Annika Frieberg
Associate ProfessorCollege of Arts and LettersHistorySDSU[email protected](970)371-6940Area of Expertise
conflict resolution, peace, reconciliation, European relations, EU, Poland, Eastern Europe
Experts Directory
The San Diego State University Experts Directory is a rolodex for reporters, designed to assist journalists in their search for subject-matter experts on a variety of topics and academic research areas.
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Margaret Friend
ProfessorCollege of SciencesPsychologySDSU[email protected]619-594-0273Area of Expertise
Language, cognition, spatial reasoning, and executive function in the first five years of life. Socioeconomic status, first language, majority language, and bilingualism in early vocabulary size and on the role of vocabulary comprehension in the development of sustained attention, cognitive flexibility, and preparedness for school. Early vocabulary assessment, advocating for efforts to bridge the gap between language at home and the language of schooling.
Eric Frost
Professor, Viz Center Director, Graduate Program in Homeland Security Co-DirectorCollege of SciencesGeological SciencesSDSU[email protected]619-594-5960Area of Expertise
Homeland security, geospatial imagery, humanitarian assistance disaster relief, civilian-military disaster (i.e. Gulf oil spill), sensor networks, public safety, dots on maps. Frost is also Director of SDSU's Immersive Visualization Lab and Co-Director of SDSU's Homeland Security Master's Program.
Paul Ganster
Professor and Director of the Institute for Regional Studies of the CaliforniasCollege of Arts and LettersSDSU[email protected]619-594-5423Area of Expertise
California-Baja border region, border politics, quality of life indicators for the San Diego-Tijuana region, U.S.-Mexican border environmental indicators, management of human and natural systems in the binational Tijuana River watershed
Rees Garmann
Assistant ProfessorCollege of SciencesChemistry and BiochemistrySDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
The physics of how viruses work, RNA viruses, bacterial viruses, bacteriophages, hte structure of long RNA molecules.
Sarah Garrity
Interim Senior Associate DeanCollege of EducationChild and Family DevelopmentSDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
infants and toddlers, early childhood education, early childhood workforce development, social emotional development, transitional kindergarten
Patricia Geist-Martin
Professor EmeritaCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsSchool of CommunicationSDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
Organizational communication (stories, identity, spirituality, voice, wellness, sexual harassment). Health communication (provider-patient communication; personal, cultural, political complexities, illness narratives, narrative medicine, holistic health communication). Qualitative research methods (observation and field notes, interviewing, focus groups, narrative analysis, qualitative coding).
Uduak George
Assistant ProfessorCollege of SciencesMathematics and StatisticsSDSU[email protected]619-594-7247Area of Expertise
Systems biology, modeling and simulation of the lungs and mammary gland development and machine learning/artificial intelligence for advancing health equity.
Michael Gerdes
Director of OrchestrasCollege of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsSchool of Music and DanceSDSU[email protected]619-594-4681Area of Expertise
Orchestra, Orchestral Music, Education, Music Education, Classical, Baroque, Romantic, Contemporary Music, Polytonal Music, Composition, Orchestration, Musical Theater, Opera, Piano, Class Piano, Symphony, Chamber Music
Randall German
Professor and Associate DeanCollege of EngineeringMechanical EngineeringSDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
Materials engineering, fabrication and processing of engineered materials from steels to ceramics, cost-effective technical solutions for advanced engineering applications
Richard Gersberg
ProfessorCollege of Health and Human ServicesSchool of Public HealthSDSU[email protected]619-594-2905Area of Expertise
Water contamination and pollution, health risks of contaminated waters, including after rainfall. Aquatic toxicity testing and ecological risk assessment for contaminants in water and sediments, restoration of the Venice Lagoon in Italy; transboundary water pollution concerns for the U.S.-Mexico border, including the Tijuana River and New River watersheds
Sambuddha Ghatak
Assistant ProfessorDivision of Professional StudiesSchool of Public AffairsCriminal Justice and Homeland SecuritySDSU Imperial Valley[email protected](760) 768-5790Area of Expertise
Terrorism, Civil War, International Conflict, State Capacity, Regional Conflict in South Asia, India
Jerome Giles
Associate ProfessorCollege of SciencesMathematics and StatisticsSDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
Applied mathematics, signal processing, image processing, data science, deep learning, mathematical decomposition techniques and data-driven techniques.
