Due to unsafe road conditions for Anchorage and the surrounding areas, UAA’s Anchorage campus will remain closed today, Tuesday, Oct. 29.
Students and faculty, when campus is closed for inclement weather, online and hybrid courses should continue in an online format. Courses that are held in person but that can pivot to an online format for the day should do so.
Staff, remote work can and should continue if adverse weather conditions permit. Employees who have remote work agreements in place, as well as those who can effectively pivot to working remotely, should do so even on closure days whenever possible.
Please refer to the full inclement weather policy guidance for more information about what this means for you: https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/about/administrative-services/departments/environmental-health-and-safety/inclement-weather.cshtml
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School of Education Offices
If you are an educator looking to bring a class field trip onto campus to visit the Literacy Lounge or to request a faculty member come into your classroom as a guest speaker, please fill out a Request an Engagement Form. If you do not have a specific date when you want to host the visit/faculty member, please indicate the 1st of the month.
Dean's Office
General Inquiries: uaa_soedu@alaska.edu
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Name
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Role
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UA Email Address
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Phone
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Office
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Betty Hernandez
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Operations Support | bahernandez@alaska.edu | 907-786-4402 | PSB 102W |
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Darlene MacKinnon
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Student Success | dlmackinnon@alaska.edu | 907-786-4454 | PSB 102G |
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Sydney Stokes
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Field Placements | sastokes3@alaska.edu | 907-786-0371 | PSB 102H |
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Dr. Tonia A. Dousay
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Dean | tadousay@alaska.edu | 907-786-4402 | PSB 102N |
Faculty
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Name
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Title
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UA Email Address
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Phone
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Office
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Prof. Jenna Baldiviez
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Term Assistant Professor
Early Childhood Education Department of Early Learning & Teaching; BAEC Program Lead |
907-786-4872
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PSB 102L | |
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Dr. Ginger Blackmon
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Associate Professor
Educational Leadership
Department of Graduate Studies in Education, Indigenizing Education, and Leadership;
Chair & Program Lead
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907-786-1645
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PSB 102S | |
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Dr. Cathy Coulter
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Professor
Language and Literacy Education
Department of Graduate Studies in Education, Indigenizing Education, and Leadership;
Program Lead
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907-786-4457
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PSB 102Q | |
| Dr. Kitty Deal |
Professor
Early Childhood Education
Department of Early Learning & Teaching; Community Campus faculty |
907-486-1223
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KCC123B
Kodiak College KOC
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Dr. Wei-Ying Hsiao
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Professor
Early Childhood Education
Department of Early Learning & Teaching; AAS Program Lead |
907-786-4435
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PSB 102J | |
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Dr. Krista James
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Term Assistant Professor |
kpjames@alaska.edu | 907-786-4402 | Remote |
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Dr. Tim Jester, Ed.D.
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Professor
Teaching and Learning Department of Graduate Studies in Education, Indigenizing Education, and Leadership; Program Lead |
907-786-1666 | PSB 102U | |
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Dr. Panigkaq Agatha John-Shields
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Assistant Professor
Indigenizing Education Department of Graduate Studies in Education, Indigenizing Education, and Leadership; Program Lead |
907-786-4419
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PSB 102P | |
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Prof. Chelsea Sohm
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Term Assistant Professor
Early Childhood Education Department of Early Learning & Teaching |
clsohm@alaska.edu |
N/A
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PSB 102B |
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Dr. Anne Ouwerkerk
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Assistant Professor
Early Childhood Education Department of Early Learning & Teaching |
amouwerkerk@alaska.edu |
N/A
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PSB 102K |
Professional and Continuing Education
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Name
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Title
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UA Email Address
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Phone
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Office
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Katie Brennan-Tollefson
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Enrollment Specialist
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907-786-1934
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PSB 221A
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Jennifer Greene
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Enrollment and Operational Services Coordinator
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907-786-1932
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PSB 221C
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Jennifer Harty
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Coordinator of Professional Programs
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907-786-1881
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PSB 221B
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| Nicole Unser |
Professional Programs Assistant
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nlunser@alaska.edu |
907-786-1933
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PSB 221D
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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.
- Ed McLain, Professor Emerita, Educational Leadership, emclain@alaska.edu
- Hilary Seitz, Professor Emerita, Early Childhood Education, Seitzhj@gmail.com
- Kate O’Dell, Professor Emerita, Secondary Education, kdodell@alaska.edu
- Donna Gail Shaw, Professor Emerita, Elementary Education, dgshaw2@alaska.edu
- Claudia Dybdahl, Professor Emerita, Elementary Education, csdybdahl@gmail.com
- Gretchen T. Bersch, Professor Emerita, Adult and Developmental Education, gtbalaska@icloud.com
School of Education Emeritus Staff
Conferring emeritus status is an honor granted by the chancellor upon the retirement of a UAA employee who has provided outstanding service to the university.
- Brenda Henderson, Staff Emerita, Administrative Manager, bshenderson@alaska.edu
School of Education
T: (907) 786-4402