Curriculum and Instruction

J. Spencer Clark

Department Chair of Curriculum and Instruction, Professor

• jspencerclark@ksu.edu

Ruth Gurgel

Professor, Music Education

• gurgel@k-state.edu

Gaea Hock

Professor, Agricultural Education

• ghock@k-state.edu

Lotta Larson

Professor | Associate Director, Master of Arts in Teaching

• lottalarson@k-state.edu

Sherri Martinie

Professor, Math Education

• martinie@k-state.edu

Socorro Herrera

Professor | Executive Director of the Center for Intercultural and Multilingual Advancement

• sococo@k-state.edu

Deepak Subramony

Professor, Coordinator of Educational Technology Graduate Programs

• deepak7@k-state.edu

Tom Vontz

Professor | Director of Masters of Arts in Teaching | Director of Center for Social Studies Education

• tvontz@k-state.edu

Jonathan Ulmer

Professor | Interim Associate Dean of Ag Academic Programs

• julmer@k-state.edu

Brandie Disberger

Associate Professor, Secondary Agriculture Education

• bdis@k-state.edu

Amanda Lickteig

Associate Professor | Curriculum and Instruction Graduate Program Director

• alickteig@ksu.edu

Kay Ann Taylor

Associate Professor

• ktaylor@k-state.edu

Karen Eppley

Associate Professor | Director of the Rural Education Center

• keppley@ksu.edu

Suzanne Porath

Associate Professor, Elementary Literacy

• sporath@k-state.edu

David Allen

Associate Professor | Director, Center for STEAM Education

• dallen@k-state.edu

Angela Kraemer-Holland

Associate Professor, Curriculum Studies and Qualitative Inquiry

• akraemer@ksu.edu

Ambyr Rios

Associate Professor

• ambyrrios@ksu.edu

Kimberly Staples

Associate Professor, Secondary Science Education

• kstaples@k-state.edu

Bradley Burenheide

Associate Professor, Secondary Social Studies | Co-Director of The Game Lab

• bburen@k-state.edu

Vicki Sherbert

Associate Professor, Secondary Literacy

• sherbev@k-state.edu

Chanh Lam

Assistant Professor

Kris Rankin

Assistant Professor, Agricultural Education

• krankin3@ksu.edu

Peter Weinert

Assistant Professor, Music Education

• pweinert@ksu.edu

Shabina Kavimandan

Assistant Professor

• shabina@ksu.edu

Della Perez

Assistant Professor, Secondary ESL

• dperez@k-state.edu

Adam White

Assistant Professor, Music Education

Tonnie Martinez

Assistant Professor | Director of Council for Public School Improvement

• tonnie@k-state.edu

Eileen Wertzberger

Assistant Professor | Director Office of Field Experiences

• ejm7777@k-state.edu

Mark Ellner

Teaching Assistant Professor, Physical Education and Health | Distance Supervision Specialist

• mrellner@k-state.edu

James Alberto

Teaching Assistant Professor, Elementary Science

• jalberto@k-state.edu

Kerri Anderson

Teaching Assistant Professor, Elementary Literacy

• kerrianne@ksu.edu

Tracey Conway

Teaching Assistant Professor

• traceyc@k-state.edu

Pedro Espinoza

Teaching Assistant Professor, Education Studies Coordinator

• pedro1@k-state.edu

Kayln Hoppe

Teaching Assistant Professor

• khoppe@k-state.edu

Éder Intriago-Palacio

Teaching Assistant Professor

• intriago@ksu.edu

Michael Lawson

Teaching Assistant Professor

• mlawson1@ksu.edu

Leah McKeeman

Teaching Assistant Professor, World Language Education

• leahmac@k-state.edu

Dustin Meritt

Teaching Assistant Professor

• ddm4774@k-state.edu

Beth Pesnell

Teaching Assistant Professor, Elementary STEM Education

• bpesnell@ksu.edu

Kristin Bellinger

Teaching Assistant Professor

• khodges2@ksu.edu

Seth Lickteig

Teaching Assistant Professor | Co-Director of The Game Lab

• supah@ksu.edu

Lori Levin

Teaching Assistant Professor | Coordinator of Bachelor of Science Online Elementary Program

• llevin@k-state.edu

Angie Messer

Instructor

• amesser1@k-state.edu

Kaylee Myers

Instructor

• kayleelm@k-state.edu

Dillon Simmons

Instructor

• das1991@k-state.edu

David Griffin

Instructor

• dlgriff@ksu.edu

Ernestina Wiafe

Post Doctoral Fellow

• ernestinawiafe@k-state.edu

Graduate Assistants

Bella Stark

Graduate Research Assistant

• bellas@ksu.edu

Sara Ayubian

Graduate Research Assistant

• ayubian@ksu.edu

Vajiheh Shahsavari

Graduate Research Assistant

• vajiheh@ksu.edu

Ligia Fernanda Espinosa Cevallos 

Graduate Research Assistant

• lfespinosa@ksu.edu

Joshua Bass

Graduate Research Assistant

• joshuabass@ksu.edu

Velma Adams

Graduate Teaching Assistant

• velmaa@ksu.edu

Génesis Aguilar Chávez

Graduate Teaching Assistant

• genesisac@ksu.edu

Ross Conner

Graduate Teaching Assistant

• yipekiay@ksu.edu

Nooshin Darvishinia

Graduate Research Assistant

• nooshindvn@ksu.edu

Jolene Goodheart-Peterson

Graduate Teaching Assistant

• jolene@ksu.edu

Amy Levin Plattner

Graduate Research Assistant

• amyplattner@ksu.edu

Noor us Subah Sohail Quidwai

Graduate Teaching Assistant

• subahquidwai@ksu.edu

Kelsy Sproul

Graduate Teaching Assistant

• ksproul@ksu.edu

Joshua Schmidt

Graduate Teaching Assistant

• jmschmid@ksu.edu

Elmer Schutte

Graduate Teaching Assistant

• eschutte@ksu.edu

Center for Intercultural and Multilingual Advancement

Socorro Herrera

Professor | Executive Director of the Center for Intercultural and Multilingual Advancement

• sococo@k-state.edu

Andrew Dalton

Director of Federal Projects, KANCO

• daltona@ksu.edu

Melissa Holmes

CIMA Director of Research, Evaluation and Development/Assistant Director

• melissa@ksu.edu

Kendra Herrera

Director of Innovation and Outreach/HEP Director

• kdherrer@ksu.edu

Anna Peyton

Program/ Project Associate

• apeyton@ksu.edu

Ligia Fernanda Espinosa Cevallos 

Graduate Research Assistant

• lfespinosa@ksu.edu

Brisa Perez-Ceruantes

Student Assistant

Jesse Davila

Student Assistant

Administrative Staff

Darwin Brown

Program/Project Associate | Curriculum & Instruction

• darwinb@ksu.edu

Anna Peyton

Program/ Project Associate | Center for Intercultural and Multilingual Advancement

• apeyton@ksu.edu

Student Assistants

Conner Weatherby

Student Assistant

• cweatherby@ksu.edu

Brisa Perez-Ceruantes

Student Assistant | Center for Intercultural and Multilingual Advancement

Jesse Davila

Student Assistant | Center for Intercultural and Multilingual Advancement