USC Rossier School of Education
The USC Rossier School of Education is one of the world’s premier centers for the study of urban education. The school is committed to preparing teachers, researchers, counselors, administrators and curricular specialists for leadership positions. The mission of the School of Education is to strengthen urban education locally, nationally and globally. Educators in urban areas face a unique set of challenges, including poverty, density, mobility and immigration; strained social conditions around housing, healthcare and crime; and cultural and linguistic diversity. Urban education takes place in many contexts including pre-kindergarten through high school, human services, higher education and workplace settings.
We seek to transform urban education by:
• Preparing and developing educational leaders who are change agents with a commitment to improving urban education and competencies to address the complex educational and social issues facing urban communities.
• Leading the search for innovative, efficacious and just solutions to the challenges in urban education by engaging in research on educational practices and policy.
• Creating mutually beneficial partnerships to rethink curriculum, improve educational environments and develop sound policy.
Our vision is to be a premier and distinctive School of Education, defined by innovative educational programs and scholarship that directly impact policy and practice in urban education.
The School of Education is committed to four academic themes that guide all academic, research and service efforts within our school and serve as a guide for meeting the school’s mission. These themes are leadership, diversity, learning and accountability.
Administration
Karen Symms Gallagher, Ph.D., DeanDominic J. Brewer, Ph.D., Associate Dean, Research and Faculty Affairs
Melora Sundt, Ph.D., Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
Blair Sillers, Chief of Staff
Faculty
Emery Stoops and Joyce King Stoops Dean’s Chair in Education: Karen Symms Gallagher, Ph.D.Richard T. Cooper and Mary Catherine Cooper Chair in Public School Administration: Guilbert C. Hentschke, Ph.D.
T. & I. Katzman/Ernst Chair in Educational Entrepreneurship: David Dwyer, Ph.D.
Irving R. Melbo Chair in Education: Rudy Castruita, Ed.D.
Clifford H. and Betty C. Allen Professor of Urban Leadership: Dominic J. Brewer, Ph.D.
Diane and MacDonald Becket Professor of Educational Policy: Priscilla Wohlstetter, Ph.D.
Stephen Crocker Professor of Education: Robert Rueda, Ph.D.
Leslie Wilbur and Norma Lash Wilbur-Evelyn Keiffer Professor of Higher Education: William G. Tierney, Ph.D.
University Professors: Lloyd Armstrong, Jr., Ph.D.; William G. Tierney, Ph.D.
Professors: Ron Avi Astor, Ph.D. (Social Work); Estela Mara Bensimon, Ed.D.; Dominic J. Brewer, Ph.D.; Richard E. Clark, Ed.D.; Michael Diamond, Ph.D. (Business, Social Work); Guilbert C. Hentschke, Ph.D.; Bob Knight, Ph.D. (Gerontology); David D. Marsh, Ph.D.; Harold F. O’Neil, Jr., Ph.D.; Lawrence O. Picus, Ph.D.; Robert Rueda, Ph.D.; Priscilla Wohlstetter, Ph.D.
Associate Professors: Darnell Cole, Ph.D.; Alicia Dowd, Ph.D.; Robert G. Keim, Ed.D. (Dentistry); Adrianna Kezar, Ph.D.; William E. Maxwell, Ph.D.; John B. Slaughter, Ph.D.; Ricardo Stanton-Salazar, Ph.D.
Assistant Professors: Patricia Burch, Ph.D.; Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, Ph.D.; Tatiana Melguizo, Ph.D.; Michelle Riconscente, Ph.D.; Jamy Stillman, Ph.D.; Katharine O. Strunk, Ph.D.
Professors of Clinical Education: Reynaldo R. Baca, Ph.D.; Rudy M. Castruita, Ed.D.; Rudy F. Crew, Ed.D.; Raymond John Gallagher, Ph.D.; Pedro Garcia, Ed.D.; Dennis Hocevar, Ph.D., Michael Jackson, Ed.D. (Student Affairs); Sandra N. Kaplan, Ed.D.; Anthony B. Maddox, Ph.D.; Susan Metros, M.F.A. (Technology Enhanced Learning); Sylvia Rousseau, Ed.D.; Melora Sundt, Ph.D.
Associate Professors of Clinical Education: Mary Andres, Psy.D.; Ruth Gim Chung, Ph.D.; Ginger Clark, Ph.D.; Frederick W. Freking, Ph.D.; Michael Genzuk, Ph.D.; Alan G. Green, Ph.D.; Brandon Martin, Ed.D. (Athletics); Eugenia Mora-Flores, Ph.D.; Margo Pensavalle, Ed.D.; Margaret Reed, Ph.D.; Mark Power Robison, Ph.D.; Julietta Shakhbagova, Ph.D.; Julie Slayton-Davis, Ph.D.; Denzil Suite, Ph.D. (Student Affairs); Tracy Poon Tambascia, Ed.D.; Patricia Tobey, Ph.D. (Student Affairs); Kristan M. Venegas, Ph.D.
Assistant Professors of Clinical Education: Robert Filback, Ph.D.; Walton Green, M.S.; Angela Hasan, Ph.D.; Kimberly Hirabayashi, Ph.D.; Amy Johnson, Ed.D. (Student Affairs); Courtney Malloy, Ph.D.; Brandon Martinez, Ed.D.; Lynette Merriman, Ed.D. (Student Affairs); Gary Scott, Ed.D.; Helena Seli, Ph.D.; Kathy Stowe, Ed.D.; Maura Sullivan, Ph.D.
Assistant (Teaching) Professor of Clinical Education: Corinne E. Hyde, Ed.D.
Research Professors: David Dwyer, Ph.D.; Allen Munro, Ph.D.; Douglas M. Towne, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professors: Richard S. Brown, Ph.D.; Gisele Ragusa, Ph.D.; Kenneth Yates, Ed.D.
Research Assistant Professor: Joanna Smith, Ph.D.
Lecturers: Shafiqa Ahmadi, J.D.; Donna M. Brinton, M.A.; Priscilla Caraveo, M.A.; Rachel Hayward, M.A.; Pamela Yamamoto Ireland, M.A.; Sonja Lovelace, M.A.; Stephen MacIsaac, M.A.; Kathleen O’Connor, M.A.; Heather Robertson, Ed.D.; Kimberly St. Charles, M.A.; Priscilla Taylor, M.A.
Emeritus Professors: Robert L. Baker, Ph.D.; Charles M. Brown, Ed.D.; Earl Carnes, Ph.D.; Myron H. Dembo, Ph.D.; Mabel E. Hayes, Ph.D.; Edward J. Kazlauskas, Ph.D.; Frederick Knirk, Ed.D.; Steven Krashen, Ph.D.; Johanna K. Lemlech, Ed.D.; James Magary, Ph.D.; Merle Marks, Ed.D.; William G. Millington, Ed.D.; Leonard L. Murdy, Ed.D.; William F. O’Neill, Ph.D.; Donald E. Polkinghorne, Ph.D.; William M. Rideout, Jr., Ph.D.; Audrey J. Schwartz, Ed.D.; Robert A. Smith, Ph.D.; Kathleen Wulf, Ph.D.
Emeritus Professor of Clinical Education: Stuart E. Gothold, Ed.D.
Emeritus Professor of Clinical Psychology: Rodney K. Goodyear, Ph.D.
Degree Programs
The Rossier School of Education also offers the Ed.D. at the Hawaii, Orange County and Sacramento centers.