Our Team
GOTEC Director
Joan Kang Shin, PhD Professor
Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse and Exceptional Learners Program
Division of Advanced Professional Teacher Development and International Education
GOTEC Associate Directors
Anna (Anya) Evmenova, PhD Professor
Division of Special Education and disAbility ResearchJered Borup, PhD Associate Professor
Division of Learning Technologies
GOTEC Affiliate Faculty
Rebecca Fox, PhD Professor Emerita
Division of Advanced Professional Teacher Development and International EducationStephanie Dodman, PhD Associate Professor
Academic Program Co-Coordinator, Advanced Studies in Teaching and LearningNancy Holincheck, PhD Assistant Professor
Academic Program Co-Coordinator, Advanced Studies in Teaching and LearningSujin Kim, PhD Assistant Professor
Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse and Exceptional Learners ProgramApril Mattix Foster, PhD Associate Professor
Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse and Exceptional Learners ProgramKathleen Ramos, PhD Associate Professor
Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse and Exceptional Learners ProgramDouglas Wilson, PhD Assistant Professor
Division of Learning Technologies
GOTEC Postdoctoral Fellows
Woomee Kim, PhD ACE-STEM & GOTEC Postdoctoral Fellow & Project Coordinator
Manqian Zhao, PhD ACE-STEM Postdoctoral Fellow
GOTEC Graduate Assistants
Vinita Jaiprakash Abichandani Graduate Research Assistant
PhD in Education ((Multilingual/Multicultural Education)Heather Andrews Online Instructor & Curriculum Designer
PhD in Education Candidate (International Education, Instructional Design and Technology)Bilgehan Ayık Graduate Research Assistant
PhD in Education (Research Methods, Interdisciplinary)Enas Fadaly Graduate Research Assistant
PhD in Education (Multilingual/Multicultural Education, Education Leadership)Dildora Khakimova, PhD Graduate Research Assistant
PhD in Education (International Education, Teaching and Teacher Education)Michelle Siembida Graduate Research Assistant
PhD in Education (Multilingual/Multicultural Education)Kendra Staley Graduate Research Assistant
PhD in Education (Multilingual/Multicultural Education, Teaching and Teacher Education)