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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Faculty interested in joining the Experts Directory are encouraged to contact Senior Director of Media Relations Cory Marshall for more information.

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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

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

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.

Kotaro Nakamura

Kotaro Nakamura

Professor EmeritusSchool of Art + DesignCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsSDSU[email protected]619-594-6511

Area of Expertise

Architecture, sustainable design, disaster recovery and resilience by design.

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

ProfessorEnglish 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

Associate 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.

Dana Nurge

Dana Nurge

Associate ProfessorSchool of Public AffairsCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsSDSU[email protected]619-594-6877

Area of Expertise

Youth violence, gangs, juvenile prevention and intervention programs.

Walt Oechel

Walt Oechel

Distinguished ProfessorBiologyCollege of SciencesSDSU[email protected]619-594-5142

Area of Expertise

Climate change, global warming, carbon sequestration, terrestrial and marine ecosystems, ecosystem C sequestration, ecology, arctic regions, cold climates, chaparral, coastal marine, south pacific, biodiversity, ecosystem carbon controls

Nathan Oestreich

Nathan Oestreich

Professor EmeritusCharles W. Lamden School of AccountancyFowler College of BusinessSDSU[email protected]619-594-2478

Area of Expertise

Corporate tax, federal tax, payroll and income tax, self-employment tax, employee benefits and worker's compensation.

Chuyun Oh

Chuyun Oh

ProfessorSchool of Music and DanceCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsSDSU[email protected]

Area of Expertise

K-pop, pop dance, Asian/Asian American community, competition dance, hip hop, collegiate dance team and activism.