College of Education

Website: education.sdsu.edu

College Administration

Dean: Y. Barry Chung
Senior Associate Dean: Karen S. Myers-Bowman
Associate Dean for Diversity and International Affairs: Cristian Aquino-Sterling
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs: Patricia Lozada-Santone
Director of Development: Megan Beardsley
Director of Assessment and Accreditation: Nina Potter
Director of Office of Student Success: Lisa F. McCully
Manager of Budget and Analysis: Julie A. White
Operations and Support Services Analyst: Elsa Tapia
Marketing and Communications Officer: Michael Klitzing

The College of Education’s mission is to prepare effective professionals for a variety of societal service delivery and leadership roles across a range of settings including schools, postsecondary institutions, social service agencies, and vocational rehabilitation organizations. The college contributes to the knowledge base in both educational theory and practice through professional inquiry and scholarship. The college engages in strategic partnerships with the field of practice to improve client outcomes, to increase institutional effectiveness, and to promote social justice. The college comprises 6 academic units offering undergraduate, teaching credential, master’s level, education specialist and doctoral degrees. Our commitment is to prepare teachers, school administrators, counselors, community college faculty and leaders, and community service professionals to provide the highest quality learning environments to ensure student and client success and achievement through our teaching, research, and service.

College Centers and Institutes

• Center for Achieving Black Wellness and Anit-Racist Education
• Center for Autism and Developmental Disorders (Inna Fishman, Director)
• Center for Counseling and School Psychology (Brent A. Taylor, Director)
• Center for Equity and Biliteracy Education Research (Cristina M. Alfaro, Director)
• Center for Equity and Postsecondary Attainment
• Center for Excellence in Early Development
• Center for Research in Mathematics and Science Education (Randolph A. Philipp, Director; William C. Zahner, Associate Director)
• Center for Teaching Critical Thinking and Creativity (Luke S. Duesbery, Director)
• Chinese Cultural Center (Li-Rong Cheng, Director)
• Interwork Institute (Caren L. Sax, Director), which includes:
  • The Center for Pacific Studies
  • The Collaborative for Distance Learning
  • The Exceptional Family Resource Center
  • Community College Equity Assessment Lab
  • Research & Equity Scholarship Institute
  • Active Collaborative Hub for Individuals with ASD
• National Center for Urban School Transformation (Joseph F. Johnson, Executive Director)
• Pre-College Institute (Cynthia D. Park, Executive Director)
• Literacy Center (Katherine Sciurba, Director)