Faculty

Jill Farrell, Ed.D.
Director, Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction
Assistant Professor of Education
Ed.D., Florida International University
jfarrell@mail.barry.edu
305-899-3198 (toll-free 1-800-756-6000, ext. 3198)
Research: action research, classroom inquiry, service learning,
teacher leadership, empowerment, collaboration, infusion
the arts in educational settings

Lilia DiBello, Ed.D.
Coordinator, MS in Pre-K / Primary
Assistant Professor of Education
B.A., Tulane University; M.S. and Ed.D., Florida International University
ldibello@mail.barry.edu
305-899-4827 (toll-free 1-800-756-6000, ext. 4827)
Research: metacognition, motivation, and technology
early childhood setting, professional development programs,
mixed research methods

Victoria A. Giordano, Ed.D.
Associate Professor of Education
vgiordano@mail.barry.edu
305-899-3613; 800-756-6000, ext. 3613
Research: teacher education and professional development experiences that support reform-based practices, with foci on the adult learner and culturally and linguistically diverse P-12 learners; effective infusion of educational technologies into teaching practices; and mixed method research designs

Joanna Marasco, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Education
Ph.D., University of Arizona
jmarasco@mail.barry.edu
305-899-3715 (toll-free 1-800-756-6000, ext. 3715)
Research: language growth and development, classroom based
assessment and intervention, literacy issues in broad
social contexts

Nancy B. Masztal
Professor of Education
Ph.D., University of Miami
nmasztal@mail.barry.edu
305-899-4836 (toll-free 1-800-756-6000, ext. 4836)

Samuel S. Perkins, Ph.D.
Director of TESOL Program
Assistant Professor of Education
Ph.D., Georgia State University
sperkins@mail.barry.edu
305-899-4826 (toll-free 1-800-756-6000, ext. 4826)

Joyce V. W. Warner, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor of Education
Ed.D., University of Pennsylvania
jwarner@mail.barry.edu
305-899-3713 (toll-free 1-800-756-6000, ext. 3713)