Stephanie Ries
Assistant ProfessorCollege of Health and Human ServicesSpeech, Language, and Hearing SciencesSan Diego[email protected]Area of Expertise
Neuroscience, Language, Electrophysiology, and Aphasia
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.
Erin Riley
ProfessorCollege of Arts and LettersAnthropologySan Diego[email protected]619-594-8628Area of Expertise
Primate behavior & ecology, ethnoprimatology, macaques, human-wildlife interactions, primate conservation, human-animal relationships, wildlife conservation, field primatology ethics, Sulawesi, Wallacea, Indonesia and Silver River macaques (Florida, USA).
Shulamit Ritblatt
ProfessorCollege of EducationSan Diego[email protected]; [email protected]619-594-5312Area of Expertise
Social-emotional development, family engagement, early childhood mental health, behavioral support and learning readiness with the focus on prevention and early intervention; utilizing relational, reflective, and trauma-informed practices to support healthy development of children and their families in the context of schools and communities.
Mike Roberts
ProfessorCollege of Arts and LettersSociologySan Diego[email protected]619-594-4245Area of Expertise
Sociology (sports, pop culture, rock & roll), labor relations, unions, movements, social theory, and culture and history of surfing.
Thomas Rockwell
ProfessorCollege of SciencesGeological SciencesSan Diego[email protected]619-594-4441Area of Expertise
Earthquakes, fault systems, histories of major faults in southern California and Baja California, Tectonic geomorphology, neotectonics, soils stratigraphy, forecasting earthquakes
Nathian Rodriguez
Associate ProfessorCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsSchool of Journalism and Media StudiesSan Diego[email protected]Area of Expertise
Latinx/e media; new media technologies; social impact of media; identity and gender representations; LGBTQ representation; pop culture; entertainment media; Selena; Bad Bunny; podcasting; Media, Identity, & Communication Innovation Research Lab
Forest Rohwer
ProfessorCollege of SciencesBiologySan Diego[email protected]619-594-1336Area of Expertise
Genomic analysis of marine phage, opportunistic infections and coral disease, diversity of coral-associated bacteria, viruses, mircobes, coral, coral reef health
Tyler Rolling
Health EducatorWell-being & Health PromotionSan Diego[email protected]619-594-2869Area of Expertise
Nutrition education, Intuitive Eating, meal planning, eating healthy on campus, navigating food environments. As a Registered Dietitian and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor
Esther Rothblum
Professor EmeritusCollege of Arts and LettersWomen's StudiesSan Diego[email protected]619-594-6662Area of Expertise
Women's mental health, same-sex relationships, stigma of weight, sexual orientation, fat studies
Kate Rubin
Associate ProfessorCollege of SciencesAstronomySan Diego[email protected]Area of Expertise
Galaxy formation and circumgalactic medium.
Lori Ryan
ProfessorFowler College of BusinessManagementSan Diego[email protected](619) 594-5314Area of Expertise
Business ethics and corporate governance; roles, characteristics and responsibilities of institutional and individual investors.
Isabelle Sacramento-Grilo
LecturerCollege of SciencesGeological SciencesSan Diego[email protected]619-594-5607Area of Expertise
Natural disasters, earthquake, volcano, tsunami, landslide, flood, wildfire, hurricane, tornado, space impact, meteor, mass extinction
Fernando Sales
Associate ProfessorCollege of Arts and LettersGeographySan Diego[email protected]619-594-1888Area of Expertise
Regional climate and weather; wildfire and surface climate; the impacts of global warming on water resources and crop productivity. Deforestation and sustainability in the tropics.
