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Education Faculty


  • Department Chair

  • Pamela S. Nesselrodt
    Professor of Education; Director of Certification (2000).
    57 S College St
    nesselrp@dickinson.edu
    (717) 245-1037

  • Department Faculty

  • Pamela S. Nesselrodt

    Pamela S. Nesselrodt
    Professor of Education; Director of Certification (2000).
    57 S College St
    (717) 245-1037 | nesselrp@dickinson.edu
    B.A., James Madison University, 1973; M.A., 1976; Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1989.

    Primary research interests are school reform, program development and evaluation, teacher effectiveness, and improving educational opportunities of children placed at risk.

  • Sarah D. Bair

    Sarah D. Bair
    Associate Professor of Education (2004).
    57 S College St
    (717) 245-1194 | bairs@dickinson.edu
    B.A., Albright College, 1987; M.A., Shippensburg University, 1992; Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 2001.
    Ganoe Award for Inspirational Teaching, 2008-09.

    She is particularly interested in social studies education and has focused her research on the integration of women's history in k-12 curriculum and on the lives and work of women educators. She also seeks to develop partnerships with area public schools in order to strengthen the connections between education theory and practice.

  • Elizabeth C. Lewis

    Elizabeth C. Lewis
    (on leave Spring 2013)
    Assistant Professor of Education (2008).
    57 S College St
    (717) 245-1837 | lewiseli@dickinson.edu | Visit Web Site
    B.A., Syracuse University, 1993; M.S., 1996; Ph.D., 2008.

    Her research focuses on new and multiple literacies; multimodality in secondary education; and the literacy development and instruction of adolescent English language learners. Currently, her teaching interests include incorporating culturally responsive pedagogy in instruction, addressing diverse student needs in teacher education, and integrating literacy instruction across secondary content areas.

  • William G. Durden

    William G. Durden
    President of the College, Lemuel T. Appold Foundation Chair, Professor of German and of Education (1999).
    West College (Old West) 1st Floor
    (717) 245-1322 | durden@dickinson.edu
    B.A., Dickinson College, 1971; M.A., Johns Hopkins University, 1974; Ph.D., 1977.

  • Contributing Faculty

  • Lucile Duperron

    Lucile Duperron
    Associate Professor of French (2000; 2002).
    Bosler Hall Room 111
    (717) 245-1691 | duperron@dickinson.edu
    B.A., Université; Lumière-Lyon, 1988; M.A., 1991; M.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1997; Ph.D., 2003.

    Her research is in the field of Second Language Acquisition (SLA). It focuses on the psycholinguistic factors involved in language learning, especially how input (the linguistic data that learners receive) shapes second language (L2) learners' evolving grammar. She is currently working on the role of input in the L2 acquisition of tense and aspect in the classroom and the study abroad environments.

  • H. Eugene Wingert

    H. Eugene Wingert
    Visiting Instructor in Biology (2007).
    Dana Hall Room 3
    (717) 254-8939 | wingerth@dickinson.edu
    B.A., Shippensburg University, 1967; M.Ed., 1972.

  • Adjunct Faculty

  • Mark Lewis

    Mark Lewis
    Adjunct Faculty in Education (2013).
    57 S College St
    lewism@dickinson.edu


  • Sandra Martin

    Sandra Martin
    Adjunct Faculty in Education.

    (717) 245-1203 | martisan@dickinson.edu
    B.A., Bloomsburg University, 1976; M.Ed., Shippensburg University, 1979.

    Research/teaching interests include the development and teaching of reading, mathematics, and special needs programs that maximize the potential of all learners. Author of three word fluency/reading texts, Breaking the "Sound" Barrier to Fluent Reading, Levels 1, 2, and 3, and two mathematics texts, Mathopedia, Levels 1 and 2. Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year 2004 Finalist, Hanover Area 2003 Exemplary Educator's Award, Shippensburg University Study Council's 2002 Exemplary Program Award