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 - Amanda Butler, M.Ed.
Undergraduate Academic Adviser - Julie King, M.A.
Program Coordinator - Christine Luebbert, MHA
Assistant Director, The Ability Institute
Faculty
Educational Studies
- Jennifer Buehler, Ph.D., Director of Graduate Programs
- Retha M. Meier, 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.
- Jessica A. Leonard, Ph.D
- Joseph R. Nichols, Ph.D.
- Takako Nomi, Ph.D.
- Kathryn Mitchell Pierce, Ph.D.
- Joy A. Voss, 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.
- Ronny O'Dwyer, S.J.
- Karen L. Tichy, Ed.D.
- Jaime E. Welborn, Ph.D.