The Transitions to Teaching Team

Helen L. Johnson, Director

Helen Johnson is a Professor of Educational Psychology in the Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education at Queens College and the CUNY Graduate Center, and Director of Cross-Campus Learning Communities at Queens College. Helen served as Chair of Elementary and Early Childhood Education and as Director of The Family Literacy Project. She teaches courses on family contexts of language and literacy, instructional issues for diverse populations, and research methods.

Michelle Fraboni, Co-Director

Michelle Fraboni is Director of the Center for Teaching & Learning at Queens College, providing opportunities for QC faculty to enhance the quality of their teaching. She is also a full time lecturer teaching Digital Literacy in the Department of Elementary & Early Childhood Education (EECE. As a faculty member in EECE, Michelle has taught and advised undergraduate and graduate students for many years.

Ashley R. Davis, Project Coordinator

Ashley Renaire Davis is an educational psychology doctoral student at City University of New York’s (CUNY) Graduate Center. Ashley’s research focuses on the teaching and learning of mathematics from early childhood through postsecondary education, with special focus on the factors that reproduce inequity in the teaching and learning of mathematics in elementary schools. Ashley is an adjunct professor in the Elementary and Early Childhood Education Department at Queens College and has worked as a math consultant supporting Pre-K through fifth grade teachers in implementation of developmentally appropriate mathematical content. Ashley previously worked as Jumpstart @ QC’s workshop leader.

Line Saint Hilaire Augustin, Advisement Coordinator

Line Saint Hilaire Augustin is an Assistant Professor of Science Education in the Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education at Queens College, CUNY. As the Coordinator of the Undergraduate Elementary Education Program, Line interacts with students on a regular basis through email and in one-to-one meetings.

Cecilia Britez, Outreach Coordinator

Cecilia Britez is Campus Manager for the CUNY Service Corps program at Queens College. Cecilia began her career at Queens College as a transfer student and after graduating went on to complete a Master degree in Urban Studies. Her experiences as a Queens College transfer student inform the work of TtT.