School of Education Welcomes New Faculty Members at Retreat
09/03/2021
In late August, the School of Education celebrated the opening of the fall 2021 semester with faculty and staff gathering at the White House Jesuit Retreat Center. The event offered an opportunity to welcome five new faculty members.
Father Michael P. Caruso, S.J., Ed.D.
Rev. Michael P. Caruso, S.J., Ed.D., joins the educational leadership program as an
associate professor. Fr. Caruso recently completed a ten-year tenure as President
of Saint Ignatius College Preparatory School in Chicago, Illinois. While at Saint
Ignatius, Father Caruso was known as a visionary and energetic leader committed to
strengthening the Catholic, Jesuit mission and revitalizing the school’s academic
programs, diversity efforts, fundraising, and community outreach.
Prior to becoming president of Saint Ignatius, Father Caruso served as a tenured faculty
member in Catholic Educational Leadership at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles
where he held a number of leadership positions including department chair, director
of the Catholic School Administration program, and director of the L.E.A.D. Center
which focused on equity, advocacy and diversity.
To learn more about Father Michael Caruso, S.J., Ed.D., click here.
Kelly Ivy
Kelly Ivy joins the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program as a visiting faculty
member this fall. As a new faculty member in the School of Education, Ivy will teach
courses in and help coordinate the expanding SLU MAT program, which places alternatively-certified
teachers in public school classrooms in St. Louis and surrounding communities.
Kelly Ivy has a broad array of teaching experiences and skills, including supervising
preservice teachers and counseling STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics)
students at the collegiate level. Under the direction of Dr. Andrew Brantlinger, Ivy
will earn her Ph.D. in Mathematics Education at the University of Maryland, College
Park in the fall of 2021. Prior to her doctoral studies, Ivy earned a B.S. in Mathematics
from Howard University.
To learn more about Kelly Ivy, click here.
Christa Jackson, Ph.D.
Saint Louis University’s School of Education welcomes Christa Jackson, Ph.D., to the
teacher education faculty.
Prior to joining SLU, Jackson was an associate professor of mathematics education
in the School of Education at Iowa State University. Prior to that appointment, Jackson
worked as an assistant professor in the Department of STEM Education in the University
of Kentucky from 2010 through 2014.
Jackson earned her Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction with an emphasis in mathematics
education from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Before entering higher education,
Jackson taught for a decade in the public school system in Springfield, Missouri.
To learn more about Christa Jackson, Ph.D., click here.
Jonathan M. Turk, Ph.D.
Jonathan M. Turk, Ph.D., joins Saint Louis University’s School of Education as an
assistant professor in the higher education administration program.
Prior to joining SLU, Turk was director of research for the American Council on Education
(ACE) in Washington, DC, where he has held leadership and research positions since
2014. He is also an adjunct faculty member in the College of Humanities and Social
Sciences at George Mason University and serves on dissertation committees in the College
of Education at Oregon State University as a courtesy faculty member. He is the principal
investigator of several grants and has authored or co-authored several research reports
and briefs during his tenure at ACE. Turk’s areas of specialization include college
student success and completion; community colleges; higher education policy; and quantitative
methods.
To learn more about Jonathan M. Turk, Ph.D., click here.
Karen I. Hall, Ed.D.
Karen I. Hall, Ed.D., joins the educational leadership program as an assistant professor
this fall.
Hall is an accomplished educational consultant and academic leader with extensive
experience providing equity-focused leadership and directing academic program administration.
Hall retired from the Maplewood Richmond Heights School District this year after serving
as its superintendent since 2012.
She started her career as a distinguished educator and academic program administrator
evaluating curriculum, maximizing learning opportunities, and employing innovative
education methods throughout several school districts. Hall has been instrumental
in assessment forecasting, analysis, and strategic planning while mentoring, coaching,
and supporting educators to ensure professional development and equity-focused student
progress.
To learn more about Karen I. Hall, Ed.D., click here.
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