Full-time Tenured and Tenure-track Faculty

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Listings corrected to June 15, 2007. Year in parentheses indicates year of appointment as a full-time tenure-track faculty member.

Russell J. Abbott (1987)     Professor of Computer Science

B.A., 1962, Columbia University; M.A., 1963, Harvard University; Ph.D., 1973, University of Southern California

Melina Abdullah (2002)     Professor of Pan African Studies

B.A., 1994, Howard University, M.A., 1996, Ph.D, 2002,  University of Southern California

Mohammed K. Abed (2008)     Assistant Professor of Philosophy

B.A., 1999, Victoria University, New Zealand; MSC, 2001, University of London

Kodzo O. Abledu (1985)     Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

B.Sc., 1976, University of Science and Technology, Ghana; M.Sc., 1979, University of British Columbia; Ph.D., 1983, Iowa State University; Registered Professional Electrical Engineer, 1992, California

Emily Acevedo (2008)      Assistant Professor of Political Science

B.A.,   1992, University of California Berkley, M.A.,   1999, Claremont Graduate University, Ph.D.,   2007, Claremont Graduate University

Raquel Ackerman (1987)     Associate Professor of Anthropology

B.A., 1976, Columbia University; Ph.D., 1986, Kings  College, University of Cambridge, U.K.

Laura Chey Acuña (1990)     Professor of Broadcasting

B.A., 1978, California State College, Long Beach; M.F.A., 1986, University of California, Los Angeles

Martin J. Adamian (2006)     Assistant Professor of Political Science

B.A., 1993, Central Michigan University; J.D., 1996, Wayne State University Law School; Ph.D., 2006, Colorado State University.

Pauline Agbayani (2002)     Professor of Social Work

B.A., 1981, M.S.W., 1984, Ph.D., 1993, University of California, Los Angeles

Manuel Aguilar-Moreno (1999)          Professor of Art

Title of Electronic Engineering, 1983, Diploma in Education, 1994, Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente, Mexico; Diploma in History of Mexico, 1995, Colegio de Jalico, Mexico; M.A., 1997; Ph.D., 2000, University of Texas, Austin.

Olaiya Aina (2006)     Associate Professor of Education

B.A., 1989, M.Ed., 1990, University of Ibadan, Nigeria; Ph.D., 1996, University of Alberta, Canada

Vladimir N. Akis (1982)          Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science

B.A., 1976, California State University, Sacramento; M.A., 1977, University of California, Berkeley; Ph.D., 1982, University of California, Davis

Bryant Alexander (1998)     Associate Dean, College of Arts and Letters and Professor of Communication Studies

B.A., 1985, M.S., 1987, University of Southwestern Louisiana; Ph.D., 1998, Southern Illinois University

Radi A. Al-Jishi (1986)      Professor of Physics

B.S., 1975, American University of Beirut, Lebanon; Ph.D., 1982, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Bradford Allison (2007)     Assistant Professor of Education

B.A., 1969, Carthage College, Kenosha; M.S., 1976, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Ph.D., 1981, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Terry L. Allison (2006)     Dean, College of Arts and Letters and Professor of English

A.B., 1977, University of California, Berkeley; M.L.I.S., 1983, Universtiy of California, Berkeley; M.A., 1992, University of California, San Diego; Ph.D., 2000, University of California, San Diego

Joanne Altschuler (1995)     Professor of Social Work

A.B., 1971, Indiana University; M.A., 1975, Hebrew Union College; M.A., 1975, Ph.D., 1994, University of Southern California

Gaston Alzate (2006)     Associate Professor of Spanish

B.A., 1993, Universidad Javeriana, Colombia; M.A., 1991, Universidad del Rosario, Colombia; Ph.D., 1997, Arizona State University

E.  Frederick Anderson (1991)     Professor of Social Work

B.A., 1965, California State University, Los Angeles; M.S.W., 1967, San Diego State University; Ph.D., 1976, University of Southern California; L.C.S.W., 1969, M.F.C.C., 1969, California

Paul Anderson (2009)     Assistant Professor of Art History

B.A., 1984, M.A., 1987, Ph.D., 2008, University of California, Santa Barbara Art History

Gregory D. Andranovich (1993)     Professor of Political Science

B.A., 1978, Clinch Valley College; M.A., 1980, George Mason University; Ph.D., 1984, University of California, Riverside

Lois N. Andre-Bechely (2001)          Associate Professor of Education

B.A. 1988, M.A. 1989, Ph.D. 1999, University of California, Los Angeles

Gretchen Angelo (1995)     Professor of French and Spanish

B.A., 1987, State University of New York at Buffalo; Ph.D., 1994, Yale University

Konrad A. Aniol (1984)          Professor of Physics

B.S., 1970, University of Illinois; M.S., 1973, McMaster University, Canada; Ph.D., 1977, Australian National University

Paula Arvedson (1999)          Associate Professor of Education

B.A., 1982, M.A., 1984, California State University, Los Angeles; Ph.D., 1999, University of California, Los Angeles

Sheri Atwater (2003)     Assistatant Professor of Education

B.A., 1996, Stanford University; M.A., 1999;Ph.D., 2003, University of California, Berkeley

Mohammad Auwal (1994)     Professor of Communication Studies

B.A., 1981, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh; M.A., 1991, Ph.D., 1994, Ohio University

Mohammad B. Ayati (1982)     Professor of Information Systems

B.S., 1966, University of Tehran, Iran; M.S., 1975, Ph.D., 1980, University of California, Los Angeles

Yong Ba (2000)     Associate Professor of Chemistry

B.S., 1986, M.A., 1989, Jilin University, China, Ph.D., 1995, Gerhard-Mercator-University of Duisburg, Germany

Kevin Baaske (1988)     Professor of Communication Studies

B.A., 1976, M.A., 1978, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee; Ph.D., 1989, University of Southern California

Sofya Bagdasaryan (2009)     Assistant Professor of Social Work

BA, 1997, University of California, San Diego, MSW, 2001, University of California, Los Angeles, Ph.D., 2005, University of California, Los Angeles

Chunsheng Bai (1998)     Professor of Communication Studies

B.A., 1984, Tianjin Foreign Language Institute, People's Republic of China; M.A., 1988, State University of New York, Albany; Ph.D., 1998, University of Southern California

Beth Baker-Cristales (2002)     Associate Professor of Anthropology

B.A., 1989, Sarah Lawrence College; M.A., 1991, Ph.D., 1999, University of New Mexico

Mark Balaguer (1992)     Professor of Philosophy

B.A., B.S., 1986, University of Colorado; Ph.D., 1992, City University of New York

Francisco E. Balderrama (1984)     Professor of Chicano Studies and History

B.A., 1970, Loyola University of Los Angeles; M.A., 1972, Ph.D., 1978, University of California, Los Angeles

Pablo Baler (2006)     Assistant Professor of Spanish

B.A., 1991, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; M.A., 1994, Stanford University; Ph.D., 2006, University of California, Berkeley

Thomas Barkley, Jr. (2001)      Associate Professor of Nursing

B.SN., 1986, University of Alabama ; M.S.N., 1989, University of Virginia; D.S.N., 1994, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Deborah R. Baskin (1995)     Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminalistics

B.A., 1975, State University of New York-Buffalo; M.S., 1976, Northeastern University; Ph.D., 1984, University of Pennsylvania

Jon Beaupré (2002)     Associate Professor of Broadcasting

B.A., 1976, University of Nevada, M.F.A., 1978, New York University

Gerald Beer (1971)          Professor of Mathematics

B.A., 1967, University of California, Santa Barbara; M.A., 1969, Ph.D., 1971, University of California, Los Angeles

William Belan (1982)          Professor of Music

B.M., 1972, University of California, Los Angeles; M.M., 1975, University of Tulsa; D.M.A., 1984, University of Oklahoma

Theodore S. Bell (1998)     Professor Psychologoy

B.M., 1977, M.A., 1981, Ph.D., 1986, University of California, Los Angeles

Beryl L. Bellman (1989)      Professor of Communication Studies

B.A., 1964, M.A., 1966, University of California, Los Angeles; Ph.D., 1971, University of California, Irvine

Dolores Beltran (2003)     Assistant Professor of Education

B.A., 1976, Pacific Oaks College; Ph.D., 2004, University of Southern California

Jeffrey W. Benedict (1989)     Professor of Music

B.Mus., 1980, M.A., 1982, University of Denver; D.M.A., 1992, University of Texas, Austin

Blair J. Berkley (1995)     Professor of Management

B.S., 1979, Ohio State University; M.B.A., 1980, M.A., 1985, University of Arizona; Ph.D., 1988, University of Southern California

Luis Bermudez (2002)     Associate Professor of Art

B.A., 1976, CSU, Northride, M.A., 1978, CSU, Northride, M.F.A., 1980, University of California, Los Angeles

Oscar O. Bernal (1997)      Professor of Physics

B.S., 1986, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota; M.S., 1989, California State University, Los Angeles; Ph.D., 1994, University of California, Riverside

Enrique Berumen (1997)     Associate Professor of Broadcasting

B.A., 1988, University of California, Santa Cruz; M.F.A., 1991, University of Southern California

Sherwood Best (1993)     Professor of Education

B.A., 1973, Pitzer College; M.A., 1980, California State University, Los Angeles; Ph.D., 1995, University of California, Riverside

Talia Bettcher (2000)     Associate Professor of Philosophy

B.A., 1991, York University, Canada; Ph.D., 1999, University of California, Los Angeles.

Roberta L. Beyer (2009)     Associate Professor of Kinesiology

BS, 1981, California State Polytechnic, Pomona, MS, 1987, California State Polytechnic, Pomona, Ph.D., 1993, Texas Woman's University, Denton, Texas

Jens D. Biermeier (1985)     Professor of Marketing

B.S., 1974, Fachhochschule of Cologne, Germany; M.B.A., 1977, Ph.D., 1982, University of Essen, Germany

Loretta Birckhead (1987)     Professor of Nursing

B.S., 1968, University of Richmond; B.S., 1971, M.S., 1973, Medical College of Virginia; Ed.D., 1978, Boston University; R.N., P.H.N., 1978, California

Kim M. Bishop (1993)      Professor of Geological Sciences

B.S., 1979, University of California, Los Angeles; M.S. 1985, California State University, Northridge; Ph.D., 1994, University of Southern California

Wayne W. Bishop (1971)     Professor of Mathematics

B.A., 1964, University of Northern Iowa; M.A., 1967, Northwestern University; Ph.D., 1971, Western Michigan University

Carol Blaszczynski (1997)     Professor of Information Systems

B.S., 1978, M.A., 1982, California State University, Los Angeles; Ph.D., 1997, Claremont Graduate School

David Blekhman (2007)      Associate Professor of Technology

B.S., M.S., 1995, Saint Petersburg State Technical University, Ph.D., 2002, State University of New York - Buffalo

Alan J. Bloom (1981)     Professor of Broadcasting

B.A., 1973, Sonoma State College; M.F.A., 1975, California College of Arts and Crafts

Cristina Bodinger-de Uriarte (1994)      Professor of Sociology

B.A., 1978, Yale University; Ph.D., 1989, Harvard University

Daniel Borough (2002)     Assistant Professor of Geography

B.A., 1993, M.A., 1999, California State University, Los Angeles; Ph.D., 2002, Arizona State University.

