Faculty Experts

Mohamed Abdelhamid

Director, MS in Information Systems Program

College of Business

Information Systems

Expertise: Healthcare Analytics, Information Privacy and Cybersecurity

562.985.2361

Max Alberhasky

Assistant Professor

Marketing

College of Business

Expertise: consumer behavior, financial decision-making, how relationships shape financial well-being

Yousef Baker

Associate Professor

International Studies

Expertise: Anti-Muslim Racism, Middle East Studies

562.985.8864

Michelle Barrack

Associate Professor

Family and Consumer Sciences

Nutrition and Dietetics

Expertise: Nutrition and dietetics for runners

562.985.4545

Website

Anna Bax

Assistant Professor

College of Liberal Arts

Department of Linguistics

Expertise: Language, identity, power

Matthew Becker

Professor

Earth Science

Expertise: Subsurface Fluid-Flow Expert Across Diverse Systems.

Conrey Endowed Chair of Hydrogeology

562.985.8983

Curtis Bennett

Dean

College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Expertise: Lottery probabilities, statistics

562.985.1521

Elaine Bernal

Lecturer

Chemistry & Biochemistry

Expertise: Chemistry education

562.985.2213

Website

James Binnall

Professor

Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Emergency Management

Expertise: Rising Scholars, marginalization of convicted people

781.354.5141

Andrea Calabrese

Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering

College of Engineering

Expertise: Structural engineering, seismic protection

562-985-8547

Website

Joshua Cotter

Associate Professor

Kinesiology

Director of Exercise is Medicine On Campus

Co-Director of the Physiology of EXercise and Sport (PEXS) Laboratory

Expertise: Optimized training programs for athletes

Rashida Crutchfield

Professor

School of Social Work

Expertise: Study of student homelessness, basic needs

Executive Director

Center for Equitable Higher Education

562.985.2109

Ayla Donlin

Lecturer

Kinesiology

Expertise: Exercise and fitness nutrition specialist

562.985.2005

Zoe Engstrom

Lecturer

Family and Consumer Sciences

Expertise: Consumer rights, managing money and debt

562.985.4484

Deborah Fraser

Associate Professor

Biological Sciences

Expertise: Heart disease, immunology

562.985.7597

Website

Bita Ghafoori

Professor

Advanced Studies in Education and Counseling

Website

Director

Long Beach Trauma Recovery Center

Expertise: PTSD and traumatic distress reactions in underserved communities

562.985.7864

Justin Gomer

Associate Professor

American Studies

Expertise: Racial Formations and Modern U.S. Culture/History

Benjamin Hagedorn

Professor

Earth Science

Expertise: Groundwater recharge, reservoirs

562.985.4198

Website

Ava Hedayatipour

Assistant Professor

Electrical Engineering

Expertise: Bio-implantable and biomedical devices

562.985.8034

Lauren Heidbrink

Associate Professor

Human Development

Co-Founder/Editor

Youth Circulations

Expertise: Childhood and youth, transnational migration

562.985.8530

Website

Laurie Huning

Assistant Professor

Civil Engineering and Construction Engineering Management

Huning Research Group

Google Scholar

Expertise: Hydrometeorology, remote sensing, climatology, modeling, and data analysis.

562.985.1790

Andrew Jenks

Professor

History Department

Expertise: Russian and Ukrainian history, Cosmonauts

562.985.8759

Steven Jensen

Professor

CPaCE

Expertise: Disaster Risk Management, Community Resilience and Emergency Services Leadership

562.900.4532

Seung-hoon Jeong

Assistant Professor

Cinematic Arts

Website

Expertise: Critical studies contemporary film

562.985.8135

William Jeynes

Professor

Teacher Education

Expertise: School Shootings, Education, Korea

562.985.5619

Amber Johnson

Associate Professor

CHHS Wellness Campaign

Health Science

Expertise: Racial disparity in health equity, stress, cardiovascular disease

562.985.2301

Matt Lesenyie

Assistant Professor

College of Liberal Arts

Political Science

Website

Expertise: California politics, interest groups, political ads

Chris Lowe

Professor

Biological Sciences

Marine Biology

Expertise: White sharks, beach safety, Shark Lab

Director

Shark Lab

562.985.4918

Website

Wade Martin

Professor

Economics

Expertise: Innovation & entrepreneurship, local economic development, risk analysis

Director

Institute for Innovation & Entrepreneurship

562.985.5081

Sara Moghtadernejad

Associate Professor

Chemical Engineering

Expertise: Advanced Manufacturing and Multiphase Process

562.985.7534

Amr Morsy

Assistant Professor

Civil & Construction Engineering

Expertise: Geotechnical research linking engineering and sustainability

562.985.4172

Danielle Munoz

Director

Basic Needs

Expertise: Basic Needs, Student Homelessness, CalFresh

562.985.8405

Leakhena NOU

Professor

College of Liberal Arts

Sociology

Expertise: Khmer Rouge Trauma, Justice, and Health Scholar

562.985.7439

Nate Onderdonk

Professor

Earth Science

Expertise: Earthquakes, SoCal tectonics, San Andreas fault

562.985.2654

Website

Douglas Pace

Associate Professor

Biological Sciences

Director

The Ecophysiology Lab

562.985.4825

Amin Rezaei

Assistant Professor

Computer Engineering and Computer Science

Director

Computer Architecture, Reliability, and Security Laboratory

Expertise: Computer security, machine learning, and computer architecture

562.985.1505

Cheryl Rock

Professor

CHHS Wellness Campaign

Family and Consumer Sciences

Expertise: Food Product Innovation and Food Law and Regulation

562.985.4497

Jose Rodriguez

Professor

Communication Studies

Expertise: Persuasive messaging, fear-based messaging, intercultural communication

562.985.7954

Amanda Sauceda

Lecturer

College of Health & Human Services

Family and Consumer Sciences

The Mindful Gut

562.985.4484

Gwen Shaffer

Professor

Journalism and Public Relations

Expertise: Data security, ethical use of personal data

562.985.5433

Debby Sneed

Assistant Professor

Classics

Expertise: Physical disabilities in ancient Greece

Ted Stankowich

Professor

Biological Sciences

Expertise: Mammals, predator-prey interaction, skunks, coyotes

Director

Mammal Lab

562.985.4826

Website

Elyusha Vafaeisefat

Lecturer

Film & Electronic Arts

Expertise: Producing, filmmaking

562.985.5404

Kevin Wallsten

Professor

Political Science

Expertise: American elections, public opinion, social media, race and ethnic politics

562.985.4709

Oliver Wang

Professor

Sociology Department

Website

Expertise: Music, arts, culture

562.985.4600

Christine Whitcraft

Professor

Biology Department

CSULB Wetlands Ecology Lab

Expertise: Wetlands, coastal ecosystems, riparian habitat

562.985.4820

Website

Jason Whitehead

Associate Professor

Political Science

Expertise: Constitutional Law, Judicial Ethics

562.985.4712

Jake Wilson

Professor

Sociology Department

Website

Expertise: Labor, unions, intersection of racism and labor exploitation

562.985.7379

Teresa Wright

Professor

Political Science

Expertise: Repression and student activism in China

562.985.4897

Mahdi Yoozbashizadeh

Professor

Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Expertise: Automation, 3D printing of metals, product development

562-985-5257