College Leadership
Dean Donald Pope-Davis
Don Pope-Davis (PhD, Stanford University) is Dean of the College of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University. He is passionate about using higher education to address issues of equity, economic growth and the psychological well-being of educators and students.
An educator for more than 25 years, he previously was dean of the College of Education at New Mexico State University, a Hispanic-serving institution. He also served in senior-level positions at the University of Notre Dame. Pope-Davis’ work on religious attitudes, multicultural competence and unintentional racism in counseling is widely published in peer-reviewed journals. He is an elected Fellow of the American Psychological Association's Society for Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues and a Fellow of the Society of Counseling Psychology.
His most recent book, published by Cambridge University Press, examines the attitudes of Black Catholics in America. He is president-elect of the Council of Academic Deans from Research Education Institutions (CADREI), a member of the steering committee of Deans for Social Justice and Equity in Education and past chair of the American Psychological Association’s Committee of Ethnic Minority Affairs.
Central Leadership
Noelle Arnold, PhD
Senior Associate Dean
arnold.1040@osu.edu
Nicole Luthy, PhD
Chief of Staff/Director of Strategic Operations
luthy.22@osu.edu
Kelly Crawford
Chief Administrative Officer of Finance and Business
crawford.492@osu.edu
Arpana Inman, PhD
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
inman.86@osu.edu
Natasha Slesnick, PhD
Associate Dean – Research and Administration
slesnick.5@osu.edu
Anastasia Snyder, PhD
Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs
snyder.893@osu.edu
Lori Patton Davis, PhD
Chair – Educational Studies
pattondavis.1@osu.edu
Marc Guerrero, PhD
Associate Chair,
Department of Educational Studies
guerrero.55@osu.edu
Erik Porfeli, PhD
Chair – Human Sciences
porfeli.1@osu.edu
Brian Focht, PhD
Associate Chair, Department of Human Sciences
focht.10@osu.edu
Antoinette Miranda, PhD
Chair - Department of Teaching and Learning
miranda.2@osu.edu
Patti Brosnan, PhD
Associate Chair, Department of Teaching and Learning
brosnan.1@osu.edu
Pablo Banhos
Executive Director of Advancement
banhos.2@osu.edu
Laura Justice, PhD
Executive Director of Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy
justice.57@osu.edu
Community Impact
Our work at the College of Education and Human Ecology brings together theory and practice to share and improve the community in powerful ways. Our centers and programs develop and execute innovative strategies that improve educational and healthy living opportunities for children, adults and families in cities, states and nations around the world.
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College Council
The College Council is an elected body of faculty that advises the dean on college academics, policies and procedures such as programs, fiscal matters and personnel decisions.
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