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Eddy Francisco Alvarez Jr.

Eddy Francisco Alvarez Jr.

Assistant professor of Chicana and Chicano studies

Education:

Ph.D., M.A. Chicana and Chicano studies, UC Santa Barbara; M.A., B.A. Spanish, Cal State Northridge

Research interests:

Chicanx and Latinx queer communities, oral history, sonic and spatial studies, queer of color performance, Joteria studies, queer archives, feminist pedagogies

Other languages spoken:

Spanish

Erin Besser

Erin Besser

Assistant professor of elementary and bilingual education

Education:

Ph.D. learning design and technology, Purdue University; M.A. educational technology, Azusa Pacific University; B.A. liberal studies and multiple subject credential program, Sacramento State University

Research interests:

Exploring digital badging as a mechanism for learning and to support educational technology, using digital tools to leverage teaching and learning, technology integration within teacher education, communication tools to support online learning, instructional design skills and knowledge

L. Maria Bo

L. Maria Bo

Assistant professor of English, comparative literature and linguistics

Education:

Ph.D., M.Phil, M.A.. English and comparative literature, Columbia University; B.A. English and linguistics, UC Berkeley

Research interests:

Diasporic Asian literature, Asian American literature, 20th-century multi-ethnic U.S. literature, comparative literature, critical translation theory, critical race theory

Other languages spoken:

Mandarin, Japanese, Spanish

Scott Bolman

Scott Bolman

Assistant professor of theatre and dance

Education:

M.F.A. design-lighting, Yale School of Drama; B.A. theater and dance, Amherst College

Research interests:

Entertainment design, exhibition lighting, theater renovation

William Riley Casper

William Riley Casper

Assistant professor of mathematics

Education:

Ph.D. mathematics, University of Washington; M.S., B.S. mathematics, B.S. physics, North Dakota State University

Research interests:

Noncommutative algebra, algebraic geometry, integrable systems, orthogonal polynomials, spectral theory, geophysical fluid dynamics, quantum computing

Joya Cooley

Joya Cooley

Assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry

Education:

Ph.D. chemistry, UC Davis; B.S. chemistry, B.A. music, Furman University

Research interests:

Development and tuning of intermetallic and ceramic oxide materials with favorable new and interesting structural, thermal, magnetic and transport properties

Julia Drouin

Julia Drouin

Assistant professor of communication sciences and disorders

Education:

Ph.D. speech, language and hearing sciences; Au.D. audiology; B.A. psychology; B.A. speech, language and hearing sciences, University of Connecticut

Research interests:

Speech perception, perceptual learning, cochlear implants, auditory processing, auditory training, acoustic analysis, neuroimaging techniques, eye-tracking methods

Brittany Eghaneyan

Brittany Eghaneyan

Assistant professor of social work

Education:

Ph.D. social work, M.S.S.W. University of Texas at Arlington; B.S. cognitive science and psychology, University of Texas at Dallas

Research interests:

Integrated health care for mental health and substance use treatment, mental health stigma, mental health disparities among Latinx populations, culturally competent care, trauma-informed primary care, implementation of evidence-based practice in healthcare settings, psychometrics

Juan Manuel Escalante

Juan Manuel Escalante

Assistant professor of art

Education:

Ph.D. media arts and technology, UC Santa Barbara; M.F.A. architecture, National University of Mexico; B.Arch. architecture, National Autonomous University

Research interests:

Audiovisual design, generative design, modular synthesis

Other languages spoken:

Spanish

Christopher Gibson

Christopher Gibson

Assistant professor of sociology

Education:

Ph.D. sociology, UC Irvine; M.A. global studies, UC Santa Barbara; B.A. English, Cal State Channel Islands

Research interests:

Social policy, environmental sociology, climate change, water governance, sociology of economic markets, finance, globalization

Megan Grady

Megan Grady

Assistant professor of accounting

Education:

Ph.D. business administration-accounting, Texas A&M University; M.A. accounting and B.S. business administration-accounting, University of Arizona

Research interests:

Political connections, corruption, regulatory enforcement, corporate governance

Matthieu Hoffman

Matthieu Hoffman

Assistant professor of kinesiology

Education:

Postdoctoral fellow, sport psychology, University of Ottawa and Cape Breton University; Ph.D. kinesiology, University of Windsor; M.H.K., applied human performance, University of Windsor; H.B.A. sport psychology, Laurentian University

Research interests:

