Faculty Experts

Timothy Dohrer

(847) 467-4831
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School of Education and Social Policy

Director, Master of Science in Education Program

Field: Education

Focus Areas: Curriculum Development, Educational Development, Mental Health, Teacher Development

Hayes Ferguson

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Farley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Clinical Associate Professor and Director of the Farley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Field: Education, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Management and Organizations, Marketing

Focus Areas: Entrepreneurship, Gender Diversity and Equality, Innovation

David Figlio

(847) 491-8193
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School of Education and Social Policy

Dean of the School of Education and Social Policy

Field: Education

Focus Areas: Autism, Gender Diversity and Equality, Income Gap, Primary and Secondary School Administration, School Vouchers

Steven Franconeri, Ph.D.

(847) 467-1259
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Kellogg School of Management, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, The Garage at Northwestern, The Graduate School, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Professor of Psychology

Field: Education, Psychology

Focus Areas: Behavioral Economics, Data Science, Data Visualization, Decision Making, Design Thinking, Influence and Persuasion, Misinformation and Fake News, STEM Education

Jon Guryan

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School of Education and Social Policy

Associate Professor and Chair, Human Development and Social Policy

Field: Education, Human Development

Focus Areas: Cognitive Therapy, Discrimination, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Educational Development, Education Policy, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency, Labor Markets, Poverty, Race and Ethnicity

Amy J. Hauenstein, PhD

(847) 467-1098
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School of Communication

Director of Curriculum and Non-Degree Programs for the MSC Program

Field: Education

Focus Areas: Curriculum Development, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Gender Diversity and Equality, Higher Ed Administration, Intersectionality, Learning and Organizational Development, Organizational Change, Personality and Identity Construction, Race and Ethnicity, Social Justice

Kirabo Jackson

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School of Education and Social Policy

Professor, Human Development and Social Policy

Field: Education

Focus Areas: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Educational Development, Education Policy, Gender Diversity and Equality, Labor Markets, Public Policy

Melissa Kaufman

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The Garage at Northwestern

Executive Director

Field: Education, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Focus Areas: Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Technology Companies

David Rapp

(847)-467-1871
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School of Education and Social Policy, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Charles Deering McCormick Professor of Teaching Excellence

Field: Education, Psychology

Focus Areas: Memory, Misinformation and Fake News

Leoandra (Onnie) Rogers

(847) 467-1331
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Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Field: Education, Human Development, Psychology

Focus Areas: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Gender Identity, Personality and Identity Construction, Race and Ethnicity

Terri Sabol

(847) 467-6913
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School of Education and Social Policy

Assistant Professor, Human Development and Social Policy

Field: Education, Human Development

Focus Areas: Childhood Development, Childhood Education, Family Dynamics, Parenting , Poverty, Public Policy

Ryan Smerek

(847) 467-0831
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School of Education and Social Policy

Associate Professor, MS in Learning and Organizational Change Program

Field: Education

Focus Areas: Decision Making, Higher Ed Administration, Innovation, Learning and Organizational Development, Organizational Change, Organizational Culture

Reed Stevens

(847) 467-2727
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School of Education and Social Policy

Professor of Learning Sciences

Field: Education

Focus Areas: Childhood Education, Innovation, STEM Education