Staff Directory

Overview

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Susanna Cooper

Executive Director, Wheelhouse

Before joining the School of Education to initiate Wheelhouse, Ms. Cooper served as an independent consultant and as longtime advisor on pre-K-to-14 education issues for the leader of the California State Senate. In that role, she shaped and shepherded the Pro Tem’s education agenda, provided counsel on education budget matters, and led multi-year campaigns to increase quality pre-kindergarten opportunities for low-income children, reduce the number of high school dropouts, and strengthen high school-post-secondary pathways.

UC Davis School of Education Building, Room 137
(530) 752-9854
scooper@ucdavis.edu
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Mariana Diaz

Ujima GIRL Project Coordinator

mxdiaz@ucdavis.edu
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Pamela Dunlap

Upward Bound Anderson Union High School Advisor, College Opportunity Programs

1471 Ferry Street
Anderson, CA 96007
(530) 304-6581
pgdunlap@ucdavis.edu
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Elizabeth Zeiger Friedmann

Research Fellow

Betsey Friedmann is a research fellow at Wheelhouse and the California Education Lab. She received her Ph.D. in Education with an emphasis in School Organization and Educational Policy from the University of California, Davis. Her research focuses on issues related to college access and success, including financial aid and transfer pathways from community colleges.

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Maddy Gorrell

Senior Writer

As Senior Writer, Maddy oversees content strategy and creation that promotes faculty and graduate student research. She also leads production of the monthly newsletter and collaborates with stakeholders on website changes.

megorrell@ucdavis.edu
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Eva Guralnick

Director of Marketing and Communications

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Eva Guralnick joined the UC Davis School of Education in June 2015 as the Director of Marketing and Communications. As the chief marketing officer for the School she manages all branding and outreach efforts.

(530) 752-4809
eguralnick@ucdavis.edu
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Anna Harrison

Siskiyou County Upward Bound Program Assistant, College Opportunity Programs

P.O. Box 730, Etna, CA 96027
(530) 467-5565
amharrison@ucdavis.edu
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Peggy Harte

Youth Education Program Manager, Center for Community and Citizen Science

Peggy Harte develops citizen science curriculum as well as professional learning opportunities for K-12 educators, engaging with students and teachers across a variety of projects ongoing at the Center for Community and Citizen Science. She is a former classroom teacher and elementary science specialist with over 20 years of experience.

mharte@ucdavis.edu
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Karina Jimenez

Administrative Assistant

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Karina Jimenez is the Administrative Assistant for the California Education Lab and Wheelhouse. She assists with research and administrative activities across the two centers. Before working for the School of Education, Karina worked as a Peer Advising Counselor and Special Projects Assistant for the UC Davis Center for Educational Opportunity Program. Karina holds a B.A. degree in History and two minors in English and Latin American and Hemispheric Studies from the University of California, Davis, and graduated with High Honors.

kajimenez@ucdavis.edu
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Akemi Joe

Business Services Coordinator

Akemi Joe earned a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from UC Davis in 2014. She brings with her an extensive knowledge of the campus from her previous work at the School of Education Student Services, Office of the Chancellor and Provost, and Design and Construction Management.

(530) 752-0481
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Renee Johnson

Program Director, Siskiyou County Upward Bound, College Opportunity Programs

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P.O. Box 730, Etna, CA 96027
rmjjohnson@ucdavis.edu
(530) 467-5565
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Anne Jones

Assistant Dean of Student Affairs and Community Partnerships

Anne Jones

Anne Jones is the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs and Community Partnerships for the School of Education. She provides leadership, planning and management of programs and services in all areas relating to student services, school partnerships and K-12 youth programs, creating and overseeing services that promote student and academic success. As a key advisor to the Dean and member of the Senior Leadership team, Jones plays a central role in student and academic program planning, policy setting, outreach, strategic planning, organizational development, and risk management.

anne.jones@ucdavis.edu
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Car Mun Kok

Director of College Opportunity Programs

Car Mun Kok

Dr. Car Mun Kok joined the UC Davis School of Education in November 2021 as the Director of College Opportunity Programs, housed under the REEd Center. Car Mun provides leadership for the federally funded GEAR UP, Educational Talent Search and Upward Bound programs which serve middle and high school students throughout the Sacramento Valley and Northern California areas.

cmkok@ucdavis.edu
(530) 219-0149
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Sara Lanham

