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Program Directors/Specialization Leads

At the University of Houston College of Education, the directors of our degree programs work tirelessly to support students and to keep our offerings grounded in research and relevant to the community. Have questions about our programs? Please reach out!

Note: If you have general program questions, please email coeinfo@uh.edu.

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Curriculum & Instruction

B.S. in Teaching and Learning
Amber Thompson
Program Director
ammeuth@uh.edu

Minor in Education
Amber Thompson
Program Director
ammeuth@uh.edu

M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction
Nancy Reis
Program Director
nreis@uh.edu 

M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction — Art Education
Sheng Kuan Chung
Specialization Lead
skchung@uh.edu

M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction — Bilingual/ESL Education
Mikel Cole
Specialization Lead
mwcole3@uh.edu 

M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction — Early Childhood Education
Xin Li
Specialization Lead
xli103@uh.edu 

M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction — Elementary Education
(not currently accepting applications)
Samuel Brower
Specialization Lead
srbrower@uh.edu

M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction — Health Science Education
Robert Hausmann
Specialization Lead
rchausmann@uh.edu 

M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction — Learning, Design & Technology
Bulent Dogan
Specialization Lead
bdogan@uh.edu 

M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction — Literacy Education
Laveria Hutchison
Specialization Lead
lhutchison@uh.edu

M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction — Mathematics Education
Melissa Gallagher
Specialization Lead
magallagher2@uh.edu

M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction — Science Education
Sissy Wong
Specialization Lead
sissywong@uh.edu  

M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction — Social Education/Social Studies
Samuel Brower
Specialization Lead
srbrower@uh.edu

M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction — STEM Education
(not currently accepting applications)
Jennifer Chauvot
Specialization Lead
jchauvot@uh.edu

M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction — Teaching/Teacher Education
Jeannette Alarcón
Specialization Co-lead
jdalarcon2@uh.edu
Conra Gist
Specialization Co-lead
cdgist@uh.edu  

Ed.D. in Professional Leadership Executive Co-Director
Margaret Hale
Program Director
mhale@uh.edu

Ed.D. in Professional Leadership — Health Science Education 
(not currently accepting applications)
Robert Hausmann
Specialization Lead
rchausmann@uh.edu 

Ed.D. in Professional Leadership — Literacy Education
Laveria Hutchison
Specialization Lead
lhutchison@uh.edu

Ed.D. in Professional Leadership — Mathematics Education
(not currently accepting applications)
Justin Burris
Specialization Lead
jburris2@uh.edu 

Ed.D. in Professional Leadership — Social Studies/Social Education
(not currently accepting applications)
Margaret Hale
Specialization Lead
mhale@uh.edu  

Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction
Jennifer Chauvot
Specialization Lead
jchauvot@uh.edu 

Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction — Art Education
Sheng Kuan Chung
Specialization Lead
skchung@uh.edu

Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction — Bilingual/ESL Education
Mikel Cole
Specialization Lead
mwcole3@uh.edu 

Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction — Early Childhood Education 
Xin Li
Specialization Lead
xli103@uh.edu 

Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction — Learning, Design & Technology
Sara McNeil
Specialization Lead
smcneil@uh.edu

Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction — Literacy Education
Laveria Hutchison
Specialization Lead
lhutchison@uh.edu

Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction — Mathematics Education
Jennifer Chauvot
Specialization Lead
jchauvot@uh.edu 

Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction — Science Education
Sissy Wong
Specialization Lead
sissywong@uh.edu  

Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction — Social Studies/ Social Education
Joanna Batt
Specialization Lead
jbatt@uh.edu 

Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction — Teaching/Teacher Education
Jeannette Alarcón
Specialization Co-lead
jdalarcon2@uh.edu
Conra Gist
Specialization Co-lead
cdgist@uh.edu  

Certificate in Designing and Developing Educational Graphics
(not currently accepting applications)
Susie Gronseth
Specialization Lead
slgronseth@uh.edu

Certificate in Integrating Innovative Technologies in Health Science Education
Robert Hausmann
Specialization Lead
rchausmann@uh.edu 

Certificate in Designing and Developing Educational Multimedia
Susie Gronseth
Specialization Lead
slgronseth@uh.edu

Certificate in Online Teaching and Learning
Susie Gronseth
Specialization Lead
slgronseth@uh.edu

Educational Leadership & Policy Studies

Minor in Asian American Studies
Yali Zou
Program Director
yzou@uh.edu

Minor in Special Populations
Charlotte Carp
Program Director
clcarp@uh.edu 

M.Ed. in Administration and Supervision
Keith Butcher
Program Director
kbutcher3@uh.edu

M.Ed. in Higher Education
Vincent D. Carales
Program Director
vcarales@uh.edu

M.Ed. in Special Populations
Charlotte Carp
Program Director
clcarp@uh.edu 

Ed.D. in Professional Leadership Executive Co-Director
K-12 and Special Populations
Jacqueline Hawkins
Program Director
jhawkins@uh.edu 

Ph.D. in Higher Education Leadership and Policy Studies
Dave Louis
Program Director
dalouis@uh.edu 

Certificate in Disability Support
specpops@uh.edu 

Educational Diagnostician Certification
elpsdiag@central.uh.edu 

Principal (K-12) Certification
Keith Butcher
Program Director

kbutcher3@uh.edu

Psychological, Health, & Learning Sciences

B.S. in Health
Theresa Fedor
Program Director 
tmfedoramador@uh.edu 

B.S./B.A. in Human Development and Family Sciences
Toya Conston
Program Director
troberts3@uh.edu

Minor in Health
Theresa Fedor 
Program Director
tmfedoramador@uh.edu 

Minor in Human Development and Family Sciences
Toya Conston
Program Director
troberts3@uh.edu

M.Ed. in Counseling
Rachael Whitaker
Program Director
rwhitaker3@uh.edu

Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology
Consuelo Arbona
Program Director
carbona@uh.edu

Ph.D. in Measurement, Quantitative Methods and Learning Sciences
Margit Wiesner
Program Director
mfwiesner@uh.edu

Ph.D. in School Psychology
Brad Smith
Program Director
bsmith4@uh.edu