Experts & Speakers Guide

Speakers

A

Speaker's NameSpeaker's TitleDepartmentFields of Expertise
Adams, William HAssociate ProfessorAnthropology
  • Anthropology
  • Heritage Preservation
  • Historic Preservation
  • History
  • Human Ecology
  • Human Evolution
  • Oral History
Adams III, Virgil HAssistant ProfessorPsychology
  • Hope
  • Intergroup Relations
  • Quality of Life
  • Social Psychology
Adler, Mary Assistant Professor Education
  • Classroom Discourse
  • English Education
  • Instructional and Professional Development
  • Interdisciplinary Instruction in Secondary Schools
  • Language and Education
  • Qualitative Research Methods
  • Teaching and Research in Writing
Alamillo, Jose Associate Professor Chicano Studies
  • Cinco de Mayo and Dia de los Muertos
  • Contemporary Immigration Issues
  • Latino/a Workers in a Global Economy
  • Latinos/as in Sports
  • Mexican American History and Culture
Alarcon, Ruben Assistant ProfessorBiology
  • Community Ecology
  • Insect Behavior
  • Pollination Biology
Aloisio, Simone Associate Professor Chemistry
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Atmospheric Chemistry
  • Climate Change and Chemistry
  • Environmental Chemistry
Anderson, Sean Assistant ProfessorEnvironmental Science and Resource Management
  • Conservation Biology
  • Ecotoxicology
  • Endangered Species
  • Marine Biology
  • Oak Woodlands
  • Turkey, especially Eastern Anatolia

B

Speaker's NameSpeaker's TitleDepartmentFields of Expertise
Balen, Julia Assistant ProfessorEnglish: Literature and Writing
  • 20th-Century World Literature
  • Activism--Organizing and Group Processes
  • Multicultural, Gender, Feminist, and Sexuality Studies
Ballman, Terry LProfessor Spanish
  • Communicative Language Teaching
  • Second Language Acquisition
  • Spanish Linguistics
Barajas, Frank Assistant Professor History
  • California History
  • Chicano History
  • United States History
Bleicher, Robert EAssociate Professor, School of Education/Coordinator, Early Assessment ProgramEducation
  • Classroom Interactions
  • Science Education
Buhl, Geoffrey WAssistant ProfessorMathematics
  • The Mathematics of String Theory
Buschmann, Rainer Assistant Professor History
  • European History
  • History of Oceans and Ocean Travel
  • History of the Pacific Islands
  • History Teaching
  • World History

C

Speaker's NameSpeaker's TitleDepartmentFields of Expertise
Christopher, Renny Professor English: Literature and Writing
  • Gender Studies
  • Multicultural American Literature
  • Working-Class Studies
Clarke, Tracylee Assistant ProfessorCommunication
  • Communication & Conflict Management
  • Cultural Identity
  • Environmental Conflict Management
  • Social & Political Conflict Management
Contreras, Kathleen LecturerEducation
  • Bilingual Education
  • Cross-Cultural Understanding
  • Latino Children's Literature
Cordeiro, William PProfessor/Chair, Business and Economics Program Business and Economics
  • Business Ethics
  • General Management
  • Strategy Planning
Correia, Manuel GAssistant ProfessorEducation
  • Education
Costache, Irina Associate ProfessorArt
  • Art and Technology
  • Art History (Modern and Contemporary Art and Culture and Western Post-Renaissance Art and Culture)
  • Collecting and Museum Studies/Issues
  • Film and Art
  • New Strategies in Teaching Art History
  • Restoration and Conservation of Art
  • Women and the Arts

D

Speaker's NameSpeaker's TitleDepartmentFields of Expertise
Delaney-Rivera, Colleen MAssistant ProfessorAnthropology
  • Anthropology
  • Archaeology
Dougherty, Geoff Professor Physics
  • Bioengineering
  • Image Analysis
  • Medical Imaging

E

Speaker's NameSpeaker's TitleDepartmentFields of Expertise
Estrada, Rudolph IAdjunct Professor, Business and Economics/Executive Director, Small Business Institute Business and Economics
  • Small Business and Management

F

Speaker's NameSpeaker's TitleDepartmentFields of Expertise
Francois, Marie EAssociate ProfessorHistory
  • Latin American History Generally
  • Mexican History

G

Speaker's NameSpeaker's TitleDepartmentFields of Expertise
Garcia, Francisco DLecturer Education
  • Education
Garcia, Jorge Assistant Professor Mathematics
  • Mathematics
  • Probability
Grier, Jeanne MAssociate ProfessorEducation
  • Democratic classrooms
  • Math and science teacher recruitment
  • Science education
  • Secondary education
  • STEM Career changers in secondary education
Grove, Andrea KAssociate Professor Political Science
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Foreign Policy
  • International Relations
  • Leadership
Grzegorczyk, Ivona Professor/Chair, Mathematics and Computer Science Program Mathematics
  • Geometry and Art
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics Education

H

Speaker's NameSpeaker's TitleDepartmentFields of Expertise
Hampton, Philip DProfessorChemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Organic Synthesis
  • Polymer Chemistry
Hartung, Elizabeth ProfessorSociology
  • Gender
  • International Education
  • Social Class and Inequality

