Faculty Directory
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Abramson, Shareen
Office: Education Building, Rm 436 Phone: 559.278.1230 shareena@csufresno.edu
Akhavan, Nancy
Alamillo, Laura
Office: Education Building, Rm 250
Phone: 559.278.0280
Email: lalamillo@csufresno.edu
Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley
Areas of Expertise:
Bilingual Education Methods, Theory and Pedagogy
The Education of Emergent Bilingual Children
English Language Development, Qualitative Research Methods, Ethnographic Methods
Arenz, Bernard
Office: Education Building, Rm 453
Phone: (559) 278-0037
Email: barenz@csufresno.edu
Basurto, Imelda
Office: Education Building, Rm263
Phone: 559.278.0285
E-mail: ibasurto@csufresno.edu
Beare, Paul
Dean, Kremen School of Education and Human Development
Office: Education Building, Rm 210
Phone: 559.278.0210
Email: pbeare@csufresno.edu
Website: Message from the Dean of Education
B.A. Sociology
M.Ed. Special Education
Ph.D. Special Education, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
all from the University of Missouri, Columbia
Areas of Expertise:
Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
Special Education Law
Assessment of Educator Preparation
Becton, Alicia
Behrend, Jean
Bennett, Lisa
Office: Education Building, Rm 265
Phone: 559.278.0243
Email: lbennett@csufresno.edu
Ph.D. Education
M.A. Education
Multiple Subject Credential
B.A. Humanities
Areas of Expertise:
Literacy, Inquiry/Action Research, Reflective Practice, Qualitative Research Methods
Benninga, Jacques S.
Director, Bonner Center for Character Education and Citizenship
Office: Education Building, Rm 250
Phone: (559) 278-0253
Email: jackb@csufresno.edu
Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction; Minor in Developmental Psychology, George Peabody
College for Teachers (now of Vanderbilt University), Nashville, TN, 1976.
M.A., Early Childhood Education, George Peabody College for Teachers, Nashville, TN,
1973
B.A., Early Childhood Education, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC, 1972.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1967-70.
Website: www.fresnostate.edu/bonnercenter
Areas of Expertise:
Character Education, Moral Education, Early Childhood Education
Biacindo, Kathryn
Office: Education Building, Rm 250
Phone: (559) 278-0321
Email: kbiacindo@csufresno.edu
Areas of Expertise:
Learning, Cognition, and Development
Educational Statistics and Measurement
Psycholinguistics (Reading and ESL)
Life Span Development
Counseling
Reading
Karst and Hydrology Research
Biospeleology
Billen, Monica
Office: Education Building, Rm 259
Phone: 559.278.0267
E-mail: mbillen@csufresno.edu
Ph.D. in Education, emphasis in Literacy Studies
M.A. in Teacher Education
B.S. in Elementary Education
Areas of Expertise:
Early literacy, literacy teaching, reading and writing instruction, teacher preparation, pre-service teacher development, teacher reflection, technology and social media in teacher preparation, photographic reflections, qualitative research methodologies, photo analysis
Bohlin, Carol Fry
Office: Education Building, Rm 234
Phone: 559.278.0237
Email: carolb@csufresno.edu
Education:
B.A. The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
M.H.D.L. The University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Ph.D. The Ohio State University
Areas of Expertise:
Mathematics education; professional development for math teachers; educational neuroscience;
mathematics learning and teaching styles.
Positions:
Professor, Mathematics Education
Director (2007-Present)
California Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (CAMTE)
President (2004-2006)
California Online Mathematics Education Times (COMET)
Editor (2000-Present)
CSU Mathematics Education Resource Center (CSU MERC)
Director (2000-Present)
NCTM News Bulletin: Assessment Issues Column
Editor (2003-2004)
San Joaquin Valley Mathematics Project (SJVMP)
Principal Investigator (1990-Present)
Strategies for Teacher Excellence Promoting Student Success (STEPSS)
Co-Principal Investigator and Coordinator, Master's Cohort:
K-8 Mathematics (1998-2005)
Bohlin, Roy M.
