Elinor Behana
LecturerCollege of EducationChild and Family DevelopmentSan Diego[email protected]619-594-4373Area of Expertise
Various issues surrounding children and families, including foster care.
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.
Ezra Bejar
Industry Projects Coordinator, Business DeveloperComputational Science Research CenterSan Diego[email protected]619-594-2258Area of Expertise
Herbalism, botanical medicine, adulteration, herbs, herbal medicine, botanicals, plants, ingredients, supplements and dietary supplements.
George Belch
Senior Associate DeanFowler College of BusinessMarketingSan Diego[email protected]619-594-2473Area of Expertise
Marketing strategy, advertising strategy, sports marketing, consumer behavior and holiday advertising.
Michael Belch
ProfessorFowler College of BusinessMarketingSan Diego[email protected]619-594-5319Area of Expertise
Integrated marketing communications, marketing communications, advertising, consumer behavior, international marketing, holiday shopping and Black Friday/Cyber Monday.
Sanford Bernstein
Distinguished ProfessorCollege of SciencesBiologySan Diego[email protected]619-594-5629Area of Expertise
Genetics, molecular biology, molecular basis of muscle function, muscle disease, fruit fly research, bioethics.
Asfaw Beyene
ProfessorCollege of EngineeringMechanical EngineeringSan Diego[email protected]619-594-6207Area of Expertise
Energy, renewable energy, impacts of energy use on climate change, industrial energy use, wave energy conversion, wind energy conversion, solar thermal energy conversion, combined heat and power, cogeneration, adaptive motion and biomimicry.
Trent Biggs
ProfessorCollege of Arts and LettersGeographySan Diego[email protected]619-594-0902Area of Expertise
Hydrological processes and modeling, remote sensing for watershed science, social-ecological systems, spatial analysis and modeling, land cover and land use change analysis, environmental planning and policy, sediment, erosion, and water quality and data science.
Marcie Bober-Michel
Professor EmeritusCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsSchool of Journalism and Media StudiesSan Diego[email protected]619-867-7717Area of Expertise
Program/product evaluation, research methodology, organizational accountability and organizational performance.
María Bolivar
LecturerCollege of Arts and LettersSpanish and Portuguese Languages and LiteraturesSan Diego[email protected]858 444 5894Area of Expertise
Interpretation, translation, writing, education, medical and legal terminology and lexicography.
Fernando Bosco
Professor and Department ChairCollege of Arts and LettersGeographySan Diego[email protected]619-594-7187Area of Expertise
Youth, society, and environment, political ecology, migration and borders, geographies of food, geographies of children, young people, and families, geographies of cities, political geography and social movements.
Samantha Bova
Assistant ProfessorCollege of SciencesGeological SciencesSan Diego[email protected]Area of Expertise
Paleoceanography, climate change, climate models, climate proxies, Holocene and past warm periods.
Todd Braje
Associate ProfessorCollege of Arts and LettersAnthropologySan Diego[email protected]619-594-5668Area of Expertise
Archaeology of maritime societies, human impacts on the environment in the ancient past, the evolution of maritime adaptations (fishing, shellfishing, sea mammal hunting, etc), and the colonization of North and South America. The ancient history of the Channel Islands of Southern California.
Andre Branch
Associate ProfessorCollege of EducationSchool of Teacher EducationSan Diego[email protected]619-594-2722Area of Expertise
Multicultural Education; Ethnic Identity Development in Education; Teaching doctoral students and preparing teachers for public school teaching. Created a model of Ethnic Identity Development in Education, through investigations of classroom teachers facilitating students’ ethnic identity development through subject matter curricula. Intersections of culture and education and ethnic identity development in classroom teaching. Co-Founder and Director of the International Research Network of Ethnic Identity Pedagogy. Teacher preparation; valuing human diversity in the public and private sectors.
