This video series features members of our passionate faculty. They share their area of expertise and inspirational teaching methods. All of our faculty contribute to student success and are proud to be Titans of Academia.
Meet Eric Gonzaba, assistant professor of American studies, whose research interests include African American history and LGBTQ culture, the politics of pleasure and leisure, and digital history. Some of Gonzaba’s projects include an online archive that explores the global history of LGBTQ people through T-shirts and a digital mapping project that investigates ignored queer geography and spaces since 1965. Gonzaba […]
Meet Hakob Avetisyan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, who tackles research projects that address real-world challenges relating to project management and environmental sustainability. He has published in numerous journals on such topics as optimal decision-making in project management for the construction, transportation and energy industries, as well as on port security and seismic […]
Meet Erica Lizano, assistant professor of social work, whose research explores well-being, burnout and stress among child welfare workers. She is an alumna of Cal State Fullerton, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in sociology and participated in the McNair Scholars program. Lizano earned her doctorate and dual master’s degrees at USC.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Meet Jeremy Shermak, assistant professor of communications, who joined Cal State Fullerton this fall from the University of Texas at Austin. Shermak is a self-described “baseball fanatic” with a background in journalism and interactive media. His research interests center on how political communication is emerging in typically apolitical realms such as science and sports communications.