Meet the Team
The Center for Evaluation and Educational Effectiveness (CEEE) in the College of Education at California State University, Long Beach is comprised of a talented group of faculty, staff, and graduate students committed to conducting rigorous program evaluations and research activities to find evidence-based best practices that enhance student success, equity, and instutitional effectiveness. The CEEE team possesses a broad array of research, evaluation, and teaching experience, with expertise in quantitative, qualtiative, and mixed methods approaches on a wide range of topics spanning PK-12 and postsecondary education. The CEEE team consists of several groups, including a leadership group overseeing the strategic direction of the center, project directors carrying out evaluation and research activities for center clients, operations staff facilitating administrative functions of the center, and graduate assistants supporting project directors in a living learning laboratory approach.
Angela M. Locks, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Angela.Locks@csulb.edu
is the Executive Director of CEEE and the Department Chair for the . In CEEE, she is responsible for the Center's supervision and strategic direction, where she employs her extensive experience in higher education that spans almost 30 years, with the latter half of them spent at MD´«Ã½Èë¿Ú. As an active faculty member, Dr. Locks has instructed in the areas of , Fieldwork, and Professional Development, and currently teaches in the . She has supervised and supported over 40 student dissertations and theses. Dr. Locks served as the Executive Director for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Academic Affairs, where she lead campus and served as the principal investigator for the efforts with the American Association of Colleges and Universities and the Principal Investigator for the . Her scholarly work examines college access and college experiences for diverse college students with an emphasis on retention, institutional diversity praxis, and the relationships between college student interactions with diverse others and diversity program engagement. Her most recent scholarship is a co-edited volume published by Routledge.
Sharla Berry, Ph.D.
Interim Director
Dr. Sharla Berry is a researcher, evaluator, and practitioner with extensive experience teaching and leading in diverse K-20 environments. Dr. Berry was a fellow with the American Evaluation Association and has extensive experience in collaborative and culturally responsive evaluation. She has worked on evaluation teams with various nonprofits across the state, including the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence (CCEE) and the California Association of African American Superintendents and School Administrators (CAAASA). More recently, she has served as the Associate Director of the Center for Evaluation and Educational Effectiveness (CEEE) at California State University, Long Beach, where she managed the daily operations of the center. In this role, her responsibilities included supervising student and professional staff, managing faculty evaluation teams, and providing strategic direction for the center.
Dr. Berry also has extensive experience as a faculty member in education leadership. Prior to joining the faculty at Cal State Long Beach, she served as an Assistant Professor at California Lutheran University, where she taught courses in research methods, education policy and education leadership. When Dr. Berry is not leading in CEEE, she maintains an active research agenda, which focuses on the intersection between race, gender, technology, and labor.
Don Haviland, Ph.D.
Founding Director
Dr. Don Haviland is the Founding Director of CEEE and Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at MD´«Ã½Èë¿Ú. Dr. Haviland has more than 20 years of research and evaluation experience in academic and non-profit settings. His research agenda focuses on innovation and change at the organizational level in higher education, and he has supervised more than 20 dissertations and theses over the last decade.
Christine El Ouardani, Ph.D.
Project Director
Christine.ElOuardani@csulb.edu
Dr. Christine El Ouardani is an Associate Professor of Human Development in the College of Liberal Arts. She has over 20 years of experience conducting qualitative and mixed-methods research that has largely focused on child development and mental health in the United States and Morocco. More recent research has focused on parental well-being and somatic treatments for healing trauma. She has also worked with local non-profit organizations on developing their UX and evaluation research capacities. Her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the Fulbright-Hays, the HF Guggenheim Foundation, and the American Insitute for Maghrib Studies. She is also currently serving as the associate editor for the psychological anthropology journal Ethos. &²Ô²ú²õ±è;
Judith Nast, Psy.D.
Project Director
Dr. Judith Nast is the project director for the evaluation of a federal Title V grant at the University of Redlands (UOR), a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). This five-year grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) will be used to strengthen existing programs and support the development of new initiatives at UOR to better serve Latinx students. She received her doctorate from William James College (previously the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology) and has taught Organizational Behavior and Organizational Development courses. Judith has been the evaluator for a number of multi-year grant-funded programs in Massachusetts over the last 11 years using mixed methods methodology. She has been the evaluator for DOE grants focused on students historically underrepresented in higher education and often from economically depressed areas (AANAPISI), as well as state-wide evaluations through the MA Department of Higher Education.
Christopher Warren, Ph.D.
Project Director
Dr. Christopher Warren is a professor in the Psychology Department at Long Beach State. After receiving his PhD from Tulane University, Dr. Warren joined the Long Beach State faculty teaching courses at the undergraduate and graduate level, such as Training in Organizations, Group Dynamics, and Research Methods, and supervising numerous thesis projects, on topics ranging from Psychometrics to Sexual Harassment. In addition to research presented at national conferences and publications focusing on psychology at work, Dr. Warren has serves as director of the MS Program in Industrial/Organizational Psychology at Long Beach State and holds positions on the Executive Boards for the California Faculty Association, the Academic Senate, and others. Dr. Warren has worked on assessment in the community, as well as for campus programs and partners.
Gloria Saraye
Operations Analyst
Gloria Saraye is CEEE's Operations Analyst. She is responsible for the administrative functions of the Center, including developing and overseeing all fiscal functions and advising the leadership team on policy and procedures related to finance, budget, and operations. Gloria received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Management from Golden Gate University. Prior to joining CEEE, she served as Executive Assistant to the ASI Executive Director at MD´«Ã½Èë¿Ú, and before that supported the Career Pathways and Career Technical Education teams at Long Beach City College with grant analysis, operations, and financial management.
Joshua Diaz
Program: M.A. in Psychological Research
CEEE is established under guidelines set forth in MD´«Ã½Èë¿Ú Academic Senate Policy 14-04, Policy on Formation and Review of Academic Centers and Institutes. In alignment with this policy, an advisory board is established to provide formal oversight of CEEE. The CEEE Advisory Board meets annually to advise CEEE, the Department of Educational Leadership, and the College of Education, regarding the operations of the center.
Elyzza Aparicio
Director, Office of Undergraduate Research Services, MD´«Ã½Èë¿Ú
Johnathon Davis
ASI Representative, College of Education, MD´«Ã½Èë¿Ú
Melawhy Garcia
Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Science and the Director of the Center for Latino Community Health, Evaluation, and Leadership Training, MD´«Ã½Èë¿Ú
Daria Graham
AVP, Student Success and Engagement, MD´«Ã½Èë¿Ú
Pei-Fang Hung
Interim Vice Provost for Academic Programs, MD´«Ã½Èë¿Ú
Mike Munoz
President, Long Beach City College
Anna Ortiz
Dean, College of Education, MD´«Ã½Èë¿Ú
Deborah Thien
Dean, College of Liberal Arts, MD´«Ã½Èë¿Ú
In addition, CEEE leadership, project directors, and operations staff are members on the CEEE Advisory Board.
Updated October 2024
