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