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Curriculum & Instruction | Educational Leadership & Policy Studies | Psychological, Health, & Learning Sciences

Curriculum & Instruction

B.S. in Teaching and Learning/Minor in Education
Amber Thompson
Associate Chair for Teacher Education
ammeuth@uh.edu

Alternative Certification Program (Teaching)
uhacp@central.uh.edu

M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction
Nancy Reis
Program Director
nreis@uh.edu 

Art Education Specialization Lead
Sheng Kuan Chung
skchung@uh.edu

Bilingual/ESL Education Specialization Lead
Mikel Cole
mwcole3@uh.edu 

Early Childhood Education Specialization Lead
Xin Li
xli103@uh.edu 

Health Science Education Specialization Lead
Robert Hausmann
rchausmann@uh.edu 

Learning, Design & Technology Specialization Lead
Bulent Dogan
bdogan@uh.edu 

Literacy Education Specialization Lead
Laveria Hutchison
lhutchison@uh.edu

Mathematics Education Specialization Lead
Jennifer Chauvot
jchauvot@uh.edu

Science Education Specialization Lead
Sissy Wong
sissywong@uh.edu

Social Studies Education Specialization Lead
Samuel Brower
srbrower@uh.edu

Teaching/Teacher Education Specialization Lead
Conra Gist
cdgist@uh.edu  

Ed.D. in Professional Leadership
Margaret Hale
Executive Director
MyEdD@cougarnet.uh.edu

Health Science Education Specialization Lead
Robert Hausmann
rchausmann@uh.edu 

Literacy Education Specialization Lead
Laveria Hutchison
MyEdD@cougarnet.uh.edu

Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction
Jeannette Alarcón 
Program Director
jdalarcon2@uh.edu

Art Education/Visual Culture Specialization Lead
Sheng Kuan Chung
skchung@uh.edu

Bilingual/ESL Education Specialization Lead
Mikel Cole
mwcole3@uh.edu 

Early Childhood Education Specialization Lead
Xin Li
xli103@uh.edu 

Learning, Design & Technology Specialization Lead
Sara McNeil
smcneil@uh.edu

Literacy Education Specialization Lead
Laveria Hutchison
lhutchison@uh.edu

Mathematics Education Specialization Lead
Jennifer Chauvot
jchauvot@uh.edu 

Science Education Specialization Lead
Sissy Wong
sissywong@uh.edu  

Social Studies/Social Education Specialization Lead
Samuel Brower
srbrower@uh.edu

Teaching/Teacher Education Specialization Lead
Conra Gist
cdgist@uh.edu  

Graduate Certificate: Designing and Developing Educational Multimedia
Graduate Certificate: Online Teaching and Learning
Graduate Certificate: Designing and Developing Educational Graphics (not currently accepting applications)
Bulent Dogan
bdogan@uh.edu

Graduate Certificate: Integrating Innovative Technologies in Health Science Education
Robert Hausmann
rchausmann@uh.edu 

Graduate Certificate: Mathematics Coaching
Jennifer Chauvot
jchauvot@uh.edu 

Educational Leadership & Policy Studies

Minor in Applied Behavior Analysis
delps@cougarnet.uh.edu 

Minor in Asian American Studies
Yali Zou
Program Director
yzou@uh.edu

Minor in Special Populations
delps@cougarnet.uh.edu 

M.Ed. in Administration and Supervision
delps@cougarnet.uh.edu 

M.Ed. in Higher Education
delps@cougarnet.uh.edu   

M.Ed. in Special Populations
delps@cougarnet.uh.edu  

Ed.D. in Professional Leadership
Margaret Hale
Executive Director
MyEdD@cougarnet.uh.edu

K-12 Specialization Lead
Detra Johnson
MyEdD@cougarnet.uh.edu 

Special Populations Specialization Lead
Kristi Santi
MyEdD@cougarnet.uh.edu 

Ph.D. in Higher Education Leadership and Policy Studies
delps@cougarnet.uh.edu  

Accelerated Educational Diagnostician Certification
elpsdiag@central.uh.edu 

Accelerated Principal Certification
elpsprincert@central.uh.edu 

Accelerated Superintendent Certification
elpssuptcert@central.uh.edu

Special Education Specialist Certification
delps@cougarnet.uh.edu

Graduate Certificate: Applied Behavior Analysis
delps@cougarnet.uh.edu 

Graduate Certificate: BRIDGE (Inclusive education/dyslexia support)
delps@cougarnet.uh.edu 

Graduate Certificate: LEAD-R (Science of Teaching Reading for school leaders)
delps@cougarnet.uh.edu  

Psychological, Health, & Learning Sciences

B.S. and Minor in Health
Chakema Carmack and Rosenda Murillo
Program Co-Directors  
ccarmack@central.uh.edu
rmurill3@central.uh.edu

B.S./B.A. and Minor in Human Development & Family Sciences
Julie Dunsmore and Erica Jordan
Program Co-Directors
jcdunsmo@central.uh.edu
efjordan@central.uh.edu

M.Ed. in Counseling
Rachael Whitaker
Program Director
rwhitaker3@uh.edu

Specialist in School Psychology
Elise Hendricker
Program Director
enhendri@cougarnet.uh.edu 

Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology
Consuelo Arbona and Blake Allan
Program Co-Directors
carbona@uh.edu
ballan@central.uh.edu 

Ph.D. in Measurement, Quantitative Methods and Learning Sciences
Weihua Fan
Program Director
wfan@central.uh.edu 

Ph.D. in School Psychology
Brad Smith
Program Director
bsmith4@uh.edu