Our diverse and expert faculty are committed to teaching excellence. The doctoral degrees we hold from outstanding universities signify our commitment to better serving you and your learning.
We work to create a sense of community and set a standard of excellence that will define your learning experience with us. We are proud of our work not only teaching you, but working with our Professional Development School partners. This work grounds our own teaching and learning with the state-of-the-art teaching practices in the field.
Both our full-time and seasoned adjunct faculty are leaders in state, national and international professional associations. We also conduct, present and publish our educational research in addition to serving the ESU community in a variety of initiatives. We strongly support ESU teacher education initiatives such as our Professional Development Schools and long-standing area pre-school partnerships.
Still, at the heart of our work is our focus on your student success as future teaching professionals.
Nurun N. Begum
Professor of Early Childhood & Elementary Education, Department Chair
Education
B.Ed., 1997, University of Dhaka
M.Ed., 1999, University of Dhaka
M.A., 2004, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Ed.D., 2007, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Alberto Alegre
Professor of Early Childhood & Elementary Education
Education
B.S., 1980, University of Barcelona
B.S., 1985, University of Barcelona
M.S., 1991, University of Barcelona
M.A., 2002, Goddard College
Ed.D., 2008, Virginia Tech
Erica Greer
Instructor Early Childhood & Elementary Education
Education
B.S. 2004, Pennsylvania State University
M.A. 2008, Wilkes University
Ed.D. 2018, Delaware Valley University
Anu Sachdev
Instructor of Early Childhood & Elementary Education
Education
B.A., 1973, Delhi University
M.A., 1975, Delhi University
M.Ed., 1994, Lehigh University
M.Ed., 2013, Lehigh University
Ph.D., Lehigh University
Sally A. Yorke-Viney
Instructor of Early Childhood & Elementary Education
Education
B.S., Shippensburg University
M.Ed., East Stroudsburg University
Ph.D, Marywood University
Madeline Demmerle-Acosta
Instructor of Early Childhood & Elementary Education
Education
B.A. 2000, Queens College
M.A. 2004, Queens College
Principal Certification, 2011, Cabrini College
Ed.D. 2018, East Stroudsburg University
Contact Us
Campus Address
Stroud Hall 209
(570) 422-3356
Department Chair, Early Childhood and Elementary Education
Dr. Nurun N. Begum
nbegum@esu.edu
(570) 422-3371


