Erin O'Connor Marsano

Erin O’Connor Marsano , Ed.D., is a lecturer in the Ed.D. in Learning and Organizational Change (LOC) program at Baylor University. She joined Baylor’s faculty in the fall of 2022 and serves as a faculty advisor for multiple cohorts of students completing their dissertations. She teaches Problem of Practice I, II, III and Capstone, Philosophy and Ethics in Leadership, and Mentoring and Supervision in the Ed.D.-LOC program. Prior to becoming a member of the Baylor team, she served as a faculty member at the University of Southern California (USC). During her time at USC, she taught in the Reading and Literacy Added Authorization program and worked as a dissertation associate in USC's Ed.D. in Leadership and Organizational Change program. Before making the switch to higher education, Dr. O’Connor Marsano worked at the San Diego County Office of Education (SDCOE), where she held various responsibilities in the Teacher Effectiveness and Preparation Department. Prior to serving the SDCOE, she was a high school educator, coach, and mentor teacher in rural San Diego County, where she won teacher of the year. Dr. O’Connor Marsano earned her Doctor of Education in Organizational Change and Leadership from the University of Southern California, her Master of Education with an emphasis in Cross-Cultural Teaching and teaching licensures from National University, and her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from California State University, Chico. Dr. O’Connor Marsano holds a single-subject teaching credential in several subject areas and an administrative credential in the state of California.

Publications

Targeted Solutions to Improve the School-to-Prison Pipeline
Targeted Solutions to Improve the School-to-Prison Pipeline
Nicolas A. Kennedy, Erin O'Connor Marsano. © 2024. 21 pages.
Students who are subjected to exclusionary discipline have worse academic performance and are more likely to be incarcerated later in life. This phenomenon is nuanced and...