Arun Sethuraman
Assistant ProfessorCollege of SciencesBiologySan Diego[email protected]619-594-3979Area of Expertise
Population Genetics, Genomics, Evolutionary Biology, Molecular Ecology, Genetic ancestry
Experts Directory
The San Diego State University Experts Directory is a rolodex for reporters, designed to assist journalists in their search for subject-matter experts on a variety of topics and academic research areas.
For Faculty Interested in Joining the Experts Directory
Faculty interested in joining the Experts Directory are encouraged to contact Senior Director of Media Relations Cory Marshall for more information.
For Media Seeking an Interview
For questions or assistance in coordinating an interview with one of the university’s subject-matter experts, please contact a member of the SDSU media relations team.
Dr. Allen Shafter
Chair and ProfessorCollege of SciencesAstronomySan Diego[email protected]619-594-6170Area of Expertise
Study of cataclysmic variable stars: Novae, Dwarf Novae, and Nova-like variables.
Satish Sharma
ProfessorCollege of EngineeringElectrical and Computer EngineeringSan Diego[email protected]619-594-0241Area of Expertise
Reconfigurable antennas and arrays, active antennas, feeds for reflector antennas, compact antennas for handheld and portable devices, multiple input multiple output (MIMO) antennas, beam steering antennas, global positioning system (GPS) antennas, wideband and multiband microstrip antennas, broadband antennas, ultra-wide bandwidth antennas, dielectric resonator antennas, wire antennas, and microwave passive components such as filters.
Jay Sheehan
Faculty and Production ManagerCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsSchool of Theatre, Television, and FilmSan Diego[email protected]619-594-4990Area of Expertise
Production management, theatre and stage management. Sheehan oversees production management and stage management emphasis for the School of Theatre, Television, and Film. Sheehan is the author of "The Production Manager's Toolkit" - the only textbook in the United States written on the subject of production management in the arts.
Bo-Wen Shen
Associate ProfessorCollege of SciencesMathematics and StatisticsSan Diego[email protected]Area of Expertise
Nonlinear dynamics (chaos; butterfly effect; multistability; predictability; Lorenz model), global weather/climate modeling, hurricane predictions, supercomputing and visualizations and big data analysis
Hongmei Shen
ProfessorCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsSchool of Journalism and Media StudiesSan Diego[email protected]619-594-5120Area of Expertise
Strategic management of public relations, relationship management, international public relations, internal public relations, crisis communication, health communication and public relations education.
Sam Shen
Distinguished ProfessorCollege of SciencesMathematics and StatisticsSan Diego[email protected]619-594-6280Area of Expertise
Global warming, climate data science, climate data visualization, climate data delivery technology to classrooms, machine learning, AI applications to education, progressive education, spectral optimal averaging theory. Shen developed the mathematical methods to quantify the uncertainties in the global warming assessment adopted by the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Nicholas Shikuma
Associate ProfessorCollege of SciencesBiologySan Diego[email protected]Area of Expertise
Microbiology, developmental biology, molecular biology, genetics and cell biology.
Bongsik Shin
Professor and Department ChairFowler College of BusinessManagement Information SystemsSan Diego[email protected]619-594-2133Area of Expertise
Cybersecurity, networks and telecommunications.
JoAnn Silkes
Associate ProfessorCollege of Health and Human ServicesSpeech, Language, and Hearing SciencesSan Diego[email protected]Area of Expertise
Aphasia, medical speech-language pathology, neurogenic communication disorders, and right hemisphere disorders.
Michael Simpson
Professor EmeritusCollege of SciencesBiologySan Diego[email protected]619-594-8012Area of Expertise
Plants, systematics, SDSU Herbarium, SDSU Biodiversity Museum, taxonomy and identification of California native plants and plants of Mediterranean ecosystems.
Damariye Smith
Assistant ProfessorCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsCommunication and Journalism and Media StudiesSan Diego[email protected]Area of Expertise
African-Amerian/Black media studies and rhetoric.
J.T. Smith
LecturerPolitical ScienceSan Diego[email protected]619-594-6245Area of Expertise
Democracy, trust and social justice and American politics.
