Experts Directory: Education: K–12
Alejandra Acuña
Department of Social Work
work: (818) 677-7798
email: aacuna@csun.eduaacunalcsw@gmail.com
Also speaks: Spanish
- Urban youth and families
- Traumatic stress and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Resilience
- Mental health in schools
- School social work
- Family communication
- Family engagement in children’s mental health
- Evidence-based mental health practices
- Cognitive behavioral intervention for trauma in schools
- Parenting and family therapy
- Solution-focused brief therapy
- Child welfare
- Program evaluation
- Cultural/traditional mental health practices
- Social marketing campaigns for mental health
Elizabeth Adams
Associate Vice President, Undergraduate Studies
work: (818) 677-2969
email: elizabeth.adams@csun.edu
- Folklore
- Popular culture
- Tourism
- Teacher preparation in subject matter
- Gender and sexuality
Learn more about Elizabeth Adams work:
- New Partnership Helps CSUN Transfer Students Earn Community College Degrees
- CSUN Looks to Connect Faculty and Staff with Students Through New Initiative
- CSUN Implementing Strategies to Elevate Graduation Rates, Student Success
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
Learn more about Susan Belgrad work:
- CSUN Professor Aims to Advance Science Education for Underrepresented Minority Students
- CSUN Fosters STEM Education Through JPL Collaboration, Texas State University Grant
- Grant Supports CSUN's Effort to Make Math and Science Fun
David Boyns
Department of Sociology
work: (818) 677-6803 / 3591
email:
- Sociological theory
- Emotions
- Social interaction
- Mass media
- Consumerism
- First-year public school teachers
- Quantitative survey research
Learn more about David Boyns work:
- Kaiser Permanente Awards CSUN $60,000 to Promote a Canoga Park Healthy Eating Program Focused on Educating Parents and Caregivers
- CSUN Awarded Campus Compact Grant to Bridge Divides on Campus and in Community
- CSUN Wins National Honor for Partnership with Canoga Park
- CSUN Receives Nearly $q166,000 Eisner Foundation Grant to Assess Intergenerational Services in LA County
- CSUN Awarded $880,000 to Address Obesity Rate in Canoga Park
Joyce Burstein
Department of Elementary Education
work: (818) 677-6850
email: joyce.burstein@csun.edu
Also speaks: Spanish
- Social studies
- Arts
- Multicultural education
- Teacher education
- Activism in teaching
- Social studies research in elementary schools
Learn more about Joyce Burstein work:
Special Education Professors Developing High School Literacy Intervention Program for National Use
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
Amy Hanreddy
Department of Special Education
work: (818) 677-2522
email: amy.n.hanreddy@csun.edu
- Inclusion of students with disabilities in general education classrooms
- Media representations of individuals with disabilities
- Co-teaching
- Universal Design for Learning
- Consulting with TV/film producers and writers on disability representations, script consultations and connections to relevant disability organizations
- CHIME Institute
- Co-Author: “Teaching Communications Skills to Students with Severe Disabilities”
Learn more about Amy Hanreddy work:
Norman Herr
Department of Secondary Education
work: (818) 677-2505
email: norm.herr@csun.edu
- Science education
- Technology education
Learn more about Norman Herr work:
Grant Supports CSUN’s Effort to Make Math and Science Fun
David Klein
Department of Mathematics
work: (818) 677-7792 / 2721
email:
- K–12 mathematics education
- Statistical mechanics
David Klein work:
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Greg Knotts
Department of Elementary Education
work: (818) 677-3189
email: greg.knotts@csun.edu
- Gender in elementary education
- Sexuality in elementary education
- Democratic education
- Social studies education
- Pre-service teachers
- Integrating the arts in elementary education
- Author: "Reclaiming Social Studies for the Elementary Classroom: Integrating Culture Through the Arts"
Learn more about Greg Knotts work:
CSUN Professor Greg Knotts Continues LGBT Outreach with New Study
Wilda Laija-Rodriguez
Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling
work: (818) 677-7889
email: wilda.laija@csun.edu
Also speaks: Spanish
- Bilingual assessment
- Psychoeducational and psychological assessment
- Outcome-based assessment
- Multicultural issues in education
- Second language reading
Learn more about Wilda Laija-Rodriguez work:
School Psychologists In L.A. Are Urged To Strengthen Their Skills
Beth Lasky
Department of Special Education
work: (818) 677-2725
email: beth.lasky@csun.edu
- Delivering good instruction from kindergarten to adult education
- Diversity in education
- Inclusion of students with disabilities in schools, including colleges and universities
- Instructing students with disabilities
- Second-language learners
Learn more about Beth Lasky work:
CSUN Launches 2-Year Program for People with Intellectual Disabilities
Amy Levin
Department of Social Work
work: (818) 677-4994
email:
- At-risk youth
