Program Faculty Single Subject Teaching Credentials

Program Faculty & Staff

Program Advisors

As a part of our teaching credential programs in the Charter College of Education, students receive individual advisement and instruction from program/credential advisors in the Office for Student Services (OSS). For more information regarding the Multiple Subject Teaching Credential Program, contact one of the following advisors:

Abril Trasvina
Credential Advisor (OSS)

323-343-4342
[email protected]

Edith Torres
Credential Analyst (OSS)

323-343-4340
[email protected]

Lauren Haramoto
Directed Teaching Coordinator (OSS)
323-343-4320
[email protected]

Program Faculty

Browse below to learn more about faculty in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction (C&I) who teach and coordinator courses in the Single Subject (SS) Teaching Credential Program. We look forward to supporting your teacher preparation and professional journey!

A.Dee Williams, Ph.D.
C&I Department Chair
[email protected]

Christina Restrepo Nazar, Ph.D.

EDSE 4212 Science Methods (Course Coordinator)

EDSE 5101 Research on Characteristics & Needs of Urban Secondary Schools, Families & Students (Course Coordinator)

*Please contact our Program Advisors listed above for all program inquiries.

Kimberly Persiani, Ed.D.
EDCI 4000, EDCI 4292, EDSE 4212S, EDSE 5101 (Course Coordinator)

Anna Chee, Ph.D.
EDSE 4301 Academic Language Development for English Learners (Course Coordinator)

Jennifer McCormick, Ph.D.
EDSE 4502 Understanding Academic Language Development (Course Coordinator)

John Shindler, Ph.D.
EDSE 5000 Transformative Classroom Instruction & Management (Course Coordinator)

Socorro Orozco, Ed.D.

EDSE 4212M Math Methods (Course Coordinator)

Jamie Marsh, Ph.D.
EDSE 4212N ELA Methods (Course Coordinator)

Michael Haussler, M.A.
EDSE 4212X Interdisciplinary Methods (Course Coordinator)

Rebecca Joseph, Ph.D.
Single Subject (SS) Teaching Credential Program Coordinator
EDSE 5002, EDSE 4453/4463 Directed Teaching (Course Coordinator)