School of Education Faculty
Because of our exceptional and experienced faculty, we often see undergraduate students return to Saint Louis University for graduate-level programs.
Our faculty members strive to help SLU students become exceptional leaders, by providing them with a firm foundation of knowledge, as well as practical experience. It is possible to do this because many of the faculty members have served in influential roles in their careers and enjoy passing on that field experience to our student body.
Office of the Dean
- Gary Ritter, Ph.D.
Dean - Molly A. Schaller, Ph.D.
Associate dean - Benton Brown, Ph.D.
Assistant dean - Elizabeth Nutt
Executive assistant - Ashley Burle, Ph.D.
Interim director of graduate admissions - Matthew Kowalski
Financial coordinator - Sam Link
Administrative assistant - Ryan Wilson
Senior director of community and student engagement
Faculty
Educational Studies
Full-time Faculty
- Jessica A. Leonard, Ph.D.
Director of undergraduate programs/student success - Kathryn Mitchell Pierce, Ph.D.
Director of graduate programs - Madeleine Bailey, Ph.D.
- Jennifer Buehler, Ph.D.
- Jeannine Butler, Ed.D.
- Amrita Chaturvedi, Ph.D.
- Mary “Rina” M. Chittooran, Ph.D.
- Christa Jackson, Ph.D.
- Sheldon McAfee, Ed.D.
- Joseph R. Nichols, Ph.D.
- Takako Nomi, Ph.D.
- Kristi Baker Patterson, Ph.D.
Educational Leadership
Full-time Faculty
- Karen Tichy, Ed.D.
Director of Catholic educational leadership programs - Jo Nell (Jody) Wood, Ed.D.
Director of programs - Michael J. Boyle, Ph.D.
- Karen I. Hall, Ed.D.
- Donna Jahnke, Ph.D.
- John T. James, Ed.D.
- Robert Vogelaar, Ed.D.
- Jaime E. Welborn, Ph.D.
Higher Education Administration
Full-time Faculty
- J. Mark Pousson, Ph.D.
Director of programs
Director of The Ability Institute - Dannielle Joy Davis, Ph.D.
- Carolyn O'Laughlin, Ph.D.
University Undergraduate Core - Molly A. Schaller, Ph.D.
Associate dean
Adjunct Faculty