Co-Director, Teaching and Leading for Educational Needs with Technology (TALENT) Project
Office: Education Building, Rm 241
Phone: 559.278.0245
Email: royb@csufresno.edu
PhD in Educational Technology
Areas of Expertise:
Interaction of technology, instruction, with anxiety, confidence, attitudes, self-efficacy,
and attributions
Instructional Motivation
Boris, Virginia
Office: Education Building, Rm 350
Phone: 559.278.0292
Email: vboris@csufresno.edu
Bachelor of Arts, University of California, Berkeley
Master of Arts, Fresno Pacific University
Ed.D., University of San Francisco
Areas of Expertise:
Pre-K - 12 Administration and Leadership
Pre-K - 12 Curriculum and Instruction
Pre-K - 12 Aligned Systems for Student Achievement
Executive Coaching
Developing Teacher Leaders
Pre-K - 12 Team Building: Building Internal Coherence for Instructional Improvement
Chen, Feiyan
Office: Education Building, Rm 267
Phone: 559.278.0222
E-mail: fchen@csufresno.edu
Doctor of Philosophy (Early Childhood Education)
Master of Education (Early Childhood)
Bachelor of Arts
Graduate Diploma of Education (Early Childhood)
Areas of Expertise:
Early childhood education and development
Social-emotional development
Cultural-historical theory
Visual methodology
Choi, Kyoung Mi
Cole, Kim
Office: Education Building, Rm 367
Phone: 559.278.0474
Email: kimcole@csufresno.edu
Coy, Kimberly
Office: Education Building, Rm 357
Phone: 559.278.0724
E-mail: kcoy@csufresno.edu
B.A. University of Washington
M.A.T. Goucher College
Ph. D. Washington State University
Areas of Expertise:
Special Education, Mild to Moderate Disabilities, Universal Design for Learning, Research into Online or Digital Learning
Crane, Jeff
De Walt, Patrick
Garcia, Juan C.
Office: Education Building, Rm431
Phone: 559.278.0287
Email: juang@csufresno.edu
Garnett, William
Goff, Maria Hernandez
Gonzalez, Juan Carlos
Office: Education Building, Rm371
Phone: 559.278.9001
Email: jcg@csufresno.edu
Areas of Expertise:
Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Latina/o Critical Theory (LatCrit) in Education; Visual
Ethnography and Qualitative Research Methods; Educational Policy and History; Multicultural
and Latino Educational Issues; Academic Socialization of Doctoral Students and Faculty
Hannigan, Jessica
Hart, Steven
Office: Education Building, Rm247
Phone: 559.278.0319
E-mail: smhart@csufresno.edu
BS Elementary Education, Kutztown University, Pennsylvania
MA Reading, Language & Literacy Development, College of William & Mary, Virginia
PhD Reading Education, University of South Florida
Areas of Expertise:
Adolescent Literacy
Critical Literacy
Service-Learning Pedagogy
Hauser, Linda
Office: Education Building, Rm 459
Phone: 559.278.0362
Email: lhauser@csufresno.edu
Areas of Expertise:
Leadership Systems research; tranformational change; performance excellence; school
leadership; organization development.
