Leadership & Affiliate Faculty

New England Rural Education Hub – A partnership between the Rural Schools Collaborative and the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development

Faculty from around New England may affiliate with the Hub to join our professional network dedicated to promoting high quality rural educator development, supporting strong school-community partnerships, and enhancing culturally responsive, place-based education. A list of all of our affiliate faculty can be found below, along with links to their areas of expertise in rural education.

Are you a faculty member at a New England higher education institution interested in becoming an affiliate faculty member of the hub? Reach out to us today.

Hub Leadership

  • Catharine Biddle, Hub Director and Rural Schools Collaborative Hub Contact, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership, UMaine

Affiliate Faculty

  • Eklou Amendah, Assistant Professor of Marketing, University of Southern Maine
  • Lyn Mikel Brown, Professor Emerita of Education, Colby College
  • Rebecca Buchanan, Associate Professor of Curriculum, Assessment and Instruction, UMaine
  • Melissa Cuba, Assistant Professor of Special Education, UMaine
  • Esther Enright, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership, UMaine
  • Maria Frankland, Lecturer in Educational Leadership, UMaine
  • Kathleen Gillon, Assistant Professor of Higher Education, UMaine
  • Andrew Hudacs, Assistant Extension Professor, 4-H Teen Leadership and Development Statewide Educator, UMaine
  • Lauren Jacobs, Senior Lecturer in Outdoor Leadership, UMaine
  • Joo Young Lee, Assistant Professor of Special Education, UMaine
  • Tammy Mills, Senior Lecturer of Education, UMaine
  • Emily Newell, Assistant Professor of Sports Management, University of Southern Maine
  • Ryder Scott, Statewide Director Maine 4-H Camps and Centers, UMaine
  • Mark Tappan, Professor Emeritus of Education, Colby College