Department of Educational Policy & Leadership

The Department of Educational Policy & Leadership is dedicated to enhancing the understanding and practice of educational leadership and policy at all levels of the education system, cradle-to-career. Faculty is comprised of leading scholars and seasoned professionals who create a unique learning experience for tomorrow’s educational leaders in New York, across the United States or around the world.

Degrees

Master's

Educational Policy and Leadership MS | Fully Online Option | +CGS Option |

Educational Policy and Leadership MS | Fully Online Option | +CGS Option |
Educational Policy and Leadership MS | Fully Online Option | +CGS Option |
Educational Policy and Leadership MS | Fully Online Option | +CGS Option |
Educational Policy and Leadership MS | Fully Online Option | +CGS Option |
Educational Policy and Leadership MS | Fully Online Option | +CGS Option |

Higher Education MS | Fully Online Option | +CGS Option |

Higher Education MS | Fully Online Option | +CGS Option |
Higher Education MS | Fully Online Option | +CGS Option |
Higher Education MS | Fully Online Option | +CGS Option |

International Education Management and Leadership MA | Fully Online | +CGS Option |

International Education Management and Leadership MA | Fully Online | +CGS Option |
International Education Management and Leadership MA | Fully Online | +CGS Option |
International Education Management and Leadership MA | Fully Online | +CGS Option |
International Education Management and Leadership MA | Fully Online | +CGS Option |
International Education Management and Leadership MA | Fully Online | +CGS Option |
International Education Management and Leadership MA | Fully Online | +CGS Option |
Doctoral

Educational Policy and Leadership PhD | Partially Online | +CGS Option |

Educational Policy and Leadership PhD | Partially Online | +CGS Option |
Educational Policy and Leadership PhD | Partially Online | +CGS Option |
Educational Policy and Leadership PhD | Partially Online | +CGS Option |
Educational Policy and Leadership PhD | Partially Online | +CGS Option |
Department News
Department Faculty & Staff
Lecturer
Campus Center West B91
Visiting Assistant Professor
Catskill 316
Graduate Advisor & Lecturer II
Catskill 314
Director of School Leadership
Catskill 322
Vincent O'Leary Professor
Catskill 309
Distinguished Professor
Catskill 315
Administrative Assistant II
Catskill 304
Department Coordinator
Catskill 309
Associate Professor & Department Chair
Catskill 301
Assistant Dean for Academic Programs, Partnerships and Accreditation; Executive Director of Student Success; Assistant Service Professor
Catskill 285
Associate Professor
Catskill 323
Vice Provost & Dean of CIEGS; Associate Professor
Science Library G40
Associate Professor
Catskill 363
Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus
Catskill 351

 

Lecturers & Affiliated Faculty

Martha Asselin, PhD - Emeriti Faculty
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John Jablonski, PhD - Vice President for Academic Affairs, SUNY Adirondack
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Daniel J. Julius, PhD - Professor of Management; Former Provost and Senior Vice President, New Jersey City University Visiting Fellow, School of Management, Yale University
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Kathleen Spring - School Leader Fellow
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Ethan Sprissler, PhD - Faculty Program Director at Excelsior College (UAlbany Alumnus)
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Susan Swartz - Superintendent at Scotia-Glenville Central School District
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Leigh Wedenoja, PhD - Senior Policy Aanalyst at the Rockefeller Institute of Government
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Jay Worona, Esq. - Deputy Executive Director and General Counsel at NYS School Boards Association
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Kai Zhou, PhD - Assistant Director of Assessment, Institutional Research, University at Albany (EPL Alumna '19)
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International Education Leadership Fellows

Ronald Cushing - Director, UC International Services, University of Cincinnati
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David DiMaria, EdD - Associate Vice Provost for International Education, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Gretchen Dobson, EdD - President, Global Alumni Relations, Managing Director Australia, Academic Assembly Inc.
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Joshua McKeown, PhD - Associate Provost for International Education and Programs, SUNY Oswego
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Clayton Steen, PhD - Associate Vice President, Enrollment Management Services
Online Education, the Pennsylvania State University
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Yusuf Joseph Ugras, PhD - Associate Professor of Accounting, La Salle University
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Graduate Student Instructors

Yaa Essah Armah - Department of Educational Policy & Leadership, University at Albany, Doctoral Student
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Contact the Department of Educational Policy & Leadership
1400 Washington Ave Albany, NY 12222
Catskill 309
Office Hours

Virtual: Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.