Janet Alleman is a professor in the Department of Teacher Education at Michigan State University.  She is author and coauthor of various publications in social studies, e.g. an award-winning book entitled, Children’s Thinking about Cultural Universals. In addition to serving on a host of committees at the state and national levels, she has been a classroom and television teacher, actively working in school settings, and has consulted and taught at over a dozen international sites, including special contributions to MSU work in Vietnam.  Currently, she is collaborating on a research project in India.  The focus is children’s thinking about cultural universals. 

Marilyn Amey is a professor in higher education. Her research focuses on administration and leadership, organizational change, and faculty issues as they relate to or are affected by systemic issues and policies. She has particular interest in community colleges and evolving systems that provide greater access to higher education, and in institutional partnerships. Her international interests are informed by work in Finland, China and Vietnam.

Ann Austin is a professor in higher education, holding the Mildred B. Erickson Distinguished Chair. She specializes in the study of faculty careers, institutional transformation and issues of teaching and learning in post-secondary education. While her international research initially centered on South Africa, she has now written on higher education in developing countries more generally.

Roger Baldwin is a professor in Higher, Adult and Lifelong Education (HALE).  His research focuses on faculty career development, changes in the academic workplace, including new types of faculty staffing arrangements, and liberal arts colleges.  He has also studied efforts to enhance instructional practices in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and mathematics).  Baldwin has traveled to China and Malawi in southeast Africa to support efforts to enhance faculty development practices and administrative capacity development.

Amita Chudgar is an assistant professor with specialization in economics of education. Her research addresses the educational challenges facing developing countries, with special emphasis on equity in access to education in India and equity in educational achievement in international context, as well as on achievement studies in the U.S.

Joseph Codde is a professor of educational technology and works primarily on programs in the Middle East and Africa. He has experience working in Algeria, Lebanon, the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan. He is also working on educational programs in sub-Saharan Africa. His interests focus on educational reform, teacher professional development and the effect professional development has on the use of computer and mobile technologies in education. In addition, he works with the MSU Confucius Institute on programs both nationally and internationally.

Sandra Crespo is an associate professor of teacher education. Her specialty is mathematics education. Originally from the Dominican Republic, she has been part of a curriculum reform team that has been studying the effects of the mathematics texts the team developed for that country’s elementary and middle school grades.

John Dirkx is a professor in higher education and lifelong education (HALE). His research focuses on the preparation and continuing professional development of educators of adults. He has taught comparative higher and adult education in Great Britain and the United States. He is also working with Can Tho University in Vietnam to develop a program for adult learners within the Mekong Delta.

Christopher Dunbar Jr. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Administration (K12 EAD). His research focuses on the preparation of urban school leaders. He has also conducted educational workshops in Namibia, and South Africa. In addition, he has lead Study Abroad  programs to Russia, Australia, and South Africa.

Patricia Edwards is a professor of teacher education.  She has held leadership roles in literacy organizations (i. e., 2010-2011 President of the International Reading Association, 2006-2007 President of the Literacy Research Association).  Her research interests focus on parent involvement; home, school, community partnerships; multicultural literacy, early literacy; and family/intergenerational literacy, especially among poor and minority families.  Her publications are full of evidence and insights into issues of culture, identity, equity, and power that affect families and schools. More specifically, she has examined language and literacy issues in various Asian and African countries. Currently, in collaboration with the International Reading Association she is conducting a study on how the world reads. 

Jim Fairweather is a professor of higher, adult, and lifelong education (HALE). His interests include faculty roles, industry-university partnerships, the quality of academic programs, reform of undergraduate education, and post-secondary education for students with disabilities. He has a strong interest in comparative higher education and is working to enhance the international dimension of the HALE program, especially in Finland and China.

Lynn Fendler is an associate professor of teacher education with specialties in the teaching of foreign languages and of English as a second language. She has extensive experience in China and Thailand. Her research interests are also informed by current European trends in Continental philosophy.

Robert Floden is a University Distinguished Professor, associate dean for research, and co-PI of MSU Teachers for a New Era. He has studied teacher education and other influences on teaching and learning. His international work includes work on teacher education standards in Egypt, consulting on international studies of teacher education, and serving as a Humboldt Fellow at the University of Tuebingen and an Academic Visitor at Oxford.

Kyle Greenwalt is an assistant professor of social studies education. His research focuses on collective memory, public schooling, and teacher identity. He examines how popular coding practices of teaching impact the images teachers use to construct their personal identities. He has studied the way in which a French and an American high school reproduce national identity.

