Degrees & Programs

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Contact departmental graduate advisors, listed below, for additional program-specific information.

Graduate Degrees and Programs

Master's

Master's Program and Options	Faculty Advisor	Links
Accountancy, M.S. Accounting Information Systems Financial and Public Accounting Taxation	Dr. Dong-Woo Lee (For students' last name from A-M) (323) 343-2836 dwlee@calstatela.edu Dr. Rafik Elias (For students' last name from N-Z) (323) 343-2850 relias@exchange.calstatela.edu	ACCT Department Website ACCT University Catalog
Anthropology, M.A. Archaeology Biological Anthropology Cultural Anthropology	Beth Baker (323) 343–2440 bbakerc@calstatela.edu	ANTH Department Website ANTH University Catalog
Art, M.A.	Jim Ovelmen (323) 343-4033 jovelme@calstatela.edu	ART Department Website ART University Program
Art Education	Mika Cho (323) 343–4013 mcho@calstatela.edu Dustin Garnet (323) 343-4024 dustin.garnet@calstatela.edu	ART Department Website ART University Catalog
Art History	Manuel Aguilar (323) 343-4054 maguila2@alstatela.edu Jenevive Nykolak (323) 343-4035 jnkola@calstatela.edu Jim Ovelmen (323) 343-4033 jovelme@calstatela.edu	ART Department Website ART University Catalog
Fashion, Fiber and Materials	Carole Lung (323) 343-4047 clung2@calstatela.edu	ART Department Website ART University Catalog
Design	Zachary Zezima (323) 343-4021 zzezima@calstatela.edu Jimmy Moss (323) 343-4025 jimmy.moss@calstatela.edu Jim Ovelmen (323) 343-4033 jovelme@calstatela.edu Zachary Vernon (323) 343-4027 zvernon@calstatela.edu	ART Department Website ART University Catalog
Studio Arts	Jim Ovelmen (323) 343-4033 jovelme@calstatela.edu Tim Ebner (323) 343-4020 tebner@calstatela.edu Robert Martin (323) 343-4029 rjmartin@calstatela.edu Oliverio Rodriguez (323) 343-4028 orodri58@calstatela.edu Richard Wearn (323) 343-4048 rwearn@calstatela.edu	ART Department Website ART University Catalog
Art, MFA Studio Arts Design	Jim Ovelmen (323) 343–4033 jovelme@calstatela.edu	ART Department Website ART University Catalog
Biology, MS	Patrick Krug (323) 343–2076 pkrug2@calstatela.edu	BIOL Department Website BIOL University Catalog
Business Administration, MBA Main Track Fully-Employed Track (FEMBA)	Dr. Mine Hughes (323) 343–2940 mucokhu@calstatela.edu	MBA Department Website MBA University Catalog
Business Administration, M.S. Finance Human Resource Management International Business Leadership and Management Marketing New Venture Management Customized Option	Dr. Mine Hughes (323) 343–2940 mucokhu@calstatela.edu	MSBA Department Website MSBA University Catalog
Chemistry, M.S. Biochemistry	Robert Vellanoweth (323) 343–2 vllnwth@calstatela.edu	CHEM Department Website CHEM University Catalog
Chicana (o) and Latina (o) Studies, M.A.	Ester Hernandez (323) 343–5349 eherna17@calstatela.edu	CLS Program Website CLS University Catalog
Child Development, M.A.	Allison Fuligni (323) 343–5841 afulign@calstatela.edu Jessica Morales-Chicas (323) 343-4597 jmora163@calstatela.edu	CHDV Department Website CHDV University Catalog
Civil Engineering, M.S.	Sonya Lopez (323) 343–4455 slope188@calstatela.edu Mark Tufenkjian (323) 343–4434 mtufenk@calstatela.edu	CE Department Website CE University Catalog CE Department Email: http://ce.ecst@calstatela.edu
Communication Studies, M.A
Communication	Mu Wu (323) 343–4268 mwu33@calstatela.edu	COMS Department Website COMS University Catalog
