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National University Volume 87-2 Catalog - September 2024 
    
National University Volume 87-2 Catalog - September 2024

Sanford College of Education


Faculty

Faheema Abdool-Ghany
Assistant Professor
Ph.D, Applied Behavior Analysis
Columbia University
fabdoolghany@nu.edu

Enid Acosta-Tello
Faculty Emerita
Ed.D., Educational Leadership
University of California, Irvine 
eacostat@nu.edu 

Jessica Alvarado
Professor
Ed.D., Media Studies 
Fielding Graduate University
JAlvarado@nu.edu

Clara Amador-Lankster
Professor
Ph.D., Education 
University of Southern California 
camadorl@nu.edu

Valerie Amber
Professor
Ed.D., International and 
Multicultural Education 
University of San Francisco 
vamber@nu.edu

Ann Armstrong
Professor
Ed.D., Communication, Computing, and Technology in Education
Teachers College Columbia University 
aarmstrong2@nu.edu

Brian Arnold
Professor and Chair
Ph.D., Educational Psychology and Educational Technology
Michigan State University 
barnold@nu.edu

Bruce Barnhart
Professor
Ed.D., Physical Education
West Virginia University 
bbarnhart@nu.edu

George Beckwith
Professor
Ed.D., Leadership Studies
Alliant International University 
gbeckwith@nu.edu

Laurie Bedford
Professor
Ph.D., Adult and Post-Secondary Education
University of Wyoming 
lbedford@nu.edu

Sharen Bertrando
Associate Professor
Ed.D., Learning Technologies
Pepperdine University 
sbertrando@nu.edu

Linda Bloomberg
Professor
Ed.D., Counseling Psychology, Adult Education, Organizational Leadership
Columbia University 
lbloomberg@nu.edu

Belle Booker-Zorigian
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Education (Specialization: Educational Psychology, Measurement, & Evaluation)
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
bbookerzorigian@nu.edu

Maggie Broderick
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Foreign Language Education
The University of Pittsburgh
mbroderick@nu.edu

Michelle Browning
Professor
Ph.D., Education
University of Southern California
mbrownin@nu.edu

Sidney Castle
Professor
Ph.D., Educational Administrative and Supervision 
Arizona State University 
scastle@nu.edu

Robyn Catagnus
Professor
Ed.d., Educational Leadership 
Arcadia University
Rcatagnus@nu.edu

Tricia Crosby-Cooper
Professor
Ph.D., Education with Emphasis in School Psychology 
University of California, Riverside
tcrosbycooper@nu.edu

Dale Crowe
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Special Education
Wayne State University 
dcrowe@nu.edu

Sharlyn Crump
Associate Professor
Ed.D., Educational Leadership
Pepperdine University 
scrump@nu.edu

Linda Cummins
Professor
Ph.D., Social Work
The Ohio State University-Columbus 
lcummins@nu.edu

Daniel Cunniff
Faculty Emeritus 
Ph.D., Educational Administration 
Walden University 
dcunniff@nu.edu 

Leslie Curda
Professor
Ph.D., Instructional Psychology and Technology
The University of Oklahoma, Norman
lcurda@nu.edu

Quincey Daniels
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Leadership in Educational Administration
Capella University
qdaniels@nu.edu

Patricia Davis
Professor
Ed.D., Curriculum and Teaching
Northcentral University 
pdavis3@nu.edu

Patricia Dickenson
Professor
Ed.D., Education 
University of Southern California 
pdickenson@nu.edu

Diana Dobrenen
Associate Professor
Ed.D., Educational Leadership & Management
Capella University
ddobrenen@nu.edu

Scott Ebbrecht
Professor
Ed.D., Organizational Leadership
Organizational Leadership
sebbrecht@nu.edu

Donna Elder
Professor
Ed.D., Educational Management
University of La Verne
delder@nu.edu

Melanie Facundo
Assistant Professor
Ed.D., Leadership: Adult Education and Online Learning 
City University of Seattle
MFacundo@nu.edu

 

Mary-Lynn Ferguson
Professor
Ph.D., Educational Psychology 
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 
mferguson@nu.edu

Nanette Fritschmann
Professor
Ph.D., Special Education 
University of Kansas
NFritschmann@nu.edu

Robert George
Professor
Ph.D., Educational Thought and Sociocultural Studies
University of New Mexico-Albuquerque
rgeorge2@nu.edu

Susan Gilbert
Professor
Ed.D., Education 
Seattle Pacific University 
sgilbert@nu.edu

Cary Gillenwater
Professor
Ph.D., Education
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
cgillenwater@nu.edu

Gordon Graham
Professor
Ph.D., Continuing Education
University of Calgary
ggraham@nu.edu

Barbara Hall
Professor
Ph.D., Continuing Education
Capella University
bhall2@nu.edu

Samuel Hernandez
Associate Professor
Ed.D., Organizational Change & Leadership
University of Southern California
shernandez2@nu.edu

Susanne James
Professor and Chair
Ph.D., Special Education
University of Kansas
sjames2@nu.edu

Penelope Keough
Professor
Psy.D., Culture and Human Behavior 
Alliant International University 
pkeough@nu.edu

Edward Kim
Professor
Ph.D., Education
The University of Denver 
ekim2@nu.edu

Kathleen Klinger
Professor
Ed.D., Computer Education 
Alliant International University 
kklinger@nu.edu

Lucinda Kramer
Professor
Ph.D., Special Education 
University of New Mexico 
lkramer@nu.edu

