CDDA faculty affiliates are University of Delaware faculty members and out of state collaborators who have partnered with the CDDA on a range of research-practice partnership projects. Our affiliates are content and methodological experts in diverse areas, as well as collaborative thought-partners to the practitioners, ensuring the success of our research-practice partnerships.

Faculty interested in collaborating with us should email kshores@udel.edu, or submit a project proposal here.

UD Faculty Affiliates

  • Lauren Bailes, Assistant Professor, School of Education, College of Education and Human Development
  • Bryan VanGronigen, Assistant Professor, School of Education, College of Education and Human Development
  • Florence Xiaotao Ran, Assistant Professor, School of Education, College of Education and Human Development
  • Kenneth A. Shores, Assistant Professor, School of Education, College of Education and Human Development
  • Henry May, Associate Professor, School of Education, College of Education and Human Development
  • Elizabeth Farley-Ripple, Associate Professor, School of Education, College of Education and Human Development
  • Gary T. Henry, Dean and Professor, College of Education and Human Development
  • Christine Carrino Gorowara, Sr. Associate Director, Office of Accreditation & Certification, Center for Excellence and Equity in Teacher Preparation, College of Education and Human Development
  • Anamarie Whitaker, Assistant Professor, Human Development and Family Sciences, College of Education and Human Development
  • Jason Hustedt, Associate Professor, Human Development and Family Sciences, College of Education and Human Development
  • Nicholas Bell, Assistant Professor, School of Education, College of Education and Human Development
  • Zachary K. Collier, Assistant Professor, School of Education, College of Education and Human Development
  • Joshua Wilson, Associate Professor, School of Education, College of Education and Human Development

Faculty Affiliates from Partnering Institutions of Higher Education

  • Sarah E. Guthery, Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University – Commerce
  • Veronica Velez, Associate Professor, Secondary Education and Education & Social Justice, Western Washington

Practitioners

  • Caitlin Gleason, Associate Secretary, Early Childhood Support, Delaware Department of Education
  • John Fisher-Klein, Director, Office of Early Learning, Early Childhood Support, Delaware Department of Education
  • Michael Saylor, Director, Educator Excellence, Delaware Department of Education
  • Kathy Kelly, Director, Curriculum, Instruction, and Professional Development, Delaware Department of Education
  • Paige Morgan, Elementary English Language Arts/Literacy Education Associate, Academic Support, Delaware Department of Education
  • Robert Grey, Education Associate, Educator Excellence, Delaware Department of Education
  • Jinni Forcucci, Educational Consultant
  • Jon Wickert,