moran | Administrative Associate | moranw@uncw.edu | 910-962-3913 |
Dr. Shelby Morge | Professor | morges@uncw.edu | 910-962-7501 |
Dr. Sara Movahedazarhouligh | Assistant Professor | movahedazarhoulighs@uncw.edu | 910-962-0613 |
Mr. Harris Mulhstein | MarineQuest School Programs Coordinator | muhlsteinh@uncw.edu | 910-962-2640 |
Ms. Ann Nations | Administrative Associate | nationsa@uncw.edu | 910-962-4001 |
Ms. Morgan O'Connell | MarineQuest Program Assistant | oconnellm@uncw.edu | 910-962-2992 |
Mr. Chris O'Conner | MarineQuest PreK-12 Coastal Engineering Associate | oconnerc@uncw.edu | 910-962-7783 |
Ms. Kim Orick | Administrative Associate | orickk@uncw.edu | 910-962-7539 |
Dr. Denise Ousley-Exum | Associate Professor | ousleyd@uncw.edu | 910-962-7175 |
Dr. Symphony Oxendine | Associate Professor | oxendines@uncw.edu | 910-962-3430 |
Dr. Jennifer Park | Assistant Professor | parkjj@uncw.edu | 910-962-2483 |
Dr. Eleni Pappamihiel | Professor | pappamihieln@uncw.edu | 910-962-2746 |
Dr. Michele Parker | Professor | parkerma@uncw.edu | 910-962-2292 |
Dr. Raymond Pastore | Professor | pastorer@uncw.edu | 910-962-2912 |
Ms. Tracy Pena | Technology Liaison | penat@uncw.edu | 910-962-7615 |
Ms. Andrea Perrone | Lecturer | perronea@uncw.edu | 910-962-3961 |
Ms. Phyllis Pierce | Administrative Associate | piercep@uncw.edu | 910-962-3040 |
Mr. Brian Powell | Technology Support Analyst | powelleb@uncw.edu | 910-962-4357 |
Dr. Angelia Reid-Griffin | Professor | reidgriffina@uncw.edu | 910-962-7176 |
Dr. Sharon Richter | Associate Professor | richtersm@uncw.edu | 910-962-3507 |
Dr. Jessica Rivenbark | Assessment Data Analyst | rivenbarkj@uncw.edu | 910-962-7115 |
Dr. Kerry Robinson | Associate Professor | robinsonkk@uncw.edu | 910-962-3652 |
Ms. Tonnia Rodriguez | Academic Advisor | rodriguezt@uncw.edu | 910-962-2472 |
Dr. Kathleen Roney | Professor | roneyk@uncw.edu | 910-962-7195 |
Dr. Donyell Roseboro | Chief Diversity Officer, Professor | roseborod@uncw.edu | 910-962-3283 |
Dr. Caitlin Ryan | Professor | ryanc@uncw.edu | |
Dr. Andrew Ryder | Department Chair of EL, Associate Professor | rydera@uncw.edu | 910-962-7318 |
Dr. Shawn Savage | Assistant Professor | savages@uncw.edu | 910-962-3460 |
Dr. Kathleen Schlichting | Associate Professor | schlichtingk@uncw.edu | 910-962-7786 |
Dr. Amy Senta | Associate Professor | sentaa@uncw.edu | 910-962-2851 |
Dr. Marilyn Sheerer | Professor | sheererm@uncw.edu | 910-962-2535 |
Dr. Samantha Silberstein | Visiting Assistant Professor | silbersteins@uncw.edu | 910-962-6221 |
Dr. Lynn Sikma | Associate Professor | sikmal@uncw.edu | 910-962-7287 |
Dr. Robert Smith | Professor | smithrw@uncw.edu | 910-962-4076 |
Ms. Shawn Sproatt | Executive Assistant | sproatts@uncw.edu | 910-962-3096 |
Dr. Dana Stachowiak | Director of Women’s Studies and Resource Center, Associate Professor | stachowiakd@uncw.edu | 910-962-7806 |
Dr. James Stocker | Associate Professor | stockerj@uncw.edu | 910-962-2739 |
Dr. Laura Szech | Associate Professor | szechl@uncw.edu | 910-962-3651 |
Dr. Amy Taylor | Professor | taylorar@uncw.edu | 910-962-2673 |
Dr. Candace Thompson | Interim Associate Dean of Engagement, Professional Learning, & Scholarship (EPLS), Associate Professor | thompsonc@uncw.edu | 910-962-4174 |
Ms. Courtney Townsend | Ed Lab Coach | townsendc@uncw.edu | 910-962-7645 |
