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Faculty Profiles

Alma Flor Ada Alma Flor Ada, Ph.D.
Professor Emerita
Department of International & Multicultural Education

Research interests and areas of expertise:
Sociopolitical issues in education; education for personal liberation and social change; children's literature and critical thinking.

e-mail address: almaflorada@yahoo.com | website: www.almaflorada.com
Publications

Lanna Andrews Lanna Andrews, Ed.D.
Department of Learning & Instruction

Research interests and areas of expertise:
Special education; work in urban education settings with culturally and linguistically diverse learners; collaborative consultation; case method.

e-mail address: andrews@usfca.edu
Publications

Xornam Apedoe

Xornam Apedoe, Ph.D.
Department of Learning & Instruction

Xornam (pronounced 'ha-num') Apedoe is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Learning & Instruction. Prior to this, She was a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the Learning Research & Development Center at the University of Pittsburgh. She received her Ph.D. in Instructional Technology from The University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. She received her BSc. Honors Psychology degree from the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta.

Research interests and areas of expertise:
Design-based research; inquiry-based and design-based learning; technology-enhanced learning environments;
conceptions of teaching and learning.

e-mail address: xapedoe@usfca.edu | website: http://socrates.usfca.edu/xapedoe/index.html
Publications

Joan Avis Joan Avis, Ph.D.
Department of Counseling Psychology

Research interests and areas of expertise:
Counseling psychology; adult development, life transitions counseling; life planning and consultation; personality; psychology of women.

e-mail address: avisj@usfca.edu
Publications

Dr. Deborah P. Bloch Deborah P. Bloch, Ph.D.
Department of Leadership Studies, Organization & Leadership Program
Professor Emerita

Research interests and areas of expertise:
Applications of chaos and complexity theories to organizations and leadership particularly ethics, organizational creativity, and career development; connections between spirituality and work.

e-mail address: bloch@usfca.edu
Publications

Noah Borrero Noah Borrero, Ph.D.
Department of Teacher Education

Research interests and areas of expertise:
Urban education; language minority students; issues of diversity and social justice in teaching; adolescent development; bilingualism; teacher education; and immigration.

e-mail address: neborrero@usfca.edu

Yvonne Bui Yvonne N. Bui, Ph.D.
Department of Learning & Instruction

Research interests and areas of expertise:
Special education; reading and writing interventions for K-12 students; cultural diversity.

e-mail address: buiy@usfca.edu
Publications

Robert Burns Robert Burns, Ph.D.
Department of Learning & Instruction

Research interests and areas of expertise:
Research on teaching and instruction, particularly the effects of class composition on student learning; research methodology; statistics.

e-mail address: burnsr@usfca.edu
Publications

Patricia Busk Patricia L. Busk, Ph.D.
Department of Learning & Instruction

Research interests and areas of expertise:
Education statistics and research methods: meta-analysis, nonparametrics methods applied to analysis of single-case data, randomization tests, test construction, and performance assessment; assessment in higher education; teaching statistics; and teaching in higher education.

web site | e-mail address: busk@usfca.edu
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Cori Bussolari Cori Bussolari, Psy.D.
Department of Counseling Psychology

Research interests and areas of expertise:
Pediatric health psychology; bereavement; the relationship between chronic/terminal illness and family coping; the human-animal bond; complexity science as a framework for counseling.

e-mail address: bussolari@usfca.edu

Patrick Camangian Patrick Camangian
Department of Teacher Education

Research interests and areas of expertise:
Critical pedagogy and transformative teaching in urban schools; critical literacy, culturally empowering education, and urban teacher development.

e-mail address: pcamangian@usfca.edu

Dr. Stephen Cary Stephen Cary, Ed.D.
Department of International & Multicultural Education

Research interests and areas of expertise:
TESL/TEFL theory and practice; language teaching via storytelling, graphic novels, and digital media; critical literacy and project-based learning; teacher mentoring/coaching; language maintenance, shift, and recovery; bilingual, multicultural, and social justice education.

e-mail address: stephencary@earthlink.net
Publications

Fr. Denis Collins Denis E. Collins, S.J., Ed.D.
Professor Emeritus
Department of International & Multicultural Education

Research interests and areas of expertise:
Social and philosophcal foundations of education; the educational philosophy; Paulo Freire; educational issues of the third-world or oppressed populations; international education.

