School of Education

Learning to Make a Difference

Notice

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Our Faculty & Staff

Staff

Jenny Baker-Dunn Administrative Analyst (707) 664-3422 bakerdun@sonoma.edu	Kristen Boland Administrative Analyst, Accreditation Specialist (707) 664-4189 kristen.boland@sonoma.edu	Margie Dineen Administrative Support Coordinator (707) 664-2509 dineenm@sonoma.edu
Veronica Duarte Credentials Analyst (707) 664-3141 veronica.duarte@sonoma.edu	Gayle Graff Administrative Manager (707) 664-2935 gayle.graff@sonoma.edu	Aidan Humrich Assistant to the Dean (707) 664-2132 humrich@sonoma.edu
Maricela Ibarra Student Services Coordinator (707) 664-2593 maricela.ibarra@sonoma.edu	Elizabeth Jones Administrative Support Coordinator for Early Childhood Studies ECS (707) 664-2967 joneliza@sonoma.edu	Desirée Poindexter Administrative Support Coordinator (707) 664-3115 poindexd@sonoma.edu
Poonam Rani Administrative Support Coordinator CSSE, ELSE, GSAC, LSEE (707) 664-4203 rani@sonoma.edu

Chair

Sandy Ayala Associate Professor and Chair ELSE 707-664-2972 ayalas@sonoma.edu	Chiara Bacigalupa Professor and Chair ECS 707-664-2104 bacigalu@sonoma.edu	Kelly Estrada Professor and Chair CSSE 707-664-3176 kelly.estrada@sonoma.edu
Paula Lane Professor and Chair LSEE 707-664-3292 paula.lane@sonoma.edu

Faculty

Susan Campbell Associate Professor LSEE 707-664-2628 se.campbell@sonoma.edu	Fawn Canady Assistant Professor CSSE 707-664-4317 canadyf@sonoma.edu	Nancy Case-Rico Lecturer CSSE 707-664-3899 case@sonoma.edu
Rhianna Casesa Associate Professor LSEE 707-664-2431 casesa@sonoma.edu	Saro Deacon Lecturer ECS deacons@sonoma.edu	Elizabeth Ducy Assistant Professor ELSE 707-664-2246 ducy@sonoma.edu
Charles Elster Professor ECS 707-664-2350 charles.elster@sonoma.edu	Karen Grady Professor & Director of Graduate Studies CSSE, GSAC 707-664-3328 karen.grady@sonoma.edu	Al Janulaw Lecturer LSEE janulawa@sonoma.edu
Sharon Janulaw Lecturer LSEE janulaw@sonoma.edu	Anya Kayne Lecturer ECS kayne@sonoma.edu	Kathleen Kelley Lecturer ECS kellekat@sonoma.edu
Julianne Kubina Lecturer ELSE kubina@sonoma.edu	Aja LaDuke Associate Professor LSEE 707-664-3201 laduke@sonoma.edu	Jynx Lopez Lecturer ECS lopezjy@sonoma.edu
Lynne Lyle Lecturer ECS lylel@sonoma.edu	Edward Lyon Associate Professor - On Sabbatical Spring 2021 CSSE 707-664-3002 lyone@sonoma.edu	Jennifer Mahdavi Professor ELSE 707-664-2257 jennifer.mahdavi@sonoma.edu
Krista McAtee Lecturer LSEE mcateek@sonoma.edu	Viki Montera-Heckman Associate Professor and Academic Coordinator, Organizational Development ELSE 707-664-3255 vlmontera-heckman@sonoma.edu	Elizabeth Mota Lecturer, Student Teaching Site Supervisor, CalTPA Co-Coordinator LSEE motae@sonoma.edu
Lisel Alice Murdock-Perriera Assistant Professor ECS 707-664-2280 murdockper@sonoma.edu	Ayumi Nagase Assistant Professor ECS 707-664-2042 nagasea@sonoma.edu	Suzanne O'Keeffe Assistant Professor and Educational Specialist Intern Coordinator ELSE 707-664-2084 okeeffes@sonoma.edu
Lisa Pollack Lecturer ECS 707-664-2672 lisa.pollack@sonoma.edu	Paul Porter Professor ELSE 707-664-3270 paul.porter@sonoma.edu	Lori Rhodes Assistant Professor ELSE 707-664-3490 (Please Contact Via Email) rhodesl@sonoma.edu
Nanette (Sheri) Schonleber Associate Professor ECS 707-664-4051 schonleb@sonoma.edu	Erma Jean Sims Lecturer CSSE, LSEE 707-664-2705 jean.sims@sonoma.edu	Michael Suarez Lecturer CSSE 707-664-4065 suaremic@sonoma.edu
Susan Victor Lecturer CSSE 707-664-3320 susan.victor@sonoma.edu	Elita Amini Virmani Associate Professor ECS 707-664-3311 virmanie@sonoma.edu	Rajeev Virmani Assistant Professor CSSE 707-664-2495 virmani@sonoma.edu
Pam Wurtz Lecturer LSEE 707-664-3117 pamwurtz@sonoma.edu	Yajuan (Vivian) Xiang Associate Professor ECS 707-664-3270 xiangy@sonoma.edu

Emeritus Faculty

Luiza Amodeo Education Faculty - 1987-1992	Libby Byers Education Faculty - 1970-1992	Thomas P. Cooke ELSE Faculty - 1974-2004
Paul Crowley LSEE Faculty - 1988-2016	Jayne A. DeLawter LEEE Faculty - 1974-2004	Melanie Dreisbach ELSE Faculty - 1997-2007
Johanna Filp-Hanke ECS Faculty - 1996-2019	Cinzia Forasiepi LSEE Lecturer - Retired 2020	James Fouché CSSE Faculty - Retired 2013
Robert Y. Fuchigami Education Faculty - 1968-1992	Elizabeth Galvez-Hard LSEE Faculty - 1997-2018	Bernice Goldmark Education Faculty - 1966-1995
Sally Hurtado de Lopez LEEE Faculty - 1972-2004	Deborah R. Kakalik Education Faculty - 1971-2000	Bjorn Karlsen Education Faculty - 1966-1985
John Kornfeld CSSE Faculty - 1995-2020	Virginia M. Lea LEEE Faculty - Retired 2008	Anne Lewis Education Faculty - 1985-1998
Duncan M. MacInnes Education Faculty - 1970-2002	Perry Marker Faculty - 1991-2014	Richard L. Marks Jr. CSSE Faculty - Retired 2008
Mark Merickel Faculty - 2008-2018	Kathy Morris LSEE Faculty - 2003-2018	H. Andrea Neves LEEE Faculty - 1972-2006
Mary Ann Nickel LSEE Faculty - 1994-2017	A. Richard Rizzo LEEE Faculty - 1974-2003	Martha R. Ruddell CSSE Faculty - 1981-2005
Barbara Russell ELSE Faculty - Retired 2013	Brian T. Shears ELSE Faculty - 1970-2002	Thalia Silverman Education Faculty - 1969-1992
Richard Svendsen LEEE Faculty - Retired 2012	David Thatcher Education Faculty - 1969-1991	Eva Washington Education Faculty - 1966-1988
Linda S. Webster Education Faculty - 1990-2001