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About Us

In support of campuses' commitment to high-quality academic programs, the Office of Academic Programs, Innovations and Faculty Development coordinates and facilitates the review and approval of new academic degree programs, assists in the development and implementation of policy on general education and other curricular matters, participates in addressing graduate education issues, and ensures that facilities planning is linked to academic program planning. 

Additionally, APIFD works to support the development of new faculty, the professional development of current faculty, and to ensure robust pedagogical support for the academic technology use by faculty across the system. Finally, we focus on the development and support of healthcare degrees and future workforce development strategies. Learn more about the division of Academic Affairs.

Program Information

For more information about our programs, email us.


Staff Directory

Rehman Attar, MPH
562-951-4124
Director, Healthcare Workforce Development
Margaret Brady, Ph.D.
(562) 951-4643
Faculty Director, Nursing and Health Education
Assistant Director, General Education and Intersegmental Partnerships
Brent M. Foster, Ph.D.
(562) 951-4149
Assistant Vice Chancellor, Academic Programs & Faculty Development​​​
Rose Hidalgo
(562) 951-4424
Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Program Program Coordinator
Caron Inouye, Ph.D.
(562) 951-4154
Interim State University Dean, Academic Programs​
Melerelini Ioane
(562) 951-4632
Program Coordinator, Pre-Doctoral and Innovative Teaching and Learning Programs
Emily Magruder, Ph.D.
(562) 951-4752
Director, Innovative Teaching and Future Faculty Development
Sarah Moncada
(562) 951-4881
Director, Academic Programs Infrastructure and Curriculum
Arnab Mukherjea, DrPH
510-885-4770
Faculty Fellow for Health Professions, California Pre-Doctoral Program
Kieran Mulholland
(562) 951-4879
Articulation, Curriculum and Transfer Analyst
Christopher Murphy, Ed.D
(562) 951-4677
Diversity Programs Administrator
Tu​an Nguyen
(562) 951-8189
Financial and Operations Specialist
Kristy Ochoa
(562) 951-4191
Program Administration Coordinator
Katy Pinto, Ph.D.
(562) 951-4526
Faculty Director, California Pre-Doctoral Program and Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Program​
Elizabeth Sanchez
(562) 951-4426
Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Program Program Manager
Marci Sanchez
(562) 951-4715
Assistant Director, Undergraduate Transfer Programs
Barbra Sperling
(562) 951-8488
Website Project Manager, Academic Technology Services
Faculty Fellow for the Pre-Professor Program