Meet Cal State Fullerton's New Tenure-Track Faculty

Hunter Huang

assistant professor of art Education: MFA illustration, Cal State Fullerton

Research Interests: Illustration, applied arts and subfields; ethical adaptation of novel technologies in creative workflows; traditional aesthetics and culturally impacted stylization

Bri'Ann Wright

assistant professor of music Education: Ph.D. music education, University of Maryland, College Park; Ed.M., M.A. music and music education, Teachers College Columbia University; B.M. piano performance, Augsburg University

Research Interests: Understanding process and the impact of arts and music education programs, initiatives and policies on students, teachers and the learning process; teaching and learning in pre-K and K-12 general music education, with a focus on popular music and popular music pedagogy

Michael Yoshimi

assistant professor of music Education: DMA, M.M. clarinet performance, USC; B.M. clarinet performance, Northwestern University

Research Interests: Orchestral, chamber and solo clarinet study and performance; access for high-quality music learning for all; creating a sustainable pipeline of teaching that serves the community and builds a stronger culture from the ground up

Yang Bai

assistant professor of finance Education: Ph.D. finance, University of Missouri; M.S. statistics, B.S. mathematics, University of Georgia

Research Interests: Investments, machine learning in finance, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory enforcement

Daniel Cavagnaro

assistant professor of information systems and decision sciences Education: Ph.D. mathematical behavioral sciences, UC Irvine; M.A. mathematics, UCLA; B.S. mathematics, Santa Clara University

Research Interests: Mathematical models of decision-making by individuals, groups and organizations

Ryan DeFronzo

assistant professor of marketing Education: Ph.D. business administration-marketing, New Mexico State University; MBA, B.S. business administration, Southern New Hampshire University

Research Interests: Consumer perceptions, judgements and decision-making; digital and social media marketing; marketing pedagogy

Scott Hachey

assistant professor of marketing Education: Ph.D. marketing, University of Hawaii-Manoa

Research Interests: Artificial intelligence, marketing, sales

Md Noman Hossain

assistant professor of finance Education: Ph.D. finance, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; MBA, Lamar University; BBA finance, University of Dhaka

Research Interests: Corporate finance; behavioral finance; corporate governance; information asymmetry; investments; machine learning; environmental, social and governance; biodiversity risk

Shuqing Huang

assistant professor of accounting Education: Ph.D. accounting, New York University

Research Interests: Environmental, social and governance; disclosures; regulations; corporate governance; corporate strategy

Chungyool Kim

assistant professor of accounting Education: Ph.D. accounting, M.A. accounting, University of Iowa; B.A. economics, Sungkyunkwan University

Research Interests: Corporate disclosure, social media information dissemination, corporate governance

Shuting Wu

assistant professor of accounting Education: Ph.D. accounting, Michigan State University

Research Interests: Empirical financial accounting with a focus on cryptocurrency, voluntary disclosure and behavioral economics

Stefan Henley

assistant professor of communication sciences and disorders Education: Ph.D. health sciences, University of Canterbury (pending); M.S. communication sciences and disorders, Loma Linda University; B.A. history and American studies, University of Canterbury

Research Interests: Brain health of young people, traumatic brain injury, sports-related concussions, educational access for mild traumatic brain injury students

Nils Longueira Borrego

assistant professor of cinema and television arts Education: Ph.D. film and media studies and Spanish and Portuguese, Yale University

Research Interests: Early Latin American cinema, Latin American film, populism, documentary filmmaking, Cuban cinema, Mexican golden age cinema

Reeman Marzouqah

assistant professor of communication sciences and disorders Education: Postdoctoral fellow, stroke and sleep neurology, Sunnybrook Research Institute; Ph.D. speech-language pathology, University of Toronto; M.Sc. speech-language pathology, B.Sc. speech and hearing sciences, University of Jordan

Research Interests: Post-stroke rehabilitation, obstructive sleep apnea, swallowing disorders

Soomin Chao

assistant professor of literacy and reading education Education: Ed.D. educational leadership-educational psychology, M.A. teaching, USC; B.A. English, UC Irvine

Research Interests: Quantitative evaluation of K-12 systems and programs along social emotional and sociolinguistic factors, biliteracy and bilingual education, educational leadership in dual language immersion programs, learning and motivation in education

Theodore Chao

assistant professor of elementary and bilingual education Education: Ph.D. mathematics education, University of Texas; M.S. education, St. John's University; B.S. computer science engineering, B.A. film and media studies, Johns Hopkins University

Research Interests: Digital mathematics storytelling, mathematics teacher education, decolonizing mathematics, Asian American activism, supporting mathematics teachers of color

B Waid

assistant professor of secondary education Education: Ph.D. math education, Teachers College, Columbia University

Research Interests: Queer pedagogy, equity in STEM, STEAM education, anti-racist teaching, culturally responsive teaching, disability justice, intersectionality, representation and inclusion in STEM

Duy Ho

assistant professor of computer science Education: Ph.D. computer science, University of Missouri-Kansas City

