College of Education
Department of Curriculum
and Instruction
Educating students for the next giant leap
In the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, we are preparing the very best educators and professionals for positions in schools, higher education, and the workplace. We equip our graduates to take on the challenges facing the field of education today.
Student Organizations
Featured Faculty
Dr. Stephanie Masta | Associate Professor, Curriculum Studies
Stephanie Masta is an associate professor of Curriculum Studies in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction.
“My research focuses on the experiences of Brown and Black individuals in K-20 educational environments, with a particular interest in Indigenous peoples and their relationships to academic spaces. I am also invested in uncovering the intersections of colonial and race within the academy.”
Featured Graduate Student
R. Mitchell Freeman | PhD Student | Learning Design and Technology
R. Mitchell Freeman is a first-year PhD student studying Learning Design and Technology in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Mitchell’s major professor is Professor Dr. Victoria Lowell.
“I grew up in northeast Indiana, near Fort Wayne. Before the start of my Ph.D., I taught music (e.g., Band, Orchestra, Choir, and General Music) at the middle and high school levels, and I was an adjunct professor at a small university in Mishawaka, Indiana. My interest in teacher professional development (TPD) developed before starting my second master’s degree at Purdue. I began to look at the teacher professional development the music education world constantly relied on to advance teacher education.’