Introduction
This directory is designed to help media find the experts they need as quickly and easily as possible. It contains the telephone numbers of a broad array of faculty at California State University, Northridge whose expertise can enhance media coverage on a variety of subjects.
The experts in this guide are grouped by general topics of interest to journalists, not by academic discipline or department.
For additional information or help in locating a particular expert, contact:
Office of Marketing and Communications
California State University, Northridge
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8242
voice: (818) 677-2130
fax: (818) 677-4909
e-mail: carmen.chandler@csun.edu
Experts for Trending News Stories
The New Presidential Administration
Lawrence Becker
Department of Political Science
lawrence.becker@csun.edu
(818) 677-3478
Don Brownlee
Department of Communication Studies
don.brownlee@csun.edu
(818) 677-2633
James A. Mitchell
Department of Political Science
james.mitchell@csun.edu
(818) 677-2673
Department of Political Science
boris.ricks@csun.edu
(818) 677-5133
Sally Turner
Department of Journalism
sarah.turner@csun.edu
(818) 677-3135
Water and California's Drought
Shoeleh S. Di Julio
Department of Mechanical Engineering
sdijulio@csun.edu
(818) 677-2496
Doug Fischer
Department of Geography
doug.fischer@csun.edu
(818) 677-3516
Amalie J. Orme
Department of Geography
amalie.orme@csun.edu
(818) 677-3864
Paula M. Schiffman
Department of Biology
paula.schiffman@csun.edu
(818) 677-3350
Mark Steele
Department of Biology
msteele@csun.edu
(818) 677-3340
Ali Tabidian
Department of Geological Sciences
ali.tabidian@csun.edu
(818) 677-2526/3541