Faculty & Staff

The Department of Special Education (SPED) prepares educators and other professionals to work with people with exceptionalities and their families. The majority of our programs prepare special education teachers to work with children with disabilities and their families from birth through young adulthood. There are also programs for those interested in working with gifted and talented students.

In addition to tenure-track faculty and full-time instructors, SPED employs more than 50 field-based, part-time instructors.

Faculty areas of expertise include:

Image	Name	Title	Office	Phone	Email
	Special Education		NE-70	619-594-6665
	Regina R. Brandon, Ph.D.	Associate Professor	NE-90	619-594-8408	[email protected]
	Christopher R. Brum, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor	NE-97	619-594-4814	[email protected]
	Lauren Collins, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor	NE-72A		[email protected]
	Anne Graves, Ph.D.	Professor	NE-70C	619-594-6616	[email protected]
	Laura J. Hall, Ph.D.	Professor & Chair	NE-74B	619-594-0768	[email protected]
	Elizabeth Howerton	Lecturer	NE-70		[email protected]
	Natalie Hoxie	Lecturer	NE-70		[email protected]
	Paul Justice	Lecturer	NE-74A	619-594-3745	[email protected]
	Stacey Kasendorf, M.A.		NE-70		[email protected]
	Bonnie Kraemer, Ph.D.	Associate Professor	NE-88	619-594-3492	[email protected]
	Paul Luelmo, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor	NE-72B		[email protected]
	Vanessa Montes	Lecturer	NE-70		[email protected]
	Catherine Prodor	Lecturer	NE-70		[email protected]
	Jessica Suhrheinrich, Ph.D.	Associate Professor	NE-95	619-594-2135	[email protected]
	Luz E Torres, B.A.	Administrative Support Assistant	NE-70	619-594-6665	[email protected]
	Yasemin Turan-Qian, Ph.D.	Associate Professor	NE-72B	619-594-4318	[email protected]
	Carolyn Veseliny, M.A.	Special Education Projects	NE-74C		[email protected]