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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
Associate Chair for Teacher Education
ammeuth@uh.edu

Minor in Education
Amber Thompson
Associate Chair for Teacher Education
ammeuth@uh.edu

Accelerated Teaching Certification
uhacp@central.uh.edu

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

M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction — Art Education/Visual Culture
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 — 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
Jennifer Chauvot
Specialization Lead
jchauvot@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 — Teacher certification option (UH PDEE)
Jeannette Alarcón
Specialization Lead
jdalarcon2@uh.edu

M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction — Teaching/Teacher Education
Conra Gist
Specialization Lead
cdgist@uh.edu  

Ed.D. in Professional Leadership
Margaret Hale
Executive Director
MyEdD@cougarnet.uh.edu

Ed.D. in Professional Leadership — Health Science Education 
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
Program Director
jchauvot@uh.edu 

Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction — Art Education/Visual Culture
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
(not currently accepting applications)
Samuel Brower
Specialization Lead
srbrower@uh.edu

Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction — Teaching/Teacher Education
Conra Gist
Specialization Lead
cdgist@uh.edu  

Graduate Certificate in Designing and Developing Educational Graphics
(not currently accepting applications)
Bulent Dogan
Specialization Lead
bdogan@ uh.edu

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

Graduate Certificate in Designing and Developing Educational Multimedia
Bulent Dogan
Specialization Lead
bdogan@uh.edu

Graduate Certificate in Online Teaching and Learning
Bulent Dogan
Specialization Lead
bdogan@ uh.edu

Graduate Certificate in Mathematics Coaching
Jennifer Chauvot
Program Director
jchauvot@uh.edu 

Educational Leadership & Policy Studies

Minor in Applied Behavior Analysis
Charlotte Carp
Program Director
specpops@central.uh.edu 

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

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

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

M.Ed. in Higher Education
Vincent D. Carales
Program Director
elpshiedmed@central.uh 

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

Ed.D. in Professional Leadership
Margaret Hale
Executive Director
MyEdD@cougarnet.uh.edu

Ed.D. in Professional Leadership — K-12 
Virginia Snodgrass-Rangel
Specialization Lead
MyEdD@cougarnet.uh.edu

Accelerated Superintendent Certification
elpssuptcert@central.uh.edu

Ed.D. in Professional Leadership — Special Populations
Jacqueline Hawkins
Specialization Lead
MyEdD@cougarnet.uh.edu

Ph.D. in Higher Education Leadership and Policy Studies
Vincent D. Carales
Program Director
elpshiedphd@central.uh.edu 

Accelerated Educational Diagnostician Certification
elpsdiag@central.uh.edu 

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis 
Charlotte Carp 
Program Director 
specpops@central.uh.edu  

Accelerated Principal Certification
Keith Butcher
Program Director
elpsprincert@central.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
Julie Dunsmore
Program Director
jcdunsmo@central.uh.edu 

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

Minor in Human Development and Family Sciences
Julie Dunsmore
Program Director
jcdunsmo@central.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
Weihua Fan
Program Director
wfan@central.uh.edu 

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