Maria Kathleen Boss (1988)     Professor of Business Law

B.A., 1965, University of California, Davis; J.D., 1974, University of California, Hastings College of Law; Admitted to the Bar, 1974, California

Scott Bowman (1997)     Professor of Political Science

B.A., 1971, University of California, Berkeley; M.A., 1974, Ph.D., 1989, University of California, Los Angeles

Barbara Ann Boyer (1989)     Professor of Art

B.S., 1958, State University of New York, College at Buffalo; M.A., 1968, California State College, San Jose; Ph.D., 1980, University of Oregon

James Brady (1998)     Professor of Anthropology

B.A., 1970, University of California, Berkeley; M.A., 1974, California State College, Los Angeles; Ph.D., 1989, University of California, Los Angeles

Scott Breivold (2000)     Associate Librarian

B.A., 1985, Minnesota State University-Moorehead; M.L.S, 1986, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Dwan M. Bridges (1991)     Professor of Kinesiology

B.S., 1975, M.Ed., 1976, Louisiana State University; M.S., 1984, Loyola University, Louisiana; Ph.D., 1992, Ohio State University

Martin G. Brodwin (1988)     Professor of Education

B.A., 1966, University of California, Los Angeles; M.S., 1969, California State College, Los Angeles; Ph.D., 1973, Michigan State University

Gary Brookfield (2003)     Assistant Professor of Mathematics

B.S., 1978, M.S. 1981, University of British Columbia Vancouver; Ph.D., 1997, University of California Santa Barbara

Karin A. Elliott Brown (1998)     Director, School of Social Work and Professor of Social Work

B.S.W., 1984, Cornell University; M.S.W., 1986; M.A., 1988, Ph.D., 1990, University of Michigan

Elizabeth R. Bryant (1990)     Professor of Art

B.F.A., 1973, Moore College of Art; M.F.A., 1980, University of Florida

Lawson Bush (2002)      Professor of Education

B.S., 1993, M.A., 1994, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Ph.D., 1998, Claremont Graduate School

Mary E. Bush (1993)     Professor of English

B.A., 1972, State University of New York at Buffalo; M.A., 1980, D.A., 1984, Syracuse University

John Butler (1988)     Professor of Art

B.A., 1970, M.A., 1972, California State College, Los Angeles; M.F.A., 1979, University of California, Los Angeles

Fary M. Cachelin (1997)     Chair and Professor of Psychology

B.A., 1988, Stanford University; M.A., 1992, Ph.D., 1996, Harvard University

Michael A. Calabrese (1994)     Professor of English

B.A., 1983, Columbia University; M.A., 1986, Ph.D., 1991, University of Virginia

Laura Calderon (1993)     Professor of Nutritional Science

B.A., 1972, M.A., 1982, California State University, Los Angeles; Dr.P.H., 1992, Loma Linda University

Evelyn Ruiz Calvillo (1990)     Professor of Nursing

B.S., 1983, University of Texas at Galveston; M.S., 1986, Loma Linda University; D.N.Sc., 1991, University of California, Los Angeles; R.N., Texas, 1964, California, 1984

Bradley Campbell (2008)      Assistant Professor of Sociology

B.A., 1996, Lee College: M.A., 2000, Clemson University, Ph.D., 2008, University of Virginia

Randy V. Campbell (1991)      Chair, Special Education and Counseling, and Professor of Education

B.A., 1976, B.S., 1976, University of the Pacific; M.S., 1981, Rh.D., 1988, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

Roberto Cantú (1976)          Professor of Chicano Studies and English

B.A., 1968, M.A., 1970, California State College, San Diego; Ph.D., 1982, University of California, Los Angeles

Anna Carastathis (2009)     Assistant Professor of Feminist Philosophy

B.A., 2003, University of Alberta; Ph.D., 2009, McGill University, Montreal

Sandra E. Card (1989)          Systems Librarian

B.A., 1969, M.L.S., 1978, C. Phil., 1975, University of California, Los Angeles

Desdemona Cardoza (1988)     Dean, College of Natural and Social Sciences and Professor of Psychology

B.A., 1975, University of California, Berkeley; M.A., 1979, Ph.D., 1982, University of California, Riverside

Samantha Carrington (1986)     Associate Professor of Economics and Statistics

B.A., 1974, National University of Iran; M.A., 1981, Ph.D., 1985, University of California, Santa Barbara

Michael J. Carter (1990)     Associate Professor of Education

B.A., 1979, University of California, Los Angeles; M.A., 1982, California State University, Northridge; MFCC, 1984, Ph.D., 1993, University of California, Los Angeles

Mario Castaneda (2008)     Assistant Professor of Education

B.A., 1980, California State University, Long Beach; M.A., 1997, University of San Francisco; Ed.D., 2006, Pepperdine University

Mauricio Castillo (2007)      Assistant Professor of Technology

B.S., 1997, M.S., 2003, California State University, Los Angeles, Ph.D., 2007, Colorado State University

Ramon A. Castillo (2003)     Assistant Professor of Economics and Statistics

B.A., 1993, California State University, Northridge; M.A., 1998, University of Southern California, Irvine; Ph.D., 2000, University of California, Irvine

Derek K. Chang (1983)     Professor of Mathematics

M.S., 1978, Ph.D., 1983, University of California, Riverside

Jack S. K. Chang (1985)      Professor of Finance

B. Eng., 1972, National Taiwan University, Taiwan; M. Eng., 1975, University of Toronto, Canada; M.B.A., 1979, Ph.D., 1983, University of Houston

Lena Chao (1993)     Professor of Communication Studies

B.A., 1978, University of California, Los Angeles; M.A., 1983, Ph.D., 1991, University of Southern California

Hema Chari (1992)     Chair and Professor of English

M.A., 1988, Ph.D., 1992, University of Southern California

Choi Chatterjee (1994)     Professor of History

B.A., 1984, M.A., 1989, University of Calcutta, India; Ph.D., 1994, Indiana University

Anna Chee (1998)     Associate Professor of Education

B.A., 1986, California State University, Los Angeles; M.S., 1995, University of Southern California, Ph.D., 2002, University of Southern California

Li-Hsueh Chen (1998)     Associate Professor of Economics and Statistics

B.A., 1992, National Taiwan University; M.A., 1995, Ph.D., 1998, University of Michigan

Pearl Chen     Associate Professor of Education

B.S., 1984, Chinese Culture University, M.S., 1992, Ph.D., 1999, Kansas State University, Manhattan

Mikyung Mika Cho (1991)     Professor of Art

B.F.A., 1982, M.F.A., 1984, Sook Myung Women’s University, Korea; M.A., 1988, Ph.D., 1992, Illinois State University

Wai Kit Choi (2007)     Assistant Professor of Sociology

B.A., 1990, University of Wisconsin; M.A., 2000, University of Chicago; Ph.D., 2007, University of California Irvine

Jon D. Christensen (2009)     Assistant Professor of Nursing

BS, 1989, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, MS, 2000, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah

Margaret D. Clark (1999)     Associate Professor of Education

B.A., 1980, M.A., 1983, California State University, Los Angeles; Ph.D., 1998, University of California, Los Angeles/California State University, Los Angeles.

Steven D. Classen (2000)     Associate Professor of Communication Studies

B.A., 1978, Biola University; M.A., 1986,University of Oregon; Ph.D., 1995, University of  Wisconsin.

Nancy J. Cohick (2001)     Associate Professor of Communication Disorders

B.A., 1993, University of California, Santa Barbara; M.A., 1994, University of the Pacific; Ph.D., 2001, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

David N. Connors (1990)     Associate Professor of Music

B.Mus., B.M.E., 1980, Bradley University; M.M., 1988, D.M.E., 1995, University of Cincinnati

Randolph Cooper (2001)     Associate Professor of Mathematics

B.S., 1992, California State University, Los Angeles; Ph.D., 1996, University of California, Los Angeles

Andrew Cornwell (1997)     Associate Professor of Kinesiology

B.S., 1983, Portsmouth Polytechnic, England; M.S., 1987, Southhampton University, England; M.S., 1992, Colorado State University; Ph.D., 1997, Louisiana State University

Maria Dolores Costa (1992)     Professor of Spanish

B.A., 1985, M.A., 1987, Kent State University; Ph.D., 1992, University of Massachusetts

Anthony Cox (2002)     Associate Professor of Communication Studies

B.A., 1970, University of California, Los Angeles, M.F.A., 1972, University of California, Los Angeles

Valentino Crespi (2003)     Assistant Professor of Computer Science

Laurea Degree, 1992,  Ph.D., 1997, University of Milan

Susan Crimmins (2000)     Professor of Social Work

B.S., 1977, Northeastern University; M.S.W., 1984, Hunter College, M. Phil., Ph.D., 1995,  City University of New York, John
Jay College of Criminal Justice

Cheryl A. Cruz (1992)     Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies and Professor of Accounting

B.S., 1969, University of Massachusetts; M.B.A., 1975, Northeastern University; J.D., 1978, University of California, Los Angeles; M.B.T., 1988, University of Southern California; C.P.A., California; Member, State Bar of California

Fred Daneshgaran (1987)      Chair and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

B.S., 1983, M.S., 1985, California State University, Los Angeles; Ph.D., 1992, University of California, Los Angeles

Abbas Daneshvari (1982)     Acting Chair and Professor of Art

B.S., 1969, California State College, Hayward; M.A., 1971, University of Massachusetts; Ph.D., 1977, University of California, Los Angeles

Taylor Dark (2007)     Professor of Political Science

B.A., 1983, University of California Berkeley; M.A., 1986, University of California Berkeley; Ph.D., 1993, University of California Berkeley

Rebecca L. Davis (1990)     Professor of Art

B.S., 1977, University of Delaware; Ph.D., 1984, University of Maryland

Ralph W. Dawson (1968)     Counselor

B.A., 1968, California State College at Los Angeles; M.P.A., 1974, University of California, Los Angeles

Paul De Castro (1997)     Professor of Music

B.A., 1989, M.A., 1992, California State University, Los Angeles

Ray D. de Leon (2001)     Associate Professor of Kinesiology

B.S., 1990, Ph.D., 1998, University of California, Los Angeles

D. Robert DeChaine (2004)     Associate Professor of Liberal Studies

B.A., 1994, CSU, San Bernardino, M.A., 1996, CSU, Los Angeles, Ph.D., 2002, The Claremont Graduate University

George DeGraffenreid (2008)     Chair and Professor of Music

B.M.E., 1972, University of Colorado, Boulder; M.A. 1989, California State University, Los Angeles; Ph.D., 1995, University of Washington

Richard C. Dean (2009)     Assistant Professor of Kant and Ethics

B.A., 1986, University of Oregon; M.A., 1991, Ph.D., 1999, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Rakel Delevi (2009)     Assistant Professor of Child and Family Studies

BS, BA, 2003, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey, MA, 2005, Syracuse University, New York, Ph.D., 2008, Florida State University, Tallahassee

Roger Delgado (1979)     Professor of Social Work

B.S., 1967, Brigham Young University; M.S.W., 1970, University of Texas; Ph.D., 1984, University of Southern California

Jessica Michele Dennis (2005)     Assistant Professor of Psychology

B.A., 1998, University of California Riverside, M.A.,   2000, University of California Riverside, Ph.D.,   2003, University of California Riverside

Robert A. Desharnais (1988)     Professor of Biological Sciences

B.A., 1976, University of Massachusetts at Boston; M.S., 1979, Ph.D., 1982, University of Rhode Island

David Díaz (2007)     Professor of Chicano Studies

B.A., 1974, California State University Northridge, M.C.R.P., 1976,University of California Berkley, Ph.D., 1994, UCLA

Mary L. Díaz (1977)     Counselor

B.A., 1971, San Fernando Valley State College; M.S.W., 1973, San Diego State College; Ph.D., 1994, Claremont Graduate School

Melvin Donalson (2004)     Acting Chair of Pan African Studies and Associate Professor of English

B.A., 1973, Bates College, M.A., 1975, Univeristy of Iowa, Ph.D., 1981, Brown University

Jianyu 'Jane' Dong (2002)      Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

B.S., 1995, M.S., 1998, University of Science and Technology, China; Ph.D., 2002, Ohio State University

Adelaide Doyle-Nichols (1999)          Professor of Education

B.A., 1981, M.A., 1990, California State University, Los Angeles; Ph.D., 1997, University of Southern California

Elaine Draper (2002)     Associate Professor of Sociology

B.A., 1976, University of California, Santa Cruz; M.A., 1979, Ph.D., 1985, University of California, Berkeley

Ellen A. Drost (2006)     Assistant Professor of Management

B.S., 1989,, M.B.A., 1993, San Diego State University; Ph.D., 2001, Florida International University

Domnita Dumitrescu (1987)      Professor of Spanish

Diploma, University of Bucharest, Rumania; M.A., 1987, Ph.D., 1990, University of Southern California

Pamela Dunne (1974)     Professor of Theatre Arts

B.A., 1967, University of California, Los Angeles; M.A., 1970, University of Washington; Ph.D., 1974, Florida State University

Ramani S. Durvasula (1999)     Associate Professor of Psychology

B.S., 1988, University of Connecticut, M.A., 1993, Ph.D., 1997, University of California, Los Angeles.

Christine Dy (2009)     Assistant Professor of Kinesiology

BA, 2001, University of California, Berkeley.

