People
Meet the Team Behind Your Teaching Path
Get to know the faculty and staff who help prepare reflective practitioners and leaders for success in middle and high school classrooms.
The Department of Secondary Education brings together faculty, advisors and staff committed to supporting future and current single subject teachers. Faculty guide your learning through equity and social justice focused coursework, clinical opportunities and research-based methods for teaching adolescents in urban public schools. Staff help you navigate program questions, requirements and next steps, so you can stay connected and supported from your first questions through credential completion and beyond.
Faculty and Staff
Evra Baldinger
Associate Professor
Gilda Bloom
Assistant Professor
Yanan Fan
Professor
Alexander Mejia
Assistant Professor
Maika Watanabe
Professor
Emeritus Faculty
- Dr. Nathan Avani
- Dr. Judith Blomberg
- Dr. Herlinda Cancino
- Dr. Penelope Flores
- Dr. Lynn Fox
- Dr. Larry Horvath
- Dr. Judith Kysh
- Dr. Mark Phillips
- Dr. Kathleen O'Sullivan
Lecturer Faculty
- Gregg Bender
- Myron Berkman
- Jamie Chan
- Greg Gomez
- Brian Lee
- Catherine Lipson
- Frances Valesco