Faculty & Staff

School of Education

John Shoup, Ph.D.

Professor of Education
Director, Leadership Institute
Office Phone: (951) 343-4205
E-mail: jshoup@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Eugene and Billie Yeager Center, Room B225

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	Education	University of California, Riverside	2002
M.A.	Counseling Psychology	Trinity Evangelical Divinity School	1992
M.Div.	Theology	Trinity Evangelical Divinity School	1992

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Ted Murcray, Ed.D.

Assistant Professor of Education
Associate Dean, School of Education; Director of Faculty Development
Office Phone: 951-343-4313
E-mail: tmurcray@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Eugene and Billie Yeager Center, Room B228

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ed.D.	Education Leadership, Policy, and Organizations	Vanderbilt University	2011
M. S.	Education/ Teaching and Learning	California Baptist University	2002
B.A.	English/Music	California Baptist University	1998

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Karen Cross, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of School Psychology
E-mail: kcross@calbaptist.edu

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	School Psychology/Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent Development	University of Connecticut	August 2018
M.A.	School Psychology	University of Connecticut	August 2015
B.A.	Music/Flute Performance	Mills College	May 1985

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Doreen Ferko, Ph.D.

Professor of Special Education
Coordinator of Mild/Moderate Education Specialist Credential
Office Phone: (951) 343-4238
E-mail: dferko@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: YCTR B235

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	Special Education/Emotional and Behavioral Disorders	Purdue University	2001
M.A.	Special Education/Specific Learning Disability	California State University at Northridge	1995
B.A.	Psychology	University of California at San Diego	1988

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Jim Heyman, Ed.D.

Lecturing Professor of Education
Program Director MSE Educational Leadership for Faith-Based Schools
Office Phone: Mobile: (949) 291-8680
E-mail: jheyman@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: By appointment

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ed.D.	Private School Administration	University of San Francisco	1992
M.A.	Educational Supervision and Administration	San Jose State University	1979
B.A.	Philosophy	University of California at Berkeley	1969

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Jane E. McGuire, Psy.D.

Professor of Education
PPS School Psychology Program Coordinator
Office Phone: (951) 343-4707
E-mail: jmcguire@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Eugene and Billie Yeager Center, Room B239

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Psy.D.	Educational Psychology	Alliant International University	2009
M.A.	Education	California State University at San Bernardino	1993
B.A.	Elementary Education	Boise State University	1988

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Denise McLurkin, Ph. D.

Associate Professor of Education
E-mail: dmclurkin@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Yeager Center, B241

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph. D.	Educational Studies/Literacy, Language & Cultures	The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor	2006
M. A.	Literacy Education	The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor	1999
M. S.	Counseling Psychology/M.F.C.C.	California Baptist University	1997
B. A.	Psychology	The University of California, Irvine	1993

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Jeff McNair, Ph.D.

Professor of Education
Director, MA Disability Studies
Director, Education Specialist, Moderate/Severe Disabilities
Office Phone: (951) 343-4489
E-mail: jmcnair@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Eugene and Billie Yeager Center, Room B234

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	Special Education	University of Illinois at Champaign/Urbana	1989
M.A.	Special Education	California State University at Los Angeles	1982
B.A.	Christian Education	Wheaton	1978

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Jin-Sil Mock, Ed.M.

Assistant Professor
Office Phone: 951-552-8082
E-mail: jmock@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Eugene and Billie Yeager Center, B256

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ed.M.	Learning and Teaching	Harvard Graduate School of Education	2009
B.S.	Elementary Education	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	2005

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Jonathan K. Parker, Ed.D.

Professor of Education and History
Office Phone: (951) 343-4340
E-mail: jparker@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Eugene and Billie Yeager Center, Room B240

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ed.D.	Educational Psychology	University of the Pacific	1990
M.A.	Psychology	San Francisco State University	1979
B.A.	Psychology and Religious Studies	University of California at Santa Cruz	1975

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Rose Pike, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Elementary Education
Office Phone: (951) 552-8959
E-mail: rpike@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Yeager B237

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	Education	University of California Riverside	2015
M.A.	Education	California Baptist University	2006
B.A.	Liberal Studies	California Baptist University	2000

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Daniel Robinson, M.S.

Assistant Professor of Education
Director of School Counseling
E-mail: darobinson@calbaptist.edu

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
M.S.	School Counseling/PPS Credential	California State University of Los Angeles	1989
M.A.	Social Sciences - Human Resource Leadership	Azusa Pacific University	1986
B.A.	Mathematics	Westmont College	1979

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Kathryn Short, Ed.D.

Professor of Education
Program Director, Early Childhood Studies
Go to http://www.calbaptist.edu/ecs/ to learn more about the Early Childhood Studies Program.
Office Phone: (951) 343-4765
E-mail: kshort@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Eugene and Billie Yeager Center, Room B232

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ed.D.	Education	University of Southern California	2001
M.S.	Curriculum and Instruction	California Polytechnic State University at Pomona	1993
B.A.	Liberal Studies	California State University at Fullerton	1975

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Susan Studer, Ph.D.

Professor of Education
Office Phone: (951) 343-4285
E-mail: sstuder@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Eugene and Billie Yeager Center, Room B238

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution
Ph.D.	Education/Curriculum and Instruction	University of California at Riverside
M.S.	Human Growth and Development	Eastern Michigan University
B.A.	Education / History	Eastern Michigan University

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Rachel Timmons, Ed.D.

Professor of Education
Education Committee Member
Office Phone: (951) 343-4483
E-mail: rtimmons@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Eugene and Billie Yeager Center, Room B236

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ed.D.	Curriculum and Instruction	La Sierra University	2005
M.A.	Curriculum and Teaching	Michigan State University	1998
B.S.	Sociology/Psychology	Concordia Teachers College	1965

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Keith Walters, Ed.D.

Professor School of Education
Office Phone: (951) 343-4542
E-mail: kwalters@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: YCTR B242

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ed.D.	Educational Leadership	University of Southern California	1999
M.A.	Secondary Education	California State University at Long Beach	1994
B.A.	Business Economics	Calvin College	1983