Communicative Disorders, M.A. Speech-Language Pathology	Cari Flint (323) 343–4758 cflint@calstatela.edu	COMD Department Website COMD University Catalog
Computer Science, M.S.	Behzad Parviz (323) 343–6696 bparviz@calstatela.edu Eun Young (Elaine) Kang (323) 343–4513 eykang@calstatela.edu	CS Department Website CS University Catalog CS Department Email: cs@calstatela.edu
Counseling, M.S.
Applied Behavior Analysis	Michele Wallace (323) 343–4768 mwallac@calstatela.edu Mitch Fryling (323) 343–4400 Mitchell.Fryling2@calstatela.edu	COUN Department Website COUN University Catalog
Rehabilitation Counseling	Heidi Paul (323) 343–4439 hpaul@calstatela.edu David Peterson (323) 343–6161 dpeters3@calstatela.edu	COUN Department Website COUN University Catalog
School-Based Family Counseling	Michael Carter (323) 343–4438 mcarter@calstatela.edu Emily Hernandez (323) 343–4424 ehern177@calstatela.edu	COUN Department Website COUN University Catalog
School Psychology	Elina Saeki (323) 343–4448 esaeki@calstatela.edu Kezia Gopaul-Knights (323) 343–4350 kpersia@calstatela.edu	COUN Department Website COUN University Catalog
Criminalistics, M.S.	Katherine Roberts (323) 343–4625 krobert2@calstatela.edu	CRLT Department Website CRLT University Catalog
Economics, M.A. Financial Economics Global Economics Public Policy Economics	Dr. Miles Finney (323) 343–2937 mfinney5@calstatela.edu	ECON Department Program ECON University Catalog
Education, M.A.
Bilingual/Multicultural Education in the Urban Classroom	Kimberly Persiani (323) 343–4350 kpersia@calstatela.edu	EDCI Program Website EDCI University Catalog
Curriculum and Instruction	Ambika G. Raj (323) 343–6267 agopala@calstatela.edu	EDCI Program Website EDCI University Catalog
Early Childhood & Primary Education	Oona Fontanella-Nothom (323) 343–4370 ofontan@calstatela.edu	EDCI Program Website EDCI University Catalog
Integrated STEM Teaching	A. Dee Williams (323) 343-6168 awillia6@calstatela.edu	EDCI Program Website EDCI University Catalog
Research and Evaluation	Deborah M. Oh (323) 343-6155 doh2@calstatela.edu	EDCI Program Website EDCI University Catalog
Educational Administration, M.A.	Albert Jones (323) 343–4444 ajones4@calstatela.edu Charles Flores (323) 343–4337 cflor203@calstatela.edu	EDAD Program Website EDAD University Catalog
Educational Foundations, M.A.	Carlos Tejeda (323) 343–6182 ctejeda3@calstatela.edu Allison Mattheis (323) 343–4344 amatthe5@calstatela.edu Ezekiel Joubert III (323) 343–4338 eiouber@calstatela.edu	EDFN Program Website EDFN University Catalog
Educational Technology, MA Track 1: Educational Technology Leadership Track 2: E-Learning and New Media Design	Pearl Chen (323) 343–6147 hchen6@calstatela.edu Adelaide Doyle-Nichols (323) 343–4336 adoylen@calstatela.edu Manisha Javeri (323) 343–6142 mjaveri@calstatela.edu	EDIT Program Website EDIT University Catalog
Electrical Engineering, M.S.	Fred Daneshgaran (323) 343–4480 fdanesh@calstatela.edu Arash Jamehbozorg (323) 343-4479 ajamehb@calstatela.edu Charles Liu (323) 343-5802 cliu@calstatela.edu	EE Department Website EE University Catalog Department Email: ee.ecst@calstatela.edu
English, M.A.	Nicole Horejsi (323) 343- 4297 nhorejs@calstatela.edu	ENGL Department Website ENGL University Catalog
Environmental Science, M.S	Jingjing Li (323) 343–2224 jli104@calstatela.edu	ENVS Program Website ENVS University Catalog
Environmental Biology	Patrick Krug (323) 343–2076 pkrug@calstatela.edu	ENVS Program Website ENVS University Catalog
