Lucille McEachern, Ph.D.

Lucille McEachern is an associate professor at Saint Joseph College in West Hartford, Connecticut. She teaches in the undergraduate and graduate teacher certification programs for the Child Study/Education/ Special Education Department. Prior to her appointment in 1989 at Saint Joseph College, Dr. McEachern served as a classroom teacher in New York and Massachusetts at the elementary and middle school levels and as an administrator of special education for a regional school district. She later became a curriculum and staff developer for two urban school districts in Connecticut. She also served as a visiting associate professor and lecturer for the Educational Studies Program at Wesleyan University. Since 1966 when she began her career in education, she has brought new ideas and a positive approach to her work with students, teachers and administrators.

Dr. McEachern's professional contributions include published articles and national presentations related to planning and integrating the curriculum for mathematics, science and social studies at the elementary school level. She has assisted David Squires with his balanced curriculum process for mathematics in grades kindergarten through eight in Community School District 17, Brooklyn, New York. The aligned and balanced curriculum framework is the basis for her ongoing assistance to public schools.