Amy Vinlove hired as director for the School of Education

August 8, 2018

Amy Vinlove has been named the new director of the School of Education.

An associate professor of education at UAF, Vinlove has worked with the university's elementary teacher preparation program since 1999 and is a lifelong Alaskan with eight years of K-12 public school teaching experience. She has been a National Board certified teacher since 2000. Vinlove received a B.A. in education studies and public policy from Brown University (1992), an M.A. in curriculum and instruction from the University of Colorado (1995), and a Ph.D. in education policy and reform through the UAF interdisciplinary Ph.D. program (2012).

As director for the School of Education, Vinlove will be responsible for administration of all academic and administrative matters, and will also focus on promoting the college as an active participant in the area’s economic development.

The UAF education program is administratively housed within the College of Natural Science and Mathematics and led by a director and an executive dean.