Becky Sumbera

Dr. Becky Sumbera is the Assistant Dean and Associate Professor for the Watson College of Education at CSU, San Bernardino. She has taught courses in educational leadership, pedagogy and andregogy, educational equity, advocacy, and strategic/structural reform in the Credential programs (Teacher & Administration preliminary credential programs), Master’s, and Doctorate Programs. She has also been a K-12 Educator in the Inland Empire as a County, District, Site Administrator, and Teacher. She spent 12 years at the county level focused on school reform as data Team Lead, Professional Learning Communities trainer, Technology Implementation trainer, and grant implementation coordinator with Riverside and San Bernardino County school districts. Her statewide leadership includes serving as the 2019-2021 President of the California Association of Professors of Education Administration (CAPEA) and on the Grants Management Committee for CDE. She holds an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, Administration, and Policy from Pepperdine University, a Master’s in Education, a Clear Administration Credential, a Clear Teaching Credential, and three bachelor’s degrees in Political Science, Sociology, and Physical Education. Her research focuses on AI in education, educational reform, systemic restructuring of the academic environment and curriculum for student success, and social-cognitive structural, cultural, and leadership change that contributes to re-engaging our most vulnerable youth (emotionally, behaviorally, and cognitively).

Publications

• Zhang, J., Dumont, G. E., Sumbera, B. G., Medina, P. S., Kordrostami, M., & Ni, A. Y. (2023). Rising to the occasion: The importance of pandemic for faculty adoption patterns. Online Learning, 27(1), 404-427.
• Sumbera, B., Sparks, S., Grabow, J., & Quick, A. (2022). Educational Reform: Systemic Inclusion. In Rethinking Perception and Centering the Voices of Unique Individuals: Reframing Autism Inclusion in Praxis (pp. 1-18). IGI Global.
• Sumbera, B., Beck, C., McIntyre, M., & Canelon, K. (2022). URM and Non-URM Students in Online Courses: Student Perceptions and Adoption Intentions at a Hispanic Serving Institution. International Journal of Adult Education and Technology (IJAET) 13 (2), 1-18.
• Sumbera, B. (2021). Cultural-Historical Activity Theory (CHAT): A structure for Examining Justice Centered Leadership Outcomes. [Special issue] Educational Leadership and Administration: Teaching and Program Development Journal, v1, 19-30.
• Mendosa-Reis, N., Sumbera, B. (2021). [Special issue v1.] Justice Centered Leadership. Educational Leadership and Administration: Teaching and Program Development.
• Mendoza N, Arriaza G, Tang K, Gray M, Sumbera B. (2021). Educational Leadership and Administration: Teaching and Program Development, 33.
• Sumbera, B. (2020). Designing and Revising a Course Using Evidence-Based Teaching (EBT) in Higher Education. Q2S Enhancing Pedagogy. 197.  Scholarworks.
• Wildman, L., Tang, K., Arriaza, G., Sumbera, B., Gray, M., & Brooks, J. (2020). Educational Leadership and Administration: Teaching and Program Development, 32.
• Gray, M., Tang, K., Arriaza, G., Jones, A., Nava, P., Okhremtchuk, I.S., Soles, B., Sumbera, B. and Brooks, J., (2019). Educational Leadership and Administration: Teaching and Program Development, 31.
• Arriaza G, Reis NM, Gray M, Jones A, Okhremtchuk I, Nordgren R, Padover W, Sumbera BG, Tang K, Wildman L, France E. (2019). Educational Leadership and Administration: Teaching and Program Development, 30.
• Sumbera, B. (2017). Model Continuation High Schools Social-Cognitive Factors That Contribute to Re-Engaging At-Risk Students Emotionally, Behaviorally, and Cognitively Towards Graduation. Educational Leadership and Administration: Teaching and Program Development Journal, 28, 25-43.

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