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Andrea Zetlin
Special Education and CounselingOffice: KHC1072i
Phone: 323 343-4410
Fax: 323 343-5605
E-mail: azetlin@calstatela.edu
INTRODUCTION
Andrea Zetlin Ed.D. is a Professor in the Division of Special Education and Counseling at CSULA. She joined the faculty in Fall, 1989 in the Mild/Moderate Disbilities Program. She is the Director of the Center for Multicultural Education and the C. Lamar Mayer Learning Center. She coordinates the Special Education Intern Programs and the Multicultural/ Multilingual Special Education Masters Program. She has directed numerous grants related to the education of high risk populations of students and special education teacher preparation. She is currently Project Director of a grant from the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing to prepare Special Education interns. Dr. Zetlin has worked to develop effective models for school-university-community partnerships to improve educational outcomes for high-risk students. Her latest project involves working with schools and public agencies to identify and support the educational needs of foster children and youths.
TEACHING INTERESTS
Dr. Zetlin's teaching interests include understanding cultural and linguistic diversity in students and families, interprofessional education, and qualitative research methods.
RESEARCH
Dr. Zetlin's primary research interests include documenting the development of school/university partnerships, developing strategies for enhancing learning among high risk urban populations, improving educational outcomes of foster youth, and understanding theimpact of culture and language on learning.
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
| Title | Date |
|---|---|
| Children and Youth Services Review, 32, 74-79. | 2010 |
| Child Welfare,88(4), 77-112. | 2009 |
| Social Work | in press |
| Remedial and Special Education | in press |
| http://www.mhas-la.org/foster_youth_education08.htm | 2008 |
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Postdoctoral Scholar Community Adaptation of Young Adults and Adults with Developmental Disabilities 1979-1981
- Neuropsychiatric Institute, UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
Ed.D. Special Education 5/77
- Teachers College, Columbia University
New York, NY
MA Educational Psychology 6/73
- New York University
New York, NY
BA Elementary Education/Behavioral Sciences 6/72
- Queens College, CUNY
Flushing, NY
COURSE LISTING
| Course | Course Title | Day & Time | Room | Quarter |
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| EDSP 511- | Seminar: Multicultural Special Education | |||
| EDSP 407- | Directed Teaching: C. Lamar Mayer Learning Center | |||
| EDSP 500- | Research Methods in Special Education |