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, PhD

Interim Dean, Graduate School of EducationAssociate Provost for Academic Affairs, Graduate and Professional Divisions, Touro University

Ruth Best, MBA, Ed.D

Assistant Dean, Clinical Experiences and Partnerships, Education & Special EducationAssistant Professor, Education & Special Education

Charity M. Dacey, Ph.D.

Associate Dean of Academic AffairsAssociate Professor

Yuriy Karpov, Ph.D.

Associate Dean for Finance and AdministrationProfessor

Nilda Soto Ruiz, Ph.D.

Assistant Dean of Student Affairs
Program Chair, School LeadershipProfessor

Program Chairs

Laurie Bobley, Ed.D.

Program Chair, Teaching Students with Disabilities; Generalist, Grades 7-12Associate Professor

Susan Courey, Ph.D.

Program Chair, Early Childhood Education & Special Education, Birth – Grade 2

Issac Herskowitz, Ed.D.

Program Chair, Instructional TechnologyAssociate Professor, Instructional Technology

Elina Lampert-Shepel, Ed.D.

Program Chair, Childhood Education and Special Education, Grades 1-6Associate Professor

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

Elaine Nikolakakos, Ed.D.

Program Chair, Teaching LiteracyAssociate Professor, Teaching Literacy

Nilda Soto Ruiz, Ph.D.

Assistant Dean of Student Affairs
Program Chair, School LeadershipProfessor

Brenda Strassfeld, Ph.D.

Program Chair, Mathematics Education
Associate Professor

Yair Maman, Ph.D.

Interim Program Chair, School CounselingAssociate Professor, School Counseling