Peer-to-peer mentoring relationships between high-performance athletes, athlete leadership behaviors, home (dis)advantage phenomenon in sport, coaching in Masters athletics, questionnaire development and validation

Other languages spoken:

French

Laura Keisler

Laura Keisler

Assistant professor of literacy and reading

Education:

Ed.D. urban education, USC; M.A. educational administration, Saint Peter’s University; B.A. political science; mass media studies, Hofstra University; California and New Jersey multiple subject credential

Research interests:

Preparation experiences of literacy educators, literacy teaching, learning in postsecondary classrooms

Emily Kuffner

Emily Kuffner

Assistant professor of modern languages and literatures

Education:

Ph.D. Spanish literature, UC Davis; M.A. romance languages, The University of New Orleans; B.A. Spanish, The University of New Orleans

Research interests:

16th- and 17th-century Spanish literature, gender studies, history of sexuality, prostitution in literature, nonhuman studies

Other languages spoken:

Spanish, Italian

Kristin Kurianski

Kristin Kurianski

Assistant professor of mathematics

Education:

Ph.D. mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; B.S. mathematics, Cal Poly Pomona

Research interests:

Wave-type phenomena from both numerical and theoretical perspectives, dynamical systems, fluid mechanics, mathematical modeling

Rosalinda Larios

Rosalinda Larios

Assistant professor of special education

Education:

Ph.D. joint doctoral program-special education, Cal State Los Angeles and UCLA; M.A. multicultural/multilingual special education and education specialist credential program in mild to moderate disabilities, Cal State Los Angeles; B.A. interdisciplinary studies, Humboldt State University

Research interests:

Latinx family participation in individualized education programs, developing positive and collaborative relationships between schools and teacher preparation programs, and culturally responsive and sustaining instructional practices

Other languages spoken:

Spanish

Liqing Li

Liqing Li

Assistant professor of economics

Education:

Ph.D. agricultural and applied economics and B.A. economics, University of Illinois

Research interests:

Environmental economics with a concentration on conservation policy, environmental justice and non-market valuation

Other languages spoken:

Mandarin

Yeji Lim

Yeji Lim

Assistant professor of marketing

Education:

Ph.D., MBA, marketing, University of Missouri; M.A. economics, Sungkyunkwan University; B.S. management, Kyungwon University

Research interests:

Salesforce management, compensation strategies, behavioral economics, business-to-business platform growth, marketing strategies

Other languages spoken:

Korean

Zhejia Ling

Zhejia Ling

Assistant professor of accounting

Education:

Ph.D. accounting, University of Iowa; M.A., B.A. accounting, Renmin University of China

Research interests:

Financial reporting, voluntary disclosure, capital markets

Other languages spoken:

Mandarin

JR Norman Luker ’18

JR Norman Luker ’18

Assistant professor of theatre and dance

Education:

M.F.A. theatre arts-design and technical production, Cal State Fullerton; M.A. education, Whittier College; B.A. dramaturgy, Whittier College

Research interests:

The evolution of stage machinery and theater architecture from the Italian Renaissance through the Industrial Age

Camila Maroja

Camila Maroja

Assistant professor of art

Education:

Ph.D. art history and visual studies, Duke University; M.A. history of art and architecture, Pontificia Universidade Católica-Rio de Janeiro; B.A. theater studies, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

Research interests:

Exhibition histories, cultural interchanges between South and North America, the ways in which artists negotiate and localize their production in a globalized world, decolonial methodologies and local avant-gardes

Other languages spoken:

Portuguese, Italian, Spanish

Sycil Mathai

Sycil Mathai

Assistant professor of music

Education:

M.M. music performance, State University of New York at Fredonia; B.M. music performance, Texas Christian University

Research interests:

20th-century French brass pedagogy, origins of jazz, baroque practices in modern eras, psychology of performance success in musicians

Jasmine Meertins

Jasmine Meertins

Assistant professor of communications

Education:

Ph.D. intercultural communication, University of Miami; M.A. international affairs, The George Washington University; B.A. political science, Yale University

Research interests:

International health campaigns

Other languages spoken:

Portuguese

Madeleine Mejia

Madeleine Mejia

Assistant professor of literacy and reading education

Education:

Ed.D. teacher education in multicultural societies, USC; Ed.M. language acquisition and literacy development, Harvard University; Advanced Program in English literature, Oxford University; B.A. English literature and minor in education, UCLA

Research interests:

