University of California Santa Barbara Catalog

Department of Education
Gevirtz Graduate School of Education
Education Building 3102
Telephone: (805) 893-4515
Website: http://education.ucsb.edu/education
Chair: Andrew Fedders

Overview

The Department of Education is a vibrant community of students, faculty, and staff dedicated to transforming schooling so that all children in our diverse society can thrive as knowledgeable, capable, and engaged citizens. Students at both the graduate and undergraduate levels collaborate closely with faculty from multiple disciplines and explore a wide array of research opportunities.

The Department of Education offers M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in three program areas: Culture, Language, and Human Development (CLHD); Learning, Teaching, and Teacher Education (LTTE); and Policy, Program Evaluation, and Research Methods (PPRM). Within each program area are advanced pathways allowing for in-depth study of a chosen field.

The Department of Education offers two minors: 1) a Minor in Educational Studies and 2) a Minor in Science and Mathematics Education.

Please see the Department's web page for more information.

Faculty

Lucy Arellano, Associate Professor

Tarek Azzam, PhD, UC Los Angeles, Professor
Specialization: Evaluation methods; higher education & k12 academic interventions; STEM access & retention international school curriculum; evaluation theory; politics in evaluation; information visualization; mixed methods

Julie Bianchini, PhD, Stanford University, Professor
Specialization: Science education; Teacher education and professional development; Educational equity

Tim Dewar, PhD, UC Santa Barbara, Teaching Professor
Specialization: Teacher education and professional development; Writing instruction and assessment; Literacy practices

Jason Duque, PhD, Stanford University, Teaching Professor
Specialization: Teacher education; Educational philosophy; Educational equity; Learning; Anthropology; Social interaction; Social relations

Andrew Fedders, PhD, UC Santa Barbara, Teaching Professor
Specialization: inclusion, behavioral interventions, induction and professional development for special education teachers, evidence-based practices, systematic instruction, teacher education, beginning teacher supports, and the use of technology in teaching learning

Karen Gibson, PhD, UC Los Angeles, Professor
Specialization: Latent Variable Modeling; Mixture Modeling; Quantitative Methods; Structural Equation Modeling; Latent Transition Analysis; Statistics Education; Peer Victimization; Developmental Research; Assessment and Measurement; Prevention Science

Danielle Harlow, PhD, University of Colorado, Professor
Specialization: Science education; Pedagogical and content preparation of teachers; Physics education research; Classroom science discourse

Amelia Kyratzis, PhD, City University of New York, Professor
Specialization: language development; bilingual language development; language socialization; socialization of gender and bilingual practices in children?s peer interactions; children?s narrative and emergent literacy

Rachel Lambert, PhD, City University of New York, Associate Professor
Specialization: Math education; Special education and disability studies; Educational equity

Jin Sook Lee, PhD, Stanford University, Professor
Specialization: Bilingualism; Heritage language maintenance; ESL; Second/foreign language acquisition and education; Multicultural education

karin lohwasser, PhD, University of Washington, Associate Teaching Professor
Specialization: Science education; teacher education and professional development; research-practice partnerships

Hui-Ling Malone, Assistant Professor

Amber Moran, PhD, UC Santa Barbara, Teaching Professor
Specialization: students with difficulties in mathematics problem solving, classroom based assessment to inform instruction, and teacher education for students with disabilities

Maung Ting Nyeu, Assistant Professor

Christopher Ograin, PhD, UC Irvine, Teaching Professor
Specialization: Mathematics education; Teacher education and professional development
Joint Appointment: Mathematics

Mayra Puente, Assistant Professor

Rebeca Rios, PhD, UC Santa Barbara, Associate Professor
Specialization: Adolescent Development; Academic Motivation; Educational Expectations; Teacher Perceptions; Parent-Child Interactions Biography

Sarah Roberts, PhD, University of Colorado, Boulder, Associate Professor
Specialization: Mathematics Education; Teacher Education and Professional Development; Educational Equity

Laura Romo, PhD, UC Los Angeles, Professor
Specialization: Adolescent development; Mother-adolescent communication; Youth and sexuality; Adolescent pregnancy prevention; Informal science/health education; Concept acquisition

Carolyn Sattin-Bajaj, Associate Professor

Antar Tichavakunda, Associate Professor

Elizabeth Van Es, Professor

Mian Wang, PhD, University of Kansas, Professor
Specialization: Child and family outcomes of early childhood services; Atypical child development; Family-professional partnership; Positive behavioral support in cultural context; Disability policy

Lucy Arellano, Associate Professor

Julie Bianchini, PhD, Stanford University, Professor
Specialization: Science education; Teacher education and professional development; Educational equity

Tim Dewar, PhD, UC Santa Barbara, Teaching Professor
Specialization: Teacher education and professional development; Writing instruction and assessment; Literacy practices

Emeriti Faculty

Charles Bazerman, PhD, Brandeis University

Larry Beutler, PhD, University of Nebraska

Sheridan Blau, PhD, Brandeis University
Joint Appointment: English

James Block, PhD, University of Chicago

Mary Brenner, PhD, UC Irvine

Dorothy Chun, PhD, UC Berkeley

Sharon Conley, PhD, University of Michigan

Jenny Cook-Gumperz, PhD, London University

Willis Copeland, PhD, University of Notre Dame

Carol Dixon, PhD, University of Delaware
Specialization: Classroom literacy; Second language instruction; Ethnography and discourse processes in the classroom; Language interaction and social organization

Richard Duran, PhD, UC Berkeley

Michael Gerber, PhD, University of Virginia

Naftaly Glasman, PhD, UC Berkeley
Specialization: Educational executive program; International education; Political science; Educational administration

Judith Green, PhD, UC Berkeley

Hsiu-Zu Ho, PhD, University of Colorado

Cynthia Hudley, PhD, UC Los Angeles
Specialization: Educational psychology; Minority education; Urban education; Child development; Adolescent development; Social development; Childhood aggression; Youth violence; Achievement motivation; Middle school; College prep; Secondary data analysis

Susan Johnson, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Robert Koegel Jr, PhD, UC Los Angeles
Joint Appointment: Counseling, Clinical & School Psychology

George Marcoulides, PhD, UC Los Angeles

Jeffrey Milem, PhD, UC Los Angeles

Susan Neufeldt, PhD, UC Santa Barbara

Yukari Okamoto, PhD, Stanford University

Russell Rumberger, PhD, Stanford University

George Singer, PhD, University of Oregon

Tine Sloan, PhD, UC Los Angeles

Affiliated Faculty

Linda Adler-Kassner, PhD

Janet Bourne

Mary Bucholtz, PhD

Darby Feldwinn, PhD

Diane Fujino, PhD

Mary Hegarty, PhD

Karen Lunsford, PhD

Richard Mayer, PhD

Jeffrey Stewart, PhD

Richert Wang