Aostre Johnson
Professor of Education
A.B., M.Ed. Harvard University; Ed.D. University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Saint Edmund's Hall 322A
802.654.2436
Box 281
ajohnson@smcvt.edu
Dr. Johnson is currently the coordinator of the graduate concentrations in curriculum. She teaches curriculum and pedagogy courses in both the undergraduate and the graduate departments. She has published many articles in the areas of creativity, multiple intelligences and spirituality as they relate to human development and education. She has also co-piloted a book on religious diversity and spiritual development.
Mary Beth Doyle
Associate Professor of Education
B.S., M.Ed. State University College of New York at Buffalo; Ph.D. University of Minnesota
Saint Edmund's Hall 317
802.654.2279
Box 281
mdoyle@smcvt.edu
Dr. Doyle's primary teaching responsibilities at Saint Michael’s are with secondary education undergraduate and graduate students. Her areas of specialty include working with students who experience severe disabilities and collaborative teaming. This work involves creating curricular adaptations to support students in inclusive classroom communities. In addition, Dr. Doyle presents and writes extensively on the roles and responsibilities of paraprofessionals in public schools.
Valerie Bang-Jensen
Associate Professor of Education
A.B. Smith College; M.A., Ed.M., Ed.D. Teachers College, Columbia University
Saint Edmund’s Hall 320
802.654.2822
Box 281
vbang-jensen@smcvt.edu
Dr. Bang-Jensen joined the Education Department at Saint Michael’s College in 2001. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in elementary literacy and supervises student teachers in local schools. Areas of professional interest include children’s literature, nonfiction, and first-hand learning experiences. She hopes to develop a children’s literature garden at Saint Michael’s with Biology Department colleague, Mark Lubkowitz. Before joining the Saint Michael’s faculty, she taught literacy courses to pre-service and in-service teachers at Teachers College, Columbia University. She has taught kindergarten through grade 6 in public and independent schools and served as a literacy and assessment consultant for schools, districts and museums.
Claudine R. Bedell
Assistant Professor of Education
B.S. Purdue University; M.Ed. Saint Michael's College; Ed.D. Indiana University
Saint Edmund's Hall 304
802.654.2741
Box 281
cprairie@smcvt.edu
Dr. Bedell teaches Adolescent Development for undergraduates, and The Decision to Teach, Classroom Assessment Design and Practice, and the Student Teaching Seminar for graduate students. She also supervises student teachers in the field. Her doctorate is from Indiana University in Bloomington, in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. Her dissertation is titled, "A Qualitative Study of Teacher Interpretation and Instructional Decision-Making in Response to Student Voice." Dr. Bedell co-authored a teacher's guide, "Using Standards in Your Classroom: A Teacher Resource Guide," for the Vermont Department of Education, and she made conference presentations with colleagues titled "Teacher Quality Enhancement" and "Middle Frame for School Improvement." She is particularly interested in personalized learning and the concept of teacher dispositions.
Kristin M. Gehsmann
Assistant Professor of Education
B.A., M.A. Central Connecticut State University; Ph.D. University of Vermont
Saint Edmund's Hall 322B
802-654-2412
Box 281
kgehsmann@smcvt.edu
Dr. Gehsmann joined the Education Department at Saint Michael's College in 2006. She teaches courses on literacy development, literacy instruction and reading assessment. Dr. Gehsmann also coordinates the M.Ed. reading concentration for K-12 educators and aspiring Reading Specialists. Dr. Gehsmann's research interests include early literacy, assessment, narrowing the achievement gap, teacher education and professional development.
James Nagle
Assistant Professor of Education
B.A. Georgetown University; M.A., Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, J.D. Suffolk University Law School
Saint Edmund's Hall 302
802.654.2636
Box 281
jnagle2@smcvt.edu
Dr. Nagle joined the Education Department at Saint Michael's College in 2004. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in secondary education and supervises student teachers in local schools. Areas of professional interest include teacher learning, professional learning communities and teacher professional development. Before joining the Saint Michael's faculty, he taught science education courses to pre-service teachers at University of California, Berkeley and professional development courses to middle and high school teachers. He has taught biology, ecology, chemistry and physics in public and independent schools and served as a science and assessment consultant for schools.
Jonathan Silverman
Assistant Professor of Education
B.A., M.A., Ed.D. University of Vermont
Saint Edmund's Hall 308
802.654.2306
Box 281
jsilverman@smcvt.edu
Dr. Silverman is the Coordinator of Arts in Education program as well as the summer director of the Graduate Education Program. His area of expertise is aesthetic education and integrating arts into the classroom. He has presented many workshops at national and international conferences and has authored various articles on the creative process and aesthetic education. He has served as chair of the Vermont Alliance for Arts Education and has worked with many school districts in helping them design arts curriculum.
