“Hey Big Mama,” a homeless man quietly said last week on a brisk Thanksgiving morning in MacArthur Park in Los Angeles. He then joined the line to wait for food served by LA on Cloud9 (LAC9) volunteers. “Hey Baby,” she replied, as Big Mama continued greeting folks. Behind her hundreds of volunteers set up buffet trays to be filled with a holiday feast big enough to feed an estimated 600 homeless and needy families, as others arranged clothes, vitamins, and a diverse variety of other donated goods. Among the well-coordinated frenzy were California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) alumni Gerardo “Jerry” Arredondo, his wife, Grissel Chavez, and Omar Merino, who serve on the ... Read More
Archives for November 2015
DeVoogd, Glenn
Glenn DeVoog, Ph.D Title: Associate Dean Department: College of Education Areas of Expertise Education Reform, Language Acquisition, Literacy, Literary Criticism, Critical Literacy, Online Testing. Professional Background Dr. DeVoogd has written 25 scholarly publications in the areas of early literacy, critical literacy, and the use of technology in teacher education. He previously served as professor at the Kremen School of Education and Human Development at California State University, Fresno, and as chair of the Department of Literacy, Early, Bilingual and Special Education. DeVoogd has more than 15 years of experience in elementary education and seven years as a bilingual ... Read More
Kertyzia, Heather
Heather Kertyzia, Ph.D. Title: Assistant Professor Department: Negotiation, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding Areas of Expertise Community Organizing, Conflict Resolution, Cross-Cultural Collaboration, Education Reform, Peacebuilding, Social Justice, Third World Issues. Professional Background Dr. Kertyzia has worked working in partnership with schools and universities in several countries on issues such as sexual health education, gender equity, as well as community-based development, multicultural education, and schools as institutions that can practice social justice. She also worked for Non-Governmental Organizations on community-based development and sexual health education ... Read More
Kulkarni, Saili S.
Saili S. Kulkarni, Ph.D. Title: Assistant Professor Department: Special Education Areas of Expertise Education, Education Reform, Globalization, Multiculturalism, Race, Special Education, Teacher Education, Disability Studies in Education, Critical Special Education. Professional Background Dr. Kulkarni's research examines teacher beliefs and intersections of race and ability. She was previously a special education teacher in Oakland, Calif., working towards the inclusion of elementary-aged students with disabilities in general education classes. As a special education teacher, Kulkarni helped create the district’s first Inclusive Teacher Network, which enabled special education ... Read More
Prager, Fynnwin
Fynnwin Prager, Ph.D. Title: Assistant Professor Department: Public Administration Areas of Expertise Climate Change, Earthquakes, Economics, Energy, Homeland Security, Natural Disasters, Public Administration, Public Policy, Terrorism and Extremism. Professional Background Fynnwin Prgaer is an Assistant Professor in Public Administration. His research is focused on the policy and economics of disasters and has used computable general equilibrium analysis to estimate the macroeconomic impacts of environmental policy, natural disasters and terrorism events. Prior to joining CSUDH, Prager was a postdoctoral research associate at USC Price School of Public Policy and Center for Risk and ... Read More
