“I was looking in every department for an opportunity that I did not know what I was looking for, but I know I wanted to find resources.” — Alexis Flores, communications major My experience is a little different from most students, and I am what the university considers a reverse transfer, which means I transferred […]
Meet Jaya Dofe, who joined the university in fall 2019 as an assistant professor of computer engineering. Her research interests include hardware security to address vulnerabilities and threats in hardware design and fabrication. She has published in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings, and co-authored three book chapters. Dofe earned a doctorate and master’s degree from the University […]
“Feeling like an imposter, I was ready to pack up and go home after one semester.” — Robert E. Black III, human services major My Cal State Fullerton journey started in the fall of 2014. My college options were limited. You see, I come from a single-parent household with two younger sisters and my grandfather, […]
Meet Aitana Guia, associate professor of history specializing in the social and political history of modern Europe. Her areas of expertise are nationalism, migrants and minorities in post-war Europe. Before joining Cal State Fullerton, Guia was a Max Weber Postdoctoral Fellow at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies. She also worked as an assistant […]
“My experience interning in Washington D.C. as the Panetta Congressional Intern, has motivated me to continue to pursue public policy and politics post-graduation.” — Meghan Waymire, political science major Being the first in my family to attend college, I would have never expected to have been a part of the fantastic opportunities that Cal State […]
Meet Jin Woo Lee, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, who joined the university this academic year. Before pursuing a career in academia, he designed and manufactured automated packaging machines. Lee’s research focuses on such areas as product and medical device design and engineering education. His teaching interests include design processes, computer-aided design and manufacturing. A […]
“I knew that the only way I could make this school feel like home was to get involved, so I did what I knew best — student government.” — Jacob Fry, communications major Knowing absolutely nobody and having no familiarity with the area 350 miles away from my northern California hometown of Stockton, I started […]
Meet Wendy Grieb, associate professor of art, animation artist and children’s book illustrator. She worked as a Walt Disney TV Animation storyboard artist for 16 years before joining Cal State Fullerton’s faculty. Her portfolio includes such shows as “Phineas and Ferb,” “Pepper Ann,” “Lilo and Stitch,” “Tarzan,” “Hercules” and “Jake Long: American Dragon.” In 2004, […]
Meet antibiotic-resistance researcher María Soledad Ramírez, associate professor of biological science, who focuses on the dissemination and evolution of deadly bacterial pathogens. She is co-author of 101 peer-reviewed journal articles and has delivered more than 180 research presentations at scientific meetings. The Argentinian native, who joined the university in 2014, is the recipient of the […]
Meet Christine Gardiner, professor of criminal justice and a senior research fellow for the Police Foundation. Her fields of expertise include policing, crime policy and juvenile delinquency. She has authored numerous articles and book chapters on criminal justice policy and the California criminal justice system. Prior to becoming an academic, she worked as a crime […]
Meet Tabashir Nobari, assistant professor of public health, whose research interests focus on early childhood obesity, health inequities, early child adversity and social determinants of health. Nobari earned her doctorate in public health at UCLA and has served as a research analyst for the Center on Social Disparities in Health at UC San Francisco and […]
Meet Fernando Rodríguez-Valls, professor of secondary education, who creates partnerships with school districts and local educational agencies to develop and implement community-based bilingual and multilingual literacy programs. He joined Cal State Fullerton in 2014 and is coordinator of the College of Education’s bilingual authorization and world languages programs. His research focuses on equitable and linguistically […]