Meet Our New Faculty and Leadership Team Members
The NC State College of Education will welcome about a half-dozen new faculty members for the 2020-21 academic year, who will help drive our mission to solve pressing educational problems and improve learning across the lifespan. This year, several current faculty members have also accepted new leadership positions within the College of Education.
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Meet Our New Faculty Members

Chandra Alston: ‘I Hope My Students Learn to Become Justice-oriented Practitioners’
Meet Chandra Alston

Michael Little: ‘I Was Very Impressed with NC State’s Commitment to Conduct Research to Directly Benefit the People of North Carolina’
Meet Michael Little

Brean’A Monet Parker: ‘I Want Students to Learn the Process of Being a Critical Scholar’
Meet Brean’A Monet Parker

Samantha Marshall: ‘I Hope My Students Will Learn to Become Critical and Skillful Educators’
Meet Samantha Marshall

Amato Nocera: ‘I Believe That Learning Happens in Community’
Meet Amato Nocera

Lam Pham: ‘I Think People Learn by Doing’
Meet Lam Pham

Terrell Robinson: ‘All Students Can Achieve Success Given the Appropriate Tools and Support’
Meet Terrell Robinson

Matthew Reynolds: ‘I Believe Learning Comes from Experience’
Meet Matthew Reynolds
Meet Our New Deans and Department Head

Karen Hollebrands ’95MED: ‘ I Would Like to Help Support Research to Address Persistent Challenges in Education’
Meet Karen Hollebrands

John K. Lee: ‘When Our Faculty Excel Our Students Excel’
Meet John K. Lee

Erin Thomas Horne: ‘I am Thrilled to Continue My Work with the College of Education’
Meet Erin Thomas Horne

Jessica DeCuir-Gunby: ‘Extraordinary Educators Motivate Students to Want to Work Hard and Learn More’
Meet Jessica DeCuir-Gunby