Aug 15, 2006
Aug 15, 2006
On Tues., Sept. 5, New York City’s K-12 students will begin their first day of school. New York University’s Steinhardt School has an array of faculty experts who can provide insight into issues related to back to school - from student stress to charter schools; from the achievement gap to home schooling.
On Tues., Sept. 5, New York City’s K-12 students will begin their first day of school. New York University’s Steinhardt School has an array of faculty experts who can provide insight into issues related to back to school - from student stress to charter schools; from the achievement gap to home schooling.
Reporters interested in speaking with any of the professors listed below should contact James Devitt at 212.998.6808 or james.devitt@nyu.edu.
- J. LAWRENCE ABER, Department of Applied Psychology Areas of expertise: social, emotional, motivational, and behavioral development of high-risk children and youth
- LARUE ALLEN, Department of Applied Psychology Areas of expertise: urban preschool, adolescent, and emerging adult development; impact of social, cultural and ecological factors on human development; civic engagement
- MARK ALTER, Department of Teaching and Learning Areas of expertise: curriculum, special education, teacher education
- JOSHUA ARONSON, Department of Applied Psychology Areas of expertise: the achievement gap, minority education, women in math and science, standardized testing, improving achievement and education
- RICHARD ARUM, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences Areas of expertise: law and education, school discipline, school-to-work
- LARRY BALTER, Department of Applied Psychology Areas of expertise: back-to-school preparations, bullies, homework and study skills, school refusal/school phobia, empty nest syndrome
- SARAH BECK, Department of Teaching and Learning Area of expertise: adolescent literacy
- JENNIFER BERG, Department of Nutrition, Food Studies and Public Health Areas of expertise: school cafeterias, back-to-school nutrition, lunch box ideas
- SEAN CORCORAN, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences Areas of expertise: state and local funding, school finance, teacher labor markets
- SHARRON DALTON, Department of Nutrition, Food Studies and Public Health Areas of expertise: nutrition and childhood obesity
- JAMES FRASER, Departments of Teaching and Learning and Humanities and Social Science Areas of expertise: education policy, school reform, history of education
- ARNOLD GROSSMAN, Department of Applied Psychology Areas of expertise: adolescent sexuality and gender identity
- FLOYD HAMMACK, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences Areas of expertise: high school organization and reform
- KAREN KING, Department of Teaching and Learning Areas of expertise: math education, federal education policy
- JOSEPH MCDONALD, Department of Teaching and Learning Areas of expertise: school reform, small high schools
- DEBORAH MEIER, Department of Teaching and Learning, Metro Center for Urban Education Areas of expertise: school reform, small schools, schooling and democracy, early childhood education, secondary schools
- PEDRO NOGUERA, Department of Teaching and Learning, Metro Center for Urban Education Areas of expertise: school violence, urban school reform, race and ethnic relations, parent and community involvement
- SELCUK SIRIN, Department of Applied Psychology Area of expertise: Muslim youth identity
- LESLIE SANTEE SISKIN, Department of Teaching and Learning, Metro Center for Urban Education Areas of expertise: high schools, school leadership, school reform, urban education, standards and accountability policy.
- JANELLE SCOTT, Department of Administration, Leadership, and Technology Areas of expertise: school choice, charter schools
- MITCHELL STEVENS, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences Areas of expertise: home schooling and college admissions
- LISA STULBERG, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences Areas of expertise: charter schools, vouchers/school choice, and race and education politics
- CAROLA SUAREZ-OROZCO, chair, Department of Applied Psychology Areas of expertise: immigrant family separations, immigration and the psychology of ethnic minority youth
- MARCELO SUAREZ-OROZCO, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences Areas of expertise: immigration and globalization, multicultural education
- ROBERT TOBIAS, director, Center for Research on Teaching and Learning Areas of expertise: accountability, testing, teacher education
- HAROLD WECHSLER, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences Areas of expertise: Jewish education, history of education
- JONATHAN ZIMMERMAN, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences Areas of expertise: bilingual education, creationism and evolution, history of education, multiculturalism, school prayer, sex education, standards and testing