
Kelly J. Barber-Lester
Teaching Assistant Professor
Research: Learning Sciences; Equity; STEM Education; Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education; Teaching and Teacher Education
Email:
kbarberlester@unc.edu
Office: Peabody 2059E

Matt Bernacki
Assistant Professor
Research: STEM Education; Learning Sciences; Instructional Technology; Educational Measurement and Statistics
Email:
mlb@unc.edu
Phone: (919) 843-5550
Office: Peabody 1070E

Nianbo Dong
Associate Professor
Area Chair, Learning, Development, and Psychological Sciences
Research: Learning Sciences; Educational Measurement and Statistics; Educational Policy; Educational Leadership, Administration, and Policy
Email:
nianbo.dong@unc.edu
Phone: (919) 843-9553
Office: Peabody 1070B

Dorothy L. Espelage
Professor
William C. Friday Distinguished Professor of Education
Research: Child and Human Development; Counseling and Counseling Psychology; Learning Sciences; School Psychology
Email:
espelage@unc.edu
Phone: (217) 766-6413
Office: Peabody 1082

Sandra Evarrs
Clinical Associate Professor
Research: Learning Sciences; Special Education; School Psychology; Counseling and Counseling Psychology; Child and Human Development; Educational Measurement and Statistics
Email:
evarrs@email.unc.edu
Phone: (919) 843-2614
Office: Peabody 1050L

Jeffrey A. Greene
Professor
McMichael Distinguished Professor
Research: Educational Measurement and Statistics; Learning Sciences
Email:
jagreene@email.unc.edu
Phone: (919) 962-4435
Office: Peabody 3040C

Peter F. Halpin
Associate Professor
Program Coordinator, Learning Sciences and Psychological Studies
Research: Educational Measurement and Statistics; Learning Sciences; Instructional Technology; Child and Human Development
Email:
peter.halpin@unc.edu
Phone: (919) 962-7528
Office: Peabody 1070G

Jill Hamm
Professor
William C. Friday Distinguished Professor of Education
Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development
Research: Child and Human Development; Learning Sciences
Email:
jill.hamm@unc.edu
Phone: (919) 966-7395
Office: Peabody 1010B

Steve Knotek
Associate Professor
Program Coordinator, School Psychology
Research: Learning Sciences; Special Education; School Psychology; Child and Human Development; Workforce and Adult Education
Email:
sknotek@email.unc.edu
Phone: (919) 843-2049
Office: Peabody 1070D

Shelbi Kuhlmann
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Research: Curriculum and Instruction; Educational Measurement and Statistics; Instructional Technology; Learning Sciences; STEM Education
Email:
skuhlmann@unc.edu
Phone: (863) 430-7820
Office: Peabody 2050A

Kihyun “Kelly” Ryoo
Associate Professor
Research: Curriculum and Instruction; Language, Literacy, and Reading; STEM Education; Learning Sciences; Instructional Technology; Educational Measurement and Statistics; Equity
Email:
khryoo@email.unc.edu
Phone: (919) 962-0345
Office: Peabody 3040D

Troy D. Sadler
Professor
Thomas James Distinguished Professor of Experiential Learning
Research: Curriculum and Instruction; Learning Sciences; STEM Education; Teaching and Teacher Education
Email:
tsadler@unc.edu
Phone: (919) 962-9737
Office: Peabody 3040C

R. Keith Sawyer
Professor
Morgan Distinguished Professor of Educational Innovations
Research: Curriculum and Instruction; Learning Sciences; Instructional Technology
Email:
rksawyer@ad.unc.edu
Phone: (919) 962-0288
Office: Peabody 3040B