Cassandra Guarino is an assistant professor in economics of education. Her current interests include the study of academic achievement in young children, teacher effectiveness, teacher labor markets, charter schools, and issues in which health and education are linked. She lived for six years in Italy and has been working on education in Qatar for the RAND Corporation.

Douglas K. Hartman is Professor of Literacy & Technology in the departments of Teacher Education and Educational Psychology & Educational Technology. He holds appointments as Senior Editor of the Journal of Literacy Research, Co-Director & Principal Investigator in the Literacy Achievement Research Center, and Research Fellow with the  center for Health Intervention & Prevention.  His research focuses on literacy & technology, adolescent literacy, and the history of literacy. His international work aims to examine the influence of new technologies on literacy instruction, curriculum, and learning across national contexts.

Elizabeth Heilman is an associate professor of teacher education. Her research addresses ideas of democracy, national and global citizenship, and identity and diversity, as well as how people develop a sense of power, political efficacy, human connection and responsibility to others. She has done research on literacy campaigns in central America and Asia and has served as an education development advisor in Xinjiang, China. Her emphasis is on how globalization influences education policy and how to improve global education curricula.

Michael Leahy is a professor and the Director of the Office of Rehabilitation and Disability Studies at MSU. His research interests include professional competency development and education, professionalization of practice, vocational assessment, case management, evidenced-based practice research, vocational outcomes, and international perspectives about disability. He has organized a study abroad program in  

Ireland.

Guofang Li is an associate professor of teacher education. Her research interests focus on Asian children's home and community literacy practices, second language and literacy education, and culturally reciprocal pedagogy. Originally from China, she has conducted research and teaching in China and Canada.

Barbara Markle is assistant dean for K-12 outreach in the College of Education. She develops and implements programs for teachers, administrators and policy makers that translate educational research for application in schools and settings where education policy decisions are made. She also has a strong commitment to international education and the internationalization of K-12 education, and has been a leader in developing linkages in China for the College and Michigan educators in general.

Reitumetse Mabokela is an associate professor in higher education. She studies institutional transformation with an emphasis on issues of race, ethnicity and gender. Originally from South Africa, she has done extensive research on universities in her home country. She has also held leadership roles in comparative and international education at the national level in the U.S.

Laura McNeal, with a Ph.D. as well as a law degree, is an assistant professor of teacher education who specializes in educational law and policy. Her research interests examine the intersection of law and policy and how it shapes and influences student achievement in urban schools. Her research currently involves an examination of educational practices that promote high levels of student learning and retention in urban high schools.

Susan Melnick is an associate professor of teacher education and assistant dean for academic outreach programs. Her research and teaching interests focus on learning to teach diverse students, professional knowledge for teaching, the influence of policy on teacher education, and issues of race, class, gender and educational equity, both domestic and cross-national. She has taught master’s degree courses for teachers in locations throughout much of the world.

Punya Mishra is an associate professor of technology for teaching and learning. His research centers on the theoretical, cognitive and social aspects of computer-based learning environments. He has been the founder and leader of the Taleem Group @ MSU, an informal group of faculty and students with an interest in educational issues in the Indian subcontinent.

Lynn Paine is an associate professor in teacher education with specialties in comparative education and sociology of education. She is known for pioneering cross-national research on teacher mentoring and induction. She has now done field research in China for over 20 years.

Susan Peters is an associate professor of special education. She brings a multicultural and international perspective to issues of disability, disadvantaged youth and urban education. Her international field work has centered on Zimbabwe, South Africa, and more recently Trinidad and Tobago.

Tenko Raykov is a professor in measurement and quantitative methods. He specializes in statistical and mathematical modeling of behavioral phenomena, educational and behavioral measurement, and modeling of developmental processes. Originally from Bulgaria, he received his Ph.D and the still more advanced habilitation degree from Humboldt University in Berlin. He is, therefore, fluent in German as well as English and his mother tongue.

Mark D. Reckase is a University Distinguished Professor in the area of measurement and quantitative methods.  He has been working with the group at Michigan State University that has been investigating teacher preparation programs around the world (TEDS-M).  He has previously worked on evaluating the results of adapting tests for use in different countries, particularly the comparability of tests administered in different languages.  He has worked with colleagues from many countries around the world on issues related to setting educational standards, use of computers to administer and score tests, and the use of advanced psychometric methods for test analysis.

Edward Roeber is professor of measurement & quantitative methods. He has a number of policy and research interests including teacher preparation in classroom assessment, international assessment programs, and the development and use of assessment programs at the state, national, and international levels, with a special emphasis on how teachers use formative classroom assessment to improve student learning in countries such as Britain, New Zealand, as well as the United States.

