Robert Luallen
Assistant ProfessorCollege of SciencesBiologySDSU[email protected]619-594-4060Area of Expertise
Immunology, host-bacteria interactions, bacterial pathogenesis
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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Marilee Ludvik
ProfessorCollege of EducationAdministration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary EducationSDSU[email protected]619-594-8318Area of Expertise
Using translational neuroscience and mindful compassion practices to inform the design and evaluation of workshops and curriculum to decrease students’, faculty, and administrators’ stress and anxiety and increase their attention, emotion, and cognitive flexibility, as well as enhance compassion, inquiry, creativity, and overall well-being
Paul Luelmo
Assistant ProfessorCollege of EducationDepartment of Special EducationSDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
Special education disproportionality, autism, equity and Latinx families.
Narelle MacKenzie
LecturerFowler College of BusinessCharles W. Lamden School of AccountancySDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
Corporate and international tax.
Hala Madanat
Vice President for Research & InnovationCollege of Health and Human ServicesSchool of Public HealthSDSU[email protected]619-594-3754Area of Expertise
Tobacco prevention, smoking cessation, impact of westernization on diet and nutrition, medical sociology, health education; impact of culture, traditions and western influence on health in the global setting (emphasis on the Middle East)
Kristen Maher
ProfessorCollege of Arts and LettersPolitical ScienceSDSU[email protected]619 594-4873Area of Expertise
International migration and border politics: San Diego and Tijuana as border cities, migrant labor, immigrant rights, asylum and refugee politics and the borders between urban neighborhoods.
Seth Mallios
Professor and University HistorianCollege of Arts and LettersAnthropologySDSU[email protected]619-594-4748Area of Expertise
Anthropology, archaeology, San Diego cemeteries, San Diego history, music history and football history.
Stanley Maloy
Associate Vice President of Research & Innovation,Biology, Graduate & Research AffairsSDSU[email protected]619-594-5142Area of Expertise
Microbiology and microbial genetics, Pathogens, Emerging infectious diseases, Antibiotic resistance, Vaccines, Climate change and infectious disease, One Health, Phage, Bioterrorism, Research ethics, STEM Entrepreneurship
Saeed Manshadi
Assistant ProfessorCollege of EngineeringElectrical and Computer EngineeringSDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
Smart grid, power system operation and planning, renewable energy, and AI-assisted optimization.
Enrico Marcelli
Associate ProfessorCollege of Arts and LettersSociologySDSU[email protected](619) 594-5459Area of Expertise
International migration, health/labor/urban economics, social epidemiology, urban sociology, social demography. Illegal/legal immigration from Mexico, healthcare and immigrants, crime and immigrants. Sociology, health, migration, urban sociology, demography
Ksenija Marinkovic
Associate ProfessorCollege of SciencesPsychologySDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
Cognitive neurophysiology; spatio-temporal (where and when) neural characteristics of cognitive and emotional processing; effects of alcohol on decision making; neural changes in young binge drinkers; fibromyalgia; autism spectrum disorder; language. We use multimodal imaging including electro- and magnetoencephalography (MEG/EEG), functional and structural MRI.
Lourdes Martinez
Associate ProfessorCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsSchool of CommunicationSDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
Health communication, behavior change, persuasion, social networks, social media, big data analytics, health risk, misinformation and disinformation.
David Marx
Associate ProfessorCollege of SciencesPsychologySDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
Intergroup relations, STEM underrepresentation, stereotypes, prejudice, social identity, gender, role models and discrimination .
Georg Matt
ProfessorCollege of SciencesPsychologySDSU[email protected]619.594.0503Area of Expertise
Secondhand smoke, thirdhand smoke, tobacco smoke exposure, tobacco smoke pollution, tobacco control and smoke-free policies.
Sarah Mattson
ProfessorCollege of SciencesPsychologySDSU[email protected]619-594-7228Area of Expertise
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, verbal and nonverbal learning, visuospatial processing, executive functioning, psychiatric functioning, attention, antidepressants, anticonvulsants, viruses and illnesses, structural and functional MRI, diffusion tensor imaging and ADHD.
