This is an archive of the 2015-2016 University Catalog.
To access the most recent version, please visit catalog.csun.edu.

This is an archive of the 2015-2016 University Catalog.
To access the most recent version, please visit catalog.csun.edu.

UNIVERSITY CATALOG: 2015-2016

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Rachmanov, Dmitry

(2007) Professor of Music. B.M. 1981, M.M. 1982, The Julliard School; D.M.A. 1989, Manhattan School of Music.

Radmanesh, Matthew M.

(1990) Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. B.S. 1978, Pahlavi University; M.S. 1980, Ph.D. 1984, University of Michigan.

Rajai, Mark

(2009) Associate Professor of Manufacturing Systems Engineering and Management. B.S. 1984, M.S. 1987, University of Tennessee; M.S.E.M. 1996, Ph.D. 1996, University of Louisville.

Ramesh, S. K.

(2006) Dean, College of Engineering and Computer Science; Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. B.E. 1981, University of Madras; M.S. 1983, Ph.D. 1986, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.

Ramirez, Jorge

(2014) Manager, Extended Learning Financial Aid Services, The Tseng College. B.S. 2008, B.A. 2010, Azusa Pacific University.

Ramos, Jose A. Jr.

(2008) Lecturer of Social Work. B.A. 1996, California State University, Los Angeles; M.S.W., 2001, California State University, Long Beach.

Ranganathan, Radha

(1991) Professor of Physics and Astronomy. B.S. 1975, St. Francis’ College, Osmania University, India; M.Sc. 1983, Bombay University; Ph.D. 1988, University of Utah.

Rappaport, Jared H.

(2004) Professor of Cinema and Television Arts. B.A. 1973, University of Illinois, Chicago Cirus; M.F.A. 1989, American Film Institute.

Rawitch, Cynthia Z.

(1981) Professor of Journalism. B.A. 1967, Queens College; M.S.J. 1968, Northwestern University; Ph.D. 1991, University of California, Los Angeles.

Razani, Jill

(2001) Professor of Psychology. B.A. 1991, M.A. 1993, Ph.D. 1998, San Diego State University.

Reader, Danny

(2003) Director of Advancement Services. B.A. 1994, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Reid-Chassiakos, Linda

(2000) Director, Student Health Center. B.S. 1973, University of Maryland; M.D. 1977, Georgetown University School of Medicine; Board Certified in Pediatrics 1983, American Board of Pediatrics.

Reif-Kohn, Rodica

(2007) Lecturer in Family and Consumer Sciences. B.A. 1981, Central School of Art and Design, England; M.F.A. 1985, M. Arch. 1994, University of California, Los Angeles.

Ren, Deqing

(2006) Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy. B.S. 1985, M.A. 1988, East China Institute of Technology; Ph.D. 2001, Durham University.

Rengarajan, Sembiam R.

(1980) Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. B.S. 1971, University of Madras; M. Tech. 1974, Indian Institute of Technology; Ph.D. 1980, University of New Brunswick.

Restori, Alberto F.

(2002) Professor of Educational Psychology and Counseling. B.A. 1994, California State University, Northridge; Ph.D. 1998, University of California, Riverside.

Retis Rivas, Jessica M.

(2008) Associate Professor of Journalism. B.A. 1991 Universidad de Lima, Peru; M.A. 1996, Universidad Nacional Autnoma de Mexico; Ph.D. 2006, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain.

Reveles, John M.

(2004) Associate Professor of Elementary Education. B.A 1995, Colorado State University; M.A. 1997, Pepperdine University; Ph.D. 2004, University on California, Santa Barbara.

Revlin, Jessie

(2014) Director, Marketing and Communications, The Tseng College. B.A. 2001, M.B.A. 2010, University of California, Los Angeles.

Reyes, Max

(2015) Assistant Director of Government and Community Relations. B.A. 2008, University of California, Berkeley.

Reynaldo, Randy

(1993) Director of Administrative Operations, President's Office. B.A. 1985, University of California, Los Angeles; M.A. 1992, University of Southern California.

Reynolds, Bronte H.

(2002) Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. B.A. 1965, M.A. 1968, San Francisco State University; Ed.D. 1997, University of Southern California.

