Faculty Directory
The School of Leadership and Education Sciences faculty maintain excellence in scholarly research, teaching and service. To implement our mission, the faculty enriches all programs and course offerings with the values, concepts, and themes that we all believe will help students become ethical, civic-minded and committed leaders in their chosen fields. The University of San Diego School of Leadership and Education Sciences is known best for the quality of the classroom experience. We are proud of the attention that our faculty give to students and to teaching. Their reputation as outstanding instructors, as well as productive scholars is well documented and deserved.
Alphabetical Listing | Faculty Listing by Program
| Image | Name | Title | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Viviana Alexandrowicz | Associate Professor | Prior to joining the faculty at USD, Viviana Alexandrowicz, Ph.D., taught bilingual teacher… more |
 | Jerome Ammer | Professor | Jerome Ammer, Ph.D., writes, teaches and serves on journal editorial boards in the area of strategic… more |
 | William R. Ault | Chair of Naval Science Department and Professor of Naval Science | Captain Ault currently serves as the Commanding Officer, Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps… more |
 | Donna Barnes | Associate Professor | Donna Barnes, Ph.D., explores areas of interests that include language acquisition, literacy… more |
 | Sandy Buczynski | Associate Professor | I am uniquely qualified to serve as a science educator at the University of San Diego because I… more |
 | Sarina Chugani Molina | Assistant Professor | Sarina Chugani Molina currently serves as Assistant Professor in the Department of Learning and… more |
 | Paula Cordeiro | Dean and Professor | Paula A. Cordeiro is the Dean of the School of Leadership and Education Sciences (SOLES) at the… more |
 | Laura Deitrick | Director of the Caster Family Center | Laura Deitrick serves as the Director for the Caster Family Center for Nonprofit and Philanthropic… more |
 | Robert Donmoyer | Professor | Robert Donmoyer, Ph.D., has served as a consultant and evaluator for a number of foundations… more |
 | Anne Donnellan | Professor | Anne Donnellan, Ph.D., has had a long time interest in autism and related disorders and is a… more |
 | Todd Edwards | Associate Professor & Program Director of Marital and Family Therapy | Todd M. Edwards, Ph.D., teaches Practicum (MFTS 595-597) and Family Studies (MFTS 533) in the… more |
 | Ana Estrada | Associate Professor of MFT and Program Director of CMHC | Ana Estrada, Ph.D., conducts research focused broadly on child and family interventions and… more |
 | Dominic Ewers | Marine Officer Instructor | Captain (Capt) Dominic I. Ewers is a Marine Officer Instructor for the Naval Reserve Officers… more |
 | Jackie Frieberg | As a bestselling author and leadership expert, Jackie has dedicated her career to helping executives… more | |
 | Fred Galloway | Associate Professor | Fred Galloway’s research interests are higher education policy, the economics of education,… more |
 | Jerry Garcia | Military Science Instructor | Jerry Garcia is a native of El Paso, Texas. He received his Bachelors degree in Liberal Arts from… more |
 | Steven Gelb | Interim Department Chair and Interim Program Director of School Counseling | Steve Gelb, Ph.D. is the director of research for the Leadership Institute and former associate dean… more |
 | Cheryl Getz | Department Chair and Professor | Cheryl Getz, Ed.D., is Department Chair and Associate Professor in the department of Leadership… more |
 | Kevin Goering | Assistant Professor of Naval Science | Lieutenant (LT) Goering is an Assistant Professor of Naval Science and Junior Class Officer… more |
 | Kenneth Gonzalez | Associate Professor | Kenneth P. González, Ph.D., is a native of Fontana, California. He received his bachelors… more |
 | Zachary Green | Visiting Professor | Zachary Gabriel Green is a senior scholar at the James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership at the… more |
 | Bobbi Hansen | Associate Professor | Dr. Bobbi Hansen teaches courses in Curriculum and Methods in Mathematics, Science, and… more |
 | David Herrera | Affiliate Faculty | Diploma, Harvard University, International Senior Management Program B.S. University of Illinois,… more |
 | Scott Himelstein | Director, Center for Education Policy and Law | Scott Himelstein is the former deputy secretary of Education and later acting secretary of Education… more |
 | Lea Hubbard | Professor | Professor Lea Hubbard joined the School of Leadership and Education Sciences faculty in 2002. She… more |
 | Noriyuki Inoue | Associate Professor | Noriyuki Inoue, Ph.D. specializes in educational psychology and cognitive-developmental approaches… more |
 | Ronn Johnson | Associate Professor | Ronn Johnson,Ph.D., is a licensed and board certified psychologist with extensive experience in… more |
 | Frank R. Kemerer | Professor-in-Residence | Frank teaches education law and policy in both the USD School of Law and School of Leadership and… more |
 | Chris Kieszek | Assistant Professor of Naval Science | Lieutenant (LT) Kieszek is an Assistant Professor of Naval Science and Officer Instructor at the… more |
 | Heather Lattimer | Department Chair, Assistant Professor | Heather Lattimer, Ed.D., is Department Chair and Associate Professor in Department of Learning and… more |
 | Pat Libby | Clinical Professor; Director of the Institute for Nonprofit Ed. & Research | Pat Libby, Clinical Professor, created and directs the Institute for Nonprofit Education and… more |
 | Brandon Luiszer | Assistant Professor of Naval Science | Lieutenant (LT) Luiszer is the Freshman Officer Instructor in the Naval Reserve Officers Training… more |
 | Ian Martin | Assistant Professor | Ian Martin joins the School of Leadership and Education Sciences as an Assistant Professor for the… more |
 | Rose Linda Martinez | Director of ELDA/Visiting Professor | Dr. Martinez is a professor, consultant, businesswoman, and "visionary of the possible." Using… more |
 | Mary McDonald | Assistant Professor | Mary McDonald, Ph.D., joined our faculty in September 2008. McDonald is teaching both masters and… more |
 | Terri Monroe | Director of the Leadership Institute & Associate Professor | Theresa (Terri) Monroe, Ed.D., teaches the core course on Leadership Theory and Practice and… more |
 | Erika Nash | Assistant Professor | Dr. Erika Nash, a native of Honolulu, Hawaii, has been an Assistant Professor in the Counseling… more |
 | Christopher Newman | Visiting Assistant Professor | Christopher Newman, an ’04 alum of the master’s in Leadership Studies program, rejoins… more |
 | JoEllen Patterson | Professor | Other things may change us, but we start and end with the family. - Anthony Brandt Recognizing… more |
 | Reyes Quezada | Associate Professor | Reyes Quezada, Ed.D., writes and teaches in the areas of Bilingual Education, K-12 Teacher… more |
 | George E. Reed | Associate Professor | Before joining the faculty in 2007 George Reed, Ph.D., served for 27 years as an Army officer,… more |
 | Lonnie Rowell | Associate Professor | Lonnie Rowell, Ph.D., teaches and writes in the areas of school counseling, action research,… more |
 | Joi Spencer | Assistant Professor | Joi Spencer, Ph.D., is assistant professor in the School of Leadership and Education Sciences,… more |
 | Teresa VanHorn | Nonprofit Leadership Alliance Director & Coordinator of the Leadership Mnr | Ms. Van Horn is the Director of the National Nonprofit Leadership Alliance program, a national… more |
 | Lee Williams | Professor | Lee Williams, Ph.D., is a licensed Marital and Family Therapist, and an approved supervisor in the… more |
 | Susan Zgliczynski | Associate Professor | Most of my students call me Dr. Z and I have been at the University of San Diego since 1980. I… more |
