Myrtha Pizarro ABA

Myrtha E. Pizarro
Myrtha E. Pizarro mpizarro@lasierra.edu(951) 785-2257

Education: 

  • Ed.D. in Administration and Leadership, Loma Linda University, California, 1985.
  • Specialist in Education, Loma Linda University, California, 1984.
  • Licénce és Sciences de l'Education, in Pédagogie, University of Geneva, Switzerland, 1969.
  • Master of Arts, in Supervision of Instruction and Counseling, Andrews University, Michigan, 1968.
  • B.A., in French and Spanish, Andrews University, Michigan, 1966.
  • Maestra Normal Nacional, in Elementary Education, River Plate College, Argentina, 1962.

Principal Research Interests

Mainly of language learning and teaching: children and young students learning Spanish, French and English. Also interested in the leadership and finances of Adventist Colleges and Universities. Does research in: "Learning of a Second Language in the Elementary School', "L'Appretissage d'une Langue Véhiculaire a l'Ecole Primaire: Research among Quechua speaking children learning Spanish. Also "Leadership and Finances in Seventh-Day Adventist Colleges": Research among the SDA colleges in the Inter American Division of SDA Church.

Academic Interests/Research Area: 

  • Language learning and Teaching
  • Methods of Teaching
  • Traveling and learning new languages
  • Cooking: learning different dishes from all the different countries where Myrtha taught and studied.
E-mail: mpizarro@lasierra.edu
Phone: (951) 785-2257

AWARDS

  • Teacher Excellence from Riverside Poly High School, 1989, 1990 

Representative Publications

  1. Dissertation: " Leadership and Finances in Seventh Day Adventist Colleges"