School of Education

Lewis Bonney’s, Ph.D., scholarly interests are in practical intelligence, particularly the tacit knowledge gained from experience that is essential for successful teaching and practice of school psychology. Tacit knowledge distinguishes people who are successful in the work place. He was employed for seven years as assistant to the superintendent for program management and development in San Bernardino City Unified School District and subsequently established an independent practice in consulting, forensic, and school psychology. He is now an associate professor and chair of the Department of School Counseling and School Psychology. He serves on the Institutional Research and Review Committee and the Task Force for the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education. He has off-campus ministries at St. Luke’s in Long Beach where he assists in managing programs for homeless persons and at the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles where he mentors aspirants for Holy Orders.