Students’ voice in the learning and teaching process, teachers’ role and active agency in professional development and inquiry into professional practice, and critical literacy and equity education

Other languages spoken:

Spanish

Natalie Novoa

Natalie Novoa

Assistant professor of African American studies

Education:

Ph.D. American history, UC Berkeley; M.A. history, San Francisco State University; B.A. history, Dominican University of California

Research interests:

African American history, urban history, race and sport, recreation and leisure

Mario Obando

Mario Obando

Assistant professor of Chicana and Chicano studies

Education:

Ph.D., M.A. American studies, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities; B.A. history, Whittier College

Research interests:

Latinx and Chicanx oral and public history, queer and feminist interventions in comparative ethnic studies and pedagogy, Central American diaspora, Latinx and indigenous spirituality

Other languages spoken:

Spanish

Jiwoo Park

Jiwoo Park

Assistant professor of communications

Education:

Ph.D. mass communication, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; M.S. advertising, University of Illinois; B.A. advertising, Michigan State University

Research interests:

Integrated marketing communications on social/digital media

Other languages spoken:

Korean

Stephanie Reed

Stephanie Reed

Assistant professor of mathematics

Education:

Ph.D., M.A. applied mathematics, B.S. mathematics, Arizona State University

Research interests:

Mathematical models in econophysics using stochastic processes and interacting particle systems, machine learning, data science, computational mathematics

Shoo Seto

Shoo Seto

Assistant professor of mathematics

Education:

Ph.D., M.S. mathematics, UC Irvine; B.A. mathematics, UC Berkeley

Research interests:

Partial differential equations, geometric analysis, spectral geometry

Other languages spoken:

Japanese

Eric Setten

Eric Setten

Assistant professor of marketing

Education:

Ph.D. marketing, University of Oregon; MBA, University of Maryland; B.A. German studies, UC Irvine

Research interests:

How consumers satisfy identity-relevant goals through food and beverage choice

Meng (Stephanie) Shen

Meng (Stephanie) Shen

Assistant professor of physics

Education:

Ph.D. materials science and engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; M.S., B.S. materials physics, Fudan University

Research interests:

Computational methods and models to understand the self assembly, heat transfer, mass transport and mechanical properties of soft matter at interfaces; computational physics and data science to design materials for energy and environmental sustainability; materials of interest are mechanical metamaterials, polymeric membranes, nanotubes and graphene

Other languages spoken:

Chinese

Hiromi Tobaru

Hiromi Tobaru

Assistant professor of modern languages and literatures

Education:

Ph.D. East Asian languages and literatures, The Ohio State University; M.A. teaching English to speakers of other languages/bilingual education, University of Findlay; B.A. foreign language studies, University of Kitakyushu

Research interests:

Pedagogical material development for study abroad students, social network development during study abroad, intercultural communication, Japanese-style shifting by foreign language learners

Other languages spoken:

Japanese

Jessica Vega-Centeno

Jessica Vega-Centeno

Assistant professor of communications

Education:

Ph.D. advertising, University of Texas at Austin; MBA marketing management, Baruch College; B.A. psychology, Boston University

Research interests:

Consumer behavior, strategic communications, multicultural/global marketing, critical marketing, consumer culture, identity in the marketplace

Other languages spoken:

Spanish

Elise Wang

Elise Wang

Assistant professor of English, comparative literature and linguistics

Education:

Ph.D. comparative literature, Princeton University; M.St. English literature, Oxford University; A.B. religious studies and women, gender and sexuality studies, Harvard University

Research interests:

Medieval literature, conspiracy theories, legal history, history of prison and policing, critical race theory, the global middle ages

Other languages spoken:

Mandarin, Serbo-Croatian

David Weng

David Weng

Assistant professor of management

Education:

Ph.D. organizations, strategy and international management, University of Texas at Dallas; MBA, National Chung Cheng University; B.A. public finance, National Chengchi University

Research interests:

Upper echelons theory, corporate governance, strategic alliance, international management

Other languages spoken:

Mandarin

Gregory X. Whitmore ’13

Gregory X. Whitmore ’13

Assistant professor of music

Education:

Ed.D.C.T., Ed.M. music and music education, Columbia University, Teachers College; M.M.-instrumental conducting, Cal State Fullerton; B.M.-instrumental music education, University of Michigan

Research interests:

The wind band as an artistic medium, ensemble conducting, instrumental music education, beliefs and values of music education practitioners, music educator preparation, literature for winds and new works for the modern wind band