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Cabello, Beverly

(1990) Professor of Educational Psychology and Counseling. B.A. 1971, M.A. 1973, Ph.D. 1992, University of California, Los Angeles.

Cadavid, Ana Cristina

(1990) Professor of Physics and Astronomy. B.S. 1983, Stevens Institute of Technology; M.S. 1985, Ph.D. 1989, University of California, Los Angeles.

Cahn, Matthew A.

(1991) Interim Vice Provost; Professor of Political Science. B.A. 1986, University of California, Berkeley; M.A. 1988, Ph.D. 1991, University of Southern California.

Cai, Yi

(2005) Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences. B. Econ. 1994, Nankai University; M.S. 2002, Ph.D. 2005, The University of Georgia.

Calnan, Ray

(2015) Assistant Professor of Business Law. B.S. 2003, California State University, Northridge; M.B.A. 2005, California Lutheran University; Ph.D. 2015, University of Southern California.

Camacho, Tissyana C.

(2018) Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Development. B.A. 2011, California State University, Northridge; M.S. 2014, Ph.D. 2017, University of Michigan.

Camara, Sakile’ K.

(2006) Professor of Communication Studies. B.A. 1990, M.A. 1992, Arkansas State University; Ph.D. 2001, The Ohio State University.

Campbell, Christina J.

(2008) Professor of Anthropology. B.Sc. 1994, University of Canterbury; M.A. 1996, Ph.D. 2000, University of California, Los Angeles.

Campbell, Jeffrey A.

(1994) Head Coach, Intercollegiate Athletics. B.A. 1991, California State University, Northridge.

Campbell, Lori A.

(2011) Associate Professor of Sociology. B.A. 1995, Ohio Wesleyan University; M.A. 2000, Ph.D. 2007, The Ohio State University.

Candel, Alberto

(2000) Professor of Mathematics. M.A. 1984, University of Santiago; Ph.D. 1991, Washington University.

Cantrell, Dwayne

(2009) Associate Vice President for Student Access and Support Services. B.S. 1992, M.Ed. 2002, San Jose State University; M.A. 2005, Fuller Theological Seminary; Ed.D. 2014, California State University, Northridge.

Cao, Wei

(2007) Associate Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences. B.S. 1995, M.S. 1998, Xi’an Polytechnic University; Ph.D. 2007, Florida State University.

Capous-Desyllas, Moshoula

(2011) Associate Professor of Sociology. B.S. 1999, University of California, San Diego; M.S.W. 2001, San Diego State University; Ph.D. 2010, Portland State University.

Carassai, Mauro

(2015) Assistant Professor of Liberal Studies. B.A. 2005, Universita degli Studi di Macerata; M.A. 2007, University of Leeds; Ph.D. 2014, University of Florida.

Carpenter, Hedy L.

(1989) Director of Graduate Studies. B.S. 1974, Eastern Michigan University; M.A. 1995, California State University, Northridge.

Carpenter, Karen D.

(2011) Associate Professor of Cinema and Television Arts. B.F.A. 2002, Tyler School of Art; M.F.A. 2007, Temple University.

Carpenter, Robert C.

(1988) Professor of Biology. B.S. 1975, University of Michigan; M.S. 1979, University of the Pacific; Ph.D. 1984, University of Georgia.

Carr, Nanci K.

(2018) Assistant Professor of Business Law. B.S. 1981, Ball State University; J.D. 1990, Southwestern Law School.

Carranza, Douglas G.

(2001) Professor of Central American Studies. B.A. 1993, California State University, Fullerton; M.A. 1996, Ph.D. 2003, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Carrillo Rowe, Aimee M.

(2012) Professor of Communication Studies. B.A. 1992, M.A. 2003, Pepperdine University; Ph.D. 2000, University of Washington.

Carter, Michael J.

(2011) Associate Professor of Sociology. B.A. 1995, Sonoma State University; M.A. 2003, San Diego State University; Ph.D. 2010, University of California, Riverside.

