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.
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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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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Dolores Mena, Ph.D. |
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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 |
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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Shaum Bhagat, Ph.D. |
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Allison Briceño, Ed.D. |
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Rebeca Burciaga, Ph.D. |
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Toni Campbell, Ph.D. |
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Paul Cascella, Ph.D. |
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Elaine Chin, Ph.D. |
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Kyoung Mi Choi, Ph.D. |
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Brent Duckor, Ph.D. |
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Mark Felton, Ph.D. |
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Maria Fusaro, Ed.D. |
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Andrea Golloher, Ph.D. |
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Xiaolu Hu, Ph.D. |
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Dina Izenstark, Ph.D. |
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Lara Kassab, Ed.D. |
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Michael Kimbarow, Ph.D. |
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Saili Kulkarni, Ph.D. |
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Jason Laker, Ph.D. |
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Heather Lattimer, Ed.D. |
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Robin Love |
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Matthew Love, Ph.D. |
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Mei-Yan Lu, Ph.D. |
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Lyle Lustigman, Ph.D. |
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Cara Maffini, Ph.D. |
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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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June McCullough, Ph.D. |
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Mary McVey, Ph.D. |
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Danielle Mead, Ph.D. |
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Ellen Middaugh, Ph.D. |
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Eduardo Muñoz-Muñoz, Ph.D. |
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Jean Novak, Ph.D. |
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Hyun-Sook Park, Ph.D. |
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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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Lisa Simpson, Ed.D. |
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Maureen Smith, Ph.D. |
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Grinell Smith, Ph.D. |
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Nadia Sorkhabi, Ph.D. |
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Patty Swanson, Ph.D. |
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Kim Tsai, Ph.D |
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Pei-Tzu Tsai, Ph.D. |
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Tammie Visintainer, Ph.D. |
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David Whitenack, Ph.D. |
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Meet the Lurie College Lecturers
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Stefanie Aichele-Chang |
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Imee Almazan |
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Jolynn Asato |
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Janel Astor |
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Marion Beach |
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Donna Bee-Gates |
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Louise Bernbaum |
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Steve Berta |
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Laurene Beto |
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Nancy Bilbao |
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Sylvia Branca |
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Michele Burns |
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Lorri Capizzi |
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Kathleen Castillo |
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Gary Cava |
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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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Ashley Defensor |
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Brandy Dickinson |
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Zoila Esquivel Moreno |
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Joy Foster |
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Jessica Fraser |
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Rayna Friendly |
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Robert Gliner |
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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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Suzanne Hughes |
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Esther Hugo |
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Floyd Hurndon |
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Kara Ireland D'Ambrosio |
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John Jabagchourian, Ph.D. |
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Roshini Joseph |
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Jan Kaay |
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Sudha Kaul, 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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Jennifer Lambinicio |
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Jennifer Madigan |
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Michael Mann-stock |
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Marcella McCollum |
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Ralph McKay |
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Marianne Mehuys |
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Evelyn Merritt |
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Rebecca Messina |
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Daniel Miranda |
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Dale Mitchell |
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Deb Nemecek |
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Adam Nilsen |
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Teresa O'Donnell-Johnson |
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Paula Oakes |
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Shirley Ortiz |
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Jennifer Pearlman |
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Alison Pentand |
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Vickey Perkins |
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Brent Peterson |
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Kristin Phillips-Matson |
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Laura Pirazzi |
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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 |
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Latisha Roberts |
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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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Linda Sizelove-Secola |
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Everett Smith |
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Nancy Smith |
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Helen Smith |
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Shannon Stovall |
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Evelyn Thorne |
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Jay Totter |
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Shawn Vecillio |
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Krystle Wright |
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Carol Zepecki |
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Erika Zepeda |
