Faculty
Higher Education & Organizational (HEOC)

Walter Allen,  Professor, HEOC Division Head (Ph.D., Sociology, University of Chicago) allen@gseis.ucla.edu | (310) 206-7107
Areas of Interest: Comparative race, ethnicity and inequality; diversity in higher education; and family studies. His research and teaching focuses on educational equity, higher education, social inequality and family.

Mitchell J. Chang, Associate Professor (Ph.D., Education, UCLA)
mjchang@gseis.ucla.edu | (310) 825-0504
Areas of Interest: The educational efficacy of diversity-related initiatives on college campuses and the application of those best practices toward advancing student learning and democratizing institutions.

Sylvia Hurtado, Professor, HERI Director ( Ph.D., Education, UCLA)
shurtado@gseis.ucla.edu | (310) 825-9928
Areas of Interest: Diverse college environments and their effect on diverse college student, teaching and learning, and higher education policy.

Patricia M. McDonough, Professor (Ph.D., Higher Education, Stanford University) mcdonough@gseis.ucla.edu | (310) 206-2120
Areas of Interest: Access, equity, and the stratification of individuals and institutions in education; organizational theory and analysis; sociology of education; higher education policy analysis; links between K-12 and higher education; and qualitative research.

Jane Pizzolato, Assistant Professor, (Ph.D., Educational Psychology, Michigan State University)
pizzolato@gseis.ucla.edu | (310) 206-0361
Areas of Interest: College student development, epistemological and identity development, access & retention of diverse students, and cultural psychology

Robert A. Rhoad, Professor ( Ph.D., Higher Education, Pennsylvania State University) rhoads@gseis.ucla.edu | (310) 794-4243
Areas of Interest: Democracy, Social Movements and the University, Organizational Analysis, Student Life/Culture, Diversity Issues, Higher Education in Latin America and China.

Ronni Sanlo, Professor (Adjunct) MSA Program Director; Senior Associate Dean of Students Ed.D., Education, University of North Florida
sanlo@gseis.ucla.edu | (310) 206-7953
Areas of Interest: Developing graduate students as scholar practitioners, multicultural development and understanding, professional development, publishing.

José L. Santos, Assistant Professor (Ph.D., Higher Education, University of Arizona) jsantos@gseis.ucla.edu | (310) 825-7549
Areas of Interest: Higher education policy, governance and finance.

Linda J. Sax, Associate Professor (Ph.D., Higher Education, UCLA)
lsax@ucla.edu | (310) 825-1925
Areas of Interest: Gender differences in college student development, in particular how specific institutional characteristics, peer and faculty environments, and forms of student involvement differentially affect male and female college students. Other interests include: The development of science and engineering talent; volunteerism and service-learning; and issues related to women faculty.

Rick Wagoner, Assistant Professor (Ph.D., Higher Education, University of Arizona) wagoner@gseis.ucla.edu | (310) 825-8316
Areas of Interest: Community colleges; faculty; organizational studies.

Emeritus Faculty - Higher Education & Organizational Change (HEOC)

Alexander W. Astin, Professor, Emeritus (Ph.D., Psychology, University of Maryland) aastin@gseis.ucla.edu | (310) 825-8331
Areas of Interest: Higher education policy in the United States; educational reform; values in education; impact of different types of institutions on student development; assessment and evaluation research in higher education.

Helen S. Astin, Professor, Emerita ( Ph.D., Psychology, University of Maryland)
hastin@gseis.ucla.edu | (310) 825-2709
Areas of Interest: Education and career development of women; faculty performance and rewards; leadership.

Arthur M. Cohen, Professor, Emeritus (Ph.D., Higher Education, Florida State University) ericcc@ucla.edu | (310) 825-8337
Areas of Interest: Teaching and research interests include the students, faculty, and organization of the community college; the history of higher education; issues in higher education; and college curriculum and instruction.

Student Affairs Instructors

Debra F. Geller, CAO, Student & Campus Life
(Ed.D., UCLA) dgeller@saonet.ucla.edu | (310) 825-4876
Areas of Interest: higher education administration, succession planning, assessment, student life.

Janina Montero, Vice Chancellor Student Affairs
(Ph.D., Hispanic Literature, University of Pennsylvania)
jmontero@saonet.ucla.edu | (310) 825-1404
Areas of Interest: organizational change; institutional/organizational culture; diversity; strategic planning/planning efforts; issues in higher education

Robert J. Naples, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Student and Campus Life and Dean of Students
(Ed.D., Temple University)
rnaples@saonet.ucla.edu | (310) 825-3894
Areas of interest:  Current issues in Student Affairs, Student Affairs organizational development, professional development and career planning, mentoring junior staff

Dana Pysz, Assistant Director, Office of Residential Life (Ed.D, UCLA)
danaP@orl.ucla.edu

Suzanne L. Seplow, Director, Office of Residential Life
(Ed.D., UCLA) suzanne@orl.ucla.edu | (310) 825-3401
Areas of Interest: Areas of Interest: Living-learning environments, student development theories, student affairs management.

John Taborn, Graduate Counselor Supervisor & Internship Coordinator, UCLA Career Center (Ph. D., Howard University)
jtaborn@career.ucla.edu | 310) 206-1025
Areas of Interest: Career Counseling and Development, College Student Mental Health, Graduate Student Development, Human Sexuality, African American and Multiracial Family mental health

Lori Vogelgesang, Assistant Director, Office of Residential Life
(Ph.D.) lvogelgesang@orl.ucla.edu

Christine Wilson, Director, UCLA Graduate Student Resource Center
(Ph.D., UCLA) cwilson@saonet.ucla.edu | (310) 267-4803
Areas of Interest: Graduate student life.