Amy Quandt
Assistant ProfessorGeographySDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
Environmental planning and policy, geography of food and food systems, political ecology, social-ecological systems and livelihoods.
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.
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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.
Penelope Quintana
ProfessorSchool of Public HealthCollege of Health and Human ServicesSDSU[email protected]619-594-1688Area of Expertise
She has a research focus on exposure assessment and environmental justice, especially environmental exposures to children and vulnerable populations at the US-Mexico border.
Juan Carlos Ramírez-Pimienta
ProfessorSpanish and Portuguese Languages and LiteraturesCollege of Arts and LettersSDSU Imperial Valley[email protected]Area of Expertise
Corrido studies, US-Mexico border literary and cultural studies. Narcoculture, violence in mexican music.
Amy Randel
ProfessorManagementFowler College of BusinessSDSU[email protected](619) 594-6618Area of Expertise
Inclusion, diversity, group dynamics, creativity, and leadership.
Kristin Rebien
Associate ProfessorGerman and European StudiesCollege of Arts and LettersSDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
German culture, politics, literature, and language; Germany and the European Union; European integration; German reunification; East Germany and the GDR; East-West relations in Germany and Europe
Rachael Record
ProfessorSchool of CommunicationCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsSDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
Health communication, campaigns, tobacco, interventions, community outreach, behavior change, persuasion, social media, thirdhand smoke and translation.
Daniel Reinholz
ProfessorMathematics and StatisticsCollege of SciencesSDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
Data analytics, equity, faculty development
Randy Reinholz
ProfessorSchool of Theatre, Television, and FilmCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsSDSU[email protected]619-594-0229Area of Expertise
Producer, director, playwright, actor, and activist. Playwright retreats, director, producer, Native Voices, perfroming arts, community engagement and innovative programs.
Bruce Reinig
ProfessorManagement Information SystemsFowler College of BusinessSDSU[email protected]619-594-3032Area of Expertise
IT group decision making, IT strategy, virtual strategic planning.
Stephanie Ries
Associate Professor, Director, Laboratory for the Brain Dynamics of LanguageSpeech, Language, and Hearing SciencesCollege of Health and Human ServicesSDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
Neuroscience, Language, Electrophysiology, and Aphasia
Erin Riley
Professor and Graduate AdvisorAnthropologyCollege of Arts and LettersSDSU[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).
Mike Roberts
ProfessorSociologyCollege of Arts and LettersSDSU[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
ProfessorEarth and Environmental SciencesCollege of SciencesSDSU[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 ProfessorSchool of Journalism and Media StudiesCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsSDSU[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
ProfessorBiologyCollege of SciencesSDSU[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 PromotionSDSU[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
Anna Rosen
Assistant ProfessorAstronomyCollege of SciencesSDSU[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).
Esther Rothblum
Professor EmeritusWomen's StudiesCollege of Arts and LettersSDSU[email protected]619-594-6662Area of Expertise
Women's mental health, same-sex relationships, stigma of weight, sexual orientation, fat studies
Kate Rubin
Associate ProfessorAstronomyCollege of SciencesSDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
Galaxy formation and circumgalactic medium.
Lori Ryan
Professor, Ralph V. Whitworth Chair in Corporate GovernanceManagementFowler College of BusinessSDSU[email protected](619) 594-5314Area of Expertise
Business ethics and corporate governance; roles, characteristics and responsibilities of institutional and individual investors.
Isabelle Sacramento-Grilo
LecturerEarth and Environmental SciencesCollege of SciencesSDSU[email protected]619-594-5607Area of Expertise
Natural disasters, earthquake, volcano, tsunami, landslide, flood, wildfire, hurricane, tornado, space impact, meteor, mass extinction
James Sallis
DirectorSDSU Research FoundationSDSU[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
LecturerInternational BusinessCollege of Arts and LettersSDSU[email protected]619-594-2241Area of Expertise
International protocol, international business protocol & diplomacy
Eric Sandquist
Professor, Department ChairAstronomyCollege of SciencesSDSU[email protected]619-594-2694Area of Expertise
Astronomy, astrophysics, stars, star clusters, ages of stars, star collisions, planets consumed by stars
William Sannwald
LecturerManagementFowler College of BusinessSDSU[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
Adjunct Associate ProfessorSchool of Public HealthCollege of Health and Human ServicesSDSU[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
ProfessorSchool of Journalism and Media StudiesCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsSDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
participatory media, user-generated content and online anonymity and civility.
Vinod Sasidharan
Associate ProfessorL. Robert Payne School of Hospitality and Tourism ManagementCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsSDSU[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
ProfessorSchool of CommunicationCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsSDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
Health communication, health intervention camapigns, risky behavior.
Melody Schiaffino
Assistant ProfessorSchool of Public HealthCollege of Health and Human ServicesSDSU[email protected]619-594-6439Area of Expertise
How healthcare is delivered, care coordination, cancer and aging, health disparities, organizational cultural competence, healthcare, systems science
