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
| Name | Title | Bio |
|---|---|---|
| Larry Alvarado | Lecturer | Adjunct faculty at USD 2006 - present o Principal, Daly Academy,Chula Vista School District, a… more |
| Ellen Balkan | Adjunct Faculty - JTC | Ellen is an affilitate faculty member for the USD/John Tracy Clinic MEd DHH program. |
| Moises Baron | Instructor | Moises Barón, Ph.D., has been teaching in the Marital and Family Therapy program since 1992.… more |
| Sally J. Bennett-Schmidt | Instructor | Sally Bennett-Schmidt, Ed.D., teaches Measurement and Evaluation in Educational Settings in the… more |
| Raymond F. Cameron | Instructor | Raymond Cameron is a licensed marriage and family therapist and a clinical member in the American… more |
| Larry Chamow | Instructor | Larry Chamow as been teaching in the Marital and Family Therapy program since 1991. Dr. Chamow is a… more |
| Chung-ming Chan | Clinical Supervisor at the HKUFI | Chung-ming Chan, Ph.D., is clinical supervisor at the Hong Kong University Family Institute. He is… more |
| Denice Davis | Instructor | Denice Davis, M.A., M.B.A., J.D., teaches Ethical and Legal Issues in Family Therapy (MFTS 529). She… more |
| Jose-Alfredo Delgado-Wong | SSS Academic Coordinator | Jose-Alfredo (Freddy) Delgado-Wong was born and raised in Imperial, California before coming to San… more |
| Edward DeRoche | Director of the Character Development Center | Edward DeRoche, Ph.D., joined the University of San Diego's School of Education as dean in 1979 and… more |
| Anne Farrell | Instructor | Anne Farrell is the Vice President of Philanthropy at Voices for Children, a San Diego nonprofit… more |
| Carole A. Fish | Instructor | Carole Fish has spent more than 25 years in the nonprofit sector. After receiving a Masters in… more |
| Brenna C. Hughes | Center for Community Service-Learning | |
| Philip Hwang | Professor Emeritus | For more than 25 years, Philip Hwang, Ph.D., has held various teaching and administrative duties at… more |
| Robert L. Infantino | Professor Emeritus | Robert L. Infantino, Ph.D., Professor of Education, Emeritus, began teaching at USD in 1976. After… more |
| Bruce Irvine | Affiliate Faculty - Leadership Institute | Bruce Irvine is the executive director of the Grubb Institute UK. He is a senior organizational… more |
| Steven Jella | Instructor | Steven Jella, Psy.D., is a registered psychologist, licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a… more |
| Stacey Kasendorf | Adjunct Clinical Instructor | Stacey Kasendorf has been in the field of education for 38 years. Her experience includes classroom… more |
| Theana Kezios | Affiliate Faculty - JTC | Theana is an affilitate faculty member for the USD/John Tracy Clinic MEd DHH program. |
| Richard Kiy | Instructor | Richard Kiy is President/CEO of the San Diego based International Community Foundation (ICF), a… more |
| Laura Krestschmer | Affiliate Faculty - JTC | Laura is an affilitate faculty member for the USD/John Tracy Clinic MEd DHH program. |
| Richard Kretschmer | Affiliate Faculty - JTC | Richard is an affilitate faculty member for the USD/John Tracy Clinic MEd DHH program. |
| Wai-yung Lee | Associate Professor and Founding Director of the HKU Family Institute | Wai-yung Lee, Ph.D., an AAMFT approved supervisor, is the associate professor and founding director… more |
| Elaine Lewis | Instructor | Elaine Lewis has worked with nonprofit organizations for 37 years. She has been the executive… more |
| Zephon Lister | Instructor | Zephon Lister, PhD, LMFT earned his doctorate in Marriage & Family Therapy from Loma Linda… more |
| Cindy Lo-kuen Lam | Associate Director of the HKU Family Institute | Dr. Cindy Lam is head and professor of the Family Medicine Unit at The University of Hong Kong. She… more |
| Erin Lovette-Colyer | Director, Women's Center | Erin Lovette-Colyer is the director of the University of San Diego Women’s Center. She… more |
| Joshua W. Madsen | Instructor | Joshua W. Madsen, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist (PSY 21982) and director of the San… more |
| Deirdre Maloney | Instructor | Deirdre Maloney is the proud principal of Momentum San Diego, created to enhance nonprofit… more |
| Breyn Marr Hibbs | ||
| Daniel C. Mayer | Instructor | For over ten years Daniel Mayer worked in primate conservation at The Monkey Sanctuary, UK. Since… more |
| David McCallum | Affiliate Faculty - Leadership Institute | Father David McCallum, S.J. is a Jesuit (Roman Catholic) priest and educator. Born in Buffalo, NY,… more |
| René Molenkamp | Affiliate Faculty - Leadership Institute | René Molenkamp, Ph.D., is particularly interested in trying to understand how groups and… more |
| John Kenneth Naranja | Lecturer | |
| Christopher I Nayve | Director, Community Service Learning | |
| Christopher Newman | Visiting Assistant Professor | Christopher Newman, an ’04 alum of the master’s in Leadership Studies program, rejoins… more |
| Man-lun Ng | Honorary Professor and Associate Director of the HKU Family Institute | Man-lun Ng is honorary professor and associate director of the Hong Kong Uuniversity Family… more |
| Katherine Nguyen Williams | Instructor | Katherine Nguyen Williams, Ph.D., is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist (PSY 22387) and Assistant… more |
| Carole Osselaer | Instructor | Carole Osselaer, a native Californian, comes from a legacy of public education service. Her… more |
| Patricia Pak-yu Chu Yeung | Associate Director of the HKU Family Institute | Patricia Chu is associate director of the Hong Kong University Family Institute. Previously the… more |
| Shirley Peterson | Instructor | Shirley Peterson, Ed.D., has been an educator for thirty-eight years, serving as an administrator in… more |
| Jane Rheinheimer | Instructor | Jane Rheinheimer was admitted to the bar, California and U.S. District Court, Southern District of… more |
| Jessica Robinson | Instructor | Jessica Robinson is Assistant Director of the Consensus Organizing Center at San Diego State… more |
| Jodi Robledo | Lecturer | Jodi Robledo is a special education teacher at San Diego Unified School District. She is also an… more |
| Roxanne Ruzic | Instructor | Roxanne is Associate Director for Social Science Research at USD’s Center for… more |
| Diana Sanchez | Affiliate Faculty - JTC | Diana is an affilitate faculty member for the USD/John Tracy Clinic MEd DHH program. |
| Fernando Sanudo | Instructor | Fernando Sanudo is the co-founder of Vista Community Clinic's Health Promotion Center. Initiated in… more |
| Patti Saraniero | Instructor | Dr. Patti Saraniero is principal of Moxie Research, an independent program evaluation firm that… more |
| Liz Shear | Instructor | With a lifetime’s experience in nonprofit administration, governance and advocacy, Liz Shear… more |
| José Luis Stevens | Affiliate Faculty - Leadership Institute | José Luis Stevens, Ph.D., is the president and co-founder (with wife Lena Stevens) of… more |