Environmental Engineering Science	Gustavo Menezes (323) 343–4578 gmeneze@calstatela.edu	ENVS Program Website ENVS University Catalog
Environmental Hydrology	Andre Ellis (323) 343–2411 aellis3@calstatela.edu	ENVS Program Website ENVS University Catalog
Geospatial Sciences	Jingjing Li (323) 343–2224 jli104@calstatela.edu	ENVS Program Website ENVS University Catalog
Geography M.A.	Kris Bezdecny kbezdec@calstatela.edu	GEOG Program Website GEOG University Catalog
Geological Sciences, M.S. Geology Environmental Hydrogeology	Rezaie-Boroon, Mohammad Hassan (323) 343–2406 mrezaie@calstatela.edu	GEOL Program Website GEOL University Catalog
Healthcare Management, M.S.	Dr. Charleata Battle (323) 343–2807 cbattl14@calstatela.edu Dr. MengYing He (323) 343–2884 mhe15@calstatela.edu	MGMT Program Website MGMT University Catalog
History, M.A.	Kittiya Lee (323) 343-2223 klee40@exchange.calstatela.edu	HIST Program Website HIST University Catalog
Industrial Management, M.S.	Rupa Purasinghe (323) 343–4459 rpurasi@calstatela.edu	TECH Program Website TECH University Catalog
Information Systems, M.S.	Dr. Nanda Ganesan (323) 343–2989 nganesa@calstatela.edu Dr. Jose Ortiz (323) 343–2983 jarriol6@calstatela.edu Dr. Arun Aryal (323) 343–2918 aaryal@calstatela.edu	CIS Program Website CIS University Catalog
Interdisciplinary Studies, M.A., M.S.	Karin Elliott Brown (323) 343–3820 gradstudies@calstatela.edu	MIS Program Website MIS University Catalog
Kinesiology, M.S. Exercise Science Pedagogy and Physical Activity	Stefan Keslacy (323) 343–4654 skeslac@calstatela.edu	KIN Department Website KIN University Catalog
Latin American Studies, M.A.	Alejandro Villalpando (323) 343–2180 avilla27@calstatela.edu	LAS Program Website LAS University Catalog
Materials Science and Engineering, M.S.	Mohsen Eshraghi (323) 343-5218 meshrag@calstatela.edu	ME Program Website ME University Catalog
Mathematics, M.S. Applied Mathematics General Mathematics	Tony Shaheen (323) 343–2159 ashahee@calstatela.edu	MATH Program Website MATH University Catalog
Mechanical Engineering, M.S.	Arturo Pacheco-Vega (323) 343–4492 apacheco@calstatela.edu He Shen (323) 343-5213 he.shen@calstatela.edu Shihao Hu (323) 343- 4486 shu17@calstatela.edu Nancy Warter-Perez (323) 343-5927 nwarter@calstatela.edu	ME Program Website ME University Catalog Department Email: me.ecst@calstatela.edu
Music, M.A.	Emily Moss (323) 343–4060 emoss2@calstatela.edu	MUS Program Website MUS University Catalog
Nursing, M.S. Nursing Administration Nursing Education Nurse Practitioner Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Family Psychiatric/Mental Health	Jennifer Romero (323) 343–4731 jromero77@cslanet.calstatela.edu	NURS Program Website NURS University Catalog
Nutritional Science, M.S.	Anureet Kaur (323) 343–4031 akaur23@calstatela.edu	NTRS Program Website NTRS University Catalog
Pan African Studies, M.A.	Serie McDougal smcdoug@calstatela.edu Lawson Bush LBush2@exchange.calstatela.edu (323) 343-2290	PAS Program Website PAS University Catalog
Philosophy, M.A.	Talia Bettcher (323) 343–4192 tbettch@calstatela.edu Mark Balaguer (323) 343–4189 mbalagu@calstatela.edu Michael Shim (323) 343–5942 mshim@exchange.calstatela.edu Richard Dean (323) 343–4182 rdean@calstatela.edu	PHIL Program Website PHIL University Catalog
Physics, M.S.	Edward Rezayi (323) 343–2130 erezayi@calstatela.edu	PHYS Program Website PHYS University Catalog
Political Science, M.A.	Michael McLendon (323) 343–2248 mmclend2@calstatela.edu	POLS Program Website POLS University Catalog
