Experts Directory: Education: General Educational Issues

Susan Belgrad

Department of Elementary Education
work: (818) 677-4901
email: susan.belgrad@csun.edu

Engaged learning
Brain compatible learning
Cooperative learning
Reflective practice portfolios
Authentic assessment
Student voice in assessment/portfolio conferences

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Sandra B. Chong

Department of Elementary Education
work: (818) 677-2533
email: sandra.b.chong@csun.edu
Also speaks: Korean

Literacy instruction in elementary school grades K–8
English-as-a-second-language instruction and methods for K–16 and SDAIE
Bilingual (Korean/English) instruction and methods for K–8
Classroom management
Credential and master’s program advisement
Supervision of student teachers
Home literacy practices and second language acquisition

Ileana Costea

Department of Manufacturing Systems Engineering and Management
work: (818) 677-2167
email: icostea@csun.edu
Also speaks: French, Romanian

Education in Romania
Education and multiculturalism
Artificial intelligence
Expert systems
Decision analysis
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Web collaboration
Distance education
Interactive computer graphics

Cynthia G. Desrochers

Department of Elementary Education
work: (818) 677-7892 / 2621
email: cynthia.desrochers@csun.edu

Effective instruction and assessment K–16
Cooperative (group) learning K–16
Teaching strategies in K–16
Peer coaching and supervision K–16
Active learning in K–16
Classroom assessment techniques in K–16
The writing process
Success for college freshmen

Jennifer Kalfsbeek

The Tseng College
Private Sector Programs
work: (818) 677-5943
email:
Also speaks: Spanish

Online learning
Adult education
Workforce education
Social justice/inequality

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Kristyan Kouri

Department of Gender and Women’s Studies
work: (818) 677-5018
email: kristyan.m.kouri@csun.edu

Education
Gender
Race
Family

Lauren McDonald

Department of Sociology
work: (818) 677-4267
email: lauren.mcdonald@csun.edu

Education policy
Think tanks

David L. Moguel

Department of Secondary Education
work: (818) 677-4010
email: david.l.moguel@csun.edu
Also speaks: Spanish

Teacher education
Bilingual education and education of immigrant students
Latino/Hispanic population history, culture and education
Service learning

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Faculty and Staff Awards for December 2017

Theresa Montaño

Department of Chicana/o Studies
work: (818) 677-6801
email: theresa.montano@csun.eduor
Also speaks: Spanish

Public education
Teachers’ unions
Privatization of public education
Education in Los Angeles
Bilingual education/duel immersion
California politics
Chicana/o studies

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Wendy Murawski

Department of Special Education
Executive Director & Eisner Endowed Chair, Center for Teaching and Learning
work: (818) 677-7037 / 2596
email: wendy.murawski@csun.edu
Also speaks: German

Collaborative teaching
Co-teaching
Learning disabilities
Team teaching
Staff development for teachers
Inclusive education for students with mild/moderate disabilities

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Wendy Murawski Shines Through Her Publications

Ana Sánchez-Muñoz

Department of Chicana/o Studies
work: (818) 677-2734
email: ana.sanchezmunoz@csun.edu
Also speaks: Spanish

Language variation and change
Sociolinguistics
Bilingualism and situations of language contact, especially Spanish in the United States
Language acquisition, specifically in teaching Spanish as a heritage language
How schooling in English contributes to the loss/attrition of a heritage language
Author: “Spanish as a Heritage Language in the United States: A Study of Speakers’ Register Variation”
Co-author: “Learning English/Learning America: Latino and Asian American Voices”

James F. “Jack” Solomon

Department of English
work: (818) 677-0906 / 3431
email: james.solomon@csun.edu

Semantics
History of literary criticism
Literary theory
Cultural studies and criticism
Popular culture
Educational politics
California issues
Author: “The Signs of Our Times; Signs of Life in the USA” and “California Dreams and Realities”

W. David Wakefield

Department of Child and Adolescent Development
work: (818) 677-5926
email: david.wakefield@csun.edu

Ethnic and racial socialization of minority youth
Children and teens’ understanding of race and ethnicity
Minority adolescents’ experience with racism and discrimination
Bridging the achievement gap between ethnic minority and white students
Adolescent peer relationships (friendships)
Adolescent/young adult risk taking behavior
Bullying
Childhood aggression
First-generation college students pursuing graduate/professional degrees

Connie White

Department of Elementary Education
work: (818) 677-7394
email: connie.white@csun.edu

Literacy reading and writing
Critical literacy
Gender and education
New Literacy Studies
Family literacy

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