Faculty Coordinators
UConn ECE Faculty Coordinators are UConn professors who support the oversight of course integrity at UConn ECE partner high schools and direct the professional development of UConn ECE Instructors. Faculty Coordinators determine Instructor certification standards, conduct site visits, and review syllabi. Instructors and Site Representatives should contact their Faculty Coordinator with academic and discipline specific questions. For programmatic questions—such as registration, billing, or starting a new program—please contact the UConn ECE Program Office.
Allied Health

Bruce Blanchard, Ph.D.
bruce.blanchard@uconn.edu
860.486.0007
American Studies

Laurie Wolfley
laurie.wolfley@uconn.edu
860.405.6060

Matthew McKenzie, Ph.D.
matthew.mckenzie@uconn.edu
860.405.9270
Animal Science

Amy Safran, Ph.D.
amy.safran@uconn.edu
860.486.3376

Jenifer Nadeau, Ph.D.
jenifer.nadeau@uconn.edu
860.486.4471
Anthropology

Alexia Smith, Ph.D.
Alexia.Smith@uconn.edu
860.486.4264
Art

Cora Lynn Deibler, MFA
cora.lynn.deibler@uconn.edu
860.486.3930
Biology

Thomas Abbott, Ph.D.
thomas.abbott@uconn.edu
860.486.2939
Chemistry

Fatma Selampinar, Ph.D.
fatma.selampinar@uconn.edu
860.486.6647
Chinese

Chunsheng (George) Yang, Ph.D.
chunsheng.yang@uconn.edu
860.486.9240
Classics

Sara Johnson, Ph.D.
sara.Johnson@uconn.edu
860.486.3314
Economics

Natalia Smirnova, Ph.D.
natalia.smirnova@uconn.edu
Educational Leadership

Danielle DeRosa
danielle.derosa@uconn.edu
860.486.6305
Educational Psychology

Joseph Madaus, Ph.D.
joseph.madaus@uconn.edu
860.486.2785
Engineering

Amvrossios (Ross) Bagtzoglu, Ph.D.
acb@engr.uconn.edu
860.486.4017
English

Scott Campbell, Ph.D.
scott.campbell@uconn.edu
860.570.9275

Jason Courtmanche, Ph.D.
jason.Courtmanche@uconn.edu
860.486.5772
French

Florence Marsal, Ph.D.
florence.marsal@uconn.edu
860.486.3314
Geosciences

Robert Thorson, Ph.D.
robert.thorson@uconn.edu
860-486-4432
German

Anke Finger, Ph.D.
anke.finger@uconn.edu
860.486.3353
History
European History

History 1300
Sherri Olson, Ph.D.
sherri.olson@uconn.edu
860-486-3552

History 1400
Kenneth Gouwens, Ph.D.
kenneth.gouwens@uconn.edu
860-486-3750
United States History

Matthew McKenzie, Ph.D.
matthew.mckenzie@uconn.edu
860.5405.9270
Human Development & Family Sciences

Shannon Weaver, Ph.D.
shannon.weaver@uconn.edu
860.486.4686
Human Rights

Glenn Mitoma, Ph.D.
glenn.mitoma@uconn.edu
860.486.5186
Italian

Tina Chiappetta-Miller, Ph.D.
concetta.chiappetta-miller@uconn.edu
860.486.9241
Latin American Studies

Anne Gebelein, Ph.D.
anne.gebelein@uconn.edu
860.486.8030
Marine Science

Claudia Koerting, Ph.D.
claudia.koerting@uconn.edu
860.405.9065
Maritime Studies

Laurie Wolfley
laurie.wolfley@uconn.edu
860.405.9060
Mathematics

Anthony Rizzie, Ph.D.
anthony.rizzie@uconn.edu
860.486.8029
Music

Glenn Stanley, Ph.D.
glenn.stanley@uconn.edu
Please email for phone appointment
Natural Resources & the Environment

Isaac (Morty) Ortega, Ph.D.
morty.ortega@uconn.edu
860.486.0161
Philosophy

Mitch Green, Ph.D.
mitchell.green@uconn.edu
860.486.4416
Physics

David Perry, Ph.D.
perry@phys.uconn.edu
860.486.5229
Plant Science

Julia Kuzovkina, Ph.D.
jkuzovkina@uconn.edu
860.486.3438
Political Science

Frederick Turner, Ph.D.
frederick.turner@uconn.edu
Please email for phone appointment
Sociology

Mary Bernstein, Ph.D.
mary.bernstein@uconn.edu
860.486.3991
Spanish

Guillermo Irizarry, Ph.D.
guillermo.irizarry@uconn.edu
860.486.3314

Eduardo Urios-Aparisi, Ph.D.
eduardo.urios-aparisi@uconn.edu
860.486.3314
Statistics

Nalini Ravishanker, Ph.D.
nalini.ravishanker@uconn.edu
860.486.4760
Faculty Coordinator Responsibilities
- Review instructor certification applications with assistance of their department
- Develop a collegial relationship with UConn ECE Instructors
- Be a liaison between their University Department and the UConn ECE Community
- Lead professional development opportunities for UConn ECE Instructors
- Perform site visits to partner high schools to report on the status of the program
- Serve as the primary contact for all discipline-specific course-related concerns
- Ensure each UConn ECE course offered in the high school is comparable to the same course offered at the University*
*Standards may vary significantly across departments. Faculty Coordinators will ask instructors to adhere to discipline-specific course standards as needed in order to provide course comparability. Although some procedures may reflect the individual choices of a Faculty Coordinator and their department, the UConn ECE Program Office is ultimately responsible for final decisions on all program policies.