Thea Sweo Alvarado
Pasadena City College
Dean of Social Sciences and Distance Education
Pasadena
Thea Sweo Alvarado holds a B.A. in Sociology from UC Berkeley and an M.A. in Social Science with a concentration in Demographic and Social Analysis (DASA) from UC Irvine. She completed her Ed.D. through UC Davis' Capital Area North Doctorate in Educational Leadership (CANDEL) Program. She chairs the Campus Distance Education Committee and serves on committees for Accreditation, Strategic Enrollment Management, Marketing, and Outcomes. She is a tenured professor in Sociology and serves as a Dean of Instruction at Pasadena City College. She is a passionate advocate of Open Education Resources (OER), online education, equity for all students, and student-centered practices.