Address:
College of Education, Kinesiology & Social Work
Department of Advanced Studies
California State University Stanislaus
One University Circle
Turlock, California 95382
See: Maps & Directions

Building Location:
Demergasso-Bava Hall
See Building #21: Map

Office Location:
DBH 351 - See Map

Academic Year Hours:
Monday through Friday
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Summer Hours:
Monday through Friday
7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Director:
Virginia Montero Hernandez, PhD
E-Mail: vmonterohernandez@csustan.edu
Phone: 209-664-6702

Core Faculty:
Anysia P. Mayer, PhD
E-Mail: apmayer@csustan.edu
Phone: 209-664-6788

Core Faculty:
Jude Paul Dizon, PhD
E-Mail: jdizon1@csustan.edu
Phone: (209) 667-3495

Core Faculty: 
Xiwei Zhu, PhD
Email: xzhu@csustan.edu
Phone: (209) 664-6543

Administrative Support Coordinator: 
Shellie Machado
E-Mail: simachado@csustan.edu
Phone: (209) 664-6564
Fax: (209) 667-3043

Informational Meetings for Potential Students

Connect with us and learn more about the program! We welcome an opportunity to meet with you by Zoom; email the program director and administrative support coordinator to arrange a date and time.

Program Director

Virginia Montero Hernandez: vmonterohernandez@csustan.edu

Administrative Support Coordinator

Shellie Machado: simachado@csustan.edu 

Name Position Department E-Mail Phone (209)
Montero Hernandez, Virginia, Dr. Director/Professor Advanced Studies Vmonterohernandez@csustan.edu 664-6702
Drouin, Steven, Dr. Associate Professor Advanced Studies sdrouin@csustan.edu 667-3313
Dizon, Jude Paul, Dr. Assistant Professor Advanced Studies jdizon1@csustan.edu 667-3495
Mayer, Anysia, Dr. Professor Advanced Studies apmayer@csustan.edu 664-6788
Zhu, Xiwei, Dr. Assistant Professor Advanced Studies xzhu@csustan.edu 664-6543

Name Position Department E-Mail Phone (209)
Dr. George Boodrookas Owner Philanthropia Consulting Advanced Studies george@myphilanthropia.com  
Dr. Dana Eaton Superintendent, Brentwood Union School District Advanced Studies deaton@brentwood@k12.ca.us  
Dr. Gary Lowe Director of Institutional Research & Decision Support, UC Merced Advanced Studies glowe2@ucmerced.edu  
Dr. Teresia Chevalier Metzger Superintendent, Denair Unified School District Advanced Studies tchevaliermetzger@csustan.edu  
Dr. Jamillah Moore Vice President for Student Affairs & Enrollment Management, SF State University Advanced Studies jmoore25@csustan.edu  

Name Position Department E-Mail Phone (209)
Borba, John, Dr. Professor Advanced Studies jborba1@csustan.edu 667-3260
Claus, Christopher, Dr. Professor Communication Studies cclaus@csustan.edu 667-3371
Dean, Heather, Dr. Associate Professor Teacher Education hdean@csustan.edu 667-3793
Diaz-Garayua, Jose, Dr. Associate Professor Geography jdiazgarayua@csustan.edu 667-3479
Drouin, Steven, Dr. Associate Professor Advanced Studies sdrouin@csustan.edu 667-3313
Eudey, Betsy, Dr. Professor Sociology, Gerontology, & Gender Studies beudey@csustan.edu 664-6673
Garcia, John, Dr. Professor Master of Social Work Program Jgarcia@csustan.edu 667-3769
Liu, Kimy, Dr. Professor Teacher Education kliu2@csustan.edu 664-6743
McFarland, Jon, Dr. Assistant Professor Teacher Education jmcfarland1@csustan.edu 667-3197
Neufeld, Susan, Dr. Professor Advanced Studies sneufeld@csustan.edu 664-6719
Riddle, Derek, Dr. Assistant Professor Teacher Education driddle@csustan.edu 667-3367
Soodjinda, Daniel, Dr. Professor Liberal Studies dsoodjinda@csustan.edu 664-6607

Updated: August 28, 2023