Ricks, Boris E.

(2008) Associate Professor of Political Science. B.S. 1989, Mississippi Valley State College; M.P.A. 1991 University of Mississippi; M.A. 1996, Ph.D. 2003, University of Southern California.

Riddle, Julia

(2001) Associate Director, Systems and Operations, Admissions and Records. B.S. 1981, California State University, Northridge.

Riegos-Olmos, Elizabeth

(2003) Director, College of Science and Mathematics Student Services Center/EOP. B.A. 1998, University of California, Santa Cruz.

Rigney-Hill, Barbara

(2007) Lecturer in Family and Consumer Sciences. B.A. 1971, Rosemont College; M.A. 1985, California State University, Northridge.

Rigolon, Alessandro

(2015) Assistant Professor of Urban Studies and Planning. M.Arch. 2007, Ph.D. 2012, University of Bologna; Ph.D. 2015, University of Colorado Denver.

Rinnert, Matt

(2003) Assistant Vice President of Campus Programs and Principal Gifts. B.A. 1993, University of Wisconsin.

Rivas, Michael G.

(2003) Professor of Secondary Education. B.A. 1982, Harding University; M.Ed. 1988, University of Houston; Ph.D. 2003, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Rivera Furumoto, Rosa L.

(2002) Professor of Chicana/o Studies. B.A. 1982, M.A. 1991, California State University, Northridge; Ed.D. 2001, University of California, Los Angeles.

Rizk, Magdy

(2006) Associate Professor of Art. B.A. 1989, California State University, Northridge; M.F.A. 2006, California State University, Los Angeles.

Robbins, Kimberly D.

(2013) Student Services Professional, University Counseling Services. B.S. 2005, Biola University; M.S. 2008, California Lutheran University; Psy.D 2012, Antioch University, Santa Barbara.

Roberts, William W.

(1973) Professor of Economics. B.A. 1969, Macalester College; Ph.D. 1974, University of California, San Diego.

Robertson, Jeanne M.

(2011) Assistant Professor of Biology. B.S. 1993, University of California, Davis; M.S. 2001, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Ph.D. 2008, Cornell University.

Robertson, Kimberly D.

(2013) Assistant Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies. B.A. 1999, University of Northern Colorado; M.A. 2001, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; M.A. 2008, Ph.D. 2012, University of California, Los Angeles.

Rocha, Luann C.

(2014) Director of Development, Oviatt Library and Special Projects. B.A. 1979, Marquette University; M.S. 1983, University of California, Berkeley.

Rodriguez, David

(1991) Professor of Chicana/o Studies. B.A. 1973, California State University, Northridge; Ph.D. 1996, University of California, Riverside.

Rogers, Crystal

(2015) Assistant Professor of Biology. B.S. 2001, University of California, Los Angeles; Ph.D. 2009, Georgetown University.

Roller, Margaret L.

(1998) Professor of Physical Therapy. B.S. 1982, University of California, Los Angeles; B.S. 1989, California State University, Northridge; M.S. 1998, D.P.T. 2003, University of the Pacific.

Romack, Jennifer L.

(1995) Professor of Kinesiology. B.A. 1980, Northern Kentucky University; M.S. 1981, University of Tennessee; Ph.D. 1995, Indiana University.

Ronen, Sigalit

(2014) Assistant Professor of Management. B.A. 1995, M.B.A. 1998, Ben-Gurion University; Ph.D. 2004, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.

Roosta, Ramin

(1981) Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. B.S. 1976, University of Tehran; M.S. 1978, Ph.D. 1982, University of Southern California.

Roscetti, Diane H.

(2004) Professor of Music. B.M. 1978, Oberlin Conservatory of Music; M.M. 1981, Northern Illinois University.

Roscigno, John

(2001) Professor of Music. B.M.A. 1987, University of Arizona; M.M. 1989, University of Illinois; D.M.A. 1999, University of Arizona.

Rosen, Jerry D.

(1984) Professor of Mathematics. B.S. 1977, Brooklyn College; M.A. 1982, Ph.D. 1982, University of Massachusetts.

