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Program Directors

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 are considering applying to one of our graduate programs, please first visit our Admissions webpage and email any additional questions to our recruitment office at coeinfo@uh.edu. If you are interested in one of our undergraduate programs or minors, please email general questions first to coecomm@uh.edu.

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Curriculum & Instruction

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

Minor in Education
Amber Thompson
ammeuth@uh.edu

M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction
Samuel Brower
srbrower@uh.edu

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

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

M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction — Early Childhood Education
Samuel Brower
srbrower@uh.edu

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

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

M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction — Learning, Design & Technology
Susie Gronseth
slgronseth@uh.edu

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

M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction — Reading, Language Arts and Literature Education
Laveria Hutchison
lhutchison@uh.edu

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

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

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

M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction — Teaching and Learning
Samuel Brower
srbrower@uh.edu  

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

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

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

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

Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction
Mikel Cole
mwcole3@uh.edu 

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

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

Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction — Early Childhood Education (not currently accepting applications)
Margaret Hale
mhale@uh.edu  

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

Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction — Mathematics Education
Melissa Gallagher
magallagher2@uh.edu

Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction — Reading, Language Arts and Literature Education
Laveria Hutchison
lhutchison@uh.edu

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

Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction — Social Studies/ Social Education
(not currently accepting applications)
Samuel Brower
srbrower@uh.edu

Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction — Teaching and Learning
Mikel Cole
mwcole3@uh.edu   

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

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

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

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

Educational Leadership & Policy Studies

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

Minor in Special Populations
Charlotte Carp
clcarp@uh.edu 

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

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

M.Ed. in Special Populations
Hope Rigby-Wills
hcrigby@uh.edu

Ed.D. in Professional Leadership — K-12
Bradley Davis
bdavis20@central.uh.edu

Ed.D. in Professional Leadership — Special Populations
Jacqueline Hawkins
jhawkins@uh.edu 

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

Certificate in Disability Support
Hope Rigby-Wills
hcrigby@uh.edu

Educational Diagnostician Certification
elpsdiag@central.uh.edu 

Principal (K-12) Certification
Keith Butcher
kbutcher3@uh.edu

Psychological, Health, & Learning Sciences

B.S. in Health
Chakema Carmack 
ccarmack2@uh.edu

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

Minor in Health
Chakema Carmack
ccarmack2@uh.edu

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

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

Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology
Blake Allan
ballan@uh.edu

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

Ph.D. in School Psychology
Jorge Gonzalez
jegonzalez14@uh.edu