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Associate Professor, Education Department Chair
Office: O'Connor Hall 130
Phone Number: 508-215-5402
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 is the president of the New England Educational Research Organization. Publications 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
Education: Research Interests: Dr. Cressey's research focuses on positive behavioral interventions and supports, social-emotional learning, multi-tiered systems of support, and universal design for learning. Courses taught:
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Plymouth State University
Georgetown University
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
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 serves as the Kappa Delta Pi advisor, the Education Club advisor, coordinator of the Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Licensure (PBTL) program, and coordinator of the core courses for the PBTL and Master of Education programs. 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
Professor
Office: O'Connor Hall 142
Phone Number: 508 626 4887
Email: dlowe@framingham.edu
Education: Research Interests: Dr. Lowe's areas of research include literacy and literacy instruction. Courses Taught: Dr. Lowe teaches EDUC 322 The Child and Literacy with Field Study II, the elementary education literacy course. She serves as the advisor to Alpha Upsilon Alpha, the Honor Society of the International Literacy Association. Dr. Lowe is the coordinator of and advisor to the graduate program in Literacy and Language. She received the Distinguished Faculty Award in 2006 and is proud to serve as faculty marshal.
University of Memphis
University of Memphis
University of Memphis
Assistant Professor
Office: O'Connor Hall 136
Phone Number: 508 626 4830
Email: wpowell1@framingham.edu
Education: Dr. Powell’s research interests focus on socioscientific issues, pre-service teacher education, universal design for learning, and science education in juvenile justice settings. Courses Currently Teaching:
Research Interests:
University of South Florida
Herbert H. Lehman College, City University of New York
Herbert H. Lehman College, City University of New York
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
On sabbatical Fall 2017 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.