- Veterans’ mental health
- 2011 National Association of Social Workers’ “Social Worker of the Year”
Learn more about Amy Levin work:
- Think CSUN: From Soldier to Civilian
- CSUN's Master of Social Work Program Scores Another Top Ranking
Cathy McLeod
National Center on Deafness
work: (818) 677-2611
email: catherine.mcleod@csun.edu
Also speaks: American Sign Language
- Deafness
- Training administrators and regular education teachers in K–12 and postsecondary settings
- Advocacy of deaf rights and interpreting issues
Learn more about Cathy McLeod work:
New CSUN National Center on Deafness Director Advocates for a Strong Voice in the Digital Age
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
Theresa Montaño
Department of Chicana/o Studies
work: (818) 677-6801
email: theresa.montano@csun.edu or
Also speaks: Spanish
- Public education
- Teachers’ unions
- Privatization of public education
- Education in Los Angeles
- Bilingual education/duel immersion
- California politics
- Chicana/o studies
Read more about Theresa Montaño work:
CSUN Professor Theresa Montaño: Champion for Education, Advocate for Change
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
Learn more about Wendy Murawski work:
- CSUN and Project Grad Los Angeles Roll Out College Empowerment Partnership with San Fernando High School
- CSUN Faculty Break Down Silos to Help Train Tomorrow's Workforce
Rachel Friedman Narr
Department of Special Education
work: (818)677-4007
email:
Also speaks: American Sign Language
- Education of the deaf and hard of hearing
- Communication strategies for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals
- Bilingual language acquisition
- American Sign Language and (spoken or print) English
- Teacher preparation
Learn more about Rachel Friedman Narr work:
- CSUN Deaf Ed Program Awarded $1.25 Millon for Teacher Preparation
- CSUN's DEAF Project Receives Honors for Serving Deaf Community
Steven B. Oppenheimer
Department of Biology
Director, Center for Cancer and Developmental Biology
work: (818) 677-3336 / 3356
email: steven.oppenheimer@csun.edu
- Cancer biology and prevention
- Developmental biology, cell surface and cell adhesion
- Enhancing science education
Learn more about Steven Oppenheimer work:
- CSUN Student Research Journal Celebrates 20th year of Changing Young Lives
- Dr. Oppenheimer Opens Up About CSUN
Nancy O’Rode
Department of Elementary Education
work: (818) 677-7402
email: nancyo@csun.edu
- Algebraic thinking
- Algebraic thinking in middle schools
- Transformation to formal algebra
- Equity in mathematics education
- Exemplary curriculum in elementary mathematics
- Jane Austen
Learn more about Nancy O'Rode work:
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Steven Sherry
Department of Social Work
work: (818) 677-6421
email:
- Child and adolescent psychotherapy
- Trauma-based therapy
- Emotional disturbance in children
- School-based mental health
- Child welfare and mental health
Learn more about Steven Sherry work:
Terry Sweeting
Department of Kinesiology
work: (818) 677-7570
email:
- Teaching effectiveness in elementary physical education
- Assessment in elementary physical education
Learn more about Terry Sweeting work:
CSUN Students Help Local School Kids Get Moving
Virginia Oberholzer Vandergon
Department of Biology
work: (818) 677-6362 / 3356
email: virginia.vandergon@csun.edu
- K–12 science education
- Genetics
- Molecular evolution
Learn more about Virginia Oberholzer Vandergon work:
- CSUN Connects to Local Community Through Robotics Academy
- Celebrating Faculty and Staff Achievements — March 2023
Thelma Vickroy
Department of Cinema and Television Arts
work: (818) 677-6361
email: thelma.vickroy@csun.edu
- Television production
- Documentary production
- Developing high school documentary studies programs
Learn more about Thelma Vickroy work:
CSUN Film Students Advance to Semifinals in Student Academy Awards
Kristen Walker
Department of Marketing
work: (818) 677-2040
email: kristen.walker@csun.edu
- Social media
- Consumer information exchange
- Privacy
- Marketing and public policy
- Technology and consumer information
- Data-rich environments
- Trust and transparency
- Middle-school youth and digital literacy
- Social media and sports
- Small business and start-ups and issues of privacy and security
Learn more about Kristen Walker work:
- CSUN Marketing Students Work with Fox Sports University
- CSUN Awarded Grant to Teach Youth About Online Privacy
- FOX Deportes to Use CSUN Student Ideas in UFC Campaign
- CSUN Professor Examines Transparency, Trust and Protection on the Web
- CSUN Marketing Professors Launch Campaign to Teach Elementary and Middle Schoolers About Online Privacy
- Brans Should Aim to Understand Consumers' Tweets, According to Marketing Professor at CSUN
Ann E. Watkins
Department of Mathematics
work: (818) 677-2781
email: ann.watkins@csun.edu
- Statistics education
- Advanced placement statistics examination
Learn more about Ann E. Watkins work:
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
Learn more about Connie White work: