Faculty | Preliminary Education Specialist Instruction Credential (Mild to Moderate Support Needs (MMSN))
Robin LaBarbera
Mickie Wong-Lo
- Director of Special Education
- Associate Professor
- Ph.D., University of North Texas
- M.Ed., University of Houston
- B.S., University of Houston
Mickie Wong-Lo is an associate professor and the Director of Special Education in the School of Education at Biola University. Dr. Wong-Lo, a board certified behavior analyst, completed her doctoral studies in special education with the emphasis in emotional and behavioral disorders and juvenile delinquency at the University of North Texas. Prior to entering the field of higher education, she...
Research Interests
- Cyberbullying: Behavior analysis in digital culture, peer relationships in social media
- Juvenile Delinquency: Gang crime analysis, violence in schools
- Mental Health: Trauma, resiliency in victimization
- Disproportionality: Over and underrepresentation
- Behavior Analysis: Behavioral assessment and function-based intervention
June Hetzel
- Dean, School of Education
- Professor
- Interim Director of Early Childhood Education
- Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University
- M.A., Talbot School of Theology
- M.S., California State University, Fullerton
- B.A., Biola University
June Hetzel specializes in literacy processes, curriculum development, and spiritual formation. Hetzel has served in the roles of teacher, curriculum specialist, principal, writer, editor, consultant, and professor before becoming Dean of Biola's School of Education. She has served at school, district, and county levels, including four summer teaching overseas. Recent projects include...
Courses
- SEED 504 Advanced Curriculum and Instruction (M.A.Ed. course)
- SEED 520 Elementary Reading/Language Arts (for teachers of grades K-8)
- SEED 530 Reading Processes and Approaches (for teachers of grades K-12)
- SEED 531 Writing Processes and Approaches (for teachers of grades K-12)
- SEED 537 Elementary History-Social Studies Methods (for teachers of grades K-6)
- SEED 550 Multicultural Children’s Literature (for teachers of grades K-8)
- SEED 554 Professional Writing (M.A.Ed. course)
- SEED 571 Grant Writing, Book Proposals, and Textbooks (M.S. Curriculum, Instruction, and Publication course)
- SEED 573 Curriculum Practicum (M.S. Curriculum, Instruction, and Publication course)
- SEED 576 Textbook Writing (M.S. Curriculum, Instruction, and Publication course)
- SEED 596 Professional Development Module (M.A.Ed. course)
- SEED 599 Master’s Thesis (capstone)
- Student Teacher Supervision
- GNST 102 Freshmen Seminar
- BBST 465 Philosophy of Christian Education
- LEDU 420 Elementary Reading/Language Arts (for teachers of grades K-6)
- LEDU 337 Elementary History-Social Studies Methods (for teachers of grades K-6)
Research Interests
- Spiritual formation
- Literacy
- Reading/writing processes
- English language learners
- Curriculum and instruction
- Values education
- Home schooling
- Gifted education
- Differentiated learning