Art of Teaching Faculty
Sara Wilford
Director, Art of Teaching Graduate Program
BA, Sarah Lawrence College. MSEd, EdM, Bank Street College of Education. Former early childhood and public elementary school teacher; keynote speaker and workshop leader for seminars and conferences on early childhood education; member, editorial advisory board, Child magazine; contributor to Scholastic, Inc. publications; author, Tough Topics: How to Use Books in Talking with Children About Life Issues and Problems and What You Need to Know When Your Child Is Learning to Read. Holder of the Roy E. Larsen Chair in Psychology (2001-2006). SLC, 1982-
Mary Hebron
Associate Director, The Art of Teaching Program
BA, MA, New York University. Former teacher and coordinator of primary education, Mamaroneck Public Schools; curriculum and assessment consultant in New York City and Westchester; coordinator of teacher and study groups, including The Art of Teaching Professional Development Series. Board member of The Prospect Archive and Center for Education and Research, North Bennington, Vermont. SLC, 1985-
David J. Eger
BS, Wesleyan University. PhD, University of Michigan. Clinical psychologist in private clinical practice. Experience as a Staff Psychologist, Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services and Children’s Inpatient Unit, NY, The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, Westchester Div.; Director of Student Services, The Solomon Schechter School of Westchester, NY; Clinical Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry, The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center. SLC, 2006-
Jan Drucker
Director, Child Development Institute's Empowering Teachers Program
BA, Radcliffe College. PhD, New York University. Clinical and developmental psychologist with teaching and research interests in the areas of developmental and educational theory; child development; parent guidance; clinical assessment and therapy with children and adolescents; and the development of imaginative play and other symbolic processes in early childhood and their impact on later development. Professional writings have centered on various forms of early symbolization in development and in clinical work with children. SLC, 1972-
Linwood J. Lewis
BA, Manhattanville College. MA, PhD, City University of New York. MS, Columbia University. Special interests in the effects of culture and social context on conceptualization of health and illness, multicultural aspects of genetic counseling, the negotiation of HIV within families, and the development of sexuality in ethnic minority adolescents and adults. Recipient of a MacArthur Postdoctoral fellowship and an NIH-NRSA research fellowship. SLC, 1997-
Margaret Martinez-DeLuca
BA, College of Mount St. Joseph. MSEd, Bank Street College of Education. Member, faculty of Bank Street College; consultant, Bank Street Center for Minority Achievement; work in restructuring and math reform in New York City, Newark, and Baltimore elementary and middle schools; math consultant in school districts outside the New York City area; classroom teacher K-12 for 30 years. SLC, 1994-
Kathleen Ruen
BA, MA, Sarah Lawrence College. PhD, NYU. Special interest in connections between teaching and creating artwork. Former teacher and Assistant Director, Central Park East I Elementary; grant writer, Center for Arts and Education, New York City. Founder and Artistic Director of Undermine, Under One Roof Theatre, Tribeca, NY. SLC, 2003-