Rebekka J. Jez, EdD

Dr. Rebekka J. Jez is an Assistant Professor at University of San Diego’s (USD) School of Leadership and Education Sciences (SOLES) in the Department of Learning and Teaching. She has contributed to the field of education through scholarship on culturally responsive and sustaining inclusive practices, trauma-informed approaches, healing practices, holistic assessment of learners, postsecondary transition for TK-12 learners, and collaboration for learners, families, educators, and communities both locally and globally. She has authored multiple journal articles and chapters on this work. Dr. Jez currently serves as the President of the Division for International Special Education and Services (DISES), a division of the Council for Exceptional Children. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Division of International Special Education and Services, Balang Foundation (South African Literacy Non-Profit Organisation), and Nativity Preparatory School. She serves as a co-editor of Teacher Education Quarterly. Dr. Jez represents USD as an invited member of the national Collaboration for Effective Educator Development, Accountability, and Reform (CEEDAR). Dr. Jez leads the grant funded USD’s Social Justice and Advocacy Series.