MA in STEM Education Faculty & Staff
Xinying Yin, Ph.D.
STEM MA Program Coordinator
Associate Professor
Advisor for MA in STEM Education
Education
Ph.D. Curriculum and Instruction -
Science Education, Indiana University-Bloomington
B.S. Chemistry Education, Beijing Normal University, China
Research Area/Interest
Culturally relevant pedagogy, integrated STEM education, formative assessment, STEM teacher professional development.
Contact Information
Email: xyin@csusb.edu
Phone: 909-537-5696
Office: CE 328
Halil Tasova, Ph.D.
Assistant professor, advisor for MA in STEM Education.
Education
Ph.D., Mathematics Education, University of Georgia
M.S., Mathematics Education, Marmara University, Turkey
B.S., Secondary Mathematics Education, Marmara University, Turkey
Research Area/Interest
Quantitative and covariational reasoning, Students’ interpretation and construction of graphs, Teaching experiment methodology, Learning theories, Curriculum development and analysis.
Contact Information
Email: halil.tasova@csusb.edu
Phone: (909) 537-4212
Office: CE-274
Joseph Jesunathadas, Ed.D
Professor, advisor for MA in STEM Education.
Education
Ed.D. Research and Evaluation, Utah State University.
MA Curriculum and Instruction (Science Education Emphasis)
BSc. Physics
Research Area/Interest
Teaching and Learning in science education; professional development of teachers in STEM education.
Contact Information
Email: jjesunat@csusb.edu
Phone: 909-537-5683
Office: CE 330
Arlena Allende
Program Admission Advisor
909-537-5291
Teacher Education and Foundations Office
Phone: (909) 537-7405
Fax: (909) 537-5992
Office: CE-201
Yewon Sung, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Education
Dr. Yewon Sung earned a Ph.D. in Mathematics Education with a minor in Educational Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in August 2022. Her dissertation, titled “Korean immigrant parents’ ways and reasons to support their elementary-aged children’s mathematical meaning-making at home during the COVID-19 pandemic,” was defended in May 2022 under the guidance of Dr. Erika Bullock. Her dissertation committee included Dr. Maxine McKinney de Royston, Dr. Thomas Popkewitz, Dr. Mary Louise Gomez, Dr. Martha Alibali, and Dr. Ana Stephens.
Prior to her Ph.D., she received a Master of Education in Global Teacher Education from Gyeongin National University of Education in South Korea in February 2022. In August 2017, she earned a Master of Science in Curriculum and Instruction (Math Ed) & Special Education (Dual Major) from St. Cloud State University in Minnesota.
Dr. Sung also holds another Master of Education, specializing in Mathematics Gifted Education, from Gyeongin National University of Education, obtained in August 2013. Additionally, she completed her Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education with a specialization in Mathematics Education at the same university in August 2009. As part of her undergraduate studies, she was an exchange student in Mathematics Education at Naruto University of Education in Tokushima, Japan, from October 2007 to August 2008.
Research Area/Interest
Cross-cultural use of language and gesture in mathematics learning, Parental involvement in mathematics education, Mathematical meaning-making, Mathematics identities and belonging, Early Algebra intervention, and Narrative Inquiry
Contact Information
Email: yewon.sung@csusb.edu
Phone: 909-537-7595
Office: CE-263