Tim Ebner (2001)     Associate Professor of Art

B.F.A. 1979, California Institute of the Arts, M.F.A., 1982, California Institute of the Arts

John Eichinger (1992)     Professor of Education

B.S., 1974, M.S., 1980, California State Polytechnic College, Pomona; Ph.D., 1990, Claremont Graduate School

Mitchell L. Eisen (1997)     Professor of Psychology

B.A., 1983, University of New Mexico; M.A., 1987, University of Chicago; Ph.D., 1993, University of Miami

Rafik Z. Elias (2003)     Professor of Accounting

B.S., 1991, Rutgers University-New Jersey; M.S., 1993; Long Island University; Ph.D., 1997, Louisiana Tech University

Marilyn R. Elkins (1991)     Professor of English

B.A., 1964, Tennessee Technological University; M.A.T., 1968, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; M.A., 1970, Vanderbilt University; Ph.D., 1991, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

El-Hussein E. El-Masry (2002)     Assistant Professor of Accounting

Bachelor of Management Science, 1993; Sadat Academy for Management Science (Egypt); M.B.A., 1996; University of Memphis; Ph.D., 2003, University of Florida

Joel Ellwanger (2002)     Associate Professor of Psychology

B.A., 1989, University of Wisconsin-Madison; M.S., 1994, Ph.D., 1997, Northwestern University

Christopher Endy (2000)     Associate Professor of History

B.A., 1994, Duke University, M.A., 1996, Ph.D., 2000, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Sergio Escorza-Trevino (2002)     Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences

B.A., 1990, University of La Laguna (Spain); Ph.D., 1998, University of Calfornia, San Diego

Dionne Espinoza (2002)     Associate Professor of Chicano Studies

B.A., 1990, University of California, Berkeley; M.A., 1994, Ph.D., 1996, Cornell University

Stephanie Evans (1987)     Professor of Education

B.A., 1963, Los Angeles State College; M.A., 1965, California State College, Los Angeles; Ed.D., 1976, University of California, Los Angeles

Mary A. Falvey (1980)     Dean, Charter College of Education and Professor of Education

B.A., 1972, California State University, Sacramento; M.A., 1977, San Francisco State University; Ph.D., 1980, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Hsing Fang (1987)     Chair of Finance and Law and Professor of Finance

B.A., 1974, National Taiwan University; M.A., 1977, National Chengchi University; Ph.D., 1986, Arizona State University

Jennifer Faust (1993)          Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs - Academic Personnel and Professor of Philosophy

B.S., 1986, Spring Hill College; M.A., 1988, Ph.D., 1995, University of Illinois, Chicago

Diane Fazzi (1992)     Professor of Education

B.S., 1983, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania; M.Ed., 1984, University of Arkansas; Ph.D., 1993, California State University, Los Angeles/University of California, Los Angeles

Eleanor Ferguson-Marshalleck (1991)     Associate Dean,College of Health and Human Services and Professor of Nursing

B.S., 1964, University of Illinois; M.P.H., 1971, University of California, Berkeley; M.A., 1982, M.A., 1984, Ph.D., 1997, Stanford University

Gaithri Fernando (2002)     Associate Professor of Psychology

B.A., 1986, University of Toronto; M.A., 1987, Yale University, M.A., 1994, Ph.D., 1996, Fuller Theological Seminary

Joan Fingon (2003)     Professor of Education

B.S., 1973, Southern Connecticut State University; M.A., 1980, Castleton State College; Ed.D., 1990, Vanderbilt University

Miles M. Finney (1991)     Professor of Economics and Statistics

B.A., 1986, University of Texas, San Antonio; M.A., 1989, Ph.D., 1992, University of Houston

Darlene N. Finocchiaro (2009)     Assistant Professor of Nursing

BS, 1993, California State University, Los Angeles, MS, 1990, California State University, Los Angeles.

Kirsten Fisher (2008)     Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences

B.A., 1996, University of California Santa Cruz; Ph.D., 2004,University of California Berkley

Blythe FitzHarris (2009)     Assistant Professor of Social Work

BS, 1994, Mary Washington University, Fredricksburg, Virginia, MSW, 1999 Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona

Cari Flint (1999)     Associate Professor of Communication Disorders

B.A., 1987, M.A. 1989, Ph.D., 1995, University of California, Santa Barbara

Eileen Ford  (2009)     Assistant Professor of History

B.A., 1996  History, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; M.A., 1998, University of Illinois at Chicago; Ph.D., 2008, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

James Ford III (2003)     Assistant Professor of Music

B.M., 1994, Valdosta State University, M.M.E., 1997, University of North Texas

Krishna L. Foster (2000)     Associate Professor of Chemistry

B.S., 1992, Spelman College, Ph.D., 1998, University of Colorado, Boulder

Carolyn Frank (1998)     Associate Professor of Education

B.A., 1966, M.A., 1992, University of Nevada, Reno; Ph.D., 1997, University of California, Santa Barbara

Daniel Frankl (1991)     Professor of Kinesiology

B.A., 1982, State University of New York at Brockport; M.S., 1984, Ph.D., 1989, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

Grant A. Fraser (1982)     Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science

A.B., 1964, M.A., 1969, Ph.D., 1970, University of California, Los Angeles

Siegrun Fox Freyss (1996)     Professor of Political Science

B.A., 1967; M.A., 1970, Technical University, Munich, Germany; Ph.D., 1978, Claremont Graduate School

Gabriela Fried-Amilivia (2006)     Assistant Professor of Sociology

B.A., 1988, Universidad de La Republica, Montevideo; M.A., 1993, University of Paris VII, Jussieu, France; M.A., 1998, Ph,D., 2004,  University of California, Los Angeles

Colleen Friend (2005)     Assistant Professor of Communication Disorders

B.S,, 1974, University of Dayton; M.S., 1981, Ph.D., 2004, Case Western Reserve University

Allison Sidle Fuligni (2008)     Assistant Professor of Child and Family Studies

B.A., 1989, Brown University; M.A., 1991, Ph.D., 1995, University of Michigan

David A. Gadish (2002)      Associate Professor of Information Systems

B.Sc., 1991, M.Sc., 1995, Ph.D., 2001, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada

José L. Galván (1990)     Dean of Graduate Studies and Research and Associate Professor of Education

B.S., 1970, M.A., 1972, Ph.D., 1980, University of Texas

Nandakumar Ganesan (1985)     Professor of Information Systems

B.Sc., 1975, University of Ceylon, Sri Lanka; M.A., 1977, University of Lancaster, England; Ph.D., 1981, University of Birmingham, England

Margaret Garcia (1993)       Associate Professor of Education

B.A., 1986, University of California, Los Angeles; M.A., 1990, University of California, Berkeley; Ph.D., 1996, University of California, Los Angeles

Raymond E. Garcia (1982)     Professor of Biochemistry

B.S., 1966, California Polytechnic State College, San Luis Obispo; B.A., 1970, Ph.D., 1976, University of California, Riverside

James Garrett (2003)     Associate Professor of English

B.A., 1982, University of California, Los Angeles, M.A., 1993, CSU, Los Angeles, Ph.D., 1999, University of Southern California

Jennifer Garrison (2007)     Assistant Professor of Geological Sciences

B.S., 1995, Colorado State University; M.S., 1998,  New Mexico State University; Ph.D., 2004, UCLA

Michael Germano (2009)  Business, Law and Economics Librarian

B.A., 1987, St. Joseph's University; J.D., 1990, Temple University; M.A., 1992, New York University; M.S., 1994, Simmons College

Roseann Giarrusso (2005)     Assistant Professor of Geological Sciences

B.A., 1974, UCLA; M.A., 1981, UCLA; Ph.D., 1987, UCLA

Christine Gladish (1988)     Government Information and Special Collections Librarian

B.A., 1970, Ithaca College; M.L.S., 1971, Case Western Reserve University; M.P.A., 1976, University of Southern California

Frank A. Gomez (1993)  Professor of Chemistry

B.A., 1986, California State University, Los Angeles; Ph.D., 1991, University of California, Los Angeles

Ricardo J. Gomez (1983)     Professor of Philosophy

M.A., 1978, Ph.D., 1982, Indiana University

Alfredo G. González (1977)     Dean of Undergraduate Studies and Professor of Social Work

B.S., 1971, California State Polytechnic College, Pomona; M.S.W., 1973, D.S.W., 1981, University of California, Berkeley

José Cruz González (1990)     Professor of Theatre Arts

B.A., 1980, University of California, San Diego; M.A., 1982, Arizona State University; M.F.A., 1985, University of California, Irvine

Mark Goodrich (2005)     Assistant Professor of Music

B.M., 1982, State University of New York at Fredonia; M.M., 1985, Yale University; D.M.A., 1992, The University of Michigan

Ambika Gopalakrishnan (2001)     Associate Professor of Education

B.A. 1991, Bangalore University; M.A. 1993, University of Hyderabad, India; Ph.D. 2001, Ohio State University

Steven L. Gordon (1977)     Professor of Sociology

B.A., 1967, M.A., 1972, Ph.D., 1979, University of California, Los Angeles

Sara Graef (2002)     Associate Professor of Music

B.M., 1992, Southern Methodist University, M.M., 1994, University of Southern California, D.M.A., 2000, University of Southern California

Paul Stuart Graham (2002)     Associate Professor of Theatre

B.A., 1976, North Dartmouth, M.F.A., 1997, CSU, Long Beach

Cristian Grases (2009)……Assistant Professor of Choral Music

B.A., 1996, Central University of Venezuela; M.A., 2001, Simón Bolívar University, Venezuela; DMA, 2009, University of Miami, Florida

Shirley B. Gray (1994)     Professor of Mathematics

B.A., 1957, Western Kentucky University; M.A., 1966, Columbia University; Ph.D., 1991, University of Southern California

Lisa Graziano (2007)     Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminalistics

B.A.1997,Governors State University Park Illinois, M.A., 2003 University of Illinois at Chicago, Ph.D. , 2007, University of Illinois at Chicago

Linda M. Greenberg (2009)      Assistant Professor of US Ethnic Literatures

B.A., 2000, Pomona College; M.A., 2003, University of California, Los Angeles

Meredith Greenburg (2001)     Associate Professor of Theatre Arts

B.A., 1991, Emerson College

Scott D. Grover (1983)      Chair, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Professor of Biochemistry

B.A., 1972, University of California, Santa Barbara; Ph.D., 1980, University of California, Los Angeles

Darrell W. Guillaume (1999)     Chair and Professor of Mechanical Engineering

B.S., 1983, M.S., 1987, San Diego State University; Ph.D., 1997, University of California, Irvine. Registered Professional Mechanical Engineer, 1987, California

Huiping Guo (2005)     Assistant Professor of Computer Science

B.S., 1992, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics; M.S., 1999, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics; Ph.D., 2003, University of Ottawa

Jiang Guo (2002)     Associate Professor of Computer Science

B.S., 1989, University of Science & Technology of China; M.S., 1992, Computing Center of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Ph.D., 1996, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Borislava Gutarts (2004)     Assistant Professor of Mathematics

B.S., 1999, M.A., 2001, Ph.D. 2004, University of California, Los Angeles

Carlos G. Gutierrez (1976)     Professor of Chemistry

B.S., 1971, University of California, Los Angeles; Ph.D., 1975, University of California, Davis

Bianca Guzman (2007)     Assistant Professor of Chicano Studies

B.A., 1989, California State University Los Angeles;M.A., 1991, California State University Los Angeles;Ph.D., 1997, Michigan State University

Diane Haager (1992)     Professor of Education

B.S.Ed., 1976, Miami University; M.Ed., 1986, University of Miami; Ph.D., 1992, University of Wisconsin

Kristiina Hackel (2004)          Assistant Professor of Communication Studies

B.A., 1992, Case Western Reserve University, M.A., 1997, University of Southern California, M.F.A., 2000, University of Southern California, Ph.D., 2003, University of Southern California

Anne L. Hafner (1993)      Professor of Education

B.A., 1974, University of California, Santa Cruz; M.F.A., 1983, University of Southern California; Ph.D., 1990, University of California, Los Angeles

C.R.D. Halisi (2001)     Professor of Pan African Studies

B.A., 1971, California State Polytechnic University; M.A., 1973, Ph.D., 1988 University of California, Los Angeles

Audrey Ham (2008)     Assistant Professor of Education

B.A., 1987, Barnard College, Columbia University; Ed.M., M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University, 1993; Ph.D., 2004, New York University

Cheryl K. Hannan (2006)     Assistant Professor of Education

B.A., 1995, University of California, Irvine; M.A., 1999, San Francisco State University

Kathryn S. Hansen (1998)     Associate Professor of Accounting

B.S., 1989, Winona State University; M.B.A., 1990, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse; Ph.D., 1996, George Washington University

Catherine Marley Haras (2005)     Information Literacy Coordinator

B.S., 1981, Boston University; M.L.I.S., 2002, University of Washington

Christopher S. Harris (2009)     Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Composition

B.A., 1998, M.A., 2000, South Dakota State University; Ph.D., 2006, Bowling Green State University, Ohio

Hassan Hashemian (1980)     Professor of Civil Engineering

B.S., 1972, M.S., 1974, University of Wisconsin; Ph.D., 1981, University of California, Berkeley; Registered Professional Civil Engineer, 1982, Wisconsin

James Hatfield (2008)     Chair and Professor of Theatre  Arts and Dance

B.S., 1974, M.A., 1975, Ball State University; Ph.D., 1981, Wayne State University

Michelle Hawley (1999)      Associate Professor of English

B.A., 1989, Pomona College; M.A., 1990, Ph.D., 1999, University of Chicago

Rick Stephan Hayes (1990)      Professor of Accounting

B.A., 1969, M.B.A., 1972, University of California, Los Angeles; M.Sc., 1986, Ph.D., 1989, London School of Economics

Haihong He (2004)     Assistant Professor of Accounting

B.A., 1993, Anhui Institute of Financial & Trade (China); M.A., 1996, Xiamen University (China); Ph.D., 2004, University of Connecticut

Michael J. Henderson (1994)     Associate Professor of Art

B.F.A., M.F.A., 1972, Otis Art Institute

Anthony Cruz Rivera Hernandez (1999) …..Associate Professor of Education

B.A. 1980, University of California, Riverside; M.A. 1983, Ph.D., 1990, University of California, Los Angeles

