Dean Pedro A. Noguera welcomed six new faculty members for the fall 2021semester.
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Dean Pedro A. Noguera welcomed six new faculty members for the fall 2021semester, and many more new colleagues arrived on January 1st, 2022 to join them. Dean Noguera and Associate Dean for Research & Faculty Affairs Lawrence Picus commented on the particular significance of this newest group of faculty hires to USC Rossier in Diverse Issues in Higher Education magazine. Here is the full list of Rossier’s new 2021-22 faculty members, with recent news stories, works or currently-available profiles provided where possible:
Brinell Anderson, Professor of Clinical Education, Master of Marriage and Family Therapy program
Dwuana Bradley, Assistant Professor of Higher Education, Doctor of Philosophy in Urban Education Policy
Cory M. Buckner EdD ’17, Assistant Professor of Clinical Education, Master of Education in Postsecondary Administration and Student Affairs program
Rudy Crew, Professor of Clinical Education, Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership program
Jessica DeCuir-Gunby, Professor of Education, Master of Education in Educational Counseling program
Christopher Emdin, Robert H. Naslund Chair in Curriculum and Teaching and Professor of Teacher Education; Director of Youth Engagement and Community Partnerships, USC Race and Equity Center
Gregory Franklin ’83, EdD ’97, Professor of Clinical Education, Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership program
Royel M. Johnson, Associate Professor of Higher Education, Pullias Center for Higher Education; Director of Student Engagement, USC Race and Equity Center
Brandi P. Jones, Research Professor, Chief Operating Officer and Chief of Staff, USC Race and Equity Center
Esther Kim, Assistant (Teaching) Professor of Education, Doctor of Education in Organizational Change and Leadership program
Christina Kishimoto, Professor of Clinical Education, Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership program
Joseph Kitchen, Assistant Research Professor, Pullias Center for Higher Education
Atheneus C. Ocampo, Assistant Professor of Clinical Education, Master of Education in Educational Counseling program
Don P. Trahan, Jr., Associate (Teaching) Professor of Education, Master of Education in School Counseling program
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