Office of the Dean: Administrative Directory

Academic Staff

Dawn G. Williams, Ph.D. 
Dean
ASA 105
202-806-7340; dgwilliams@howard.edu

Scott Dantley, Ph.D.​
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
ASA 104
202-806-5334; scott.dantley@howard.edu

Carlas McCauley, Ed.D.​
Associate Dean for Research and Sponsored Programs
ASA 126
202-250-5251; carlas.mccauley@howard.edu

Shareefah Al' Uqdah, Ph.D.
Director of Graduate Studies
ASA 117
202-806-6015; shareefah.aluqdah@howard.edu

Katherine Norris, Ed.D.
Chair, Dept. of Curriculum and Instruction
ASA 203
202-806-7343; katherine.norris@howard.edu

Robert T. Palmer, Ph.D. 
Chair, Dept. of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
ASA 223
202-806-7342; robert.palmer@howard.edu

Kyndra Middleton, Ph.D.
Chair, Dept. of Human Development and Psychoeducational Studies
ASA 303
202-806-7350/7351; kyndra.middleton@howard.edu 

TBD
Director of Teacher Education
ASA 208
202-806-7343; michelle.searles@howard.edu (during interim)

Mercedes Ebanks, Ph.D.
Director of School & University Partnerships
ASA 124
202-806-5780; mebanks@howard.edu

Administrative Staff

TBD
Administrative Officer to the Dean
ASA 105
202-806-7334; educationdean@howard.edu (during interim)

Tashira Merritt
Social Media Engineer​ 
ASA 104
202-806-7340; tashira.merritt@howard.edu

Brandy Jackson, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean of Enrollment & Student Affairs
ASA 107
202-806-7340; brandy.jackson@howard.edu​

Nathaniel Moore
Building Manager
ASA 102
202-865-0118; nathaniel.moore@howard.edu

Michelle Searles, Ed.D.
Director of Assessment
ASA 119
202-806-7352; michelle.searles@howard.edu

TBD
Administrative Assistant to the Associate Dean​ 
ASA 104
202-806-7340; nathaniel.moore@howard.edu (during interim)

Menbere Endale 
Administrative Assistant, Dept. of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
ASA 223
202-806-7342; mendale@howard.edu

June L. Harris 
Administrative Assistant, Dept. of Curriculum and Instruction 
ASA 203
202-806-7343; jlharris@howard.edu

Shadonna Whitten 
Administrative Assistant, Dept. of Human Development and Psychoeducational Studies
ASA 303
202-806-7351; shadonna.whitten@howard.edu

Affiliated Program Directors

A. Wade Boykin, Ph.D.
Director, CAPSTONE Institute
HCH 427
202-806-8488; aboykin@howard.edu

Joseph Warrick-Bell
Director, Upward Bound Programs 
Blackburn Center, G-18
202-806-5132; joseph.warrick-bell@howard.edu

Kisha Lee, Ph.D.
Director, Early Learning Program
ELP 101
202-806-7102; kisha.lee@howard.edu

Ivory Toldson, Ph.D.
Editor-In-Chief, Journal of Negro Education
ASA 318, HCH 116
202-806-6410; itoldson@howard.edu