The TEI faculty boasts leaders in the field, from world-renowned theorists to rising stars.
All TEI faculty bring with them a wealth of practical knowledge grounded in years of field experience and research. Follow the links below to learn more about all our TEI instructors.
![Leona Ba, EdD profile image](https://tei.cgu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/41/2017/01/Leona_Ba.jpg)
Leona Ba, EdD
Associate Professor at the Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
![Ashley Barnes profile image](https://tei.cgu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/41/2024/02/Ashley-Barnes_SFW.jpg)
Ashley Barnes
Research and Evaluation Manager, Center for Culturally Responsive Engagement (CCRE)
![John Bryson, PhD profile image](https://tei.cgu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/41/2024/05/John-Bryson-Profile-Picture-600x600.jpg)
John Bryson, PhD
McKnight Presidential Professor Emeritus, Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
![Doreen Cavanaugh, PhD profile image](https://tei.cgu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/41/2017/01/Doreen_Cavanaugh-1-600x600.jpg)
Doreen Cavanaugh, PhD
Research Professor, Health Policy Institute, Georgetown University
![Joseph Cordes, PhD profile image](https://tei.cgu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/41/2015/11/Joseph_Cordes.jpg)
Joseph Cordes, PhD
Associate Director, Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration, George Washington University
![J. Bradley Cousins, PhD profile image](https://tei.cgu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/41/2021/06/Brad-Cousins-Photo.jpg)
J. Bradley Cousins, PhD
Professor Emeritus of Evaluation at the Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa
![Stewart I. Donaldson, PhD profile image](https://tei.cgu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/41/2017/03/Stewart_Donaldson.jpg)
Stewart I. Donaldson, PhD
Executive Director, Claremont Evaluation Center, Claremont Graduate University
![Gary T. Henry, PhD profile image](https://tei.cgu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/41/2015/11/Gary_Henry.jpg)
Gary T. Henry, PhD
Patricia and H. Rodes Hart Chair, Peabody College, Vanderbilt University
![Kathryn Newcomer, PhD profile image](https://tei.cgu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/41/2017/01/Kathryn-Newcomer600.jpg)
Kathryn Newcomer, PhD
Director, Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration, George Washington University
![Theodore H. Poister, PhD profile image](https://tei.cgu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/41/2017/01/Theodore_Poister.jpg)
Theodore H. Poister, PhD
Professor of Public Management and Policy, Georgia State University
![Patricia Rogers, PhD profile image](https://tei.cgu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/41/2017/01/Patricia-Rogers600.jpg)
Patricia Rogers, PhD
Professor, Public Sector Evaluation, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
![Jolene D. Smyth, PhD profile image](https://tei.cgu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/41/2015/11/Jolene_Smyth.jpg)
Jolene D. Smyth, PhD
Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
![Emily E. Tanner-Smith, PhD profile image](https://tei.cgu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/41/2019/01/Tanner-Smith-2.jpg)
Emily E. Tanner-Smith, PhD
Thomson Professor, Counseling Psychology and Human Services Department, University of Oregon
![Jennifer Brown Urban, PhD profile image](https://tei.cgu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/41/2019/05/J-Urban-600x600.jpg)
Jennifer Brown Urban, PhD
Professor, Department of Family Science and Human Development, Montclair State University
![Jennifer P. Villalobos, PhD profile image](https://tei.cgu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/41/2024/05/Jennifer-P.-Villalobos-553x600.jpg)
Jennifer P. Villalobos, PhD
Assistant Professor of Evaluation Practice, Claremont Graduate University
![David Wilson, PhD profile image](https://tei.cgu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/41/2017/01/Picture1-1.jpg)
David Wilson, PhD
Distinguished University Professor, Department of Criminology, Law & Society, George Mason University