Elisa Sobo
Professor and Department ChairCollege of Arts and LettersAnthropologySan Diego[email protected]619-594-6591Area of Expertise
Sobo can speak to yoga sound bath therapy or sound healing, vaccination (pediatric & COVID), cannabis and other alternative medicines, alternative (e.g., Waldorf) education, medical tourism, medical/health traditions, nutrition/foodways, health education and health-related risk perception.
Christal Sohl
Assistant ProfessorCollege of SciencesChemistry and BiochemistrySan Diego[email protected]Area of Expertise
Enzymes, enzymology, kinetics, molecular mechanisms of cancer and tumor metabolism.
Matthew Soto
Lecturer, Director of the Adaptive Fitness ClinicCollege of Health and Human ServicesExercise and Nutritional SciencesSan Diego[email protected]619.594.0840Area of Expertise
Persons with Physical Disabilities, long term care of physically disabled Disability and Fitness, Adaptive activities for persons with physical disabilities, and exercise interventions for persons with disabilities.
Dan Sousa
Assistant ProfessorCollege of Arts and LettersGeographySan Diego[email protected](619) 922-7161Area of Expertise
Remote sensing, reflectance spectroscopy, biogeography, geophysical inverse theory, spatiotemporal analysis, evapotranspiration
Steve Spencer
DirectorEducationSan Diego[email protected]619-594-4205Area of Expertise
Special education and adult services for individuals with disabilities.
Katherine Spilde
Professor and Chair of the Sycuan Institute of Tribal GamingCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsL. Robert Payne School of Hospitality and Tourism ManagementSan Diego[email protected]619-594-4964Area of Expertise
American Indian economic development, nation building, casino gaming, corporate social responsibility, Indian gaming, tribal government gaming, Native American studies, tribal governance, corporate governance, Macau, Japan, gambling addiction and responsible gaming.
Brian Spitzberg
Senate Distinguished Professor EmeritusCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsSchool of CommunicationSan Diego[email protected]Area of Expertise
Fake news, misinformation, disinformation, pseudoscience, and conspiracy theory.
Valerie Stahl
Assistant Professor of City PlanningCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsSchool of Public AffairsSan Diego[email protected]Area of Expertise
Public and affordable housing, zoning and land use, community engagement, participation, urban planning and young cancer survivorship.
Erik Storholm
Assistant ProfessorCollege of Health and Human ServicesSchool of Public HealthSan Diego[email protected]Area of Expertise
HIV prevention, sexual and gender minorities, health equity, mental health, substance use, sexuality and sexual health
Carleen Stoskopf
DirectorCollege of Health and Human ServicesGraduate School of Public HealthSan Diego[email protected]619-594-4239Area of Expertise
Public health, environmental health, health policy and management.
Mary Ellen Stout
LecturerCollege of Arts and LettersHistorySan Diego[email protected]Area of Expertise
history of feminism in comics, history of women comic creators, U.S. history, comics and social justice, using comics to teach difficult topics at the high school and college level
Doug Stow
Professor, Interim Dept. ChairCollege of Arts and LettersGeographySan Diego[email protected]619-594-5498Area of Expertise
Environmental planning and policy, land cover and land use change analysis, remote sensing, applied GIS, vegetation mapping and monitoring, wildfire processes and landscape ecology.
Chamu Sundaramurthy
Professor and ChairFowler College of BusinessManagementSan Diego[email protected]619-594-4845Area of Expertise
Corporate board of directors and governance.
Mark Sussman
ProfessorCollege of SciencesBiologySan Diego[email protected]619-594-2983Area of Expertise
Structural and molecular basis of heart failure, cardiac stem cells, heart attack recovery, heart biology, vaping and vaping-related injury.
Paul Sutton
Professor EmeritusCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsCriminal JusticeSan Diego[email protected]619-594-4449Area of Expertise
Crime and criminal justice, criminal law and procedure, prisons and jails, official abuse, corruption, and misconduct by criminal justice officials, criminal justice and the media and prison documentary filmmaker
Manal Swairjo
Associate ProfessorCollege of SciencesChemistry and BiochemistrySan Diego[email protected]619-594-6801Area of Expertise
X-ray crystallography, enzymology and RNA biology.
Kaye Sweetser
ProfessorCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsSchool of Journalism and Media StudiesSan Diego[email protected]619-594-6714Area of Expertise
Social media, Digital media, Digital political public relations, Public relations, Digital public relations
