Peabody Advising - Department Contacts

Human and Organizational Development

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Program Coordinator (undergrad): Vicki Scalf - vicki.scalf@vanderbilt.edu; 615-322-8495
Program Coordinator (graduate/professional): Tonya Brown - tonya.b.brown@vanderbilt.edu; 615-343-2428

Director of Undergraduate Studies: Professor Leigh Gilchrist (for tracks HHS, CLD, HOD minors, and students without a track declared yet) - leigh.z.gilchrist@Vanderbilt.Edu; 615-322-6357

• For undergraduate students on other HOD tracks, please see Leadership, Policy, and Organizations below...

Professional students, contact your Program Director:

• Community Development and Action
• Human Development Counseling/Studies

Leadership, Policy, and Organizations

Departmental website: LINK

Program Coordinator: Rosie Moody - rosie.moody@Vanderbilt.Edu; 615-322-8019

Director of Undergraduate Studies: Professor Mark Cannon (for HOD majors with tracks ILD, LOE, EP) - mark.d.cannon@vanderbilt.edu; 615-343-2775

Professional students, contact your Program Director:

• Higher Education Administration (M.Ed.)
• Education Policy (M.P.P.)
• International Education Policy and Management (M.Ed.)
• Leadership and Organizational Performance (M.Ed.)
• K-12 and Higher Education Leadership and Policy (Ed.D.)
• Leadership and Learning in Organizations (Ed.D.) (Online only)
• Leadership and Policy Studies (Ph.D.)
• Independent School Leadership (M.Ed.)

Psychology and Human Development

Departmental website: LINK

Program Coordinator: Ally Armstead - ally.armstead@Vanderbilt.Edu; 615-343-4963

Director of Undergraduate Studies: Professor Leigh Wadsworth-Scheer - leigh.scheer@vanderbilt.edu; 615-322-5566

Professional students, contact your Program Director:

• Child Studies (M.Ed.)
• Quantitative Methods (M.Ed.)
• Psychological Sciences (Ph.D.)

Special Education

Departmental website: LINK

Program Coordinator: Maggie Simmons - maggie.simmons@vanderbilt.edu; 615-322-8280

Director of Undergraduate Studies: Professor Andrea Capizzi - andrea.capizzi@Vanderbilt.Edu; 615-322-8280

Professional students, contact your Program Director:

• Special Education (M.Ed.)
• Special Education (Ph.D.)
• Applied Behavior Analysis (M.Ed.)

Teaching and Learning

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Program Coordinator: Lee Druce - lee.t.druce@Vanderbilt.Edu; 615-322-8100

Director of Undergraduate Studies: Professor Catherine McTamaney - catherine.mctamaney@vanderbilt.edu; 615-322-8100

Professional students, contact your Program Director:

• Elementary Education (M.Ed.)
• Secondary Education (M.Ed.)
• English Language Learners (M.Ed.)
• Learning and Design (M.Ed.)
• Learning, Diversity, and Urban Studies (M.Ed.)
• Reading Education (M.Ed.)
• Learning, Teaching, and Diversity (Ph.D.)
• World Language (K-12) (M.Ed.)

Peabody College Administration

Xiu Chen Cravens
Associate Dean for International Affairs 
xiu.cravens@Vanderbilt.Edu | 615-322-5521

Sharon L. Shields
Senior Associate Dean
sharon.l.shields@Vanderbilt.Edu | 615-343-2561

Catherine Gavin Loss
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professional Education 
catherine.g.loss@vanderbilt.edu | 615-322-6619

Jeannette Mancilla-Martinez
Associate Dean for Graduate Education 
jeannette.mancilla-martinez@vanderbilt.edu | 615-322-8100

Anita Wager
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Academic Affairs and Teacher Education 
anita.wager@vanderbilt.edu | 615-343-5898

Malina C. Halman-Peguillan
Assistant Dean, Office of Academic Services 
malina.c.halman@vanderbilt.edu | 615-322-8258

Meaghan Mundy
Assistant Dean for Student Empowerment, Engagement, And Development 
meaghan.e.mundy@vanderbilt.edu

Scott Gubala
Assistant to The Dean 
scott.gubala.1@vanderbilt.edu | 615-322-8264