Faculty and Staff
Contact Information
In person: Stewart Hall 386
Email: cfs@stcloudstate.edu
Phone: (320) 308-3050
Mailing Address:
Child and Family Studies
Stewart Hall 386
St. Cloud State University
720 4th Ave S
St. Cloud, MN 563001-4498
Staff
Faculty
Jennifer Christensen
- Department Chair
- Associate Professor Special Education
(320) 308-3176 | Stewart Hall 340
Deborah Wheeler
- Director of Early Childhood Education
- Associate Professor
- B.A. Long Island University
- M.S. Long Island University
- Ed.D. Nova Southeastern University
Stewart Hall 385
Teaching areas and research: early childhood education; parents and children; cultural and linguistic competence; English learner curricular model in higher education; diversity and multicultural inclusion; language learning and acquisition in early childhood; multilingual learners and content instruction; humanistic pedagogical approach to teaching and learning immigrant and refugee children in early childhood; sociocultural development when strengthening connections between school, family, and community.
Melisa Brever
- Assistant Professor
- B.S. St. Cloud State University
- M.S. St. Cloud State University
Stewart Hall 376
melisa.brever@stcloudstate.edu
Teaching areas and research: early childhood education; early childhood special education; diversity and inclusion; inclusive early childhood program development; differentiated instruction; assessment and evaluation; child development; guidance; adverse childhood experiences; families and children; autism spectrum disorder; retention of high-quality early childhood professionals to maximize student learning outcomes
Adjunct Faculty
Graduate Assistants
