Current Faculty
Ashton, Tamarah M.
(1998) Professor of Special Education. B.M. Ed. 1984, Western Michigan University; M.S. 1988, M.A. 1990, San Diego State University; Ph.D. 1997, Claremont Graduate University.
Burstein, Nancy D.
(1990) Professor of Special Education. B.A. 1968, Michigan State University; M.A. 1972, San Francisco State University; Ph.D. 1982, University of California, Los Angeles.
Chai, Zhen
(2016) Assistant Professor of Special Education. B.A. 2002, Shandong University; M.Ed. 2003, Boston University; Ph.D. 2012, University of Georgia.
Friedman-Narr, Rachel A.
(2003) Professor of Special Education. B.A. 1986, University of California, Santa Barbara; M.S. 1987, Teachers College, Columbia; Ph.D. 1999, University of Arizona.
Goodwin, Vanessa A.
(2011) Associate Professor of Special Education. B.A. 1996, University of California, Riverside; M.A. 2002, Azusa Pacific University; Ph.D. 2011, University of California, Riverside.
Haney, Michele
(1988) Professor of Special Education. B.A. 1974, Goddard College; M.A. 1979, Castleton State College; Ph.D. 1988, University of California, Los Angeles.
Hanreddy, Amy N.
(2013) Associate Professor of Special Education. B.A. 1999, M.A. 2002, California State University, Northridge; Ph.D. 2013, Chapman University.
Kennedy, Virginia E.
(2000) Associate Professor of Special Education. B.Mus. 1973, State University of New York; M.S. 1975, Ph.D. 1981, University of Southern California.
Lasky, Beth A.
(1987) Professor of Special Education. B.A. 1973, M.A. 1977, California State University, Northridge; Ph.D. 1986, University of Arizona.
Murawski, Wendy W.
(2000) Executive Director and Endowed Chair for the Michael D. Eisner Center for Teaching and Learning; Professor of Special Education. B.A. 1991, M.Ed. 1992, Ed. S. 1995, College of William and Mary; Ph.D. 2001, University of California, Riverside.
Peckham-Hardin, Kathryn D.
(2000) Professor of Special Education. B.A. 1984, University of California, Santa Barbara; M.A. 1994, California State University, Northridge; Ph.D. 2002, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Schneiderman, Ellen
(1985) Professor of Special Education. B.A. 1976, M.A. 1977, The Ohio State University; Ph.D. 1987, University of California, Los Angeles.
Sears, Sue
(1990) Professor of Special Education. B.A. 1971, Purdue University; M.S. 1976, University of Southern California; Ph.D. 1989, University of California, Los Angeles.
Spencer, Sally A.
(2005) Professor in Special Education. B.M. 1977, California State University, Long Beach; M.A. 1997, California State University, Northridge; Ed.D. 2008, University of Southern California.
Weiner, Ivor
(2001) Professor of Special Education. B.A. 1986, M.P.A. 1990, University of North Texas; Ph.D. 2001, Texas Woman’s University.
Emeriti
Armstrong, Kenneth
(1969) Professor emeritus of Special Education. B.A. 1951, Whittier College; M.A. 1956, California State University, Los Angeles; Ed.D. 1967, University of Kansas.
Barsch, Ray H.
(1975) Professor emeritus of Special Education. B.S. 1950, M.Ed. 1952, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Ph.D. 1959, Northwestern University.
Bisno, Ann R.
(1979) Professor emerita of Special Education. B.A. 1946, University of Chicago; M.A. 1970, California State University, Los Angeles; Ph.D. 1979, University of California, Los Angeles.
Chen, Deborah A.
(1990) Professor emerita of Special Education. B.A. 1971, M.A. 1971, San Francisco State University; Ph.D. 1985, University of California, Berkeley.
Forer, Ruth K.
(1973) Professor emerita of Special Education. B.A. 1952, New York University; M.A. 1965, California State University, Los Angeles; Ed.D. 1970, University of California, Los Angeles.
Kulik, Barbara J.
(1970) Professor emerita of Special Education. B.S. 1963, M.Ed. 1964, University of Missouri; Ph.D. 1975, Texas Women’s University.
Linden, Joyce
(1975) Associate Professor emerita of Special Education. B.A. 1960, California State University, Northridge; M.A. 1964, California State University, Los Angeles.
Mesaros, Richard A.
(1987) Professor emeritus of Special Education. B.A. 1974, California State University, Northridge; M.S. 1976, California Lutheran College; Ph.D. 1984, University of Wisconsin.