Faculty and Staff
Katia Gonzalez
Professor/Chair, Education Department
718-420-4082 katia.gonzalez@wagner.edu Campus Hall 332Expertise in culturally responsive practices and intercultural connections, intellectual disabilities and autism, early childhood education.
Vannessa Smith-Washington
Assistant Professor, Education Department
718-420-4070 v.smith-washington@wagner.edu Campus Hall, Rm. 325Rhoda Frumkin
Professor, Education Department
rhoda.frumkin@wagner.edu Campus Hall 320Expertise in literacy and literacy acquisition for diverse learners, special education, service learning, and teacher preparation.
Ann Gazzard
Professor Emeritus
agazzard@wagner.edu Campus Hall 3rd FloorExpertise in critical & creative thinking, philosophical inquiry/discussion; emotional intelligence & child emotional development.
Jose Luis Diaz Jr.
Clinical Professor, Education Department
jose.diaz@wagner.edu Campus Hall, 320Director of Bands
Music Ed. PreK-12 Program Advisor
Ed.D. University of St. Thomas
M.A. Wagner College
M.S. St. John's University
B.S. CUNY
Adjunct Faculty
Louis Bruschi
Adjunct Faculty, Education Department
louis.bruschi@wagner.edu Campus Hall Room 228An educator in classrooms that span from Pre-K to graduate level courses and ten years of applied learning and experience as a leader.