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Program Directors/Coordinators and Department Chairs

Department of Curriculum Foundations & Reading

Department Chair

Kent Rittschof

Graduate Programs

Concentration/
Location

Program Director/
Coordinator

Curriculum Studies (Ed.D.)Statesboro CampusJohn Weaver
Program Director
Evaluation, Assessment, Research, and Learning (M.Ed.) OnlineAntonio Gutierrez de Blume
Co-Program Director
Cordelia Zinskie
Co-Program Director
Reading Education (Ed.S., M.Ed., & Endorsement)OnlineAlma Stevenson
Program Director
Applied Research and Evaluation (Graduate Certificate)OnlineAntonio Gutierrez de Blume
Co-Program Director
Cordelia Zinskie
Co-Program Director

Department of Elementary and Special Education

Interim Department Chair

Greg Chamblee

Graduate Programs

Concentration/
Location

Director/
Coordinator

Elementary Education (M.Ed.)Statesboro CampusKatie Brkich
Program Director
Special Education (M.Ed.)Mild Disabilities, Moderate-Severe DisabilitiesStephanie Devine
Co-Program Director
Kathryn Haughney
Co-Program Director

Curriculum & Instruction-Accomplished Teaching (M.Ed.)Online Aslihan Unal
Program Director

Masters of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) Elementary Education-Online Katherine "Ariel" Cornett
Co-Program Director
Jarvais Jackson
Co-Program Director
Masters of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) Special Education-Online Eric Landers
Co-Program Director
Barbara Serianni
Co-Program Director

Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (Endorsement) (Online)Kymberly Harris
Program Director

Undergraduate Programs

Elementary Education (B.S.Ed)Multi-CampusChianti Grant-Culver
Co-Program Director
Heather Huling
Co-Program Director
Dual Certification Elementary Education & Special Education (B.S.Ed.)Statesboro CampusCynthia Massey
Program Director
Special Education (B.S.Ed.)Statesboro CampusKymberly Harris
Program Director

Department of Leadership, Technology and Human Development

Interim Department Chairs

Amee Adkins

Ellen Whitford

Graduate Programs

Concentration/
Location

Director/
Coordinator

Educational Leadership (Ed.D.)
Statesboro CampusElise Cain
Program Director
School Psychology (Ed.S.)Statesboro CampusTerry Diamanduros
Program Director
Counselor Education (M.Ed.)Statesboro CampusRichard Cleveland
Program Director
Counselor Education (M.Ed.)School CounselingRichard Cleveland
Program Coordinator
Counselor Education (M.Ed.)Clinical Mental Health CoordinatorPam Wells
Program Coordinator
Educational Leadership (M.Ed., & Tier 1 Certificate)OnlineEllen Whitford
Program Director
Higher Education Administration (M.Ed.)Statesboro Campus (Hybrid) or OnlineDaniel Calhoun
Program Director
Instructional Technology (Ed.S., M.Ed., Graduate Certificate & ITEC Minor)OnlineMete Akcaoglu
Program Director
School Library Media (Graduate Certificate)OnlineMete Akcaoglu
Program Director
Online Teaching and Learning (Endorsement)OnlineMete Akcaoglu
Program Director
Teacher Leadership (Endorsement)OnlineEllen Whitford
Program Director

Department of Middle Grades & Secondary Education

Department Chair

Amee Adkins

Graduate Programs

Concentration/
Location

Director/
Coordinator

Teaching and Learning (P-12) (Ed.S.)OnlineLina Soares
Program Director
Middle Grades Education (M.Ed.)OnlineShelli Casler-Failing
Program Director
Secondary Education (M.Ed.)OnlineShelli Casler-Failing
Program Director
Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students (M.Ed.) OnlineAlex Reyes
Program Director
Masters of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) Health and Physical Education (P-12) OnlineTony Pritchard
Program Director
Masters of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) Middle Grades Education Online
Heather Scott
Program Director
Masters of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) Secondary Education OnlineHeather Scott
Program Director
Masters of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) Spanish Education (P-12) Statesboro Campus
Angela Pinilla-Herrera
Interim Program Director
English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Education (Endorsement) Undergraduate and Graduate Level Online (Graduate Level)
Statesboro (Undergraduate Level)
Alex Reyes
Program Director
Gifted In-Field (Endorsement) Undergraduate and Graduate LevelOnlineLina Soares
Program Director
Teacher Support and Coaching (Endorsement)OnlineRegina McCurdy
Program Director

Undergraduate Programs

Health and Physical Education
(B.S.Ed.)
StatesboroStarla McCullom
Program Director
Middle Grades Education (B.S.Ed.)Statesboro CampusAmanda Wall
Program Director
Secondary Education (B.S.Ed.)Armstrong and Statesboro CampusElizabeth Barrow
Program Director

COE Partner Programs

Degree

Concentration/
Location

Program Director/
Coordinator

Art Education B.S. Armstrong CampusJeff Garland
Program Contact
Human Development and Family Science B.S. Concentration in Birth Through KindergartenArmstrong CampusTameka Ardrey
Program Director
Music Education B.M. Statesboro CampusDavid Langley
Program Contact

Last updated: 8/2/2023