Dr. Shadi Roshandel started her career in education as a Middle School Math teacher in the New York City public schools and then earned her PhD in Education with an emphasis in Child and Adolescent Development from University of California, Santa Barbara. She is an Assistant Professor at California State University East Bay in the Teacher Education Department and the Assessment and Accreditation Coordinator for the College of Education and Allied Studies. Prior to her arrival at CSUEB, she was the Program Director of the Single Subject Program and Assessment Coordinator in the Department of Education at Dominican University of California. She has been a member of California Council on Teacher Education (CCTE) since 2012 and currently serves on the Board of Directors.
Over the last nine years, she has worked with pre-service teachers, striving to teach pedagogical practices that emphasize equity and inclusivity. Her research interests focus on adolescent motivation and achievement among middle and high school students and exploring the influences of teacher support on adolescent motivation and achievement. She explores the transactional relationship between teachers and students and apply these findings to implement professional development programs in schools for both pre-service as well as in-service teachers. Prior to her doctorate work, she received her M.S. in education at Brooklyn College and her B.A. in psychology from the University of Michigan.