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About Professor Baghdaserians
Professor of: Child Development Phone: (818) 778-5502 Email: baghdaes@lavc.edu A product of the community college system, Elmida Baghdaserians attended Glendale Community College where she discovered her love for child development. After transferring to Pacific Oaks College and receiving her Bachelor's degree in Human Development (with a specialization in Early Childhood Education), she moved to Loyola Marymount University where she earned a Master's degree in Educational Counseling. Currently she is working on her doctorate at Pepperdine University in Organizational Leadership, where she is focusing on parenting and cultural issues.
Miss Baghdaserians has experience working with children, families, and staff in a variety of capacities, first as a teacher and later as an administrator of a school age program. She has also worked at a resource and referral agency, domestic violence shelter, and has taught in higher education for the past six years, first as an adjunct faculty and currently as a full-time faculty member at Los Angeles Valley College. Additionally, she is an academic advisor at Cal State University, Northridge.
Both as a faculty member and as an academic advisor, Elmida's passion is to help students reach their goals and enjoys coordinating special events for the department. In the past, she has been involved in coordinating a child abuse prevention seminar, Red Flags (Exceptional Learners), advising sessions, and first aid/CPR. Recently, Elmida was elected to become a board member with the California Association for the Child Life Professionals. Elmida enjoys being a life long learner. Ms. Baghdaserians teaches the following courses: (click the underlined word to obtain more information about the class)
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