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2026-2027 Catalog

School of Education

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Dean

Elizabeth C. Orozco Reilly
Madera Hall, Room 2722 
(805) 437-8872
elizabeth.reilly@csuci.edu

Associate Dean and Director of Clinical Experiences & Partnerships Office

Kathryn Howard, Ph.D.
Maderal Hall, Room 2901
(805) 437-8936
kathryn.howard@csuci.edu

Faculty

Robert E. Bleicher, Ph.D.
Professor of Science Education
Madera Hall, Room 2405
(805) 437- 8508
bob.bleicher@csuci.edu

Merilyn Buchanan, Ph.D.
Professor of Education
Madera Hall, Room 1707
(805) 437-8579
merilyn.buchanan@csuci.edu

Lillian Vega-Castaneda, Ed.D.
Professor of Education
Madera Hall, Room 1707
(805) 437-8872
lillian.castaneda@csuci.edu

Manuel Correia, Ph.D.
Professor of Education, Chair Credential, Programs
Madera Hall, Room 2623
(805) 437-3292
manuel.correia@csuci.edu

Michelle Dean, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Education
Madera Hall, Room 2602
(805) 437-3735
michelle.dean@csuci.edu

Tadashi Dozono, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Education
Madera Hall, Room 2725
(805) 437-1647
tadashi.dozono@csuci.edu

Talya Drescher, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Education
Madera Hall, Room 1361
(805) 437-1688
talya.drescher@csuci.edu

Jeanne Grier, Ph.D.
Professor of Education, Chair Graduate Program
Madera Hall, Room 1341
(805) 437-8987
jeanne.grier@csuci.edu

Carolee Koehn Hurtado, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Education
Madera Hall, Room 1406
(805) 437-3739
carolee.hurtado@csuci. edu

Tiina Itkonen, Ph.D.
Professor of Education and Political Science
Madera Hall, Room 2361
(805) 437-3294
tiina.itkonen@csuci.edu

Kara Naidoo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Education
Madera Hall, Room 1364
(805) 437-2743
kara.naidoo@csuci.edu

Carola Oliva Olson , Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Education
Madera Hall, Room 2721
(805) 437-3689
carola.matera@csuci.edu

Kaia Tollefson, Ph.D.
Professor of Education
Madera Hall, Room 1405
(805) 437-3125
kaia.tollefson@csuci.edu

Charles Weis, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Education
Madera Hall 2711
(805) 437-2060
charles.weis@csuci.edu

Annie White, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Education
Madera Hall 1616
(805) 437-2053
annie.white@csuci.edu

Contact Information

School of Education
(805) 437-3338
http://education.csuci.edu/

Clinical Experiences and Partnerships Office
(805) 437-8953
https://education.csuci.edu/cepo.htm

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