CAMPARO, LORINDA B.
Associate Professor, Psychology
Phone: (562)907-4200, ext. 4425
* Children * Law
Dr. Camparo's research has focused on parent-child relationships and friendships during
childhood and adolescence, how those relationships change, and how they affect children's
and adolescents' sense of self. Her research has also examined different methods of
interviewing children in forensic settings to elicit more complete and accurate testimony.
She earned a B.A. at Barnard College, and an M.A. and Ph.D. at UCLA.
CARSON, CINDY ALBERTS
Professor, Law
Phone: (714)444-4141, ext. 239
* Archaeology * Arts * Law
(on leave)
Carson's areas of interest include archaeology and the law, and copyright law. She has
made presentations to leading archaeological and archivists' organizations on intellectual
property issues.
She earned a B. A. and a J.D. from the University of Southern California.
Chabrán, RAFAEL
Professor, Spanish Language and Literature
Phone: (562)907-4200, ext.4525
(Speaks Spanish)
* Education * Ethnic Issues * History * Language Studies * Literature * Media * Medicine *
Science * Spanish * Sports * Whittier College
Dr. Chabran teaches Spanish language courses at all levels, as well as Spanish and Latin
American literature, Chicano/Latino literature, and classes dealing with the history of
science and the connections between science, literature and the humanities. Chabran is
co-editor of The Latino Encyclopedia (Marshall Cavendish), a six-volume set
designed for use by students from junior high school through college. It explores Latino
life, culture and history as well as Latino contributions to agriculture, art, music,
sports, politics and a host of other areas. He is also one of the principal
contributors to The World of Dr. Francisco Hernandez (Stanford University Press,
2001), a two-volume study of the life and works of the famous 16th century Spanish doctor
who studied Azetec medicinal plants in Mexico. Dr. Chabran serves as Associate
Dean for Academic Advisement.
Dr. Chabran earned a B.A. from
the University of California at Berkeley, an M.A. from San Jose State University, and a
Ph.D. from the University of California at San Diego.
CHIROL, MARIE-MAGDELEINE
Associate Professor, French
Phone: (562) 464-4523
(Speaks French)
*Africa * Cinema * France * Francophone * Literature
Dr. Chirol's
research focuses on the motif of ruins in French and Francophone literature and
film as well as on African cinema. She is the author of
L'imaginaire de la ruine dans A la recherche du
temps perdu de Marcel Proust (Summa, 2001) as well as of articles on
French and Francophone literature (Marcel Proust, Marguerite Duras, Linda Lê)
and African cinema (Gaston Kaboré, Souleymane Cissé, Sembène Ousmane, Moussa
Sene Absa). She recently received a NEH Grant. Chirol holds a degree (license)
in English language and literature from the Universite Jean Moulin in Lyon,
France. She also received an M.A. in French language and literature and a Ph.D
in comparative literature from the University of Maryland at College Park.
COGAN, NEIL H.
Vice President for Legal Education and
Dean of the Law School
Phone: (714) 444-4141, ext. 111
ncogan@law.whittier.edu
* Law * History * Philosophy
Professor Cogan’s expertise includes the areas of civil procedure,
constitutional law, federal courts, law and philosophy and legal history. He is
the author of The Complete Bill of Rights, and three volumes of The Complete
Reconstruction Amendments. He served as a law clerk for the Hon. J. Sydney
Hoffman of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, and he was associate dean and
professor at Southern Methodist University. Professor Cogan also was dean and
professor at Quinnipiac College and a visiting scholar with Hebrew University,
Yale University and the U.S. Department of Justice.
He earned his B.A. and LL.B. and the University of Pennsylvania.
COHEN, WARREN H.
Professor, Law
(714)444-4141, ext.212
* California * Ethnic Issues * History * Law * Native Americans * Politics
Cohen was an editor with the Harvard Law Review and has been a consultant to the National
American Indian Court Judges Association. His subjects include the American Constitutional
convention, contracts, California law and Native Americans and the law.
He received his B.A. from Yale University and his J.D. from Harvard University.
COHEN-WHELAN, DEBRA
Professor, Law
Phone: (714) 444-4141, ext. 237
* Law * Taxes
Cohen-Whelan has served as director of the Graduate Tax Program at the University of San
Diego School of Law, is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court and is a member
of the Journal of Law and Politics. Her areas of expertise include evidence, federal
income taxation and gift tax.
She has a B.A. from Howard University and a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of
Law.
COOK, STEPHEN
Assistant Professor, Music
Phone: (562) 907-4867
E-mail: scook@whittier.edu
* Music
Dr. Cook teaches piano and choir at Whittier and he has a strong background in
both. He is currently director of The Pianist Program at the Orange County High
School of the Arts in Santa Ana, as well as on the piano faculty at the Colburn
School of Performing arts in Los Angeles. From 1998-2000 he was a research
program specialist with the Music Intelligence Neural Development (MIND)
Institute at the University of California, Irvine, collaborating with Dr. Gordon
Shaw in research relating the study of music to spatial-temporal development.
During that time, he published Let’s Play Piano, a second-grade class piano
curriculum currently used in the MIND Institute’s nationwide research project.
He is affiliated with the Music Teachers’ National Association, the California
Association of Professional Music Teachers, the Music Teachers Association of
California and the Southwestern Youth Music Festival. He has served as an
adjudicator at more than 30 music festivals and performed as a soloist and
accompanist throughout Southern California.
Dr. Cook holds a B.A. in music and a master’s degree in piano pedagogy from the
University of South Carolina, as well as a D.M.A. in piano performance from the
University of Southern California.
COVEY, RUSSELL
Assistant Professor, Law
Phone: (714) 444-4141, ext. 215
rcovey@law.whittier.edu
* Children * Human Rights * Law
Covey was law clerk for the Hon. Allyne R. Ross, E.D.N.Y, and he worked with the
law firm of Williams & Connolly LLP. He is the author of Adventures in the Zone
of Twilight: Separation of Powers and National Economic Security in the Mexican
Bailout, and Beating the Prisoner at Prisoner’s Dilemma: The Evidentiary
Significance of a Witness’s Refusal to Testify.
Professor Covey received his B.A. from Amherst College, his M.A. from Princeton
University and his J.D. from Yale University Law School, where he served as
essays editor for the Yale Law Journal.
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