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Counseling and Educational Leadership

Faculty & Staff


Catherine B. Roland, Chair
Office: University Hall, Room 3161
Phone Number: (973) 655-7216
Email: rolandc@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ed.D., M.Ed., University of Cincinnati, B.A., Marshall University.
Professional Research/Interests: Counseling families, agency and school counseling, developmental counseling with adults, counselor preparation and supervision, pedagogy.
Clinical Specializations: Include marriage and family counseling, eating disorders, treatment of adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse, alternative lifestyle issues.
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~rolandc


Eunice Grippaldi, Program Administrator
Office: College Hall, Room 3194
Phone Number: 973-655-7718
Email: grippaldie@mail.montclair.edu
Education: M.A. Educational Leadership
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~grippaldie

Michelle Nerish, Secretary for Summer
Office: University Hall, Room 3162
Phone Number: (973) 655-7216
Email: nerishm1@mail.montclair.edu


 
Faculty

Muninder Kaur Ahluwalia
Office: University Hall, Room 3185
Phone Number: (973) 655-7622
Email: ahluwaliam@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., New York University, M.A., New York University, B.A., New York University
Professional Research/Interests: Multicultural Counseling Training, Issues of Identity and Self Among South Asians, Discrimination, and Asian American Women, and methodological issues in qualitative research.
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~ahluwaliam

Vanessa Alleyne
Office: University Hall, Room 3171
Phone Number: (973) 655-6996
Email: alleynev@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., Columbia University, M.Phil., Columbia University, M.Ed., Harvard University, B.S., Wheelock College
Professional Research/Interests: Addiction Treatment Outcomes, Multiculturalism and Racial Identity, Group Processes, Forensic Evaluation
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~alleynev

Amanda L. Baden
Office: University Hall, Room 3211
Phone Number: (973) 655-7336
Email: badena@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., Michigan State University, M.Ed., University of Georgia, B.A., Pennsylvania State University
Professional Research/Interests: Multicultural Counseling Competence, Racial and Cultural Identity, Counseling Adoption Triad Members, Transracial/International Adoption, Licensed Psychologist (NY)
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~badena

Katrina Bulkley
Office: University Hall, Room 3196
Phone Number: 973-655-5189
Email: bulkleyk@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., Stanford University, M.A., University of North Carolina, B.A., Weslayan University
Professional Research/Interests: School governance and school reform, Charter schools and school privatization.
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~bulkleyk

Larry Burlew
Office: University Hall, Room 3169
Phone Number: 973-655-7611
Email: burlewl@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ed.D., George Washington University, M.Ed., Boston University, B.A., Penn State University
Professional Research/Interests: Career development and work related issues; Adult development; Best practice in counselor education; GLBT issues Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~burlewl

Kathy A. Gainor
Office: University Hall, Room 3152
Phone Number: (973) 655-7186
Email: gainork@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., Michigan State University, M.A., Boston College, B.A., Waynesburg College
Professional Research/Interests: Multicultural Counseling, Career Counseling, Counselor Training and Pedagogy
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~gainork

Leslie Kooyman
Office: University Hall, Room 3213
Phone Number: (973) 655-7182
Email:kooymanl@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Charlotte, M.A., University of North Carolina, Charlotte, B.S., University of Santa Clara
Professional Research/Interests: High-risk sexual behavior of gay men and men who have sex with men (MSM),HIV/AIDS Prevention,Gay men and Aging, Acculturative Stress of International Students,GLBT issues, Counselor Development
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~kooymanl

Suzanne McCotter
Office: College Hall, Room 3192
Phone Number: 973-655-4366
Email: mccotters@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., University of Georgia, MLS, Rutgers University, B.A., Rutgers
Professional Research/Interests: Instructional Supervision, Professional Development, Teacher Reflection

Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~mccotters

Kim C. O'Halloran
Office: University Hall, 3145
Phone Number: (973) 655-7128
Email: ohallorank@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., New York University, Ed.M., Rutgers University, B.A., Rutgers University
Professional Research/Interests: Higher Education, Academic and Student Affairs Collaboration, Graduate Student Development and Retention, Student Learning at the Postsecondary Level

Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~ohallorank

Cheryl Notari
Office: College Hall, Room 3156
Phone Number: 973-655-
Email: notaric@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D., Seton Hall University, M.A., Seton Hall University, B.A., Seton Hall University
Professional Research/Interests: Clinical Practice and Adoption Issues of the adoption triad.
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~notaric

Joseph Oluwole
Office: University Hall, Room 3154
Phone Number: (973) 655-5406
Email: oluwolej@mail.montclair.edu
Education:Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, J.D., The Ohio State University, B.A., Michigan State University
Professional Research/Interests: Legal issues in public schools (including the constitutional and statutory rights of teachers, students and administrators; whistleblowing; educational equity and the law; the No Child Left Behind Act) and Ethics.
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~oluwolej


Gloria Pierce
Office: University Hall, Room 3183
Phone Number: (973) 655-7185
Email: pierceg@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ed.D., Columbia University, M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University, M.A., Fairleigh Dickinson University, B.A., Douglass College, Rutgers, The State University
Professional Research/Interests: Holistic approaches to counseling, Ecotherapy & Ecofeminist Therapy, Gender/ Women's Issues, Feminist Counseling, Feminist pedagogy, Faculty Development, Organization Development & Management Education; Cultural Analysis.
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~pierceg

Edina Renfro-Michel
Office: College Hall, Room 3215
Phone Number: 973-655-5381
Email: renfromichee@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ph.D. Mississippi State University, M.Ed. University of New Orleans, B.A. University of New Orleans
Professional Research/Interests: Counselor Supervision, Adult Child Attachment, Technology in Counselor Education
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~renfromichee

W. Matthew Shurts
Office:University Hall, Room 3230
Phone Number: (973)655-7190
Email: shurtsm@mail.montclair.edu

Education: Ph.D., M.S., Ed.S., The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, B.A., Wake Forest University
Professional Research/Interests: Premarital counseling, Romantic relationship development, consultation, holistic wellness, Counselor preparation and supervision, Technology and counseling.
Clinical Specializations: Include premarital counseling, Marriage and family counseling, Emergency/crisis assessment, Play therapy, Child and adolescent counseling
.
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~shurtsm

David Weischadle
Office: University Hall, Room 3228
Phone Number: (973)655-7335
Email: weischadled@mail.montclair.edu
Education: Ed.D., Rutgers, The State University, Ed.M., Rutgers, The State University, B.S., Rutgers, The State University
Professional Research/Interests: Leadership, Knowledge Management, Human Resource Development, Instructional Supervision, and Program Development and Evaluation
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~weischadled

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Adjunct Faculty
Name Email
Abruscato, Joseph Joseph.Abruscato@sayrevillek12.net.
Cerrato, Christie ccerrato@optonline.net
Coffin, Stephen StephenCoffin@aol.com
Da Giau, Bette bdagiau@teaneckschools.org
DiMezza, Linda linreads@optonline.net
Grace, Thomas gracet@mail.montclair.edu
Johnson, Christine cjohnson@mendhamtwp.org
Mangano, Kathy manganok@mail.montclair.edu
Mazzarella, Julia jmazzarella@livingston.org
McClain, Gary mcclaing@mail.montclair.edu
Palumbo, Linda palumbol@mail.montclair.edu
Parmelee, Janet jparmelee@mujc.org
Pepe, Louis 1pepe@fc.summit.k12.nj.us
Polakowski, Kenneth polakowskik@mail.montclair.edu
Seidenfeld, Sue sgarfinkel@copecenter.net
Wadhwani, Sudha wadhwanis@mail.montclair.edu
Vernotica, Gerald vernotica@aol.com

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