Psychology, M.A.	Karen Wu (323) 343–2283 kwu25@calstatela.edu	PSY Program Website PSY University Catalog
Psychology, M.S. Forensic Psychology	Mitchell Eisen (323) 343–5006 meisen@calstatela.edu	PSY Program Website PSY University Catalog
Public Administration, MPA	Dr. Chongmyoung Lee (323) 343–2234 clee140@calstatela.edu	Program Website University Catalog
Public Health - MPH	Melanie Sabado-Liwag (323) 343–4740 msabado@calstatela.edu	PH Program Website PH University Catalog
Social Work, MSW Social Work, MSW Advanced Standing Program (ASP)	Anh-Luu Huynh-Hohnbaum (Advisement for MSW 2yr, 3yr program only) (323) 343–5883 ahuynhh@exchange.calstatela.edu Siyon Rhee (Advisement for MSW ASP year 1) (323) 343–4687 srhee@calstatela.edu	SW Program Website SW University Catalog
Sociology, M.A.	Kristen Hourigan (323) 343–2200 khourig@calstatela.edu	SOC Program Website SOC University Catalog
Spanish, M.A.	Pablo Baler (323) 343–4243 pbaler@calstatela.edu	SPAN Program Website SPAN University Catalog
Special Education, M.A.
Autism Spectrum Disorders	Jennifer Symon (323) 343–4429 jsymon@calstatela.edu	EDSP Program Website EDSP University Catalog
Early Childhood Special Education	Jilly Chang (323) 343–6154 ychang27@calstatela.edu Robin Dodds (323) 343–4408 rdodds@calstatela.edu	EDSP Program Website EDSP University Catalog
Mild/Moderate Disabilities	Margaret Clark (323) 343–4409 mclark@calstatela.edu Jiwon Hwang jhwang31@calstatela.edu Leila Ricci (323) 343–4412 lricci@exchange.calstatela.edu Anna Osipova (323) 343–6152 aosipov@calstatela.edu	EDSP Program Website EDSP University Catalog
Moderate/Severe Disabilities	Christina Kimm (323) 343–4416 ckimm@calstatela.edu	EDSP Program Website EDSP University Catalog
Multicultural/Multilingual Special Education	Andrea Zetlin (323) 343–4420 azetlin@calstatela.edu	EDSP Program Website EDSP University Catalog
Physical and Health Impairments	Christina Kimm (323) 343–4416 ckimm@calstatela.edu	EDSP Program Website EDSP University Catalog
Visual Impairments and Blindness Orientation and Mobility	Brenda Naimy (323) 343–4411 bnaimy@calstatela.edu Nicholas Casias (323) 343–4411 ncasias2@calstatela.edu	EDSP Program Website EDSP University Catalog
Visual Impairments and Blindness Teacher Preparation	Cheryl Kamei-Hannan (323) 343–6297 ckameih@calstatela.edu	EDSP Program Website EDSP University Catalog
Los Angeles Urban Teacher Residency (LAUTR) Special Education	Leila Ricci (323) 343–4412 lricci@exchange.calstatela.edu	E DSP LAUTR Program Website
Urban Learning Program (ULRN) Special Education	Jiwon Hwang jhwang31@calstatela.edu	EDSP ULRN Program Website
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), M.A.	Bahiyyih Hardacre de Cerqueira (323) 343-6181 bcerque@calstatela.edu Lia Kamhi-Stein (323) 343–5506 lkamhis@calstatela.edu M. Ann Snow (323) 343–4373 asnow@calstatela.edu	TESL Program Website TESL University Catalog
Television, Film and Media Studies MA	Michael Clarke (323) 343–4256 mclarke2@calstatela.edu	TVF Program Website TVF University Catalog
M.F.A. in Television, Film, and Theatre (TVFT) Options in Acting, Content Creation, or Writing	The MFA in TVFT is shared by the Departments of Theatre and Television, Film, and Media Studies (TVFM). Theatre Chair: Meredith Greenburg 323-343-4110 mgreenb@calstatela.edu TVFM Chair: Kristiina Hackel 323-221-1103 khackel@calstatela.edu	TVFT Program Website TVFT University Catalog

