Faculty, Leadership, & Research
The Lurie College of Education offers comprehensive programs, taught by our talented and dedicated faculty. Our innovative curriculum prepares SJSU Spartans to become transformative educators, counselors, therapists, school and community leaders.
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Department Chairs & Program Directors
The Lurie College of Education Department Chairs and Program Directors are faculty members who serve in a leadership capacity to provide guidance and direction to the growth and development of each academic department and the college as a whole. The current department chairs and program directors are:
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Dolores DeHaro Mena, Ph.D. |
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Peg Hughes, Ph.D. |
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Nidhi Mahendra, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Communicative Disorders & Sciences nidhi.mahendra@sjsu.edu |
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Bradley Porfilio, Ph.D. |
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Emily Slusser, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Child & Adolescent Development emily.slusser@sjsu.edu |
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Patty Swanson, Ph.D. Professor, Teacher Education patricia.swanson@sjsu.edu |
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David Whitenack, Ph.D. Professor, Teacher Education david.whitenack@sjsu.edu |
Faculty Committees
The Lurie College of Education, as a community of scholars and practitioners, believes firmly in the need for broad-based, inclusive college governance. This belief is actualized in the use of the standing committees listed below as well as numerous ad hoc committees that are formed and used throughout an academic year.
Meet the Lurie College Faculty
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Katya Aguilar, Ph.D. |
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Stefanie Aichele-Chang |
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Imee Almazan, Ed.D. |
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Jolynn Asato |
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Janel Astor |
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Marion Beach, Ed.D. |
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Donna Bee-Gates, Ph.D. |
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Louise Bernbaum |
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Laurene Beto |
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Shaum Bhagat, Ph.D. |
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Nancy Bilbao |
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Sylvia Branca |
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Allison Briceño, Ed.D. |
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Rebeca Burciaga, Ph.D. |
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Michele Burns |
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Toni Campbell, Ph.D. |
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Lorri Capizzi, Ed.D. |
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Paul Cascella, Ph.D. |
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Kathleen Castillo |
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Gary Cava |
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Elaine Chin, Ph.D. |
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Kyoung Mi Choi, Ph.D. |
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Jenna Colleen |
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Krissy Connell |
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Mary Conroy |
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Susan Cooper |
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Jimma Cortes-Smith |
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Kristy Cross |
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Arnold Danzig, Ph.D. |
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Ashley Defensor, Ph.D. |
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Brandy Dickinson |
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Brent Duckor, Ph.D. |
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Zoila Esquivel Moreno |
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Mark Felton, Ph.D. |
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Joy Foster |
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Jessica Fraser |
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Rayna Friendly, Ph.D. |
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Maria Fusaro, Ed.D. |
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Robert Gliner, Ph.D. |
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Andrea Golloher, Ph.D. |
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Dawn Greenberg |
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Amy Gutierrez |
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Maryann Haggerty |
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Carol Hartunian |
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Alicia Henderson |
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Christina Hewko |
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Carrie Holmberg |
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Xiaolu Hu, Ph.D. |
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Suzanne Hughes |
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Esther Hugo, Ed.D. |
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Floyd Hurndon |
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Kara Ireland D'Ambrosio |
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Dina Izenstark, Ph.D. |
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John Jabagchourian, Ph.D. |
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Roshini Joseph |
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Jan Kaay |
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Lara Kassab, Ed.D. |
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Sudha Kaul, Ph.D. |
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Michael Kimbarow, Ph.D. |
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Janet Kitajima |
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Jewel Knofler |
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Meredith Kondo |
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Sudha Krishnan |
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Kelly Kruger |
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Saili Kulkarni, Ph.D. |
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Jason Laker, Ph.D. |
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Jennifer Lambinicio |
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Heather Lattimer, Ed.D. |
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Matthew Love, Ph.D. |
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Robin Love |
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Mei-Yan Lu, Ph.D. |
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Lyle Lustigman, Ph.D. |
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Jennifer Madigan |
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Cara Maffini, Ph.D. |
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Michael Mann-stock |
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Roxana Marachi, Ph.D. |
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Robert Marx, Ph.D. |
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Ravisha Mathur, Ph.D. |
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Marcella McCollum |
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June McCullough, Ph.D. |
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Ralph McKay |
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Mary McVey, Ph.D. |
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Danielle Mead, Ph.D. |
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Marianne Mehuys |
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Evelyn Merritt |
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Rebecca Messina |
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Ellen Middaugh, Ph.D. |
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Daniel Miranda |
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Dale Mitchell |
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Eduardo Muñoz-Muñoz, Ph.D. |
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Deb Nemecek |
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Adam Nilsen |
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Jean Novak, Ph.D. |
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Teresa O'Donnell-Johnson |
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Paula Oakes |
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Shirley Ortiz |
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Hyun-Sook Park, Ph.D. |
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Jennifer Pearlman |
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Alison Pentand |
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Vickey Perkins |
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Brent Peterson, Ph.D. |
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Kristin Phillips-Matson |
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Laura Pirazzi |
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Marcos Pizarro, Ph.D. |
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Luis Poza, Ph.D. |
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Wendy Quach, Ph.D. |
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Rosalinda Quintanar-Sarellana, Ph.D. |
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Colette Rabin, Ph.D. |
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Ana Ramirez |
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Lupe Ramirez-Steele |
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Nicky Ramos-Beban |
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Michelle Randle |
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Devon Reckmeyer-Hibbert, Psy.D. |
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Latisha Roberts, Ph.D. |
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Berrnadette Rodriguez-Young |
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Pat Rogers |
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Anita Schaack |
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Murry Schekman |
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Heather Schlaman |
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Pam Schultz |
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Erin Scullion-Jones |
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Dena Sexton |
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Amita Shah |
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Lisa Simpson, Ed.D. |
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Linda Sizelove-Secola |
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Everett Smith |
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Grinell Smith, Ph.D. |
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Helen Smith |
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Maureen Smith, Ph.D. |
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Nancy Smith |
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Nadia Sorkhabi, Ph.D. |
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Shannon Stovall |
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Patty Swanson, Ph.D. |
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Evelyn Thorne |
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Jay Totter |
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Kim Tsai, Ph.D |
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Pei-Tzu Tsai, Ph.D. |
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Aubrey Uresti, Ph.D. |
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Shawn Vecillio, Ph.D. |
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Tammie Visintainer, Ph.D. |
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David Whitenack, Ph.D. |
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Krystle Wright |
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Carol Zepecki |
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Erika Zepeda |
