Teaches Courses:- EDFN 3130 - Diversity, Intersectionality, Major Racial/Ethnic Groups in U.S. Schooling (GE Course)- EDFN 4131 - Psychological Foundations of Education ( Teaching Credential Course)- EDFN 2010 - Landscapes of Urban Learning

Coordinate a grant to expand the bilingual pathway authorization for students in an ITEP (Integrated Teacher Education Program). Includes coordinating: partnerships, scholarships, recruitment, and professional development.

Coordinate an ITEP (Integrated Teacher Education Program) comprised of 400 students, who are simultaneously completing their undergraduate degree and CA teaching credential.

Reading specialist and tutor, certified in Orton-Gillingham Reading & Comprehension Program to assist students in strengthening their literacy skills.

Sara is an educator and researcher from the Los Angeles area with over 10 years experience. Her areas of focus include education, critical theory, and behavioral health.

Provide one-on-one, specialized tutoring for students in Los Angeles and Orange county, referred by Kiwi Educational Co., Inc. Specializing in test-taking, standardized test prep (SAT, ACT, PSAT, ISEE), English and Essay writing, AP Euro History and AP Psychology.

Certified and trained tutor for over 20 years in the following subject areas:EnglishLiteracyReading ComprehensionEssay WritingMathAlgebra 1SpanishBiologyPsychologyHistoryPSATSATISEEGeneral Application Writing

Consultant and coordinator for various outreach efforts and grant writing.

Act as research coordinator and project manager and data collection specialist for faculty on various studies, including: o a 16-week clinical trial in collaboration with Televiv University, testing the effectiveness of Neurofeedback training for patients suffering with current PTSD symptoms. (Duties include: outreach and recruitment for enrollment in clinical trial, administering CAPS assessment and neurofeedback treatment)o a qualitative study whose purpose is to characterize Soldier adjustment following a long period of war from the view of junior enlisted Soldiers, NCOs, and junior Officers fully immersed within the military culture. (Duties include: coordinate travel, logistics for conducting study on Army Base, outreach and recruitment, assist in facilitation of individual interviews and focus groups, assist in qualitative analysis of data)o a four-year longitudinal study funded by the Department of Defense that tested the efficacy of different training modalities for our MSW students (Duties included: hiring and training actors, raters, clinical facilitators, outreach and recruitment of MSW students, participation in the development of measurement used to test efficacy)o a county-wide comprehensive needs assessment survey administered to 3000+ veterans in Los Angeles County, Orange County, San Francisco and Chicago. (Duties included: participant outreach and recruitment, hiring and training other data collection specialists, administering the survey, as well as outreach to and recruit veteran participants for focus group and one-to- one follow-up interviews. Facilitate and lead focus groups. Collect and analyze qualitative data. Contribute and co-author study reports and manuscripts and recommendations for city and various veteran service providers based on study findings.

Work as a team member on the LA Veteran Study research project. Travel to different events throughout Los Angeles county to administer the LA Veteran survey to veterans in Los Angeles county. Collect surveys and distribute incentive gift cards. Keep track of gift cards distributed by all team members. Enter data from surveys collected at events into Qualtrics. Code and analyze text data for emerging qualitative themes. Employ a mixture of quantitative and qualitative methods.

Specialize in data collection and management of a research team for a study on night life in the greater Los Angeles area (on behalf of the University of San Francisco). Maintain and organize schedule, train team members on IRB data collection protocol, cash checks from RSCG to distribute cash incentives, collect surveys, track incentive money, organize completed surveys and track the number of surveys collected online.

Research, analyze and transcribe audio and legal documents pertaining to the Mendez vs. Westminster case.

Work on a parent engagement study assessing parent involvement in children's school life in Los Angeles county. Maintain a large data base of participants willing to be contacted for future studies. Schedule and interview parents in Spanish and English via telephone. Conduct hour long interviews with parents throughout Los Angeles County at various locations of their choosing (public and or private locations). Transcribe interviews in English and Spanish. Code and analyze data.

Work on a parent engagement study asking parents "What does it take for your child to be successful in grades K-12?" Compile literature review, maintain large data base of parent participants, lead focus groups for parents, teachers and principals in Spanish and English, audio record the focus groups, transcribe interviews in Spanish and English, analyze data, co-author an article discussing the results.