Graduate Faculty at Lewis & Clark
Learn From the Leaders in Their Fields
Our faculty are dedicated innovators, expert practitioners, committed scholars, and engaging instructors—and they can’t wait to meet you.
Faculty are always available and happy to talk. Our small cohorts enhance our close-knit community and foster connection between students, staff, and faculty, in and out of the classroom.
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Passionate Educators, Powerful Advocates
Our world-class faculty are educators, practitioners, and experts in their fields who are committed to student success. All of our professors are dedicated to ingraining social justice into every aspect of the curriculum while preparing you for your career as an educator or counselor.
Not only are our faculty experts in the classroom, but also in our community. Through diverse opportunities for professional growth and development, our students and faculty continuously learn together by attending workshops and training on campus and in Portland.
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Shaping Tomorrow’s Professionals
Our diverse faculty at the Graduate School of Education and Counseling cultivate an environment of growth and opportunity for our students in and out of the classroom. With innovative teaching methods and one on one connection, our community continuously fosters a welcoming, inclusive, educational setting.
Counseling, Therapy, and School Psychology Faculty
Experienced faculty in Lewis & Clark Graduate School’s Counseling, Therapy, and School Psychology programs are committed to ensuring our students’ success both academically and in their future careers. They use diverse instructional approaches, and they are committed to continuing reflective practice to increase our effectiveness in preparing professional counselors. When you are guided by world-class faculty and leading practitioners, you will become an agent of change, ready to transform lives, sustain communities, and create a more just society.
Teaching, School Counseling, and Leadership Studies Faculty
The experienced faculty members in the Teaching, Counseling, and Leadership Studies programs are committed to ensuring our students’ success, both academically and in their future careers. They’ve not only been teachers and school counselors themselves, but are considered thought leaders in the field, contributing to groundbreaking research and becoming regularly published in reputable education-industry publications.
Featured News
Experiencing the Value of Place-Based Education
OPB reporter Elizabeth Miller joined Professors Liza Finkel and Cari Zall as their Secondary Education class explored the implications of a planned expansion to Interstate 5 on a North Portland neighborhood and middle school. Read her resulting article, “How ‘place-based learning’ connects lessons to real life.”