Ester Hernandez (2002)…Associate Professor of Chicano Studies

B.A., 1991, M.A., 1996, Ph.D., 2002, University of California, Irvine

Grace Shizuko Herrera (1990)     Professor of Theatre Arts

B.A., 1979, M.A., 1991, California State University, Los Angeles

Denise C. Herz (2002)     Professor of Criminal Justice

B.A., 1991, Hood College; M.A., 1994, Ph.D., 1997, University of Maryland at College Park

Silvia P. Heubach (1994)     Chair and Professor of Mathematics

B.A., 1983, M.S.,1986, University of Ulm, Germany; M.S, 1989, Ph.D., 1992, University of Southern California

Barry Hibbs (1997)     Professor of Geological Sciences

B.S., 1985, Arizona State University; M.S., 1989, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Ph.D., 1993, University of Texas at Austin

Kathryn A. Hillstrom (2008)     Assistant Professor of Nutritional Science

B.S., 1993, University of California, Santa Barbara; M.P.H., 1996, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Beth R. Hoffman (2008)     Assistant Professor of Health Science

B.A., 1998, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; M.P.H., 2003, University of Southern California; Ph.D., 2005, University of Southern California

Michael J. Hoffman (1981)     Professor of Mathematics

B.S., 1970, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; M.A., 1973, Ph.D., 1979, University of California, Berkeley

Deborah Holland (1997)     Professor of Music

B.A., 1976, Mason Gross School of the Arts; M.M., 1996, California State University, Los Angeles

George K. Hong (1990)      Professor of Education

B.Soc.Sc., 1974, Hong Kong Chinese University; M.A., 1978, University of North Carolina; M.A., 1979, Ph.D., 1982, Hofstra University

Jai Hong (2002)      Associate Professor of Technology

B.A., 1983, Kyungwon College, Korea; B.A., 1986, William Penn College; M.S., 1989, Ph.D., 1993, Iowa State University

Mohammed (David) I. Hossain (2003)     Assistant Professor of Accounting

B.S., 1984, Texas A&M University; M.S., 1986, Texas A&M University; Ph.D., 2003, State University of New Jersey, Rutgers Newark

H.  Rika Houston (1997)     Assistant Professor of Marketing

B.S., 1987, Kansas State University; M.B.A., 1990, California State University, Long Beach; Ph.D., 1997, University of California, Irvine

Lih-Min Hsia (1983)     Professor of Mechanical Engineering

B.S., 1970, National Taiwan University; M.S., 1973, M.Eng., 1974, Cornell University; Ph.D., 1979, University of California, Davis; Registered Professional Mechanical Engineer, 1982, California

Edward W. T. Hsieh (1989)     Chair, Department of Economics and Statistics, and Professor of Economics and Statistics

B.A., 1978, National Taiwan University; Ph.D., 1988, University of Houston

Kylie Hsu (1997)     Professor of Chinese

B.A., 1980, University of Michigan; M.A., 1994, California State University, Northridge; Ph.D., 1996, University of California, Los Angeles

Adam S. Huarng (1999)     Professor of Information Systems

B.A., 1982, Tunghai University, Taiwan; M.S., 1985, United States International University; Ph.D., 1993, University of Memphis

Cynthia B. Hughes (2000)     Acting Director and Professor of Nursing

B.S., 1968, University of Wisconsin; M.Ed., 1975, Ed.D., 1980, Teachers College, Columbia University.

Martin Huld (1998)     Associate Professor of English

B.A., 1972, California State University, Los Angeles; Ph.D., 1979, University of California, Los Angeles

Nancy A. Hunt (1981)     Associate Professor of Education

B.A., 1970, Canisius College; M.A., 1971, Teachers  College, Columbia University; Ph.D., 1982, University of Southern California

Richard W. Hurst (1978)     Professor of Geological Sciences

B.S., 1970, State University of New York at Stony Brook; Ph.D., 1975, University of California, Los Angeles

Anh-Luu T. Huyn-Hohnbaum (2003)  Assistant Professor of Social Work

B.A., 1995, Occidental College, Los Angeles; M.S.W., 1999, CSU, Long Beach; Ph.D., 2003, University of California, Los Angeles

Peter J. Ivory (2004)     Assistant Professor of Communication Disorders

B.A., 1975, University of California, Santa Barbara; M.S., 1978, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point; Ph.D., 1983, University of Kansas

Alicia Izquierdo-Edler (2006)     Assistant Professor of Psychology

B.S.,  1996, Emory University; Ph.D.,  2002, The George Washington University

Blake Jackson (2001)     Associate Professor of Communication Studies

B.F.A., 1984, Tulane University, M.F.A., 1991, University of Southern California

Tyrone W. Jackson (2003)     Associate Professor Marketing

B.A./B.S., 1979, Morgan State University; M.S., 1982, Yale University; Ph.D./M.S., 1995, University of California, Berkeley

Pera Jambazian (1997)          Associate Professor of Nutritional Science

B.S., 1981, California Lutheran University; M.S., 1988, California State University, Northridge; Dr.P.H., 2003, Loma Linda University

Marianne L. James (1998)     Associate Professor of Accounting

B.A., 1989, M.A., 1991, Ph.D., 1998, Florida International University

Manisha Javeri (2003)     Assistant Professor of Education

B.S., 1989; M.S. 1992; B.A. 1993, University of Bombay; Ph.D., 2003, University of Northern Colorado

Carol S. Jeffers (1993)     Professor of Art

B.A., 1972, M.A., 1989, Ph.D., 1991, University of Maryland

Margaret Jefferson (1977)     Professor of Biology

B.S., 1969, University of Dubuque; M.A., 1971, University of Colorado; Ph.D., 1977, University of Arizona

Donald J. Johnson (2003)      Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminalistics

B.S., 1961, Springfield College; M.A., 1969, William Patterson University; Ed.D., 1985, Rutgers University

Steven S. Jones (1983)     Chair, Liberal Studies and Professor of English

B.A., 1971, Haverford College; M.A., 1974, Ph.D., 1979, University of California, Davis

Rebecca Joseph (2003)     Assistant Professor of Education

B.A., 1985, Harvard University; M.A., 1994, Towson State University; Ph.D., 2005, University of California, Los Angeles

Lorie H. Judson (1997)          Associate  Professor of Nursing

B.S.N., 1973, University of Wisconsin; M.N., 1976, University of California, Los Angeles; Ph.D., 2002, University of San Diego

Lia Kamhi-Stein (1997)     Associate Professor of Education

B.A., 1979, Salvador University, Argentina; M.A., 1991, California State University, Los Angeles; Ph.D., 1995, University of Southern California

Susan W. Kane (2001)     Associate Professor of Music

B.M., 1983, University of Iowa; M.M., 1990, D.M.A., 2000, University of Cincinnati

Tanya Kane-Parry (2001)     Associate Professor of Theatre Arts

B.F.A., 1988, New York University, M.F.A., 2001, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Eun-Young Elaine Kang (2004)      Assistant Professor of Computer Science

B.S., Sejong University, 1992, M.S., Hongik University, 1995, PhD, 2003,University of Southern California

Richard H. Kao (1983)     Professor of Marketing

B.C., 1964, National Chengchi University, Taiwan; M.B.A., 1971, Michigan State University; Ph.D., 1978, University of Michigan

Maria Karafilis (1999)     Professor of English

B.A., 1990, University of California, Berkeley; M.A., 1993, University of Maryland at College Park; Ph. D., 1999, University of Maryland

Kamran Karimlou (1984)     Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

B.S., 1977, University of Sussex, England; M.S., 1978, University of North Wales; Ph.D., 1984, University of Southern California

Alice K. Kawakami (2006)     University Librarian

B.A., 1970, California State College, Los Angeles; M.L.S. 1991, University of California, Los Angeles

John M. Kennedy (1996)     Professor of Music

B.M., 1984, Wallace College; M.M., 1988, University of Michigan; DMA, 2002, University of Michigan

Robert Kennison (2006)      Assistant Professor of Education

B.A., 1986, California State University, Fullerton;  M.A,  1991, California State University, Fullerton;  Ph.D.,  2000, Claremont Graduate University

Irving Kett (1971)     Professor of Civil Engineering

B.C.E., 1943 City College of New York; M.C.E., 1949, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn; M.B.A., 1954, D.Sc.Eng. 1965, New York University; Registered Professional Engineer, 1949, New York; Licensed Land Surveyor, 1956, New York; Registered Professional Civil Engineer, 1972, California

Ryan Kettler (2005)……………..Assistant Professor of Education

B.A., 1990, University of Michigan; M.S., 2002, Ph.D. 2005, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Crist S. Khachikian (1999)     Professor of Civil Engineering

B.S., 1995, University of California Los Angeles; M.S., 1996, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ph.D., 1999. University of California, Los Angeles

Nazareth Khodiguian (1990)     Director, School of Kinesiology and Nutritional Science and Professor of Kinesiology

Diploma, 1973, Armenian State Institute of Physical Education; Ph.D., 1986, University of Southern California

Hyojoung Kim (2006)     Assistant Professor of Sociology

B.A.,1984, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea; M.A., 1991, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut; M.A., 1995, Ph.D., 1998, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hills, North Carolina

Ik-suk Kim (2003)     Assistant Professor of Marketing

B.A., 1986, Hang Yang University (Korea); M.S., 1989, Han kuk University of Foreign Studies (Korea); M.S., 1994, University of Pittsburgh; M.E., 1997, Purdue University; Ph.D., 2001, Purdue University

Lori Yoonkung Kim (1992)     Associate Professor of Education

B.S., 1979, University of California, Los Angeles; M.S., 1987, Ph.D., 1992, University of Southern California

Neung-Jip Kim (1988)     Associate Professor of Accounting

B.S., 1975, Seoul National University, Korea; M.B.A., 1981, Ph.D., 1987, Temple University

Sun K. Kim (1964)     Professor of Economics and Statistics

B. Comm., 1956, Seoul National University, Korea; A.M., 1959, University of Missouri; Ph.D., 1966, University of Southern California

Taewon Kim (1987)      Professor of Finance and Real Estate

B.A. 1974, Yonsei University, Korea; M.A., 1982, Ph.D., 1986, University of Georgia

Ui-jing Kim (2002)     Assistant Professor of Education

B.S., 1987, Pusan National University, South Korea, M.A. 1993, Ph,D, 2000, University of Texas, Austin

Christina H. Kimm (1993)     Professor of Education

B.A., 1979, M.A., 1982, Dankook University, Korea; Ph.D., 1991, University of Minnesota

Kimberly R. King (1998)     Associate Professor of Psychology

B.A., 1988, Yale University; M.A., 1991, Ph.D., 1998, University of California, Los Angeles

Edward S. Klein (1999)          Chair and Professor of Communication Disorders

B.A., 1973, M.A., 1975, George Washington University; Ph.D., 1981, Pennsylvania State University

M.  Diane Klein (1982)     Professor of Education

B.A., 1967, Central Michigan University; M.A., 1969, Western Michigan University; Ph.D., 1980, Michigan State University

Andrew Knighton (2006)     Assistant Professor of English

B.A., 1991, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; M.A., 1997, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Ph.D., 2004, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Nadine S. Koch (1987)          Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies and and Professor of Political Science

B.A., 1978, San Diego State University; M.A., 1982, Ph.D., 1985, Ohio State University

Eric Kohatsu (1993)     Associate Professor of Psychology

B.A., 1982, M.A., 1986, University of Hawaii; Ed.M., 1987, Rutgers University; Ph.D., 1992, University of Maryland

Chisato Koike (2005)      Assistant Professor of Japanese

B.A., 1991, Kobe University, Japan; M.Ed., 1994, Kobe University, Japan; M.A. 1995, Ohio State University; M.A., 1999, University of Minnesota; Ph.D., 2005, University of California, Los Angeles

Grigori Kolesnik (1984)     Professor of Mathematics

M.S., 1965, Moscow State University, Russia; Ph.D., 1972, Kiev State University, U.S.S.R.

Cheryl Koos (1999)     Acting Chair and Associate Professor of History

B.A., 1988, Biola University, M.A., 1991, Ph.D., 1996, University of Southern California.

