S. Marshall Perry is the incoming dean of the Kremen School of Education and Human Development at Fresno State University in California. He will begin his appointment on July 20.
Dr. Perry comes to Fresno State from Saint Mary’s College in Moraga, California, where he has served as interim dean of the Kalmanovitz School of Education for the past year. Before that interim appointment, he served as an associate dean, department chair, and program coordinator. He also taught courses on educational policy, research methods, data-informed leadership, and ethics in the doctoral and administrative credential programs. Dr. Perry’s scholarly work covers educational leadership and policy analysis, focusing on disadvantaged student populations while comparing teacher job satisfaction, educational practices, and effectiveness.
In addition to academia, Dr. Perry has extensive experience in educational consulting and K-12 environments. While working for the New York State Joint Intervention Teams, he wrote educational plans for struggling middle and high schools. He also served as a consultant for Riverhead Charter School and as a resident professor-teacher for the North Babylon Union Free School District, designing and implementing workshops and instructional materials for teachers and administrators.
“I’m incredibly excited to join Fresno State as the next dean of the Kremen School of Education and Human Development,” said Dr. Perry. “Fresno State is known as a high-quality university of economic mobility and the Kremen School in particular is a place of enormous accomplishment and great potential.”
Dr. Perry is a graduate of Yale University, where he majored in political science. He holds a Ph.D. in administration and policy analysis with a minor in political psychology from Stanford University.
