Faculty and Administration

(2011) Professor of Psychology. B.A. 2003, University of Colorado, Boulder; M.A. 2004, State University of New York at Buffalo; M.A. 2007, Ph.D. 2011, University of Chicago.

(2014) Associate Professor of Civil Engineering and Construction Management. B.S. 1990, M.S. 1992, California State University, Los Angeles; Ph.D. 2014, University of California, Los Angeles.

(2011) Department Chair of Geography and Environmental Studies; Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies. B.S. 1998, University of Iowa; B.S. 2001, Iowa State University; M.A. 2005, California State University, Northridge; Ph.D. 2010, University of California, Los Angeles.

(2015) Professor of History. B.A. 1985, University of Sierra Leone; M.A. 1988, Ph.D. 1997, Howard University.

(2018) Associate Professor of Journalism. B.A. 2001, University of California, Santa Barbara; M.A. 2015, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg.

(2001) Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health. B.A. 1993, M.S. 1994, California State University, Northridge; Ph.D. 2000, University of California, Los Angeles.

(2011) Professor of Biology. B.S. 2001, University of Utah; Ph.D. 2006, University of Washington.

(2005) Lecturer in Health Sciences. B.S. 1984, M.P.H. 1989, California State University, Northridge.

(2015) Professor of Mechanical Engineering. B.S. 1998, M.S. 2000, Amirkabir University of Technology; Ph.D. 2008, University of California, Riverside.

(2024) Assistant Professor of Elementary Education. B.A. 1997, Austin College; M.A. 2011, Sierra Nevada College; Ph.D. 2016, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

(2021) Assistant Professor of Asian American Studies. B.A. 1994, Pennsylvania State University; M.A. 2004, Ph.D. 2015, California Institute of Integral Studies.

(2000) Department Chair of Gender and Women’s Studies; Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies. B.A. 1991, DePauw University; M.A. 1993, Pepperdine University; Ph.D. 1999, University of New Mexico.

(2022) Assistant Professor of Religious Studies. B.A. 1999, Hampshire College; M.A. 2004, Columbia University; Ph.D. 2022, University of California, Santa Barbara.

(2008) Associate Professor of Psychology. B.A. 2000, Davidson College; M.A. 2004, Ph.D. 2007, Claremont Graduate University.

(2005) Professor of Biology. B.S. 1991, Illinois State University; Ph.D. 1997, University of California, Los Angeles.

(2014) Managing Director of Research and Sponsored Programs. B.S. 2013, California State University, Los Angeles; M.A. 2019, California State University, Northridge.

(1996) Professor of Economics. B.A. 1989, University of California, Santa Cruz; M.S. 1992, Ph.D. 1996, University of Wisconsin.

(2017) Professor of Kinesiology. M.Sc. 2005, Ph.D. 2009, Sao Paulo State University.

(2002) Professor of Music. B.A. 1994, Bucharest Music Academy; M.M. 1996, Cleveland State University; D.M.A. 2000, University of Maryland.

(2019) Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering. B.Sc. 2010, M.Sc. 2012, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Ph.D. 2017, University of California, Irvine.

(2000) Professor of Geological Sciences. B.S. 1979, M.S. 1982, University of Illinois; Ph.D. 1989, University of California, Los Angeles.

(2019) Assistant Director of Systems, Enrollment Services. B.F.A. 2010, M.F.A. 2014, Maryland Institute College of Art.

(1986) Professor of Communication Studies. B.A. 1980, Occidental College; Ph.D. 1987, University of Southern California.

(2025) Assistant Professor of Manufacturing Systems Engineering and Management. B.S. 2014, Bogazici University; Ph.D. 2020, George Washington University.

(2008) Librarian, Research, Instruction and Outreach Services. B.A. 1995, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; M.L.I.S. 2006, San Jose State University.

(2016) Interim Associate Dean, College of Health and Human Development; Associate Professor of Recreation and Tourism Management. B.S. 1999, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; M.S. 2001, University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D. 2007, University of New Mexico.

(2011) Assistant Director of Technology, Enrollment Services. B.A. 2010, University of California, Berkeley; M.P.A. 2021, California State University, San Bernardino.

(2015) Professor of Psychology. B.A. 2002, University of California, Irvine; M.A. 2007, San Diego State University; Ph.D. 2013, University of California, Los Angeles.

(2001) Professor of Asian American Studies. B.A. 1991, Pomona College; M.A. 1995, Ph.D. 2001, University of California, Los Angeles.

(2008) Department Chair of Physical Therapy; Professor of Physical Therapy. B.S. 1988, Mahidol University, Thailand; M.S. 1994, Ph.D. 2004, University of Southern California.

(2023) Assistant Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health. B.A. 2016, M.S. 2020, Ph.D. 2023, University of California, Los Angeles.

(2021) Senior Investigator, Office of Equity and Compliance. B.A. 1993, Saint John’s University; M.A. 1999, John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

(2003) Professor of Psychology. B.A. 1994, Creighton University; M.S. 1998, Ph.D. 2000, Florida International University; J.D. 2003, University of Nebraska.