Claudia Kouyoumdjian (2008)     Assistant Professor of Child and Family Studies

B.A., 2001, M.A., 2004, Ph.D., 2008, University of California, Santa Barbara

Beverly Krilowicz (1990)     Professor of Biological Sciences

B.S., 1977, California State College at Fullerton; Ph.D., 1984, University of California, Riverside

Michael Krebs (2005)     Assistant Professor of Mathematics

B.S., 1994, Pomona College; Ph.D., 2005, John Hopkins University

Patrick Krug (2002)     Associate Professor of Biological Sciences

B.A., 1992, Princeton University; Ph.D., 1998, University of California, San Diego

J.  Gregory Kunkel (1993)     Chair, and Professor of Accounting

B.S., 1973, Ohio State University; M.B.A., 1975, Ph.D., 1980, University of California, Berkeley

Antony Kunnan (1992)          Professor of Education

B.A., 1974, M.A., 1976, Bangalore University, India; Post-master’s Diploma in the Teaching of English, 1980, M. Litt., 1984, Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages, India; Ph.D., 1991, University of California, Los Angeles

Nancy E. Kupka (1982)     Professor of Dance

B.A., 1975, California State University, Los Angeles; M.A., 1979, University of California, Los Angeles

SanSan Kwan (2004)     Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts

B.A., 1992, UC, Berkeley, M.A., 1996, New York University, Ph.D., 2003, New York University

Kwok Keung (Kern) Kwong (1986)     Acting Chair and Professor of Management

B.S., 1980, Chinese University of Hong Kong; M.B.A., 1985, Ph.D., 1986, Georgia State University

Stephen E. G. LaDochy (1987)     Professor of Geography

B.A., 1967, University of California, Los Angeles; M.S., 1969, Colorado State University; Ph.D., 1985, University of Manitoba, Canada

Christophe Lagier (1998)     Associate Professor of French

B.A., 1986, University of Paris, France; M.A., 1989, San Diego State University; Ph.D., 1996, Princeton University.

Kon S. Lai (1987)      Professor of Economics and Statistics

B.S.S., 1980, University of Hong Kong; M.S., 1981, London School of Economics; Ph.D., 1987, University of Pennsylvania

Robert Land (1998)     Professor of Education

B.A., 1973, University of Pittsburgh; M.A., 1974, Duquesne University; Ph.D., 1983, University of Pittsburgh

Samuel E. Landsberger (2001) Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Kinesiology

B.S., 1980, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; S.M., 1984, 1988, Sc.D., 1988, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Atef Laouyene (2009)     Assistant Professor of Anglophone Literatures

B.A., 1992, University of Letters, Sousse, Tunisia; M.A., 2001, Laval University, Quebec; Ph.D., 2008, University of Ottawa 

Philip S. LaPolt (1996)          Director of Research and Development and Professor of Biological Sciences

B.S., 1982, Ph.D., 1988, University of California, Los Angeles

Theresa Larkin (1990)     Professor of Theatre Arts

B.A., 1977, Loyola-Marymount University; M.F.A., 1983, University of California, Irvine

Anne A. Larson (2000)          Associate Professor of Kinesiology

B.A., 1984, Jamestown College; M.A., 1985, University of South Florida; Ed.D., 1999, Teachers College, Columbia University

Tom E. Larson (1987)     Professor of Economics and Statistics

B.A., 1979, University of California, Santa Cruz; Ph.D., 1986, University of California, Berkeley

Marixa Lasso (2002)     Assistant Professor of History

B.A., 1993, Universidad Nacional de Panamá; M.A., 1996, University of Pittsburgh; Ph.D., 2002, University of Florida

Richard Tinwah Lau (1989)     Associate Professor of Accounting

B.S., 1984, University of Southwestern Louisiana; M.S., 1986, Ph.D., 1989, Louisiana State University

Rita Ledesma (1995)     Professor of Social Work

B.A., 1979; M.S.W., 1981, Ph.D., 1997, University of California, Los Angeles

Benjamin L. Lee (1997)     Professor of Technology

B.S., 1980, Chinese Culture University; M.S., 1981, Central Missouri State University; Ph.D., 1992, University of Northern Iowa

Dong-Woo Lee (1995)          Associate Dean, College of Business and Economics and Professor of Accounting

B.B.A., 1979, Seoul National University, Korea; M.B.A., 1987, Yonsei University, Korea; Ph.D., 1995, University of Michigan

Freddy S. Lee (2006)      Assistant Professor of Marketing

B.S.E.E., 1995, University of Texas at Austin; Ph.D., 2004, University of British Columbia

Hae Kyung Lee (1993)     Professor of Dance

B.A., 1976, EWHA University, Seoul, Korea; M.A., 1982, University of California, Los Angeles

Kittiya Lee (2008)     Assistant Professor of History

B.A., 1995, University of Texas Austin; M.A., 1999, Johns Hopkins University; Ph.D., 2006, The Johns Hopkins University

Namhee Lee (2009)     Assistant Professor of Korean

B.A., 1984, Korea University; M.A., 1995, New York University; Ph.D., 2003, University of California, Los Angeles

Ronald S. Lemos (1993)     Professor of Information Systems

B.S., 1970, California State College, Los Angeles; M.B.A., 1972, Ph.D., 1977, University of California, Los Angeles

Janet Lever (1990)     Professor of Sociology

B.A., 1968, Washington University; M.Ph., 1971, Ph.D., 1974, Yale University

Ross Levinson (2007)     Assistant Professor of Music

B.A., 1977, Binghamton University; M.M., 2007, California State University, Los Angeles

Cheng Li (1988)     Associate Professor of Management

B.Engr., 1982, Shanghai Institute of Mechanical Engineering; M.B.A., 1986, Ph.D., 1989, Indiana University

Timothy C. Lim (1997)     Professor of Political Science

B.S., 1982, Lewis and Clark College; M.I.A., 1987, Columbia University; Ph.D., 1996, University of Hawaii, Manoa

Rina Ling (1976)     Professor of Mathematics

B.S., 1970, M.S., 1972, Ph.D., 1976, University of Illinois

Ethan B. Lipton (1984)     Professor of Technology

B.A., 1976, M.A., 1983, California State University, Los Angeles; Ph.D., 1990, University of Southern California

Charles Liu (1999)     Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

B.S., 1991, National Taiwan University, Taiwan; M.S., 1994, Ph.D., 1998, University of Southern California.

Daphne Liu (1991)     Professor of Mathematics

B.S., National Central University, Taiwan; Ph.D., University of South Carolina

Jun Liu (1992)     Professor of English

B.A., 1975, Xi’an Foreign Languages University, People's Republic of China; Postgraduate Certificate in Translation (M.A. equivalent), 1981, United Nations Postgraduate Translation Program, Beijing Foreign Languages Institute, People's Republic of China; M.A., 1987, Ph.D., 1992, University of Massachusetts

Paul Cheng-Hsin Liu (2000) ……………….Professor of Technology

B.S., 1980, Tunghai University in Taiwan; M.S., 1984, University of Oklahoma; Ph.D., 1990, Auburn University

Yafen Lo (2003)     Assistant Professor of Child and Family Studies

B.A., 1987, Chinese Culture University, Taiwan; M.A., 1994, Ph.D., 1999, Ohio State Uniiversity

William M. London (2007)     Professor of Health Science

B.A., 1980, B.A., 1980, Ed.M., 1984, Ed.M., 1984, Ed.D., 1986, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; M.P.H., 1996, Loma Linda University

Tony Longson (1986)     Professor of Art

B.A., 1971, Reading University, England; (M.A. equivalent) Bicentennial Arts Fellow, England, 1981

Jean Loo (1985)     Professor of Finance

B.A., 1976, National Taiwan University, Taiwan; M.A., 1978, University of Cincinnati; Ph.D., 1984, Ohio State University

Edward Lopez (2005)     Assistant Professor of Child and Family Studies

B.A., 1990, California State University Northridge; M.A., 1994,  Ph.D., 1999, University of California, Santa Cruz

Carol F. Lung (2009)     Assistant Professor of Fashion Design

B.S., 1988, North Dakota State University; BFA, 2005, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL; MFA, 2007, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Stephen K. Ma (1990)     Professor of Political Science

B.A., 1966, Shanghai Institute of Foreign Languages; M.A., 1985, Ph.D., 1994, University of Alberta, Canada

Kelly Madison (1994)     Professor of Broadcasting

B.A., 1988, University of California, Los Angeles; M.A., 1991, Ph.D., 1996, University of Southern California

Victor A. Manalo (2002)       Associate Professor of Social Work

B.A., 1985, Marquette University; M.S.W, 1993, California State University, Long Beach; Ph.D., 2001, University of Southern California

Alejandra Marchevsky (1999)     Associate Professor of Liberal Studies

B.A., 1992, University of California at Berkeley; M.A., 1995, Ph.D., 2004, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Paola Marin (2006)      Assistant Professor of Spanish

B.A., 1994, Universidad Javeriana, Colombia; M.A., 1996, Arizona State University; Ph.D., 2002, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Chogollah Maroufi (1988)      Chair and Professor of Education

B.S., 1978, M.A., 1979, California Polytechnic State College, San Luis Obispo; Ph.D., 1987, University of California, Los Angeles

Robert Martin (2005)     Professor of Art

B.S., 1978, Florida A&M University; M.F.A., 1981, University of Wisconsin

Susan Mason (1990)     Professor of Theatre Arts

B.A., 1979, San Jose State University; M.A., 1973, Idaho State University; Ph.D., 1980, University of Oregon

Afshin Matin-asgari (2001)     Associate Professor of History

B.A., 1979, M.A., 1980, California State University, Los Angeles; Ph.D., 1993, University of California, Los Angeles

Sachiko Matsunaga (1995)     Chair MLL and Professor of Japanese

B.A., 1986, University of Oregon; M.A., 1989, Ph.D., 1994, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Brigitte Matthies (2003)     Assistant Professor of Psychology

B.A., 1983, Queens University, Canada; Ph.D., 1993, McGill University, Canada

Don M. Maurizio (1979)     Associate Dean, College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology
and Professor of Technology

B.A., 1971, California State College, Los Angeles, M.A., 1979, California State University, Los Angeles; Ed.D., 1983, United States International University

Andrea P. Maxie (1986)     Associate Dean, Charter College of Education and Professor of Education

B.A., 1971, M.S., 1974, University of Southern California; Ph.D., 1987, University of California, Los Angeles

Jennifer McCormick (2008)     Assistant Professor of Education

B.A., 1981, Hamilton College; M.A., 1986, Teachers College, Columbia University; Ph.D., 1998, New York University

Alison McCurdy (2002)     Associate Professor of Chemistry

B.S., 1988, University of Chicago; Ph.D., 1995, California Institute of Technology

Mary Pat McEnrue (1981)     Professor of Management

B.A., 1975, Boston College; M.A., 1979, Ph.D., 1980, Wayne State University

Stephen J. McGuire (2003)     Associate Professor of Management

B.A., 1982, Providence College; M.B.A., 1984, IESE University-Navarro (Spain); Ph.D., 2003, The George Washington University

Carolyn Yvonne McIntosh (1992)     Health & Human Services Liaison Librarian

A.B., 1964, Clark College; M.L.S., 1974, Indiana University

Jane McKeever (2009)     Assistant Professor of General Production

B.A., 2003, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL; MFA, 2007, University of California, Los Angeles

Michael Locke McLendon (2003)     Assistant Professor of Political Science

B.A., 1992, University of Wisconsin; M.A., 1993, Columbia University; Ph.D., 2001, University of Texas at Austin

Caroline H. McManus (1993)     Professor of English

B.A., 1982, Occidental College; M.A., 1986, University of Exeter, England; Ph.D., 1992, University of California, Los Angeles

Nancy L. McQueen (1989)     Chair and Professor of Biological Sciences

B.S., 1975, California State Polytechnic College, Pomona; Ph.D., 1986, University of California, Los Angeles

Leah Melber (2003)     Assistant Professor of Education

B.A. 1992, University of New Hampshire; M.A. 1993, University of California, Pepperdine; Ph.D., 2004, University of Southern California

Henry R. Mendell (1983)     Professor of Philosophy

A.B., 1971, Cornell University; M.A., 1974, Cambridge University, England; Ph.D., 1986, Stanford University

Gustavo B. Menezes (2007)      Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering

B.S., 2000, Federal University of Mina Gerais, M.S., 2004, Ph.D., 2007, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Ramakrishnan Menon (2000)     Chair, Division of Curriculum and Instruction, and Professor of Education

B.A., 1973, University of Malaya, Kuala, Lumpar, Malaysia; M.A., 1983, University of Northern Iowa, Ph.D. 1993, University of British Columbia

Holly Menzies (2002)     Associate Professor of Education

B.A., 1987, California State University, Los Angeles, M.A., 1999, University of California, Riverside

Pauline Mercado (1983)     Professor of Education

B.A., 1974, M.A., 1976, San Diego State University; Ph.D., 1983, University of California, Santa Barbara

Andrew Keith Mew (1997)     Professor of Technology

B.A., 1974, West London Polytechnic, England; M.A., 1997, Lanchester Polytechnic, England; Ph.D., 1983, Warsaw University, Poland

Hrushikesh N. Mhaskar (1980)     Professor of Mathematics

B.S., 1974, Nagpur University, India; M.S., 1976, Indian Institute of Technology, India; M.S., 1977, Ph.D., 1980, Ohio State University

Darlene M. Michener (1985)      Professor of Education

B.S.Ed., 1979, Northern Illinois University; M.A., 1982, Ph.D., 1985, University of South Florida

Milan B. Mijic (1991)     Associate Professor of Physics

Diploma in Physics, 1979, Belgrade University, Yugoslavia; M.S., 1982, Ph.D., 1983, California Institute of Technology

Elizabeth Miller (1997)     Associate Professor of Anthropology

B.S., 1985, M.A., 1989, Texas A&M University; Ph.D., 1995, Arizona State University