Anne Judson
Instructor of Education
Graduate Education Director
B.A. Rutgers University; M.Ed Tufts University; Ed.D. University of Vermont; C.A.S. Lesley College
Saint Edmund's Hall 310
802.654.2611
Box 281
ajudson@smcvt.edu
Dr. Judson is the Director of Graduate Education and advisor for the M.Ed. Program. Her research interests relate to the integration of one computer into a constructivist classroom. She teaches GED 597: Integrating Technology into the Curriculum, GED 558: Introduction to Educational Research, GED 699: Capstone Seminar and supervises student teachers. Before working at Saint Michael's College, Dr. Judson was the computer coordinator at the Hinesburg Elementary School, computer teacher in southern Vermont, and pre-school teacher for six years at the Eliot-Pearson Children's School, the lab school for Tufts University.
Brian O'Regan
Instrutor of Education, School Leadership Coordinator
B.A. Fairfield University; M.Ed. Teachers College, Columbia University; M.Ed., C.A.S. and Ed.D. University of Vermont
Campus Office
Saint Edmund's Hall 312
802.654.2362
Box 281
boregan@smcvt.edu
Dr. O'Regan has served as a special educator, principal and superintendent of schools over a 36 year career in New York and Vermont. O'Regan also served as the Deputy Commissioner of Education for Vermont before joining Saint Michael's College full-time in 2009. Graduate instructional responsibilities include Legal and Financial Management of Schools, Supervision and Evaluation, the Leadership Practicum, the School Superintendents' Summer Institute and other school leadership development courses for current practitioners. Dr. O'Regan coordinates the School Leadership component of the Graduate Education Program including off-site, contracted courses.
O'Regan specializes in systems thinking, strategic planning and school organizational and leadership development. He is a staunch advocate of student-centered leadership.
Outside Saint Michael's: The veteran educator enjoys photography, outdoor activities, travel and the new addition of grandchildren in his life.
Amy Saks Pavese
Instructor of Education
B.A., M.Ed. University of Notre Dame
Saint Edmund's Hall 318
802.654.2648
Box 281
asakspavese@smcvt.edu
Ms. Saks Pavese joined the education faculty at Saint Michael’s College in August of 2007. She teaches GED 516: The Decision to Teach, GED 689: Student Teaching Seminar, and supervises student teachers. Her dissertation research is on the preparation of teachers to work with students from culturally diverse backgrounds. Her interest in this area stemmed from her undergraduate study of anthropology and her experiences as a classroom teacher in diverse urban schools. Before joining the Saint Michael’s faculty, she taught social foundations of education, supervised student teachers, and worked with the College Assistance Migrant Program at the University of Colorado at Boulder, where she will be completing her Ph.D. in the fall of 2008.
Karen Donovan
Licensing/Special Education Coordinator
B.S. Keene State College; M.Ed. University of Vermont
Saint Edmund's Hall 306
802.654.2826
Box 281
kdonovan@smcvt.edu
Ms. Donovan is responsible for advising students and teaching graduate courses in the area of Special Education. She is also interviewing graduate students and placing student teachers for the Education Department. She worked as a Special Educator for 12 years in CESU prior to coming to the college. Ms. Donovan has also taught in Costa Rica and in the Eckerd Wilderness System. Karen currently teaches GED 661 Designing programs for Children with Disabilities; and GED 662 Implementing and Evaluating Instructional Programs.
Elizabeth Peterson
Visiting Instructor
B.S., University of Delaware; M.Ed. Saint Michael’s College
Saint Edmund’s Hall 312
802-654-2718
Box 281
epeterson@smcvt.edu
Ms. Peterson began teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in special education at Saint Michael's in 2005. She has taught or administered programs for students with special needs for more than twenty years in public, private and clinical settings. She has extensive experience working with school districts on literacy, differentiating instruction and special education issues across the northeast. She teaches ED 340 Individual Differences; GED 641 Teaching in the Inclusive Classroom; GED 633 Legal and Professional Issues; GED 542 Teaching in a Differentiated Classroom K-12; and GED 699 Capstone in addition to supervising student teachers.
Rebecca Wigglesworth
Visiting Instructor of Education
B.A. Stanford University; M.A.T. Brown University
Saint Edmund's Hall 335
802.654.2495
Box 281
bwigglesworth@smcvt.edu
Ms. Wigglesworth has taught in the Education Department since 1999, when she began teaching Content Area Literacy for the graduate program. She is a part-time instructor teaching both graduate and undergraduate students. Ms. Wigglesworth is particularly interested in literacy at the middle and secondary levels. She began her career as a secondary English teacher, most recently at Champlain Valley Union High School in Vermont. She assists with placements at CVU and other schools in the area.