Curriculum & Instruction Degree Program Contacts
Counseling EdS
Imre Emeric Csaszar
Associate Professor of Professional Practice in Higher Education & Counselor Education
Program Advisor for Counselor Education
Bachelor's Degree: Toccoa Falls College in Georgia, Behavioral Sciences and Pastoral Counseling
Master's Degree: Stetson University in Deland, Florida in Marriage, Family, and Couples Therapy
PhD: Louisiana State University, Higher Education Administration
Phone: 225-578-3953
Email: icsasz1@lsu.edu
Office: 122A Peabody Hall
Early Childhood EdS & MEd
Cynthia DiCarlo
Diane Toups Goyette Professor in Early Childhood Education
Bachelor's Degree: Sociology, University of New Orleans, 1992
Master's Degree: Early Childhood Special Education, University of New Orleans, 1995
PhD: Special Education with a concentration in Early Intervention, University of New Orleans,
2004
Other: National Board Certification, Early Childhood through Young Adulthood/Exceptional
Needs Specialist, 2004
Phone: 225-578-7005
Email: cdicar2@lsu.edu
Elementary Education EdS & MEd
Estanislado (Stan) Barrera IV
Associate Professor
Bachelor's Degree:
Master's Degree:
PhD:
Phone: 225-578-0480
Email: esbarreraiv@lsu.edu
English MEd & Master of Arts
Molly Quinn
St. Bernard Chapter of the LSU Alumni Association Professor in Curriculum Theory
Bachelor's Degree: BA, Education, Louisiana State University, 1987
PhD: Education, Curriculum Theory, Louisiana State University, 1997
Phone: 225-578-2892
Email: mequinn@lsu.edu
English EdS
Jackie Bach
Elena & Albert LeBlanc Professor of English Education
Bachelor's Degree: Florida State University, BA English
Master's Degree: University of West Florida, MA English
PhD: Oklahoma State University, Professional Education Studies
Phone: 225-578-6867
Email: jbach@lsu.edu
Gifted Education EdS & MEd
Laura H. Choate
Jo Ellen Levy Yates Professor in Counselor Education
Bachelor's Degree: BS, Psychology, Sociology, Western Kentucky University
Master's Degree: MEd, Human Development Counseling, School Counseling Concentration, Vanderbilt University
PhD: Counselor Education, University of Central Florida
Phone: 225-578-1437
Email: lchoate@lsu.edu
Math Education EdS & MEd
David Kirshner
Professor in Secondary Math Education
Bachelor's Degree: Mathematics, Sir George Williams University, 1977
Master's Degree: Mathematics, University of British Columbia, 1977
PhD: Mathematics Education, University of British Columbia, 1987
Phone: 225-578-2332
Email: dkirsh@lsu.edu
Reading / Literacy EdS & MEd
Kim Skinner
Associate Professor in Reading/Literacy and Elementary Education
Bachelor's Degree: Elementary Education, Emphasis: Mathematics, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi,
1986
Master's Degree: Curriculum and Instruction, Cognate: Mathematics, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi,
1999
PhD: Curriculum and Instruction: Literacy Studies, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi,
2012
Phone: 225-578-6709
Email: kskinner@lsu.edu
Science EdS & MEd
Emily Dare
Associate Professor of Science/STEM Education
Bachelor's Degree: Physics, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 2008
Master's Degree: Physics and Astronomy, Tufts University, Medford, MA, 2011
PhD: Curriculum & Instruction – STEM Education, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis,
MN, 2015
Phone: 225-578-2892
Email: edare@lsu.edu
Reading / Literacy EdS & MEd
Paul Mooney
Professor in Exceptional Educator
Bachelor's Degree: Business and Communication Arts, Hastings (NE) College, 1989
Master's Degree: School Psychology, University of Nebraska at Kearney, 1995
PhD: Curriculum and Instruction, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2003
Phone: 225-578-2360
Email: pmooney@lsu.edu