Hernandez, Ignacio
Office: Education Building, Rm 369
Phone: 559.278.0166
Email: ihernandez@csufresno.edu
AA in Liberal Arts from Mount San Antonio College
BS in Mathematics from CSU Long Beach
MS in Counseling-Student Development in Higher Education from CSU Long Beach
PhD in Education from Iowa State University
Areas of Expertise:
Community college and university administration and leadership, student affairs, assessment
in higher education, Hispanic-serving institutions
Hernandez, Susana
Office: Education Building, Rm 365
Phone: 559.278.0320
Email: suhernandez@csufresno.edu
B.A. Political Science - University of California, Irvine
B.A. Sociology - University of California, Irvine
M.S. Counseling, Student Development in Higher Education - California State University,
Long Beach
Ph.D. Education, Higher Education Administration - Iowa State University
Areas of Expertise:
Latino educational opportunity
Immigration and education
Hispanic Serving Institutions
Critical policy analysis
Herrera, Luz
Horsely, Heather
Huerta, Teresa
Office: Education Building, Rm253 Phone: 559.278.0364 E-mail: thuerta@csufresno.edu
Curriculum Vita
Juarez, Sara Werner
Office: Education Building, Rm 339
Phone: 559.278.0307
E-mail: swerner@csufresno.edu
PhD in Education, with an emphasis in Special Education
MS in Special Education
Level II Credential, Moderate/Severe
BA in Behavioral Science
Areas of Expertise:
Methods in teacher preparation
Implementing evidence-based practices for students with moderate/severe disabilities
Evidence-based classroom and behavior management
Differentiated instruction
Koobatian, Steven
Office: Education Building, Rm445
Phone: (559) 278-0316
E-mail: skoobatian@csufresno.edu
Lee, Song
Office: Education Building, Rm350
Phone: 559.278.0340
Email: malee@csufresno.edu
Lomeli, Jose
Office: Education Building, Rm251
Phone: (559) 278-0361
Email: josel@csufresno.edu
Areas of Expertise: Leadership Development for youth through Experiential Education; Group Dynamics for Staff Development; Instructional Methodology; Pre-Service Teacher Delivery Models; Migrant Education; Culturally Responsive Education.
Lopez, Ana Soltero
Phone: 559.278.0282
E-mail: @mail.fresnostate.edu
Low, David
Office: Education Building, Rm 269
Phone: 559.278.0208
E-mail: dlow@csufresno.edu
PhD, University of Pennsylvania
MA, New York University
BA, University of Arizona
Areas of Expertise:
Literacy, Secondary English Language Arts, Practitioner Research, Critical Literacy, Multimodality and Visual Literacy, Critical Multicultural Analysis of Children's and YA Literature, Comics/Sequential Art/Graphic Novels in Education
Link to Dr. Low's Faculty Page
Lucey, Christopher
Associate Director, Fresno Family Counseling Center
Office: Education Building, Rm437
Phone: (559) 278-0407
Email: clucey@csufresno.edu
Luna, Christina
Magdaleno, Ken
Office: Education Building, Rm310
Phone: 559.278.0294
Email: kmagdaleno@csufresno.edu
Ed. D. Educational Leadership, University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)
M.S. Counseling and Guidance, California Lutheran University
B.A. Liberal Arts, California Lutheran University
A.A. Ventura Community College
Areas of Expertise:
Educational Leadership, Leadership Mentoring, Mentoring of Leaders of Color, Educational
Equity, Critical Race Theory
Mathis, Catherine
Office: Education Building, Rm 242
Phone: 559.278.0228
E-mail: cmathis@csufresno.edu
McDonald, Cheryl
Office: Education Building, Rm 359
Phone: 559.278.0412
E-mail: cmcdonald@csufresno.edu
B.A. Early Childhood, California State University, Fresno
M.A. Special Education [with distinction], California State University, Fresno
Areas of Expertise:
Mild-moderate disabilities; co-teaching; inclusion
Mendoza, Cecilia
Monke, Robert H.