Doctoral

Doctoral Program	Faculty or Staff Advisor	Links
Audiology, AuD	Peter Ivory (626) 382–0264 pivory@calstatela.edu	Program Website University Catalog
Educational Leadership, EdD	Albert Jones (323) 343–4444 ajones@calstatela.edu	Program Website University Catalog
Nursing Practice, DNP (Consortium with Cal State Long Beach, CSU Fullerton, and Cal State LA)	Katie Duong (626) 278–8615 dnp@fullerton.edu	Program Website (CSU Fullerton) University Catalog
Special Education, PhD (Cal State LA–UCLA Joint Program)	Lois Weinberg (323) 343–4399 lweinbe@calstatela.edu	Program Website University Catalog

Postbaccalaureate Certificate

Certificate Program	Faculty of Staff Advisor	Links
Advanced Information Systems Certificate	Joseph Otto (323) 343–2907 jotto@calstatela.edu	Program Website University Catalog
Bilingualism and Global Education Certificate	Kimberly Persiani (323) 343–4350 kpersia@calstatela.edu	Program Website University Catalog
Biotechnology Certificate	Howard Xu (323) 343–2188 hxu3@calstatela.edu	Program Website University Catalog
Clinical Genetic Molecular Biology Science Certificate	Gloria Preza page@calstatela.edu	Program Website University Catalog
Clinical Laboratory Science Certificate	Gloria Preza page@calstatela.edu	Program Website University Catalog
Counseling Certificates Applied Behavior Analysis Higher Education and Career Counseling Clinical Counseling	Martin Brodwin (Higher Ed, Clinical) (323) 343-4440 mbrodwi@calstatela.edu David Peterson (Higher Ed, Clinical) (323) 343-6161 dpeters3@calstatela.edu Randy Campbell (Applied Behavior Analysis) (323) 343-6147 rcampbe@calstatela.edu Mitch Fryling, PhD (Applied Behavior Analysis) (323) 343–4400 mfrylin2@calstatela.edu	Program Website University Catalog (Higher Education and Career Counseling) University Catalog (Clinical Counseling)
Educational Technology Certificates Computer Applications in Schools (CAS) Online Teaching and Learning (COTL)	Pearl Chen (323) 343-6147 hchen6@calstatela.edu Adelaide Doyle-Nicols (323) 343-4336 adoylen@calstatela.edu Manisha Javeri (323) 343-6142 mjaveri@calstatela.edu	Program Website University Catalog (Computer Applications in Schools) University Catalog (Online Teaching and Learning)
Geographic Information Systems Certificate	Stephen Mulherin (323) 343–2041 smulher@calstatela.edu	Program Website University Catalog
Healthcare Leadership Certificate	Andre Avramchuk (323) 343–2905 aavramc@calstatela.edu	Program Website University Catalog
Nutritional Science Certificate	Carrie Adase cadase2@calstatela.edu Kathryn “Mandy” Hillstrom kgraves@exchange.calstatela.edu	Program Website University Catalog
Pre-Health Professionals Certificate Option I Option II	Hyunsook Park (323) 343–5284 hpark8@calstatela.edu	Program Website (Option 1) Program Website (Option 2) University Catalog
Reading Certificates California Reading Postsecondary Reading	Frederick Uy (323) 343–4350 fuy fuy@calstatela.edu Jennifer McCormick (Postsecondary Reading) (323) 343–6250 jmccorm3@exchange.calstatela.edu	Program Website University Catalog (California Reading) University Catalog (Postsecondary Reading)
Real Estate Certificate	Daniel Lee (323) 343–6191 dlee2@calstatela.edu	Program Website University Catalog
Special Education Certificates Autism Spectrum Disorders (Certificate) Educational Therapy Teaching Learners with Special Needs in General Education Classrooms Transition Specialist	Jennifer Symon (Autism) (323) 343-4429 jsymon@calstatela.edu Holly Menzies (Ed. Therapy) (323) 343-4400 hmenzie@calstatela.edu Leila Ricci (323) 343-4412 lricci@calstatela.edu Christina Kimm (Transition Specialist) (323) 343-4461 ckimm@calstatela.edu	Program Website University Catalog (Austim Spectrum Disorders) University Catalog (Educational Therapy) University Catalog (Teaching Learners with Special Needs in General Education Classrooms) University Catalog (Transition Speci alist)
Speech-Language Pathology Services Credential in Language, Speech, and Hearing	Cari Flint (323) 343–4758 ComD@calstatela.edu	Program Website University Catalog
Storytelling for Teachers and Classrooms Certificate	Ambika G. Raj (323) 343–6267 agopala@calstatela.edu	Program Website University Catalog
Teaching English as a Second Language Certificates English as a Second or Foreign Language (ESL/EFL) Teachers of English Learners	Lia Kamhi-Stein (323) 343–5506 lkamhis@calstatela.edu Bahiyyi Hardacre de Cerqueita (323) 343-6181 bcerque@calstatela.edu M. Ann Snow (323) 343-4330 asnow@calstatela.edu	Program Website University Catalog (English as a Second or Foreign Language ESL/EFL) University Catalog (Teachers of English Learners)
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Certificate	Alejandra Marchevesky (323) 343–5810 amarche amarche@exchange.calstatela.edu	Program Website University Catalog