Rosen, Mary P.

(1984) Professor of Mathematics. B.S. 1977, Brooklyn College; M.A. 1982, Ph.D. 1982, University of Massachusetts.

Rosenblatt, Amy H.

(2013) Student Services Professional, University Counseling Services. B.A. 2004, Ohio University; M.A. 2006, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology; Psy.D. 2012, Adler School of Professional Psychology.

Rosenthal, Kenneth

(2005) Associate Vice President, Facilities Planning, Design and Construction. B.S. 1995, California State University, Northridge.

Rothstein-Fisch, Carrie

(1997) Professor of Educational Psychology and Counseling. B.A. 1976, M.A. 1978, Ph.D. 1983, University of California, Los Angeles.

Rougier, Helene A.

(2008) Associate Professor of Anthropology. B.A. 1997, M.A. 1999, Ph.D. 2003, Bordeaux 1 University.

Rowlands, Kathleen D.

(2004) Professor of Secondary Education. B.A. 1966, Connecticut College; M.A. 1988, University of Hawaii-Manoa; Ph.D. 2004, Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Rozic, Michelle M.

(2011) Associate Professor of Art. B.F.A. 2003, Columbus College of Art and Design; M.F.A. 2007, Indiana University.

Rubalcava, Luis A.

(1980) Professor of Educational Psychology and Counseling. B.A. 1969, California State University, Los Angeles; Ph.D. 1980, University of Michigan.

Rubin, Maureen S.

(1984) Professor of Journalism. B.S. 1970, Boston University; J.D. 1983, Catholic University Law School.

Rubino, Cristina

(2011) Assistant Professor of Management. B.A. 1999, University of Texas Austin; M.A. 2008, Ph.D. 2010, University of Houston.

Rubino, Louis G.

(1999) Professor of Health Sciences. B.S. 1976, University of Southern California; M.S.H.C.M. 1979, California State University, Los Angeles; M.P.A. 1985, Ph.D. 1990, University of Southern California.

Ruelas-Bischoff, Shelley

(2011) Associate Vice President of Student Life. B.A. 1993, University of California, San Diego; M.A. 1996, Ph.D. 2000, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Ruiz Rueda, Cristian

(2015) Assistant Professor of Biology. B.S. 1999, M.Phil. 2001, Ph.D. 2005, University of Barcelona, Spain.

Ruiz, Raul

(1970) Professor of Chicana/o Studies. B.A. 1967, B.A. 1968, California State University, Los Angeles; M.Ed. 1981, Ed.D. 1988, Harvard University.

Ruiz, Stevie

(2015) Assistant Professor of Chicana/o Studies. B.A. 2004, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; M.A. 2007, San Diego State University; M.A. 2010, Ph.D. 2015, University of California, San Diego.

Runkle, Michelle K.

(2001) Assistant Director, Health Information Mangement, Klotz Student Health Center. B.S. 1995, Stephens College.

Russell, David T.

(2001) Professor of Finance, Financial Planning, and Insurance. B.A. 1989, Amherst College; M.A. 1992, Ph.D. 1997, University of Pennsylvania.

Rutchick, Abraham M.

(2008) Associate Professor of Psychology. B.A. 1999, Ph.D. 2005, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Ruvalcaba, Omar

(2015) Assistant Professor of Psychology. B.A. 2006, University of California, Los Angeles; M.S. 2009, Ph.D. 2015, University of California, Santa Cruz.

Ruzgar, Mustafa

(2009) Associate Professor of Religious Studies. B.A. 1997, Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey; M.A. 2001, Ph.D. 2008, Claremont Graduate University.

Ryan, Michael C.

(2013) Director of Development, Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and Communication. B.A. 1987, University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Ryan, Robert G.

(1994) Associate Dean, College of Engineering and Computer Science; Professor of Mechanical Engineering. B.S. 1978, M.S. 1985, California State University, Northridge; Ph.D. 1994, University of California, Los Angeles.

Ryu, Jong-Hee

(2012) Assistant Professor of Sociology. B.A. 1992, Ewha Womans University; M.S.W. 2005, University of Iowa; Ph.D. 2012, University of Wisconsin.