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Center on Education and Lifelong Learning

Center on Education and Lifelong Learning

The Center on Education and Lifelong Learning works with schools and communities to welcome, include, educate, and support all learners.
  • Sandi Cole, Ed.D.
    Center Director
    email icon cmcole@indiana.edu
    Collaboration and Co-Teaching,  Curriculum and Instruction,  Educational Leadership,  Equity and Diversity Issues,  Inclusive School Communities,  Participatory Research,  School Reform
  • Jim Ansaldo, Ph.D.
    Research Associate; IC Teams Project Coordinator
    email icon jansaldo@indiana.edu
    Connected Learning,  Culturally Responsive Teaching,  Curriculum Design,  Differentiated Instruction,  Instructional Consultation Teams,  School Wide Positive Behavior Support,  Service Learning,  Technology,  Unified Systems
  • Michele Brentano, M.S.
    Research Associate, PBIS Indiana Trainer
    email icon mbrentan@indiana.edu
    Classroom Management,  Critical Friends Groups,  Culturally Responsive Pedagogy,  Culturally Responsive Positive Behavior Intervention and Support,  Multi-age Classrooms,  Reading and Writing Workshop,  Teacher Education
  • Barbara Horvath, D.
    Research Associate
    email icon bhorvath@indiana.edu
    Birth to Five: Early Learning,  Differentiated Instruction,  Inclusive Schools,  Parent/Community/School Partnerships,  Understanding by Design,  Universal Design for Learning
  • Michael Horvath, Ed.S.
    Research Associate
    email icon Horvath3@indiana.edu
    Educational Leadership,  Inclusive Schools,  Program Evaluation,  School Administration,  School Reform
  • Cate Hart Hyatt, M.S.
    Research Associate
    email icon camhart@indiana.edu
    Collaboration and Co-teaching,  Project Based Learning,  Service Learning
  • Mindy Hightower King, Ph.D.
    Evaluation Manager
    email icon minking@indiana.edu
    After School Programming,  Childhood Obesity,  Evaluation,  Evaluation Capacity Building,  Extended Learning Time,  Mentoring,  Performance Measurement,  School Wellness,  Service Learning
  • Tricia Merida
    Adminstrative Secretary
    email icon pmerida@indiana.edu
    Computer Graphic Design,  Conference Planning,  Office Management and Support
  • Kay Moore
    Administrative Secretary
    email icon moorel@indiana.edu
  • James E. Morrison
    Research Associate
    email icon jaemorri@indiana.edu
    Action Research,  Classroom Management and Instruction,  Culturally Responsive Pedagogy,  Differentiated Instruction,  Education Leadership,  Literacy Instruction,  School Wide Positive Behavior Support
  • Heather Edl Ormiston, Ph.D., NCSP
    Research Associate
    email icon ormiston@indiana.edu
    Collaborative Problem Solving,  Culturally Responsive Practices,  Disproportionality in Special Education and Discipline,  Positive Behavior Supports,  Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
  • Becky Pérez, Ph.D., NCSP
    Research Associate
    email icon beperez@indiana.edu
    Addressing Disproportionality in Discipline and Special Education,  Bilingual Assessment of English Language Learner Students,  Culturally Responsive Practices in K-12 Settings,  School-Wide Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports
  • Deborah Reichmann, M.S.W., S.S.W.
    Research Associate and Trainer, PBIS IN
    email icon dreichma@indiana.edu
    Building Positive Classroom Climate,  Culturally Responsive Practices,  Functional Behavior Assessments and Behavior Intervention Plans,  Mental Illness and Disabilities,  Restorative Justice Practices,  Social-Emotional Learning,  SW-PBIS,  Trauma, Grief and Loss
  • James Robinson, M.S., B.S.
    Research Associate
    email icon jarobins@indiana.edu
    School Transformation/Universal Access,  Teacher Development/Leadership,  Teacher Role and Identity Theory
  • Danielle Neukam Sovinski, MPH
    Research Associate
    email icon deneukam@indiana.edu
    After School Programming,  Childhood Obesity,  Community Health and Wellness,  Evaluation,  Performance Measurement,  School Wellness
  • Wendy Walter-Bailey, Ph.D.
    Research Associate
    email icon wwalterb@indiana.edu
    Alternative Education and Curriculum Development,  Curriculum/School Reform,  Gender and Social Class Issues,  Issues of Marginalization,  Middle School,  Multicultural/Global Education,  Pre-Service Teacher Education
  • Sandy Washburn, Ph.D., M.S., B.S.
    Research Associate
    email icon swashbur@indiana.edu
    Action Research,  Bullying Prevention,  Disability Studies,  Positive Behavioral Supports,  School Discipline Practices,  School Wide Positive Behavior Support,  Students Labeled Emotionally/Behaviorally Disordered,  Teacher Education