Joy Kutaka-Kennedy
Professor
Ed.D., Learning and Teaching 
University of California, San Francisco 
jkutakak@nu.edu

Gail Lancaster
Associate Faculty
M.A., Education 
Fresno Pacific University 
gjohnson@nu.edu

Carrie Lloyd
Professor
Ph.D., Psychology
Northern Illinois University-Dekalb 
clloyd@nu.edu

Nicole Luke
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Applied Behavior Analysis
Columbia University 
nluke@nu.edu

Lindsay Mack
Assistant Professor
Ed.D., Educational Leadership
Nova Southeastern University
lmack@nu.edu

Teri Marcos
Professor
Ed.D., Educational Leadership
University of La Verne
TMarcos@nu.edu

Joseph Marron
Professor
Ed.D., Higher Education Administration 
Vanderbilt University 
jmarron@cityu.edu

Michele Marvel
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Psychology (Specialization: 
Educational Psychology)
Walden University
mmarvel@nu.edu

James Mbuva
Professor
Ph.D., Intercultural Education 
Biola University 
jmbuva@nu.edu

Trube Miller
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Special Education 
University of North Texas
tmiller3@nu.edu

Marilyn Moore
Faculty Emerita
Ed.D., Curriculum, Instruction, and Administration
University of Kentucky, Lexington 
mmoore@nu.edu 

Ronald Morgan
Professor and Chair
Ed.D., Administration & Leadership 
La Sierra University 
rmorgan2@nu.edu

Scott Moss
Associate Faculty
M.A., Educational Technology 
San Diego State University 
Scott.Moss@natuniv.edu

Deborah Nelson
Professor
Ph.D., Counseling and Personnel Services
University of Maryland College Park 
dnelson4@nu.edu

Mark Nguyen
Associate Professor
Ed.D., Educational Leadership and Administration
University of Southern California 
mnguyen2@nu.edu

Torrie Norton
Associate Faculty
M.A., School Management 
University of La Verne 
tnorton@nu.edu

Dina Pacis
Professor and Chair
Ed.D., Learning & Teaching
University of San Diego
dpacis@nu.edu

Wayne Padover
Professor
Ph.D., Education Policy & Management 
University of Oregon 
wpadover@nu.edu

Bonnie Plummer
Associate Faculty
Ph.D., Speech 
University of California, San Francisco 
BPlummer@nu.edu

Jennifer Preimesberger
Associate Professor
Ed.D., Leadership Studies
University of San Diego
JPreimesberger@nu.edu

Thomas Pucci
Professor
Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction
The University of New Mexico 
tpucci@nu.edu

Audrey Rabas
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Organizational Leadership
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology 
arabas@nu.edu

David Rago
Professor
Ph.D., Special Education 
University of Nevada, Las Vegas 
DRago@nu.edu

Sladjana Rakich
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Education 
Claremont Graduate University
srakich@nu.edu

Ida Randall
Professor
Ed.D., Education 
University of Southern California 
irandall@nu.edu

Thomas Reynolds
Professor
Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction 
University of Wisconsin, Madison 
treynold@nu.edu        

Sonia Rodriguez
Professor
Ph.D., Education-School Improvement 
Texas State University, San Marcos
srodriguez2@nu.edu

Cynthia Schubert
Professor
Ed.D., Educational Administration 
Alliant International University 
cschubert@nu.edu

Peter Serdyukov
Faculty Emeritus 
Ph.D., Philology
Kyiv National Linguistic University 
pserdyuk@nu.edu 

Glenn Sewell
Faculty Emeritus 
Ed.D., Organizational Leadership 
University of La Verne
gsewell@nu.edu

Melanie Shaw
Professor
Ph.D., Curriculum and Teaching
Northcentral University 
mshaw3@nu.edu

Michael Shriner
Professor
Ph.D., Family Relations
The Florida State University-Tallahassee 
mshriner@nu.edu

Oscar Silva
Professor of Practice
M.S., Applied Behavior Analysis
National University
osilva@nu.edu

Cynthia Sistek-Chandler
Professor
Ed.D., Educational Technology 
San Diego State University 
cchandler@nu.edu

Elisabeth Snider
Associate Faculty
M.A., Education
California State University, Bakersfield 
esnider@nu.edu

Lisa St. Louis
Professor
Ph.D., Classical Studies 
University of Ottawa 
lstlouis@nu.edu

Jennifer Summerville
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Educational Technology
University of Northern Colorado 
jsummerville@nu.edu

Torrence Temple
Assistant Professor
Ed.D., Educational Technology
Boise State University
ttemple@nu.edu

Nilsa Thorsos
Professor and Chair
Ph.D., Education Thought and Socioculture 
University of New Mexico 
nthorsos@nu.edu

Patricia Traynor-Nilsen
Professor
Ed.D., Educational Administration 
University of Southern California
PTraynorNilsen@nu.edu

Joanna Vance
Professor
Ph.D., Higher Education Leadership and Policy
Colorado State University 
jvance2@nu.edu

Gabriela Walker
Professor
Ph.D., Educational Policy Studies
University of Illinois, Urbana
gwalker2@nu.edu

Gary Walker-Roberts
Professor
Ph.D., Education, Distance Learning 
Northcentral University 
gwalkerroberts@nu.edu

Connie Warner
Professor
Ph.D., Educational Leadership w/Higher Education
Administration Cognate
Oakland University, Rochester, MI
Cwarner2@nu.edu

Zhonghe Wu
Professor
Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction 
Texas A&M University, College Station 
zwu@nu.edu