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.
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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 - Julie King, M.A.
Program Coordinator - Matthew Kowalski
Financial Coordinator - Ryan Wilson, M.Ed.
Program Coordinator for Community Projects
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 - Merlene Gilb, Ed.D.,
Director of Undergraduate Redesign - Cameron Anglum, Ph.D.
- Jennifer Buehler, Ph.D.
- Jeannine Butler, Ed.D.
- Amrita Chaturvedi, Ph.D.
- Mary “Rina” M. Chittooran, Ph.D., NCSP
- 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 - 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 - Jonathan M. Turk, Ph.D.
Adjunct Faculty