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The Simmons College of Arts and Sciences faculty will help you prepare professionally, because they are distinguished professionals themselves. They are recognized experts and leaders; who practice the professions they teach — and take pride in personally mentoring their students.

Simmons professors are actively engaged in their fields as distinguished researchers, Fulbright scholars, administrators, consultants, and community leaders. Their achievements cover a wide range of areas, from literature and law, to public education, cultural diversity, and corporate communications in the United States and around the world. Our faculty serve as advisors to numerous government, non-profit, and corporate organizations, such as the Massachusetts Department of Education, the Boston Public Library, the National Center for Learning Disabilities, Girl Scouts of America, Inc., the National Endowment for the Humanities, IBM, and the United Nations.

Dean Diane Raymond has led the College of Arts and Sciences faculty since 2002 — and has taught philosophy and women’s studies at Simmons since 1985. Author of Existentialism and The Philosophical Tradition, co-author (with Warren Blumenfeld) of Looking at Gay and Lesbian Life, and editor of Sexual Politics and Popular Culture, among other publications, she continues to teach one course each semester and has worked extensively with graduate students.

General Education
English as a Second Language (MATESL)
Special Education

General Education

Gary Oakes

MAT Program Director, Assistant Professor of General Education
B.A., University of South Florida
M.A., Florida State University
Ed.D., Boston University
gary.oakes@simmons.edu

Joy Bettencourt

Assistant Professor of General Education
B.A., University of Colorado
M.Ed., Antioch College
joy.bettencourt@simmons.edu

Maryellen Cunnion

Associate Professor of General Education
B.A., College of Mt. St. Vincent
M.A., Trinity College
M.S., Johns Hopkins University
Ed.D., Harvard University
maryellen.cunnion@simmons.edu

Ellen May Davidson

Assistant Professor of General Education
B.A., Antioch College
M.A., SUNY, New Paltz
ellen.davidson@simmons.edu

Daren Graves

Assistant Professor of General Education, Director of Urban Education Program
B.A., Yale University
Ed.M., Ed.D. Harvard University
daren.graves@simmons.edu

Helen Guttentag

Assistant Professor of General Education, Director of Clinical Programs and Undergraduate Education
B.A., Wellesley College
Ed.M., Harvard University
helen.guttentag@simmons.edu

Stephanie Hamel

Instructor of General Education
B.S., Lesley College
Ed.M., Harvard University
stephanie.hamel@simmons.edu

Lynda K. Johnson

Assistant Professor of General Education, Madrid Program Director
B.A., M.S., Simmons College
C.A.G.S., Boston University
lynda.johnson@simmons.edu

Roberta Kelly

Senior Lecturer in General Education, Program Director for the Educational Leadership Program
B.A., Tufts University
M.S., Lesley University
roberta.kelly@simmons.edu

Alfred Rocci, Jr.

Associate Professor of General Education
A.B., M.Ed. Tufts University
C.A.G.S., Boston College
alfred.rocci@simmons.edu

Jill Taylor

Associate Professor of General Education and Women’s Studies , Chair of Women’s Studies
B.A., New Zealand School of Physiotherapy
B.A., University of Massachusetts, Boston
Ed.M., Ed.D., Harvard University
jill.taylor@simmons.edu

James Walsh

Associate Professor of Education
B.A., Boston College
M.A., Boston State College
Ph.D., Boston Colleg
james.walsh@simmons.edu

Janie Ward

Associate Professor of Education
B.F.A., New York University
Ed.M., Ed.D., Harvard University
janie.ward@simmons.edu

English as a Second Language (MATESL)

Paul Abraham

Associate Professor of Education, Director of the MATESL Program
B.A., Boston College
M.Ed., Boston University
Ed.D., Harvard University
paul.abraham@simmons.edu

Janet Chumley

Instructor in Education
B.A., Antioch College
M.Ed., Boston University
janet.chumley@simmons.edu

Special Education

Susan Ainsleigh

Instructor in Special Education
B.S., Villanova University
M.S.Ed., Simmons College
susan.ainsleigh@simmons.edu

Allan S. Blume

Program Director for Licensure and Administrator programs
Assistant Professor of Special Education
B.A., State University of New York at Geneseo
M.Ed., University of Vermont
M.S., Simmons College
allan.blume@simmons.edu

Michael J. Cameron

Program Director for Behavioral Education program
Assistant Professor of Special Education
B.A., Rhode Island College
M.A., Ph.D., Northeastern University
michael.cameron@simmons.edu

Christine J. Evans

Assistant Professor and Practicum Coordinator of Special Education
B.A., Hartwick College
M.Ed., Lesley College
christine.evans@simmons.edu

Jane Hardin

Assistant Professor and Practicum Coordinator of Special Education
B.A., University of Massachusetts
M.Ed., Framingham State College
jane.hardin@simmons.edu

Richard D. Lavoie

Visiting Professor of Special Education
B.A., Fitchburg State College
M.S., Assumption College
M.Ed., Fordham University
richard.lavoie@simmons.edu

Abby Machamer

Program director for Language and Literacy
Instructor in Special Education
B.A., Lycoming College
MBA, New Hampshire College
Ed.S., Simmons College
abby.machamer@simmons.edu

Madalaine Pugliese

Program Director for Assistive Special Education Technology
Instructor in Special Education
Ed.S., Simmons College
madalaine.pugliese@simmons.edu

Bruce L. Rosow

Instructor in Special Education
B.A., University of Vermont
M.Ed., Norwich University
bruce.rosow@simmons.edu

 

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