School of Education
Contact Us
Please see below for contact information for the School of Education main office, administration, and program coordinators.
16 West Main Street
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-8695
(302) 831-4110 (fax)
Laura Desimone
Interim Director of the School of Education
115 Willard Hall Education Building
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-2394
lauramd@udel.edu
Stephanie Kotch-Jester
Associate Director of Undergraduate Programs
113C Willard Hall Education Building
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-1648
sakjstr@udel.edu
Teomara Rutherford
Associate Director of Graduate Programs
134D Willard Hall Education Building
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-1653
teomara@udel.edu
Nick Bell
Clinical Coordinator
133C Willard Hall Education Building
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-8695
nicksb@udel.edu
Bridget Duda
Clinical Coordinator
213A Willard Hall Education Building
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-8695
bduda@udel.edu
Jo Ann Merritt
Academic Program Coordinator
113D Willard Hall Education Building
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-8491
joann@udel.edu
Alexis Milam
Business Administrator
113B Willard Hall Education Building
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-3178
aalbanes@udel.edu
Kristyn Hatfield
Administrative Assistant
113 Willard Hall Education Building
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-8695
khat@udel.edu
Undergraduate Programs
Stephanie Kotch-Jester
Associate Director of Undergraduate Programs
113C Willard Hall Education Building
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-1648
sakjstr@udel.edu
Vickie Lucas
Senior Academic Advisor
116 Alison Hall West
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-8933
vickie@udel.edu
Scott Lykens
Southern Delaware Program Coordinator (Georgetown campus)
Suite 172, Office 40, Jason Technology Building
Georgetown, DE 19947
(302) 500-7049
slykens@udel.edu
Teresa Rush
Elementary Teacher Education AA Program Coordinator (Wilmington campus)
rushedd@udel.edu
English as a Second Language
Amy Vazquez
English Language Institute
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-2674
avazquez@udel.edu
Middle School English
Bill Lewis
121B Willard Hall Education Building
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-0728
wlewis@udel.edu
Middle School Math
Eric Sisofo
132E Willard Hall Education Building
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-4384
sisofoe@udel.edu
Middle School Science
Zoubeida Dagher
103C Willard Hall Education Building
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-1667
zoubeida@udel.edu
Middle School Social Studies
Vickie Goettel
134A Willard Hall Education Building
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-8695
vgoettel@udel.edu
Special Education
Kristen Ritchey
015A Willard Hall Education Building
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-2325
kritchey@udel.edu
Graduate Programs
Christina Johnston
Assistant Dean of Graduate Services
College of Education and Human Development
110 Alison Hall West
(302) 831-6955
cehd-info@udel.edu
David Hannah
Academic Support Coordinator
College of Education and Human Development
106 Alison Hall West
(302) 831-2396
dhannah@udel.edu
Educational Technology
Fred Hofstetter
219H Willard Hall Education Building
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-8164
fth@udel.edu
Exceptional Children and Youth
Joshua Wilson
213E Willard Hall Education Building
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-2955
joshwils@udel.edu
Leadership in Disability Services
Nancy Weiss (Health Sciences)
345 McDowell Hall
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-4728
nweiss@udel.edu
School Psychology
Marika Ginsburg-Block
206B Willard Hall Education Building
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-6631
marika@udel.edu
Teaching English as a Second Language
Scott Stevens
104 English Language Institute
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-2674
sstevens@udel.edu
Educational Technology
Fred Hofstetter
219H Willard Hall Education Building
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-8164
fth@udel.edu
Exceptional Children and Youth
Kristen Ritchey
015A Willard Hall Education Building
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-2325
kritchey@udel.edu
Literacy
David Coker
127A Willard Hall Education Building
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-3096
dcoker@udel.edu
Teacher Leadership
Rachel Karchmer-Klein
123 Willard Hall Education Building
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-1976
karchmer@udel.edu
Exceptional Children and Youth
4+1 Autism/Severe Disabilities concentration – Gary Allison
017B Willard Hall Education Building
Newark, DE 19716
gsa@udel.edu
4+1 Elementary and secondary concentrations – Al Cavalier
017A Willard Hall Education Building
Newark, DE 19716
cavalier@udel.edu
Teaching English as a Second Language
Scott Stevens
104 English Language Institute
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-2674
sstevens@udel.edu
Educational Leadership (Ed.D.)
Lauren Bailes
219C Willard Hall Education Building
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-4780
lbailes@udel.edu
Education (Ph.D.)
Teomara Rutherford
134D Willard Hall Education Building
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-1653
teomara@udel.edu
Educational Statistics and Research Methods
Zachary Collier
221C Willard Hall Education Building
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-6018
collierz@udel.edu
Economic Education (Ph.D)
Elizabeth Farley-Ripple (School of Education)
219E Willard Hall Education Building
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-3117
enfr@udel.edu
Thomas Bridges (Economics)
416C Purnell Hall
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-0931
tbridges@udel.edu
Learning Sciences
Nancy Jordan
201A Willard Hall Education Building
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-4651
njordan@udel.edu
Literacy
Steve Amendum
121A Willard Hall Education Building
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-1590
amendum@udel.edu
Mathematics Education
Amanda Jensen
105A Willard Hall Education Building
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-4227
jansen@udel.edu
Lynsey Gibbons
lgibbons@udel.edu
School Psychology (no longer accepting new students)
Marika Ginsburg-Block
206B Willard Hall Education Building
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-6631
marika@udel.edu
Sociocultural and Community-based Approaches
Elizabeth Soslau
213F Willard Hall Education Building
Newark, DE 19716
302-831-3155
esoslau@udel.edu
Courses of Study
Autism/Severe Disabilities and K-12 Special Education (in-person)
Joshua Wilson
213E Willard Hall Education Building
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-2955
joshwils@udel.edu
K-12 Special Education (online)
Kristen Ritchey
015A Willard Hall Education Building
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-2325
kritchey@udel.edu
Teaching English as a Second Language
Scott Stevens
104 English Language Institute
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-2674
sstevens@udel.edu
School Library Media
Sue Gooden
200 Academy Street
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-1100
goodens@udel.edu
English as a Second Language
Amy Vazquez
English Language Institute
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-2674
avazquez@udel.edu
Middle School English
Bill Lewis
121B Willard Hall Education Building
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-0728
wlewis@udel.edu
Middle School Math
Erica Litke
105D Willard Hall Education Building
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-1658
litke@udel.edu
Middle School Science
Zoubeida Dagher
103C Willard Hall Education Building
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-1667
zoubeida@udel.edu
Middle School Social Studies
Vickie Goettel
134A Willard Hall Education Building
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-8695
vgoettel@udel.edu
Special Education
Kristen Ritchey
015A Willard Hall Education Building
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-2325
kritchey@udel.edu