Lurie College Recogized in Best Education Graduate Schools

We had an impressive showing in the 2021 U.S. News and World Report Best Education Graduate Schools rankings, which were released on March 17!  Highlights include:

• Tied for #2 among CSU schools of education
• In the top 5 for schools of education in the Bay Area
• Tied for #16 among schools of education in California

Scholarship Application Cycle Now Open

All returning and incoming Lurie College of Education undergraduate, graduate, credential, and doctoral students for the 2020-2021 academic year should apply for our scholarships by Friday, May 1!  For the 2019-2020 academic year, we awarded 111 students a median of $1000 and an average of $2469.

Student Spotlight | James Chow

We spoke with Communicative Disorders and Sciences graduate student James Chow, who received a Lurie College grant to conduct research on alternative methods to help people with aphasia communicate with their medical providers.

Spring 2020 Ed.D. Leadership Program Dissertation Defenses

Come out to support SJSU Lurie College EdD Leadership Program student Heidi Schmidt Emberling on Tuesday, March 31, at 1pm as she defends her doctoral dissertation "How Does Alignment Between Policymakers and the General Public Affect Expansion and Improvement of High-Quality Childcare/Preschool in California?"

What's Up Wednesdays

Join the Student Success Center team - Janene, Annie, Saul, and Krista - virtually on Wednesdays from 11am-12pm to check in, ask questions, and catch up.

Lurie College Student Google Calendar

Find all of the information you need about upcoming workshops, program info sessions, student organization meetings, and miscellaneous opportunities.

Nadia Sorkhabi, PhD

Nadia Sorkhabi is a Professor in the Department of Child and Adolescent Development.  She studies cultural variations in the effects of parent-child conflict; mothers’ and fathers’ parenting styles and practices; and marital conflict on mental health, academic achievement, social competence, communicative competence, and disclosure to parents of children, adolescents, and emerging adults.

Luis Poza, PhD

Luis Poza is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Teacher Education.  His research investigates how beliefs about language, language learning, race, and nation are embedded in educational practice and policy.  He uses qualitative methods, principally ethnography and participant observation, to examine how these ideologies and their curricular and legal manifestations shape students’ experiences in schools.

Wendy Quach, PhD

Wendy Quach is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences.  Her teaching and research focus on augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) for people with complex communication needs and motor speech disorders.  She has a passion for instilling research in her students and has mentored several students on various projects related to AAC.