Faculty Profiles
Sam Haraf
assistant professor of instruction
Email: sharaf1@usf.edu
Office Location: USF Tampa campus, EDU 202
Dr. Sam Haraf is an Assistant Professor of Instruction in the Department of Teaching
and Learning. She teaches courses in the College of Education such as EDE 4504: Creating
and Differentiating the Learning Environment and EDE 4940: Elementary Education Internship.
Dr. Haraf’s work focuses on teacher candidate preparation, school-university partnership
development, and teacher learning related to fostering classroom environments that
are supportive, inclusive, and rigorous for all students. Prior to working in teacher
education, Dr. Haraf worked as a reading coach and as an elementary teacher in urban,
rural, and suburban schools in the Chicago area. Within these schools, she participated
in school improvement planning, school-based intervention teams, schoolwide professional
development planning, and curriculum development.
Dr. Haraf earned a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education, a master’s degree in
Curriculum Studies/Teacher Leadership, and a doctoral degree in Curriculum and Instruction/Teacher
Education. She also has certifications in Diversity in Education, Qualitative Research,
and Special Education.