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Faculty & Staff

STEP faculty and instructors take primary responsibility for the design, delivery, and assessment of their courses. In addition to teaching, STEP faculty pursue a wide range of interests, including research practice partnerships at school sites.

STEP staff are an integral part of the STEP teaching and learning community, and one of the program’s great strengths. Their primary purpose is to follow candidate progress through the program and to facilitate success.

Program faculty

Professor (Teaching)
STEP Faculty Director
Professor
Professor
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
Professor (Research)
Associate Professor
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
Associate Professor
Associate Professor
Associate Professor
Professor Emeritus

Program staff

Viviana
Viviana Alcazar

Student Services Associate

Jeffrey Camarillo

STEP Assistant Director, Secondary Program

Elizabeth Chesler

Program Administrator/STEP

Ruth Ann Costanzo

Director, Clinical Work/STEP

Polly Diffenbaugh, Clinical Associate, STEP
Polly Diffenbaugh

Clinical Associate - Science/STEP

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Colin Haysman

Clinical Associate/STEP

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Nicole Henderson

Clinical Associate/ Learning Differences

Catalina Martinez

Clinical Associate

Maricela Montoy-Wilson

STEP Assistant Director, Elementary Program

Tasha Pura

STEP Clinical Associate

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Maritza Rodriguez-Dortrait

Clinical Associate/ Elementary

Michelle Williams

Clinical Associate

What you need to know

Admission requirements

To learn more about requirements for admission to STEP, please visit the Application Requirements page on the admissions website.

Financing your education

To learn more about the cost of the program and options for financial support, please visit Financing STEP on the admissions website.

Contact admissions

For more information on the application process, contact STEP Student Services Associate Viviana Alcazar at valcazar@stanford.edu. To attend STEP admissions webinars (May-November), visit the admissions event page.

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