Dr. Maghzi is an Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the Education Specialist Program at the University of Redlands in the School of Education. Prior to joining the University of Redlands faculty, she taught in the Los Angeles Unified School District, Saddleback Valley Unified School District, and Westminster Unified in elementary Mild/Moderate Disabilities Special Day Classroom settings. She has also taught as an adjunct faculty at Chapman University.
Dr. Maghzi believes in the importance of education and training for all individuals, and therefore her essential core principles that guide her practice as an educator are justice, compassion, and collaboration. Additionally, since she is the child of immigrants who came to this country to escape religious persecution, she has a strong commitment to justice, equity, the promotion of unity, the abandonment of all types of prejudice, and the oneness of humanity. Thus, she has dedicated her studies and teaching to eliminating oppressive practices and supporting diversity including race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, language, dis/abilities, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status. She actualizes her commitment to social justice through teaching. She is committed to empowering students to think critically about their world and examine the positive and negative forces influencing their community and social inequalities within it.
Dr. Magzhi is honored to be able to serve on the California Council on Teacher Education (CCTE) board. She has been a member of CCTE since 2015 and thoroughly enjoys the sharing of ideas and learning that takes place at CCTE. She is passionate about education, diversity, justice, dis/ability, and inclusion and is excited to draw upon her experiences as a member of the CCTE Policy Committee while serving in this new capacity. In addition to her work with CCTE, she also serves as the AERA American Education Research Association secretary and treasurer for the Disability Studies in Education Sig. She looks forward to continuing to contribute to academia through research, teaching, and service.