College of Education Faculty
Dedicated faculty provide students in University of Houston-Clear Lake's College of Education with experiential learning experiences, both inside our classroom walls and in the greater community. Through programs that deliver real-world knowledge and field-based training, our genuinely committed faculty staff work to bring the outside world in, so students will be fully equipped to meet the challenges of working in their chosen field and level.
Meet the Deans
Joan Pedro
Dean and Professor in Curriculum and Instruction,
Education
Contact number: 281-283-3501
Email: pedro@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Suite 1237
Terry Shepherd
Associate Dean and Professor of Special Education,
Education
Contact number: 281-283-3620
Email: shepherd@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Suite 1231
Additional Faculty
Sheila Baker
Professor and Director, School Library and Information Science,
Education
Contact number: 281-283-3515
Email: bakers@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Suite 1321
Lorie Batrez
Lecturer, UHCL Teach Master Math Teacher,
Education
Contact number: 281-283-3546
Email: batrez@uhcl.edu
Office: B1125-13
Elizabeth Beavers
Program Director and Associate Professor of Special Education,
Education
Contact number: 281-283-3513
Email: BeaversEA@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Suite B1325
Amber Brown
Program Director and Professor of Early Childhood Education,
Education
Contact number: 281-283-3627
Email: browna@uhcl.edu
Office: B1119-2
Suzanne Brown
Department Chair and Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction,
Education
Contact number: 281-283-3536
Email: browns@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Suite 1119
Jane Cooper
Assistant Professor of Qualitative Methods,
Education
Contact number: 281-841-4858
Email: cooperja@uhcl.edu
Office: B1111-12
Antonio Corrales
Doctoral Program Director and Associate Professor of Educational Leadership,
Education
Contact number: 281-283-3588
Email: corrales@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Suite 1111
Caroline M. Crawford
Professor of Instructional Design and Technology,
Education
Contact number: 281-283-3587
Email: crawford@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Suite 1125.10
Randy Davis
Program Director and Associate Professor of Counseling,
Education
Contact number: 281-283-3592
Email: davisr@uhcl.edu
Office: Pearland Suite 222
John Decman
Professor of Educational Leadership,
Education
Contact number: 281-283-3548
Email: decman@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Suite 1125
Kent Divoll
Doctoral Program Director and Professor of Curriculum and Instruction,
Education
Contact number: 281-283-3634
Email: divoll@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Suite 1119
Takisha Bolden-Gastile
Lecturer in Secondary Science and Math Education, UHCLTeach Master Teacher,
Education
Contact number: 281-283-3549
Email: gastile@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building, Suite 1125
Leslie Gauna
Assistant Professor of Studies in Language and Culture,
Education
Contact number: 281-283-3576
Email: gauna@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Suite 1325
Michelle Giles
Program Director and Associate Professor of Instructional Design and Technology,
Education
Contact number: 281-283-3516
Email: giles@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Suite 1321
Jennifer Grace
Administration and Supervision Program Director and Assistant Professor of Educational
Leadership,
Education
Contact number: 281-283-3523
Email: grace@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Suite 1111-8
Shanna Graves
Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education,
Education
Contact number: 281-283-3578
Email: gravess@uhcl.edu
Office: bayou Suite 1119
Emily Horton
Assistant Professor of Counseling,
Education
Contact number: 281-283-1757
Email: horton@uhcl.edu
Office: Pearland Suite 222
Rebecca Huss-Keeler
Professor of Early Childhood Education,
Education
Contact number: 281-283-3535
Email: huss@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Suite 1119
Preeti Jain
Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education,
Education
Contact number: 281-283-3567
Email: jainp@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Suite 1119
Lisa Jones
Professor of Counseling, Special Education, and Diversity,
Education
Contact number: 281-283-3551
Email: jonesl@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Suite 1325
Robert Jones
Professor of Education,
Education
Contact number: 281-283-3562
Email: jonesr@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Suite 1111
Lana Kharabi-Yamato
Assistant Professor, Special Education,
Education
Contact number: 281-283-3505
Email: bakers@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Suite 1325.09
Renée E. Lastrapes
Education Program Director and Professor of Educational Research and Assessment,
Education
Contact number: 281-283-3566
Email: Lastrapes@uhcl.edu
Office: B1111 - 7
Judith Márquez
Professor of Studies in Language and Culture,
Education
Contact number: 281-283-3591
Email: marquez@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Suite 1325
Queinnise Miller
Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership,
Education
Contact number: 281-283-3512
Email: millerq@uhcl.edu
Office: B1111-13
Janice Newsum
Associate Professor of School Library and Information Science,
Education
Contact number: 281-283-3537
Email: newsum@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Suite 1321
Robert Pace
Clinical Associate Professor of Counseling,
Education
Contact number: 281- 212-1755
Email: Pacerob@uhcl.edu
Office: Pearland, HSCP 242
Joan Pedro
Dean and Professor in Curriculum and Instruction,
Education
Contact number: 281-283-3501
Email: pedro@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Suite 1237
Michelle Peters
Department Chair of Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis, Professor of Research
& Statistics, Co-Director UHCLTeach,
Education
Contact number: 202-321-3752
Email: petersm@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Suite 1111
Heather Pule
Assistant Professor of Literacy, Language Arts, and Literature,
Education
Contact number: 281-283-3577
Email: pule@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Suite 1325
Roberta Raymond
Program Director and Associate Professor of Literacy, Language Arts, and Literature
Studies Program,
Education
Contact number: 281-283-3593
Email: raymond@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Suite 1325
Randy L. Seevers
Department Chair and Associate Professor of Counseling, Special Education, and Diversity,
Education
Contact number: 281- 283-3534
Email: seevers@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Suite 1321
Felix Simieou III
Professor of Educational Leadership,
Education
Contact number: 281-283-3589
Email: simieou@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Suite 1125
Neelofer Tajani
Clinical Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education,
Education
Contact number: 281-283-3543
Email: tajani@uhcl.edu
Office: B1119-3
Angelica Tello
Associate Professor of Counseling and Field Experience Coordinator,
Education
Contact number: 281-212-1762
Email: tello@uhcl.edu
Miriam Thomas
Lecturer of School Library Science,
Education
Contact number: 281-283-3554
Email: thomasmi@uhcl.edu
Office: B1321.09
Paul Wagner
Professor, Leadership and Educational Psychology,
Education
Contact number: 281-283-3571
Email: wagner@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Suite 1119
Elizabeth Walsh
Clinical Assistant Professor of Literacy, Language Arts, and Literature,
Education
Contact number: 281-283-3591
Email: walsh@uhcl.edu
Diana Wandix-White
Assistant Professor of Multicultural Education,
Education
Contact number: 281-283-3574
Email: wandixwhite@uhcl.edu
Office: B1325
Carol Waters
Assistant Professor, STEM,
Education
Contact number: 281-283-3503
Email: WatersC@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 1119
Laurie Weaver
Program Director and Professor of Studies in Language and Culture,
Education
Contact number: 281-283-3584
Email: weaver@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Suite 1325
Omah M. Williams-Duncan
Associate Professor of Teacher Education - STEM Emphasis,
Education
Contact number: 281-283-3547
Email: duncano@uhcl.edu
Office: B1119-4
Jana Willis
Department Chair and Professor of Literacy, Library Science, and Learning Technologies,
Education
Contact number: 281-283-3568
Email: willis@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Suite 1321