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College of Education Spring 2024 Faculty Award Recipients

Each year, the College of Education’s faculty, staff and students are honored with CSUDH highest awards for service, leadership and achievements. Congratulations!

Excellence in Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

The Excellence in Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Award was established in 2004 to acknowledge research, scholarship, and creative activity are essential components to the CSUDH mission. This award recognizes these professional activities provide intellectual stimulation and motivation for student learning, are an impetus for students to emulate the work of their professors and bring recognition and prestige to the institution.

Dr. Edward R. Curammeng
Department: Teacher Education

Presidential Outstanding Professor

The Presidential Outstanding Professor Award is a honor that recognizes an individual who has demonstrated outstanding achievements in all areas of faculty performance i.e., as a teacher, as a member of their profession, and as a member of the campus and community.

Dr. Jeffrey Sapp
Department: Teacher Education

Western Association for College Admission Counseling's (WACAC) 2024 Joseph P. Allen Human Relations Award

Presented to an individual who has encouraged and supported traditionally underrepresented students in the transition from high school to college. 

Dr. Margarita Landeros
Department: Graduate Education

2024 – 2025 Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity (RSCA) Awardees

The annual Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity (RSCA) Awards Program is an intramural faculty research grant program intended to support faculty research, scholarship, and creative activity, interpreted broadly to mean the disciplined quest for broadening human understanding.

Margarita Landeros
Department: Graduate Education
Project Title: From School Counselor to School Administrator: Exploring Training Opportunities for School Counselors

Angela Macias
Department: Liberal Studies
Project Title: Bridging the World of Education with Gaming Culture

Nallely Arteaga
Department: Teacher Education
Project Title: Towards Linguistic Justice: Unpacking the Raciolinguistic Pushout of Latine Emergent Bilingual Students

Stephanie Cariaga
Department: Teacher Education
Project Title: Ungrieved Endings: A Visual Understanding of Teachers of Color Who Leave the Classroom

Minhye Son
Department: Teacher Education
Project Title: Exploring Cultural Competence of Early Childhood Education Students

Jenny Chiappe
Department: Special Education
Project Title: Individuals with a Sibling with a Developmental Disability and their Perspectives on Special Education

Conrad Oh Young
Department: Special Education
Project Title: Utilizing ChatGPT-4 To Assist With The Systematic Review of Special Education Research Studies

Affordable Learning $olutions (AL$) Initiative Recipients

Initiative recipients were recognized for their contributions in providing their students with more affordable, quality educational content. By reducing student course material expenses, more students acquire the course materials they need to succeed and benefit from their learning experience. As a result, faculty and students have greater access to quality free and low-cost learning materials through a variety of AL$ programs and partnerships.

Adriean Mancillas – Graduate Education
Anthony Normore – Graduate Education
Gary Rhodes – Graduate Education
Allyn Trott – Special Education
Conrad Oh Young – Special Education
Kai Greene – Special Education
Kelli Beard – Special Education
Lynn Busia – Special Education
Beth Mossman – Teacher Education
Elexia Reyes McGovern – Teacher Education
Glenn DeVoogd – Teacher Education
Gwen Brockman – Teacher Education
Stephanie Cariaga – Teacher Education
Kelsey Loup – Pupil Personnel Services
Priscilla Miranda-Sanchez – Pupil Personnel Services

Exceptional Levels of Service to Students Award

Designates the awarding of assigned time (in the form of weighted teaching units, WTUs) to all Unit 3 faculty employees who are engaged in exceptional levels of service that support CSUDH priorities, but who are not otherwise receiving an adjustment in workload to reflect their effort.

Margarita Landeros - Graduate Education