Roberta Alba, EdD

Assistant Professor, Department of School Counseling and School Psychology

Fax: (626) 815-5351

Office Location: Building One, Room 113D

Roberta "Bobbi" Alba, EdD, brings over 25 years of varied professional experiences to APU through her work in the PK-12 public school system. The majority of that time Alba spent as a counselor in a large urban school district serving at high need, low income schools. Alba's area of focus is assisting future school counselors to be the Christian professionals God created them to be. Her commitment to students is to move them forward on their journey to become the collaborators, advocates, systems change agents, and leaders that they were called to be. As she instructs the next generation of school counselors to love, listen, learn, and then lead their students to their future success, Alba relies on her life verse, Philippians 4:13, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me,” to guide her.

Education

EdD, Educational Leadership, PK-12 Specialization, California State University, Long Beach, 2014
MS, School Counseling, University of La Verne, 2000
BA, Speech Communication, California State University, Los Angeles, 1990

Credentials/Certifications

PPS Credential, 2000
Administrative Credential Tier 1, 2006
Education Specialist Credential, 2003
Multiple Subject Teaching Credential, 1998

Academic Area

School of Education

Expertise

Pathways
Linked Learning
Parent Education
School Crisis
Counseling Post COVID
Educator Self-Care

Courses Taught

EDCO 549 – Career Development Theories and Techniques
EDCO 592 – Foundations in Ethics and Research
EDCO 550 – Crisis/Trauma Response and Intervention
EDCO 528 – Community/Family, and School Collaboration
EDCO 533 – Counseling Theories and Techniques
EDCO 587 – PPS Leadership, Ethics, and Professionalism
EDCO 555 – Group Facilitation
EDCO 575 – Practicum
EDCO 593 – Historical Development
EDCO 564/568 – Fieldwork