Department Archives: School of Teacher Education

Dr. Dooley is a professor of Exceptional Student Education in the School of Teacher Education at the UCF College of Community Innovation and Education.  She is the academic program director for the Ph.D. Teaching Learning and Development Track. She has served in executive leadership positions at West Virginia University and the University of Central Florida. […]

Jessica Camara, Ed.D. is a dedicated educator and researcher currently serving as a Lecturer in the School of Teacher Education at the University of Central Florida (UCF). She earned her doctoral degree in Educational Leadership from UCF, where her research focused on the integration of scientific learning principles in teacher preparation programs. Jessica also holds […]

Vanessa, E. Vega, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Secondary English Language Arts Education at the University of Central Florida. Dr. Vega believes that our unique life stories carry woven threads that broaden our humanity and serve as bridges to better understand each other. She is committed to establishing reciprocal spaces where teachers and students […]

Jenna Read is a faculty member in Early Childhood Development and Education at the University of Central Florida, where she teaches courses in child life, child development, early childhood education and exceptional education. She joined UCF as a full-time faculty member in 2025, following several years of experience teaching as an adjunct at the university […]

Olivia Fudge Coleman is an assistant professor of Exceptional Student Education in the School of Teacher Education at the University of Central Florida. She began her educational career as a teacher of middle school students with extensive support needs and then as a teacher of third-grade students with and without disabilities. Her research centers on […]

Sara Michael-Luna is an Associate Professor of Early Childhood Development and Education at the University of Central Florida. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2005. Her initial work examined multilingual literacies (Spanish-English and Italian-English) in early childhood language development, curriculum and pedagogy. Her current research looks at the intersection of policy […]

Earlisha J. Whitfield, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Reading at the University of Central Florida. Dr. Whitfield believes it’s critical to be deeply involved in the life of a school, so she is also a Professor in Residence at Eccleston Elementary, a Community School in Orange County. Prior to her current role, she worked […]

Soyoung Park received a Ph.D. in Special Education with a concentration in Learning Disabilities and Behavior Disorders from the University of Texas at Austin. She specializes in developing evidence-based mathematics interventions to identify effective instructional strategies for students with learning disabilities, as well as providing high-quality guidelines to pre-service and in-service teachers to enhance their […]