Joan Sabrina Mims (1987)     Professor of Education

B.A., 1977, University of Southern California; M.A., 1980, San Diego State University; Ph.D., 1988, Claremont Graduate School/San Diego State University

Ali Modarres (1990)     Professor of Geography and Urban Analysis

B.L.A., 1983, M.L.A., 1985, Ph.D., 1990, University of Arizona

Madhu S. Mohanty (1990)     Professor of Economics and Statistics

B.A., 1977, M.A., 1979, M.Phil., 1983, Utkal University, India; Ph.D., 1990, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

Jamil A. Momand (1999)     Professor of Biochemistry

B.S., 1983, Ph.D. 1989, University of California, Los Angeles

Edward L. Monsour (2002)     Associate Professor of Accounting

B.B.A., 1978 MBA, 1983, Cleveland State University, JD, 1982, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law

Simona Montanari (2007)     Assistant Professor of Child and Family Studies

B.A., 1999, Universita degli Studi de Bologna; M.A., 2003, Ph.D., University of Southern California

Ivan Montiel (2009)     Assistant Professor of Management

B.S., 1999, Autonomous Univresity of Barcelona; MBEM, 2001, University Pompeu Fabra; Ph.D., 2006, University of California, Santa Barbara

H. Keith Moo-Young (2006)      Dean, College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology and Professor of Civil Engineering

B.S., 1991, Morgan State University, M.S. 1992, Ph.D., 1995, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Jimmy Moss (2005)     Assistant Professor of Art

B.F.A., 1988, Rhode Island School of Design; M.F.A., 1991, Yale School of Art

Margaret Moustafa (1997)     Professor of Education

B.S., 1963, University of Illinois; M.A., 1969, American University in Cairo; Ph.D., 1990, University of Southern California     

Alan E. Muchlinski (1979)     Associate Dean, Graduate Studies and Research and Professor of Biological Sciences

B.A., 1975, St. John’s University; Ph.D., 1979, Michigan State University

Stephen Mulherin (2000)     Associate Professor of Geography and Urban Analysis

B.A., 1985, State University of New York at Buffalo; M.A., 1995, University of Maryland; Ph.D., 1999, Ohio State University

Bridget Murnane (2005)      Assistant Professor of Broadcasting

B.A.,1975,  Merrimack College; M.Ed., 1977, Lesley College; M.A., 1985, University of California, Los Angeles; M.F.A., 1990, University of California, Los Angeles

Paul Jean Narguizian (2002)     Associate Professor of Education

B.A., 1994, M.S., 1998 California State University, Northridge; Ed.D., 2002, University of Southern California

Karen Nielsen-Menicucci (2004)   Assisstant Professor of Nursing

B.S., 1978, Loma Linda University; M.S., 1984 Loma Linda University; Ph.D., 2004, University of San Diego

Louis R. Negrete (1972)     Professor of Chicano Studies

B.A., 1957, Los Angeles State College; M.A., 1970, Occidental College; Ph.D., 1976, United States International University

Stephanie Jean Nelson (2000) ……………Professor of Technology

B.F.A., 1974, California Institute of the Arts; M.A., 1988, Ph.D., 1994, University of Southern California

Cheryl Ney (2009) Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs                                                                       and Dean of Graduate Studies

B.S. 1977, Arizona State University, M.S. 1980, Baylor University, Ph.D. 1986, University of Chicago

ChorSwang Ngin (1993)     Professor of Anthropology, Director of Asian and Asian American Studies

B.A., 1972, Wellesley College; M.A., 1975, Ph.D., 1985, University of California, Davis

Scott L. Nickolaisen (1994)     Professor of Chemistry

B.S., 1985, M.S., 1986, Utah State University; Ph.D., 1991, University of Southern California

Robert M. Nissen (2005)     Associate Professor of Biological Sciences

B.A., 1993, University of California, Berkeley; Ph.D., 2000, University of California, San Francisco

Enrique C. Ochoa (1995)     Program Director Latin American Studies, Professor of History

B.A., 1986, M.A., 1987, Ph.D., 1993, University of California, Los Angeles

Seónagh Odhiambo (2009)      Assistant Professor of Dance Education

B.A., 1995, M.A., 2000, University of British Columbia; Ph.D., 2009, Temple University 

Deborah M. Oh (2001)     Associate Professor of Education

B.A., 1987, California State University, Los Angeles; M. Divinity 1990, Fuller Theological Seminary, M. Ed., 1994, M. Phil., 1995, Ph.D., 1998, Columbia University, New York 

Jennifer Ohlund (2008)     Assistant Professor of English

B.A., 1999, University of Washington

David Olsen (1993)     Acting Chair and Professor of Communication Studies

B.A., 1984, Cedarville College; M.A., 1987, University of Virginia; Ph.D., 1993, Northwestern University

Teresa Portilla Omidsalar (1997)     Education Liaison Librarian

B.A., 1977, California State University, Los Angeles; M.L.S., 1979, University of California, Los Angeles

John Orta (1990)     Professor of Nutritional Science

B.S., 1973, M.S., M.S. Ed., 1975, Florida International University; M.Ed., 1980, M.A., 1983, Ed.D., 1987, Columbia University

Sharon S. Oselin (2008)          Assistant Professor of Sociology

B.A., 1999, Michigan State University, M.A., 2003, University of California Irvine, Ph.D., 2008, Expected

Joseph C. Otto (1986)      Professor of Information Systems

B.S., 1978, Iowa State University; M.S., 1982, Eastern Illinois University; Ed.D., 1987, Memphis State University

James Ovelman (2007)      Assistant Professor of Art

B.F.A., 1993, Illinois State University; M.F.A., 1997, California Institute of the Arts

Arturo Pacheco-Vega (2008)      Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering

B.S. 1994, Universidad Iberoamericana, M.E. 1996, Universidad de Guanajuato, M.S. , 2000, University of Notre Dame, Ph.D., 2002, University of Notre Dame

Raj S. Pamula (1987)     Chair and Professor of Computer Science

B.Tech., 1980, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, India; M.Tech., 1982, Indian Institute of Technology, India; Ph.D., 1987, Southern Illinois University

George A. Pardon (2007)     Interim Vice President for Administration

Hyunsook Park (2007)     Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences

B.S., Ewha Womans University; M.S., Ewha Womans University; Ph.D., Ewha Womans University   

Leslie Jane Park (1989)     Professor of Accounting

B.S., 1960, University of Texas; M.S., 1977, University of Houston; Ph.D., 1965, University of Illinois

SungHo Park (2006)     Assistant Professor of Education

B.A., 1996, Kyemyung University, Korea; M.A. 2001, Ph.D. 2004, University of California, Santa Barbara

Parviz Partow-Navid (1983)     Acting Associate Dean, College of Business and Economics and Professor of                                                                    Information Systems

B.B.A., 1973, Tehran Business College, Iran; M.B.A., 1976, Ph.D., 1981, University of Texas, Austin

Behzad Parviz (1986)     Professor of Computer Science

BS., 1974, College of Accounting, Tehran, Iran; M.S., 1976, Marywood College; M.S., 1979, Ph.D., 1986, State University of New York at Binghamton

Heidi Paul (2002)     Associate Professor of Education

B.A. 1979, California State University, Los Angeles, B.S. 1985, Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, M.S., 1996, California State University, Los Angeles

Marla E. Peppers (2008)     Associate University Librarian

B.A. 1992, University of California, Los Angeles; M.A. 2001, California State University, Fullerton; M.L.I.S. 2004, San Jose State University

Jose Perez-Carballo (2004)     Associate Professor of Information Systems

B.Sci, 1982, Nacional Autonoma de Mexico; M.S., 1984; New York University, Ph.D., 1991, New York University

Elizabeth Perluss (2001)     Associate Professor of Education

B.A. 1984, Westmont College; M.S. 1991, California State University, Los Angeles

Kimberly Persiani-Becker (2003)     Assistant Professor of Education

B.A., 1996; M.A., 2000, California State University, Long Beach; Ed.D., 2003, University of San Francisco

David Peterson (2006)     Associate Professor of Education

B.A., 1991, M.A. 1993, Northern Illinois University; Ph.D., 1996, University of Wisconsin

Gretchen Peterson (2000)     Associate Professor of Sociology

B.A., 1995, Bates College; M.A., 1997, Ph.D., 2000, University of Arizona

Joseph L. Peterson (2006)     Director, School of Criminal Justice and Criminalistics and Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminalistics

B.A., 1967, Carthage College; D.Crim. 1971, University of California, Berkeley

Miles Peterson (1987)     Professor of Communication Disorders

B.S., 1980, M.A., 1982, Utah State University; Ph.D., 1987, University of Washington

Birte Pfleger (2004)     Assistant Professor of History

B.A., 1993, California State University, Dominguez Hills, M.A. 1995, California State University, Long Beach, Ph.D., 2003, University of California, Irvine

Trinh K. Pham (2006)      Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering

B.S., 2001, M.S., 2003, Ph.D., 2007, University of California, Irvine,

David Pitt (2003)         Associate Professor of Philosophy

B.A., 1981, Haverford College; M.A., 1985, Queens College City University of New York; Ph.D., 1994, Graduate Center City University of New York

Stephen K. Pollard (1982)     Professor of Economics and Statistics

B.A., 1978, Sonoma State College; M.S., 1980, Ph.D., 1982, Ohio State University

Edith Porter (2001)     Associate Professor of Biological Sciences

M.D., 1989, University of Mainz, Germany; Thesis, 1990, University of Mainz, Germany

Joseph B. Prabhu (1978)     Professor of Philosophy

B.A., 1966, M.A., 1968, Delhi University, India; M.A., 1975, Cambridge University, England; Ph.D., 1982, Boston University

Veena P. Prabhu (2007)     Assistant Professor of Management

B.Sc., 1996, L.L.B., 1998, University of Mumbai, India; M.B.A, 2001, Amravati University, India; M.S. (HRMN), 2006, Ph.D., 2007, Auburn University

Sara Pugach (2007)     Assistant Professor of History

B.A.,   1991, University of Pennsylvania; M.A., 1994, Washington University of St. Louis; Ph.D., 2001, University of Chicago

Nikolai Pulchritudoff (1972)     Associate Professor of Economics and Statistics

B.A., 1964, Sacramento State College; M.S., 1965, Ph.D., 1971, University of California, Davis

Rupa P. Purasinghe (1988)     Chair and Professor of Civil Engineering

B.S., 1978, University of Sri Lanka; M.S., 1981, Portland State University; Ph.D., 1985, Case Western Reserve University; Registered Professional Civil Engineer, 1994, California

Hong-lie Qiu (1996)     Professor of Geography

B.S., 1982, Fujian Teacher’s University, People's Republic of China; Ph.D., 1994, Louisiana State University

Ruben D. Quintero (1988)     Professor of English

B.A., 1978 (Philosophy), B.A., 1980 (English), California State College, Los Angeles; A.M., 1983, Ph.D., 1988, Harvard University

Lauri Ramey (2004)     Professor of English

B.A., 1974, Oberlin College, M.A., 1975, University of Chicago, Ph.D., 1996, University of Chicago

John J. Ramírez (1989)     Chair and Professor of Broadcasting

B.A., 1977, M.A., 1980, Ph.D., 1991, University of California, Los Angeles

Pedro C. Ramírez (1991)     Professor of Geology

B.A., 1977, Ph.D., 1990, University of California, Santa Cruz

Debasree Raychaudhuri (2002)     Associate Professor of Mathematics

B.S., 1985, St. Xavier's College, India; M.S., 1990, Indian Institute of Technology, India; M.S. 1995, Ph.D. 2001, Simon Fraser University, Canada

Adam Reed (2000)      Professor of Information Systems

B.S., 1967, M.S., 1970, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ph. D., 1984, University of Oregon

James F. Refalo (2003)      Professor of Finance and Law

B.S., 1983, University of California, Irvine; M.B.A., 1992, Cornell University; Ph.D., 2000, Lenard M. Stern Graduate School of Business

James A. Regalado (1987)     Executive Director, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown Institute of Public Affairs, and Professor of Political Science

B.A., 1971, M.A., 1973, California State University, Los Angeles; Ph.D., 1980, University of California, Riverside

Pamela C. Regan (1996)     Professor of Psychology

B.A., 1988, Williams College; M.A., Ph.D., 1994, University of Minnesota

Suzanne E. Regan (1979)     Professor of Broadcasting

B.A., 1971, Simmons College; M.A., 1974, University of California, Los Angeles; Ph.D., 1981, University of Massachusetts

Kathryn C. Reilly (1999)     Professor of Education

A.B., 1967, M.A., 1969, Smith College; M.S., 1972, Southern Illinois University; Ph.D., 1978, St. Louis University

Edward H. Rezayi (1983)      Chair of Physics and Astronomy and Professor of Physics

B.S., 1972, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Ph.D., 1979, Stanford University

Siyon Y. Rhee (1993)     Professor of Social Work

B.A., 1974, Seoul National University, Korea; M.S.W., 1981, D.S.W., 1988, University of California, Los Angeles

