Joann Chen
Assistant ProfessorComputer ScienceCollege of SciencesSDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
Differential Privacy, Privacy Enhancing Technologies
Experts Directory
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Yea-Wen Chen
Professor, director of graduate studiesSchool of CommunicationCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsSDSU[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 LettersSDSU[email protected]347-806-1215Area of Expertise
Human rights, refugees, international politics, Asia-Pacific politics, conflict and post-conflict transition.
Kai-Chung Cheng
Assistant ProfessorSchool of Public HealthSDSU Imperial Valley[email protected]Area of Expertise
Indoor Air Quality; Human Exposure; Secondhand Smoke; Machine Learning
Lilly Cheng
Professor EmeritaSpeech, Language, and Hearing SciencesCollege of Health and Human ServicesSDSU[email protected]619-594-4793Area of Expertise
China (culture, language, history, etc.).
Stephen Cho Suh
Assistant ProfessorCollege of Arts and LettersAsian American StudiesSDSU[email protected]AL 469Area of Expertise
Asian Americans, Korean Diaspora, Korean Americans, Asian-American Chefs, Asian-American food, Return Migration
Zohir Chowdhury
Associate ProfessorSchool of Public HealthCollege of Health and Human ServicesSDSU[email protected]619-594-8085Area of Expertise
Measurement of air pollution, air pollution in developing countries (focused on Bangladesh, India, China, Guatemala), air pollution measurement from cookstoves, source apportionment of particulate matter, atmospheric chemistry, particle monitor development
Beth Chung
Professor, Department ChairManagementFowler College of BusinessSDSU[email protected]619-594-2699Area of Expertise
Customer service, ethnic diversity in the workplace, executive management/behavior, human resources
Rulon Clark
ProfessorBiologyCollege of SciencesSDSU[email protected]619-594-1527Area of Expertise
Animal Behavior and communication, Herpetology, Conservation Genetics, Habitat Fragmentation, Reptiles, Amphibians, Snakes, Rattlesnakes
Clarissa Clo
Professor and ChairEuropean StudiesCollege of Arts and LettersSDSU[email protected]619-594-1131Area of Expertise
Italian culture, literature, film, music, and language; Mediterranean Studies; migration and postcolonial studies in Italy and Europe; Italian American studies; feminist and queer studies; popular culture; youth cultures; fanfiction and fandoms; cultures of globalization.
Brad Cohen
Lecturer, Dual Language and English Learner Education (DLE)College of EducationSDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
ASL Education, L2/Ln language learners, Students’ motivation, Students’ retention, pedagogy, curriculum, Assessment tool.
Angela Coker
Associate ProfessorWomen's StudiesCollege of Arts and LettersSDSU[email protected](619) 594-1025AL 317Area of Expertise
Black Feminist Thought, Black Feminism, Counseling, Mental Health, Mental Health Counseling, Cultural Diversity
Lauren Collins
Associate ProfessorDepartment of Special EducationCollege of EducationSDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
School violence; reading instruction and intervention; Special education; emotional and behavioral disorders; evidence-based practice.
Tamara Collins-Parks
LecturerDual Language and English Learner EducationCollege of EducationSDSU[email protected], [email protected]760-758-1324Area of Expertise
Public policy, bilingual education, English Language Development, and linguistics (particularly language acquisition).
Stephen Colston
Professor EmeritusHistoryCollege of Arts and LettersSDSU[email protected]619-594-4716Area of Expertise
The history of Spanish-Mexican California and the Southwest, book culture of California and the Southwest Borderlands, and Aztec history and culture
Fabio Comana
LecturerExercise and Nutritional SciencesCollege of Health and Human ServicesSDSU[email protected]619-594-5290Area of Expertise
Exercise physiology, strength conditioning, nutrition
Andrew Cooksy
ProfessorChemistry and BiochemistryCollege of SciencesSDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
Combustion chemistry, interstellar chemistry, computational chemistry, chemical synthesis, biochemistry, reactive intermediates in combustion, laser spectroscopy, spectroscopic theory and computational quantum mechanics.
Linda Copp
LecturerExercise and Nutritional SciencesCollege of Health and Human ServicesSDSU[email protected]619-247-4397Area of Expertise
Nutrition, weight management, sports nutrition, child nutrition, eating disorders. Copp is a registered dietician.
J. Corlett
ProfessorPhilosophySDSU[email protected]619-594-6251Area of Expertise
ethics; race; racism; reparations; racial/ethnic identity; responsibility; punishment; rights; sports doping; drug criminalization; free speech; civil disobedience and terrorism.
Molly Costello
Lecturer of Geography, Undergraduate Advisor, Internship CoordinatorGeographyCollege of Arts and LettersSDSU[email protected]619-594-5476Area of Expertise
River restoration, dams, flooding, water resources and policy; geomorphology and natural hazards; severe weather, climate change
Laura Craig, Ed.D
College of Education Partnership CoordinatorCollege of EducationSDSU[email protected]619-594-7200Area of Expertise
SDSU district partnerships, strategic staffing, elementary education, multiple subjects, site coordinators, governance, mentor teacher workshops, multiple subject credential advising
Richard Cripps
ProfessorBiologyCollege of SciencesSDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
CRISPR, muscle, development, heart muscular dystrophy and congenital heart disease.
John Crockett
Associate Vice President of Research AdvancementDivision of Research and InnovationSDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
Team science, faculty diversity initiatives and SDSU research ambitions.
Terry Cronan
ProfessorPsychologyCollege of SciencesSDSU[email protected]619-594-5793Area of Expertise
Health psychology, chronic illness, fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis, cancer screening, literacy interventions, community psychology, prevention as healthcare reform strategy
Gregory Daddis
Professor and Director, Center of War and Society and USS Midway Chair in Modern U.S. Military HistoryHistoryCollege of Arts and LettersSDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
US national security, grand strategy, Cold War, Vietnam, War and Society
Hassan Davani
Associate ProfessorCivil, Construction, and Environmental EngineeringCollege of EngineeringSDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
Water resources engineering, Stormwater management, Satellite methods for flood identification, Community-based and green infrastructure for climate change adaptation. Field sites in the US-Mexico Border, Imperial Beach, Imperial-Mexicali Valley, San Francisco Bay Area.
Steven Day
Professor EmeritusEarth and Environmental SciencesCollege of SciencesSDSU[email protected]619-594-2663Area of Expertise
Source dynamics, earthquake strong motion, and explosion seismology
Gianni De Bruyn
Assistant ProfessorManagementFowler College of BusinessSDSU[email protected]SSE 3206Area of Expertise
Geopolitical tensions, International business, global strategy, corporate strategy
Jan Walter De Neve
Professor, Director of the Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) ProgramSchool of Public HealthCollege of Health and Human ServicesSDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
Global health economics, Human capital development, Education and health
Rebecca de Souza
Assistant Professor, Associate Director/Director of Undergraduate StudiesSchool of CommunicationCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsSDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
Food justice, hunger and food insecurity, food assistance, stigma, racism/ antiracism, health communication, identity, intercultural communication and neoliberalism.
