Faculty

Dr. Amy J. Good is an Associate Professor in the Department of Reading and Elementary Education at UNC Charlotte. With over 32 years in public education, her teaching and research interests focus on social studies education, teacher preparation, and professional development, particularly in the context of National Board Certification. Dr. Good has published over 60 peer-reviewed […]

Dr. Alicia A. Stewart is an Assistant Professor in the Reading and Elementary EducationDepartment. Prior to joining UNC Charlotte, she was an Assistant Professor in the Departmentof Special Education and Interventions at Central Connecticut State University. Dr. Stewartearned her Ph.D. in special education at the University of Texas at Austin, focusing on learningdisabilities and behavioral […]

Profile Dr. Luce has taught various courses at UNC Charlotte including courses on classroom assessment, teaching mathematics, and differentiated instruction. She has supervised in the clinical setting for over twenty years and enjoys making the connections between current research and best practices in the classroom. She is trained in scoring EdTPA through Pearson and enjoys […]

Profile Adriana L. Medina is an associate professor at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She received her Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education from Peabody College for Teachers at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee. She has her master’s degree in Reading Education from Florida International University and her doctorate in Reading from University of […]

Profile Erin T. Miller, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in The Reading and Elementary Education Department in the Cato College of Education at UNC Charlotte. She is the coordinator of the Urban Literacy/Reading Strand for the Curriculum and Instruction PhD. Program. She teaches courses such as: Language Arts for Elementary School, Theories and Practice for […]

Profile Born in Bogota, Colombia, Paola Pilonieta moved to Miami, Florida with her family when she was 6 years old. Her experiences as a Multilingual Learner and her parents’ acclimation to a new education system continue to inspire her research agenda. Dr. Pilonieta attended the University of Miami for her entire educational career. She received […]

NCATE Vita Program Coordinator, Graduate Certificate/License in Elem. School Mathematics Strand coordinator, Elementary Education strand of PhD program in Curriculum and Instruction Research Interests: My research and teaching focus on supporting pre-service and in-service teachers design and implementation of learner-centered tasks. My work explores how teacher education and professional development programs can most effectively support […]

S. Michael Putman is a professor and the department chair in the Department of Reading and Elementary Education at UNC Charlotte. His research interests are focused on the development of teacher self-efficacy and intercultural competencies through field experiences and the relationship of affective variables on literacy outcomes, including those associated with online inquiry. He has […]

Dr Luke T Reinke serves as Associate Professor of mathematics education at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. His primary teaching responsibilities involve teaching mathematics methods courses for elementary school teacher candidates. Dr Reinke’s research is centered around mathematics curriculum. He is particularly interested in how contextualized problems are used to develop students’ mathematical […]