Upward Bound Program Advisor, College Opportunity Programs

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1407 Market Street, Redding CA 96001
slanham@ucdavis.edu
(530) 400-2648
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Tom Mackey

Managing Executive Director of Development

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Thomas (Tom) Mackey started his role as Managing Executive Director of Development for the School of Education in May 2024.

tcmackey@ucdavis.edu
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Robin Martin

Director of Educational Research and Evaluation

Robin Martin joined the UC Davis School of Education in 2016 as the Director of Educational Research and Evaluation. Having served in both K-12 policy organizations and public school districts, Robin brings over 13 years of practiced experience in education policy, research, assessment, and program implementation and evaluation.

(530) 400-3627
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Sophia Meals

Marketing Specialist

Sophia Meals

As the Marketing Specialist, Sophia works on marketing strategy and develops content for everything from social media to the monthly newsletter, web presence, print pieces, and more. She loves building relationships across campus, tracking social media analytics, and the oxford comma.

semeals@ucdavis.edu
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Ryan Meyer

Executive Director, Center for Community and Citizen Science

Curriculum Vitae | Twitter


I direct the Center for Community and Citizen Science at the UC Davis School of Education. Our mission is to help scientists, communities, and other members of the public collaborate on science to address environmental problems as a part of civic life. Learn more and sign up for our mailing list here.

1460 Drew Avenue, Davis, CA 95618
(415) 852-8356
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Lola Muldrew

Associate Program Chair, Teacher Education

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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

lmmuldrew@ucdavis.edu
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Dr. Christina E. Murdoch

Executive Director, Center for Applied Policy in Education (CAP-Ed)

Education is all a matter of building bridges.
—Ralph Ellison, author of Invisible Man

Center for Applied Policy in Education (CAP-Ed)

Christina E. Murdoch serves as Executive Director of the Center for Applied Policy in Education within the UC Davis School of Education. In this role, Christina develops and directs professional learning programs for school district superintendents, principals and teachers including the following:

• Superintendents’ Executive Leadership Forum (SELF) 

(530) 752-1533
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Katie Parry

Siskiyou County Upward Bound Science Instructor, College Opportunity Programs

P.O. Box 730, Etna, CA 96027
ktparry@ucdavis.edu
(530) 467-5565
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Sherrie Reed

Executive Director

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Sherrie Reed serves as Executive Director for California Education Lab.  In this role, Sherrie is managing and directing the research efforts of numerous federal and foundation grants and supporting the faculty Principal Investigators. These projects represent unprecedented collaboration among the primary public education segments in the state of California, including formal partnership between the University of California, Davis and the California Department of Education, and collaboration with the California State University Chancellor’s Off

(530) 752-8030
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Rachel Restani

Research Fellow

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Rachel Restani advocates for social justice through mathematics education. After teaching high school mathematics in linguistically and economically diverse communities, Rachel has been driven to support teacher education and professional development using problem-based methods that align with students’ cultural backgrounds.

rmrestani@ucdavis.edu
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Bree Rodriguez

PhD/MA Graduate Program Coordinator

About:

Briana (Bree) Rodriguez currently serves as the Ph.D./MA Graduate Program Coordinator in the School of Education. Bree began her career at CSU, Fresno in 2018, and joined UC Davis a year later in Fall 2019. A majority of her career has been spent working exclusively with graduate students and programs. In her spare time she enjoys baking, traveling, and shuttling her son from one activity to the next. 

 

Professional Philosophy:

barrodriguez@ucdavis.edu
(530) 752-6985
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Armira Saragoza

Bilingual Education Grant Project Analyst

Portrait of Armira Saragoza
ansaragoza@ucdavis.edu
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Crasandra Shelton

Siskiyou County Upward Bound Etna High School Advisor, College Opportunity Programs

 

 

 

P.O. Box 730, Etna, CA 96027
(530) 410-2673
cjshelton@ucdavis.edu
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Tim Warkentin

Upward Bound Shasta Program Director, College Opportunity Programs

1407 Market Street, Redding, CA 96001
timwarkentin@ucdavis.edu
(530) 245-1840
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Rose Wooldridge

Yreka High School Advisor, College Opportunity Programs, Upward Bound

P.O. Box 730, Etna, CA 96027
(530) 842-6151 ext 410
rhwooldridge@ucdavis.edu

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