Ed.D. Core Faculty Roster 

Ed.D. faculty represent a wide range of scholars, practitioners, and educational leaders within their respective fields. In addition to providing hands-on, student-centered instruction, Ed.D. faculty model interdisciplinary collaboration to address pressing social issues and barriers within their field. Faculty include UW Tacoma professors, regional leaders in health care, higher education, and K-12 education, as well as national experts in related fields. Click on their profiles below for their contact information.

Dr. Billye Sankofa Waters, Assistant Professor in Education

Dr. Chris Knaus, Professor in Education and interim EdD Faculty Director

Dr. Dawn Hardison-Stevens, Assistant Professor in Education

Ed.D. Adjunct Faculty & Lecturers

Dr. Michelle Montgomery, Adjunct Associate Professor in Education (Autumn 2022)

Ed.D. Staff

Ashley Walker, M.Ed., Graduate Advisor in Education 

Ed.D. Faculty Council

Dr. Chris Knaus, Professor in Education and interim EdD Faculty Director

Dr. Billye Sankofa Waters, Assistant Professor in Education

Ex-Officio Council Members

Dr. Rachel Endo, Dean and Professor in the School of Education

Ashley Walker, M.Ed., Graduate Advisor in Education

Please view the School of Education's directory for a full roster of faculty:

http://directory.tacoma.uw.edu/department/education-school