Faculty and Staff
Contact Information
![Riverbank](https://www.stcloudstate.edu/coeld/_files/images/450x800_river-bank.jpg)
In person: B109 Education Building
Email: cfs@stcloudstate.edu
Phone: (320) 308-2132
Fax: (320) 308-0908
Mailing Address:
Child and Family Studies
B109 Education Building
St. Cloud State University
720 4th Ave S
St. Cloud, MN 563001-4498
Staff
![Kelli Schreiner](_files/images/schreiner.jpg)
Faculty
![Frances Kayona](_files/images/frances-kayona-1.jpg)
Frances Kayona
- Department Chair
- Associate Professor
- B.A. Arizona State University
- M.S. Iowa State University
- Ed.D. Iowa State University
(320) 308-3170 | A279 Education Building
Teaching areas and research: Curriculum Leadership; Assessment Leadership; Performance Appraisal; Program Evaluation
Program Areas: Doctoral, Specialist, Post-Master’s Graduate Certificate, Masters, Graduate Certificate
![Deborah Wheeler](_files/images/dr-wheeler-photo.jpg)
Deborah Wheeler
- Assistant Professor
- B.A. Long Island University
- M.S. Long Island University
- Ed.D. Nova Southeastern University
(320) 308-4910 | B129 Education Building
Teaching areas and research: early childhood education; parents and children; cultural and linguistic competence; English learner curricular model in higher education; diversity and multicultural inclusion; language learning and acquisition in early childhood; multilingual learners and content instruction; humanistic pedagogical approach to teaching and learning immigrant and refugee children in early childhood; sociocultural development when strengthening connections between school, family, and community.
![Melisa Brever](_files/images/melisa-brever-headshot.jpg)
Melisa Brever
- Assistant Professor
- B.S. St. Cloud State University
- M.S. St. Cloud State University
(320) 308-2132 | B130 Education Building
melisa.brever@stcloudstate.edu
Teaching areas and research: early childhood education; early childhood special education; diversity and inclusion; inclusive early childhood program development; differentiated instruction; assessment and evaluation; child development; guidance; adverse childhood experiences; families and children; autism spectrum disorder; retention of high-quality early childhood professionals to maximize student learning outcomes