e-mail address: collinsd@usfca.edu
Publications

Fr. Geoff Dillon Geoffrey R. Dillon, S.J., Ed.D.
Department of Teacher Education

Research interests and areas of expertise:
Educational leadership; private school administration; school psychology and counseling; teacher and administrator supervision & development; teacher preparation, research methods; MBTI & Leadership styles; moral development; philosophical foundations of education.

e-mail address: dillon@usfca.edu

Susan Evans

Susan Evans, Ed.D.
Department of Learning & Instruction

Research interests and areas of expertise:
Special education; survey research; teacher training; grant writing; female adult development.

e-mail address: evanss@usfca.edu
Publications

Elena Flores Elena Flores, Ph.D.
Department of Counseling Psychology

Research interests and areas of expertise:
Latino adolescent sexuality; family functioning and adolescent health risk behaviors; Latino mental health; multicultural psychology and counseling.

e-mail address: florese@usfca.edu
Publications

Emma Fuentes Emma Fuentes, Ph.D.
Department of International & Multicultural Education

Research interests and areas of expertise:
Bilingual education; immigrants and schooling; Latino school experience; community organizing for school change; school and community partnerships; school reform; parental involvement; social and cultural theory; participatory action research.

e-mail address: ehfuentes@usfca.edu

Rosita Galang Rosita Galang, Ph.D.
Department of International & Multicultural Education

Research interests and areas of expertise:
Theories, research and issues in language development and language use; sociolinguistic issues in bilingualism and bilingual education; first and second language acquisition and teaching; language maintenance and language shift; linguistics; Filipino American education.

e-mail address: galangr@usfca.edu
Publications

Dr. Brian Gerrard Brian Gerrard, Ph.D.
Department of Counseling Psychology

Research interests and areas of expertise:
Marital and family therapy; school-based family counseling; cognitive-behavioral therapy; research methods; psychological type; grief counseling; health psychology.

e-mail address: gerrardb@usfca.edu

Judy Goodell Judy Goodell, Ph.D.
Department of Counseling Psychlogy

Research interests and areas of expertise:
Adult development; life transitions and how people adapt to change; aging and eldership; the relationship between positive psychology and counseling/therapy; spiritual development across the life span; the application of indigenous wisdoms and cross-cultural methods to modern mental health and personal growth.

e-mail address: goodell@usfca.edu

Ellen Herda Ellen A. Herda, Ph.D.
Department of Leadership Studies, Organization & Leadership Program

Research interests and areas of expertise:
International development in corporate, government and non-government, and education and health settings; communication and organizational change; preparation for higher education research and teaching; socioeconomic policy analysis; anthropological research within the critical hermeneutic tradition.

e-mail address: herdatemp@yahoo.com
Publications

Kathleen Jonson Kathleen Jonson, Ed.D.
Department of Teacher Education

Research interests and areas of expertise:
Reading, language arts and literacy; issues in beginning teacher development; mentoring the new teacher; curriculum and instruction.

e-mail address: jonsonk@usfca.edu
Publications

Susan Katz Susan Roberta Katz, Ph.D.
Department of International & Multicultural Education

Research interests and areas of expertise:
Human rights education; bilingual and intercultural education of marginalized populations in the U.S. and worldwide; link between critical pedagogy and academic literacy; examination of youth violence and its link to schooling; action research methodologies.

e-mail address: katz@usfca.edu
Publications

Shabnam Koirala-Azad Shabnam Koirala-Azad, Ph.D.
Department of International & Multicultural Education

Research interests and areas of expertise:
Globalization and transnationalism; immigration and education; global citizenship; social and cultural theory; international comparative education; gender, education and social change; qualitative approaches to research.

e-mail address: skoirala@usfca.edu

Mathew Mitchell

Mathew Mitchell, Ph.D.
Department of Learning & Instruction

Research interests and areas of expertise:
Multimedia learning; student motivation; creativity; mathematics education.

web site | e-mail address: mitchellm@usfca.edu
Publications

Patricia Mitchell Patricia Mitchell, Ph.D.
Department of Leadership Studies, Organization & Leadership Program

Research interests and areas of expertise:
Organizational development; leadership styles; management issues; women's issues; K-12 administration; K-12 teaching; language development; literacy.

e-mail address: mitchell@usfca.edu
Publications

Kevin Oh Kevin Oh, Ph.D.
Department of Learning & Instruction

Research interests and areas of expertise:
Special education; English language learners; multicultural education; eye movement research.

e-mail address: koh2@usfca.edu
Publications

Judith Pace

Judith L. Pace, Ed.D.
Department of Teacher Education

Dr. Pace is a faculty member in Teacher Education, and also teaches Qualitative Research to doctoral students. She is the coeditor of two books (see publications). She studies and writes about classroom relationships, curriculum, and teaching in the socio-cultural and political contexts of schooling. Professor Pace earned her doctorate at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She worked as a researcher and professional developer at Harvard Project Zero on efforts such as Teaching for Understanding and the ATLAS Communities school reform project. Before studying and working at Harvard, Judy taught in special education programs and progressive schools in the Boston area.

