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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.
![Nelly Lejter Morales headshot](/media/schools-and-colleges/graduate-school-of-education/images/faculty/NellyLejterMorales.jpg)
Nelly Lejter Morales, PhD
Dean, Graduate School of EducationAssociate Provost for Academic Affairs, Graduate and Professional Divisions, Touro University
![Dr. Charity M Dacey headshot](/media/schools-and-colleges/graduate-school-of-education/images/administration/Dr.CharityMDacey.jpg)
Charity M. Dacey, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Academic AffairsAssociate Professor
![Yuriy Karpov](/media/schools-and-colleges/graduate-school-of-education/images/faculty/yuriy-karpov.jpg)
Yuriy Karpov, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Finance and AdministrationProfessor
![Nilda Soto-Ruiz](/media/schools-and-colleges/graduate-school-of-education/images/faculty/nilda-soto-ruiz.jpg)
Nilda Soto Ruiz, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean of Student Affairs
Program Chair, School LeadershipProfessor
Program Chair, School LeadershipProfessor
Program Chairs
![Laurie Bobley](/media/schools-and-colleges/graduate-school-of-education/images/faculty/Laurie2023.jpg)
Laurie Bobley, Ed.D.
Chair of Alternative Programs and University PartnershipsAssociate Professor
![Issac Herskowitz](/media/schools-and-colleges/graduate-school-of-education/images/faculty/issac-herskowitz.jpg)
Issac Herskowitz, Ed.D.
Program Chair, Educational TechnologyAssociate Professor, Educational Technology
![Elina Lampert-Shepel](/media/schools-and-colleges/graduate-school-of-education/images/faculty/elina-lampert-shepel3.jpg)
Elina Lampert-Shepel, Ed.D.
Chair for the Master of Science in Education and Special Education programsAssociate Professor
![Jeff Lichtman](/media/schools-and-colleges/graduate-school-of-education/images/faculty/jeff-lichtman.jpg)
Jeff Lichtman, Ph.D.
Lucille Weidman Program Chair, Jewish Childhood Education & Special Education
Director, Student Mental Health Services at Touro UniversityAssistant Professor, Jewish Childhood Education & Special Education
Director, Student Mental Health Services at Touro UniversityAssistant Professor, Jewish Childhood Education & Special Education
![Seong-Shin Kim headshot](/media/schools-and-colleges/graduate-school-of-education/images/administration/seongshin-kim.png)
Seongshin Kim, Ph.D.
Program Chair, M.S. in TESOL and Bilingual Advanced Certificate Programs and M.S. in Teaching LiteracyAssociate Professor
![Nilda Soto-Ruiz](/media/schools-and-colleges/graduate-school-of-education/images/faculty/nilda-soto-ruiz.jpg)
Nilda Soto Ruiz, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean of Student Affairs
Program Chair, School LeadershipProfessor
Program Chair, School LeadershipProfessor
![Brenda Strassfeld](/media/schools-and-colleges/sle/images/faculty/BrendaStrassfeld_headshot.jpg)
Brenda Strassfeld, Ph.D.
Program Chair, Mathematics Education
Associate Professor
Associate Professor
![Yair Maman](/media/schools-and-colleges/graduate-school-of-education/images/faculty/yair-maman.jpg)
Yair Maman, Ph.D.
Program Chair, School CounselingAssociate Professor, School Counseling