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Faculty and Staff in the BAS-T Program

BAS-T program faculty and staff are listed alphabetically (by last name) below. Course instructors are subject to change yearly.

Angela Blums

Tenured Faculty

  • Degrees and Credentials: Ph.D., Human Development, University of California, Davis; M.S., Child Development, University of California, Davis; B.A., Child Psychology, University of Minnesota; A.A.S., Psychology, University of Wisconsin, Barron County
  • Experience in the Field: Child Care; Before and After School Care; Preschool; Primary School
  • Courses Taught: ECED 325

Greg Brazell

Director of Education Programs

  • Degrees and Credentials: M.S., Early Childhood Education Curriculum Design, Lesley University; B.A., Elementary Education, Central Washington University; A.A.S., Early Childhood Education, Pierce College; A.A., Pierce College
  • Experience in the Field: Experience in the Field: Child Care, Head Start/ECEAP, Elementary School, High School, Special Education

Candis Eckert

Tenured Faculty

  • Degrees and Credentials: Ed.D., Educational Leadership, University of Washington; M.A., Elementary Education, University of Washington; B.A., Early Childhood and Family Studies, University of Washington
  • Experience in the Field: Elementary School
  • Courses Taught: ECED 355, ECED 385, ECED 485, ECED 497/498

Chelsea Falk

Field Experience and Teacher Certification Specialist

  • Degrees and Credentials: M.Ed., Educational Foundations – Global Perspectives on Educational Policy and Practice, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa; B.A., Biology and Secondary Certification, Whitworth University
  • Experience in the Field: Middle School; High School

Elysia Mbuja

Tenured Faculty

  • Degrees and Credentials: M.S., Biology, University of Nebraska Kearney; M.Ed., Curriculum & Instruction, Arizona State University; B.S., Biology, Arizona State University
  • Experience in the Field: High School; Substitute Teacher
  • Courses Taught: NSCI 300

Karen Senaga

Tenured Faculty

  • Degrees and Credentials: Ph.D., History, Mississippi State University; M.A., History, Mississippi State University; B.A., History, University of North Carolina at Greensboro; B.A., African American Studies, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
  • Courses Taught: ISS 300

Davida Sharpe-Haygood

Tenured Faculty

  • Degrees and Credentials: M.Ed. Special Education and Early Childhood Education, Ashford University; B.S., Business and Marketing, Grand Canyon University
  • Experience in the Field: Child Care
  • Courses Taught: ECED 335, ECED 340, ECED 365

Beth Snyder

Tenure-track Faculty

  • Degrees and Credentials: M.A., Early Childhood Education, University of Phoenix; B.A., Art Education, University of Washington; B.A., Fine Arts, University of Washington; Practice Based Coaching Certificate, University of Washington
  • Experience in the Field: Child Care; Head Start/ECEAP; Elementary School
  • Courses Taught: ECED 307, ECED 395, ECED 485, ECED 497/498

Tiki Wilson

Tenured Faculty

  • Degrees and Credentials: M.Ed., Elementary Education, University of Puget Sound; B.A., Psychology, University of Puget Sound
  • Experience in the Field: Elementary School; Middle School; International School
  • Courses Taught: ECED 307, ECED 395, ECED 485, ECED 497/498