Ten New Faculty Members Join College

The University of Texas at Austin’s College of Education heralds the beginning of the fall semester with the addition of nine new faculty members, who hold expertise in areas as diverse as sports team loyalty, inquiry based science, cerebellar function and dance instruction.

Please welcome the following new members to our college:

Department of Educational Psychology

Greg Allen

Associate Professor, School Psychology
Came from: University of Texas Southwester Medical Center at Dallas
Research interests/areas of focus: cerebellar function; the neurobiological basis of autism; cerebellar contributions to autism and Down syndrome; applications of MRI to the study of brain functional connectivity

 

Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Maria Franquiz

Associate Professor, Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
Came from: University of Texas at San Antonio
Research interests/areas of focus: biliteracy and multicultural education; classroom ethnography; critical literacy studies

Leema Kuhn

Assistant Professor, Science and Math Education
Came from: Northwestern University
Research interests/areas of focus: scientific explanation and argumentation; inquiry based science; fostering student driven scientific inquiry

Noah De Lisssovoy

Assistant Professor, Curriculum Studies
Came from: University of Texas at San Antonio
Research interests/areas of focus: conceptualizing oppression in educational theory; transformational consciousness; global culture

Department of Kinesiology and Health Education

Julee Guinn

Specialist, Physical Education
Areas of focus: Aerobics instruction

Bob Heere

Assistant Professor, Kinesiology
Came from: Florida State University
Research interests/areas of focus: sport management; sport marketing; group identities of sports teams and team loyalty

Campbell M. Keatinge-Clay

Specialist, Physical Education
Area of focus: Dance instruction

Keryn Pasch

Assistant Professor, Health Education
Came from: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Research interests/areas of focus: child and adolescent health; substance abuse; obesity; interpersonal relationships; media influences; HIV/AIDS; social epidemiology

Geoff Rich

Specialist, Physical Education
Came from: Intercollegiate Athletics Department
Areas of focus: Softball, volleyball and basketball instruction

Michael T. Sanders

Lecturer, Physical Education
Came from: Intercollegiate Athletics Department
Areas of focus: Physical performance parameters, movement pedagogy, motor skill acquisition, and maximizing learning environments.