Faculty
Meet the Education Faculty
Jason Helfer, Chair Associate Professor of Educational Studies
Ph.D., University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign, 2003
Diana Beck Professor of Educational Studies
Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1997
"I am continuing to work on how children learn science-the cognitive processes of science learning. Most recently, I have begun to look at how Navajo children learn science."
Kelton WilliamsAssistant Professor in Educational Studies
Ph.D., Texas A&M, 2011
"The nature of how we teach the next generation about citizenship is a reflection of the collective values we hope to preserve and of the role that schools play in society."
Barry Swanson Visiting Assistant Professor of Educational Studies
Ed.D., University of Illinois-Champaign, 2001
Lecturers
Kelly Kane
Lecturer in Educational Studies
M.S., Western Illinois University, 1979
Joel Estes Lecturer in Educational Studies
Ed.D. candidate, Illinois State University
"I am particularly interested in schooling that emphasizes the learner versus bureaucratic standardization that emphasizes the banking model of education."