Doctoral Program

Faculty & Staff

Students are guided in their work by a multidisciplinary, highly talented faculty with extensive experience in PreK-12 or higher education leadership and policy, as well as diverse research interests. In addition to teaching seminars, faculty works closely with students as advisors, mentors, and members of dissertation committees to ensure their success.

Staff

Tiffany Carrillo
Administrative Support Coordinator

Nancy Aguilar, Ed.D.
Program Specialist

Nathan Durdella, Ph.D.
Professor and Director of Doctoral Programs

Core Faculty

NameTitleDepartment
Alwan, Ahmed Associate Professor & Academic Librarian University Library
Augustine, FranklinAssociate ProfessorHealth Science
Bagwell, JackAssociate ProfessorEducational Leadership and Policy Studies
Bolsmann, ChrisProfessorKinesiology
Burke, SloaneProfessorHealth Science
Buenavista, TracyProfessorAsian American Studies
Ceja, MiguelProfessor & ChairEducational Leadership and Policy Studies
Clark, IreneProfessorEnglish
Durdella, NathanProfessorEducational Leadership and Policy Studies
Edeburn, EllenAssociate ProfessorEducational Leadership and Policy Studies
Eickman, JordanProfessorDeaf Studies
Foley, BrianProfessorSecondary Education
Garrow, WilliamAssociate ProfessorDeaf Studies
Gainsburg, JulieProfessorSecondary Education
Gammage, MarquitaProfessorAfricana Studies
Garcia, Eric P.Professor & Academic LibrarianUniversity Library
Garcia, MonicaAssociate ProfessorSecondary Education
Goldschmidt, PeteProfessorEducational Psychology and Counseling
Gross Toews, SamanthaAssistant ProfessorSpecial Education
Herr, NormanProfessorSecondary Education
Hollett, AlexandriaAssistant ProfessorElementary Education
Jain, DimpalProfessorEducational leadership and Policy Studies
Kennedy, VirginiaAssociate ProfessorSpecial Education
Knotts, GregoryProfessorElementary Education
Kwon, MinsungAssociate ProfessorElementary Education
Lugo, JCAssistant ProfessorChicano/a Studies
McDonald, LaurenAssociate ProfessorSociology
Montaño, TheresaProfessorChicano/a Studies
Murawski, WendyProfessorSpecial Education
Olmos, DanielAssistant ProfessorSociology
Paez, JoseAssistant ProfessorSocial Work
Pak, MiraProfessorSecondary Education
Posey, BrianneAssistant ProfessorCriminology and Justice Studies
Restori, AlbertoProfessorEducational Psychology and Counseling
Rothstein-Fisch, CarrieProfessorEducational Psychology and Counseling
Ruvalcaba, OmarAssistant ProfessorPsychology 
Sawyer, MirnaProfessorHealth Sciences
Stevens, MarkProfessorEducational Psychology and Counseling
Wall, MelissaProfessorJournalism
Wolfe, JennAssociate ProfessorSecondary Education
Zell, DeoneProfessorManagement