Miguel G. López, Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley
Associate Professor ~ Joined CSUMB in 2007
Urban education ~ multicultural literature ~ social justice education ~ service learning
Deanne R. Pérez-Granados, Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz
Associate Professor of Human Development ~ Joined CSUMB in 2007
Language and conceptual development of young children in family and early schooling contexts ~
exploring patterns of teaching and learning that occur in everyday activities in the context of
parent-child and teacher-child conversations
Paoze Thao, Ph.D., Loyola University of Chicago
Professor, Linguistics and Education ~ Joined CSUMB in 1995
Comparative international education ~ history of education, policy studies, second language
acquisition ~ teaching English and French as a second language ~ bilingual and multicultural
education
Scott B. Waltz, Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo
Associate Professor, Social Foundations of Education ~ Joined CSUMB in 2004
Student-centered pedagogy ~ Technology & artifacts in the educational environment ~
Philosophical-Historical-Political-Sociological context of public schooling
Robert S. Weisskirch, MSW, Ph.D., University of California, Davis, CFLE
Professor, Human Development ~ Joined CSUMB in 2001
Adolescent development ~ Language brokering ~ Ethnic identity and acculturation in immigrant
families ~ Use of technology in relationships (e.g., cell phone use in parent-adolescent
communication, sexting in romantic couples) ~ Adult attachment ~ Pedagogy of human
development
Patricia A. Whang, Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley
Professor, Psychological Foundations of Education ~ Joined CSUMB in 2000
Innovative Teaching and Learning ~ Teaching and Learning for Social Change ~The application of Buddhist teachings to teaching, learning, and being