Kurt Lindemann
Associate DeanCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsSDSU[email protected]619-594-4945Area of Expertise
communication, disability, sports, gender, social media, narratives, storytelling, public speaking, debate.
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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David Lipson
Professor, Director of the Santa Margarita Ecological ReserveBiologyCollege of SciencesSDSU[email protected], [email protected]619-594-4460Area of Expertise
Soil microbial ecology, plant-microbe interactions, cycling of carbon and nitrogen and life in cold environments.
Xiaobai Liu
Associate ProfessorComputer ScienceCollege of SciencesSDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Computer Vision and their applications in Autonomous Driving, Intelligent Transportation, Real Estate and Data Science
Xiaofeng Liu
Associate ProfessorAerospace EngineeringCollege of EngineeringSDSU[email protected]619-594-1364Area of Expertise
Aerodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Fluid Dynamics, Turbulence, Vortex Dynamics, Acoustics, Cavitation, Flow Measurement Techniques, Cooling, Heat Transfer, Image Processing and flow-induced vibration.
Virginia Loh-Hagan
Executive Director for AANAPISI Affairs, Director of the APIDA CenterStudent Affairs and Campus DiversitySDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
Literacy instruction, Children's and YA kidlit, Asian Pacific Islander Desi American histories and experiences, AANHPI-Serving Institutions, Inclusive K-12 curricula.
Jeremy Long
ProfessorBiologyCollege of SciencesSDSU[email protected]6198885294Area of Expertise
Ecology, environment, marsh, Baja, invasive species, abalone, snail, urchin, seaweed, restoration, aquaculture, marine biology, human impacts, anthropogenic impacts, species range and plants.
Efren Lopez
Assistant ProfessorEnglish and Comparative LiteratureDivision of Arts and SciencesSDSU Imperial Valley[email protected](626) 476-6241Area of Expertise
American Literature, Ethnic Literature, Chicana/o/x Literature, Digital Humanities, Public Humanities, Social Media
Tracy Love-Geffen
Professor and Dean of the College of Graduate StudiesSpeech, Language, and Hearing SciencesCollege of Health and Human ServicesSDSU[email protected]619-594-6354Area of Expertise
Language processing in both language impaired (aphasia/ stroke survivors and specific language impairment) and language unimpaired child and adult populations. This research program focuses on examining the nature of the information used during on-going language and cognitive processing, in determining when and how different information sources are integrated, and in determining the biological (neurological) bases of these processes. A multiple methodological approach is employed via the fusion of information provided by brain imaging, on-line and off-line behavioral research.
Ping Lu
Professor and ChairAerospace EngineeringCollege of EngineeringSDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
Advanced guidance and control, entry guidance, powered descent guidance, optimal control, aerospace autonomy, flight mechanics, trajectory optimization, convex optimization, hypersonic gliding guidance, hypersonic flight mechanics, spacecraft guidance and launch ascent guidance.
Robert Luallen
Associate ProfessorBiologyCollege of SciencesSDSU[email protected]619-594-4060Area of Expertise
Immunology, host-bacteria interactions, bacterial pathogenesis
Paul Luelmo
Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Special EducationCollege of EducationSDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
Special education disproportionality, autism, equity and Latinx families.
Narelle MacKenzie
LecturerCharles W. Lamden School of AccountancyFowler College of BusinessSDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
Corporate and international tax.
Hala Madanat
Vice President for Research & InnovationSchool of Public HealthCollege of Health and Human ServicesSDSU[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
ProfessorPolitical ScienceCollege of Arts and LettersSDSU[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 HistorianAnthropologyCollege of Arts and LettersSDSU[email protected]619-594-4748Area of Expertise
Anthropology, archaeology, San Diego cemeteries, San Diego history, music history and football history.
Jillian Maloney
Associate ProfessorEarth and Environmental SciencesCollege of SciencesSDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
Marine geology, earthquakes, earth science, sedimentology, geohazards, seafloor processes
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 ProfessorElectrical and Computer EngineeringCollege of EngineeringSDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
Smart grid, power system operation and planning, renewable energy, and AI-assisted optimization.
Enrico Marcelli
Associate ProfessorSociologyCollege of Arts and LettersSDSU[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
ProfessorPsychologyCollege of SciencesSDSU[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
ProfessorSchool of CommunicationCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsSDSU[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 ProfessorPsychologyCollege of SciencesSDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
Intergroup relations, STEM underrepresentation, stereotypes, prejudice, social identity, gender, role models and discrimination .
Georg Matt
ProfessorPsychologyCollege of SciencesSDSU[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
ProfessorPsychologyCollege of SciencesSDSU[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 ProfessorAnthropologyCollege of Arts and LettersSDSU[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
ProfessorMechanical EngineeringCollege of EngineeringSDSU[email protected]619-594-5652Area of Expertise
Bioengineering, medical device design, heart failure, mechanical circulatory support, LVAD therapy and blood flow.
Amanda McClain
Associate ProfessorExercise and Nutritional SciencesCollege of Health and Human ServicesSDSU[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 EmeritusRhetoric & Writing StudiesCollege of Arts and LettersSDSU[email protected]619-594-2204Area of Expertise
Rhetoric, writing, arguments
Corinne McDaniels-Davidson
Associate Professor, Associate Director for Public Health Practice Health Promotion and Behavioral ScienceSchool of Public HealthCollege of Health and Human ServicesSDSU[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 ProfessorSchool of Public AffairsCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsSDSU[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.
