Faculty

Joint Doctoral Program, Ph.D. in Education

The faculty at San Diego State and Claremont Graduate University bring diverse research and teaching interests to the study of democratic schooling, social justice and diversity in education. Among the members of the faculty, the student will find rich resources of expertise in such areas as public policy, organizational theory and leadership, curriculum and instruction, language development, qualitative and quantitative analysis, and bilingual and cross-cultural education. With their guidance, students may prepare themselves for qualifying examinations and for dissertation research in a wide range of areas.

Melissa A. Navarro Martell, Ph.D.

Iterim Director

Marva Cappello, Ph.D.

Director (On Sabbatical)

Ivana Amaya-Guerra, M.A.

Department Coordinator

San Diego State University

In addition to the director, the following members of the faculty in the SDSU College of Education are available to assist doctoral students with initial advising or with qualifying examinations and preparation of the dissertation.

Dr. Regina Brandon
Dr. Chris Brum
Dr. Nola Butler-Byrd
Dr. Marva Cappello
Dr. Chuck Degeneffe
Dr. Luke Duesbery
Dr. Joey Nuñez Estrada Jr.
Dr. Doug Fisher
Dr. Nancy Frey
Dr. Sarah Garrity
Dr. Laura Hall
Dr. Frank Harris
Dr. Felisha Herrera Villarreal
Dr. Bonnie Kraemer
Dr. Lisa Lamb
Dr. Diane Lapp
Dr. Margarita Machado-Casas
Dr. Saul Maldonado
Dr. James Marshall
Dr. Gerald Monk
Dr. Cynthia Park
Dr. Vicki Park
Dr. Randolph Philipp
Dr. Yasemin Quian
Dr. Donna Ross
Dr. Nellie Tran
Dr. Mark Tucker
Dr. Marissa Vasquez

Regina R. Brandon, Ph.D.

M.A./Credential Program Coordinator & ProfessorDepartment of Special EducationSDSU[email protected]619-594-8408NE 90

Christopher Brum, Ph.D.

Liberal Studies Program Coordinator & Associate ProfessorDepartment of Special Education and Teacher EducationSDSU[email protected]619-594-6665NE 97

Nola Butler-Byrd, Ph.D.

Director & Associate ProfessorCBB Multicultural Community CounselingDepartment of Counseling and School PsychologySDSU[email protected]619-594-3128NE 293

Marva Cappello, Ph.D.

Director, JDP & Center for Visual Literacies & ProfessorSchool of Teacher EducationSDSU[email protected]619-594-1322LH 215

Lauren Collins, Ph.D.

Associate ProfessorDepartment of Special EducationSDSU[email protected]619-594-6616NE 72A

Charles Edmund Degeneffe, Ph.D., MSSW, CRC

ProfessorDepartment of Administration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary EducationSDSU[email protected]619-594-6115LH 229

Luke Duesbery, Ph.D.

Director of the Center for Teaching Critical Thinking and Creativity & ProfessorSchool of Teacher EducationSDSU[email protected]LH 216A

Alberto Esquinca, Ph.D.

Associate ProfessorDepartment of Dual Language and English Learner EducationSDSU[email protected]619-594-2864LH 215A

Eric Felix, Ph.D.

Associate ProfessorDepartment of Administration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary EducationSDSU[email protected]LH 229A

Douglas Fisher, Ph.D.

Department Chair & ProfessorDepartment of Educational LeadershipSDSU[email protected]619-594-1338NE 162C

Nancy Frey, Ph.D.

ProfessorDepartment of Educational LeadershipSDSU[email protected]619-594-3355NE 162 G

Sarah Garrity, Ed.D.

Senior Associate Dean & ProfessorDean's OfficeSDSU[email protected]619-594-1370LH 346

Tanya Gaxiola Serrano, Ph.D.

Associate ProfessorDepartment of Administration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary EducationSDSU[email protected]619-594-6675LH 211A

Alejandro Gonzalez Ojeda, Ed.D.

Associate ProfessorDepartment of Educational LeadershipSDSU[email protected]NE 166

Tonika Green, Ph.D.

SDSU Associate Vice President for Campus Community Affairs & Affiliated FacultySchool PsychologyDepartment of Counseling and School PsychologySDSU[email protected]619-594-4467NE 183

Mari Guillermo, Ed.D., CRC

Associate ProfessorDepartment of Administration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary EducationSDSU[email protected]619-594-4054LH 225

Laura J. Hall, Ph.D., BCBA-D

ProfessorDepartment of Special EducationSDSU[email protected]619-594-0768NE 70C

Frank Harris, Ed.D.

