Faculty and Staff
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


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
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.
Elementary Education

Jennifer Jay
- Professor
- Ph.D. University of Missouri

Martin Lo
- Associate Professor
- Ed.D. University of Northern Iowa
(320) 308-3007 | 348 Stewart Hall
Elementary Education, K-6 Mathematics Education, Curriculum and Instructions

Kristi Tamte
- Associate Professor
- Ph.D., University of Minnesota
381 Stewart Hall
Elementary Education, Literacy Education
K-12 Reading Specialist certificate
Library Media

Jennifer Hill
- Assistant Professor
- Ed.D., Bethel University
(320) 308-4057 | 375 Stewart Hall
Library Media Specialist graduate certificate and master's
Human Relations


Special Education






Adjunct Faculty