William Schmidt is a University Distinguished Professor specializing in quantitative research methods. A leader in the original 1995 Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), he is currently U.S. national director for the IEA Teacher Education in Mathematics Study (TEDS-M), co-director of the 6-nation developmental study known as MT 21 (aka P-TEDS), and co-director of the U.S. China Center for Research on Educational Excellence.

Barbara Schneider is the John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor in the College of Education and a professor of sociology of education. Her research interests focus on how the social contexts of schools and families influence the academic and social well being of adolescents as they move into adulthood. As a Fulbright New Century Scholar, she has worked with East Asian colleagues to study variation in academic ambition among young people in Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Jack Schwille is a professor and assistant dean for international studies in education. His international work has centered on the organizational and policy conditions which foster improved teaching and learning in civic education and core subject matters. His recent field experience has been in Africa. Active in international assessment research since 1972, he is one of the international study directors for the cross-national IEA Teacher Education Study (TEDS-M).

Avner Segall is an associate professor of teacher education. His research interests focus on secondary social studies education, critical theory and pedagogy, cultural studies, media education, and qualitative research methods. He has dual Israeli and Canadian citizenship.

Teresa Tatto is an associate professor of teacher education. Her primary research interest is in educational reform from an international perspective. She is noted for her research on education reform and teacher education in other countries as well as the U.S. After earlier studies in Mexico (her home country), in Sri Lanka and in the US, she is currently the principal international study director for the IEA Teacher Education in Mathematics Study (TEDS-M), and the co-director of the 6-nation developmental study known as MT21 (aka P-TEDS).

Matthew Wawrzynski is an associate professor in higher, adult, and lifelong education (HALE) with specific responsibilities in student affairs administration. His research focuses on how the college environment impacts student learning outcomes. He is working with Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in Port Elizabeth, South Africa to examine student co-curricular engagement and student outcomes. He co-leads a cooperative professional experience in South Africa for MSU HALE students.

Norris (Sandy) Bryson is a senior academic specialist and program manager for Graduate Studies in Education Overseas (GSEO). He coordinates the delivery of three overseas MA programs to international school educators and serves as the College's liaison to international school professional associations. He also serves as the College's liaison to the Japanese Saturday School in Battle Creek, Michigan.

Leland Cogan is a Senior Researcher with the Center for Research on Mathematics and Science Education and Assistant Director for the U.S. Research Center for the Teacher Education Study in Mathematics (U.S. TEDS-M). His current research interests include evaluation of mathematics and science curricula, mathematics and science classroom instruction, and the preparation of mathematics and science teachers.

Ken Dirkin is Chief Technology Officer for the Confucius Institute. His responsibility is to oversee the production of technology related materials that will be disseminated by the Institute. He also designs, develops and produces a wide array of video, CD, and Internet related products for the US-China Center for Research on Educational Excellence and the College of Education at Michigan State University. His interests lie in collaborative on-line applications and video production.

Richard Houang is the Director of Data and Research in the Center for Research in Mathematics and Science Education. He specializes in international curriculum comparison and a wide range of topics in quantitative research methods. An area of special interest is the synthesis of curriculum assessment results to inform evidence based curriculum improvement. His current involvement includes PROM/SE, MT21 and US TEDS-M.

Sally McClintock is founder and retired director of Linking All Types of Teachers to International Cross-cultural Education (LATTICE), an award winning study group for MSU international students and faculty, mid-Michigan teachers and community members. She continues to participate in the LATTICE study sessions as well as the LATTICE Book Club and other "spin-off" projects such as the LATTICE Basket/Scholarship Project in South Africa.

John Metzler is the director of outreach for the African Studies Center, with an adjunct appointment in Teacher Education. He has worked with K-16 educators across Michigan and nationally in collaborative endeavors to internationalize curricula. He was a founding member of LATTICE and co-directed the LATTICE sessions, 2005-2007. Since 1992 he has led the COE’s TE 250 study abroad program in Southern Africa. He has worked on education in Southern Africa since 1972.

Kristin Janka Miller is co-director for the Partnership to Prepare Global and International Educators. She is an academic specialist and assistant outreach coordinator for the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at MSU, and co-director for LATTICE. Earlier, she was a fourth grade teacher in Michigan and traveled widely throughout Latin America. Her research interests include: teacher learning, professional development, global and international education, social studies education, and Latin American studies.

Christopher Wheeler is an emeritus professor of teacher education with extensive experience in the Southeast Asian countries of Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar. He has been a leader in developing MSU international linkages with Can Tho University in the Mekong Delta. His projects have shown how universities and schools can contribute to community development and environmental protection.