Current MiT Faculty and Staff

Sunshine Campbell

B.A., Mathematics Education and Secondary Teaching Certification, Western Washington University, 1997; M.Ed., Mathematics Education, University of Washington, 2007; Ph.D., Teacher Education, University of Washington, 2012.  Her interests include equitable mathematics teaching and learning and preservice and inservice teacher education.

Jon Davies

Faculty team 2011-13, 2008-10. B.A., English, Oberlin College, 1972; M.A., Physical Education, Oberlin College, 1978; Ed.D., Educational Leadership, University of San Diego, 1994.  His interests include language and literacy development, teaching for social justice, and promoting democratic classrooms.

Terry Ford

Faculty team 2011-13, 2007-09. B.A., English, Whitman College, 1983; Ed.M., Secondary Education, Washington State University, 1988; Ph.D., Literacy Education, Washington State University, 1993. "My current areas of interest include literacy education, multicultural education, curriculum integration, technology, qualitative research methods and critical pedagogy."

Kelly Foster

Faculty team 2012-2014. B.A., The Evergreen State College, 1991; MiT, The Evergreen State College, 1995. K-8 teacher and instructional facilitator for 18 years in the Tacoma area. His interests include Paideia active learning, student dialogue and discourse and project-based learning.  Visiting faculty member.

Anita Lenges

Faculty team 2012-2014, 2010-12. B.A., Mathematics and Anthropology, University of Washington, 1986; Washington State Teaching Certificate, 1990; M.Ed. Mathematics Education and Teacher Leadership, University of Washington, 1994; Ph.D. Curriculum and Instruction, University of Washington, 2004. Post-doctoral study on teacher preparation for teaching in diverse, urban schools, 2005. Taught in MiT 2005-07 cycle, M.Ed. and Evergreen Center for Educational Improvement 2008-09. "My areas of interest include students learning mathematics, teachers learning to teach mathematics, and teaching math for social justice."

Sonja Wiedenhaupt

Faculty team 2012-2014, 2009-11. B.A., Psychology, Wheaton College. 1988: M.A., Developmental Psychology, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1991: Ph.D., Social/Personality Psychology, University of California at Berkeley, 2001. Faculty Team 2008-10 "My current focus revolves around the roles that motivational factors such as self-efficacy, intrinsic motivation and interest play in learning."

Current Staff

Sherry Walton

Teacher Education Programs Director. B.A., Education, Auburn University, 1970; M.Ed., Developmental Reading, Auburn University, 1977; Ph.D., Learning Theories, Literacy, Research and Evaluation Methodology, University of Colorado, 1980. "My current areas of interest include literacy education, assessment, research methodology and design, and theories of learning."

Maggie Foran

Teacher Education Programs Associate Director/Certification and Advising Officer. B.A., Psychology, Gonzaga University, 1979; M.A., Counseling and Community Psychology, St. Martin's College, 1987.

Loren Petty

Teacher Education Programs Field Experience and Community Relations Specialist,. B.A., Community Services, St. Martin's College, 1991.

Lynne Adair

Teacher Education Programs Coordinator. ABS, Biblical Studies, Trinity Lutheran College, 1969.