James Sallis
DirectorSDSU Research FoundationSan Diego[email protected]619-260-5535Area of Expertise
Physical activity, active living; policy and environmental influences on physical activity, nutrition and obesity; health improvement program, childhood obesity
Elena Salsitz
LecturerCollege of Arts and LettersInternational BusinessSan Diego[email protected]619-594-2241Area of Expertise
International protocol, international business protocol & diplomacy
Eric Sandquist
Professor, Department ChairCollege of SciencesAstronomySan Diego[email protected]619-594-2694Area of Expertise
Astronomy, astrophysics, stars, star clusters, ages of stars, star collisions, planets consumed by stars
William Sannwald
LecturerFowler College of BusinessManagementSan Diego[email protected]619-594-3012Area of Expertise
Former Library Director and Design & Development Director at the San Diego Public Library, library building projects consultant
Karilyn Sant
Assistant ProfessorCollege of Health and Human ServicesSchool of Public HealthSan Diego[email protected]619-594-8940Area of Expertise
toxicology, water contaminants and health, reproductive and developmental toxicology, nutrition and exposures during pregnancy, perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), ecotoxicology, environmental contributions to juvenile metabolic dysfunction (diabetes, obesity), environmental epigenetics
Arthur Santana
Associate ProfessorCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsSchool of Journalism and Media StudiesSan Diego[email protected]619-594-2057Area of Expertise
participatory media, user-generated content and online anonymity and civility.
Vinod Sasidharan
Associate ProfessorCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsL. Robert Payne School of Hospitality and Tourism ManagementSan Diego[email protected](619) 594-4726Area of Expertise
Sustainable development, sustainable tourism and community empowerment in the California-Baja Mexico transborder region, international tourism, tourism and technology, tourism certification, sustainable tourism assessment, interdisciplinary analyses of tourism, tourism and corporate social responsibility, indigenous tourism and tourism best practices.
Matthew Savage
Associate ProfessorCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsSchool of CommunicationSan Diego[email protected]Area of Expertise
Health communication, health intervention camapigns, risky behavior.
Henry Scharf
Assistant ProfessorCollege of SciencesMathematics and StatisticsSan Diego[email protected]Area of Expertise
Bayesian; animal movement; social networks; spatial statistics and ecological statistics.
Melody Schiaffino
Assistant ProfessorCollege of Health and Human ServicesSchool of Public HealthSan Diego[email protected]619-594-6439Area of Expertise
How healthcare is delivered, care coordination, cancer and aging, health disparities, organizational cultural competence, healthcare, systems science
Emily Schmied
Assistant Professor and Behavioral ScientistCollege of Health and Human ServicesSchool of Public HealthSan Diego[email protected]Area of Expertise
Military health, sleep health and suicide prevention.
Amy Schmitz Weiss
ProfessorCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsSchool of Journalism and Media StudiesSan Diego[email protected]619-594-3504Area of Expertise
online journalism, media sociology, news production, multimedia journalism, and international communication.
Ronnee Schreiber
Senior Associate DeanCollege of Arts and LettersPolitical ScienceSan Diego[email protected]619-594-5208Area of Expertise
American politics, public law, women and politics (particularly women in American political institutions and women and public policy), republican primaries, presidential politics
Bernhard Schroeder
LecturerFowler College of BusinessManagementSan Diego[email protected]619-591-0560Area of Expertise
Entrepreneurship, creativity, branding, product branding, internet marketing and marketing.
Mathias Schulze
Professor, Director of the Language Acquisition Resource CenterCollege of Arts and LettersEuropean StudiesSan Diego[email protected]619-594-0958Area of Expertise
applied linguistics, (second) language education, German language and society, multilingualism, language minorities
Bonnie Scott
Professor EmeritusCollege of Arts and LettersWomen's StudiesSan Diego[email protected]619-594-6524Area of Expertise
Feminist theory and criticism, modernist literature, particularly Virginia Woolf, James Joyce and women writers, gender and modernism, ecofeminism and foundations of Women’s Studies.
Ignacio Sepulveda
Assistant ProfessorCollege of EngineeringCivil, Construction, and Environmental EngineeringSan Diego[email protected]Area of Expertise
Coastal Engineering, Natural Hazards, Tsunamis, earthquakes, Sea level rise, Remote Sensing, GNSS technology, Uncertainty Quantification and Geophysics.
