CMAST Faculty and Staff
The LMU School of Education supports full-time and part-time MAST faculty
who direct and teach within the MAST system and affiliated initiatives offered through CMAST. The Seaver
College of Science and Engineering supports affiliated faculty in
biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, and natural science who provide expertise, guidance, leadership,
and research to strengthen the CMAST professional learning community to collaborate to tackle problems and find solutions in math and science education.
Learn more about the team!
Executive Director
CMAST Full-time Clinical Faculty, Mathematics
CMAST Full-time Clinical Faculty, Science
CMAST Affiliated Faculty
- Anna Bargagliotti, Mathematics
- Dr. Ty Binfet, Educational Psychology
- Yvette Lapayese, Educational Leadership
- Sarah Nitsos, Elementary Urban Education
- Dr. Jeff Phillips, Ph.D, Physics
- Francisco Ramos, Language and Culture in Education
CMAST TLs
CMAST Faculty Ethos
I am CMAST faculty and a practitioner.
I am passionate about increasing mathematical and scientific thinking and problem solving through education.
I am a change agent and serve teacher leaders, teachers, and students of Los Angeles.
I will always place students first.
I will positively and aggressively persevere through challenges and problems posed by all students and teachers.
I will influence students and teachers to love and succeed in STEM.
I am flexible, innovative, creative, and grounded in research-supported practices.
I will always strengthen my practice and stay current with the ever-changing education field.
I initiate, motivate and carry through. I am a leader.
I am a resource and I am a collaborator.
I am a mediator between University faculty, K-12 teachers, administrators, and their students.
I stand ready to support teachers throughout the shift to the Common Core State Standards.
I am a guardian of problem solvers and thinkers in the classroom.
I am CMAST faculty and a practitioner.