Frances O'Connell Rust joined the Erikson faculty in July 2007 as senior vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty. She holds the Rochelle Zell Dean's Chair.
Previously a professor of teacher education at New York University's Steinhardt School of Education, she has worked in early childhood education since 1966. She has founded two early childhood schools based on the Montessori method and the British Infant School movement. Since 1985, she has directed undergraduate and graduate-level teacher education programs.
She has published widely on topics related to teacher preparation and quality, teacher-driven action research, and school improvement. Active in numerous professional organizations, she has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Early childhood Teacher Education, Teacher Education Quarterly, and Teachers and Teaching—Theory and Practice.
Areas of Expertise
Preservice and inservice teacher education
Teacher research
Montessori early childhood education