Education Faculty

Bruce Mallory

Professor of Education

111C Morrill Hall
Phone: (603) 862-3733
Fax: (603) 862-2174
E-mail: bruce.mallory@unh.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Education:
Ph.D. (1979) Special Education and Community Psychology, George Peabody College
of Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
M.Ed. (1972) Secondary Education, Social Studies, Allegheny College, Meadville, PA
B.A. (1971) American History (honors), Allegheny College, Meadville, PA

Courses Taught:

EDUC 444B: Be the Change You Wish to See:  Active Citizenship in a Multicultural World
EDUC 904:  Qualitative Inquiry in Education
EDUC 970:  Foundations for Leadership in Higher Education
EDUC 520:  Education, Poverty, and Development

Fields of Research:
early childhood disability and social policy, comparative early education, higher education leadership and change, deliberative dialogue and civic engagement

Cynthia Merrill

Lecturer

Morrill Hall
Phone: (603) 862-2310
Fax: (603) 862-2174
E-mail: cmerrill@unh.edu

Education:
B.A., University of New Hampshire, 1996
M.Ed., ibid., 1998

Courses Taught:
EDUC 500/935: Exploring Teaching
EDUC 700A/800A: Educational Structure and Change

Michael Middleton

Chair. Education Department
Associate Professor of Education

203BA Morrill Hall
Phone: (603) 862-7054
Fax: (603) 862-2174
E-mail: michael.middleton@unh.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Education:
A.B., Harvard University, 1987
Ed.M., ibid., 1990
Ph.D., University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, 2000

Courses Taught:
EDUC 701/801A: Human Development and Learning/Educational Psychology
EDUC 983: Advanced Psychology of Human Learning

Fields of Research: 
motivation and learning in adolescence, classroom and school environments, teacher education, social development, school transitions, urban schools, middle and secondary schools

Jan Nisbet

Professor of Education and Senior Vice Provost for Research

Thompson Hall Room 107
862-1948

E-mail: jan.nisbet@unh.edu

Education:
B.S., Simmons College, 1977
M.S., University of Wisconsin at Madison, 1980
Ph.D., ibid., 1982

Courses Taught:
EDUC 938: Advanced Seminar in Special Education

Fields of Research: 
reform efforts in education and teacher education to include children with disabilities

Justus Ogembo

Associate Professor of Education and Anthropology

105D Morrill Hall
Phone: (603) 862-1402
Fax: (603) 862-2174
E-mail: jogembo@cisunix.unh.edu

Education:
B.A., Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya, 1986
M.A., University of Nairobi, 1990
Ph.D., Harvard University, 1997

Courses Taught:
EDUC 797/897: Teaching Race
EDUC 797/897: Anthropology of Education

Fields of Research: 
anthropology of education, anthropology of religion, ethnomusicology

Sharon Nodie Oja

Professor of Education

105B Morrill Hall
Phone: (603) 862-2379
Fax: (603) 862-2174
E-mail: sno@cisunix.unh.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Education:
B.A., Macalester College, 1966
M.A., University of Minnesota, 1971
Ph.D., ibid., 1978

Courses Taught:
EDUC 500/935: Exploring Teaching
EDUC 701/801A: Human Development and Learning/Educational Psychology
EDUC 990: Developmental Perspectives on Adulthood

Fields of Research: 
school-university collaboration, action research, continuing development for the experienced teacher, and adult development

Joseph Onosko

Associate Professor of Education

206D Morrill Hall
Phone: (603) 862-3495
Fax: (603) 862-2174
E-mail: jonosko@comcast.net

Teaching Award

Education:
B.S., University of Wisconsin at Madison, 1979
M.A., ibid., 1984
Ph.D.., ibid., 1988

Courses Taught:
EDUC 500: Exploring Teaching
EDUC 701/801: Human Development and Learning: Educational Psychology
EDUC 703/803D: Alternative Teaching Methods/Social Studies Methods for Middle and High School Teachers
EDUC 900A: Internship and Seminar in Teaching
EDUC 953: Seminar in Curriculum Study

