Faculty and Staff
Our highly qualified faculty equip candidates with the skills, knowledge and dispositions needed to successfully navigate the rigors of teaching and to equip them for a life of learning and teaching in an ever-changing world.
In the education department, students are taught and advised primarily by full-time professors who are actively engaged in research and professional organizations.
Our team members are listed alphabetically by last name. For general education inquiries, please email us or call (616) 395-7740.
Faculty
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Dr. Susan Brondyk
Irwin B. and Margie E. Floyd Associate Professor of Education, Department Chair616.395.7740
brondyk@hope.eduVanZoeren Hall 41 Graves Place Holland, MI 49423-3698
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Valerie Capel
Visiting Assistant Professor of Education616.395.7740
capel@hope.eduVanZoeren Hall 41 Graves Place Holland, MI 49423
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Susan Cherup
Professor of Education616.395.7736
cherup@hope.eduVanZoeren Hall Room 282 41 Graves Place Holland, MI 49423-3617
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Patricia Dobias
Adjunct Faculty616.395.7740
dobias@hope.eduVanZoeren Hall Room 288 41 Graves Place Holland, MI 49423
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Dr. Jane Finn
Susan M. and Glenn G. Cherup Professor of Education616.395.7739
finn@hope.eduVanZoeren Hall Room 280 41 Graves Place Holland, MI 49423-3617
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Kate French
Associate Professor of Education616.395.7740
frenchk@hope.eduVan Zoeren Hall Room 288 41 Graves Place Holland, MI 49423
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Dr. Elizabeth Grimm
Assistant Professor of Education Instruction616.395.7740
grimm@hope.eduVanZoeren Hall Room 288 41 Graves Place Holland, MI 49423
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Dr. Mihyun Han
Assistant Professor of Education616.395.7740
hanm@hope.eduVanZoeren Hall Room 288 41 Graves Place Holland, MI 49423
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Dr. Sara Hoeve
Adjunct Faculty/Education616.395.7740
hoeve@hope.eduVanZoeren Hall Room 288 41 Graves Place Holland, MI 49423
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Dr. Libbey Horton
Adjunct Faculty616.395.7270
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Dr. Yooyeun Hwang
Professor of Education616.395.7894
hwang@hope.eduVanZoeren Hall Room 285 41 Graves Place Holland, MI 49423-3617
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Ellen Kontowicz
Adjunct Faculty616.395.7740
kontowicz@hope.eduVanZoeren Hall 41 Graves Place Holland, MI 49423
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Dr. Rebecca Mann
Associate Professor of Education Instruction616.395.7740
mannr@hope.eduVanZoeren Hall 41 Graves Place Holland, MI 49423
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Jared McBrady
Assistant Professor of Education616.395.7740
mcbrady@hope.eduVan Zoeren Hall Room 288 41 Graves Place Holland, MI 49423
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Anna Rangel-Clawson
Adjunct Faculty616.395.7740
clawson@hope.eduVanZoeren Hall Room 288 41 Graves Place Holland, MI 49423
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Dr. Teisha Struik-Kothe
Assistant Professor of Education Instruction616.395.7740
struik@hope.eduVanZoeren Hall 41 Graves Place Holland, MI 49423
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Dr. Deb Van Duinen
Arnold and Esther Sonneveldt Professor of Education616.395.7737
vanduinen@hope.eduVanZoeren Hall Room 283 41 Graves Place Holland, MI 49423-3617
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Jenny VanderBoon Knol
Adjunct Faculty/Education616.395.7740
knol@hope.eduVan Zoeren Hall Room 288 41 Graves Place Holland, MI 49423
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Darlene Van Kampen
Assistant Professor of Education Instruction616.395.7740
vankampend@hope.eduVanZoeren Hall 41 Graves Place Holland, MI 49423
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Dr. Alyssa Whitford
Assistant Professor of Education616.395.7740
whitford@hope.eduVanZoeren Hall Room 288 41 Graves Place Holland, MI 49423
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Becky Witte
Assistant Professor of Education616.395.7740
witte@hope.eduVan Zoeren Hall Room 288 41 Graves Place Holland, MI 49423
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John Yelding
Adjunct Faculty616.395.7733
yelding@hope.eduVanZoeren Hall Room 287 41 Graves Place Holland, MI 49423-3617
College Supervisors
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Lyne Burkey
Adjunct Faculty616.395.7740
burkey@hope.eduVanZoeren Hall 41 Graves Place Holland, MI 49423-3617
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Emily Chrisman
Adjunct Faculty616.395.7740
chrisman@hope.eduVan Zoeren Hall Room 288 41 Graves Place Holland, MI 49423
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Michael Dalman
Adjunct Faculty616.395.7740
dalmanm@hope.eduVanZoeren Hall Room 288 41 Graves Place Holland, MI 49423
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Carrie Homkes
Adjunct Faculty616.395.7740
homkes@hope.eduVanZoeren Hall 41 Graves Place Holland, MI 49423
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Katie Johnson
Adjunct Faculty616.395.7740
johnsonk@hope.eduVanZoeren Hall Room 288 41 Graves Place Holland, MI 49423
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Paula Koster
Adjunct Faculty616.395.7740
kosterp@hope.eduVanZoeren Hall 41 Graves Place Holland, MI 49423
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Pamela Maat
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Dana VanderLugt
Adjunct Faculty616.395.7740
vanderlugt@hope.eduVanZoeren Hall Room 288 41 Graves Place Holland, MI 49423
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Linda VerWys
Adjunct Faculty616.395.7740
verwys@hope.eduVanZoeren Hall Room 288 41 Graves Place Holland, MI 49423
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Alison Whittaker
Adjunct Faculty616.395.7740
whittaker@hope.eduVanZoeren Hall Room 288 41 Graves Place Holland, MI 49423
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Maria Yoder
Adjunct Faculty616.395.7740
yoder@hope.eduVanZoeren Hall Room 288 41 Graves Place Holland, MI 49423
Staff
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Alison Penny
Office Manager616.395.7740
penny@hope.eduVanZoeren Hall Room 288 41 Graves Place Holland, MI 49423
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Lori Schneider
Data Specialist616.395.7740
schneider@hope.eduVanZoeren Hall 41 Graves Place Holland, MI 49423-3698
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Alissa Thelen
Director of National Accreditation and State Programs616.395.7740
thelena@hope.eduVan Zoeren Hall Room 288 41 Graves Place Holland, MI 49423
FACULTY PUBLICATIONS
Our faculty publish research on a regular basis. Click on faculty bios or .
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