Joanna Brooks
Professor and Associate Vice President for Faculty AdvancementCollege of Arts and LettersEnglish and Comparative LiteratureSan Diego[email protected]619-594-5271Area of Expertise
American literature, race & religion in America, Native American literature and culture, Mormonism
Christopher Brown
Managing DirectorCollege of Arts and LettersLanguage Acquisition Resource CenterSan Diego[email protected]619-594-7131Area of Expertise
Higher Education Leadership, Organizational Theory, Organizational Behavior, Organizational Culture, Transcultural communication, and Discourse Analysis
Christopher Brum
Assistant ProfessorCollege of EducationDepartment of Special EducationSan Diego[email protected](619) 594-6665Area of Expertise
Literacy and communication development for individuals with deaf-blindness or with severe/multiple disabilities
Annie Buckley
ProfessorCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsSchool of Art + DesignSan Diego[email protected]213-590-9798Area of Expertise
Art, participatory art, community-based art, arts in corrections, prison arts collective
Jerel Calzo
Associate ProfessorCollege of Health and Human ServicesSchool of Public HealthSan Diego[email protected]619-594-2390Area of Expertise
Eating disorders; LGBT health; Adolescence
Joaquin Camacho
ProfessorCollege of EngineeringMechanical EngineeringSan Diego[email protected]619-594-6076Area of Expertise
Energy, renewable energy, non-renewable energy, fossil fuels, fire, combustion, wildfires, pollution, emissions, nanoparticles, nanomaterials, nanoscience, soot, carbon, aerosols, chemical vapor deposition
Juan Camarena
Assistant Professor and Executive Director, Center for Community Counseling and EngagementCollege of EducationCounseling and School PsychologySan Diego[email protected]619-772-8588Area of Expertise
Issues related to sex, sexuality, sex therapy and specifically sex therapy for Latinx and LGBTQIA+ people, sex therapist, factors impacting desire, attraction, and sexual self esteem in individuals and relationships.
Victor Camp
LecturerCollege of SciencesGeological SciencesSan Diego[email protected]619-594-7170Area of Expertise
Long-term lecturer, currently teaching as a Retired annuitant. International experience with volcanoes, volcanic activity and natural disasters (earthquakes, tsunami, landslides, etc.).
Heather Canary
Professor and DirectorCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsSchool of CommunicationSan Diego[email protected](619) 594-0895Area of Expertise
Organizational communication, family communication, health communication and leadership and team communication.
Marva Cappello
ProfessorCollege of EducationSchool of Teacher EducationSan Diego[email protected](619) 594-1322Area of Expertise
Reading, Language Arts, Visual Literacy, Arts Integration, Qualitative Research Methods
Ricardo Carretero
ProfessorCollege of SciencesMathematics and StatisticsSan Diego[email protected]619-594-7252Area of Expertise
Applied and computational mathematics, mathematical physics, mathematical modeling, chaos, fractals, nonlinear waves, partial differential equations, condensed matter physics, nonlinear optics, and nonlinear time series.
David Carruthers
ProfessorCollege of Arts and LettersPolitical ScienceSan Diego[email protected]619-594-5066Area of Expertise
Mexico/Latin America environmental politics and the San Diego-Tijuana border
Monica Casper
Professor and DeanCollege of Arts and LettersSociologySan Diego[email protected]Area of Expertise
Women's health, reproduction, feminist STS, qualitative methods, trauma studies, critical animal studies, disability studies, and environmental studies.
Joshua Chanin
Associate ProfessorCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsSchool of Public AffairsSan Diego[email protected]619-594-1948Area of Expertise
Intersection of law; public administration, and criminal justice; the implementation and institutionalization of federal efforts to remedy systematic police misconduct; public law; bureaucratic accountability; criminal procedure; police behavior, especially related to the use of force; and the relationship between public safety and individual liberty.
Geoffrey Chase
DeanDivision of Academic Engagement & Student AchievementSan Diego[email protected]619-594-5841Area of Expertise
Student learning, undergraduate curricula, sustainability.
Yea-Wen Chen
ProfessorCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsSchool of CommunicationSan Diego[email protected]Area of Expertise
Intercultural communication, critical communication pedagogy, social justice, Pan-Asian organizing, immigrant women faculty experiences and cultural identities.
Grace Cheng
Director of the Center for Human RightsCollege of Arts and LettersSan Diego[email protected]347-806-1215Area of Expertise
Human rights, refugees, international politics, Asia-Pacific politics, conflict and post-conflict transition.
