Steven Bialostok

Associate Professor of Elementary & Early Childhood Education
Educational and linguistic anthropology; applying techniques and theory from linguistic anthropology and cognitive linguistics to uncover social positioning in apparently neutral talk; Foucault and Bourdieu social theory; systematic examination of metaphors to uncover cultural models of literacy among the middle class; risk society in advanced liberal (or neoliberal) democracies, particularly in educational settings; teaching anthropological strategies to classroom teachers of Native American students to help them better understand the families of the children they teach
302 McWhinnie Hall | (307) 766-3165 | smb@uwyo.edu

Terry Burant

Assistant Professional Lecturer of Educational Studies
secondary content area literacy; classroom management
220 McWhinnie Hall | (307) 766-3606 | tburant@uwyo.edu

Alan Buss

Coordinator of Curriculum & Instruction PhD in Science Education; Associate Professor of Elementary & Early Childhood Education
mathematics and science autobiographies of pre-service elementary teachers; strategies for integrating GIS and GPS technologies in the classroom
418 White Hall | (307) 766-3972 | abuss@uwyo.edu

Aurora Chang

Assistant Professor of Educational Studies
the education of Latina/o students; the social contexts of schooling; multiracial students' experiences; identity production and intersectionality; pre-service teachers' dispositions for diversity
210 McWhinnie Hall | (307) 766-3250 | achang@uwyo.edu

Lydia Dambekalns

Associate Professor of Secondary Education
Interdisciplinary connections between art and other subject areas, particularly science; How art relates to visual literacy concepts; Global studies and how international issues affect education
218 McWhinnie Hall | (307) 766-6502 | lydart@uwyo.edu

Victoria Gillis

Wyoming Excellence in Higher Education Endowed Chair in Literacy Education
disciplinary literacy, particularly in STEM and history (K-12, but primarily secondary); professional development; New Literacy Studies, particularly digital literacies; reflective practice of pre- and in-service teachers, particularly through new literacies
314 McWhinnie Hall | (307) 766-3219 | vgillis@uwyo.edu

Larry Hatfield

Wyoming Excellence in Higher Education Endowed Chair in Mathematics Education
lived mathematical experiences; quantitative reasoning; cognition for mathematical modeling; emotional dimensions of mathematical experiences
458 Wyoming Hall | (307) 766-3409 | lhatfiel@uwyo.edu

Ana Houseal

Assistant Professor of Elementary & Early Childhood Education
pairing students and teachers with scientists in research in parks; development of energy literacy curriculum and accompanying professional development models; investigations and assistance with school districts regarding unintended consequences for science in elementary classrooms resulting from legislation; National Park service projects focusing on education in the parks; research methodology for in-service teachers
404 White Hall | 307-766-4925 | ahouseal@uwyo.edu

Angela Jaime

Associate Professor of Educational Studies
Curriculum Studies; Multicultural Education Ethnic Studies; Native American Education
324 McWhinnie Hall | (307) 766-3991 | jaimea@uwyo.edu

Tricia Johnson

Associate Professor of Elementary & Early Childhood Education
early childhood education
303 McWhinnie Hall | (307) 766-4002 | tjohns39@uwyo.edu

John Kambutu

Associate Professor and Department Head of Educational Studies
Multicultural Education; Transformative Learning; Rural Education
UW / Casper College | (307) 268-2584 | kambutu@uwyo.edu

Audrey Kleinsasser

Professor of Educational Studies
Research Literacies Assessment Cultures; The Geographies of School-University Partnerships
415 Wyoming Hall | (307) 766-6358 | dakota@uwyo.edu

Jacqueline Leonard

Director of Science and Math Teaching Center
mathematics education
454 Wyoming Hall | 307-766-3776 | jleona12@uwyo.edu

Samara Madrid

Assistant Professor of Elementary & Early Childhood Education
gendered, social, and cultural aspects of teacher and child emotion within early childhood classrooms
305 McWhinnie Hall | (307) 766-3241 | smadrid3@uwyo.edu

Tammy Mielke

Assistant Professor of Elementary & Early Childhood Education
literacy education for children and adolescents
318 McWhinnie Hall | (307) 766-4972 | tmielke1@uwyo.edu

Peter Moran

Department Chair & Associate Professor of Elementary & Early Childhood Education
school integration; education and public policy; social studies education (history and geography)
313 McWhinnie | (307) 766-6366 | moranpw@uwyo.edu

Kay Persichitte

Dean of College of Education & Professor of Educational Studies
6 Education Building
(307) 766-3145 | kpersi@uwyo.edu

Dana Robertson

Assistant Professor of Elementary & Early Childhood Education
teacher education & professional development; classroom discourse; struggling learners; comprehension instruction
313 McWhinnie Hall | 307-766-6366 | drober36@uwyo.edu

Leslie Rush

Associate Professor and Department Head of Secondary Education; Director of Curriculum & Instruction Programs
Adolescent literacy; Multigenre writing; English teacher education; Literacy coaching in secondary schools; Professional development in reading and writing across the curriculum
115 McWhinnie Hall | (307) 766-2163 | lrush@uwyo.edu

Jenna Shim

Assistant Professor of Educational Studies
Race, Culture and Curriculum Theory; Intercultural and Cross-cultural Pedagogies; Psychoanalysis and Education; Critical Social Theory; Second Language Teaching and Learning
204 McWhinnie Hall | (307) 766-3126 | jshim@uwyo.edu

Amy Spiker

Assistant Lecturer of Elementary & Early Childhood Education

309 McWhinnie Hall | (307) 766-4872 | aspiker@uwyo.edu

Allen Trent

Professor of Educational Studies & Associate Dean for Teacher Education
integration of the arts in education; democratic, culturally responsive teaching; teacher education; and qualitative and action research
301 McWhinnie Hall | (307) 766-2367 | atrent@uwyo.edu

Diana Wiig

Associate Lecturer of Elementary & Early Childhood Education
astronomy; science education; ethnoastronomy; ethnoscience
452 White Hall | (307) 766-2515 | dwiig@uwyo.edu