Faculty and Staff

Teacher Development

Contact Information

In person: 386 Stewart Hall
Email: tdev@stcloudstate.edu
Email: sped@stcloudstate.edu
Email: cfs@stcloudstate.edu
Phone: (320) 308-3007

Mailing Address:
Department of Education
386 Stewart Hall
St. Cloud State University
720 4th Ave S
St. Cloud, MN 56301-4498

Staff and Department Chair

Department Chair: Jennifer Christensen

Kim Rose

Office Manager (Elementary Ed, Human Relations)

(320) 308-3121 | 386 Stewart Hall

karose@stcloudstate.edu

Heather VanWagner

Office Manager (Child & Family Studies, SPED)

(320) 308-2041 | 386 Stewart Hall

heather.vanwagner@stcloudstate.edu

Child and Family Studies

Melisa Brever

Assistant Professor

M.S. St. Cloud State University

376 Stewart Hall

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

Deborah Wheeler

Associate Professor

Ed.D. Nova Southeastern University

385 Stewart Hall

dwheeler@stcloudstate.edu

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.