Meet the Leadership Team


Dr. Zhen Chai	Associate Professor, Department of Special Education Email: zhen.chai@csun.edu Phone: (818) 677-4604 Office location: Education 2214 Areas of Expertise Strategies for working with families Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Early literacy Positive behavior support (PBS)
Dr. Debra Malmberg	Associate Professor, Department of Psychology Email: dmalmberg@csun.edu Phone: (818) 677-6338 Office location: ST 307 Areas of Expertise Autism Spectrum Disorder Intervention design for skill acquisition programs for children Inclusion Parent Education and collaboration with families
Blanca Plascencia	Department Coordinator, Special Education Department Email: sped@csun.edu Phone: (818) 677-2596 Office location: Education 1204
Brian Rice	Psychology Faculty, Extended Learning Email: brian.rice@csun.edu Phone: (818) 677-2270