Heidi Rose Riggio     Assistant Professor of Psychology

B.A., 1993, California State University Fullerton; M.A., 1996, California State University Fullerton; Ph.D., 2001, Claremont Graduate University

Katherine A. Roberts (1998)     Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminalistics

B.Sc., 1987, King’s College, University of London, England; M.Sc., 1989, University of Strathclyde,   Scotland; M.Phil., 1998, City University of New York; 2002, Ph.D., City University of New York

Carlos D. Robles (1979)     Professor of Biological Sciences

B.A., 1972, University of California, Santa Barbara; Ph.D., 1979, University of California, Berkeley

José P. Rodriguez (1992)     Professor of Physics and Astronomy

B.S., 1982, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ph.D., 1987, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Gloria J. Romero (1989)     Professor of Psychology

B.A., 1978, California State College, Long Beach; M.A., 1980, Ph.D., 1983, University of California, Riverside

Paul H. Rosenthal (1988)     Professor of Information Systems

B.S.Ed., 1950, M.A., 1953, Temple University; M.B.A., 1963, University of California, Los Angeles; D.B.A., 1980, University of Southern California

Anthony R. Ross (2000)……Vice President for Student Affairs and Associate Professor of Education

B.A., 1975, M.Ed., 1978, St. Lawrence University; Ed.D, 1984, Northern Arizona University

James M. Rosser (1979)     President of the University and Professor of Biological Sciences

B.A., 1962, M.A., 1963, Ph.D., 1969, Southern Illinois University

Stephen Rothman (2001)      Professor of Theatre Arts

B.S., 1972, M.F.A., 1974, Florida State University

Bidhan C. Roy (2009)     Assistant Professor of Anglophone Literatures

BS, 1993, Roehampton College, University of Surrey; M.A., 2004, California State University, Los Angeles

James Rudd  (2003)     Assistant Professor of Chemistry

B.S., 1992, Harvey Mudd College; M.S., 1999, Ph.D., 2001, Iowa State University

Amelia A. Russo-Neustadt (1999)     Professor of Biological Sciences

B.S., 1983, Chapman University; Ph.D., 1988, M.D., 1990, University of California, Irvine

Elena Ruzickova (2003)     Assistant Professor of Spanish

B.A., 1992, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia, M.A., 1994, Ph.D., 1998, University of Pittsburgh

Helen A. Ryaciotaki-Boussalis (1985)     Professor of Electrical Engineering

B.S., 1974, New York Institute of Technology; M.S., 1976, Ph.D., 1979, New Mexico State University

Kenneth Ryan (1988)          STEM Librarian

B.A., 1963, M.A., 1967, University of Texas at Austin; M.L.S., 1978, North Texas State University

Romelia Salinas (1999)     Access Services Librarian &  Chicano and Latin American Studies Liaison Librarian

B.A., 1992, University of California, Santa Barbara; M.L.I.S., 1994, Univeristy of California, Los Angeles; PhD. 2008, University of California, Los Angeles

Tina Salmassi (2002)     Associate Professor of Biological Sciences

B.S., 1996, University of California, Los Angeles; M.S., 1998, Ph.D. 2001, California Institute of Technology

Bill Sanders (2008)     Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminalistics

B.A. 1994, University of California at Riverside; M.Phil., 1995, University of Cambridge; Ph.D., 2004, University of London

David Sandoval (1979)     Director, Educational Opportunity Program

B.A., 1975, M.A., 1987, California State University, Los Angeles

Sunil K. Sapra (1991)     Professor of Economics and Statistics

B.S., 1973,  University of Delhi, India; M.A., 1976, Delhi School of Economics, India; M. Phil., 1981, Ph.D., 1983, Columbia University

Deborah Schaeffer (1988)     Community Outreach/Education Liaison Librarian

B.A., 1977, California State College, Long Beach: M.L.S., 1979, University of California, Los Angeles

Henry Schlinger (2006)     Assistant Professor of Psychology

B.S.,  Southern Methodist University;  M.A.,  Southern Methodist University;  Ph.D., 1985, Western Michigan University Psychology

Rennie B. Schoepflin (2004)     Acting Associate Dean, College of Natural and Social Sciences and Professor of History

B.S., 1974, Walla Walla College; M.A., 1980, Loma Linda College; Ph.D., 1995, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Mary Anne Schultz (2008)     Assistant Professor of Nursing

B.S.N., 1979, University of Cincinnati; M.S.N.,  1984, Case Western Reserve University; M.B.A., 1992, Claremont Graduate School; Ph.D., 1998, University of California, Los Angeles

Virgil A. Seaman (1987)     Professor of Technology

B.S., 1979, Lake Superior State College; M.A., 1983, Ph.D., 1987, Indiana State University

Matthias Selke (1998)     Professor of Chemistry

B.S., 1990, University of Southern California; Ph.D., 1994, University of California, Los Angeles

Penelope Semrau (1988)     Professor of Education

B.S.E., 1972, University of Wisconsin–Whitewater; M.A., 1980, Illinois State University; Ph.D., 1987, Ohio State University

Daniel B. Shabani (2008)     Assistant Professor of Psychology

B.A., 1997, University of California Los Angeles; M.A.,   2001, University of the Pacific; Ph.D., 2005, Western Michigan University

Ray O. Shackelford (1995)     Professor of Technology

B.A., 1972; M.A., 1974, California State University, Los Angeles

Anthony Shaheen (2005)       Assistant Professor of Mathematics

B.S., 2000, Loyola Marymount; M.A., 2001, Ph.D. , 2005,  University of California, San Diego

Adel A. Sharif (2002)     Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering

B.S.,1992, California State University, Los Angeles, Ph.D.,1998, University of California, Irvine; Registered Professional Mechanical Engineer, 2009, California

Behjat A. Sharif (1991)     Chair and Professor of Health Science

B.A., 1973, Teachers  Training University, Iran; M.S., 1982, Southern Illinois University; Ph.D., 1989, Texas Women’s University; Certified Mediator

Patrick B. Sharp (2002)     Associate Professor of Liberal Studies

B.A., 89,  M.A., 1994, Ph.D., 1999, University of California, Santa Barbara

Sandra B. Sharp (1986)     Professor of Biological Sciences

B.A., 1967, University of California, Berkeley; Ph.D., 1981, University of California, Los Angeles

Munyi Shea (2009)     Assistant Professor of Psychology

B.A., B.S., 2001,University of Washington; Ph.D., 2008,  Columbia University

Christina Sheldon (2008)     Instruction & Reference Librarian

B.A., 1992, Stanford University; M.A.T., 2002, Occidental College; M.L.I.S., 2006, University of California, Los Angeles

Min Shi (2008)     Assistant Professor of Management

B.A., 1997, Zhejian University; MCBL, 2000, East China University of Politics & Law; Ph.D., 2007, Rutgers Business School

Minyi Shih (2008)     Assistant Professor of Education

B.A., 1995, National Cheng-Chi University, Taipei, Taiwan; M.Ed., 2000, University of Texas at Austin; Ph.D., 2005, University of Texas at Austin

Michael Shim (2007)     Assistant Professor of Philosophy

B.A., 1995, Vassar College; M.A., 2001, Ph.D., 2003, Stony Brook University

John V. Shindler (2001)     Associate Professor of Education

B.A. Ed. 1985, M.Ed. 1990, Seattle University; Ph.D. 1996, Washington State University

Andrew D. Shroyer (1997)     Library Periodicals Specialist

B.A., 1980, University of Oklahoma; M.L.S., 1983, University of Texas at Austin

Peter H. Sigal (1997)     Associate Professor of History

B.A., 1986, Bucknell University; M.A., 1992, Ph.D., 1995, University of California, Los Angeles\

Michael J. Siler (1993)      Professor of Political Science

B.S., M.S., 1977, University of California, Los Angeles; M.P.A., 1979, University of Washington; Ph.D., 1992, University of Southern California

Gabriela Simon-Cereijido (2009) Assistant Professor of  Communication Disorders

BS, 1998, Columbia University, MS, 2000, Columbia University, New York.

Harmit Singh (2004)     Associate Professor of Nutritional Science

B.S., 1986, M.S., 1987, M.Phil., 1988, Ph.D., 1993, Guru Nanak Dev University, India

Ludwig Slusky (1985)     Professor of Information Systems

M.S., 1961, Institute of Mechanical Engineering (Bauman), U.S.S.R.; Ph.D., 1968, Academy of Municipal Economy, U.S.S.R.

Jon Snodgrass (1972)     Professor of Sociology

B.A., 1965, M.A., 1967, University of Maryland; Ph.D., 1972, University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., 1983, Reiss-Davis Child Study Center

Marguerite Ann Snow (1988)     Professor of Education

B.A., 1977, M.A., 1979, Ph.D., 1985, University of California, Los Angeles

Michael Soldatenko (2005)     Professor of Chicano Studies

B.A., 1975, M.A., 1980, Ph.D., 1987, University of California, Los Angeles

Alejandro Solomianski (2002)     Associate Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures

M.A., 1998, Ph.D., 2001, University of Pittsburgh

Ira Sommers (1996)     Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminalistics

B.A., 1974, State University of New York; M.S., 1976, Boston University; D.S.W., 1983, University of Pennsylvania

Yongyi Song (2004).     Technical Services/Collection Services Librarian

B.A., Shanghai Institute of Education, M.A., 1992 University of Colorado, M.L.S., 1992, Indiana University

Aaron Sonnenschein (2007)      Assistant Professor of English

B.A., 1993, University of California, Berkeley; M.A., 1997, Ph.D., 2004, University of Southern California

Marcel Soriano (1990)      Professor of Education

B.A., 1968, M.A. 1972, University of California, Riverside; Ph.D., 1984, United States International University

Carole Srole (1984)     Professor of History

B.A., 1970, M.A., 1973, Ph.D., 1984, University of California, Los Angeles

Beverly Stein (1999)     Associate Professor of Music

B.A., 1981, The Juilliard School; M.A., 1988, Ph.D., 1994, Brandeis University

John F. Steiner (1973)     Professor of Management

B.S., 1967, Southern Oregon College; M.A., 1970, Ph.D., 1973, University of Arizona

Douglas M. Stenstrom (2008)     Assistant Professor of Psychology

B.A.,1995, USC; J.D., 1999, Loyola Marymount University;  M.A., 2004, USC; Ph.D., 2008, USC

Shirley M. Stretch-Stephenson (1987)     Professor of Marketing

B.S., 1971, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; M.S., 1972, Kansas State University; M.B.A., 1977, Ph.D., 1982, Ohio State University

Tieting Su (2002)     Assistant Professor of Sociology

B.A., 1981, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China; M.A., 1983, Boston University; M.A., 1986, Ph.D., 1989, University of Massachusetts at Amherst

Kaveri Subrahmanyam (1996)          Professor of Psychology

B.A., 1984, University of Madras, India; M.A., 1986, University of Mysore, India; M.A., 1989, Ph.D., 1993, University of California, Los Angeles

Kate Sullivan (2005)     Assistant Professor of Anthropology

B.A. , Anthropology, Colorado State University,Fort Collins; M.A., Anthropology, University of Texas, Austin; Ph.D.,,Anthropology University of California, Santa Barbara, 2004

Chengyu Sun (2004)      Assistant Professor of Computer Science

B.E., 1996, Tsinghua University; Ph.D., 2004, University of California, Santa Barbara

Hershel Swinger (1980)     Professor of Education

B.A., 1966, M.S., 1968, California State College, Los Angeles; Ph.D., 1978, University of Southern California

Jennifer Symon (2002)     Associate Professor of Education

B.A. 1992, M.A. 1995, 2000, Ph.D., 2002, University of California, Santa Barbara

Lili Tabrizi (1987)     Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

B.S., 1978, Sharif University of Technology, Iran; M.S., 1981, Ph.D., 1984, Michigan State University

Lillian Taiz (1992)      Professor of History

B.A., 1981, M.A., 1983, San Francisco State University; Ph.D., 1993, University of California, Davis

Valerie Talavera-Bustillos (2003)     Assistant Professor of  Chicano Studies

B.A., 1992, University of California, Irvine; Ph.D., 1998, University of California, Los Angeles

Narendra B. Taly (1977)     Professor of Civil Engineering

B.Sc., 1959, Banaras Hindu University, India; M.S., 1971, Bucknell University; Ph.D., 1976, West Virginia University; Registered Professional Civil Engineer, 1976, West Virginia; Registered Professional Civil Engineer, 1977, California

Chick F. Tam (1982)     Professor of Nutritional Science

B.S., 1967, Chinese University of Hong Kong; M.S., 1971, Dr.P.H., 1974, University of California, Los Angeles

Rodolfo G. Tamez (1989)     Professor of Mathematics

B.A., 1981, University of California, Santa Barbara; M.A., 1983, Ph.D., 1988, University of California, Berkeley

Le D. Tang (1986)     Professor of Technology

B.Ed., 1972, National Taiwan Normal University; M.A., 1979, East Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 1981, Ohio State University

Alison Taufer (1990)     Professor of English

B.A., 1980, Loyola-Marymount University; M.A., 1984, Ph.D., 1988, University of California, Los Angeles

Carlos Tejeda (1998)     Associate Professor of Education

B.A., 1987, University of California, Santa Cruz; M.A., 1994; Ph.D., 2000, California State University, Los Angeles

Katherine Tellis (2009) Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminalistics

BA, 2003, University of California, Los Angeles, MSW, 2005, University of California, Los Angeles, Ph.D. 2008, University of Nebraska-Omaha.