Dr. Arion Mayes
Associate ProfessorCollege of Arts and LettersAnthropologySDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
Forensic anthropology, bioarchaeology, peopling of the new world, New York African burial ground, ethics in anthropology/science, Native American graves Protection and Repatriation Act, population health and subsistence. Osteology, Skeletal Biology, Bone Identification, ancient disease, trauma analysis, population health, Bioarchaeology, Environment/anthropogenic changes and population health, 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, New York African Burial Ground, Oaxaca, Mexico, NAGPRA-Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
Karen May-Newman
ProfessorCollege of EngineeringMechanical EngineeringSDSU[email protected]619-594-5652Area of Expertise
Bioengineering, medical device design, heart failure, mechanical circulatory support, LVAD therapy and blood flow.
Amanda McClain
Assistant ProfessorCollege of Health and Human ServicesExercise and Nutritional SciencesSDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
Food insecurity; food access; health and nutrition equity; food choice; dietary behaviors; community-engaged research and capacity-oriented approaches.
Glen McClish
Professor and ChairCollege of Arts and LettersRhetoric & Writing StudiesSDSU[email protected]619-594-2204Area of Expertise
Rhetoric, writing, arguments
Corinne McDaniels-Davidson
Assistant Professor & Institute for Public Health DirectorCollege of Health and Human ServicesSchool of Public HealthSDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
COVID-19 (contact tracing, testing, vaccination, vaccine hesitancy, workforce development) community health workers, public health practice, HPV, HPV vaccines and cervical cancer.
Jeffrey McIllwain
Associate ProfessorCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsSchool of Public AffairsSDSU[email protected]619-454-5819Area of Expertise
Military affairs, military history, special operations, war, terrorism, ISIS, Al Qaeda, international security, national security, homeland security, border security, organized crime (drug trafficking, human trafficking, weapons trafficking, money laundering, etc.), intelligence, dark networks, corruption, information operations (propaganda, etc.), media and crime, crime and film and history of crime.
Thomas McKenzie
Professor EmeritusCollege of Health and Human ServicesExercise and Nutritional SciencesSDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
Physical activity, physical education, schools, recreation and public health, designing and assessing physical activity programs and interventions with diverse populations, school PE, health teaching and coaching, and residential programs for the overweight and obese. Co-founder of SPARK (sparkpe.org), which is now in its thirty-third year.
Robert McKinney
LecturerCollege of Health and Human ServicesSpeech, Language, and Hearing SciencesSDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
Accents, accent modification, second language acquisition, English as a second language, bilingualism, and speech and language services for adolescents.
Anne E. McMills
Associate Professor and Head of Lighting DesignCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsSchool of Theatre, Television, and FilmSDSU[email protected]917-981-9815Area of Expertise
Lighting design, theatre, television, theme parks, architecture, industrials, concerts, award shows, dance, and opera. The physics of theatrical lighting, fixtures, angles, colors, mood and time of day. Lighting in the storytelling of plays or musicals. Angles, color theory, photometrics, understanding of color temperature and Broadway.
Robert Meffe
Professor and Head of MFA Musical Theatre ProgramCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsSchool of Theatre, Television, and FilmSDSU[email protected]917-297-3897Area of Expertise
Musical theatre, musical theater, music theatre, music theater, Broadway, Tony Awards, Broadway pit orchestras and conducting
Scott Meltzer
LecturerCollege of Arts and LettersDepartment for the Study of ReligionSDSU[email protected]619-594-1767Area of Expertise
Jewish Studies, Hebrew Bible, Jewish Ethics, Contemporary American Judaism and Spirituality, New Testament & Early Rabbinic Judaism Parallels
Fletcher Miller
Professor, Director of the Combustion and Solar Energy LabCollege of EngineeringMechanical EngineeringSDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
Combustion, solar energy and spacecraft fires.
Luke Miller
Assistant ProfessorCollege of SciencesBiologySDSU[email protected]619-594-5391Area of Expertise
Climate change, marine ecosystems, shoreline habitats, technology and sensor design, marine invertebrate animals, temperature stress, wave action and water flow
Scott Minto
Director of the Sports MBA ProgramFowler College of BusinessSDSU[email protected]619-594-6023Area of Expertise
Sports business and major event/sports event economic impact.
Natalie Mladenov
ProfessorCollege of EngineeringCivil, Construction, and Environmental EngineeringSDSU[email protected]619-594-0725Area of Expertise
Water quality of natural and engineered systems. Decentralized wastewater treatment, water reuse, pollutant fate and transport. Field sites include the San Diego River and its tributaries, the Tijuana River, and US and Mexico coastal waters.
