Richard Russo
Instructor
Home Office
847-947-5194
rrusso@nl.edu

EDUCATION
Bachelor’s in Kinesiology work, University of Illinois-Chicago
Master’s in Education work, Michigan State University
Doctoral work, College of Education, University of Illinois-Chicago (ABD)

CURRENT COURSES I TEACH
ESR505: Educational Inquiry and Assessment
ESR506: Graduate Research: Interpretive/Critical
ESR507: Graduate Research: Empirical/Quantitative
ESR514: Research in Action: Becoming Practitioner Researchers
FND504: History and Philosophy of Education
FND510: Social Justice Perspectives on the History and Philosophy of United States (USA) Education
ELE345: Methods of Teaching Fine Arts
ELE347: Methods of Teaching Health and PE

WORK IN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY
Teaching and consultation on the partnership design and the curriculum of NLU’s alternative certification programs: Academy for Urban School Leadership (AUSL), Chicago Teaching Fellows (CTF), and Teach for America (TFA)
Collaboration with and study of the educational work of various arts organizations in and around Chicago

RESEARCH INTERESTS
Research Methods, Arts in Education, Curriculum and Instruction, Alternative Certification, Physical Education