Castallo, Richard T.

(2002) Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. B.S. 1972, M.S. 1975, State University of New York; Ed.D. 1983, Syracuse University.

Cecil, M. Robinson

(2011) Associate Professor of Geological Sciences. B.A. 2000, Vanderbilt University; M.S. 2004, Ph.D. 2009, University of Arizona.

Ceja, Miguel A.

(2008) Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. B.A. 1996, M.A. 1997, Ph.D. 2001, University of California, Los Angeles.

Cervantez, Yreina D.

(1999) Professor of Chicana/o Studies. B.A. 1975, University of California, Santa Cruz; M.F.A. 1989, University of California, Los Angeles.

Chacon, RosaMaria

(2002) Professor of English. B.A. 1979, California State University, Long Beach; M.A. 1996, Ph.D. 2001, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.

Chai, Zhen

(2016) Assistant Professor of Special Education. B.A. 2002, Shandong University; M.Ed. 2003, Boston University; Ph.D. 2012, University of Georgia.

Chan, Thomas

(2018) Assistant Professor of Psychology. B.S. 2005, State University of New York at Oneonta; M.A. 2008, City College of New York; Ph.D. 2016, Claremont Graduate University.

Chandler, Carmen Ramos

(1994) Director of Media Relations. B.A. 1985, University of Southern California.

Chang, Kang J.

(1989) Professor of Engineering. B.S. 1975, Tatung Institute of Technology, Taiwan; M.S. 1980, Waseda University; Ph.D. 1989, University of California, Los Angeles.

Chang, Mu-Sheng

(2011) Associate Professor of Finance, Financial Planning, and Insurance. B.A. 1991, School of Management, Tunghai University; M.B.A. 2001, University of Southern California; Ph.D. 2008, Temple University.

Chang, Tae H.

(2002) Professor of Secondary Education. B.S. 1994, Stephen F. Austin State University; M.Ed. 1995, Ed.D. 2002, Texas A&M University.

Chapman, Kenneth

(1991) Professor of Economics. B.A. 1980, University of California, Los Angeles; Ph.D. 1986, University of Minnesota.

Charnofsky, Stanley

(1961) Professor of Educational Psychology and Counseling. B.S. 1954, M.S. 1958, M.Ed. 1961, Ed.D. 1965, University of Southern California; Licensed Psychologist, State of California.

Charonnat, Jeffrey A.

(1991) Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry. B.S. 1977, Stanford University; Ph.D. 1984, Columbia University.

Chatterjee, Ranita

(2000) Director of Liberal Studies Program; Professor of English. B.A. 1988, University of Calgary; M.A. 1989, McMaster University; Ph.D. 1998, University of Western Ontario.

Chattopadhyay, Somnath

(2006) Lecturer in Electrical and Computer Engineering. B.E. 1981, University of Gorakhpur; M.Tch. 1984, Ph.D. 1989, Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University.

Chavira, Gabriela

(2004) Professor in Psychology. B.A. 1994, California State University, Northridge; Ph.D. 2003, University of California, Santa Cruz.

Chen, Edith W.

(2001) Professor of Asian American Studies. B.A. 1989, University of Texas, Austin; M.A. 1992, Ph.D. 1998, University of California, Los Angeles.

Chen, Jessica L.

(2014) Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology and Counseling. B.S. 2004, University of California, Los Angeles; M.S. 2007, Fuller Theological Seminary; Ph.D. 2014, Loma Linda University.

Chen, Keji

(2011) Associate Professor of Accounting and Information Systems. B.B.A. 1990, Chinese Culture University; M.B.A. 1995, Ph.D. 2003 The Ohio State University.

Cheney, Elizabeth E.

(2018) Senior Assistant Librarian, Research, Instruction and Outreach Services. B.A. 2008, M.L.I.S. 2011, University of California, Los Angeles.

