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
• Ronny O'Dwyer, S.J.
  Assistant to the Dean for Catholic School Initiatives
• Elizabeth Nutt
  Executive Assistant
• Christianah Akinduro
  Office Manager
• Amanda Butler, M.Ed.
  Undergraduate Academic Advisor
• Julie King, M.A.
  Program Coordinator
• Ryan Wilson, M.Ed.
  Program Coordinator for Community Projects

Directors

• Emily Cupito
  Managing Director, SLU PRiME Center
• John T. James, Ed.D.
  Director of the Institute for Catholic Education
• Christine Luebbert, MHA
  Director of The Ability Institute
• Angela Moret, MSEd
  Director of the Billiken Teacher Corps
• Evan Rhinesmith, Ph.D.
  Director of Research & Evaluation, SLU PRiME Center
• Diane Richter, Ph.D.
  Director of the Interdisciplinary Center for Autism Services

Faculty

Educational Studies

• Jennifer Buehler, Ph.D.,  Director of Graduate Programs
• Jessica A. Leonard, Ph.D.,   Director of Undergraduate Programs
• Cameron Anglum, Ph.D.
• Amrita Chaturvedi, Ph.D.
• Mary “Rina” M. Chittooran, Ph.D., NCSP
• Merlene Gilb, Ed.D.
• Joseph R. Nichols, Ph.D.
• Takako Nomi, Ph.D.
• Retha M. Meier, Ph.D.
• Kathryn Mitchell Pierce, Ph.D.
• Joy A. Voss, Ph.D.
• Maureen A. Wikete Lee, Ph.D.

Educational Leadership

• Jo Nell (Jody) Wood, Ed.D.,  Director of Programs
• Susan T. Everson, Ph.D.
• Donna Jahnke, Ph.D.
• John T. James, Ed.D.
• Dennis R. Lea, Ed.D.
• Sally Beth Lyon, Ed.D.
• Karen L. Tichy, Ed.D.
• Jaime E. Welborn, Ph.D.

Higher Education Administration

• Molly A. Schaller, Ph.D., Director of Programs
• Dannielle Joy Davis, Ph.D.
• J. Mark Pousson, Ph.D. 
• Beth Winfrey Shindel, Ph.D.