Secondary and K-12 Education

Faculty & Staff

Department offices are located on the fourth floor of Miller Hall.

Faculty
	Dr. Bruce Larson (1996), Professor. BAE, Pacific Lutheran University; MEd, PhD, University of Washington Dr. Larson serves as chair for the Secondary Education Department He teaches graduate and undergraduate secondary methods courses and methods courses for teaching social studies (elementary and secondary levels). Dr. Larson observes/evaluates student teachers earning their 5-12 teaching certificate. Email: Bruce.Larson@wwu.edu Phone: (360) 650-3702
	Dr. Don Burgess (2008), Assistant Professor. MS, State University of New York; PhD, University of British Columbia Dr. Burgess teaches undergraduate secondary methods courses and Science Education methods courses. Email: Don.Burgess@wwu.edu Phone: (360) 650-2482
	Dr. Angela Harwood (1997), Professor. BA, University of Utah; MA, PhD, Emory University Dr. Harwood teaches middle school courses as well as undergraduate and graduate methods courses. She serves as an advisor to the graduate program. Dr. Harwood serves as the Service-Learning Coordinator for Woodring College. She coordinates campus-wide faculty development for Western's Center for Service-Learning. Dr. Harwood's Vita Email: Angela.Harwood@wwu.edu Phone: (360) 650-3328
	Kirsten Jensen (2010), High School Practicum Coordinator. NBCT, BA, University of Washington, MIT, Western Washington University Ms. Jensen coordinates the High School practicum placements. She teaches undergraduate secondary methods courses and content literacy courses. Email: Kirsten.Jensen@wwu.edu Phone: (360) 650-2753
	Lorraine Kasprisin (1979), Professor. BA, MA The College of the City of New York; MPhil, PhD, Teachers College, Columbia University Dr. Kasprisin serves as editor for the Journal of Educational Controversy. Email: Lorraine.Kasprisin@wwu.edu Phone: (360) 650-3871
	Dr. Lauren McClanahan (2001), Professor. BA, MA, PhD, The Ohio State University Dr. McClanahan teaches graduate and undergraduate secondary methods courses and courses on developmental reading, writing and learning in the secondary school. She serves as an advisor to the graduate program. Dr. McClanahan observes/evaluates students earning their 5-12 teaching certificate. Email: Lauren.McClanahan@wwu.edu Phone: (360) 650-2067
	Dr. Victor Nolet (1997), Professor. BA, MEd. University of Maine; PhD, University of Oregon Dr. Nolet teaches undergraduate and graduate methods courses and is interested in Sustainability research Email: Victor.Nolet@wwu.edu Phone: (360) 650-7578
	Dr. Rosalie Romano (2008), Assistant Professor. BA/PhD, University of Washington Dr. Romano teaches undergraduate secondary methods courses. Email: Rosalie.Romano@wwu.edu Phone: (360) 650-2581
	Dr. Christine Schaefer (1996), Senior Instructor, BA, Whitman College, M.ED, PhD, University of Washington Dr. Schaefer is the Academic Program Director for the Master in Teaching program in Everett. She is an experienced English teacher at both junior and senior high school levels. Dr. Schaefer serves as a consultant to secondary schools to help them improve their students' reading of expository and narrative texts. She teaches courses for the secondary certification and the MIT programs. Email: Christine.Schaefer@wwu.edu Phone: (206) 527-3788
	Dr. Shelby Sheppard (1997), Assistant Professor. BGS, MA, PhD, Simon Fraser University Dr. Sheppard teaches undergraduate foundations courses and graduate courses in philosophy of education for the Secondary MIT program. Her interests include: Teaching for Understanding; Transformational Pedagogy and Educational Engagement. Dr. Sheppard serves as an advisor to the graduate program. Email: Shelby.Sheppard@wwu.edu Phone: (360) 650-3721
	Rosemary Scott Vohs (1987), Specialty Faculty. BA, Northwest College. MA, Western Washington University Ms. Vohs teaches the Dynamics of Teaching course for Secondary Education students. She also teaches a variety of EDUC and COMM courses. Her interests are in the areas of storytelling and oral communication. Email: Rosemary.Vohs@wwu.edu Website: www.wwu.edu/storytelling Phone: (360) 650-6446
	Dr. Molly Ware (2007), Assistant Professor. BS, Principia College; MEd/PhD, University of Georgia. Dr. Ware teaches graduate and undergraduate secondary methods courses. She observes/evaluates students earning their 5-12 teaching certificate. Email: Molly.Ware@wwu.edu Phone: (360) 650-2068
	Dr. Ray Wolpow (1994), Professor. BA, Wagner College; MA, Columbia University; PhD, Pennsylvania State University Dr. Wolpow teaches both graduate and undergraduate courses. His interests lie in literacy and study skills education, trauma-sensitive learning and teaching, compassionate methods to increase the resiliency of at-risk students and Holocaust education. He serves as Director of the Northwest Center for Holocaust, Genocide, and Ethnocide Education. Email: Ray.Wolpow@wwu.edu Phone: (360) 650-3337

Support Staff
	Janna Cecka, Program Manager Miller Hall 401C Email: Janna.Cecka@wwu.edu Phone: (360) 650-3347
	Debbie Gramm, Program Coordinator Miller Hall 401A Email: Debbie.Gramm@wwu.edu Phone: (360) 650-3327
	Courtney Knox, Department Support
	Jake Curtis, Graduate Teaching Assistant

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Page Updated 06.19.2013

Related Links

Washington Standards for Beginning Teachers

Pre-Service Professional Growth Plan

Teacher Salary Scale

Diversity Initiatives

Scholarship and Financial Aid Information

Graduate Teaching Assistantships

Learning in Community and Schools (LinCS)

Woodring's Teacher Education Glossary

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