Because of our exceptional and experienced faculty, we often see undergraduate students return to SLU for graduate level programs.
Our faculty members strive to help 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 - Elizabeth Nutt
Executive Assistant - Julie King, M.A.
Program Coordinator - Matthew Kowalski
Financial Coordinator - Maureen Wangard, Ph.D.
Director of Graduate Enrollment & Support - Ryan Wilson, M.Ed.
Program Coordinator for Community Projects
Faculty
Educational Studies
Full-Time Faculty
- Jessica A. Leonard, Ph.D.,
Director of Undergraduate Programs - Kathryn Mitchell Pierce, Ph.D.,
Director of Graduate Programs - Cameron Anglum, Ph.D.
- Jennifer Buehler, Ph.D.
- Jeannine Butler, Ed.D.
- Amrita Chaturvedi, Ph.D.
- Mary “Rina” M. Chittooran, Ph.D., NCSP
- Merlene Gilb, Ed.D.
- Kelly K. Ivy
- Christa Jackson, Ph.D.
- Darnell Leatherwood, Ph.D.
- Joseph R. Nichols, Ph.D.
- Takako Nomi, Ph.D.
- Maureen A. Wikete Lee, Ph.D.
Educational Leadership
Full-Time Faculty
- John T. James, Ed.D.,
Director of the Institute for Catholic Education - Sally Beth Lyon, Ed.D.,
Director of Programs - Karen Tichy, Ed.D.,
Director of Master of Arts in Teaching Program - Karen I. Hall, Ed.D.
- Donna Jahnke, Ph.D.
- Robert Vogelaar, Ed.D.
- Jaime E. Welborn, Ph.D.
- Jo Nell (Jody) Wood, Ed.D.
Adjunct Faculty
Higher Education Administration
Full-Time Faculty
- J. Mark Pousson, Ph.D.,
Director of Programs
Director of The Ability Institute - Dannielle Joy Davis, Ph.D.
- Molly A. Schaller, Ph.D.,
Associate Dean - Jonathan M. Turk, Ph.D.
Adjunct Faculty