Susan Terebey (2001)     AssociateProfessor of Physics and Astronomy

B.A., 1977, University of California, Santa Cruz; Ph.D., 1984, University of California, Berkeley

Stacey Thompson (2008)     Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences

B.A., 1999, University of Guelph; Ph.D., 2006, University of British Columbia

Wayne R. Tikkanen (1986)      Professor of Chemistry

B.S., 1976, University of Rhode Island; M.A., 1980, Ph.D., 1982, University of California, Santa Barbara

Elizabeth Torres (1998)     Associate Professor of Biological Sciences

B.S., 1989, Arizona State University; Ph.D., 1997, University of California, Los Angeles

Dang T. Tran (1987)     Professor of Economics and Statistics

Licence en droit, 1964, Saigon University, Viet Nam; B.Ec., 1969, University of Western Australia; M.A., 1975, Ph.D., 1977, Syracuse University

Ronald T. Tsukashima (1972)     Professor of Sociology

B.A., 1965, California State College, Los Angeles; M.A., 1967, Ph.D., 1973, University of California, Los Angeles

Mark R. Tufenkjian (1997)     Professor of Civil Engineering

B.S., 1986, California State University, Fresno; M.S., 1989, Ph.D., 1993, University of California, Los Angeles; Registered Professional Civil Engineer, California

Linda M. Tunstad (1992)     Professor of Chemistry

B.S., 1983, California State University, Los Angeles; Ph.D., 1990, University of California, Los Angeles

Carol F. Tuntland (1988)     Associate Professor of Art

B.S., 1965, North Dakota State University; M.A., 1987, California State University, Long Beach; Ed.D., 1995, Pepperdine University

Fawn Teresa Ukpolo (2001)     Assistant Professor of Education

B.S., 1991, M.A., 1992, Austin Peay State University; Ed.D., 1998, Tennessee State University

Sharon Hilda Ulanoff (2001)     Professor of Education

B.A. 1974, State University of New York at Buffalo; M.A. 1982, California State University, Los Angeles; Ph.D. 1993, University of Southern California

Connie Utterback (1991)     Professor of Art

B.F.A., 1969, Washington University; M.F.A., 1981, University of California, Los Angeles

Frederick Uy (1998)     Associate Professor of Education

B.A., 1986, University of Philippines, Quezon; M.A., 1990, Montclair State University; Ed.D., 1996, Teachers College, Columbia University

Nguyen Uy (1984)     Professor of Mathematics

B.A., 1968, University of Saigon, Vietnam; M.A., 1972, University of California, Los Angeles; M.S., 1973, State University of New York; Ph.D., 1974, University of California, Los Angeles

René Vellanoweth (2007)     Associate Professor of Anthropology

B.A, 1989, UCLA; M.A., 1996, UCLA,  PH.D., 2001, University of Oregon

Robert L. Vellanoweth (1994)     Professor of Biochemistry

B.S., 1982, California State University, Los Angeles; Ph.D., 1988, University of California, Berkeley

Angela Vergara-Marshall   (2006)     Assistant Professor of History

B.A., 1994, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; M.A., 1999, University of California, San Diego; Ph.D., 2002, University of California, San Diego

Kayley Vernallis (1993)     Professor of Philosophy

A.B., 1982, Stanford University; Ph.D., 1993, University of California, Berkeley

Robert Vianello (1984)      Professor of Broadcasting

B.A., 1972, University of Michigan; M.A., 1982, Ph.D., 1988, University of California, Los Angeles

Victor Viesca (2004)     Assistant Professor of Liberal Studies

B.A., 1995, University of California, San Diego; M.A. 2000, New York University

Valentine Villa (2003)      Professor of Social Work

B.A., 1983, University of Southern California; M.S. & M.A., 1985, University of Southern California; Ph.D., 1993, University of Southern California

Paula Vuckovich (2003)  Assistant Professor of Nursing

B.S., 1967, Boston University; M.S., 1972, Wayne State University; Ph.D., 2003, University of San Diego

Michele Wallace (2005)     Assistant Professor of Education

B.A. 1994, Florida International University; M.S. 1998, Ph.D. 2001, University of Florida

Ming Wang (2002)….Associate Professor of Information Systems

B.A., 1982, Northeast Normal University, China; M.A., 1988,Ph.D., 1993, Southern Illinois University 1998; M.S. 1998 Nova Southeastern University, Florida,

Ming-Fang Wang (2005)      Asistant Professor of Nursing

B.A., 1985 University of La Verne, M.S.N., Claifornia State University, Los Angeles, Ph.D., 2005, Pepperdine University

Raquel Warley (2008)     Assistant Professor of Social Work

B.A., 1993, John Jay College of Criminal Justice; M.A., 1995, John Jay College of Criminal Justice; MSW, 2000, Hunter College School of Social Work; M.Phil, 2006, City University of New York; Ph.D., 2009, City University of New York.

Nancy Warter-Perez (1993)     Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

B.S., 1985, Cornell University; M.S., 1989, Ph.D., 1993, University of Illinois, Urbana

Judith M. Washburn (1974)      Professor of Education

B.S., 1969, University of Wisconsin; M.A., 1971, Ph.D., 1974, Ohio State University

Paul V. Washburn (1973)     Chair and Professor of Management

B.A., 1969, Wake Forest University; M.A., 1972, Ph.D., 1973, Ohio State University

Gail Washington (2003)     Assistaant Professor of Nursing

B.S., 1993, Drake University; M.S., 1997, Drake University; D.N.S., 2003, Louisiana State University Health Science Center

Knox B. Wasley (1981)     Associate Professor of Information Systems

B.S., 1972, M.B.A., 1976, University of Colorado

Richard Wearn (2005)     Assistant Professor of Art

B.F.A., 1993, University of Auckland, New Zealand; M.F.A., 1996, University of Southern California

Dale Weaver (1998)     Professor of Social Work

A.B., 1973, University of California, Berkeley; M.S.W., 1984, University of Southern California; Ph.D., 1994, University of California, Los Angeles

Lois Weinberg (2002)      Professor of Education

B.A. 1969, M.A. 1973, Ph.D., 1978, University of California, Los Angeles

Scott Wells (2003)     Assistant Professor of History

B.A. 1992, Columbia University; M.A., 1995, Ph.D., 2002, New York University

Min-Ming Wen (2008)     Assistant Professor of Finance and Law

B.S., 1991, National Chung-Hsing University; M.S., 1993, National Chiao-Tung University, Ph.D., 2004, University of Connecticut

Xin Wen (2006)     Assistant Professor of Chemistry

B.Sc., Honors 1998, M.Sc. 2000, Nanjing University, Ph.D. 2004 University of Rochester

Laura L. Whitcomb (1989)     Associate Professor of Management

A.B., 1978, M.A., 1985, M.B.A., 1986, Ph.D., 1991, Indiana University

Steve Wight (2007)     Assistant Professor of Music

B.M., 1981, California State University, Fullerton; M.F.A., 1982, California Institute of the Arts

Henry Mark Wild (2001)     Associate Professor of History

B.A., 1992, Princeton University; M.A., 1997, Ph.D., 2000, University of California, San Diego

Michael Willard (2005)      Assistant Professor of Liberal Studies

B.A., 1988, University of California, Los Angeles; Ph.D., 2001, University of Minnesota

A. Dee Williams (2007)     Assistant Professor of Education

B.A., 1995, California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo; M.Ed., 2001, University of California, Los Angeles; Ph.D., 2007, University of Maryland

Leslie K. Williams (2003)     Assistant Professor of Management

B.S., 1988, Carnegie Mellon University; M.S., 1989, Carnegie Mellon University; Ph.D., 1999, University of California, Berkeley

Andrew J. Winnick (1996)     Professor of Economics and Statistics

B.A., 1961, University of California, Berkeley; M.A., 1967, Ph.D., 1971, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Deborah S. Won (2009)      Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

B.S., 2000, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ph.D., 2007, Duke University

Jongwook Woo (2003)     Assistant Professor of Information Systems

B.S., 1989, Yonsei University (Korea); M.S., 1991, Yonsei University (Korea); M.S., 1998, University of Southern California; Ph.D., 2001, University of Southern California

Ann Wood (2002)     Associate Professor of Education

B.A., 1968, M.A. 1970, Ph.D. 1982, Michigan State University

Chivey C. Wu (1983)     Professor of Mechanical Engineering

B.S.M.E., 1976, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan; M.S.M.E., 1979, Ph.D., 1983, University of Illinois

Lifan Wu (1998)     Professor of Finance

M.A., 1986, Nankai University, People's Republic of China; Ph.D., 1994, University of Illinois

Qingyun Wu (1991)      Professor of Chinese

B.A., 1975, Kaifeng Teachers  University, People's Republic of China; M.A., 1987, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale; Ph.D., 1991, Pennsylvania State University

Song Xing (2003)     Assistant Professor of Information Systems

B.S., 1985, Southeast University; M.S., 1990, Southeast University; Ph.D., 2003, George Mason University

H. Howard Xu (2004)     Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences

B.S., 1982, Wulan University, M.S., 1988, Bowling Green State University, Ph.D., 1992, University of Minnesota

Ying Xu (1992)     Arts & Letters Liaison Librarian

B.A., 1978, Fudan University, People's Republic of China; M.A., 1985, Leeds University, England; M.L.S., 1989, Rutgers University

Ping Yao (1997)     Professor of History

B.A., 1982, Eastern Normal University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China; M.A., 1984, Fudan University, People's Republic of China; M.A., 1992; Ph.D., 1997, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Hengchun Ye (2001)     Professor of Geography

B.S., 1985, M.S., 1988, Hangzhou University, People's Republic of China; Ph.D., 1995, University of Delaware

Lamont Yeakey (1982)     Associate Professor of History

B.A., 1967, M.A., 1969, Roosevelt University; M.A., 1970, M.Phil., 1978, Ph.D., 1979, Columbia University

Jong-Hwan Yi (1996)     Associate Professor of Finance

B.A., 1990, M.A., 1990, University of Chicago; Ph.D., 1997, University of Southern California

Killian P. H. Ying (1988)     Professor of Geography and Urban Analysis

B.S., 1979, University of Houston; M.A., 1980, Ph.D., 1985, Ohio State University

Toshiko Yokota (2002)     Associate Professor of Modern Languages and Literature

B.A., 1977, Sophia University, Japan,  M.A. 1981, 1990, University of California, Santa Barbara, Ph.D., 2000, University of California, Irvine

Mann J. Yoon (1991)     Professor of Economics and Statistics

B.A., 1983, Yonsei University, Korea; M.S., 1985, Indiana State University; Ph.D., 1991, University of Illinois

Beatrice Yorker (2005)     Dean, College of Health and Human Services and Professor of Nursing

B.S., 1975, Indiana University; M.S., 1978, University of California, San Francisco; J.D., 1988, Georgia State University, College of Law

Angela M. Young (1997)     Professor of Management

B.S., 1984, University of Nebraska; M.B.A., 1992, California State University, Sacramento; Ph.D., 1997, Florida State University

Holly Yu (2001)          Associate Librarian

B.A., 1982, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China; M.L.S, 1995, University of Western Ontario, Canada

Gay Yuen (1989)     Professor of Education

B.A., 1975, University of California, Los Angeles; Ph.D., 1995, University of Southern California

Walter A. Zelman (2007)     Chair and Professor of Health Science 

B.A.,1965, University of Michigan; M.A., 1966, University of California, Los Angeles; Ph.D., 1971, University of California, Los Angeles

Marlene Zepeda (1990)     Chair and Professor of Child and Family Studies

B.A., 1972, California State College, Los Angeles; M.A., 1978, Ph.D., 1984, University of California, Los Angeles

Andrea G. Zetlin (1989)     Professor of Education

B.A., 1972, Queens College, City University of New York; M.A., 1973, New York University; Ed.D., 1977, Columbia University Teachers  College

Guo-meng Zhao (2002)     Associate Professor of Physics

B.S., 1985, Zhejiang University; M.A., 1990, University of Southern California; Ph.D., 1997, University of Zurich

Jay Zhong (2004)     Assistant Professor of Music

B.M. 1994, Manhattan School of Music, M.F.A., 1997, State University of New York at Purchase

Feimeng Zhou (1997)     Professor of Chemistry

B.S., 1984, Wuhan University, People’s Republic of China; Ph.D., 1993, University of Texas at Austin

Mark J. Zimny (2003)     Assistant Professor of Sociology

B.S., 1994, Cornell University; M.A., 1995, Cornell University; Ph.D.,2000, Yale University