Faculty and Staff
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Douglas J. Lynch
Professor of Education, Chair
Decary Hall
Phone: 207-602-2656
Email: dlynch@une.edu
Expertise
Educational psychology with special emphasis on motivation to learn and learning strategies K-University; on-line instructional teaching strategies.
Research Interests/ Scholarship
Motivational beliefs and learning strategies of college students; faculty teaching strategies associated with the motivational beliefs and learning strategies of college students.
Cindy F Altomari
Certification and Placement Officer
Decary Hall 139
Phone: 207-602-2846
Email: caltomari@une.edu
Michael F. Beaudoin
Professor of Education
Decary Hall
Phone: 207-602-2685
Email: mbeaudoin@une.edu
Expertise
Distance / online education, adult/continuing education, international education, program planning/evaluation, accreditation, educational leadership.
Research Interests/ Scholarship
Distance education leadership; transition of classroom faculty to distance teaching; the "Invisible" online learner; supporting distance and face-to-face learners:any significant difference? Diffusion of online education in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Since 2004: Two books and numerous articles published in refereed journals, and Fulbright Fellowship awarded to Ghana. Visiting scholar at distance education consortium in Mexico in early 2008.
Lane Whitney Clarke
Assistant Professor Literacy
Decary Hall 149
Phone: 207-602-2682
Email: lclarke1@une.edu
Expertise
Literacy, Struggling Readers, Literacy and Technology, Course Development, Literature Circles, Gender and Education
Research Interests/ Scholarship
Literacy, Struggling Readers, Literacy and Technology
Michelle Collay
Director, Online Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership
Decary Hall
Phone: 207-602-2010
Email: mcollay@une.edu
Expertise
Educational leadership, with particular emphasis on the influence of race, gender, and class on leaders’ approaches to organizational change.
Research Interests/ Scholarship
Leadership identity development; the influence of race, gender, and class on leadership development; teacher leadership; organizational development.
Susan J. Hillman
Professor
Decary Hall 151
Phone: 207-602-2228
Email: shillman@une.edu
Expertise
School law, measuring dispositions in pre-service teachers, teacher education effectiveness, math and science elementary methods, social justice mediation.
Research Interests/ Scholarship
Measuring dispositions in pre-service teachers; trends in teacher education; developing research in the area of mathematics and science pedagogy
Greg Kearsley
Director, Online Graduate Programs, Education
Decary Hall 146
Phone: 207-602-2681
Email: gkearsley@une.edu
Expertise
Design, development, evaluation and teaching of online courses
Distance education
Learning theory
Heather Sadlier
Assistant Professor
Decary Hall
Phone: 207-602-2566
Email: hsadlier@une.edu
Expertise
Assessment & evaluation; classroom climate; emotional intelligence; differentiation; teaching methods for active learning; educational psychology & learning theory.
Darren Akerman
Decary Hall
Phone: 207-602-2857
Email: dakerman@une.edu
Expertise
School Administration
Educational Leadership
Gifted & Talented
Don Cannan
Decary Hall
Phone: 207-602-2857
Email: dcannan@une.edu
Expertise
Career & Technical Education
Educational Leadership
Guidance & Counseling
David Cannan
Decary Hall
Phone: 207-602-2857
Email: dcannan1@une.edu
Expertise
School Administration
Educational Leadership
Dave Murphy
Decary Hall
Phone: 207 -602- 2857
Expertise
School Administration
Educational Leadership
Differentiation
Stacey Bernier
Decary Hall 144
Phone: 207-602-2683
Fax: 207-602-5942
Email: sbernier@une.edu
Debbie DeWitt
Decary Hall 148
Phone: 207-602-2857
Fax: 207-602-5942
Email: ddewitt@une.edu
Expertise
Notary Public
Tony Hanson
Curriculum Development Manager
Decary Hall 146
Off-Campus
Phone: 207-602-2441
Email: hhanson1@une.edu
Expertise
Instructional Design, Distance Education, Cyberethics, Comparative Theology, Audio Visual, Telecommunications, Help Desk, Software and Hardware Training.
Research Interests/ Scholarship
Distance Education, Online Education, Academic Technology, Cyberethics.
Lucille Smith
Decary Hall 145
Phone: 207-602-2692
Fax: 207-602-5942
Email: lsmith@une.edu
Expertise
Hospice training/volunteer at Gosnell Hospice Home in Scarborough
Board of Directors for Bon Appetite (Soup Kitchen)