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Skidmore College
Education Studies

Faculty

Hope Casto 

Hope Casto

Department Chair and Associate Professor for Education Studies

Office: Palamountain Hall 216
Phone: 518-580-5149
Email: hcasto@skidmore.edu

 
Laura Rabinowitz

Laurie Rabinowitz

Assistant Professor

Office: Palamountain Hall 214
Phone: 518-580-5140
Email: lrabinowitz@skidmore.edu 

Krista Reinhart

Krista Reinhart

Teacher, Skidmore Early Childhood Center

Office: Palamountain Hall 
Phone: 518-580-5000
Email: kreinhar@skidmore.edu 

Shirley Seefeld

Shirley Seefeld

Administrative Assistant/Skidmore Early Childhood Center Coordinator

Office: Palamountain Hall, 2nd Fl 
Phone: 518-580-5140
Email: sseefeld@skidmore.edu 

 
Jessica Somerille Braun 

Jessica Somerville-Braun

Assistant Professor in Education Studies

Office: Palamountain Hall 218
Phone: 518-580-5472
Email: jsomervi@skidmore.edu

 
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Becky Smith

Assistant Professor in Education Studies

Office: Palamountain Hall 217A
Phone: 518-580-5148
Email: bsmith@skidmore.edu

Mary Ellen Towne

Mary Ellen Towne

Lecturer in Education Studies and Director of Skidmore Early Childhood Center

Office: Palamountain Hall 215
Phone: 518-580-5273
Email: mtowne@skidmore.edu

 
 

Tricia Wadsworth

Teacher, Skidmore Early Childhood Center

Office: Palamountain Hall 
Phone: 518-580-5000
Email: tmwadsworth@skidmore.edu  

Stephanie Banks

Stephanie Banks

Field Placement Coordinator, Certification Officer and Lecturer, Education Studies

Office: Palamountain Hall 219
Phone: 518-580-5145
Email: sbanks@skidmore.edu