Roxanne Greitz Miller, dean of Chapman University’s Donna Ford Attallah College of Educational Studies, brings a career-long commitment to students and educators to her leadership role. She became Attallah’s dean in February 2022 and recently completed the evaluation process for a second dean appointment, building on her prior service as interim dean and vice provost
Chapman University’s Attallah College of Educational Studies celebrates the Ph.D. in Education students who earned second and third place honors in Leatherby Libraries’ 2025 Eric M. Scandrett Graduate Research Prize, spotlighting the college’s expanding research profile. Robin Gomes, Connor Bogenreif, and Mirvais ‘Mir’ Aminy earned second place for their research project, The Role of Repertoire Selection and Teacher Collaboration in
Lexi (Kurugian) Samuelian, B.A. ’17, M.A. ’18, recently earned National Board Certification as an Early Childhood Generalist, joining a select group of educators nationwide. At Chapman University, she completed both her bachelor’s degree and Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction through Attallah College’s Integrated Degree options. Samuelian now teaches first grade in the Los
At Chapman University’s Attallah College of Educational Studies, innovation and commitment to teacher preparation are at the core of our mission. In the 2023-24 academic year, I was selected as an Impact Academy Fellow with Deans for Impact, a national organization that is dedicated to ensuring that well-prepared teachers teach every child. As a Fellow,
Attallah College of Educational Studies is excited to expand our faculty across multiple disciplines as we embark on the 2024-2025 academic year. We are proud to introduce a group of accomplished scholars and passionate educators who will contribute to our mission of creating a meaningful impact through education. Their diverse experiences and perspectives will enrich
Dr. Jillian Wood has been appointed as the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at Chapman University’s Attallah College of Educational Studies. Dr. Wood also serves as the Director of Undergraduate Education in the College. A Chapman Ph.D. alumna, she earned her doctorate in education with an emphasis in leadership studies from Attallah College in 2016,
In an era where diversity in education demands innovative approaches, two school counseling graduate students from Attallah College of Educational Studies have emerged as beacons of change and inclusivity. Andres Rocha and Taryn Hastie, both passionate about transforming how schools engage with non-English speaking families, recently shared their insights at the past California Association of
During the 2011-12 school year, Roxanne Greitz Miller was a professor-in-residence at a California middle school that had just started using an online grade book app that allowed parents and students to see students’ grades as soon as they were posted. I recently spoke to Miller, who is now the dean of the College of
After a semester of hard work, Chapman University’s College of Educational Studies’ future teachers and Yorba Academy of the Arts Middle School’s Journalism students were able to celebrate their writing with a publishing party. This collaboration was part of the fieldwork for Dr. Noah Asher Golden’s spring Integrated Educational Studies 412: Teaching of Writing K-12