Credential

Credential Program	Staff Advisor	Links
Education Specialist Credentials (Special Education) Education Specialist Intern Early Childhood Special Education Mild to Moderate Disabilities Moderate to Severe Disabilities Physical and Health Impairments Visual Impairments	Jilly Chang (Early Childhood Special Ed) (323) 343–6154 ya-chih.chang27@calstatela.edu Anna Osipova (Mild/Moderate Disablitities) (323) 343–4281 aosipov3 osipov3@calstatela.edu Christina Kimm (Moderate/Severe Disabilities) (323) 343–4281 ckimm@calstatela.edu Christina Kimm (Physical and Health Impairments) (323) 343–4281 ckimm@calstatela.edu Cheryl Kamei-Hannan (Visual Impairments) (323) 343–6297 ckameih@calstatela.edu	Program Website University Catalog (Early Childhood Special Education) University Catalog (Extensive Support Needs) University Catalog (Mild to Moderate Support Needs) University Catalog (Visual Impairments)
Professional Credentials (Education) Preliminary Administrative Services Clear Induction Administrative Services Orientation and Mobility School-Based Family Counseling (MFT with PPS Credential in School Counseling) School Psychology (with PPS Credential in School Psychology)	Albert Jones (Adminstrative Services) (323) 343–4444 ajones4@calstatela.edu Charles Flores (Clear Administrative Services) (323) 343–4337 cflor203@calstatela.edu Nicholas Casias (Orientation and Mobility) (323) 343–4411 ncasias@calstatela.edu Michael Carter (School-Based) (323) 343–4438 mcarter@calstatela.edu Elina Saeki (School Psychology) (323) 343–4448 esaeki@calstatela.edu	Program Website University Catalog (Preliminary Administrative Services) University Catalog (Multiple Subject Clear/Induction) University Catalog (Single Subject Clear/Induction)
Teaching Credentials Los Angeles Urban Teacher Residency (LAUTR) Multiple Subject Reading and Literacy Leadership Specialist Single Subject	Leila Ricci (LAUTR) (323) 343-4412 lricci@calstatela.edu Nicole Cravello (Mutiple/Single Subject) (323) 343–4342 ncravel2@calstatela.edu Jennifer McCormick (Reading and Literacy) (323) 343–6250 j jmccorm3@exchange.calstatela.edu	Program Website University Catalog (Multiple Subject) University Catalog (Reading and Literacy Leadership Specialist) University Catalog (Single Subject)

Credential Program

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Education Specialist Credentials (Special Education)