Faculty
The Ed.D. Leadership Program faculty are composed of scholars and researchers from across SJSU who are committed to preparing collaborative, transformative leaders capable of building school systems free from oppression, injustice, and inequality as well as to closing the opportunity gap resulting in educational disparities and social inequalities.
Program Director
Ferdie Rivera, Ph.D. (Interim)
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Core Faculty
Rebeca Burciaga, Ph.D. | Professor, Educational Leadership & Chicana and Chicano Studies, Program Founder and Coordinator, Emancipatory Leadership MA Program
Kyoung Mi Choi, Ph.D. | Associate Professor, Counselor Education
Arnold Danzig, Ph.D. | Professor, Educational Leadership
Brent Duckor, Ph.D. | Professor, Teacher Education
María Ledesma, Ph.D. | Department Chair & Professor, Educational Leadership
Roxana Marachi, Ph.D. | Professor, Teacher Education
Kathleen McConnell, Ph.D. | Associate Chair & Professor, Communication Studies
Dolores Mena, Ph.D. | Professor & Graduate Program Coordinator, Counselor Education
Nikos Mourtos, Ph.D. | Department Chair & Professor, Aerospace Engineering
Eduardo Muñoz-Muñoz, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor, Teacher Education
Luis Poza, Ph.D. | Associate Professor, Teacher Education
Emily Slusser, Ph.D. | Department Chair & Associate Professor, Child & Adolescent Development
Megan Thiele, Ph.D. | Associate Professor, Sociology & Interdiscriplinary Social Sciences
David Whitenack, Ph.D. | Department Chair & Professor, Teacher Education
Affiliated Faculty
Pamela Cheng, Ed.D. | Lecturer, Ed.D. Leadership Program & Director of Instructional Services at Campbell Union School District
Maria Fusaro, Ed.D. | Associate Professor, Child & Adolescent Development
Michael Gallagher, Ed.D. | Lecturer, Ed.D. Leadership Program & Superintendent at Sunnyvale School District
Bob Gliner, Ph.D. | Lecturer, Ed.D. Leadership Program & Emeritus Professor, Sociology and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
Veneice Guillory-Lacy, Ph.D | Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership
Lara Kassab, Ed.D. | Assistant Professor, Teacher Education
Bobbie Plough, Ed.D. | Lecturer, Ed.D. Leadership Program
Rosalinda Quintanar-Sarellana, Ph.D. | Lecturer, Ed.D. Leadership Program & Emerita Professor, Teacher Education
Noni Reis, Ph.D. | Lecturer, Ed.D. Leadership Program & Emerita Professor, Educational Leadership
Core Faculty Directory, Bios, and Highlights
Rebeca Burciaga, Ph.D.![]() Professor, Educational Leadership & Chicana and Chicano Studies, Program founder and Coordinator, Emancipatory Leadership MA Program rebeca.burciaga@sjsu.edu (408) 924-3644 Twitter: @qvo |
Kyoung Mi Choi, Ph.D.![]() Associate Professor, Counselor Education kyoungmi.choi@sjsu.edu |
![]() Professor, Educational Leadership arnold.danzig@sjsu.edu (408) 924-3722 |
![]() Professor, Teacher Education brent.duckor@sjsu.edu (408) 924-3342 |
María Ledesma, Ph.D.![]() Department Chair & Professor, Educational Leadership maria.ledesma@sjsu.edu |
![]() Professor, Teacher Education roxana.marachi@sjsu.edu (408) 924-3729 Twitter: @ConnectEdProf |
Kathleen McConnell, Ph.D.![]() Associate Chair & Professor, Communication Studies kathleen.mcconnell@sjsu.edu |
Dolores Mena, Ph.D.![]() Professor & Graduate Program Coordinator, Counselor Education dolores.mena@sjsu.edu |
![]() Chair & Professor, Aerospace Engineering nikos.mourtos@sjsu.edu (408) 924-3867 |
![]() Assistant Professor, Teacher Education eduardo.munoz-munoz@sjsu.edu (408) 924-3771 |
Luis Poza, Ph.D.![]() Associate Professor, Teacher Education luis.poza@sjsu.edu |
Emily Slusser, Ph.D.![]() Department Chair & Associate Professor, Child & Adolescent Development emily.slusser@sjsu.edu (408) 924-3752 |
Megan Thiele, Ph.D. |
David Whitenack, Ph.D.![]() Department Chair & Professor, Teacher Education david.whitenack@sjsu.edu (408) 924-3736 |
Affiliated Faculty Directory, Bios, and Highlights
Pamela Cheng, Ed.D. |
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Maria Fusaro, Ed.D. |
Michael Gallagher, Ed.D. |
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Veneice Guillory-Lacy, Ph.D. |
Lara Ervin-Kassab, Ed.D. |
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Rosalinda Quintanar-Sarellana, Ph.D. Lecturer, Ed.D. Leadership Program & Emerita Professor, Teacher Education rosalinda.quintanar@sjsu.edu (408) 924-3747 |
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Noni Reis, Ph.D.![]() Lecturer, Ed.D. Leadership Program & Emerita Professor, Educational Leadership noni.mendozareis@sjsu.edu |