College of Education

Introducing Our New Faculty for 2024-25

Sixteen new faculty members join the College of Education and bring their expertise to our top-ranked programs. This group of scholars expands capacity for research and mentorship for graduate students and provide fresh leadership and perspective to guide the College's perennial areas of strength.
Abby Allen, Assistant Professor SPED Abby Allen: Developing Writing Interventions for Youth With or At Risk for Learning Disabilities
https://education.illinois.edu/about/news-events/news/article/2024/09/17/abby-allen--developing-writing-interventions-for-youth-with-or-at-risk-for-learning-disabilities
Jacquelyn Beard, Clinical Assistant Professor EPSY Jackie Beard: Guiding Future Counselors and Clinical Psychologists
https://education.illinois.edu/about/news-events/news/article/2024/09/17/jackie-beard--guiding-future-counselors-and-clinical-psychologists
Tamara Bertrand Jones, Professor EPOL Tamara Bertrand Jones: New Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
https://education.illinois.edu/about/news-events/news/article/2024/09/17/tamara-bertrand-jones--new-associate-dean-for-faculty-affairs
Joshua Camins, Clinical Assistant Professor EPSY Joshua Camins: Providing Insight and Training with Broad Impacts
https://education.illinois.edu/about/news-events/news/article/2024/09/17/joshua-camins--providing-insight-and-training-with-broad-impacts
Felecia Commodore, Associate Professor EPOL Felecia Commodore: How Is Equity Constructed and Achieved in Higher Ed?
https://education.illinois.edu/about/news-events/news/article/2024/09/17/felecia-commodore--how-is-equity-constructed-and-achieved-in-higher-ed
Carolina Cuesta-Hincapie, teaching Assistant Professor EPOL Carolina Cuesta-Hincapie: Developing Human Skills in Higher Education
Kristen Driscoll, Assistant Professor C&I Kristen Driscoll: Equitable Literacy Pedagogy
Scott Filkins, Program Coordinator C&I Scott Filkins: Preparing Future Teacher Leaders
Gayithri Jayathirtha, Assistant Professor C&I Gayithri Jayathirtha: Computing Education with a Social Justice Lens
Jennifer Johnson, Assistant Professor EPOL Jennifer Johnson: Revitalizing Indigenous Education, Language, and Communities
Xu Li, Associate Professor, EPSY Xu Li: Applying Quantitative Analytical Approaches in Counseling Psychology
Liam Magee, Professor EPOL Liam Magee: Examining How Technology Reshapes Learning and Society
Melissa Morgan, Professor EPSY Melissa Morgan: Insight Informing Multicultural Social Justice Counseling
Theopolies Moton III, Teaching Assistant Professor EPOL Theopolies Moton III: Policy that Drives Equity in Higher Education
Mirelsie Velazquez, Associate Professor EPOL Mirelsie Velázquez: Latinx Impact in Educational Spaces
Xinran Zhu, Assistant Professor EPOL Xinran Zhu: Computational Research for Advancing Educational Practice
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