Ginger Ketting-Weller, PhD
Dean

PhD at Claremont Graduate University
Area of emphasis: Education

Phone: (951) 785-2266, Fax: (951) 785-2205
Email: gkw@lasierra.edu

Research interests: Religious education, Leadership, "Third Culture Kids".

Lina Soria
Administrative Assistant

BA, French with minor in Office Management

Phone: (951) 785-2266, Fax: (951) 785-2205
Email: lsoria@lasierra.edu

Sylvia Gallegos
Credential Analyst

Credentialing Services Office

Phone: (951) 785-2224
Email: sgallego@lasierra.edu

Gilbert Valentine, Ph.D.
Chair and Professor, Administration & Leadership

BA, Theology
MA, Religion
PhD, Education

Phone: (951) 785-2074
Email: gvalenti@lasierra.edu

Research Interests: Early development of the Adventist Educational System, Adventist Leadership Patterns and Issues, Leadership Biography.

Margaret Solomon, Ph.D.
Professor, Administration and Leadership

Bachelor of Liberal Arts
Masters of Arts in Curriculum & Instruction & Special Education Endorsement
Ph. D. in K-12 Educational Administration

Phone: (951) 785-2292
Email: msolomon@lasierra.edu

Research Interests: Identifying and testing school leadership models that work for the educational achievement of students from marginalized communities, Developing Learning Communities on Critical Pedagogy to impact teacher practice.

Linda Caviness, Ph.D.
Chair and Professor, Curriculum and Instruction

BA, Speech with minor in Office Management
MA, Education in Language & Literacy
PhD Educational Administration

Phone: (951) 785-2484, Fax: (951) 785-2205
Email: lcavines@lasierra.edu

Research Interests: Brain-based Learning, Reading and Language Arts, Teacher Education, Liberal Studies.

Sandra J. Balli, Ph.D.
Professor, Curriculum and Instruction

BA, Secondary Education and Home Economics with minor in English
M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction
Ph.D., Instructional Theory and Practice

Phone: (951) 785-2270, Fax: (951) 785-2205
Email: sballi@lasierra.edu

Research Interests: Middle School Strategies, Teacher Development, Cooperative Learning, Qualitative Research.

Lolita Campbell, EdD
Associate Professor
Director of Student Teaching

BA, French with minor in Home Economics, Professional Education
MA, Secondary Teaching: Home Economics
EdS, Curriculum & Instruction; EdD, Curriculum and Instruction

Phone: (951) 785-2315, Fax: (951) 785-2205
Email: lcampbell@lasierra.edu

Research Interests: Home Schooling.

Elissa Kido Ed.D.
Professor, Curriculum and Instruction

B.S. English and Biology
M.A. English
Ed.D. English Education

Phone: (951) 785-2972, Fax: (951) 785-2205
Email: ekido@lasierra.edu

Research Interests: Neuro-science and education, teaching writing and multicultural literature

August Champlin
Associate Director, Intensive Practicum in TESOL Instruction

BA, Music
MA, English

Phone: (951) 785-2729, Fax: (951) 785-2205
Email: achampli@lasierra.edu

Research Interests: TESOL Writing Methodologies, Imitating Mentor Texts, Patterns-Based Writing, Systematic Writing Curricula for EFL Learners, Computer-Assisted Writing Instruction.

DeAnne Knipschild
Administrative Secretary

Phone: (951) 785-2203, Fax: (951) 785-2205
Email: dknipschild@lasierra.edu

Chang Ho Ji, Ph.D.
Chair, Professor, Counseling and School Psychology

BA Political Science
MA Political Science, Religion, and Educational Psychology
Ph.D. Educational Research and Methodology
Ph.D. Political Science and Public Policy

Phone: (951) 785-2269, Fax: (951) 785-2205
Email: cji@lasierra.edu

Research interests: Psychometrics, Moral Development, Educational Politics and Policy.

Dora Clarke-Pine, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

BS Psychology
MS Community Counseling
PhD Counseling Psychology

Phone: (951) 785-2334, Fax: (951) 785-2205
Email: dclarkep@lasierra.edu

Research interests: Personality/gender issues, counseling theory, juvenile crime.

Shirley Gregg, Ph. D.
Associate Professor

BS Nursing
MA Counseling
Ed.S, School Psychology
Ph.D. Health Psychology
 
Phone: (951) 785-2809, Fax: (951) 785-2205
Email: sgregg@lasierra.edu

Bradley Jamison, Ph. D. , MPH.
Associate Professor and Online Programs Director

BA Spanish, International Affairs
MA Educational Administration
Ph.D. Educational Administration
MPH. Global Health

Phone: (951) 785-2984, Fax: (951) 785-2316
Email: bjamison@lasierra.edu

Research Interests: Global Education and Development.

Rayan Farjo
Technology Coordinator

B.Sc. Computer Science
M.B.A

Phone: (951) 785-2239, Fax: (951) 785-2316
Email: rfarjo@lasierra.edu

Elissa Kido Ed.D.
Professor, Curriculum and Instruction; Director, Center for Research on K-12 Adventist Education

B.S. English and Biology
M.A. English
Ed.D. English Education

Phone: (951) 785-2972, Fax: (951) 785-2342
Email: ekido@lasierra.edu

Research Interests: Neuro-science and education, teaching writing and multicultural literature

Marilyn Beach, Ph. D.
Assistant to the Director, Center for Research on K-12 Adventist Education

B.A. in Home Economics with a minor in Chemistry
M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction
PhD in Education with an emphasis in Child Development

Phone: (951) 785-2997, Fax: (951) 785-2342
Email: mbeach@lasierra.edu

Research Interests: Child Development, Moral Development.

Ruth Claros
Office Manager, Center for Research on K-12 Adventist Education

B.A. in History and
B.S. in Biology

Phone: (951) 785-2997, Fax: (951) 785-2342
Email: rclaros@lasierra.edu