Research interests and areas of expertise:
Curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment in English/language arts and history/social studies; authority, academic engagement, and diversity; teacher development; civic education; qualitative research in classrooms and schools.

e-mail address: pace@usfca.edu

Terrence Patterson Terence Patterson, Ed.D., ABPP
Department of Counseling Psychology

Research interests and areas of expertise:
Family psychology, ethical issues, and theoretical orientation in psychotherapy.

e-mail address: pattersont@usfca.edu
Publications

Dr. Kathy Rosebrock

Kathy Rosebrock, M.A.
Department of Teacher Education

Kathy Rosebrock is a Master Teacher in Residence with 35 years of elementary school teaching experience and 5 years experience in Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment (BTSA) coordination at the district level.  She has a Masters in Education with an Early Childhood emphasis from Sonoma State University. Kathy has been at the School of Education for 5 years and teaches Early Literacy, Reading and Language Arts, and Student Teaching.  She also supervises student teachers and M.A. in Teaching Reading students in reading practicum.

Research interests and areas of expertise:
Literacy Development.

e-mail address: karosebrock@usfca.edu

Gini Shimabukuro Gini Shimabukuro, Ed.D.
Department of Leadership Studies, Catholic Educational Leadership Program

Research interests and areas of expertise:
Research and practice in Catholic education; theories, research and issues in curriculum and instruction; philosophical foundations of education; spirituality of the educator; content analysis research methodology.

e-mail address: shimabukurog@usfca.edu
Publications

Betty Taylor Betty Taylor, Ph.D.
Department of International & Multicultural Education

Research interests and areas of expertise:
Higher education administration and management; global higher education and leadership; women in leadership; education in cities and diversity; K-12 schooling; curriculum and instruction; strategic planning and assessment of learning; on-line learning and instruction; servant leadership.

web site | e-mail address: taylorb@usfca.edu

Chris Thomas Christopher Thomas, Ph.D.
Department of Organization & Leadership

Research interests and areas of expertise:
Urban education; K-12 administration; instructional leadership; special education; family and community involvement.

e-mail address: cnthomas@usfca.edu
Publications

Br. Ray Vercruysse Br. Ray Vercruysse, C.F.C., Ed.D.
Department of Leadership Studies, Catholic Educational Leadership Program

Research interests and areas of expertise:
President/principal model of Catholic school governance; Catholic identity within our Catholic school; sponsorship of Catholic schools; charism and culture identity of Catholic schools; the spiritual leadership of administrators in Catholic schools.

e-mail address: rbvercruysse@usfca.edu
Publications

Peter Williamson

Peter W. Williamson, Ph.D.
Department of Teacher Education

Dr. Williamson is an assistant professor of teacher education at the School of Education. Formerly the Director of Stanford's Teachers for a New Era project and an instructor in the Stanford Teacher Education Program, Peter completed his Ph.D. at Stanford in Curriculum and Teacher Education. Before coming to Stanford, Peter taught middle and high school English and journalism in San Francisco Bay Area schools, and worked with advocacy agencies focusing on urban youth. His research interests include the teaching and learning of practice, teacher professional development, teacher effectiveness, urban education, and language acquisition.

Research interests and areas of expertise:
Pedagogy; urban schools; teacher preparation, support, and retention; new teacher induction; discourse; professional communities and learning; education policy; school development and leadership.

e-mail address: peterw@usfca.edu

Christine Yeh Christine Yeh, Ph.D.
Department of Counseling Psychology

Research interests and areas of expertise:
Immigrant youth cultural adjustment and negotiations; indigenous healing methods and perspectives; cultural conceptualizations of self, collectivistic coping, and mental health; multicultural school counseling.

web site | e-mail address: cjyeh@usfca.edu
Publications

Steven Zlutnick Steven Zlutnick, Ph.D.
Department of Counseling Psychology

Research interests and areas of expertise:
Behavioral therapy and behavioral health/medicine; single subject experimental research; accountable mental health systems; iatrogenic issues in education, psychology and medicine.

e-mail address: zlutnicks@usfca.edu

 
 
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