Education Sciences and Professional Programs

The College of Education at the University of Missouri-St. Louis is comprised of two departments: the Department of Educator Preparation and Leadership (EPL) and the Department of Education Sciences and Professional Programs (ESPP). Teacher educator and educational administrator preparation and certification occur in EPL, whereas ESPP supports these efforts via educational foundations, psychological development, counseling, educational technology, and research methods and evaluation courses and offers assorted undergraduate and professional graduate degrees that include Sport Management, Higher Education, Educational Psychology, three Counseling (CACREP-accredited) programs, Educational Studies, and a National Association of School Psychologists-approved (NASP) School Psychology Program.

The following degrees and programs are available through the Department of Education Sciences and Professional Programs:

• Bachelor of Educational Studies with an Emphasis in:
  • Early Childhood
  • Exercise Science & Wellness
  • Park & Museum Studies
  • Youth & Adult Development
• Bachelor of Science in Sport Management
• Minors:
  • Counseling and Human Development
  • Sport Management
• Master of Education:
  • Higher Education
  • Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CACREP-accredited)
  • Educational Psychology
  • School Counseling (CACREP-accredited)
• Educational Specialist:
  • School Psychology (NASP-approved)
• Doctor of Education
  • Assorted Learning Communities
• Doctor of Philosophy in Education with an Emphasis in:
  • Counseling (CACREP-accredited)
  • Educational Psychology
• Graduate Certificates:
  • Career Counseling
  • Couple, Marriage and Family Counseling
  • College Access, Student Success and Student Services Leadership
  • Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling
  • School Counseling (Post-Master's) 
  • Program Evaluation in Education
  • Social Justice in Education

Degrees

Educational Studies BES

• Early Childhood Emphasis
• Exercise Science and Wellness Emphasis
• Park and Museum Programs Emphasis
• Youth and Adult Development Emphasis

Sport Management BS

Counseling MEd

• Clinical Mental Health Emphasis
• School Counseling Emphasis

Educational Psychology MEd

Higher Education MEd

School Psychology EdS

Education Ph.D.

• Counseling Emphasis
• Educational Psychology Emphasis

Minors

Counseling and Human Development
Sport Management

Certificates

Career Counseling Graduate Certificate
Child and Adolescent Counseling Graduate Certificate
Couple, Marriage and Family Counseling Graduate Certificate
College Access, Student Success and Student Services Leadership Graduate Certificate
Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Graduate Certificate
School Counseling (Post-Master's) Graduate Certificate
Program Evaluation in Education Graduate Certificate
Social Justice in Education Graduate Certificate
Student Affairs Administration and Leadership Graduate Certificate

Courses 

Courses offered by the department can be found at the links below:

Counselor Education (CNS ED)

Education (EDUC)

Educational Foundations (ED FND)

Educational Psychology (ED PSY)

Educational Research and Evaluation Methods (ED REM)

Educational Technology (ED TECH)

Higher Education (HIGHERED) 

Sport Management (SPMGT)

Shea Kerkhoff
Chair and Associate Professor
Ph.D., North Carolina State University

Theresa G. Coble
E. Desmond Lee Endowed Prof. Experiential & Family Education
Ph.D., University of Minnesota

Cody S. Ding
Curators' Distinguished Professor
Ph.D., University of Michigan

Kristy Brann
Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of MIssouri - Columbia

Emily Brown
Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Tennesee - Knoxville

So Rin Kim
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

Shawn Woodhouse
Associate Professor and Associate Dean
Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia

Agata Freedle
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Missouri - St. Louis

Meredith Moore
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. University of Arkansas

Zori Paul
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Missouri - St. Louis

Katya Sussman-Dawson
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Missouri - Columbia

Karen Boleska
Associate Teaching Professor
Ph.D., University of the Incarnate Word

Thomasina Hassler
Assistant Teaching Professor
Ph.D., University of Missouri - St. Louis

Elizabeth Irwin
Assistant Teaching Professor
Ph.D., University of Missouri - St. Louis

Meredith Moore
Assistant Teaching Professor
Ph.D., University of Arkansas

Tayler Onion
Assistant Teaching Professor
Ph.D., University of South Florida

Emily Oliveira
Associate Clinical Professor
Ph.D., University of Missouri - St. Louis

Lowe S. MacLean
Vice Chancellor Emeritus
Ed.D., Indiana University-Bloomington

Wolfgang Althof
Professors Emeriti
Dr. Phil. , University of Friboourg

R. Rocco Cottone
Professors Emeriti
Ph.D., St. Louis University

Carl Hoagland
Professors Emeriti
Ed.D., University of Massachusetts

E. Paulette Isaac-Savage
Professors Emeriti
Ed.D., University of Georgia

Susan Kasubeck-West
Professors Emeriti
Ph.D,, The Ohio State University

Keith Miller
Professors Emeriti
Ph.D., University of Iowa

Carole A. Murphy
Professors Emeriti
Ed.D., Texas A&M University

Joy E. Whitener
Professors Emeriti and Dean Emeritus
Ed.D., Washington University

Michael W. Bahr
Associate Professor Emeritus
Ph.D., Indiana University

Margaret W. Cohen
Associate Professor Emeritus
Ph.D., Washington University

Therese S. Cristiani
Associate Professor Emeritus
Ed.D., Indiana University

Thomas Schnell
Associate Professor Emeritus and Dean Emeritus
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Wendell L. Smith
Assistant Professor Emeritus and Dean Emeritus
Ph.D., Ohio State University

Donald A. Gouwens
Associate Clinical Professor Emeritus
Psy.D., Central Michigan University

Clark J. Hickman
Associate Dean Emeritus
Ed.D., University of Missouri-St. Louis