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Undergraduate Faculty

		Programs: Elementary Teacher Program Secondary Teacher Program

Faculty	Contact Information	Area of Expertise
	Marcie Abramson bramson@brandeis.edu	Marcie Abramson is a Lecturer in Education. She teaches the mathematics portion of ED 105a - Elementary School Curriculum and Teaching. She has extensive experience teaching elementary, middle and high school-aged students. She is also the author and co-author of several mathematics books for students in grades 5-8.
	Tara Brown ASAC 216 (781) 736-2046 tmbrown@brandeis.edu	Tara M. Brown is an Assistant Professor of Education. She is an affiliate with the Heller School and the Women's and Gender Studies and African and African American Studies Departments. Her research focuses on urban education, race, class, and gender in education, and school discipline and dropout. Her courses include ED 170: Critical Perspectives in Urban Education and HS 323f: Participatory Action Research.
	Marya Levenson ASAC 217 (781) 736-2001 mlevenso@brandeis.edu	Marya R. Levenson is Professor of the Practice in Education and the Harry S. Levitan Director of the Brandeis Education Program. She was a teacher in the Boston Public Schools, principal of Newton North High School, and superintendent of the North Colonie Schools.
	Jon A. Levisohn ASAC 123 (781) 736-2941 levisohn@brandeis.edu	Jon A. Levisohn is Assistant Professor of Jewish Education in the Department of Near Eastern & Judaic Studies. He has taught in middle school and has served as a consultant to K-8 Jewish day schools. He teaches Philosophy of Education and Philosophy of Jewish Education. His particular focus has been on the myriad ways we have of making sense of texts.
	Alexa Miller alexam@brandeis.edu	Alexa Miller is a Lecturer in the Education Department. Alexa has spent the last ten years working in the arts and education fields, with a focus on helping art museums reach new audiences through collaborations in education reform. She currently teaches Looking with the Learner: Practice and Inquiry.
	Deborah Moriarty dsull@brandeis.edu	Deborah Moriarty is a Lecturer in Education. She teaches ED 107a, Teaching and Learning Reading in Elementary Schools. She co-teaches Ed 101a, Elementary School Curriculum and Teaching: Literacy, Social Studies, and Other Topics in which she focuses content on literacy skills, strategies and techniques. Deborah has taught elementary school for 12 years, 10 of those in first grade.
	Frances Moyer fmoyer@brandeis.edu	Frances Moyer is Lecturer in Education. She teaches ED 102a - Secondary Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment. She received her Master's in Urban Education from Boston College and her Master's in Public Administration through the University of Oklahoma’s Extension Program offered in the Panama Canal zone.
	Dirck Roosevelt ASAC 219 (781) 736-2050 drooseve@brandeis.edu	Dirck Roosevelt (Ph.D., Michigan State University) is Director of the Master of Arts in Teaching Program and Associate Professor of Education. Before coming to Brandeis in 2004, he was on the Educational Studies faculty at the University of Michigan. He taught at the elementary level and was an administrator in public schools and at the Prospect School in Vermont for many years. He is on Sabbatical in 2012-13.
	Rachel Kramer Theodorou rbkramer@brandeis.edu	Rachel Kramer Theodorou teaches ED 100a, ED 111e, and selected mini-courses in ED 101b. She has been a classroom teacher for 14 years in both public and private elementary schools in New York City and Massachusetts.
Staff	Contact Information	Area of Expertise
	Eileen Kell ASAC 215 (781) 736-2002 ekell@brandeis.edu	Eileen Kell is the Senior Department Coordinator for the Education Program. She has taught middle school English Language Arts and drama in both public and independent schools.