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Graduate School Faculty & Staff

Graduate Faculty Directory

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Eileen Thomas

E-mail: ethomas@bankstreet.edu
212-875-4581
212-875-4753 (fax)
Education: BA, Hunter College/CUNY; MS, City College of New York/CUNY
Practitioner background: classroom teacher (grades 4-5); math specialist (grades 2-8); ESL staff developer; community relations coordinator
Academic interests: mathematics curriculum development (early childhood and childhood); social studies curriculum

Elizabeth Tingley
E-mail: etingley@bankstreet.edu
212-875-4475
212-875-4753 (fax)
Education: AB, Oberlin College; MSEd, Bank Street College of Education; PhD, Boston University; PhD, Graduate Center/CUNY
Practitioner background: toddler teacher/caregiver; early childhood director; developmental/clinical psychologist
Academic interests: infant development; child psychotherapy effectiveness; symbolic development

Diane Tortu
E-mail: dtortu@bankstreet.edu
212-875-4793
212-875-4753 (fax)
Education: BS, Seton Hall University; MA, Teachers College, Columbia University; Post-Master's Reading program, Bank Street College of Education
Practitioner background: teacher of grades K-5 in school for the deaf; elementary school consultant; private tutor
Academic interests: reading and literacy in regular education and special education 

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Salvatore Vascellaro
E-mail: svascell@bankstreet.edu
212-875-4655
212-875-4753 (fax)
Education: BA, Richmond College; MSEd, Bank Street College of Education; EdD, Teachers College, Columbia University
Practitioner background: elementary education administration; teacher of children ages 3-11; corporate education
Academic interests: social studies curriculum development; children's literature; early childhood curriculum

Deborah B. Vilas
E-mail: dvilas@bankstreet.edu
212-875-4653
212-875-4753 (fax)
Education: BA, Georgetown University; MSEd, Bank Street College of Education; MSW, New York University
Practitioner background: volunteer coordinator at hospital cancer center; Child life specialist in hospitals and private practice; head teacher therapist in therapeutic nursery
Academic interests: child life; child development; play; trauma; play therapy

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Karen Weiss
E-mail: kweiss@bankstreet.edu
212-875-4521
212-875-4753 (fax)
Education: BA, Earlham College; MSEd, Bank Street College of Education; EdD, Teachers College, Columbia University
Practitioner background: classroom teacher (ages 3-7); curriculum developer for grades K-8
Academic interests: early childhood curriculum; social studies; classroom dynamics; learning disabilities

Naomi Weiss
E-mail: nweiss@bankstreet.edu
212-875-4636
212-875-4753 (fax)
Education: MSEd, Bank Street College of Education

Emily White
E-mail: emilywhite@aol.com
212-875-4720
212-875-4753 (fax)
Education: BA, Brandeis University; MAT, Harvard University; EdD, Teachers College, Columbia University
Practitioner background: director, teacher and staff developer (conflict resolution, organizational development) in secondary schools
Academic interests: change; leadership development; diversity; women and authority; design of innovative programs; interdisciplinary curriculum; experiential education

Cathleen Wiggins
Director, Leadership in the Arts Programs

E-mail: cathleenh@bankstreet.edu
212-875-4529
212-875-4526 (fax)
Education: BA, SUNY-Purchase; MSEd, Bank Street College of Education
Practitioner background: public classroom teacher (preK-1st grade); worked in community garden and arts program; facilitator of SEED (Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity for Inclusive Curricula)
Academic interests: early childhood education; cultural diversity and the arts; diversity training; teacher recruitment, retention and induction