(2014) Department Chair of Music; Associate Professor of Music. B.A. 1998, Rice University; M.Mus. 1999, Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama; D.M.A. 2013, University of Southern California.

(2015) Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences. B.S. 2000, Montana State University; M.A. 2003, Ph.D. 2008, University of Minnesota.

(2008) Department Chair of Sociology; Associate Professor of Sociology. B.S. 1993, St. Joseph’s University; M.A. 1996, University of Massachusetts, Boston; Ph.D. 2008, Graduate Center of City University of New York.

(2001) Associate Professor of Computer Science. B.S. 1993, University of California, Irvine; M.S. 1996, Ph.D. 2002, University of California, Los Angeles.

(2015) Executive Director of Development and External Relations. B.A. 1985, University of California, Los Angeles.

(2006) Manager, Classification and Compensation. B.A. 2013, California State University, Northridge; M.P.A. 2022, California State University, San Bernardino.

(2008) Department Chair of Kinesiology; Professor of Kinesiology. B.A. 1996, B.S. 1996, Ph.D. 2008, Pennsylvania State University.

(2015) Director, National Center on Deafness. B.A. Gallaudet University; M.S. 1998, California State University, Los Angeles.

(2018) Associate Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health. B.S. 1991, University of California, Davis; M.F.A. 2006, San Francisco Art Institute; Ph.D. 2018, University of California, Los Angeles.

(2015) Professor of Linguistics/TESL. B.A. 2004, University of Oregon; Ph.D. 2013, University of Michigan.

(2001) Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry. B.S. 1982, M.S. 1984, University of Bombay; Ph.D. 1990, University of Texas.

(2001) Professor of Biology. B.S. 1982, M.S. 1984, University of Bombay; Ph.D. 1990, University of Texas.

(1995) Associate Director, Academic Personnel and Payroll Operations. B.S. 2006, M.A. 2015, California State University, Northridge.

(1998) Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies. B.A. 1977, University of California, Santa Barbara; M.A. 1989, Graduate Theological Union; Ph.D. 1998, Claremont Graduate University.

(2020) Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering and Construction Management. B.S. 2009, University of California, Davis; M.S. 2013, California State University, Los Angeles; Ph.D. 2018, University of California, Irvine.

(2016) Assistant Director, Domestic Undergraduate Admissions. B.S. 2008, The Ohio State University; M.A. 2013, University of Phoenix.

(2010) Director, Undergraduate Studies. B.A. 2001, California State University, Long Beach; M.A. 2015, California State University, Northridge.

(1995) Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry. B.S. 1973, Yerevan State University; Ph.D. 1977, Institute Organoelement Comps; D.Sc. 1990, Institute Organic Chemistry.

(2017) Director, Alumni Relations and Engagement. B.A. 1999, LIFE Bible College; M.A. 2001, Asuza Pacific University.

(2023) Associate Director of Operations, Financial Aid and Scholarships Department. B.A. 2006, M.S. 2020, University of Southern California.

(2007) Librarian, Collection Access and Management Services. B.A. 1990, California State University, Northridge; M.L.I.S. 2006, San Jose State University.

(2001) Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies. B.A. 1975, University of Heidelberg; M.A. 1982, Free University of Berlin; Ph.D. 1994, Cornell University.

(2015) Student Services Professional I, University Counseling Services. B.A. 1993, California State University, Northridge; M.S.W. 1995, University of Southern California.

(2008) Professor of Theatre. B.Ed. University of London, Trent Park; M.F.A. 1982, York University.

(2011) Department Chair of Philosophy; Professor of Philosophy. B.A. 2003, University of California, Los Angeles; Ph.D. 2011, University of Virginia.

(2018) Associate Professor of Child and Adolescent Development. B.A. 2005, University of California, Los Angeles; Ph.D. 2011, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

(2015) Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry. B.S. 1988, M.S. 1991, Ph.D. 1994, Jilin University.

(2007) Professor of Political Science. B.A. 2001, San Diego State University; M.A. 2003, Ph.D. 2007, University of California, Santa Barbara.

(2024) Director for Equity and Compliance. B.A. 2009, Louisiana State University; M.A. 2012, Florida State University; M.Ed. 2017, The University of Texas.

(2019) Student Services Professional I, University Counseling Services. B.A. 2006, Chapman University; Ph.D. 2018, Fielding Graduate University.

(2012) Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences. B.A. 1991, Seikei University; M.S. 1994, Ph.D. 2001, University of Georgia.

(2006) Professor of Urban Studies and Planning. B.A. 1994, M.A. 1996, California State University, Northridge; Ph.D. 2002, University of Albany State of New York.

(2004) Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry. B.A. 1992, Columbia University; Ph.D. 1998, Harvard University.

(2013) Department Chair of Educational Psychology and Counseling; Professor of Educational Psychology and Counseling. B.A. 2001, University of California, Santa Barbara; M.A. 2007, Ed.D. 2011, University of Redlands.

(2012) Professor of Child and Adolescent Development. B.A. 1999, Brock University; M.A. 2004, Concordia University; Ph.D. 2010, McGill University.

