Megan M. Bettis
Lecturer/Supervisor, Science Credential
Megan M. Bettis is a lecturer/supervisor of Teacher Education at UC Davis working primarily with secondary science teacher candidates. Additionally, she serves as the director of the UC Davis Young Scholars Program, a residential research program for high school juniors and seniors.
Taylor Ferdinandsen
Lecturer/Supervisor, English Credential
Taylor Ferdinandsen is a lecturer in the School of Education and the supervisor of the Single-Subject English Language Arts Credential Program. She undertakes this role after teaching English and ELD for six years at Vacaville High School, where she maintains a role as the EL Coordinator. She received her Bachelor’s degree in English from Santa Clara University, and a Master’s in Education at UC Davis.
Kim Holsberry
Supervisor, Multiple Subject Credential
Education
- CLAD (2004)
- Certificated Early Literacy Group Teacher, CSU Bernardino (1997)
- Certificated Reading Recovery Teacher, CSU Bernardino (1994)
- B.A.
Andrew Hood
Program Director, Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program Track 2 Project, Supervisor, Math Credential
Andrew Hood is the Program Director for the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program Track 2 Project. Andrew is a former middle and high school math teacher, and currently also supervises in the UC Davis teacher credential program. Andrew earned a bachelor’s degree from UC Santa Barbara (2012) and a teaching credential, M.A., and Ph.D. from UC Davis (2014, 2015, and 2025). His work focuses on supporting prospective math teachers, strengthening pathways into the profession, and expanding equitable STEM learning opportunities for all students.
Margarita Jimenez-Silva
Professor
Prof. Margarita Jimenez-Silva’s research focuses on preparing and supporting teachers to work with culturally and linguistically diverse learners, especially in addressing emergent bilinguals’ linguistic and academic content development. More specifically, her research strands include teacher education pedagogy and curriculum, educational policy, and family/community engagement. Her research has been published by journals such as Harvard Educational Review, Childhood Education, and the Journal of Research on Childhood Education.
Lynn Martindale
Lecturer/Supervisor, Agricultural Credential
By appointment only
Education
EdD – Drexel University, Sacramento, CA – expected date of completion, 2014
M.S., Agriculture – California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo – 1990
Pupil Personal Service – Fresno Pacific University, Fresno, CA - 1995
Lola Muldrew
Associate Program Chair, Teacher Education
Education
Ph.D., Math Education, University of California,
Davis, December 2012
Dissertation Title: The Meaning of Adversity within
Traditional K-12 Math Classrooms in the United States from the
Perspective of African-American Individuals
Advisor: Dr. Rebecca Ambrose, School of Education
Master of Arts in Teaching Mathematics (M.A.T.), University of California, Davis, June 2007
Cynthia M. Passmore
Professor
Research Interests
Science Education; Secondary Education
Education
Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction – University of Wisconsin, Madison – 2002
Broadcast, Print or Electronic Media
modelbasedbiology.com
modelinglivingearthbiology.org
Shannon Pella
Lecturer/Supervisor, English Credential
Shannon Pella is a lecturer in the School of Education, teaching Reading Methods in the Elementary Classroom, and a supervisor in both the Multiple Subject and Single Subject English Language Arts credential programs.
Shannon holds a Ph.D. in Education from the University of California, Davis. Her research and publications examine collaborative, inquiry-oriented, and practice-based teacher professional learning focused on developing language and literacy pedagogies.
Claudia Rodriguez-Mojica
Associate Professor of Teaching in Education and Bilingual Coordinator–Spanish
Dr. Claudia Rodriguez-Mojica is an Associate Professor of Teaching in Education and the Spanish Bilingual Authorization Coordinator. A UC Davis alumnus, she earned her bachelor’s degree in human development and minor in Chicana/o Studies from UC Davis. While at UCD, she participated in the California Mini-Corps program where she served as a teaching-assistant in schools with large numbers of migrant students. She received her multiple subject teaching credential with a bilingual authorization (formerly known as BCLAD) from CSU Sacramento.
Rebecca Rosa
Lecturer/Supervisor, Social Science Credential
Heather Schlaman
Lecturer
Lisa Sullivan
Lecturer/Supervisor, Multiple Subject Credential
Dr. Lisa Sullivan brings a range of skills and experience to her work in Teacher Education. She worked as a classroom teacher in East Los Angeles and in Northern California before obtaining her doctorate from UC Davis in Learning and Mind Sciences. Dr. Sullivan has worked extensively with both classroom teachers and higher education faculty to improve teaching and learning. To date, she has conducted over twenty program evaluations for K-12 and university based education initiatives. Dr.
Nancy Tseng
Associate Professor of Teaching in Education and Bilingual Coordinator–Mandarin
Dr. Nancy Tseng is an Associate Professor of Teaching in Education in the School of Education. She began her career in education as a public elementary school teacher. Her research interests focus on the development of productive student-teacher relationships in elementary classrooms, identifying instructional practices that support mathematics learning and teaching, and pre-and in-service teacher education. Dr. Tseng received a BA in psychology, elementary teaching credential, and MA from the University of California, Davis. She has a Ph.D.
Matt Wallace
Associate Professor of Teaching in Education
Education
- BS—University of California, Davis
- MA—San Francisco State University
- PhD—University of California, Davis
Professional Experience
- Associate Professor of Teaching in Education, UC Davis, 2023–present
- Lecturer/Supervisor of Teacher Education, UC Davis, 2012–2023
- Director, Math for America Berkeley, 2012
- Lecturer, University of California, Berkeley, 2012
- University Supervisor, California State University, East Bay, 2011-2012
- Mathematics Teacher, Elk Gr
