Dr. Donnell's area of expertise is literacy acquisition, with emphasis on culturally and linguistically diverse students. She comes to Avila after 30 years in the public schools; during that tenure, she held positions at the classroom, school, and district level. She has participated in international reading research conferences as invited guest and presenter. Dr. Donnell currently teaches undergraduate classes in foundations of literacy and the diagnostic and reflective teaching of reading.

Dr. Geer is Avila's specialist in educational and psychological assessment. He has worked as a school psychologist and consultant for area school districts and as a Resource Specialist for North Central Accreditation. He teaches a variety of graduate and undergraduate courses and serves as the academic advisor for special education majors. Dr. Geer regularly supervises student teachers. He is also the faculty athletics representative.

Dr. Keith's areas of expertise are in the areas of curriculum, instruction, assessment, and the role of professional development in increasing teacher effectiveness. She has served as a board member and vice-president of the Missouri Staff Development Council. She also has certifications in secondary English, Social Studies, and gifted education. Dr. Keith teaches both graduate and undergraduate courses in the education department and serves as an academic advisor for middle school and secondary English/ Language Arts and Speech/Theater.

Dr. Levin's areas of expertise include multiculturalism, at-risk education and curriculum and instruction. She teaches courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels. Dr. Levin is a Fulbright Scholar who wrote curriculum for Senegal, West Africa for the United States Department of Education. She has taught in England and researched integrated thematic curriculum throughout the United Kingdom. Dr. Levin advises secondary education and middle school education students as well as student teachers.

Dr. McCalley's expertise is in special education. She has traveled internationally with educational groups to consult on special education development and treatment programs. In recent years, she has traveled to China, Russia, South Africa, India and Singapore. She is also a member of the Oxford Round Table on Children with Disabilities, Oxford University, England. Dr. McCalley teaches both undergraduate and graduate classes in both education and psychology. She serves as the academic advisor for middle school and secondary education students and supervisor of student teachers. Dr. McCalley serves on the executive board of the Missouri Association for Colleges of Teacher Education.

Dr. Garber-Miller is the Dean in the School of Education. She specializes in reading and the language arts. She teaches a variety of literacy, language arts, ESOL, and practicum courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels. She is a certified teacher in Kansas and Missouri. In recent years she has taught and participated in international education projects in Armenia, Botswana, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Haiti, Hungary, Mexico, Myanmar, Philippines, Russia, Rwanda, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Thailand, Ukraine, and Zambia. She presents for the International Reading Association and other educational organizations as well as consults and provides professional development for K-12 school districts. Dr. Garber-Miller served as President Elect of the Missouri Association of Colleges for Teacher Education and serves on the board for the Kansas City Urban Youth Center. She advises elementary education students and supervises clinical experiences, student teachers, and interns.

Dr. Stokes' specialty is cognitive education. Through facilitating deep understanding and conceptual thinking systems, she has made inquiry and constructivist learning her specialty Her recent attainment of National Board Certification in Early Childhood and co-authoring a book on Professional Learning Committees are proof of her commitment to life long learning. In recent years she has published the cognitive education program, Moving Toward Cognitive Excellence, Finding Out Real Knowledge a High School Literacy Program and has been a University of Kansas Cohort member:  Creating Digital Portfolio Assessments for Students with Special Needs.

Mrs. West is an instructor for Co-Teaching Seminar, Director of Field-Based Experiences for graduate and undergraduate programs, and supervisor for teacher candidates and interns. Mrs. West taught high school English and journalism for eight years in Missouri public high schools and served as an assistant principal for four years at Jefferson City High School. Additionally, Mrs. West directed the Kansas City Star's Newspaper in Education (NIE) program for four years and served as their community relations director. Mrs. West started and served as president of her own company, News Relief, Inc., which specialized in curriculum development for use with contemporary news sources. She has been with Avila University's School of Education for 19 years..

Ms. Angotti serves as the Director of the Graduate Education programs. She is the academic advisor for master's completion and graduate certification students. During her years of service at Avila, Ms. Angotti has taught undergraduate and graduate education classes and supervised Practicum and student teachers. Ms. Angotti serves on the advisory council for the School of Graduate Studies, serves on the Global Studies Committee and is an Associate member of the Sisters of St. Joseph.

Mrs. Cox works as a liaison between student teachers/interns, school districts and Avila University in the student teacher placement process. She also handles student teaching correspondence and related administrative duties.

Mrs. Longstreet provides information about the graduate teacher education programs to prospective and current students. She assists students with the admission process and serves as the liaison between the students and their graduate education advisors.

Mrs. Murillo assists students with the completion of the state teacher certification process. Additionally, she coordinates the collection and dissemination of assessment data for university, state, and federal reporting needs.

Mrs. Saviano is the office manager for the School of Education. She began her career at Avila in August 1999 where she served as Director of the Child Care for five years. In August 2004 she joined the School of Education.