Faculty & Staff
For more information about the Teacher Education Department, please contact program assistant Abby Leman (aleman@whitworth.edu or 509.777.3229) or department chair Lisa Laurier (llaurier@whitworth.edu or 509.777.3263).
Undergraduate Teacher Education
Cyndi Caniglia, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
David Cherry, Ph.D.
Professor
Megan Griffin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Lisa Hoxie, M.Ed.
Lecturer
Lori Johnson, Ed.D.
Lecturer
Keith Lambert, Ed.D.
Associate Professor
Lisa Laurier, Ed.D.
Professor
Department Chair
Sharon Naccarato, M.A.
Visiting Instructor
Sharon Neville-Mitchell, M.S.
Senior Lecturer
Kathryn Picanco, Ed.D.
Professor
Mark Selle, Ph.D.
Lecturer
Flint Simonsen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Jessica Thomas, M.Ed.
Lecturer
Anne Wilcox, M.A.T.
Assistant Professor
Emeriti Faculty
Roberta Wilburn
Associate Dean and Professor Emerita of Education (2007-21)
Barbara Sanders
Professor Emerita of Education (1997-2017)
Ann Teberg
Associate Professor Emerita of Education (2002-17)
Ron L. Prosser
Associate Professor Emeritus of Education (2000-16)
Dennis W. Sterner
Professor Emeritus of Education and Dean Emeritus of the School of Education (1988-2015)
Betty Fry Williams
Professor Emerita of Education (1998-2014)
Carol A. Hollar
Associate Professor Emerita of Education (1986-2013)
Margo S. Long
Associate Professor Emerita of Education (1978-2011)
Sharon H. Mowry
Associate Professor Emerita of Education (2000-10)
Tammy R. Reid
Professor Emerita of English and Education (1971-2010)
Gordon Watanabe
Professor Emeritus of Education (1992-2007)
Diane Dempsey Marr
Professor Emerita of Education (1996-2007)
Staff
Kim LaVine
Field Placement Coordinator
Abby Leman
Program Assistant
Taylor McIlraith
Assistant Director of Field Placement
School of Education Staff Supporting the Teacher Education Department
Becky Prior
Program Support Specialist
Sarah Seidel
Assistant to the Dean
Katherine Smith
Certification Specialist
Crystal Weddington
Director, Educational Certification & Career Services