Office: Education Building, Rm205
Phone: 559.278.0205
Email: robertmo@csufresno.edu
Website: teacherhonorwall.com
Moosoolian, Jane
Office: Education Building, Rm237
Phone: 559.278.0115
Email: janem@csufresno.edu
Nelson, Frederick
Office: Education Building, Rm257
Phone: 559.278.0261
E-mail: fnelson@csufresno.edu
Ph.D. in Science Education, University of Florida
M.S. in Science Education, Kansas State University
B.S. in Secondary Education, Kansas State University
Areas of Expertise:
Naturalistic inquiry
Reflective practice
Constructivist pedagogy
Inquiry-oriented instruction
Next Generation Science Standards
Research Interests:
Development of reflective practice by preservice teachers
Dynamics of interdisciplinary faculty collaboration
Inquiry as a stimulus for reflection in science methods courses
Learner-centered teaching in university courses
Self-study of teacher education practices
Technology as a process for reflective practice
Teacher inquiry and action research
Nyberg, Lisa
Office: Education Building, Rm233
Phone: 559.278.0236
Email: lnyberg@csufresno.edu
Ph.D. Curriculum and Instruction
M.S. Education
B.S. Education
B.A. Biology
Areas of Expertise:
Science Education
Elementary Education
S.T.E.M. Education
Parks, Joe
Office: Education Building, Rm243
Phone: (559) 278-0260
Email: jparks@csufresno.edu
Pereyra, Sergio
Pham, Kien
Office: Education Building, Rm245
Phone: 559.278.0247
Email: kienp@csufresno.edu
Bachelor of Science (Chemistry)
Master of Education (Educational Psychology)
Doctor of Philosophy (Curriculum and Instruction)
Areas of Expertise:
Mathematics Education
Pedagogy
Co-Teaching
Phan, Trang
Phillips, Emy Lopez
Office: Education Building, Rm 361
Phone: 559.278.0446
E-mail: ephillips@csufresno.edu
B.A. English
M.A. Education, Curriculum & Instruction
Ed.D. Educational Leadership & Management
Areas of Expertise:
Curriculum design, technology integration, district technology planning, designing paperless workflows & systems for education
Pitt, Jenelle
Office: Education Building, Rm435
Phone: 559.278.0304
Email: jepitt@csufresno.edu
PHD, MA, BA
Areas of Expertise:
Multiculturalism, Diversity, & Social Justice
Counselor Preparation
Organizational Behavioral Issues in State VR Agencies
Powell, Dana
Office: Education Building, Rm343
Phone: 559.278.0288
Email: danac@csufresno.edu
Ph.D Special Education
Areas of Expertise:
Classroom Management
Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
Quisenberry, Janine
Office: Education Building, Rm239
Phone: 559.278.0257
Email: jquisenb@csufresno.edu
Raheem, Malik
Office: Education Building, Rm349
Phone: 559.278.0326
E-mail: mraheem@csufresno.edu
Ed.D in Counselor Education and Supervision
MA in Community Counseling
BA in Psychology
Areas of Expertise:
Multicultural Issues in Counseling
Racial Microaggressions
Racial Battle Fatigue
Psychosocial Mental Health Model
Psychosocial Resilience and Protective Factors with People of African Descent
Interpersonal Relationship Issues
Racial and Ethnic Influences in Group Dynamics and Leadership
Multicultural Supervision in Counseling
Social Justice in Counseling
Intersectionality in Mental Health Counseling
Racial and Ethnic Identity Development
Intergenerational Trauma
Rodriguez, R. Joseph
Schlievert, Susan
Office: Education Building, Rm100
Phone: 559.278.0348
Email: susansc@csufresno.edu
B.A. Music
M.A. Musicology
Ed.D. Educational Leadership
Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential
CLAD Certified
Supplemental Authorization Music
Administrative Services Credential
Areas of Expertise:
Pre-Service Teachers
Arts Integration
Curriculum Theories
Efficacy
Student Support
Shaeffer, Ruth
Sharma, Gitima
Office: Education Building, Rm 463
Phone: 559.278.0069
E-mail: gsharma@csufresno.edu
Ph.D., Counselor Education
The Pennsylvania State University
M.A., Counseling
Michigan State University
M.S., Child Development
Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi, India
Areas of Expertise:
Sense of purpose, meaning, persistence, college access, retention, and identity development among school and college students.
