Elementary & Special Education Faculty

anthony rodriguez in harkins hall classroom with students

Elementary and Special Education Faculty

Our large faculty is active in and out of the classroom. In addition to our teaching, we often present at prestigious academic conferences and publish papers in prominent academic journals.

Our faculty:

  • conduct research in the field to inform and improve teaching methods and environments for students of all abilities;
  • sit on the boards of national associations, including the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities; and
  • have spoken to policy makers on Capitol Hill about needs to better serve students with disabilities.

Our areas of expertise and research interests represent the diverse nature of modern education. Our professional focus areas include classroom management skills, inclusive education, assessment for students with developmental disabilities, language development, mathematics education, teaching hands-on scientific investigations, data set analysis, and much more.

Heather Allcock

Associate Professor
Faculty Profile
Harkins Hall 315
401.865.1203
Heather.Allcock@providence.edu

Laura Hauerwas

Professor
Faculty Profile
Harkins Hall 318
401.865.2717
lhauerwa@providence.edu

Anthony Rodriguez

Professor
Faculty Profile
Harkins Hall 320
401.865.2778
rodriguez@providence.edu

Lin Zhang

Professor
Faculty Profile
Harkins Hall 324
401.865.2199
lzhang@providence.edu

Bret Cormier

Associate Professor
Faculty Profile
Harkins Hall 328C
401.865.2803
bcormier@providence.edu

Catherine Keating

Assistant Professor
Faculty Profile
Harkins Hall 321
401.865.2124
kkeating@providence.edu

Lynne Ryan

Professor
Faculty Profile
Harkins Hall 316
401.865.2504
lynnryan@providence.edu

Marcy Zipke

Professor
Faculty Profile
Harkins Hall 319
401.865.2695
mzipke@providence.edu

Abby Emerson

Assistant Professor
Faculty Profile
Harkins Hall 325
401.865.1963
aemerso1@providence.edu

Anthony Rodriguez

Professor
Faculty Profile
Harkins Hall 320
401.865.2778
rodriguez@providence.edu

Elementary/Special Education


Harkins Hall 328
401.865.2121