Jennaca Cotton

Dr. Jennaca Cotton serves as an Assistant Clinical Professor and Site Coordinator for the Calabasas campus of the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program within Pepperdine University's Graduate School of Education and Psychology (GSEP), Education Division.

Her academic credentials include:

• Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from the University of Southern California
• M.A. in Reading Instruction with Reading Specialist Credential from Loyola Marymount University
• B.A. in Elementary Education from Pepperdine University

Dr. Cotton's research and teaching focus on literacy development, educational equity, and social-emotional learning frameworks. She integrates these themes into teacher preparation curricula to foster inclusive classroom environments and evidence-based instructional practices for pre-service educators.

With prior experience as an elementary classroom teacher and literacy specialist in Los Angeles public schools, she mentors MAT candidates through pedagogical coursework and site coordination. Her work emphasizes practical application of educational theory in diverse K-12 settings.