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.

- Name
- Dr. Nurun Begum
- Title
- Professor of Early Childhood & Elementary Education, Department Chair
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
- nbegum@esu.edu
- Phone
- (570) 422-3371
- Campus Address
- Stroud Hall 209 M

- Name
- Dr. Alberto Alegre Rossello
- Title
- Professor of Early Childhood & Elementary 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
- aalegre@esu.edu
- Phone
- (570) 422-3859
- Campus Address
- Stroud Hall 209 B

- Name
- Dr. Craig Wilson
- Title
- Professor of Early Childhood and Elementary Education
B.S., 1971, Baptist Bible College
M.A., 1982, University of Toledo
Ph.D., 1988, University of Toledo
- cwilson@esu.edu
- Phone
- (570 422-3357
- Campus Address
- Stroud Hall 209 E

- Name
- Dr. Erica L. Greer
- Title
- Assistant Professor Early Childhood and Elementary Education
B.S. 2004, Pennsylvania State University
M.A. 2008, Wilkes University
Ed.D. 2018, Delaware Valley University
- egreer4@esu.edu
- Phone
- 570-422-3356
- Campus Address
- Stroud Hall Room 209 C

- Name
- Dr. Anu Sachdev
- Title
- Instructor of Early Childhood and Elementary 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
- asachdev@esu.edu
- Phone
- (570) 422-3356
- Campus Address
- Stroud hall 209 G

- Name
- Maryellen Mross
- Title
- Instructor of Early Childhood and Elementary Education
B.S., 1973, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
M.Ed., 1977, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
M.A., 1980, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Ed.D., 2003, Widner University
- mmross@esu.edu
- Phone
- (570) 422-3356
- Campus Address
- Stroud Hall 209

- Name
- Sally Yorke-Viney
- Title
- Instructor of Early Childhood and Elementary Education
B.S., Shippensburg University
M.Ed., East Stroudsburg University
Ph.D, Marywood University
- sviney@esu.edu
- Phone
- (570) 422-3356
- Campus Address
- Stroud Hall 209

- Name
- Dr. Madeline Acosta
- Title
- Instructor of Early Childhood and Elementary Education
B.A. 2000, Queens College
M.A. 2004, Queens College
Principal Certification, 2011, Cabrini College
Ed.D. 2018, East Stroudsburg University
- macosta@esu.esu
- Phone
- (570) 422-3356
- Campus Address
- Stroud 209

- Name
- Dr. Danielle Lowe
- Title
- Instructor of Early Childhood and Elementary Education
B.S. 2000 – State University of New York, New Paltz, NY
M.S. 2003 – State University of New York, New Paltz, NY
Ed.D. 2016 – William Howard Taft University
- dlowe@esu.edu
- Phone
- (570) 422-3356
- Campus Address
- Stroud 209
Contact Us
Contact Information
- Campus Address
- Stroud Hall 209
- Phone:
- (570) 422-3356
- Title of Department Leader
- Department Chair Early Childhood & Elementary Education
- Name
- Dr. Nurun N. Begum
- E:
- nbegum@esu.edu
- Phone:
- (570) 422-3371