Faculty & Staff

Department Chair
Name	Title	Office	Contact Information
Prof. Alaei	Full Professor Health Science	HHS2 117	562.985.8036

Full-Time Lecturer
Name	Title	Office	Contact Information
Vikki Bisorca	Full-Time Lecturer and Undergraduate Coordinator Health Science Credential Program Health Science	HHS2 119	562.985.8083 vikki.bisorca@csulb.edu
Lyzette Blanco	Full-Time Lecturer Health Science	HHS2 112	lyzette.blanco@csulb.edu
Toni Espinoza-Ferrel	Full-Time Lecturer, Graduate Coordinator and Certificate Coordinator Health Science	HHS2 123	562.985.4014 toni.espinoza-Ferrel@csulb.edu
Claire Garrido-Ortega	Full-time lecturer Health Science	HHS2 121	562.985.7507 claire.garrido-ortega@csulb.edu
Lisa Sparks	Full-Time Lecturer and Graduate Internship Coordinator Health Science	HHS2 121	lisa.sparks@csulb.edu
Kelley Tenny	Full-Time Lecturer Health Science	HHS2 119	kelley.tenny@csulb.edu
Natalie Whitehouse-Capuano	Full-Time Lecturer Health Science	HHS2 120	562.985.5414 natalie.whitehouse-capuano@csulb.edu

Part-Time Lecturer
Name	Title	Office	Contact Information
Banafshe Sharifian-Attar	Part-Time Lecturer Health Science	SPA 324	562.233.3245 banafshe.sharifian-attar@csulb.edu
Nicole Betschman	Part-Time Lecturer Health Science		Nicole.Betschman@csulb.edu
Phillip Falcetti	Part-Time Lecturer Health Science	SPA 009	949.770.0847 phillip.falcetti@csulb.edu
Matt Fischer	Part-Time Lecturer Health Science	HHS2 112	562.879.1908 matt.fischer@csulb.edu
Natalia Gatdula	Part-Time Lecturer Health Science	HHS2 112	562.985.1770 natalia.gatdula@csulb.edu
Erin Gerardo-Kliem	Part-Time Lecturer Health Science	HHS2 119	erin.gerardoKliem@csulb.edu
Sara Gershwin-Razo	Part-Time Lecturer Health Science	SPA 324	sara.gershwin-razo@csulb.edu
Erin Holloway	Part-Time Lecturer Health Science	SPA 324	310.963.1210 erin.holloway@csulb.edu
Jessica Liu	Part-Time Lecturer Health Science		jessica.liu@csulb.edu
Jamie McDonald	Part-Time Lecturer Health Science	KIN 009	562.519.1040 jamie.mcdonald@csulb.edu
Monica Montano	Part-Time Lecturer Health Science	KIN 009	monica.montano@csulb.edu
Theodora Papachristou	Part-Time Lecturer Health Science	SSPA 324	562.985.4620 theodora.papachristou@csulb.edu
Maryam Pishgar	Part-Time Lecturer Health Science		maryam.pishgar@csulb.edu
Wendy Ramirez	Part-Time Lecturer Health Science	HHS2 119	wendy.ramirez@csulb.edu
Mayra Rascon	Part-Time Lecturer Health Science	HHS2 112	562.985.5242 mayra.rascon@csulb.edu
George Smith	Part-Time Lecturer Health Science		george.smith@csulb.edu
Michelle Zakson	Part-Time Lecturer Health Science	HHS2 112	michelle.zakson@csulb.edu

Staff
Name	Title	Office	Contact Information
Veronica Acosta-Deprez	Professor and Undergraduate Internship Coordinator Health Science	KIN 009	562.985.7698 veronica.acosta-deprez@csulb.edu
Vikki Bisorca	Full-Time Lecturer and Undergraduate Coordinator Health Science Credential Program Health Science	HHS2 119	562.985.8083 vikki.bisorca@csulb.edu
Toni Espinoza-Ferrel	Full-Time Lecturer, Graduate Coordinator and Certificate Coordinator Health Science	HHS2 123	562.985.4014 toni.espinoza-Ferrel@csulb.edu
Melawhy Garcia	Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Latino Community Health, Evaluation, and Leadership Training Health Science	SPA 024	562.985.5723 melawhy.garcia@csulb.edu
Judy Jou	Associate Professor Health Science	HHS2 09	562-985-1537 judy.jou@csulb.edu
Brina Mendoza	Department Coordinator Health Science	HHS2 113	562-985-8069 Brina.Mendoza@csulb.edu
Lisa Sparks	Full-Time Lecturer and Graduate Internship Coordinator Health Science	HHS2 121	lisa.sparks@csulb.edu

Tenure-Track
Name	Title	Office	Contact Information
Brian Cole	Assistant Professor Health Science	HHS2 16	562.985.5695 brian.cole@csulb.edu
Debbie Huang	Assistant Professor Health Science	HHS2-12	Debbie.Huang@csulb.edu
Brian Kwan	Assistant Professor Health Science	HHS2 02	562.985.4092 brian.kwan@csulb.edu
Erika Rosen	Assistant Professor Health Science	HHS2 13	Erika.Rosen@csulb.edu
Heidi West	Assistant Professor Health Science	HHS2 10	562.985.5709 heidi.west@csulb.edu

Tenured
Name	Title	Office	Contact Information
Veronica Acosta-Deprez	Professor and Undergraduate Internship Coordinator Health Science	KIN 009	562.985.7698 veronica.acosta-deprez@csulb.edu
Prof. Alaei	Full Professor Health Science	HHS2 117	562.985.8036
Niloofar Bavarian	Associate Chair and Associate Professor Health Science	HHS2 15	562.985.7792 niloofar.bavarian@csulb.edu
Melawhy Garcia	Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Latino Community Health, Evaluation, and Leadership Training Health Science	SPA 024	562.985.5723 melawhy.garcia@csulb.edu
Lucy Huckabay	Tenured Faculty Health Science	HHS2 123	562-985-4582 lucy.huckabay@csulb.edu
Amber Johnson	Associate Professor Health Science	FO5	562.985.2301 amber.johnson@csulb.edu
Judy Jou	Associate Professor Health Science	HHS2 09	562-985-1537 judy.jou@csulb.edu
Fiona Kawa Gorman	Associate Professor Health Science	HHS2 14	562.985.8192 fiona.gorman@csulb.edu
Javier Lopez-Zetina	Associate Professor Health Science	KIN 009	562.985.1977 javier.lopez-zetina@csulb.edu
Selena Nguyen-Rodriguez	Professor Health Science	HHS2 11	562.985.2137 selena.nguyen-rodriguez@csulb.edu