Teacher Education Faculty

The teacher education faculty at EMU is committed to purposeful change. The teacher education program faculty meets weekly for program coordination, planning, and evaluation. Professors hold memberships and offices in a number of professional organizations.  Since the faculty is committed to professional growth and self-development, they continue to take graduate courses and participate in professional developmental workshops. Faculty members' experiences range from traveling and working in foreign countries to teaching in elementary and secondary schools to holding administrative positions. All faculty members have completed graduate work on various levels. The following faculty members have primary teaching assignments in the teacher education program:

Katherine Evans, Ph.D.

   Program Director of Undergraduate Teacher Education

   Professor of Teacher Education, Restorative Justice in Education

   Jesse T Byler Endowed Chair

Paul J. Yoder, Ph.D.

   Program Director of Graduate Teacher Education

   Associate Professor of Teacher Education

   Program Coordinator of Secondary Education

Ronald M. Shultz, Ph.D.

   Associate Professor of Teacher Education

   Director of Clinical Partnerships

   Program Coordinator of Elementary Education

Barbara Wheatley, Ed.D.

   Associate Professor of Teacher Education

   Director of Assessment & Accreditation

Aundrea Smiley, Ph.D.

   Assistant Professor of Teacher Education

Ericka Gingerich

   Education Placement & Assessment Coordinator