Focus: Education
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Dr. Keely Nudo, Concentration Director
Dr. Keely Nudo, a former AUS student, joined Antioch University as director of the K-12 School Library Endorsement Program in July 2026. Keely was the District Librarian PK-12 and Teacher-Librarian PK-6 for the Scappoose School District in Oregon, just outside of Portland. In her role in Scappoose, Keely taught almost 1,000 PK-6 students in three…
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Christie Kaaland, EdD
Christie Kaaland, EdD, Professor Emerita, administered the K-12 Library Media Endorsement program for 23 years—a program she developed after seeing the need for certified school librarians in the Pacific Northwest. She joined AUS in 2000 as an adjunct instructor and, in 2003, joined the Core Faculty, teaching in the Master of Arts in Teaching program. …
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Doug Judge, PhD
Dr. Doug Judge has more than 25 years of experience in education, administration, large-scale implementation in schools, social work, and youth services. His career has focused on addressing systemic inequities in influential public institutions, and he has served as a social worker in foster care and schools, a juvenile probation officer, and a special education…
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Eryn Duffee, MLIS
Eryn Duffee is an adjunct faculty member in Antioch University’s School Library Endorsement Program, currently teaching School Library Advocacy. She is the teacher-librarian at Edmonds Heights K-12 in the Edmonds School District and has also worked as a middle school teacher-librarian in Madison, TN. Eryn’s school-based practice centers on equitable access to information, Universal Design…
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Ohio K-12 Reading Endorsement
The STEAM Certificate Program trains educators in the core practices of inquiry-driven, experiential pedagogy, and authentic assessment as tools for instruction and curriculum design.
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Ohio TESOL K-12 Endorsement
Ohio’s students are increasingly diverse. Over the past two decades, the number of English Learners in Ohio has doubled. According to the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce, there are over 80,000 English Learners in Ohio who speak more than 90 different languages. The TESOL endorsement provides teachers of students in all subject areas…