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.
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Randy Reinholz

Randy Reinholz

ProfessorCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsSchool of Theatre, Television, and FilmSDSU[email protected]619-594-0229

Area of Expertise

Producer, director, playwright, actor, and activist. Playwright retreats, director, producer, Native Voices, perfroming arts, community engagement and innovative programs.

Stephanie Ries

Stephanie Ries

Assistant ProfessorCollege of Health and Human ServicesSpeech, Language, and Hearing SciencesSDSU[email protected]

Area of Expertise

Neuroscience, Language, Electrophysiology, and Aphasia

Erin Riley

Erin Riley

ProfessorCollege of Arts and LettersAnthropologySDSU[email protected]619-594-8628

Area 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

Shulamit Ritblatt

ProfessorCollege of EducationSDSU[email protected]; [email protected]619-594-5312

Area 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

Mike Roberts

ProfessorCollege of Arts and LettersSociologySDSU[email protected]619-594-4245

Area of Expertise

Sociology (sports, pop culture, rock & roll), labor relations, unions, movements, social theory, and culture and history of surfing.

Thomas Rockwell

Thomas Rockwell

ProfessorCollege of SciencesGeological SciencesSDSU[email protected]619-594-4441

Area of Expertise

Earthquakes, fault systems, histories of major faults in southern California and Baja California, Tectonic geomorphology, neotectonics, soils stratigraphy, forecasting earthquakes

Nathian Rodriguez

Nathian Rodriguez

Associate ProfessorCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsSchool of Journalism and Media StudiesSDSU[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

Forest Rohwer

ProfessorCollege of SciencesBiologySDSU[email protected]619-594-1336

Area 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

Tyler Rolling

Health EducatorWell-being & Health PromotionSDSU[email protected]619-594-2869

Area of Expertise

Nutrition education, Intuitive Eating, meal planning, eating healthy on campus, navigating food environments. As a Registered Dietitian and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor

Anna Rosen

Anna Rosen

Assistant ProfessorCollege of SciencesAstronomySDSU[email protected]

Area of Expertise

Astronomy & astrophysics, computational astrophysics, theoretical astrophysics, star formation, massive stars and stellar feedback, and multi-wavelength observations of astrophysical phenomena (e.g., massive star forming regions with an emphasis on studies of stellar feedback).

Lori Ryan

Lori Ryan

ProfessorFowler College of BusinessManagementSDSU[email protected](619) 594-5314

Area of Expertise

Business ethics and corporate governance; roles, characteristics and responsibilities of institutional and individual investors.

Fernando Sales

Fernando Sales

Associate ProfessorCollege of Arts and LettersGeographySDSU[email protected]619-594-1888

Area 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

James Sallis

DirectorSDSU Research FoundationSDSU[email protected]619-260-5535

Area of Expertise

Physical activity, active living; policy and environmental influences on physical activity, nutrition and obesity; health improvement program, childhood obesity

Eric Sandquist

Eric Sandquist

Professor, Department ChairCollege of SciencesAstronomySDSU[email protected]619-594-2694

Area of Expertise

Astronomy, astrophysics, stars, star clusters, ages of stars, star collisions, planets consumed by stars

William Sannwald

William Sannwald

LecturerFowler College of BusinessManagementSDSU[email protected]619-594-3012

Area of Expertise

Former Library Director and Design & Development Director at the San Diego Public Library, library building projects consultant

Karilyn Sant

Karilyn Sant

Assistant ProfessorCollege of Health and Human ServicesSchool of Public HealthSDSU[email protected]619-594-8940

Area 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

Arthur Santana

Associate ProfessorCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsSchool of Journalism and Media StudiesSDSU[email protected]619-594-2057

Area of Expertise

participatory media, user-generated content and online anonymity and civility.

Vinod Sasidharan

Vinod Sasidharan

Associate ProfessorCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsL. Robert Payne School of Hospitality and Tourism ManagementSDSU[email protected](619) 594-4726

Area 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

Matthew Savage

Associate ProfessorCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsSchool of CommunicationSDSU[email protected]

Area of Expertise

Health communication, health intervention camapigns, risky behavior.

Melody Schiaffino

Melody Schiaffino

Assistant ProfessorCollege of Health and Human ServicesSchool of Public HealthSDSU[email protected]619-594-6439

Area of Expertise

How healthcare is delivered, care coordination, cancer and aging, health disparities, organizational cultural competence, healthcare, systems science

Emily Schmied

Emily Schmied

Assistant Professor and Behavioral ScientistCollege of Health and Human ServicesSchool of Public HealthSDSU[email protected]

Area of Expertise

Military health, sleep health and suicide prevention.

Amy Schmitz Weiss

Amy Schmitz Weiss

ProfessorCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsSchool of Journalism and Media StudiesSDSU[email protected]619-594-3504

Area of Expertise

online journalism, media sociology, news production, multimedia journalism, and international communication.

Ronnee Schreiber

Ronnee Schreiber

Senior Associate DeanCollege of Arts and LettersPolitical ScienceSDSU[email protected]619-594-5208

Area of Expertise

American politics, public law, women and politics (particularly women in American political institutions and women and public policy), republican primaries, presidential politics