Confidently complete your dissertation with a trusted guide and mentor by your side – your Lead Doctoral Faculty Mentor (LDFM). Marymount LDFMs serve as trusted advisors, providing personalized guidance, constructive feedback and mentorship tailored to your academic and professional goals.
With their wealth of experience and commitment to student success, our LDFMs ensure a supportive and enriching learning experience. Learn more about their interests below.
Dr. Lisa Arthur
Ed.D., M.A., B.Ed.
Interests: overseas education & inclusion of students with disabilities in faith-based schools
Dr. Paula Cristina Azevedo
Ph.D., M.A., B.A.
Interests: teacher social media use, teacherpreneurship, teacher leadership, mindfulness & self-study
Dr. Christina Bennett
Ed.D., M.A., B.S.
Interests: educational leadership with research interests in principal preparation programs and mentoring
Dr. Jennifer Sparkman Bartee
Ph.D., M.M., B.M.E.
Interests: arts integrated education, music education in urban schools & educational philosophy
Dr. Rachel Brill-Lee
Ed.D., M.Ed., B.A.
Interests: STEM integration across the curriculum, teacher STEM education, STEM curriculum
Dr. Ruth Boyd
Ph.D., M.B.A., B.S.
Interests: higher education, student resilience, service learning, teacher preparation
Dr. David A. Consalvi
Ed.D., M.S., B.S.
Interests: technology, diversity in STEM and innovative educational opportunities for students
Dr. Kitty D. Crosby
Ed.D., M.Ed., B.S.
Interests: secondary education, finance, economics, cybersecurity & quantitative/qualitative methodology
Dr. Tiffany Casey
Ed.D., M.S., B.S.
Interests: engineering, STEM, technology education, industrial technology & K-12 and higher education
Dr. Wendy K. Cooley
Ed.D., M.Ed., B.S.
Interests: federal government, K-12/post-secondary education, strategic planning & change management
Dr. Damian Dunbar
D.B.A., M.B.A., B.B.A.
Interests: public service, corporate finance, strategic management, instructional design & leadership
Dr. Nicci T. Dowd
Ed.D., M.Ed., B.S.
Interests: Culturally responsive and sustaining practices, inclusive learning & AI in special education
Dr. Cathy Elrod
Ph.D., M.S., B.S.
Interests: clinical practice application and influencing policy that can improve health care access & use
Dr. Amanda L. Farrell
Ph.D., M.A., M.Sc., B.A.
Interests: homicide, criminal investigations, forensics, human sexuality, policing & first responder trauma
Dr. Angie L. Fish
Ed.D., M.S., B.A.
Interests: innovative practices, supportive strategies for multilingual learners & the science of learning
Dr. Judith Lynne Fontana
Ph.D.
Interests: literacy, special education & learning disabilities
Dr. Sarah Fischer
Ph.D., M.A., B.A., B.S.
Interests: media representations of crime, Muslim discrimination & criminal justice pedagogy
Dr. Marnel Niles Goins
Ph.D., M.A., B.A.
Interests: race, gender, design, arts, humanities & communication
Dr. Pretty George
Ed.D., M.A., B.A.
Interests: technology, change management, organizational leadership & innovation
Dr. Serita Griffin
Ed.D., M.A.
Interests: student self-efficacy, the achievement gap, African American education & standardized testing
Dr. Stephanie Heath
Ed.D., M.Ed., B.A.
Interests: social and emotional programming and its impact on discipline disproportionality
Dr. Yolanda Holloway
Ph.D., M.Ed., B.A.
Interests: recruiting and retaining diverse teachers for public schools
Dr. Kimbria Jackson
Ed.D., Ed.S., M.S., B.S.
Interests: secondary education, STEM, mathematics, instructional leadership, consulting, law & policy
Dr. Linda Jackson
Ed.D., Ed.S., M.S., B.S.
Interests: secondary education, STEM, mathematics, instructional leadership, consulting, law & policy
Dr. Tracey Jamison
Ed.D., M.A., B.A.
Interests: dual enrollment, higher education policy, transfer and articulation & first-generation students
Dr. Jennifer Kaywork
Ed.D., M.S., B.S.
Interests: project-based learning and the effective integration of technology into the classroom
Dr. Kristin Kellogg
Ed.D., M.A., B.S.
Interests: biology, educational administration, curriculum and instruction & actionable solutions
Dr. Celita M. Lewis-Davis
Ed.D., M.Ed., B.S.
Interests: integration of literacy within mathematics curricula, particularly within Algebra 1 classrooms
Dr. Elizabeth Langran
Ph.D., M.A., B.A.
Interests: technology, digital equity, artifical intelligence & international education
Dr. Kerri Titone Lemanski
Ed.D., M.A., B.A.
Interests: secondary education curriculum, assessments, discipline & community building
Dr. Xi Lin
Ph.D.
Interests: adult education, student engagement and interaction in online and distance learning
Dr. Sara Miller
Ed.D.
Interests: early literacy, educational coaching, higher education pedagogy & culturally responsive teaching
Dr. Jaime Osborne
Ed.D., M.Ed., M.T., B.A.
Interests: instructional leadership, social studies education & adult learning and development
Dr. Joseph A. Pisani
Ph.D., PGDip, M.S., B.B.A.
Interests: public education, transition challenges for students, leadership development & methodology
Dr. Dulce M. Ramirez
Ed.D., M.S., B.S.
Interests: adult education, training for non-traditional learners, technology & servant leadership
Dr. Monisha Rosby
Ed.D., M.Ed., B.S.
Interests: transformational leadership, leadership growth & student success in urban schools
Dr. Alphonso L. Sealey
Ed.D., M.S., B.S.
Interests: multicultural diversity, strategic planning & analysis and race, culture & social justice in K-12
Dr. Helene Shapiro
Ed.D.
Interests: action & qualitative research, family engagement, special education and IEP meetings
Dr. Jennifer Scully
Ed.D., M.A., B.A.
Interests: social skills, building resilient school communities, character education & coaching
Dr. Robert R. Schaller, Sr.
Ph.D., M.B.A.
Interests: business education, organizational change, public policy & technological innovation
Dr. Aubrey Todd
Ed.D., M.Ed., B.S.
Interests: K-12 education, school improvement, urban school reform & charter schools
Dr. Edward Thomas
Ed.D., M.S., B.S.
Interests: political science, secondary education & instructional leadership
Dr. Melinda B. Tyler
Ed.D., M.B.A., B.A.
Interests: educational leadership, curriculum development, mentoring programs & academic equity
Dr. Christine Cipriani Wilson
Ed.D., M.A., B.A.
Interests: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, discourse analysis, sociolinguistics & CMC
Dr. Courtney White
Ed.D., M.A., B.S.
Interests: public and private education, leadership, nonprofits & research-based hazing prevention
Dr. Kazanda Wills
Ed.D., M.A., B.S.
Interests: mental health, continued growth & diverse experiences to promote positive change
Dr. Baimba Yilla
Ed.D.
Interests: foreign policy, organizational innovation and how education leadership can address challenges
