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

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

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

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 

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

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

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

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

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

Phone
(570) 422-3356
Campus Address
Stroud 209

Contact Us

For more information regarding the programs offered in the department of Early Childhood & Elementary Education, please contact the Samantha Gramby or (570) 422-3356

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
Phone:
(570) 422-3371