Ignacio Lopez, Ed.D.
Title:
Dean, College of Professional Studies and Advancement
Programs/Classes Taught:
- HED634, Quality Assurance in Higher Education
- HED630, Academic Affairs: Faculty, Curriculum and Assessment
- EPS511, Human Learning and Development in Instructional Context (Ed. Psych)
- EPS541, Cognition and Instruction (Ed. Psych)
- EPS513, Frameworks for Data Driven Instruction (Ed. Psych)
- FND504, History and Philosophy of Education
- SEC502, Introduction to Secondary Education Teaching Methods
- SEC512, English Language Arts: Teaching Methods
- SEC525, American Urban Education: Cultural & Sociopolitical Contexts
- SEC590, Secondary Education Seminar
Areas of Expertise:
Educational Psychology: Human Learning and Development
Culturally Responsive Teaching
Family, School and Community Relationships
Higher Education Leadership
Biography:
I’m currently the Dean of the College of Professional Studies and Advancement at National Louis University in Chicago, Illinois. My career in education includes positions as a CPS high school English teacher, curriculum administrator, tenured professor, assistant dean and community college president.
I was born in Puerto Rico and raised in Chicago’s Humboldt Park Neighborhood. I’m a proud graduate of the Chicago Public Schools.
My leadership and research has focused on culturally responsive teaching and school-community engagement.
I engage with community and education leaders to promote best practices within college programs to support the retention and success of students at the postsecondary level. Some of his professional successes include implementing teacher-leadership teams focused on evidenced-based collaborative planning and measuring the cultural relevant teaching “gaps” in a school’s curriculum and pedagogical practices.
I hold a doctorate of education in educational psychology with a focus on human learning and development and a master of arts degree in teaching, both from National Louis University, and a bachelor of arts degree in English from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Publications include:
Keeping it Real and Relevant: Building Authentic Relationships in your Diverse Classroom (ASCD, 2017) in addition to numerous online articles, including The Essential Classroom Management Checklist and The Empowerment Approach to Behavior Management.
Education:
- Doctor of Education: Educational Psychology from National Louis University
- Masters in Teaching: Secondary Education from National Louis University
- Bachelors in Liberal Arts (English, Non-Fiction Writing and Poetry) from University of Illinois at Chicago
Research and Interests:
Culturally Responsive Teaching, Strategies for Teaching Diverse Learners, Equity and Inclusion, Reality Therapy/Choice Theory & Non-Punishment Interventions
Contact Information:
Ignacio Lopez, Ed.D.
Phone/Fax: 312/261-3408
email: ignacio.lopez@nl.edu
NATIONAL LOUIS UNIVERSITY | 18 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60603
