Faculty

Colleen Reardon, EdD
Dean
Associate Professor of Special Education
EdD, DePaul University, Chicago, IL
MEd, DePaul University, Chicago, IL
BA, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO
creardon@dom.edu

Sr. Jan Brynda, OP, MAEA
Graduate Advisor, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Education
MAEA, Loras College, Dubuque, IA
MA, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO
BA, Edgewood College, Madison, WI
jbrynda@dom.edu

Karen Carlson, PhD
Division Chair, Master of Arts in Educational Administration and Type 75 Administrative
Certification Programs
Assistant Professor
PhD, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
MEd, National Louis University, IL
BA, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
kcarlson@dom.edu

Melonie Dropik, EdD
Visiting Assistant Professor of Education
EdD, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
MEd, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
BS, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
mdropik@dom.edu

Anne Elsener, PhD
Assistant Professor of Education
PhD, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
MEd, University of Notre Dame, IN
BA, Marian University, Indianapolis, IN
aelsener@dom.edu

C. Ben Freville, EdD
Division Chair, Master of Arts in Teaching and Undergraduate Education Programs
Assistant Professor of Education
EdD, Loyola University, Chicago, IL
MSSpEd, Dominican University, River Forest, IL
MTS, Catholic Theological Union, Chicago, IL
BA, Bellarmine University, Louisville, KY
freville@dom.edu

Kimberly Garrett, EdD
Coordinator, Alternative Certification in Early
Childhood Program
Assistant Professor of Education
EdD, Loyola University, Chicago, IL
MS, Dominican University, River Forest, IL
BS, Columbia College, Chicago, IL
kgarrett@dom.edu

Samina Hadi-Tabassum, EdD
Coordinator, ESL and Bilingual Education Programs
Associate Professor of Education
EdD, Columbia University, NY
MEd, University of St. Thomas, Houston, TX
BA, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
shadi@dom.edu

Xue Han, PhD
Assistant Professor of Education
PhD, Michigan State University
MA, Beijing Normal University, China
BA, Beijing Normal University, China
xhan@dom.edu

William Gregory Harman, EdD
Assistant Professor of Education
EdD, Hamline University, St. Paul, MN
MEd, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
BA, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
wharman@dom.edu

Therese Hogan, EdD
Division Chair, Specialized Programs
Associate Professor of Special Education
EdD, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
MSEd, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
BA, Dominican University, River Forest, IL
tfhogan@dom.edu

Dennis J. Kirchen, EdD
Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education
EdD, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
MEd, Erik H. Erickson Institute at Loyola Unversity, Chicago, IL
BA, National Louis University, IL
dkirchen@dom.edu

Sr. Mary Kremer, OP, PhD
Coordinator, Alternative Certification Programs
Associate Professor of Education
PhD, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
MREd, Loyola University, Chicago, IL
BA, Dominican University, River Forest, IL
mekremer@dom.edu

Douglas Lia, EdD
Assistant Professor of Education
EdD, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
MSEd, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
BA, Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, IA
dlia@dom.edu

Marilyn Ludolph, EdD
Associate Dean
Assistant Professor of Education
EdD, National Louis University, IL
MEd, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
BEd, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
mludolph@dom.edu

Marie Masterson, PhD
Assistant Professor of Education
PhD, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
MSEd, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
BA, Trinity College, Deerfield, IL
mmasterson@dom.edu

Sr. Colleen McNicholas, OP, PhD
Dean Emerita, School of Education
Associate Professor of Educational Administration
PhD, Fordham University, New York, NY
MA, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL
BA, Dominican University, River Forest, IL
scolleen@dom.edu

Anita Miller, EdD
Coordinator, Online Master of Arts in Education Programs
Assistant Professor of Education
EdD, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
MS, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
MS, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
BA, Greenville College, Greenville, IL
amiller@dom.edu

Josephine T. Sarvis, PhD
Assistant Professor of Education
PhD, Loyola University, Chicago, IL
MEd, Boston College, Boston, MA
BA, Boston College, Boston, MA
jsarvis@dom.edu

Penny Silvers, EdD
Division Chair, Master of Arts in Education and Master
of Arts in Education Reading Specialist
Certification Programs
Associate Professor of Education
EdD, National Louis University, IL
MEd, Xavier University, Cincinatti, OH
BS, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
psilvers@dom.edu

John Snakenborg, MEd
Visiting Instructor of Education
PhD Candidate, Loyola University, Chicago, IL
MEd, Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL
BA, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
jsnakenborg@dom.edu

Allen Studnitzer, EdD
Assistant Professor of Education
EdD, National Louis University, IL
CAS, National Louis University, IL
MAT, National Louis University, IL
BA, City University of New York, NY
astudnitzter@dom.edu

Debra Vinci Minogue, EdD
Assistant Professor of Education
EdD, Loyola University, Chicago, IL
MA, Saint Xavier University, Chicago, IL
BA, Bradley University, Peoria, IL
dminogue@dom.edu