Dr. Keryn Vickers | Director, WCE Student Success Center | vickersk@uncw.edu | 910-962-3912 |
Dr. Tamara Walser | Professor | walsert@uncw.edu | 910-962-4175 |
Dr. Cara Ward | Assistant Professor | wardcf@uncw.edu | 910-962-3366 |
Dr. Martin Wasserberg | Associate Professor | wasserbergm@uncw.edu | 910-962-2917 |
Dr. Jaci Webb-Dempsey | Director of Program Assessment, Accreditation & Development | dempseyj@uncw.edu | 910-962-2161 |
Mr. Ryan Wennerlind | Lecturer | wennderlindk@uncw.edu | 910-962-3624 |
Ms. Cindy Wiseman | Director of Professional Experiences | wisemanc@uncw.edu | 910-962-3360 |
Dr. Karla Zaccor | Assistant Professor | zaccork@uncw.edu | 910-962-2890 |
Dr. James Applefield | Associate Professor Emeritus |
Dr. Cathy Barlow | Professor Emeritus |
Dr. Paz Bartolome | Professor Emeritus |
Dr. William A. Bryan | Professor Emeritus |
Dr. Calvin Doss | Professor Emeritus |
Dr. Andrew Hayes | Professor Emeritus |
Dr. Hathia A. Hayes | Professor Emeritus |
Dr. Barbara Honchell | Associate Professor Emeritus |
Dr. Richard Huber | Professor Emeritus |
Dr. Linda Mechling | Professor Emeritus |
Dr. Catherine Nesbit | Professor Emeritus |
Dr. Ann Potts | Associate Professor Emeritus |
Dr. Debbie Powell | Associate Professor Emeritus |
Dr. Janna Robertson | Professor Emeritus |
Dr. Marcee Steele | Professor Emeritus |
Dr. Carol Chase Thomas | Professor Emeritus |
Dr. Robert E. Tyndall | Professor Emeritus |
Dr. Karen Wetherill | Professor Emeritus |
Dr. Brad Walker | Associate Professor Emeritus |
Dr. Eleanor Wright | Professor Emeritus |
Representatives from local schools, businesses and the broader community serve in a reciprocal capacity on the Community Advisory Council, bringing new perspectives to our work, and helping to inform the community and region about the work of the College.
Community Advisory Council Members
Advancement Council members promote and support the Watson College through attendance at events, a philanthropic commitment and outreach to others with philanthropic interest and the capacity to make an impact through charitable giving.
Advancement Council Members
The mission of the Watson College of Education is to develop knowledgeable and proficient education professionals dedicated to improving schools and society. We address this mission by:
Decades of educational research demonstrate that outstanding education professionals must know their content, know how to effectively engage learners and assess learning, and embrace and enact appropriate dispositions and values (Darling-Hammond, 2010; Goodlad, 1990; Shulman, 1987). Our mission, which guides the work of our faculty and staff in preparing education professionals, is predicated on the following set of values:
Advocacy to improve schools and society is an obligation of education professionals.
Advocacy requires us to act on behalf of individuals and groups and to address social concerns. To do this work, we use professional knowledge and skills and exercise value judgments to determine what we should advocate. Advocacy is dependent on our communicative methods; it is tied to relevant life experiences; and it often forces us to work "outside of our comfort zones" (Newman & Bauer, 2005). Advocacy is active; it connects thought to action. It implies that we operate with certain beliefs and attitudes that will influence social and educational change (Mundy & Murphy, 2001).
