Eugene García

Eugene García is professor emeritus and former dean of the Mary Lou Fulton College of Education at Arizona State University (ASU). Dr. García was previously vice president for education partnerships at ASU. He formerly served as professor and dean of the Berkeley School of Education and was a National Research Council Fellow and a postdoctoral fellow in human development at Harvard University. He further served as professor and dean of the Social Sciences Division at the University of California, Santa Cruz and was a faculty member at the University of Utah and the University of California, Santa Barbara. He also served as a senior officer in the U.S. Department of Education and chaired the National Task Force on Early Education for Hispanics. Dr. García has been honored by AERA, SRCD, NAEYC, ASCD and AAHHE for his research contributions. He has published extensively in the area of language teaching and bilingual development authoring and/or co-authoring over 200 articles and book chapters along with 14 books and monographs. He holds leadership positions in professional organizations and continues to serve in an editorial capacity for psychological, linguistic and educational journals and serves regularly as a proposal panel reviewer for federal, state and foundation agencies. Dr. García earned a PhD in human development and an MS in child development jointly from the University of Kansas along with a BA in psychology from the University of Utah.

updated 2024