I am a Professor here at LMU, where I have the honor and privilege of also serving as Director the Liberal Studies Program (LBST). I teach undergraduate and graduate courses in the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts and the School of Education respectively. I thoroughly enjoy teaching, especially the recently developed course “A Better World: Explorations of Place & Purpose”, as well as the LBST Capstone “Education & Global Issues”, which in 2018 and 2019 included immersion abroad in Costa Rica. I also teach a First Year Seminar entitled “Education & the Public Good”. My areas of interest and expertise include ecological literacy, nature-based learning, content area reading and multiple literacies, professional learning in K-12 schools, the effective and equitable education of English Learners, teacher preparation, teacher supervision, sociocultural variables in education, school reform, college pipeline programs, international education, and grant writing. I have worked closely with schools and districts throughout my career and have taught across the K-12 grade span in the U.S. and Mexico.
I came to LMU from Kennesaw State University (KSU), where I was an Associate Professor and the lead co-director of an $8.9 Million federal Teacher Quality Partnership Grant to redesign teacher preparation around Urban Education, using a model of vertically aligned professional development schools. In Georgia I also served as the founding Co-Director of the Center for Latino Achievement and Success in Education (CLASE) at the University of Georgia (UGA). There I worked with teams of educators statewide to raise student achievement. Each year I invited the nation’s top researchers and practitioners to work with these teams—renowned scholars such as Luis Moll and Eugene Garcia. While at UGA and KSU I also served on numerous MA thesis and doctoral dissertation committees, including as dissertation chair. Across my career I have taught over 40 different courses for academic credit across the undergraduate, Master’s and doctoral levels.
Other professional positions I have held include Department Head of the American Language Program at the University of Georgia, Education Programs Specialist at the California Department of Education, and Interim Director of Contract Language Programs in the Center for International Education at UC Davis. I also taught for five years at the Monterey Institute of International Studies.
Bernadette Musetti
Professor of Urban and Environmental Studies
Los Angeles, CA, UNITED STATES
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Biography
Education
University of California at Davis
Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction/Language and Literacy
Designated Emphasis in Second Language Acquisition
Monterey Institute of International Studies
M.A., Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
Mills College
B.A., History
Chapman University
California Teaching Credential, Social Science and English as a Second Language authorization
Clear credential
Areas of Expertise
Teacher PreparationEnglish Language Learners & Specially Designed InstructionEducation ReformProfessional Learning for Schools and DistrictsUniversity-School PartnershipsSocial-Emotional LearningMS-HS College Pipeline ProgramsInternational Education
Accomplishments
Interdisciplinary Program Award | professional
LMU Office for Research/Sponsored Projects Interdisciplinary Program Award for work as Co-PI on $1.2 M NOYCE grant to recruit more teachers into STEM fields
7 Revolutions Fellow | professional
New York TImes/Center for Strategic & International Studies/Regents University System Georgia:
Award for Excellence in Mentoring Students | professional
University of Georgia Schneider
Doctoral Scholar | professional
US Department of Education Title VII
Presidential Scholar | professional
Monterey Institute of International Studies
Lucie Stern Merit Scholar | professional
Mills College
Affiliations
- AERA: American Education Research Association
- ASCD: Associate for Supervision and Curriculum Development
- CCTE: California Council on Teacher Education
- IRA: International Reading Association
- TESOL: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Languages
- English
- Spanish (conversational)
Courses
Education & the Public Good
FYS 1000
Education & Global Issues
LBST 4900
A Better World: Explorations of Place & Purpose
URBN 3200/EVST 3120
English Language Develop/SDAIE
EDES 425
Education & Public Good
First Year Seminar
Pre-Practicum in Education
LBST 100/200
Theories of Second Language Acquisition
EDES 414
Cultural Paradigms of Education
EDUR 5000
Teaching Reading in Elementary Classrooms
EDES 402
English Language Development/SDAIE
EDLC 5200
Orientation to Learning
LIBA 170
Anthropological Analysis Diversity
EDLC 6100
Sociocultural Analysis in Education
EDUR 400
Articles
In Press. Promoting Visual-Ecological Literacy in Teaching and Learning Through Nature-Based Art
Utilizing Visual Representation Educational Research
Musetti, B., Musetti, E., & Medina, D. (2022). In press. Promoting Visual-Ecological Literacy in
Teaching and Learning Through Nature-Based Art. In H. J. Bessette & C. Sutton-Brown, (Eds.). Utilizing Visual Representation Educational Research, Information Age.
Review of the book Highly Effective Teachers of Vulnerable Students: Practice Transcending Theory by M. Poplin & C. Bermudez
Teachers College Record
Musetti, B. & Rojas, A. (2021). Review of the book Highly Effective Teachers of Vulnerable
Students: Practice Transcending Theory by M. Poplin & C. Bermudez. Teachers College Record.
Ecological literacy in teacher preparation
Journal of Literacy Innovation
Musetti, B. (2019). Ecological literacy in teacher preparation: Urgency, affect & agency. Journal
of Literacy Innovation,4 (1), 16-31.
Beyond teaching English
CATESOL Journal
Wall, C. & Musetti, B. (2018). Beyond teaching English: A holistic approach to supporting English Learner students and their families. CATESOL Journal,30 (2), 1-17.
Standards-based reform
TESOL Encyclopedia of English language teaching
Musetti, B. (2016). Standards-based reform. In S. Salas (Ed.), TESOL Encyclopedia of English language teaching. Wiley Publishing.
Project Planning and Sustainability
TESOL Encyclopedia of English language teaching
Musetti, B. (2016). Project Planning and Sustainability. In S. Salas (Ed.), TESOL Encyclopedia of English language teaching. Wiley Publishing.
Humanizing the core: English Language Learners and culturally sustaining young adult literature
L. de Olivera and M. Shoffner
Musetti, B., Salas, S., & Murray, B. (2016). Humanizing the core: English Language Learners and culturally sustaining young adult literature. In L. de Olivera and M. Shoffner, (Eds.), London: Palgrave MacMillan.
Bridging English Learners with community partners
Southern California Professional Development Schools Network News
Wall, C. & Musetti, B. (2016). Bridging English Learners with community partners: The connecting power of the community liaison. Southern California Professional Development Schools (SCPDS) Network News, 5(2), 3.
Unpacking capital: Promoting student success & learning to “do school”
TESOL in Action
Montalvo-Balbed, M. and Musetti, B. (2015). Unpacking capital: Promoting student success & learning to “do school”. GA TESOL in Action.
Latino transnationals (not) in advanced academics: Asking hard questions together
Talent development for English Language Learners: Identifying and developing potential
Salas, S., Musetti, B. & Plaisance, M. (2013). Latino transnationals (not) in advanced academics: Asking hard questions together. In M. Matthews and J. Castellano, (Eds.), Talent development for English Language Learners: Identifying and developing potential. Austin, TX: Prufrock Press.
Science as springboard
Teaching science with Hispanic ELLs in K-16 classrooms
Musetti, B., & Tolbert, S. (2010). Science as springboard: Promoting achievement and aspiration among English Language Learners. In D. Sunal & C. Sunal (Eds.), Teaching science with Hispanic ELLs in K-16 classrooms. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
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