Leadership Team

Dean’s Office

Kui Xie

Kui Xie

Dean and Joanne H. Hook Dean’s Chair in Educational Renewal

Educational, School & Counseling Psychology

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phone 573-882-5124

place 118 Hill Hall

Secley Kennedy

Secley Kennedy 

Senior Executive Assistant

College of Education & Human Development

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phone 573-882-5124

place 118 Hill Hall

Associate Deans

Erica Lembke 2026 web

Erica Lembke

Associate Dean for Research

Special Education

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phone 573-882-0434

place 311C Townsend Hall

Ashlie Lester

Ashlie Lester

Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies

Human Development & Family Science

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phone 573-882-1301

place 101 Hill Hall & 106C Gwynn Hall

Joi Moore

Joi L. Moore

Associate Dean for Engagement, Outreach, & Graduate Studies

School of Information Science & Learning Technologies

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phone 573-884-2797

place 221C Townsend Hall

Department Chairs

Nikki Ashcraft

Nikki Ashcraft

Associate Department Chair

Learning, Teaching & Curriculum

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phone 573-882-3742

place 211J Townsend Hall

Tony Castro, Associate Professor, Department of Learning, Teaching & Curriculum, University of Missouri College of Education

Tony Castro

Department Chair

Learning, Teaching & Curriculum

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phone 573-882-1993

place 211C Townsend Hall

Brad Curs

Bradley Curs

Department Chair

Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis

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phone 573-882-2759

place 303C Townsend Hall

Cindy Dudenhoffer, LIS Program Coordinator

Cindy Dudenhoffer

Associate Director

School of Information Science & Learning Technologies

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phone 573-884-1568

place 221N Townsend Hall

Matthew Easter

Matt Easter

Associate Chair

Educational, School & Counseling Psychology

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phone 573–882-7738

place 7 Hill Hall

Lisa Goran 2026 web

Lisa Goran

Department Chair

Special Education

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phone 573-884-1401

place 311G Townsend Hall

Brenda Lohman

Brenda Lohman

Department Chair

Human Development & Family Science

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phone 573-882-6852

place 103 Gwynn Hall

Cheryl Offutt

Cheryl Offutt

Department Chair

Educational, School & Counseling Psychology

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phone 573-882-7738

place 206 Hill Hall

Strategic Communications

Sarah Salmons 2026

Sarah Salmons

Director, Strategic Communications

College of Education & Human Development

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phone 573-882-5067

place 301 Hill Hall

Fiscal

Kristen Hudson, Manager Business Administration, University of Missouri College of Education

Kristen Hudson

Business Administration Director II

College of Education & Human Development

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phone 573-882-8222

place 304 Hill Hall

HR

Jennifer Josey

Jennifer Josey

Assistant Director of Human Resources

College of Education & Human Development

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place 302 Hill Hall