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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Jeffrey McIllwain

Jeffrey McIllwain

Associate ProfessorSchool of Public AffairsCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsSDSU[email protected]619-454-5819

Area 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

Thomas McKenzie

Professor EmeritusExercise and Nutritional SciencesCollege of Health and Human ServicesSDSU[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

Robert McKinney

LecturerSpeech, Language, and Hearing SciencesCollege of Health and Human ServicesSDSU[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

Anne E. McMills

Professor and Head of Lighting DesignSchool of Theatre, Television, and FilmCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsSDSU[email protected]917-981-9815

Area 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

Robert Meffe

Professor and Head of MFA Musical Theatre ProgramSchool of Theatre, Television, and FilmCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsSDSU[email protected]917-297-3897

Area of Expertise

Musical theatre, musical theater, music theatre, music theater, Broadway, Tony Awards, Broadway pit orchestras and conducting

Melina Melgarejo

Melina Melgarejo

Associate ProfessorDepartment of Special Education, Dual Language and English Learner EducationCollege of EducationSDSU[email protected]

Area of Expertise

Multilingual learners with autism, special education, implementation science

Scott Meltzer

Scott Meltzer

LecturerDepartment for the Study of ReligionCollege of Arts and LettersSDSU[email protected]619-594-1767

Area of Expertise

Jewish Studies, Hebrew Bible, Jewish Ethics, Contemporary American Judaism and Spirituality, New Testament & Early Rabbinic Judaism Parallels

Leandra Merz

Leandra Merz

Assistant ProfessorGeographyCollege of SciencesSDSU[email protected]

Area of Expertise

Human-wildlife conflict and coexistence, social-ecological systems, community conservation, community-based, natural resource management, carnivores, human-wolf conflict, pangolin, African studies, and Zambia.

Fletcher Miller

Fletcher Miller

Professor, Director of the Combustion and Solar Energy LabMechanical EngineeringCollege of EngineeringSDSU[email protected]

Area of Expertise

Combustion, solar energy and spacecraft fires.

Luke Miller

Luke Miller

Associate ProfessorBiologyCollege of SciencesSDSU[email protected]619-594-5391

Area of Expertise

Climate change, marine ecosystems, shoreline habitats, technology and sensor design, marine invertebrate animals, temperature stress, wave action and water flow

Natalie Mladenov

Natalie Mladenov

William E. Leonhard Jr. Endowed Professor, Director of the Water Innovation and Reuse Lab & ProfessorCivil, Construction, and Environmental EngineeringCollege of EngineeringSDSU[email protected]619-594-0725

Area 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.

Alan Mobley

Alan Mobley

Associate ProfessorSchool of Public AffairsCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsSDSU[email protected]619-594-2596

Area of Expertise

Project Rebound, prison/er rehabilitation, education, reform, and reentry, transformative and restorative justice, community-based service learning and social sustainability.

Jill Mora

Jill Mora

Associate Professor EmeritaSchool of Teacher EducationCollege of EducationSDSU[email protected]619-594-1185

Area of Expertise

Research, policies, and programs for educating English Language Learners. Bilingual education, dual language programs, teacher pay, Common Core Standards, testing proficiency and standardized tests for language minority students

Dan Moshavi

Dan Moshavi

Thomas and Evelyn Page DeanFowler College of BusinessSDSU[email protected]

Area of Expertise

Business education trends, organizational behavior (leadership, emotional intelligence, employee motivation) and future of work.

Martina Musteen

Martina Musteen

Professor, Faculty Director for Wendy Gillespie Center for Advancing Global BusinessManagementFowler College of BusinessSDSU[email protected]619-594-8346

Area of Expertise

International business development and emerging markets.

Melissa Navarro

Melissa Navarro

Associate ProfessorDual Language and English Learner EducationCollege of EducationSDSU[email protected]

Area of Expertise

Bilingual education, science education, science standards, critically conscious teachers, K-8 education and bilingual teacher education.

Frances Nedjat-Haiem

Frances Nedjat-Haiem

Associate ProfessorSchool of Social WorkCollege of Health and Human ServicesSDSU[email protected]

Area of Expertise

Interventions in health and behavioral health care addressing decision-making communication among populations experiencing vulnerabilities to care.

Rebecca Nee

Rebecca Nee

ProfessorSchool of Journalism and Media StudiesCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsSDSU[email protected]858-248-2689

Area of Expertise

Focuses on the impact of digital technology and social media on communication industry practices and consumer habits, the ways social media are being used by media professionals and other industries to foster online communities and enhance audience/consumer engagement.

Sesen Negash

Sesen Negash

Associate Professor and Director, MFT ProgramCounseling and School PsychologyCollege of EducationSDSU[email protected]

Area of Expertise

Post-incarceration, reentry, couples, family therapy, infidelity, pornography, mental health, sexual health

William Nericcio

William Nericcio

Professor, Liberal Arts and Sciences Masters Program DirectorEnglish and Comparative LiteratureCollege of Arts and LettersSDSU[email protected]619-594-1524

Area of Expertise

Chicanas/os and Latinas/os in mass media, 20th-century Latin American literature, visual culture, film culture, digital humanities, technology and culture

Daniel Newell

Daniel Newell

Executive DirectorCareer ServicesSDSU[email protected]

Area of Expertise

Workforce, workforce development, economic development, careers, career services, hiring, internships, unemployment, layoffs, small business, start-ups, entrepreneurship, self-employment, employment, job creation, jobs, industry relations, Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA), labor and Employment Development Department (EDD).

Duy Nguyen

Duy Nguyen

ProfessorElectrical and Computer EngineeringCollege of EngineeringSDSU[email protected]619-594-2430

Area of Expertise

Wireless Communications, Digital Signal Processing, Machine Learning, Optimization.

Ignatius Nip

Ignatius Nip

Associate Professor, Director for the School of Speech Language and Hearing SciencesSpeech, Language, and Hearing SciencesCollege of Health and Human ServicesSDSU[email protected]619-594-2421

Area of Expertise

Speech, speech disorders, dysarthria, Cerebral Palsy, Parkinson's Disease and speech development.

Leonardo Nogueira

Leonardo Nogueira

Assistant ProfessorExercise and Nutritional SciencesCollege of Health and Human ServicesSDSU[email protected]

Area of Expertise

Physiology, exercise physiology, contractile function, muscle regeneration, recovery from muscle injury, pulmonary diseases and effects of tobacco exposure.

Temple Northup

Temple Northup

DirectorSchool of Journalism and Media StudiesCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsSDSU[email protected]

Area of Expertise

Media, social media, journalism, advertising, public relations, digital media, and pop culture.

Jake Nunes

Jake Nunes

InstructorCraft Beer Taproom and Restaurant, SDSU Global CampusSDSU[email protected]619-952-0178

Area of Expertise

Craft Beer, Restaurants, Food & Beverage, Management, Food Service, Alcohol Service, Cicerone, San Diego Brewers Guild, San Diego State Business of Craft Beer Program, Beer School and Beer Dinners.

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