MEET THE TEAM
Behind the Center for Education name is a team of Rice faculty, staff, and education practitioners, each passionate about moving Houston forward.
Dr. Rob Bruce
Dean, Glasscock School of Continuing Studies
Karen Capo
Director, Early Childhood Initiatives
Instructor, Education
Dr. Amy McClurd
Director, College Readiness Initiatives
Dr. Judy Radigan
Director, Educator Preparation
Instructor, Education
Courtney Tardy
Director of Development
Rebecca Sharp
Director, Master of Liberal Studies & Dual Credit Initiatives
Steve Amstutz
Instructor, Education
Denna Brooks
Program Coordinator, College Readiness Initiatives
Brooke Brown
Assistant Director, Early Childhood Initiatives
Dr. Newell Boyd
Instructor, Master of Liberal Studies and Dual Credit Teacher Credentialing
Elizabeth Castillo
Instructor, Education
Dr. Joseph Campana
Alan Dugald McKillop Chair and Associate Professor of English
Instructor, Master of Liberal Studies and Dual Credit Teacher Credentialing
Dr. Daniel Cohen
Associate Professor of History
Instructor, Master of Liberal Studies and Dual Credit Teacher Credentialing
Dr. Shelah Crear
Director, Student Success Initiatives and Instructor, Education
Dr. Terry Doody
Professor of English
Instructor, Master of Liberal Studies and Dual Credit Teacher Credentialing
Sharon Dworaczyk
Instructor
Early Childhood Initiatives
Lori Espinosa
Instructor, Oral and Written Language (OWL) Laboratory
Pansy Gee
Instructor, Elementary Initiatives
Dr. Dennis Huston
Professor Emeritus of English; Instructor, Master of Liberal Studies and Dual Credit Teacher Credentialing
Jordan Khadam-Hir
Associate Director, Early Childhood Initiatives
Anthony Nguyen
Instructor, Education
Carrie Owens
Associate Director, Rice Office of STEM Engagement and Field Supervisor, Education
Debbie Paz
Associate Director, Early Literacy and Bilingual Initiatives
Shannon Raffetto
Associate Director, College Readiness Initiatives
Olga Trejo
Assistant Director, Educator Preparation
Kim Raptis
Assistant Director, Master of Liberal Studies and Pre-collegiate student programming
Dr. Richard Smith
George and Nancy Rupp Professor Emeritus of Humanities
Instructor, Master of Liberal Studies and Dual Credit Teacher Credentialing
Vanessa Vierra
Assistant Director, Early Childhood Initiatives
Sheila Whitford
Instructor and Field Supervisor, Education