Recognizing and utilizing the value of difference is a requisite to maximize human development.
Our society is diverse in culture, language, race, ethnicity, gender, religion, social class, sexual identity, ability, age, and ideology. Diversity strongly influences who we are, how we learn, and how we teach. Freire (1997) argues that teachers are cultural workers, with a responsibility to identify their own socio-cultural positions and to recognize those of their students. He adds that responsibility should be conceived of as our "ability to respond." We strive to respond appropriately to difference, to recognize how socio-cultural positions affect teaching, and to draw upon the value of difference to create meaningful learning experiences.
Education professionals must uphold ethical standards to ensure just and respectful educational practices.
High-quality education, that is, education that positively nurtures intellectual, emotional and social growth, must also include a consideration of what is right and wrong and the influence of time and context on such conceptions. Ethical attitudes and dispositions are shaped by moral perspectives and those perspectives help to determine ethical behaviors (Como, 2011; Purtillo, 2005). We find two ethical theories particularly relevant: an ethic of justice (which represents egalitarian beliefs and behaviors) and an ethic of care (which represents being responsive and trusting). Both of these theories allow us to connect personal issues with larger structural ones such that we can examine the system of education with respect to individual rights, collective responsibility, and institutional governance (Noddings, 2010).
Understanding global perspectives and practices inspires connections to erase the boundaries that divide us.
Education must be viewed as global in nature, grounded in an understanding of teaching and learning as interdependent, tied to issues of human rights and global citizenship, and that works toward creating sustainable processes that govern what we do (Peters, 2009). Global education is not just about examining people, cultures, and technologies. It is fundamentally about looking inward to study ourselves, our interactions, our systems, and our products. In this way, it allows for deep and broad reflection in intrapersonal and interpersonal ways.
Generating and adopting innovations is imperative to meet the changing needs of society.
In education, the mark of innovation is its ability to transform (Giannakaki, 2005). This process usually involves five steps: to consider the innovation; to develop an opinion about its possibilities; to decide to use or not; to employ the new idea; and to determine that the innovation was indeed an appropriate one (Rogers, 1984). Innovation needs to be viewed as a continual process of creativity and regeneration in light of the rapidly changing nature of the world in which we live.
A lifelong attitude of inquiry is at the core of transformative education.
Inquiry is grounded in our ability to question, to investigate, to explore, and to problem-solve. It requires an ability to reflect and can lead us to innovate. Johnston (2009) applied Dewey's theory of inquiry to education and argued that inquiry is context-bound, problem-driven, and self-correcting. In short, inquiry can operate differently depending on the context or discipline; it depends on the study of a particular problem or question; and it unifies, that is, it moves from a focus on discriminate parts to a reconstituted whole. Johnston (2009) points out that "all inquiry is transformative" (p. 8), which suggests that inquiry can serve as a catalyst for personal and social change.
Development of nurturing environments is essential for growth, positive relationships and new ideas.
When we nurture, we care for, attend to, and believe in an individual, group, organization, idea, or process. Nurturing depends on the establishment of relationships of trust and facilitates social, emotional and intellectual growth (Binnie & Allen, 2008). It is organic, contingent upon context and invariably different when shaped by those contexts. Nurturing environments are vital for academic learning, personal growth, positive relationships and reimagined practices and structures.
Continual reflection is critical for learning, growth and change.
Reflecting represents thoughtful consideration, an attunement to a moment, idea, interaction, circumstance, and/or process. Dewey (1910) described reflection as a condition that involves "mental unrest" (p. 13). It allows us to re-constitute information such that we reconstruct or reinterpret the meaning of an experience (Clark, 2009; Rodgers, 2002; Schon, 1986). In the act of reflecting, we become better practitioners, able to identify what we do well and what needs improvement and, from there, to make appropriate change.
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