Faculty Council

  • Chair: Artineh Samkian
  • Past Chair: Darnell Cole
  • Chair Elect: Stephen Aguilar

Faculty Committees

  • Salary, Promotion and Tenure (SPT) Committee
    Chairs:  Tracy Tambascia
  • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee
    Chair: VACANT
  • Mentoring Committee
    Chair: Esther Kim
  • Part-time Faculty Committee
    Chair: Omar Ezzeldine
  • EDL Leading Instructional Change Concentration
    Chair: Julie Slayton
  • EDL Psychology in Education Concentration
    Chair: Kim Hirabayashi
  • EDL High Education Concentration
    Chair: Rob Filback
  • EDL K-12 Policy Concentration
    Chair: Greg Franklin
  • PhD Program
    Chair: Royel Johnson
  • EDL Governance Representative
    Chair: Cathy Krop
  • OCL Governance Representative
    Chair: Courtney Malloy
  • Global EdD Governance Representative
    Chair: Mark Robison
  • Master’s Programs Governance Representative
    Chair: Sheila Banuelos
  • MAT Governance Representative
    Chair: Fred Freking
  • MAT-TESOL Governance Representative
    Chair: Kim Ferrario

Dean and Executive Council

Pedro A. Noguera, Emery Stoops and Joyce King Stoops Dean

Lawrence Picus, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs

Gale Sinatra, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs

Artineh Samkian Professor of Clinical Education

Kathy Stowe, Associate Dean for Academic Programs

Darline Robles, Associate Dean for Equity + Community Engagement

Tabitha Courtney, Assistant Dean of Strategic Enrollment Services

Juan Sepulveda, Senior Business Officer (Interim)

Rachel Beal, Associate Dean of Advancement

Eric Olsen, Assistant Dean of Communications

Eugenia Mora-Flores, Assistant Dean of Teacher Education

David Cash, Assistant Dean of Leadership

Kenae Danley, Executive Director of Events


Faculty Members with Administrative Appointments

Dean’s Office:
Larry Picus, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs

Darline Robles, Associate Dean for Diversity & Community Engagement

Gale Sinatra, Associate Dean for Research

Kathy Stowe, Associate Dean for Academic Programs

Assistant Deans:
David Cash,  Assistant Dean for Leadership

Eugenia Mora-Flores, Assistant Dean for Teacher Education

Helena Seli, Assistant Dean for Academic Program Development

Governance Chairs:
Shafiqa Ahmadi, Program Chair of Master’s Program

Nasser Cortez, Residency Program Lead

Rob Filback, Program Chair of the TESOL program

Fred Freking, Program Chair of the MAT Program

Cathy Krop, Governance Chair for the EdL Program

Royel Johnson, Governance Co-Chair of the Ph.D. Program

Courtney Malloy, Governance Chair of the OCL Program

Mark Robison, Governance Chair of the Global EdD Program

Research Center Directors:
Jon Fullerton, Executive Director, USC EdPolicy Hub

Jessica DeCuir-Gunby, Executive Director, USC Race & Equity Center

Royel Johnson, Director of National Assessment of Collegiate Campus Climates

John Pascarella, Chief Academic Officer, USC Race & Equity Center

Julie Posselt, Director, Center for Enrollment Research, Policy, and Practice (CERRP)


Endowed Chairs & Named Professorships

Dr. Yasemin Copur-Gencturk, Katzman/Ernst Chair in Education Entrepreneurship, Technology and Innovation

Dr. Jessica DeCuir-Gunby, Robert A Naslund Chair in Curriculum and Instruction

Dr. Shaun Harper, Clifford H. and Betty C. Allen Professorship in Urban Leadership

Dr. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, Fahmy Attalah Chair in Humanistic Psychology

Dr. Adrianna Kezar, Wilber-Fieffer Professorship in Higher Education

Dr. Pedro Noguera, Emery Stoops and Joyce King-Stoops Chair

Dr. Maria Ott, Irving R. and Virginia A. Melbo Chair

Dr. Larry Picus, Richard T. Cooper and Mary Catherine Cooper Chair in Public School Administration

Dr. Gale Sinatra, Stephen Crocker Professorship in Education

Dr. Tracy Tambascia, Veronica and David Hagen Chair in Women’s Leadership

Dr. Brendesha Tynes, Dean’s Professorship in Educational Equity