Center for Faculty Development & Excellence

Faculty Development Advisory Council

The Faculty Development Advisory Council formalizes and facilitates engagement between the Center for Faculty Development and Excellence (CFDE) and faculty so that Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU) may provide appropriate and intentional support to faculty for the continuous improvement of teaching and learning.

The Council advocates for the advancement of best practices in course design, educational technology, application of learning theories (pedagogy, andragogy, and heutagogy), faculty mentoring, and interprofessional education.

2024-2025 Faculty Development Advisory Council Members

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Brett Buford
OTD, OTR/L

Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy Doctorate of Occupational Therapy Program

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Sonya Earley
EdD, MA, PA-C, CDCES

MSPA Principal Faculty – Physician Assistant

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Amber McCallum
DC

FSTT Faculty Lead – Chiropractic

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Angela Moran

Program Manager, Doctor of Whole Health Leadership

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Xavier Ortiz Ramirez
DC, CME, IIE

SCU Health Faculty – Chiropractic

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Melinda Turner
DC, DHPE

Cohort Advisor – Chiropractic

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S. Prasad Vinjamury
DACM, MPH

Assistant Program Director – Eastern Medicine

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Vincent Wiggins
EdD

Director – CFDE

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