Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction – University of San Francisco, San Francisco – 1996
Research Interests
Children’s literature; Elementary Education; English language arts education; English Learners; In-service and preservice teacher learning; Literacy development; Reading curriculum and instruction
Awards and Honors
The Chancellor’s Achievement Award for Diversity and Community. 2007.
Merit Scholarship. University of San Francisco. 1994-1995.
PhD – University of Pittsburgh
Master of Science – University of Illinois
Bachelor of Science – University of Illinois
Professional Experience
Research Psychologist, Science Research Association – Chicago, IL
Faculty & Administration – Pennsylvania State University
Associate Dean & CIO – Northeast Ohio College of Medicine
Distinguished Professor of Educational Psychology – City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center (1991-present)
Research & teaching – UC Davis (1969-1991)
Activities
Research studies on how children learn to read and spell
Supervise research of PhD students
Chris Faltis holds degrees from San Francisco State University, San José State University, and Stanford University, where he earned an MA and PhD. Prior to coming to UC Davis, he served on the faculties of Arizona State University and the Universities of Alabama and Nevada. Faltis was a Fulbright Senior Research Scholar at the National Autonomous University of Honduras, and a Visiting Scholar at UC Berkeley.
Ed.D., Counseling – Psychology, University of San Francisco, San Francisco – 1993
Research Interests
Classroom management/Discipline; Counseling; In-service and preservice teacher learning; Mental health promotion in schools; School psychology issues; Teacher education research and polic
Activities and Service
Fellow, Bilingual/Mulicultural Education Program, California State University, Sacramento 1975-1977
Member. California Council for the Education of Teachers (CCET)
Language assessment and acquisition in bilinguals; Bilingual and second language education; Classroom discourse; Elementary education; English learners; Latina/o education issues; Literacy development through science; Teacher action research; Teacher development & performance assessment
Education
Ph.D., Education and Linguistics – Stanford University, Stanford – 1976
PhD – UC Berkeley
Master of Arts - UC Berkeley
Bachelor of Arts - UC Berkeley
Professional Experience
Professor & Chair of Education Department – UC Davis
Professor – Indiana University
Instructor – San Francisco State University
Teacher & School Psychologist – Kensington School near Berkeley
PhD (Educational Psychology) – University of California, Berkeley (1962)
Master of Arts (Educational Psychology) - University of California, Berkeley (1958)
Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) - University of California, Berkeley (1956)
Professional Expertise
Learning; teacher education; phenomenological method; phenomenology of education; the study of education as a regional ontology; philosophical anthropology; “The Pretoria School of Educational Thought;” fundamental-, psycho-, didactic-, socio-, ortho-pedagogics.
