Faculty/Staff
The Childhood/Early Childhood Education department has award-winning faculty that are active publishers and leaders in the field of education.
Childhood/Early Childhood Education Faculty/Staff
Julie Baldwin
Title(s):
- Office Assistant 1 (Keyboarding)
Department(s):
- Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department
Krystal Barber
Title(s):
- Associate Professor
Department(s):
- Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department
Charlene Cornwell (she/her/hers)
![Charlene Cornwell (she/her/hers)](https://directory.cortland.edu/api/Photos/GetPhoto/C00217733/68eb8ed2c9eda0b6c2655127776fecb8e1b542aa.jpg)
Title(s):
- Assistant Professor
Department(s):
- Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department
Karen Diescher
Title(s):
- Teacher
Department(s):
- Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department
Margaret W. Gichuru
Title(s):
- Assistant Professor
Department(s):
- Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department
Jacob Hall
Title(s):
- Associate Professor
Department(s):
- Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department
Dr. Cody Harrington (she,her,hers)
![Dr. Cody Harrington (she,her,hers)](https://directory.cortland.edu/api/Photos/GetPhoto/C00775254/c3b40959fab629f7b17684a59257b24be2217cc4.jpg)
Title(s):
- Assistant Professor
Department(s):
- Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department
Abigail Jenney
Title(s):
- Program Coordinator
- Teacher
Department(s):
- Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department
John W. Jones
Title(s):
- Assistant Professor
Department(s):
- Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department
Dr. Beth Klein (She, her, hers)
Title(s):
- Campus Sustainability Coordinator
- Professor
Department(s):
- Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department
Additional Info:
- Dr. Beth Shiner Klein is a Professor of Science Education in the Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department and the Campus Sustainability Coordinator at SUNY Cortland.: .
Lin Lin
Title(s):
- Professor
Department(s):
- Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department
Kristina Maricle
Title(s):
- SMART Certified Trainer
- Senior Instructional Designer
Department(s):
- Library
Kate McCormick (she/her)
Title(s):
- Associate Professor
Department(s):
- Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department
Additional Info:
Kelly McKenna
![Kelly McKenna](https://directory.cortland.edu/api/Photos/GetPhoto/C00575079/8e5bea323327356e0d85ad6da01d9c8ce2d75696.jpg)
Title(s):
- Office Assistant 1 (Keyboarding)
Department(s):
- Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department
Additional Info:
- SUNY Cortland Alumni '17: BA Art & Art History with Archaeology Minor, Magna Cum Laude
- M.A. University of Exeter, UK 2020 with Honors: MA Archaeology with focus in Experimental Archaeology; Dissertation: Reflections into the Potted Past - research of Roman Ceramics, with Distinction
Sarah Olbrantz
![Sarah Olbrantz](https://directory.cortland.edu/api/Photos/GetPhoto/C00800742/05836bb687210f13b8e0d1face43d2dc95678181.jpg)
Title(s):
- Visiting Assistant Professor
Department(s):
- Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department
Andrea Phelps (they/them)
![Andrea Phelps (they/them)](https://directory.cortland.edu/api/Photos/GetPhoto/C00467536/90c936e11b03a96e1b8877db78a04002aef366e0.jpg)
Department(s):
- Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department
Renee Potter
Title(s):
- Lecturer IV
Department(s):
- Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department
Jeffrey D. Radloff
Title(s):
- Assistant Professor
Department(s):
- Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department
Patricia Roiger (she, her, hers)
Title(s):
- Lecturer IV
Department(s):
- Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department
Deborah Silvis
![Deborah Silvis](https://directory.cortland.edu/api/Photos/GetPhoto/C00775256/0510b275a38bfb7dd20151b15d34d2aebd5a6e06.jpg)
Title(s):
- Assistant Professor
Department(s):
- Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department
Amanda Squillini
![Amanda Squillini](https://directory.cortland.edu/api/Photos/GetPhoto/C00690275/d6b0bb1b7429dbb3b3ff0260cf03fc35f875ef15.jpg)
Title(s):
- Instructional Support Assistant
Department(s):
- Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department
Shufang Strause
Title(s):
- Professor
Department(s):
- Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department
Christine Uliassi
Title(s):
- Assistant Professor
Department(s):
- Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department
Dr. Chris L. Widdall (she, her, hers)
Title(s):
- Associate Professor, Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department
- Assistant Dean for Assessment and Accreditation
Department(s):
- Health Department
- Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department
- School of Education
Additional Info:
- Ph.D. Capella University 2012 with Distinction: Instructional Design for Online Learning
- SUNY Cortland Alumni '00 & '03: BS Health Education with Biology Minor, Summa Cum Laude, M.S.Ed. Health
Kim Wieczorek (she/her/hers)
Title(s):
- Chair
- Associate Professor
Department(s):
- Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department