Faculty & Staff
Students are guided in their work by a multidisciplinary, highly talented faculty with extensive experience in PreK-12 or higher education leadership and policy, as well as diverse research interests. In addition to teaching seminars, faculty works closely with students as advisors, mentors, and members of dissertation committees to ensure their success.
Staff
Tiffany Carrillo
Administrative Support Coordinator
Nancy Aguilar, Ed.D.
Program Specialist
Nathan Durdella, Ph.D.
Professor and Director of Doctoral Programs
Core Faculty
| Name | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|
| Alwan, Ahmed | Associate Professor & Academic Librarian | University Library |
| Augustine, Franklin | Associate Professor | Health Science |
| Bagwell, Jack | Associate Professor | Educational Leadership and Policy Studies |
| Bolsmann, Chris | Professor | Kinesiology |
| Burke, Sloane | Professor | Health Science |
| Buenavista, Tracy | Professor | Asian American Studies |
| Ceja, Miguel | Professor & Chair | Educational Leadership and Policy Studies |
| Clark, Irene | Professor | English |
| Durdella, Nathan | Professor | Educational Leadership and Policy Studies |
| Edeburn, Ellen | Associate Professor | Educational Leadership and Policy Studies |
| Eickman, Jordan | Professor | Deaf Studies |
| Foley, Brian | Professor | Secondary Education |
| Garrow, William | Associate Professor | Deaf Studies |
| Gainsburg, Julie | Professor | Secondary Education |
| Gammage, Marquita | Professor | Africana Studies |
| Garcia, Eric P. | Professor & Academic Librarian | University Library |
| Garcia, Monica | Associate Professor | Secondary Education |
| Goldschmidt, Pete | Professor | Educational Psychology and Counseling |
| Gross Toews, Samantha | Assistant Professor | Special Education |
| Herr, Norman | Professor | Secondary Education |
| Hollett, Alexandria | Assistant Professor | Elementary Education |
| Jain, Dimpal | Professor | Educational leadership and Policy Studies |
| Kennedy, Virginia | Associate Professor | Special Education |
| Knotts, Gregory | Professor | Elementary Education |
| Kwon, Minsung | Associate Professor | Elementary Education |
| Lugo, JC | Assistant Professor | Chicano/a Studies |
| McDonald, Lauren | Associate Professor | Sociology |
| Montaño, Theresa | Professor | Chicano/a Studies |
| Murawski, Wendy | Professor | Special Education |
| Olmos, Daniel | Assistant Professor | Sociology |
| Paez, Jose | Assistant Professor | Social Work |
| Pak, Mira | Professor | Secondary Education |
| Posey, Brianne | Assistant Professor | Criminology and Justice Studies |
| Restori, Alberto | Professor | Educational Psychology and Counseling |
| Rothstein-Fisch, Carrie | Professor | Educational Psychology and Counseling |
| Ruvalcaba, Omar | Assistant Professor | Psychology |
| Sawyer, Mirna | Professor | Health Sciences |
| Stevens, Mark | Professor | Educational Psychology and Counseling |
| Wall, Melissa | Professor | Journalism |
| Wolfe, Jenn | Associate Professor | Secondary Education |
| Zell, Deone | Professor | Management |