Shane P. Martin, Ph.D.
Dean, School of Education
Shane P. Martin, an educational anthropologist by training and expert in the areas of intercultural education, cultural diversity, and Catholic schools, was appointed the second dean of the LMU School of Education in February 2005. Martin also serves as chair of LMU’s Academic Technology Committee and is a member of the Intercultural Advisory Committee.
Beyond LMU’s walls, Martin is visible in the education community as a board member of Green Dot Public Schools, Loyola High School of Los Angeles Board of Regents, and Teach For America, Los Angeles. He is a speaker in a variety of arenas —civic, business, and education —and keynotes conferences in the United States and internationally. Professional activities include serving as vice president of the Association of Jesuits Colleges and Universities Education Council and regular invitations to review articles and manuscript. In addition to honors in "Who’s Who in the World and in America," Martin received the President Award from LMU for Outstanding Leadership, and received the National Catholic Educational Association’s (NCEA) Michael J. Guerra Leadership Award in 2005. He is a member of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education Board of Examiners and of the California Committee on Accreditation, Board of Institutional Reviewers. He also was an accreditation coordinator for the California Commission on Teaching Credentialing and NCEA joint accreditation at LMU’s School of Education in 2001-2003. Martin is past chair of the Council on Anthropology and Education Committee on Schools and Society and has conducted numerous workshops in professional development in local public and Catholic schools.
Martin’s published books are: Equity, Advocacy and Diversity: New Directions for Catholic Schools (NCEA, 2004), with E.F. Litton, and Cultural Diversity in Catholic Schools: Challenges and Opportunities for Catholic Educators (NCEA, 1996). He has contributed to many peer-reviewed publications on the topics of cultural diversity in Catholic schools, technology and learning, social justice in education, and multicultural education. He also has presented numerous scholarly papers, including those at the NCEA, American Anthropological Association and the American Educational Research Association.
Martin earned his Ph.D. in International and Intercultural Education at the University of Southern California, a Master of Theology degree at the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley (JSTB) with a specialization in Hispanic Ministry, and his Master of Divinity degree also from JSTB. An LMU alumnus, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in History in 1980 and holds his California State Clear Secondary Teaching Credential. Before returning to LMU as a faculty member, Martin’s classroom teaching experience included six years in middle and secondary school settings and work in 17 Latin American countries.