Dec 05, 2025  
2024-2025 Graduate Catalog 
    
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Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education Faculty


Chair  

Nelson, Steven 

B.A., Louisiana State University; M.A., Xavier University of Louisiana; J.D., University of Iowa; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University.

Graduate Coordinators   

Gonzales, Miguel

Associate Professor: B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara; M.A.T., Chapman University; Ed.D., University of Southern California. Rebel since 2018.

Lee, Minkyo

Assistant Professor; B.S., M.S., Yonsei University; Ph.D., Indiana University, Bloomington. Rebel since 2023.

Nussbaum, E. Michael 

Professor; B.A., Pitzer College; M.P.P., University of California, Berkeley; Ph.D., Stanford University. Rebel since 1999. (Coordinator for Educational Pyschology and the Learning Sciences)

Rincón, Blanca 

Associate Professor: B.A., University of California, Irvine; M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.  Rebel since 2018. (Coordinator for Higher Education)

 

Graduate Faculty  

Bendixen, Lisa 

Associate Professor; B.A., Creighton University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Rebel since 1999.

Corkill, Alice Jane 

Associate Professor; B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Nebraska. Rebel since 1992.

Coyner, Michelle

Assistant Faculty in Residence; B.S., University of Nevada, Reno; M.B.A., M.S.A., Ohio University; Ph.D., University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Rebel since 2022.

Gonzales, Miguel

Associate Professor: B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara; M.A.T., Chapman University; Ed.D., University of Southern California. Rebel since 2018.

Griffard, Megan K.R.

Assistant Professor; B.A., Boston College; M.Ed., University of Nevada, Las Vegas; M.S., Northwestern University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Rebel since 2022.

Hawkinson, Chelsie

Associate Professor-in-Residence; B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi. Rebel since 2022.

Hilpert, Jonathan C.

Professor; B.A., Pepperdine University; M.A., Ph.D., Arizona State University. Rebel since 2019.

Lee, Minkyo

Assistant Professor; B.S., M.S., Yonsei University; Ph.D., Indiana University, Bloomington. Rebel since 2023.

Lee, Ung-Sang A.

Assistant Professor; B.A., Claremont McKenna College, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles. Rebel since 2022.

Lough, Nancy

Professor; B.A., Adams State University; M.Ed., Stephen F. Austin State University; Ed. D., University of Northern Colorado. Rebel since 2006.

Marchand, Gwen 

Professor; B.A., Rockhurst University; M.S., Ph.D., Portland State University. Rebel since 2008.

Marianno, Bradley 

Director of the Center for Research, Evaluation, and Assessment; Associate Professor; B.A., M.S. Brigham Young University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Southern California. Rebel since 2018.

Mulvenon, Sean W.

Professor; B.A., Eastern Washington University; M.A., Ph.D., Arizona State University. Rebel since 2017.

Nathanson, Rebecca 

Associate Professor; B.A., University of California, Los Angeles; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara. Rebel since 2000.

Ngo, Federick

Associate Professor: B.A., M.A., Stanford University; M.A., Ph.D. University of Southern California. Rebel since 2018.

Nussbaum, E. Michael 

Professor; B.A., Pitzer College; M.P.P., University of California, Berkeley; Ph.D., Stanford University. Rebel since 1999. 

Odejimi, Omolola

Assistant Professor; B.Sc., Portland State University; M.Ed., Ph.D., Texas Tech University. Rebel since 2023.

Relles, Stefani

Associate Professor; B.A., Northwestern University; M.Ed., University of New Hampshire; Ph.D., University of Southern California. Rebel since 2013.

Rincón, Blanca 

Associate Professor: B.A., University of California, Irvine; M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign .  Rebel since 2018.

Roberts, Maria

Associate Professor: B.S., University of Texas, Pan American; M.Ed., University of Texas, Brownsville; Ed.D., University of Texas, Austin. Rebel since 2018.

Salazar-Montoya, Leanne C.

Assistant Professor; A.A.S., B.S., M.A., The University of New Mexico; M.A., Ph.D., New Mexico State University. Rebel since 2022.

Skousen, Jacob D. 

Assistant Professor: B.A., M.Ed., M.A., Ed.D, Boise State University. Rebel since 2019. 

Slife, Nathan M. 

Professor in Residence; B.A., University of Nevada, Las Vegas, M.A., University of Maryland, College Park, Ph.D., University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Rebel since 2015.

Vongkulluksn, Vanessa W.

Assistant Professor; B.A., M.S., Ph.D., University of Southern California. Rebel since 2020.

Watson, Doris L.

Professor;  B.A., Adams State College; M.S., Colorado State University; M.A., Adams State College; Ph.D., University of New Mexico. Rebel since 2005.

Whitman, Kenyon L. 

Assistant Professor: B.S. Fresno State University; M.A. Fresno State University; Ph.D. University California-Riverside. Rebel since 2022.

Wright, Daniel C.

Dunn Family Endowed Chair in Educational Assessment and Professor; B.A., Pomona College; M.Sc., Ph.D., London School of Economics. Rebel since 2019.

Professors Emeriti 

Olafson, Lori

Emeritus Professor; B.A., University of Saskatchewan; B.Ed., M.A., Ph.D., University of Calgary. UNLV Emeritus 1999-2022. 

Putney, LeAnn G.

Emeritus Professor; B.A., Indiana State University; M.S., California State University; Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara. UNLV Emeritus 1997-2022.