ProfessorDepartment of Administration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary EducationSDSU[email protected]619-594-1551LH 231

Sera Hernandez, Ph.D.

Department Chair & Associate ProfessorDepartment of Dual Language and English Learner EducationSDSU[email protected]619-594-2841LH 332A

Felisha Herrera Villarreal, Ph.D.

ProfessorDepartment of Administration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary EducationSDSU[email protected]4-1956LH 225A

Nicholas Johnson, Ph.D.

Associate ProfessorSchool of Teacher EducationSDSU[email protected]619-594-0352LH 207A

Jennifer Karnopp, Ph.D.

Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Educational LeadershipSDSU[email protected]NE 166

Bonnie Kraemer, Ph.D., BCBA-D

Department Chair & ProfessorDepartment of Special EducationSDSU[email protected]619-594-3492NE 88

Lisa Lamb, Ph.D.

ProfessorSchool of Teacher EducationSDSU[email protected]619-594-5130NE 93

Diane Lapp, Ed.D.

Professor Emerita & Albert W. Johnson Distinguished ProfessorSchool of Teacher EducationSDSU[email protected]619-594-6146LH 207A

Vanja Lazarevic, Ph.D.

Associate ProfessorDepartment of Child and Family DevelopmentSDSU[email protected]LH 411

Lisa Linder, Ph.D.

Associate ProfessorDepartment of Child and Family DevelopmentSDSU[email protected]619-594-0226LH 422A

Margarita Machado-Casas, Ph.D.

ProfessorDepartment of Dual Language and English Learner EducationSDSU[email protected]NE 79

Saul Maldonado, Ph.D

Associate ProfessorDepartment of Dual Language and English Learner EducationSDSU[email protected]619-594-2276LH 219A

James Marshall, Ph.D.

Ed.D. in PK-12 School Leadership Program Co-Director & ProfessorDepartment of Educational LeadershipSDSU[email protected]619-594-0153NE 162C

Gerald Monk, Ph.D., LMFT, LPCC

AAMFT-approved Clinical Supervisor & ProfessorMarriage and Family TherapyDepartment of Counseling and School PsychologySDSU[email protected]

Melissa A. Navarro Martell, Ph.D.

Associate ProfessorDepartment of Dual Language and English Learner EducationSDSU[email protected]LH 219

Joey Nuñez Estrada, Ph.D.

Director & Associate ProfessorSchool CounselingDepartment of Counseling and School PsychologySDSU[email protected]619-594-1823NE 289

Cynthia Park, Ph.D.

Professor and Executive Director, Institute for Transformative EducationSchool of Teacher EducationSDSU[email protected]619-594-4223LH 221

Vicki Park, Ph.D.

Associate ProfessorDepartment of Educational LeadershipSDSU[email protected]619-594-2874NE 162B

Randy Philipp, Ph.D.

ProfessorSchool of Teacher EducationSDSU[email protected]619-594-1371NE 99

marcela polanco, Ph.D., LMFT

Advisor, AAMFT-approved Clinical Supervisor & ProfessorMarriage and Family TherapyDepartment of Counseling and School PsychologySDSU[email protected]NE 189

Donna Ross, Ph.D.

Associate ProfessorSchool of Teacher EducationSDSU[email protected]619-594-6129NE 99

Kathleen Schenkel, Ph.D.

Associate ProfessorSchool of Teacher EducationSDSU[email protected]LH 207

Alyson Shapiro, Ph.D.

Child Development (M.S.) Advisor & Associate ProfessorDepartment of Child and Family DevelopmentSDSU[email protected]LH 420A

Jessica Suhrheinrich, Ph.D.

ProfessorDepartment of Special EducationSDSU[email protected]619-594-2135NE 95

Nellie Tran, Ph.D.

Executive Director, Center for Community Counseling and Engagement & ProfessorCBB Multicultural Community CounselingDepartment of Counseling and School PsychologySDSU[email protected]619-594-5333NE 183

Mark Tucker, Ph.D.

RCP Program Coordinator & ProfessorDepartment of Administration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary EducationSDSU[email protected]619-594-3498LH 221A

Yasemin Turan-Qian, Ph.D.

Associate ProfessorDepartment of Special EducationSDSU[email protected]619-594-4318NE 86

Marissa Vasquez, Ed.D.

Department Chair, Associate Professor & Associate Director, Community College Equity Assessment Lab (CCEAL)Department of Administration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary EducationSDSU[email protected]LH 227

Meredith Vaughn, Ph.D.

Associate ProfessorSchool of Teacher EducationSDSU[email protected]619-594-3378NE 83C

These members of the faculty in the CGU School of Educational Studies are available to assist doctoral students with initial advising or with qualifying examinations and preparation of the dissertation.