Faculty of the Department of Language, Literacy and Technology
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Rui Cheng
Areas of expertise: Second language acquisition and English instruction, Distance learning, Computer facilitated language learning, uses of technology in instruction Personal Interests: Family time, reading and writing.
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Naomi Erdmann Professor, Director Graduate Literacy Programs and Director of the Marie Callahan Reading Clinic erdman0@naz.edu
B.Ed & M.Ed National College of Education; Ed.D. Syracuse University Favorite Courses to Teach: Asking Dr. Erdmann to identify the courses which are her favorites is tantamount to asking a mother which is her favorite child. A professor at Nazareth for over two decades, Dr. Erdmann feels that she has the "best of both worlds" because she has the privilege and enjoyment of teaching the courses in which her graduate students work with children and teenagers in the Marie Callahan Reading Clinic. She is able to enjoy teaching adults as well as children. Areas of expertise: Emergent learners; Foundations of Literacy; Diagnosis of reading and writing needs; Accelerating the progress of students who need support in becoming readers and writers; Chidren's literature and its use in the classroom; and Program assessment and evaluation. Proud Moments: Work at a school that resulted in its being removed from the SURR list and her work on Mayor Duffy's Literacy Council. Personal Interests: Reading-especially mysteries, knitting and needlepoint, baking, and her family, including her four grandchildren.
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Jim Fenwick jfenwic3@naz.edu
Areas of Expertise: Computer Simulation. Prior to joining Nazareth, Dr. Fenwick was a public school teacher in Connecticut for eight years. Proud Moments: Dr. Fenwick is most proud of books he has authored on the programming language Logo and the hybrid program. Personal Interests: Jim enjoys travel and Scuba diving.
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Maria Hopkins Assistant Professor of Education mhopkin8@naz.edu
Favorite Courses to Teach: Theoretical Foundations of Literacy, Current Issues and Trends in Literacy Areas of Expertise: Multicultural literature discussion, social justice and educational equity; burgeoning interests include New Literacies Studies and rural literacy Proud Moments: Dr. Baldassarre Hopkins began teaching full-time at Naz in August of 2009 but is excited to embark on some fruitful projects and collaborations in the coming years as part of the Naz community. Personal Interests: Scrabble, running, blogging, and her daughter, Grace. |
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Laura Jones ljones1@naz.edu Areas of Expertise: YA Literature, Content Area Literacy, CMC/Digital Literacies, Teaching English as a Second Language and Teacher Leadership Proud Moments: Dr. Jones is proud of her collaborations with the Greater Rochester Teen Book Festival Committee and her work in support of the Fifth Annual Teen Book Festival. Personal Interests: Laura enjoys writing with her professional colleagues on issues of teacher leadership, literacy, and social justice. In her free time, she enjoys reading YA literature, traveling, running, and spending time at home with family and friends.
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Cindy McPhail cmcphai2@naz.edu
Areas of Expertise: TESOL; Language Acquisition; Bilingual Education; Elementary Education. Dr McPhail was a public school teacher in both the Buffalo and Rochester City School Districts. She worked as a bilingual 5th grade teacher, and as an ESL Summer Program teacher and director in Buffalo, as a 6th grade teacher at Monroe Middle School, and as a 4th grade English teacher in a dual language bilingual education program at School #33 in Rochester. Proud Moments Dr. McPhail is proud of the Federal Grant for 1.175 million dollars that allowed Nazareth College to host the ELL Consortium for 5 years and to begin the Bilingual Program. The Bilingual Extension Program provides an important service to the Greater Rochester community, especially in an area in which it is perennially difficult to recruit appropriately certified teachers. She is also proud of the success of her research project studying reading fluency (prosidy) and English language learners. Personal Interests: Cindy met her husband when they both enjoyed bicycling racing, but now she bikes recreationally. She enjoys cooking, reading and chasing after her children and the family dog. |
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Julia Postler jpostle3@naz.edu Education: B.S., Daemen College, M.S. Ed. Nazareth College Areas of Expertise: Early Childhood, Literacy Proud Moments: As an alumnus of Nazareth College, Ms. Postler enjoys being out in the community, interacting with other alumni and community members. She is proud of Community projects she has worked with, such as the Pre-K @College, the Teen Book Festival the Crayon Projects and the Math, Science, Technology, and Literacy Summer Institute. In 1999 she was awarded the award for excellence as a Reading Clinician. Personal Interests: Julia enjoys being part of the various projects at Nazareth College which support education and growth in our community. She is interested in the link between the community and higher education and how each benefits from the partnership. She likes seeing people’s ideas for literacy programs come to life in the community-whether this is at a local school, non-profit agency, library, community foundation or one of our many local resources. She is also interested in projects, which support women’s education and children’s service learning projects.
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Jennie Schaff
Favorite Courses to Teach: Teaching & Research: Accessibility and Diverse Learners, Assistive Technology, Web Design, Issues in Educational Technology. Areas of Expertise: Assistive Technology, Web Design, Special Education Proud Moments: Dr. Schaff is proud to have led the 2008 March of Remembrance and Hope trip with 20 Nazareth Students who traveled through German and Poland with Holocaust Survivors. Together they studied Eastern European History as well as genocides occurring in our world today. Personal Interests: Jennie enjoys playing with her children, hanging out with friends and family, reading and writing. |