Steven Gill
Associate ProfessorAccountingSDSU[email protected]619-594-6273Area of Expertise
Mutual funds taxation, tax evasion, use tax, holiday gift cards
Stephen Goggin
Associate ProfessorCollege of Arts and LettersPolitical ScienceSDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
American politics, survey research & polling, political parties, campaigns & elections, media, the presidency, Congress
Shira Goldenberg
Assistant Professor & Co-Director, SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program Public HealthCollege of Health and Human ServicesSchool of Public Health, Division of EpidemiologySDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
Migrant health, women's health, HIV, sexual health, reproductive health, gender-based violence, immigration, asylum seekers, health and human rights, and social epidemiology.
Benjamin Gonzalez-O'Brien
Associate ProfessorCollege of Arts and LettersPolitical ScienceSDSU[email protected]619-594-3072Area of Expertise
Immigration, Latino, and border politics
Julie-Kathryn Graham
Assistant ProfessorCollege of Health and Human ServicesSchool of NursingSDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
Oxygenation in the critically ill patient, respiratory failure, shock, sepsis, Covid-19 related respiratory failure, mitochondrial dysregulation, and mechanical and extracorporeal ventilation.
Jonathan Graubart
ProfessorCollege of Arts and LettersPolitical ScienceSDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
Zionism, Israel-Palestine, international tribunals, UN, global protest movements and climate justice activism.
Anne W. Graves
Ph.D., Professor EmeritaCollege of EducationDepartment of Special EducationSDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
Early reading and writing, teaching struggling readers and dyslexia as a misnomer.
Stefano Gubellini
Associate ProfessorFowler College of BusinessFinanceSDSU[email protected]619-594-8398Area of Expertise
Investments, asset pricing, stock market predictability, trading strategies, and data-snooping issues
Madhu Gupta
Professor EmeritusCollege of EngineeringElectrical and Computer EngineeringSDSU[email protected]619-594-7015Area of Expertise
Radio frequency (RF) and microwave electronics, solid-state and semiconductor devices, radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFIC), wireless communication systems and physical electronics.
Rachel Haine-Schlagel
Associate ProfessorCollege of EducationChild and Family DevelopmentSDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
parent and caregiver involvement in services for children
Svasti Haricharan
Associate ProfessorCollege of SciencesBiologySDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
cancer, genomics, DNA repair, precision oncology, health disparities, cancer disparities
Fred Harris
Emeritus ProfessorElectrical and Computer EngineeringSDSU[email protected] ; [email protected](619) 594-6162Area of Expertise
Digital Signal Processing, Communication, Systems, Wireless Systems
Frank Harris III
Interim Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion & ProfessorCollege of EducationAdministration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary EducationSDSU[email protected]619.594.1551Area of Expertise
Gender and masculinity (particularly among college men), Race and ethnicity in education, College sports/athletics, Community Colleges, College fraternities
Christopher Harrison
Associate ProfessorCollege of SciencesChemistry and BiochemistrySDSU[email protected]619-594-1609Area of Expertise
Chemical analysis; identification and quantification of chemical components in aqueous (liquid) solutions. Anti-doping analysis; development of analytical techniques for the detection of doping substances used by athletes.
Kyle Hasenstab
Assistant ProfessorCollege of SciencesMathematics and StatisticsSDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
Artificial Intelligence, deep learning and medical imaging.
Sean Hauze
DirectorInstructional Technology ServicesSDSU[email protected]619-594-1348Area of Expertise
Virtual Reality Augmented Reality Mixed Reality Spatial Computing Immersive Simulation Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Motivation to Learn STEM Workforce Skills Online Learning Quantitative Research Analysis Mobile Learning Educational Technology
Marshal Hedin
Professor and Associate ChairCollege of SciencesBiologySDSU[email protected]Area of Expertise
Biodiversity, conservation, California biodiversity, arachnids, spiders, speciation, caves, phylogeny and evolution.
