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Interwork Institute
SDSU’s Interwork Institute includes Department of Administration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary Education (ARPE) faculty & staff, Creative Support Alternatives (CSA), and Exceptional Family Resource Center (EFRC). Multiple centers support projects that are administered through Interwork, including the Center for Distance Learning (CDL) and the Center for Pacific Studies (CPS). Current projects include the Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center for Quality Management (VRTAC-QM) and the National Rehabilitation Leadership Institute (NRLI). Other project staff listed without specific designations work with multiple projects.
![Caren Sax, Ed.D.](/directory/_images/caren-sax-300x300.jpg)
![Charles Edmund Degeneffe, Ph.D., MSSW, CRC](/directory/_images/charles-degeneffe-300x300.jpg)
Charles Edmund Degeneffe, Ph.D., MSSW, CRC
Department Chair & ProfessorAdministration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary EducationSDSU[email protected]619-594-6115LH 246C![Wendy Bracken, Ed.D.](/directory/_images/wendy-bracken-300x300.jpg)
Wendy Bracken, Ed.D.
Director, CCLEAD & LecturerAdministration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary EducationSDSU[email protected]619-594-5871LH 246D![Lisa Gates, Ph.D.](/directory/_images/lisa-gates-300x300.jpg)
Lisa Gates, Ph.D.
Director & Advisor, SDSU Leadership Minor & LecturerAdministration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary EducationSDSU[email protected]LH 223![Marissa Vasquez, Ed.D.](/directory/_images/marissa-vasquez-300x300.jpg)
Marissa Vasquez, Ed.D.
Associate Director, Community College Equity Assessment Lab (CCEAL), Director and Graduate Adviser, PELSA & Associate ProfessorAdministration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary EducationSDSU[email protected]619-594-1879LH 227![Mark Tucker, Ph.D.](/directory/_images/mark-tucker-300x300.jpg)
Mark Tucker, Ph.D.
RCP Program Coordinator & Associate ProfessorAdministration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary EducationSDSU[email protected]619-594-3498LH 221A![Frank Harris, Ed.D.](/directory/_images/frank-harris-300x300.jpg)
Frank Harris, Ed.D.
ProfessorAdministration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary EducationSDSU[email protected]619-594-1551LH 231![Felisha Herrera Villarreal, Ph.D.](/directory/_images/felisha-herrera-300x300.jpg)
Felisha Herrera Villarreal, Ph.D.
ProfessorAdministration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary EducationSDSU[email protected]4-1956LH 225A![Eric Felix, Ph.D.](/directory/_images/felix-eric-profile-300x300.jpg)
Eric Felix, Ph.D.
Associate ProfessorAdministration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary EducationSDSU[email protected]LH 229A![Tanya Gaxiola Serrano](/directory/_images/tanya-graxiola-serrano-2023-300x300.jpg)
Tanya Gaxiola Serrano
Assistant ProfessorAdministration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary EducationSDSU[email protected]619-594-6675LH 211A![Mari Guillermo, Ed.D., CRC](/directory/_images/mari-guillermo-300x300.jpg)
Mari Guillermo, Ed.D., CRC
Assistant ProfessorAdministration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary EducationSDSU[email protected]619-594-4054LH 225![Toni Saia, Ph.D.](/directory/_images/toni-saia-2024-300x300.jpg)
Toni Saia, Ph.D.
Assistant ProfessorAdministration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary EducationSDSU[email protected]619-594-3427LH 227A![Bobbie Atkins, Ph.D.](/directory/_images/coe-default-profile-campus.jpg)
Bobbie Atkins, Ph.D.
Professor EmeritaAdministration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary EducationSDSU[email protected]![Ron Jacobs, Ph.D.](/directory/_images/ron-jacobs-2-300x300.jpg)
Ron Jacobs, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus & Senate Distinguished ProfessorAdministration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary EducationSDSU[email protected]![Fred McFarlane, Ph.D.](/directory/_images/fred-mcfarlane-300x300.jpg)
Fred McFarlane, Ph.D.
Professor EmeritusAdministration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary EducationSDSU[email protected]619-594-4228AH 117![Marjorie Olney, Ph.D.](/directory/_images/marj-olney-300x300.jpg)
Marjorie Olney, Ph.D.
Professor EmeritaAdministration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary EducationSDSU[email protected]619-594-6883LH 229![William Piland, Ed.D.](/directory/_images/coe-default-profile-campus.jpg)
William Piland, Ed.D.
Professor EmeritusAdministration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary EducationSDSU[email protected]![Caren Sax, Ed.D.](/directory/_images/caren-sax-300x300.jpg)
Caren Sax, Ed.D.
Director, Interwork Institute & Professor EmeritaAdministration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary EducationSDSU[email protected]619-594-7183![Rachel Anderson, M.S., CRC, LVRC, CPM, WIP, Y-WIP](/directory/_images/coe-default-profile-campus.jpg)
Rachel Anderson, M.S., CRC, LVRC, CPM, WIP, Y-WIP
Program Director, VRTAC-QMInterwork InstituteSDSU[email protected]![Mary Baker-Ericzén, Ph.D.](/directory/_images/mary-baker-ericzen-300x300.jpg)
Mary Baker-Ericzén, Ph.D.
Operations Director and Research Scientist, CASRC & LecturerAdministration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary EducationSDSU[email protected]![Joshua Bellfy](/directory/_images/coe-default-profile-campus.jpg)
Joshua Bellfy
Director, CSA (San Diego)Interwork InstituteSDSU[email protected]![Sarah Clardy](/directory/_images/coe-default-profile-campus.jpg)
Sarah Clardy
Program Director, VRTAC-QMInterwork InstituteSDSU[email protected]![Joyce Clark](/directory/_images/coe-default-profile-campus.jpg)
Joyce Clark
Co-Director, EFRCInterwork InstituteSDSU[email protected]![Chaz Compton, Ed.D., CRC](/directory/_images/chaz-compton-300x300.jpg)
Chaz Compton, Ed.D., CRC
Director, VRTAC-QM & LecturerAdministration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary EducationSDSU[email protected]619-594-7935![Melissa Hough, M.S., CRC](/directory/_images/coe-default-profile-campus.jpg)
Melissa Hough, M.S., CRC
Training Director, CSAInterwork InstituteSDSU[email protected]![Chip Kenney, M.S.](/directory/_images/coe-default-profile-campus.jpg)
Chip Kenney, M.S.
Co-Project Director, VRTAC-QMInterwork InstituteSDSU[email protected]![Theresa Lally, Ed.D.](/directory/_images/coe-default-profile-campus.jpg)
Theresa Lally, Ed.D.
Director, Center for Pacific StudiesInterwork InstituteSDSU[email protected]![Minah Oh](/directory/_images/coe-default-profile-campus.jpg)
Minah Oh
Director, Center for Distance LearningInterwork InstituteSDSU[email protected]619-594-7231![Lupe Rojas-Sanchez](/directory/_images/coe-default-profile-campus.jpg)
Lupe Rojas-Sanchez
Co-Director, EFRCInterwork InstituteSDSU[email protected]![Mary Ellen Sousa-Hiner, M.Ed.](/directory/_images/coe-default-profile-campus.jpg)