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Reading Specialist Certification

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Meet the Faculty

Frank Bernt, Ph.D.

Professor

Joseph K. Cifelli, Ed.D.

Director of Certification, Accreditation, and Partnerships

Mary DeKonty Applegate, Ed.D.

Professor and Director of Graduate Reading

Ailing Kong, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Althier Lazar, Ph.D.

Professor

Nina Nilsson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Robert Templeton, Ph.D.

Visiting Assistant Professor

Aubrey Wang, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

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"As a pre-service teacher, I have really benefitted from some of the unique hands-on clinical experiences gained in my graduate education program. My experience serving as an intern in the Saint Joseph’s Summer Reading Clinic and being coached by nationally-recognized reading specialist faculty has really prepared me to have my own classroom. One of the best parts of Saint Joseph’s is the culture of striving for new and better ways to serve our students learning needs."

Laura Faller

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Meet the Faculty

Mary DeKonty Applegate, Ed.D.

Professor and Director of Graduate Reading

Joseph K. Cifelli, Ed.D.

Director of Certification, Accreditation, and Partnerships

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