Graduate School of Education

Graduate School Faculty

Directory

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Adrianne Kamsler
E-mail: akamsler@bankstreet.edu
212-875-4571
212-875-4753 (fax)
Education: BA, University of Wisconsin; EdM, Lesley College
Practitioner background: director of staff development program; staff developer; public school teacher, preK-6th grade general and special education
Academic interests: teacher development; children's literature; the structure of schools 

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Judith Leipzig
E-mail: jleipzig@bankstreet.edu
212-875-4694
212-875-4753 (fax)
Education: BA, Long Island University; MSEd, Bank Street College of Education
Practitioner background: Work with children and families (ages birth -6) in schools, child care programs, homes, therapeutic and community settings; teacher education and staff development in the U.S. and internationally; work with families under significant stress in underserved communities; work with incarcerated mothers and babies
Academic interests: Developmental Psychology; Observation and Recording; Working with Families; Children's Literature; Staff Development; Contemplative Education; Gender Stereotyping; Teacher Education

Harriet Lenk
E-mail: hlenk@bankstreet.edu
212-875-4580
212-875-4753 (fax)
Education: BA, Montclair University; MA, Fairleigh Dickinson University; MSEd, Bank Street College of Education; EdD, Teachers College, Columbia University
Practitioner background: middle school teacher; assistant principal (in K-8 school)
Academic interests: psychoanalysis and emotional maturation; teacher learning; group process; and integration of the arts in teacher education

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Nesta Marshall
E-mail: nmarshall@bankstreet.edu
212-875-4559
212-875-4753 (fax)
Education: MSEd, Bank Street College of Education

Nancy McKeever
E-mail: mckeever@bankstreet.edu
212-875-4582
212-875-4753 (fax)
Education: BS, Cornell University; MSEd, Bank Street College of Education; PhD, The Union Institute
Practitioner background: teacher in public and private schools; consultant
Academic interests: child development; early childhood education; first-year teacher development

Margaret McNamara
Director, Reading and Literacy Programs
E-mail: mam@bankstreet.edu
212-875-4586
212-875-4753 (fax)
Education: BA, Fordham University; MSEd and EdM, Bank Street College of Education; EdD, Teachers College, Columbia University
Practitioner background: classroom teacher (grades N-8, general and special education); professional developer (K-12) in school change and literacy
Academic interests: reading and literacy; assessment; second language learners; special education

Harold R. Melnick (Hal)
E-mail: melnick@bankstreet.edu
212-875-4485
212-875-4753 (fax)
Education: BA, Queens College/CUNY; MSEd, Bank Street College; PhD, Union Institute
Practitioner background: NYC public elementary school teacher; math staff developer in public schools; N-6 methods instruction to teachers in the US, Switzerland and Belgium
Academic interests: Mathematics Education, the "teacher learning process", leadership and systemic change

Linda Metnetsky
E-mail: lmetnetsky@bankstreet.edu
212-875-4557
212-875-4753 (fax)
Education: BA, Birmingham-Southern; MA, Brooklyn College; MSEd, Bank Street College of Education
Practitioner background: Teacher (pre-K - 9th grade), Teacher Professional Development and Teacher Leadership in mathematics in private, public and districts
Academic interests: Urban Education, mathematics, teaching & learning in mathematics,  teacher leadership, technology in education

Michele Morales
Director, Early Childhood and Elementary Education
(for those who do fieldwork as student teachers)
E-mail: mmorales@bankstreet.edu
212-875-4588
212-875-4753 (fax)
Education: BS, Mercy College; MSEd, Bank Street College of Education
Practitioner background: NYC public school teacher; math staff developer in public schools
Academic interests: early childhood mathematics; early childhood literacy issues