About Me

Dr. Sharla Berry is an educator and an expert in the field of teaching and learning with technology in K-20 environments. She received her doctorate in Urban Education Policy from the University of Southern California, and her Master of Arts in Elementary Education from Loyola Marymount University. Dr. Berry is currently a faculty member at California State University, Long Beach, and the Associate Director of the Center for Educational Evaluation and Effectiveness at CSULB. Prior to becoming a professor, Dr. Berry taught elementary and middle school in Los Angeles. As a K-12 educator, Dr. Berry was focused on preparing underrepresented students for college. She is the author of Degree for Free: How to Save Time and Money on Your College Education, a culturally relevant guide to college access for first-generation students of color. She currently conducts research on  teaching, learning, and equitable community-building in virtual K-20 environments.

Her research has been featured in many academic journals including Online Learning, the Journal of Computing in Higher Education, and the International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, and at academic conferences including the American Educational Research Association (AERA) and Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE). Dr. Berry is also an evaluator, and has been a fellow with the American Evaluation Association (AEA).