
About
Leadership
Our leaders are themselves lifelong educators and experienced professionals.
Their combined experiences, understanding of education and vision for where it's going, help the Graduate School of Education continue to grow and succeed in our mission to empower teachers and students everywhere.

Marcella Bullmaster-Day, Ed.D.
Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Yuriy Karpov, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Finance and Administration

Nilda Soto Ruiz, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, Graduate School of Education
Program Chair, School Leadership
Program Chair, School Leadership
Program Chairs

Laurie Bobley, Ed.D.
Program Chair, Teaching Students with Disabilities, Generalist, Grades 7-12, Education & Special EducationAssistant Professor, Education & Special Education

Susan Courey, Ph.D.
Program Chair, Early Childhood Special Education, Birth – Grade 2, Education & Special Education

Olga DeJesus, Ed.D.
Program Chair, TESOL, Bilingual Advanced Certificate Programs

Issac Herskowitz, Ed.D.
Program Chair, Instructional TechnologyAssociate Professor, Instructional Technology

Elina Lampert-Shepel, Ed.D.
Program Chair, Childhood Education and Special Education, Grades 1-6, Education & Special Education

Jeff Lichtman, Ph.D.
Director, Student Mental Health Services at Touro College & University System and Lucille Weidman Director, Graduate Jewish Education & Special EducationProfessor, Jewish Education & Special Education

Elaine Nikolakakos, Ed.D.
Program Chair, Teaching LiteracyAssociate Professor, Teaching Literacy

Nilda Soto Ruiz, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, Graduate School of Education
Program Chair, School Leadership
Program Chair, School Leadership

Brenda Strassfeld, Ph.D.
Program Chair, Mathematics Education

Yair Maman, Ph.D.
Interim Program Chair, School CounselingAssociate Professor, School Counseling