Faculty and Staff

MCSJE brings together prominent core faculty and affiliated scholars who are not only productive scholars, but are also deeply involved in the field of practice. The faculty and staff of MCSJE are dedicated to advancing the field of Jewish education scholarship through expansive research on teaching and learning. The team is also committed to convening and catalyzing other scholars and practitioners in the field. We could not do our work without the contributions of our project and program leaders, colleagues located at other institutions who have taken on leadership roles for specific projects and programs.

Faculty

Jon A. Levisohn
Jon A. Levisohn
Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Associate Professor of Jewish Educational Thought
Director of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Studies in Jewish Education
781-736-2941 Abraham Shapiro Academic Complex
Sharon Feiman-Nemser
Sharon Feiman-Nemser
Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Professor Emerita of Jewish Education
Founding Director and Senior Scholar of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Studies in Jewish Education
781-736-2946 Abraham Shapiro Academic Complex
Jonathan Krasner
Jonathan Krasner
Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Chair in Jewish Education Research
781-736-2372 Abraham Shapiro Academic Complex
Ziva Hassenfeld
Ziva Hassenfeld
Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Assistant Professor in Jewish Education
781-736-5018 Abraham Shapiro Academic Complex
Joseph Reimer
Joseph Reimer
Associate Professor Emeritus of Jewish Education
781-736-2996 Abraham Shapiro Academic Complex
Vardit Ringvald
Vardit Ringvald
Research Professor and Director of the Consortium for The Teaching of Hebrew Language and Culture
781-736-2099 Abraham Shapiro Academic Complex

Staff

Jenny Small
Associate Director
781-736-2917 Abraham Shapiro Academic Complex
Elizabeth DiNolfo
Events and Communications Manager / Senior Department Coordinator
781-736-2093 Abraham Shapiro Academic Complex
Masha Sud Lokshin
Budget Manager
781-736-2314 Lown Center for Judaica Studies 314C
Candice Kiss
Administrative Coordinator
781-736-2073 Abraham Shapiro Academic Complex

Student Office Workers and Research Assistants

Rachel Araten '24, Research Assistant
Aileen Cahill '23, 
Research Assistant
Danielle Lund MA '24, Research Assistant
Brenna Pearlman '24, Student Office Worker
Lance Rothchild '25, Research Assistant
Donovan Thomas '25, Student Office Worker

Program and Project Leaders

Lauren Applebaum
Learning and Teaching About What Matters Project Leader
Sharon Avni
Jewish Learning Through the Cultural Arts Project Leader
Ilana Horwitz
Doctoral Fellows Program Director
Tammy Jacobowitz
Adult Jewish Learning Working Group Leader
Robin Kahn
Undergraduate Teaching Fellows Program Director
Shaul Kelner
Senior Fellows Program Coordinator
Diane Tickton Schuster
Adult Jewish Learning Working Group Consultant
Laura Yares
Jewish Learning Through the Cultural Arts Project Leader
Sivan Zakai
Learning and Teaching About What Matters Project Leader