Laura Pirazzi (she/her/hers)

Lecturer and Academic Advisor, Child & Adolescent Development

Laura Pirazzi has spent over 20 years working in the field of Child and Adolescent Development. Her previous positions included teaching in early childhood education settings and serving as a mental health counselor for adolescents. Laura also has experience as a behavioral therapist and as a child life specialist volunteer. She loves sharing these experiences to enhance learning for her students at SJSU. As a first-generation college student, Laura also enjoys guiding SJSU students through their college journey. She has served as a major advisor in the ChAD department since 2019.

Education

• M.A., Child and Adolescent Development, San Jose State University
• B.S., Human Development, UC Davis

Noteworthy Grants and Awards

• TEAM (Teaching with Engaging and Affordable Materials) Grant - San José State University, 2018-2019

Recommended Reading

• The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures by Anne Fadiman
• The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
• Wonder by R.J. Palacio

Personality Playlist

Listen to Laura's playlist below and access all of the personality playlists on our Lurie College of Education Spotify account