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
• Maureen A. Wikete Lee, Ph.D.
  Associate Dean
• Elizabeth Nutt
  Executive Assistant
• Kellisa Fiala
  Office Manager
• Tiffany Coleman, M.Ed.
  Program Coordinator
• Amanda Butler, M.Ed.
  Undergraduate Academic Adviser
• Julie King, M.A.
  Administrative Assistant, Building Leadership for Change through School Immersion Grant
• Christine Luebbert, MHA
  Assistant Director, The Ability Institute

Faculty

• Jennifer Buehler, Ph.D.
• Amrita Chaturvedi, Ph.D.
• Mary “Rina” M. Chittooran, Ph.D., NCSP
• Dannielle Joy Davis, Ph.D.
• Susan T. Everson, Ph.D.
• Beth Winfrey Freeburg, Ph.D.
• Merlene Gilb, Ed.D.
• John T. James, Ed.D.
• Dennis R. Lea, Ed.D.
• Jessica A. Leonard, Ph.D.
• Sally Beth Lyon, Ed.D.
• Retha M. Meier, Ph.D.
• Joseph R. Nichols, Ph.D.
• Takako Nomi, Ph.D.
• Ronny O'Dwyer, S.J.
• Kathryn Mitchell Pierce, Ph.D.
• J. Mark Pousson, Ph.D. 
• William T. Rebore, Ph.D.
• Douglas K. Rush, J.D., Ph.D.
• Molly A. Schaller, Ph.D.
• Karen L. Tichy, Ed.D.
• Joy A. Voss, Ph.D.
• Jaime Welborn, Ph.D.
• Jo Nell (Jody) Wood, Ed.D.