Instructor Jafari is currently finishing her dissertation on the topic of organizational changes and their impact on employee development which offers a different view on the human and cultural aspect of American organizations. Additionally, in collaboration with several elementary and middle school teachers, she is working on a privately funded research project focused on the transition from elementary to middle school. Her other research interests are: the utilization of music and arts as a coping mechanism for ADHD children, and the effect of daycare on infants and toddlers’ development.
MBA (1996), Ed. D (September, 2006) in Education from Argosy University in Orange County, CA
HDEV 180:
Lifespan in Human Development
HDEV 307I:
Approaches to Childhood and Adolescence
HDEV 357I:
Approaches to Adolescence Through Aging
HDEV 402:
Development of Thought
She also teaches in the college of Education at CSULB and in the department of Education/ Child and Adolescent Department at the California State University, Fullerton.