Cheng, Ivan

(2003) Professor of Secondary Education. B.A. 1980, University of California, Los Angeles; M.A. 2000, California State University, Northridge; Ed.D. 2005, University of California, Los Angeles.

Chira, Inga

(2015) Assistant Professor of Finance, Financial Planning, and Insurance. B.S. 2004, Jacksonville University; M.B.A. 2006, University of North Florida; Ph.D. 2013, Florida Atlantic University.

Chiu, Hsin-Hui

(2011) Associate Professor of Finance, Financial Planning, and Insurance. B.A. 1999, National Cheng Chi University; M.A. 2002, Ph.D. 2006, Georgia State University.

Cho, Hira

(2010) Associate Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences. B.A. 1992, M.S. 1995, Ph.D. 2001, Sookmyoung Women’s University; Ph.D. 2007, Florida State University.

Choi, Sean

(2001) Director of Enterprise Application Development, Information Technology. B.S. 1990, University of California, Irvine.

Chong, James

(2003) Professor of Finance, Financial Planning, and Insurance. B.A. 1993, Nanyang Technological University; M.S. 1996, Lancaster University; S.M. 1998, University of Chicago; Ph.D. 2002, The University of Reading, United Kingdom.

Chong, Sandra B.

(1996) Professor of Elementary Education. B.M. 1982, M.S.Ed. 1990, Ph.D. 1997, University of Southern California.

Choudhary, Debi Prasad

(2005) Professor of Physics and Astronomy. B.S. 1981, M.A. 1982, Kurukshetra University; Ph.D. 1989, Gujarat University.

Christensen, Jon

(2016) Assistant Professor of Nursing. B.S.N. 1989, Weber State University; M.S.N. 2000, Brigham Young University; Ph.D. 2013, University of San Diego.

Christian, Damian J.

(2008) Professor of Physics and Astronomy. B.S. 1985, Pennsylvania State University; M.S. 1987, Ph.D. 1993, University of Maryland.

Chu, Lawrence

(2003) Professor of Health Sciences. B.S. 1990, University of North Carolina; M.S. 1993, M.P.H. 1996, Ph.D. 2001, University of California, Los Angeles.

Chumney, Wade

(2014) Associate Professor of Business Law. B.A. 1995, Davidson College; J.D. 2000, University of Virginia School of Law; M.Sc. 2004, Dakota State University.

Chung, Kyusuk

(2011) Professor of Health Sciences. B.S. 1986, Chonnam National University; M.S. 1991, Wayne State University; Ph.D. 1999, University of Illinois at Chicago.

Clark, Doris

(1993) Director, EOP Admissions and Partnership Programs. B.A. 1985, Chatham College, Pittsburgh; M.A. 1991, University of South Carolina.

Clark, Dorothy

(2001) Professor of English. B.A. 1969, University of California, Los Angeles; M.A. 1976, California State University, Northridge; Ph.D. 1989, University of California, Los Angeles.

Clark, Irene L.

(2000) Professor of English. B.A. 1963, Hunter College; M.A. 1965, Columbia University; Ph.D. 1979, University of Southern California.

Clary, Laura A.

(1987) Director of Library Administrative Operations. B.A. 1985, California State University, Northridge.

Clayden, Jonathan

(2017) Director of Graduate and Professional Education Programs and Services, The Tseng College. M.A. 2008, Middlesex University, London.

Cleve, Robert

(2005) Lecturer in History. B.A. 1973, California State University, Northridge; M.A. 1975, Ph.D. 1982, University of California, Los Angeles.

Cleveland, M. Barret

(2004) Associate Professor of Theatre. B.A. 1972, Trinity University; M.F.A. 1976, Texas Christian University.

Coggins, Jeffery S.

(2018) Manager of Reprographics and Signs. B.S. 2018, University of Wisconsin-Stout.

Cohen, Randy W.

