Regular Faculty
La Mont Terry, Chair
Associate Professor, Education
A.B., M.A.T., ¹Ï×ÓTV; Ph.D., UCLA
A former classroom teacher and mathematics coach, La Mont Terry's research focuses on the creation of critical race "counterspace" as an alternative environment for the mathematics education of high school-aged Black males.
Ronald Solórzano
Professor, Education
B.S., M.Ed., Loyola Marymount University; Ph.D., UCLA
Ron Solórzano teaches education policy, school reform and legal court cases, second language acquisition theories and practices, high stakes student and teacher assessments, program evaluation and race/class effects in education courses.
Non-Tenure Track Faculty
April Forrest
Visiting Instructor, Education
B.A., Pitzer College; M.Ph., Claremont Graduate School; Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School (in progress)
Eun Joo Julie Paik
Visiting Instructor, Education
B.A. ¹Ï×ÓTV; M.A. ¹Ï×ÓTV
Eun Joo Julie Paik (A.B., M.A.T., ¹Ï×ÓTV) has spent her career engaging students in public school elementary and secondary classrooms throughout Southern California.
Anthony Tróchez
Visiting Assistant Professor, Education
B.A., University of California, Berkeley; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
Anthony Tróchez, Ph.D. focuses on the intersections of race, gender, class and nature. He is inspired by educators and scholar/activists who envision a world where education heals the traumas of…
Benjamin Wang
Visiting Assistant Professor, Education
B.A., Nanjing University; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
Dr. Benjamin Wang teaches language education politics and pedagogy, first/second language acquisition theories and practices, and community-based literacy and Spanish/Mandarin literacy courses.