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School of Education Offices


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Dean's Office 

General Inquiries: uaa_soedu@alaska.edu

Name
Role
UA Email Address
Phone
Office
Betty Hernandez
Operations Support bahernandez@alaska.edu 907-786-4402 PSB 102W
Darlene MacKinnon
Outreach Management dlmackinnon@alaska.edu 907-786-4454 PSB 102T
Sydney Stokes
Field Placements sastokes3@alaska.edu 907-786-0371 PSB 102H
Dr. Nicole Endsley
Apprenticeships naendsley@alaska.edu 907-786-0838 Remote
Nasgauk Paula Jones
Passages Alaska Curriculum pfjones2@alaska.edu N/A PSB 102
Dr. Tonia A. Dousay
Dean tadousay@alaska.edu 907-786-4402 PSB 102N

Faculty

Name
Title
UA Email Address
Phone
Office
Dr. Katie Archer Olson, Ed.D.
Associate Professor
Early Childhood Education
Kenai Peninsula College Education Coordinator; Community Camus faculty
karcherolson@alaska.edu
N/A

Remote
Kenai Peninsula College

Prof. Jenna Baldiviez
Assistant Professor
Early Childhood Education
Department of Early Learning & Teaching
907-786-4872
PSB 102L
Dr. Ginger Blackmon
Professor
Educational Leadership
Department of Graduate Studies in Education, Indigenizing Education, and Leadership; Chair & Program Lead
907-786-1645
PSB 102S
Prof. Ariane Clark
Assistant Professor
Early Childhood Education
Kodiak College; ECE Community Camus faculty
N/A
Remote
Kodiak College
Dr. Cathy Coulter
Professor
Language and Literacy Education
Department of Graduate Studies in Education, Indigenizing Education, and Leadership; Program Lead
907-786-4457
PSB 102Q
Dr. Kitty Deal
Professor
Early Childhood Education
Kodiak College Education Coordinator; Community Camus faculty
907-486-1223
KCC 123B
Kodiak College
Dr. Keri Fogle

Associate Professor
Special Education
Department of Graduate Studies in Education, Indigenizing Education, and Leadership; Program Lead

kcfogle@alaska.edu 907-786-1670 PSB 102L
Dr. Wei-Ying Hsiao
Professor
Early Childhood Education
Department of Early Learning & Teaching
whsiao@alaska.edu 907-786-4435 PSB 102J
Dr. Tim Jester, Ed.D.
Professor
Teaching and Learning
Department of Graduate Studies in Education, Indigenizing Education, and Leadership; Program Lead
907-786-1666 PSB 102G
Dr. Panigkaq Agatha John-Shields
Assistant Professor
Indigenizing Education
Department of Graduate Studies in Education, Indigenizing Education, and Leadership; Program Lead
907-786-4419
PSB 102P
Prof. Chelsea Sohm
Assistant Professor
Early Childhood Education
Mat-Su College Education Coordinator
clsohm@alaska.edu 907-317-1218
Remote
Mat-Su College
Dr. Anne Ouwerkerk
Assistant Professor
Early Childhood Education
Department of Early Learning & Teaching;
Chair & BAEC Program Lead
amouwerkerk@alaska.edu 907-786-1672 PSB 102U
Prof. Lynn Mayberry-Burke
Assistant Professor
Early Childhood Education
Department of Early Learning & Teaching
lmayberr@alaska.edu 907-786-4422 PSB 102K

Adjunct Faculty Instructors

The following professionals currently serve as part-time faculty, teaching one or more classes or supervising clincial interns

    • Prof. Michelle Ball, Early Childhood Education (Child Life Specialist)
    • Dr. Margo Bellamy, Educational Leadership
    • Dr. Eric Belt, Teaching & Learning/Learning, Design & Technology
    • Prof. Lily Boron, Educational Leadership
    • Prof. Lynn Dusek, Early Childhood Education
    • Prof. Molly Hayes, Early Childhood Education (Dual Enrollment)
    • Prof. Margaret Galanin, Early Childhood Education (Dual Enrollment)
    • Prof. Meg'n Gall, Early Childhood Education
    • Dr. Krista James, Special Education
    • Prof. JJ Hindeberger, Early Childhood Education (Dual Enrollment)
    • Dr. Angie Lunda, Indigenizing Education
    • Prof. Ann Oliver, Early Childhood Education
    • Dr. Gina Ottinger, Educational Leadership
    • Dr. Karen Roth, Early Childhood Education
    • Prof. Micall Sweet, Early Childhood Education

Professional and Continuing Education

Name
Title
UA Email Address
Phone
Dr. Mary Jo Finney
Director
mjfinney@alaska.edu 907-786-1097
Katie Brennan-Tollefson
Enrollment Specialist
907-786-1934
Jennifer Greene
Enrollment and Operational Services Coordinator
907-786-1932
Nicole Unser
Professional Programs Assistant
nlunser@alaska.edu
907-786-1933

School of Education Emeritus Faculty

Appointment as professor emeritus or emerita is an honor conferred by the Chancellor, on just a small portion of retiring professors who have demonstrated excellence, following consideration of recommendations by the faculty, upon an outstanding retiree of the university.

School of Education Emeritus Staff

Conferring emeritus status is an honor granted by the chancellor upon the retirement of a Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ employee who has provided outstanding service to the university.

  • Brenda Henderson, Staff Emerita, Administrative Manager, bshenderson@alaska.edu

Physical Location
Professional Studies Building, Ste 102
2533 Providence Drive
Anchorage, AK 99508