Research Interests: AI-empowered robotics and mixed reality; web, mobile and 3D application

Xinyi Wang

assistant professor of mechanical engineering Education: Ph.D. engineering, UC Irvine; B.S. materials and manufacturing engineering, Central South University

Research Interests: Atomistic simulation, machine learning, techno-economic analysis, material defect behaviors, materials for energy storage

Edson Andrade Vargas

assistant professor of counseling Education: Ph.D. counselor education, Idaho State University; M.S. counseling, Cal State Fullerton; B.A. psychology, Cal State San Bernardino

Research Interests: Advancement of bilingual/bicultural counseling and counselor training, multicultural and social justice in counselor education, support of underrepresented college students

Gabrielle Aquino-Adriatico

assistant professor of social work Education: Ph.D. social work, University of Houston

Research Interests: Influence of culture and community on the mental health experiences of underrepresented communities, structural determinants of health, behavioral health

Norma Bates-Fiallo

assistant professor of nursing Education: DNP, MSN women’s health concentration, Cal State Fullerton; BSN, University of North Florida

Research Interests: Obstetrics and gynecology, pain management in labor, race inequality and mental health related to postpartum depression

S Kate Bayhan

assistant professor of nursing Education: DNP, M.S. nursing, B.S. nursing, B.A. English, Cal State Fullerton

Research Interests: Critical care nursing, nursing and student burnout and coping, student engagement strategies, emergency and intensive care units, community empowerment for disaster relief, substance use disorder

Samantha Corralejo

assistant professor of human services Education: Ph.D. psychology, Utah State University; M.A. psychology, University of the Pacific; B.S. psychology, Westmont College

Research Interests: Behavioral parent training, cultural adaptations for Latine families, mental health prevention and promotion for newcomer youth and families, research ethics

Shawn Hanlon

assistant professor of kinesiology Education: Postdoctoral fellow, rehabilitation science, University of Colorado; Ph.D. biomechanics and movement science, M.S. sports medicine, University of Delaware; B.S. athletic training, Rowan University

Research Interests: Clinical trials, diagnosis and rehabilitation of tendon injuries, changes in ultrasound-based muscle and tendon tissue properties in response to injury and healing and across the lifespan

Shauna Pearce

assistant professor of nursing Education: DNP, Cal State Fullerton; M.A. organizational management, Azusa Pacific University; B.S. nursing, USC; B.A. behavioral science, Cal Poly Pomona

Research Interests: Leadership and followership in nursing, transition to nursing practice, patient safety, health care quality

Betsy Perez

assistant professor of counseling Education: Ph.D. counselor education and supervision, Old Dominion University; M.A. counseling, University of San Diego; B.A. political science, Trinity College

Research Interests: Social justice advocacy in K-12 educational settings, social justice in counseling, decolonization of counseling field, Ánimo Latinx Counseling Emphasis

Igor Acácio

assistant professor of political science Education: Ph.D. political science, UC Riverside; M.A. political science, Institute of Social and Political Studies of the State University of Rio de Janeiro; B.A. international relations, Strategic Studies Institute of the Fluminense Federal University

Research Interests: Civil-military relations, defense and security issues, Latin American politics, Brazilian politics

Sean Angst

assistant professor of public administration Education: Ph.D. public policy and management, USC; B.Sc. finance, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Research Interests: Housing, community development, stress, urban policy, structural racism, social determinants of health

Luis Miguel Toquero Perez

assistant professor of modern languages and literatures Education: Ph.D. linguistics, USC

Research Interests: Linguistics, syntax, morphology, semantics

Carlos Yebra Lopez

assistant professor of modern languages and literatures Education: Ph.D., MPhil Spanish and Portuguese languages and literatures, New York University; PgDip translation studies, University of Portsmouth; M.A. philosophy, Birkbeck, University of London; M.A. education, B.A. philosophy, University of Zaragoza, Spain

Research Interests: Critical sociolinguistics, language ideologies, (hyper)polyglossia, revitalization of endangered languages, Global Hispanophone, digital humanities

Kenneth Childers

assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry Education: Ph.D. biochemistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; B.S. biochemistry, University of Arizona

Research Interests: Structural characterization of proteins related to cardiovascular and thrombotic disorders

Michael Ferracane

assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry Education: Ph.D. chemistry, University of Virginia; B.S. chemistry and biochemistry, University of Arizona

Research Interests: Medicinal chemistry, opioids, microbiome, antibiotics

Sunny Le

assistant professor of mathematics Education: Ph.D. interfield mathematics and education, Claremont Graduate University

Research Interests: Application of machine learning techniques in education data, active learning teaching pedagogy, curriculum redesign to make mathematics/statistics classes more relevant to non-math majors

Joselyn Soto

assistant professor of biological science Education: Ph.D. neuroscience, UCLA; B.S. cell and molecular biology, UC Riverside

Research Interests: Astrocytes: a star-shaped cell in the brain