Education Faculty and Staff
Our EducatOR PREPARATION PROGRAM Faculty and Staff
Dr. Dustin Bailey
Phone: (812) 866-7392 Fax: (812) 866-7391 Email: bailey@hanover.edu
Dr. Dustin Bailey serves as the current Education Department Chair and was promoted to Associate Professor in early 2020. He coordinates multiples areas including social studies teacher preparation and is especially passionate about the Teaching Diverse Learners Program! Dr. Bailey teaches most of the Special Education courses such as Education Law, Teaching High School, Professional Collaboration and Classroom Management. Additionally, he teaches First Year 101 each fall. He supervises local and urban student teachers and enjoys offering a spring term travel abroad course. In previous school leadership roles in Special Ed and as an administrator, Dr. Bailey has experienced multiple situations that can be brought into his classroom teaching at Hanover. Dr. Bailey is the faculty advisor for the Hanover Student Education Association (HSEA) and has served in a number of official roles on campus, among them the Faculty Steering Committee and Committee of the Faculty. He maintains leadership roles in the State and community with his service on Department of Education committees and as a board member of the Indiana State Teachers Association and with CAEP - the accreditation entity for teacher preparation. Dr. Bailey enjoys his two pugs: Atticus and Gizmo, and a Corgi named Windsor. He likes weightlifting, traveling to fun places, restoring his antique car, and spending time on his farm in western Indiana.
Dr. Debbie Hanson
Phone: (812) 866 - 7393 Fax: (812) 866-7391 Email: hanson@hanover.edu
Professor of Education, Dr. Debbie Hanson came to Hanover College in 2006 and has served on numerous committees of the faculty and has also been the Assistant Director of the Rivers Institute, as well as Chair of the Education Department. Dr. Hanson was promoted to full professor in 2019 and was the recipient of the Daryl Karns Award for Creative Teaching in 2019 as well. Dr. Hanson typically teaches our introductory EDU course, junior level Methods courses in Math and Science, as well as Children's Literature and other special topic courses. She is the field work placements coordinator and supervises local and Indianapolis area urban student teachers. Debbie is certified in Project Wet and Project Wild and loves to create enthusiasm for learning and teaching science through Family Science Nights at local schools . She is a member of HASTI and NSTA and has authored several articles in professional publications and presented at conferences all over the United States. Debbie is an avid runner and an Illinois native, but resides in Columbus, IN with her husband. They have three grown children and one grandchild.
Dava Roth
Phone: (812) 866 - 7395 Fax: (812) 866-7391 Email: roth@hanover.ed
Dava Roth joined Hanover College as Instructor of Education after 13 years of teaching elementary and middle school students in multiple settings around the globe, including New Zealand, Uganda, and Bolivia. These diverse experiences were what guided her to further her own educational pursuits these last six years through her Master's and PhD programs in Curriculum and Instruction while focusing on cognitive and socio-emotional development in children and adolescents. She teaches a variety of Education courses including social studies and language arts methods, middle school methods, senior seminar and others. She supervises local area urban student teachers, as well as serving on several faculty committees. In her downtime, Dava draws, paints, and works with mosaics and also enjoys swing and salsa dancing. She is an avid reader and seeks out unique cultural experiences as she plans future travels. She is the faculty advisor for the Hanover College Women's Basketball team.
Cheryl Torline
Phone: (812) 866-7390 Fax: (812) 866-7391 Email: torline@hanover.edu