I

Speaker's NameSpeaker's TitleDepartmentFields of Expertise
Itkonen, Tiina Assistant ProfessorEducation
  • Education policy and politics
  • Educational legislation

J

Speaker's NameSpeaker's TitleDepartmentFields of Expertise
Jimenez Jimenez, Antonio FProfessorSpanish
  • Second Language Acquisition

K

Speaker's NameSpeaker's TitleDepartmentFields of Expertise
Kelly, Sean QAssociate Professor Political Science
  • Congress
  • Elections and Electoral Politics
  • Environmental Policy
  • Health Policy
  • Public Policy
  • The Presidency

M

Speaker's NameSpeaker's TitleDepartmentFields of Expertise
Mayberry, Bob Associate Professor of English, Composition Director English: Literature and Writing
  • Composition
  • Pedagogy
  • Playwriting
  • Writing Assessment
  • Zen and the Teaching of Writing
Meriwether, James HProfessor History
  • 20th-Century United States History
  • African History
  • African-American History
Milburn, Trudy AAssociate Professor Communication
  • Communication
Monsma, Bradley JProfessor of English/Director, Center for Integrative StudiesEnglish: Literature and Writing
  • American Literature
  • Creative/Literary Nonfiction
  • Environmental Writing
  • Nature Writing
  • Sespe Creek
  • Southern California Wilderness
Morris, John-Andrew Associate Professor Management
  • Leadership and Humility
  • Pedagogical applications of positive organizational scholarship
Muraoka, Dennis DProfessor Economics
  • Natural Resource and Environmental Economics

N

Speaker's NameSpeaker's TitleDepartmentFields of Expertise
Norris, Steven Lecturer Biology
  • African Fishes
  • Desert Fishes
  • Fishes of Mexico
  • General Zoology
  • Ichthyology (Biology of Fishes)
  • Natural History Museums

P

Speaker's NameSpeaker's TitleDepartmentFields of Expertise
Paiva, Claudio A. C. Associate Professor Business and Economics
  • Economic Development
  • Economic Policy
  • Economics of Latin America
  • International Economics
  • Macroeconomics
Peters, Joan Assistant Professor English: Literature and Writing
  • Fiction Writing
  • Women's Fiction and Creative Non-Fiction
  • Women's Studies
Popok, Christine Lecturer English and Business Business and Economics
  • Banking
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Government Contracting
  • Internal Audits
  • Public Audits

R

Speaker's NameSpeaker's TitleDepartmentFields of Expertise
Reder, Claudia MLecturer English: Literature and Writing
  • Creative Arts in Learning
  • Poetry Writing
  • Storytelling
  • Writing Across the Curriculum
Rishton, Gilbert MLecturer, Organic Chemistry/Director, Channel Islands Alzheimer's InstituteChemistry
  • Biotechnology
  • Drug Research
  • Medicinal Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Organic Synthesis
  • Pharmaceutical Industry
Rivera, Paul AAssistant Professor Economics
  • Development Economics
Rodriguez, Donald Assistant Professor Environmental Science and Resource Management
  • Minority Involvement in the Outdoors
  • Municipal Open Space and Natural Areas
  • Park Visitor Management
  • Parks and Protected Area Management
  • Recreational Impacts on Natural Areas
  • Resource Management in the Urban Wildland Interface

S

Speaker's NameSpeaker's TitleDepartmentFields of Expertise
Sackerson, Charles Lecturer/Visiting Professor Biology
  • Developmental Biology
  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology
Stratton, Stephen EAssociate Professor; Head of Collections and Technical Services, University Library Library
  • Electronic Serials
  • Implementing digital services in libraries

T

Speaker's NameSpeaker's TitleDepartmentFields of Expertise
Teranishi-Martinez, Christy Assistant Professor Psychology
  • Adolescent Development
  • Chicano/Latino Identity Development
  • Health Psychology
Toshalis, Eric LAssistant ProfessorEducation
  • Adolescent Development
  • Anti-racist Teaching
  • Classroom Discipline
  • Education for Social Justice
  • Student Resistance in the Classroom
  • Teacher Development
  • Teacher-student Relationships

V

Speaker's NameSpeaker's TitleDepartmentFields of Expertise
Volkan, Kevin Professor/Chair, Psychology Program Psychology
  • Buddhist Psychology
  • Daoism
  • Medical Education
  • Psychoanalysis
  • Psychology of Error
  • Public Health

W

Speaker's NameSpeaker's TitleDepartmentFields of Expertise
Wagner III, William EAssociate ProfessorSociology
  • Public Health
  • Sexuality
  • Social Network Analysis
  • Statistics in the Social/Behavioral Sciences
Wang, Ching-Hua Professor/Chair, Biology, Physical Science, Physics Program Biology
  • Cellular and Molecular Immunology
  • Microbiology
  • Virology
Wyels, Cynthia JAssociate Professor, Mathematics/Director of the Masters in Mathematics Program Mathematics
  • Mathematics

Y

Speaker's NameSpeaker's TitleDepartmentFields of Expertise
Yudelson, John LecturerCommunication
  • Group Communication
  • Group Dynamics
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Organizational Communication
  • Organizational Development
  • Strategic Management