Emeriti Faculty
David Arendale David Arendale
- Associate Professor, Emeritus
- arend011@umn.edu
What motivates me in my work? Each of us is responsible for making a difference by doing the things we were placed on this planet to do and act in a responsible and respectful way with everyone around us. It is a joy to continue the work.
Patricia Avery Patricia Avery
- Professor Emeritus, Social Studies
- avery001@umn.edu
My interest in political socialization and education began almost 35 years ago as an undergraduate political science major: How do young people’s political conceptualizations and orientations develop, and what role does schooling play in the…
Richard Beach Richard Beach
- Professor Emeritus, Literacy
- rbeach@umn.edu
My primary research interest is in understanding secondary students’ responses to literature and the media, particularly multicultural literature.
James Bequette James Bequette
- Associate Professor
- bequette@umn.edu
My current inquiry in art education centers on Minnesota Native populations and is inspired by 15 years spent teaching in K-12 schools with mostly American Indian students.
Kathleen Cramer Kathleen Cramer
- Associate Professor, Emeritus
- crame013@umn.edu
I have been working in the area of teacher preparation for over 20 years. I have taught mathematics methods courses for pre-service elementary education majors and similar courses for in-service teachers at the graduate level.
Deborah Dillon Deborah Dillon
- Professor
- dillon@umn.edu
I began my career as a classroom teacher in rural Nebraska working with students in grades 4-6.
Lee Galda Lee Galda
- Emeritus faculty, Literacy Education
- galda001@umn.edu
My research and teaching interests focus on children and adolescents and their literature.
Lori Helman Lori Helman
- Professor
- lhelman@umn.edu
At the heart of my research is a quest to understand the literacy development of students from a variety of cultural and linguistic backgrounds, and apply this understanding to effective classroom practices.
Roger Johnson Roger Johnson
- Professor Emeritus
- johns009@umn.edu
I have had the opportunity to teach in several innovative public schools. My research focus has been the development and dissemination of cooperative learning techniques for the classroom throughout the U.S., Canada, and in several other countries.
Thomas Post Thomas Post
- Professor Emeritus, Math Education
- postx001@umn.edu
I have taught courses and written materials focused on mathematics methods, research, manipulative materials, remedial instruction, and the psychology of mathematical conceptual development.
Thom Swiss Thom Swiss
- Professor Emeritus
- swiss@umn.edu
My writing and teaching focus on interdisciplinary subjects, including the cultural studies of education with an emphasis on pop culture, critical internet studies, and creative writing.
Barbara Taylor Barbara Taylor
- Professor Emeritus, Literacy
- bmtaylor@umn.edu
Currently, I am the director of the Minnesota Center for Reading Research . The mission of the Center is to conduct a) applied research on reading and b) research on teaching approaches that facilitate reading instruction.
Diane Tedick Diane Tedick
- Professor Emeritus
- djtedick@umn.edu
As a former bilingual teacher, I have always been convinced that teaching language through content is the most effective approach to teaching second/foreign languages, and there is ample research evidence to support that conviction.
Constance Walker Constance Walker
- Associate Professor, Emeritus
- walke002@umn.edu
I have long had an interest in the school experiences of second language learners, particularly those students who must learn English as a second language while also mastering academic content at school.