Fields of Research: 
middle and secondary social studies education, curriculum theory and design, approaches to school reform

Loan Phan

Associate Professor of Education

111B Morrill Hall
Phone: (603) 862-2701
Fax: (603) 862-2174
E-mail: loan.phan@unh.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Education:
B.S., University of Wshington, 1994
M.A., University of Nevada at Reno, 1998
Ph.D., ibid., 2001

Courses Taught:
EDUC 921: Psychology of Career and Personal Development
EDUC 922: Assessment in Counseling
EDUC 923: Group Counseling
EDUC 926: Counseling Internship II
EDUC 932: Society and Culture: Contemporary Issues in Counseling

Fields of Research: 
multicultural issues in the counseling field, group dynamics, group supervision, counselor preparation

Lauren Provost

Lecturer

Morrill Hall
Phone: (603) 862-2310
Fax: (603) 862-2174
E-mail: lauren.provost@unh.edu

Education:
B.S., University of Texas at Austin, 2002
M.S.T., University of New Hampshire, 2009

Courses Taught:
EDUC 720: Integrating Technology into the Classroom

Alison Rheingold

Lecturer

302 Morrill Hall
Phone: (603) 862-2676
Fax: (603) 862-2174
E-mail: alison.rheingold@unh.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Education:
B.A., Hampshire College, 1993
M.Ed., Lesley College, 1999
Ph.D., University of New Hampshire, 2011

Courses Taught:

EDUC 700/800 – Educational Structure and Change

EDUC 705/805 – Contemporary Educational Perspectives

EDUC 900a/901a – Internship and Seminar in Teaching

Harry Richards

Associate Professor of Education and Dean of the Graduate School

118 Thompson Hall
Phone: (603) 862-3009
Fax: (603) 862-0275
E-mail: harry.richards@unh.edu

Judith Robb

Associate Professor of Education

206B Morrill Hall
Phone: (603) 862-3557
Fax: (603) 862-2174
E-mail: jkull@cisunix.unh.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Education:
A.B., Connecticut College, 1967
M.A., University of South Florida, 1969
Ed.D., University of Rochester, 1982

Courses Taught:
EDUC 500/953: Exploring Teaching
EDUC 700/800A: Educational Structure and Change
EDUC 703/803F: Alternative Teaching Methods/Teaching Elementary School Science
EDUC 720/820: Introduction to Computer Applications for Education

Fields of Research: 
best practices and effective instructional settings for science, mathematics, and technology education in schools and in pre-service education

Paula Salvio

Professor of Education

6 Morrill Hall
Phone: (603) 862-0024
Fax: (603) 862-2174
E-mail: pmsalvio@cisunix.unh.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Education:
B.A., Fordham University, 1981
M.A., Wesleyan University, 1983
Ph.D., University of Rochester, 1989

Courses Taught:
EDUC 706/806: Introduction to Reading in the Elementary School
EDUC 733/833: Introduction to the Teaching of Writing
EDUC 907: Foundations of Literacy Instruction
EDUC 980: Research in the Teaching of Writing

Fields of Research: 
psychoanalytic analyses of writing and reading practices in film and performance, including the way in which moving images and the body can be used to mediate oral and written expression, particularly when students feel that they are at a loss for words

Thomas Schram

Associate Professor of Education

203AB Morrill Hall
Phone: (603) 862-2383
Fax: (603) 862-2174
E-mail: tom.schram@unh.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Education:
B.A., Dartmouth College, 1978
B.A., University of Wyoming, 1982
M.Ed., University of Oregon, 1987
Ph.D., ibid., 1990

Courses Taught:
EDUC 900/901: Seminar and Internship in Teaching
EDUC 904: Qualitative Inquiry in Education
EDUC 982: Issues and Methods in Ethnographic Research in Education

Fields of Research: 
curriculum and instruction, teacher development, cultural anthropology, qualitative research methods teacher preparation

