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newarrivals Uju Anya joined Rossier in August as Assistant Professor of Clinical Education. Anya comes from UCLA, where she received her PhD in 2011 and served as a lecturer in the Department of Applied Linguistics. At Rossier, she will be working in the MAT TESOL program. Christian Chun joined Rossier as Assistant Professor of Clinical Education. Chun’s teaching and research address critical multiliteracies and social semiotic approaches to language and education. His work has been published in several leading peerreviewed journals, and he is currently working on a book manuscript that addresses language, power, and agency in an EAP classroom.
Uju Anya
Maria Gutierrez Ott (PhD ’94) joined the Rossier School as Executive in Residence in October. Ott was most recently the superintendent of Rowland Unified School District. She is the co-author of A Culturally Proficient Society Begins in School, written with Rossier colleague Darline Robles, and was named the 2003 Hispanic Woman of the Year by the Mexican American Opportunity Foundation.
Christian Chun
newroles Richard Clark, Research Professor and Co-Director of the Center for Cognitive Technology, retired on June 30. He began his career at USC Rossier in 1978 as professor of educational psychology and technology, and retires as an Emeritus Professor.
Maria Gutierrez Ott
Zoe Corwin has been named Research Assistant Professor for the USC Pullias Center for Higher Education at Rossier. She directs the Collegeology Games Initiative. (See page 4) Tatiana Melguizo was promoted to Associate Professor of Education. She continues her study of community college students and STEM education at the Pullias Center.
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