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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Michael Simpson

Michael Simpson

Professor EmeritusCollege of SciencesBiologySan Diego[email protected]619-594-8012

Area of Expertise

Plants, systematics, SDSU Herbarium, SDSU Biodiversity Museum, taxonomy and identification of California native plants and plants of Mediterranean ecosystems.

Damariye Smith

Damariye Smith

Assistant ProfessorCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsCommunication and Journalism and Media StudiesSan Diego[email protected]

Area of Expertise

African-Amerian/Black media studies and rhetoric.

Elisa Sobo

Elisa Sobo

Professor and Department ChairCollege of Arts and LettersAnthropologySan Diego[email protected]619-594-6591

Area of Expertise

Sobo can speak to yoga sound bath therapy or sound healing, vaccination (pediatric & COVID), cannabis and other alternative medicines, alternative (e.g., Waldorf) education, medical tourism, medical/health traditions, nutrition/foodways, health education and health-related risk perception.

Christal Sohl

Christal Sohl

Assistant ProfessorCollege of SciencesChemistry and BiochemistrySan Diego[email protected]

Area of Expertise

Enzymes, enzymology, kinetics, molecular mechanisms of cancer and tumor metabolism.