Judy Sharkey

Associate Professor of Education

210E Morrill Hall
Phone: (603) 862-7055
Fax: (603) 862-2174
E-mail: judy.sharkey@unh.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Education:
B.A., Franklin Pierce College, 1984
M.A.T., School for International Training, 1990
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 2000

Courses Taught:
EDUC 700/800: Education Structure and Change
EDUC 700E/800E: Education Structure and Change: Teaching Multilingual Students in K-12 Classrooms
EDUC 900/901: Internship and Seminar in Teaching
EDUC 984: Teachers as Researchers
ENGL 716/816: ESOL Curriculum and Assessment

Fields of Research: 
Teacher learning and teacher research
Second language learning and teaching in schools
Preparing teachers for culturally and linguistically diverse schools
 

Janet Thompson

Clinical Assistant Professor and Internship coordinator for the 
Counseling Program

210 Morrill Hall, Durham Campus
Phone: (603) 862-0225
Fax: (603) 862-2174
Grade Center, room 9, Manchester Campus
Phone: (603) 641-4346

E-mail: janet.thompson@unh.edu

Education:
B.A., California State University at Chico, 1976
M.A.University of New Hampshire, 1982
Ph.D., Lesley University, 2008

Courses Taught:
EDUC 919:  Counseling Practicum:  Professional and Ethical Orientation
EDUC 924:  Psychological Disorders and Variations in Human Development
EDUC 925:  Counseling Internship I
EDUC 926:  Counseling Internship II
EDUC 932:  Society and Culture:  "Contemporary Implications for Counseling

Winston Thompson

Visiting Assistant Professor

Morrill Hall
Phone: (603) 862-2310
Fax: (603) 862-2174
E-mail:winston.thompson@unh.edu

Education:
B.A., University of Florida, 2004
M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University, 2005
Ed.M., ibid., 2006
Ph.D., ibid., 2011

Courses Taught:
EDUC 705/805: Alternative Perspectives on the Nature of Education
EDUC 986: Philosophy of Education

Fields of Research: 
philosophy of education, ethics, social and political philosophy, access and retention in higher education, justice, applied philosophy, educational policy

Bruce Turnquist

Lecturer

Morrill Hall
Phone: tba
Fax: (603) 862-2174
E-mail: brucet@unh.edu

Education:
B.A., University of New Hampshire, 1972
M.Ed., ibid., 1984

Courses Taught:
EDUC 700/800: Educational Structure and Change
EDUC 741/841: Exploring Mathematics with Young Children
EDUC 900: Internship

William Wansart

Associate Professor of Education

11B Morrill Hall
Phone: (603) 862-2353
Fax: (603) 862-2174
E-mail: wlw@hopper.unh.edu

Education:
B.S., State University of New York at Buffalo, 1972
M.A., University of Northern Colorado, 1975
Ed.D., ibid., 1984

Courses Taught:
EDUC 701/801A: Human Development and Learning/Educational Psychology
EDUC 752/852: Contemporary Issues in Learning Disabilities
EDUC 939/940: Assessment and Teaching of Children with Learning Difficulties
EDUC 985: Contemporary Issues and Theories in Human Learning and Development

Fields of Research: 
literacy portfolio projects

Ruth Wharton-McDonald

Associate Professor of Education

202A Morrill Hall
Phone: (603) 862-2380
Fax: (603) 862-2174
E-mail: wharton@cisunix.unh.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Education:
A.B., Brown University, 1985
Ed.M., Harvard University, 1989
M.A., State University of New York at Albany, 1993
C.A.S., ibid., 1994; Ph.D., ibid., 1996

Courses Taught:
EDUC 706/806: Introduction to Reading in the Elementary School
EDUC 707/807: Teaching Reading through the Content Areas
EDUC 907: Foundations of Literacy Instruction
EDUC 913: Field Practicum in Reading
EDUC 914: Seminar in Reading Research

Fields of Research: 
literacy