(2006) Professor of Geological Sciences. B.S. 2000, Southern Methodist University; Ph.D. 2006, University of Wyoming.

(2013) Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. B.S. 1991, University of Tehran; M.S. 1999, California State University, Northridge; Ph.D. 2010, University of California, Santa Barbara.

(2024) Assistant Professor of Marketing. B.Tech. 2012, KIIT University; M.S. 2020, Ph.D. 2024, Purdue University.

(2017) Associate Professor of Sociology. B.A. 2005, Pennsylvania State University; M.A. 2007, Ph.D. 2013, University of Connecticut.

(2022) Associate Vice President, Government and Community Relations. B.F.A. 2008, California State University, Long Beach; M.F.A. 2016, Otis College of Art and Design.

(1990) Professor of Political Science. B.A. 1975, Vassar College; M.A. 1977, University of California, Santa Barbara; M.A. 1979, Ph.D. 1985, Princeton University.

(1999) Professor of English. B.A. 1981, Manhattanville College; M.A. 1990, Southern Connecticut State University; M.F.A. 1992, Brooklyn College; Ph.D. 1999, University of Southwestern Louisiana.

(2017) Associate Professor of Computer Science. B.S. 2006, M.S. 2008, Yerevan State University; Ph.D. 2016, University of California, Riverside.

(2022) Assistant Professor of Computer Science. M.S. 2011, Ryerson University; Ph.D. 2020, University of Kansas.

(2000) Professor of Secondary Education. B.A. 1987, Stanford University; M.P.P. 1990, Harvard University; Ph.D. 2000, University of California, Los Angeles.

(2012) Professor of Mathematics. B.S. 1990, M.S. 1991, Ph.D. 1995, University of Toronto.

(2002) Professor of Chicano and Chicano Studies. B.A. 1997, M.A. 1985, California State University, Los Angeles; Ed.D. 1996, University of California, Los Angeles.

(2016) Associate Professor of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures. B.A. 2001, Occidental College; M.A. 2005, Ph.D. 2011, University of California, San Diego.

(2011) Student Services Professional III, University Counseling Services. B.A. 2005, California State University, Los Angeles; Ph.D. 2010, California School of Professional Psychology.

(2022) Senior Director of HSI National Initiatives. B.A. 2000, San Diego State University; M.S. 2005, Carnegie Mellon University.

(1992) Professor of Art and Design. B.A. 1988, California State University, Northridge; M.F.A. 1997, California State University, Los Angeles.

(2019) Associate Professor of Accounting. B.S. 2008, Hanyang University; M.S. 2010, Michigan State University; M.S. 2011, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Ph.D. 2019, The George Washington University.

(2025) Assistant Professor of Biology. B.S. 2005, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Ph.D. 2014, University of Nevada, Reno.

(2015) Associate Professor of Marketing. B.A. 2001, Fairfield University; M.B.A. 2009, Villanova University; Ph.D. 2015, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

(1995) Director of Finance and Operations, Michael D. Eisner College of Education. B.S. 2016, California State University, Northridge.

(2000) Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies. B.A. 1986, M.A. 1991, University of Colorado; Ph.D. 1998, University of Michigan.

(2008) Professor of Sociology. B.S. 1987, State University of New York; M.A. 1989, Antioch University; Ph.D. 2007, Portland State University.

(2020) Head Softball Coach. B.A. 2010, University of Alabama.

(2012) Professor of Political Science. B.A. 2002, M.A. 2005, Baylor University; M.A. 2008, Ph.D. 2012, University of New Mexico.

(2003) Professor of Theatre. B.A. 1991, University of California, Los Angeles; M.A. 1993, University College Dublin; Ph.D. 2003, New York University.

(2018) Assistant Professor of Art and Design. B.A. 1989, National School for Fine Arts (Bulgaria); M.A. 1994, National Academy of Theatre and Film Arts (Bulgaria); M.F.A. 2008, University of California, Los Angeles.

(2006) Lecturer in Social Work. B.A. 1993, University of California, Irvine; M.S.W. 1995, University of Southern California.

(2025) Assistant Professor of Mathematics. B.S. 2010, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; M.A. 2012, Eastern Michigan University; Ph.D. 2019, University of California, Riverside.

(2011) Associate Professor of Child and Adolescent Development. B.A. 2000, California State University, Chico; M.A. 2005, Ph.D. 2008, University of California, Santa Barbara.

(2023) Project Manager, Minor Capital Projects. B.F.A. 2006, Woodbury University.

(2011) Professor of Mechanical Engineering. B.P.P.E. 1993, Jadavpur University; M.M.E. 1998, Villanova University; M.S. 2000, Ph.D. 2004, University of California, Los Angeles.

(2015) Associate Professor of Philosophy. B.A. 2004, Trinity College; M.A. 2005, University College London; M.A. 2008, Ph.D. 2015, The New School for Social Research.

(2000) Director of Special Events.

(2007) Professor of Biology. B.S. 1997, Montclair State University; M.S. 1999, M. Phil. 2000, Ph.D. 2003, Yale University.