Associate Professor, Education Department Chair
Office: O'Connor Hall 130
Phone Number: 508-215-4859
Email: mgrassetti@framingham.edu
Education: Research Interests: Dr. Grassetti’s research focuses on mathematics teacher education, technology and education, and motherhood and education. Her work has appeared in the Massachusetts Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development journal, Perspectives and in the Journal of the Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement. She co-authored a chapter in the book, Common Core Mathematics Standards and Implementing Digital Technologies and co-edited a book on technology and teacher education. Dr. Grassetti is a reviewer for numerous educational journals and was the past president of the New England Educational Research Organization. Courses Taught:
University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Mount Holyoke College
Associate Professor
Office: O'Connor Hall 138
Phone Number: 508 626 4928
Email: jcressey@framingham.edu; www.jamescressey.com
M.Ed. Special Education B.A. Psychology and Theology Research Interests: Courses Taught:
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Plymouth State University
Georgetown University
Dr. Cressey's research focuses on positive behavioral interventions and supports, social-emotional learning, multi-tiered systems of support, and universal design for learning.
Assistant Professor
Office: O’Connor Hall 130
Phone Number: 508 215 5124
Email: sdonnellan@framingham.edu
Education: B.S., Early Childhood Education and Psychology of Learning and Development Research Interests: Courses Taught:
M.Ed., Special Education
Framingham State University
Framingham State University
Professor Donnellan’s research focuses on teacher preparation and novice early childhood educators’ perceptions of preparedness in classroom management.
Assistant Professor
Office: O'Connor Hall 141
Phone Number: 508 626 5803
Email: mhara@framingham.edu
Education: Research Interests: Dr. Hara's research interests include teachers and educational policy, culturally and linguistically diverse classrooms, and anthropology of education. Courses Taught:
University of Wisconsin-Madison
City College of New York
Cornell University
Assistant Professor
Office: O'Connor Hall 142
Phone Number: 508 215 5123
Email: lhudock@framingham.edu
Education: M.Ed, Curriculum & Instruction B.A. Government & Law Research Interests: Courses Taught: Dr. Hudock serves as the faculty advisor of Alpha Upsilon Alpha, The Honor Society of the International Literacy Association, Alpha Pi Chapter at Framingham State University.
PhD, Curriculum & Instruction
The Pennsylvania State University
The Pennsylvania State University
Lafayette College
Dr. Hudock’s research focuses on twenty-first century literacies and children’s literature, namely critical analysis of and child reader’s multimodal responses to picturebooks, graphic novels, Early Readers, and transitional chapter books. In 2018 she co-edited two books, Does Nonfiction Equate Truth?: Rethinking Disciplinary Boundaries through Critical Literacy and Exploring Nonfiction Literacies: Innovative Practices in Classrooms, and authored one chapter in them as well as co-authored a second.
Professor
Office: O'Connor Hall 148
Phone Number: 508 626 4567
Email: kkolodny@framingham.edu
Education: Research Interests: Dr. Kolodny's research interests focus on the learning and development of children; educational collaborations between schools, families, and community institutions; educational biography; and history of schooling. Courses Taught Dr. Kolodny is the co-coordinator of the Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Licensure (PBTL) and M.Ed. in Secondary Education programs. She serves as the advisor of the Education Club. She received the FSU Distinguished Faculty Service Award in 2014.
Concentration in Social Foundations, History and Philosophy of Education
2000 University of Connecticut
1994 Rhode Island College
1990 Clark University
Assistant Professor
Office: O'Connor Hall 136
Phone Number: 508 626 4830
Email: wpowell1@framingham.edu
Education: Research Interests: Courses Taught:
University of South Florida
Herbert H. Lehman College, City University of New York
Herbert H. Lehman College, City University of New York
Dr. Powell’s research interests focus on socioscientific issues, pre-service teacher education,universal design for learning, and science education in juvenile justice settings.
Assistant Professor
Office: O'Connor Hall 143
Phone Number: 508 626
Email: fsolomon@framingham.edu
Education: Dr. Solomon serves as the coordinator for the M.Ed. Elementary Education, M.Ed. Curriculum and Instructional Technology, and M.Ed. Educational Technology programs.
Courses Taught:
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Wheelock College
University of Massachusetts Boston
Associate Professor
Office: O'Connor Hall 147
Phone Number: 508 626 4594
Email: jzoinojeannetti@framingham.edu
Education: Research Interests: Dr. Zoino-Jeannetti's research areas include pre-service teacher education, influence of social class in schooling, cultural competence, critical pedagogy, and adult literacy. Courses Taught: Dr. Zoino-Jeannetti has received Quality Matters approval for online course design and pedagogy, and is a QM-certified course reviewer for the University.