(1994) Professor of Biology. B.S. 1976, University of Southern California; M.S. 1980, California State University, Northridge; Ph.D. 1987, University of Illinois.

Cole, Alexandra

(2000) Professor of Political Science. B.A. 1989, University of California, San Diego; M.A. 1992, San Diego State University; Ph.D. 1999, University of California, Irvine.

Coleman, Iisha

(2017) Lecturer in Health Sciences. B.S. 2000, California State University, Northridge.

Collier, Shartriya

(2005) Professor of Elementary Education. B.A. 1997, Xavier University; M.A. 1999, Columbia University; Ed.D. 2007, Temple University.

Collins, Eric M.

(2004) Lecturer in Physics and Astronomy. B.S. 1990, Ph.D. 2000, West Virginia University; M.S. 1992, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Collins, Susan T.

(1986) Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry. B.A. 1977, Rhode Island College; Ph.D. 1981, Florida State University.

Conlogue, Ryan N

(2013) Director of User Support Services, Information Technology. B.S. 2013, University of Maine.

Conner, Robert

(2006) Professor of Manufacturing Systems Engineering and Management. B.S. 1989, California State Polytechnic University; M.S. 1994, Ph.D. 1997, California Institute of Technology.

Cortez, Beatriz

(2000) Professor of Central American Studies. B.A. 1994, M.A. 1996, Ph.D. 1999, Arizona State University.

Costantini, Anthony G.

(1988) Professor of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures. B.A. 1972, Queens College; Ph.D. 1984, Rutgers University.

Costea, Ileana

(1983) Professor of Engineering. M.A. 1972, School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Romania; M.A. 1974, Ph.D. 1982, University of California, Los Angeles.

Costin, Cathy L.

(2000) Professor of Anthropology. B.A. 1978, M.A. 1980, Ph.D. 1986, University of California, Los Angeles.

Cota, Irene

(1994) Professor of Elementary Education. B.A. 1972, California State University, Northridge; M.A. 1974, Ph.D. 1982, Stanford University.

Cotton, Jennifer

(2016) Assistant Professor of Geological Sciences. B.A., B.S. 2007, Brandeis University; M.S. 2013, Ph.D. 2013, University of Michigan.

Cours, Deborah

(1994) Interim Assistant Vice President of Academic Undergraduate Programs; Professor of Marketing. B.S. 1989, University of Iowa; Ph.D. 1995, University of California, Los Angeles.

Covington, Richard

(2000) Associate Professor of Computer Science. B.A. 1980, Harvard College; M.S. 1985, Ph.D. 1989, Rice University.

Covrig, Vicentiu

(2003) Professor of Finance, Financial Planning, and Insurance. B.S. 1992, Polytechnic Institute of Bucharest; M.A. 1994, Central European University; Ph.D. 1999, Arizona State University.

Cox, Patsy

(2000) Professor of Art. B.F.A. 1995, Southwest Missouri State University; M.F.A. 2000, University of Delaware.

Craine, James W.

(2006) Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies. B.G.S. 1975, Ohio University; M.A. 2000, California State University, Northridge; Ph.D. 2006, San Diego State University.

Crandall, David

(2000) General Manager, Associated Students. B.A. 1975, Ohio Wesleyan University; M.A. 1977, The Ohio State University.

Crowhurst, Karin

(2007) Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry. B.Sc. 1995, Queen’s University [Kingston]; M.Sc. 1997, Ph.D. 2003, University of Toronto.

Cummings, Randal

(2005) Lecturer in Religious Studies. B.A. 1974, California State University, Northridge; M.A. 1983, University of California, Los Angeles.

Cummins, Brian

(2013) Director of Human Resources Services. B.S. 2002, University of Kentucky; M.B.A. 2009, Pepperdine University.

Curtis, Daniel B.

(2008) Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry. B.S. 1997, Emory University; Ph.D. 2004, University of Colorado.