Shen, Hong
Office: Education Building, Rm345
Phone: (559) 278-0289
Email: hshen@csufresno.edu
Shin, Myunghwan
Smith, H. Dan
Office: Education Building, Rm441
Phone: 559.278.0329
E-mail: dans@csufresno.edu
EdD - University of Northern Colorado, 1977
Areas of Expertise:
Counseling Techniques
Professional Practices, Laws, and Ethics for Therapists
Field Practice Supervision
Tanner, David
Office: Education Building, Rm373
Phone: 559.278.0254
Email: davidt@csufresno.edu
PhD, 1984, Texas A&M
MA, 1977, BYU
BA, 1973, BYU
Areas of Expertise:
Educational Measurement
Educational Statistics
Educational Psychology
Torgerson, Colleen
Office: Education Building, Rm255
Phone: 559.278.0328
Email: colleent@csufresno.edu
Curriculum Vita: Colleen Torgerson
Areas of Expertise:
Special Education: mild/moderate disabilities, services for infants to students age
22, legal issues, IEP development - student-led IEPs; Leadership and Administration
in Education: K-12 and higher education; Teacher Education; University Freshman Experience:
learning communities
Tracz, Susan
Office: Education Building, Rm447
Phone: 559.278.0347
Email: susant@csufresno.edu
Ph.D. Measurement and Statistics
M.S. Marriage, Family and Child Counseling
M.A. English Literature
B.A. English Education
Areas of Expertise:
Statistics, General Linear Models, Evaluation, Educational Reform, Imagery in Counseling
Valencia, Albert
Office: Education Building, Rm331
Phone: 559.278.0283
Email: albertv@csufresno.edu
Ed.D. University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA
M.S. San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
B.A California State University, Los Angeles, CA
A.A. Los Angeles City College, CA
Areas of Expertise:
* Intimate Partner Violence
* Multicultural Issues in Counseling
* The impact of violence on the learning and development of children
* Presence of culture in psychology
* The art and craft of mentoring
* Transnational ties and the immigrant self
Vang, Anthony
Office: Education Building, Rm273
Phone: 559.278.0284
E-mail: tvang@csufresno.edu
Doctor of Education
1990 -University of San Francisco
Areas of Expertise:
International Multicultural Education and Second Language Acquisition
Van Horn, Selena
Wahleithner, Juliet
Office: Education Building, Rm 271
Phone: 559.278.0219
E-mail: jwahleithner@csufresno.edu
Link to Dr. Wahleithner's Faculty Page
Ph.D., Education, September 2013
University of California, Davis
Area: Language, Literacy, & Culture
Designated Emphasis: Writing, Rhetoric, & Composition Studies
M.A., Education, January 2010
University of California, Davis
Area: Language & Literacy
California Single Subject Teaching Credential, English, May 2002
Subject: English
Project Impact, San Joaquin County Office of Education
B.A., English, History Minor, March 1999
University of California, Davis
Areas of Expertise:
Literacy development at the secondary level
Teaching of writing
Teacher development
Teacher inquiry
Education evaluation
Walsh, Nichole
Wandeler, Christian
Office: Education Building, Rm 439
Phone: 559.278.0355
Email: cwandeler@csufresno.edu
Areas of Expertise:
Development of Hope and Motivation
Watson, Jennifer Moradian
Office: Education Building, Rm 461
Phone: 559.278.0354
E-mail: jmoradianwatson@csufresno.edu
Liberal Studies-BA
Multiple Subject Credential (Supplemental Add-On: Social Science & ELA)
Administrative Preliminary/Clear Credential
Masters in Education
Ed.D. in Educational Leadership
Areas of Expertise:
Novice Teacher Retention
Alternative Discipline Structures in K-12
Weir, Kyle
Wise, Donald
Office: Education Building, Rm355
Phone: 559.278.0298
Email: dwise@csufresno.edu
Ph.D. Educational Leadership
M.A. Educational Administration
B.S.
Areas of Expertise:
Leadership
Leadership Coaching
Education Evaluation, Planning, and Change
Wu, Pei-Ying
Yukhymenko, Mariya
Office: Education Building, Rm 449
Phone: 559.278.3928
E-mail: mariyay@csufresno.edu
Ph.D. in Educational Psychology, Cognition and Instruction
Areas of Expertise:
Quantitative research methods, statistical methodologies including such advanced methodology
as hierarchical linear modeling, instrument design, student motivation
Yun, Cathy
Office: Education Building, Rm 235
Phone: 559.278.0238
Email: cyun@csufresno.edu
MA (Reading Specialist), Teachers College, Columbia University
Ed.M. (Neuroscience and Education), Teachers College, Columbia University
PhD (Learning, Teaching & Diversity)
Areas of Expertise:
Research interests include the development of self-regulation in early childhood and
early childhood teachers' beliefs and reflective practice.