School of Education Guiding Principles

 Report an Incident in the Field

All field or off-site incidents must be reported immediately (within 24 hours, or as soon as able) to the candidate’s Field Supervisor, the Program Coordinator of Clinical Field Experiences, or the Administrator of the Office of Field Placements and Partnerships. When able, please report using the Field/Off-site Incident form. If time is limited, contact the Administrator of the Office of Field Placements and Partnerships.

Report Incident Here

 

 

UW Tacoma Field and Program Contacts

 

 

Office of Field Placement 

and Partnerships

Contact Them About:

Chelsea Bailey, Ph.D.

Administrator, Office of Field Placements and Partnerships

West Coast Grocery 306

chelsba7@uw.edu

   253-457-5759

 

 
  • Becoming a UW Tacoma School of Education district, school or organization partner
  • UW Tacoma School of Education Certification Program Field Experiences 
  • Becoming a field supervisor (all programs)
  • Questions or concerns related to field experiences
  • Field contracts and agreements
  • Incidents in the field

Christine Espeland, Ed.D.

Clinical Field Experience Coordinator

West Coast Grocery, Box 358435

espeland@uw.edu

 
  • Field Experiences in the Educational Administration Principal Certification Program
  • Becoming a mentor principal/hosting a principal intern 
  • Becoming a field supervisor for the Educational Administration program 

Janelle Franco, Ph.D.

  Clinical Field Experience Coordinator

West Coast Grocery, Campus Box 358435

jef1105@uw.edu
  • Field Experiences in the Teacher Certification Program
  • Partnering to support speciality (PK-8 SpEd and TELL) field experiences
  • Becoming a partner school
  • Becoming a mentor teacher/hosting a teacher certification intern in your classroom
  • Becoming a field supervisor for the Teacher Certification program 

  Miranda Kucera, Ph.D.

  Clinical Field Experience Coordinator

  Assistant Teaching Professor

  West Coast Grocery 314

  mkkucera@uw.edu

  253-692-4541
  • Field Experiences in the Educational Specialist in School Psychology Certification Program
  • Becoming a field supervisor in the Educational Specialist in School Psychology Certification Program 
   

School of Education 

Faculty and Staff

Contact Them About:

Julia Aguirre, Ph.D.

Professor & Director, Teacher Certification Programs

West Coast Grocery 319

jaguirre@uw.edu

253-692-4820

  • B.A and M.Ed. Teacher Certification Programs

Edward Armijo, Ph.D.

Data & Grants Manager/Certification Officer

West Coast Grocery 324D

armijoed@uw.edu

253-692-4729

  • Pre-certification requirements prior to field placements for all certification programs 
  • Teacher certification process and requirements
  • Clock hours
  • Former student requests for certification documents

Donna Braboy

Office Supervisor

West Coast Grocery 324A

donnap@uw.edu

253-692-4431

  • Mentor teacher stipends
  • Field Supervisor administrative support
  • Field Supervisor mileage reimbursement

Laura Feuerborn, Ph.D. 

Professor & Director, Educational Specialist in School Psychology (EdS) Program

West Coast Grocery 321

feuerl@uw.edu

253-692-4793 
  • Educational Specialist in School Psychology (EdS) Program

Justin Gailey

Academic Advisor, Recruitment & Retention Specialist

West Coast Grocery 327

jgailey@uw.edu

253-692-5698

  • Admissions for the Educational Administration Program
  • Advising for the Educational Administration Program
  • Educational Administration program alumni outreach

Ty Halton

Academic Advisor, Recruitment & Retention Specialist

West Coast Grocery 328

thalton@uw.edu

253-692.4437

  • Admissions for all Teacher Certification programs
  • Advising for all Teacher Certification Students
  • Teacher Certification program alumni outreach

Maria Hamilton

Director of Operations

West Coast Grocery 324B mariaham@uw.edu

253-692-4432

  • Field Supervisor, Teaching Associate and Part Time lecturer position applications
  • Field Supervisor, Teaching Associate and Part Time lecturer reappointment and contracts

Kurt Hatch, Ed.D

Director & Professor of Practice, Educational Administration Program 

West Coast Grocery 320

kdhatch@uw.edu

253-692-4799

  • Educational Administration Program

Janne Heckeroth

SOE Front Desk, Administrative Assistant 

West Coast Grocery 324

jmheck@uw.edu

253-692.4430

  • General questions about the School of Education 
  • Uncertain who to speak to
  • Field Incident Reporting or questions

Ashley Walker, M.Ed.

Advising Lead

West Coast Grocery 324C

aew7@uw.edu

253-692-4367

  • Recruitment, Admissions & Advising for the Educational Specialist in School Psychology (EdS) Program
  • Recruitment, Admissions & Advising for the Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership
  • School of Education’s Lead of Enrollment and Student Services

 

Matthew Weinstein, Ph.D.

Professor & Director of Secondary Teacher Certification 

West Coast Grocery 311

mattheww@uw.edu

253-692-4787

  • Secondary Education Teacher Certification Program