Experts Directory: Minorities: General
Jos茅 Luis Benavides
Department of Journalism
work: (818) 677-7242
email: jose.benavides@csun.edu
Also speaks: Spanish
- Spanish-language media
- Ethics media
- Diversity
- Media in Latin America
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Scott Brown
Department of Journalism
work: (818) 677-3135
email:听scott.brown@csun.edu
- Images of minorities and women in the media
- Literary journalism
- Cultural and societal factors regarding the media
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Joyce Burstein
Department of Elementary Education
work: (818) 677-6850
email: joyce.burstein@csun.edu
Also speaks: Spanish
- Social studies
- Arts
- Multicultural education
- Teacher education
- Activism in teaching
- Social studies research in elementary schools
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Edith Chen
Department of Asian American Studies
work: (818) 677-4966
email:听edith.chen@csun.edu
- Asian American studies
- Race and ethnicity in the U.S. and Latin America
- Asian Pacific American women
- Chinese Americans
- Pedagogy
- Applied research
- Youth opportunity grant impact on Molokai, Hawaii
- Author: 鈥淭eaching About Asian Pacific Americans: Effective Activities, Assignments and Strategies for Classrooms鈥�
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Irene C. Cota
Department of Elementary Education
work: (818) 677-7893
email:听irene.cota@csun.edu
- Bilingual/multicultural education
- Parent education
- Student teachers
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Marquita Gammage
Department of听Africana Studies
work: (818) 677-3112
email: marquita.gammage@csun.edu
- 听African-American sociology
- Africana womanhood
- Popular culture
- Black women in the media
- Black women's health and wellness
- Author: "Representations of Black Women in the Media: The Damnation of Black Womanhood"
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Shu-Sha Angie Guan
Department of Child and听Adolescent Development
work: (818) 677-7249
email: angie.guan@csun.edu
- The ways social contexts (e.g. relationships, culture and technology/digital media) affect mental and physical well-being, particularly among ethnic minority and immigrant adolescents and young adults
- Cultural psychology
- Immigrant experiences
- Language brokering (immigrant translation/interpretation)
- Social support
- Digital/social media
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Debra L. Hammond
Executive Director, University Student Union
work: (818) 677-2390
email:听debra.hammond@csun.edu
- Multiculturalism
- Leadership
- Student development
- Customer service
- Team building
- Management
- Goal setting
- Program planning and development
- Organizational development, i.e. restructuring and strategic planning
- Restructuring and strategic planning
- Change management
- Nonprofit management
- Decision making
- Mentoring
Learn more about Debra L. Hammond:
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Michele Haney
Department of Special Education听
CHIME Institute
work: (818) 677-3874 / 2596
email:听michele.haney@csun.edu
- Infant development
- Early childhood special education
- Families of children with special needs
- Mother/child interaction
- Early intervention within a bilingual/multicultural context
- Policy development relative to children
Learn more about Michele Haney:
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Virginia Huynh
Department of Child and Adolescent Development
work: (818) 677-7727
email:听virginia.huynh@csun.edu
- Adolescence among ethnic minority and immigrant children
Learn more about Virginia Huynh:
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Piljoo Paulina Kang
Department of Child and Adolescent Development
work: (661) 478-5184
email:听piljoo.kang@csun.edu
- Developmental psychology
- Research methods
- Bilingual/bicultural development
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Kristyan Kouri
Department of Gender and Women鈥檚 Studies
work: (818) 677-5018
email: kristyan.m.kouri@csun.edu
- Education
- Gender
- Race
- Family
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Florence Kyomugisha
Department of Gender and Women鈥檚 Studies
work: (818) 677-5662
email: florence.kyomugisha@csun.edu
- HIV and AIDS in women and minority populations
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Allen Lipscomb
Department of Social Work
work: (818) 677-7630
email: allen.lipscomb@csun.edu
- Trauma
- Mental health treatment with communities of color
- Author, "Black Male Grief Reaction to Trauma: A Clinical Case Study of One Man's Mental Health Treatment"
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Marta Cristina L贸pez-Garza
Department of Gender and Women鈥檚 Studies
Department of Chicana/o Studies
work: (818) 677-6488 / 4785
email: marta.lopez-garza@csun.edu
Also speaks: Spanish
- Economic development
- Ethnographic field research
- Formerly incarcerated women
- Immigration and public policy
- Race and class studies
- Urban sociology
- Women鈥檚/feminist studies
- Documentary filmmaking from a social science perspective
- Visual sociology (photography)
- Member, Community Coalition for Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment, South Los Angeles
- Member, Institute for the Renewal of the California Draw
- Co-author: 鈥淩egions That Work: How Cities and Suburbs Can Grow Together鈥�
- Co-editor: 鈥淎sian and Latino Immigrants in a Restructuring Economy: The Metamorphosis of Los Angeles鈥�
- Documentary: 鈥� 鈥榃hen Will the Punishment End?鈥� Formerly Incarcerated Women Rebuilding Their Lives鈥�
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Lara Medina
Department of Chicana/o Studies听
work: (818) 677-3392
email:听ara.medina@csun.edu
Also speaks: Spanish
- U.S. Latinos and religion
- Chicano/a religious history
- Religion and ethnicity
- Women and religion
- Liberation theology
- Popular religious traditions and transformations
- Dia de los Muertos
- Chicano/a Catholic healing traditions
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Scott W. Plunkett
Department of Psychology
work: (818) 677-7480
email:听scott.plunkett@csun.edu
- Program evaluation
- Parenting/family dynamics
- Neighborhood, family, school and peer influences on adolescent development (ethnic minorities)
- Gender differences
- Non-verbal communication
- Parenting education
- Communication and conflict resolution
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Boris E. Ricks
Department of Political Science
work: (818) 677-5133
email: boris.ricks@csun.edu
- Racial and ethnic politics
- Political leadership
- Black politics
- Urban politics
- California politics
- Local politics
- Black elected officials
- County government
- Public policy
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Cristina Rubino
Department of Management听
work: (818) 677-4440
email: cristina.rubino@csun.edu
- Employee stress and wellbeing
- Diversity issues and managing diversity
- Team processes, outcomes and composition
- Employee performance and engagement
- Recruiting and hiring
- Job design
- Leadership
- Training and development
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Kathryn Sorrells
Department of Communication Studies
work: (818) 677-2853
email: kathryn.sorrells@csun.edu
- Intercultural communication
- Intercultural conflict
- Gender, race, class and sexuality
- Feminism
- Globalization
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Nate Thomas
Department of Cinema and Television Arts
work: (818) 677-3162
email:听nate.thomas@csun.edu
- Issues of diversity and image portrayal in film and television
- The business and marketing of feature films
- Film and television production
- Issues in the foster care and child protection systems in Los Angeles County
- Child advocacy
- Producer/director: 鈥淓ast of Hope Street鈥�'
Learn more about Nate Thomas:
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Maria Mami Turnmeyer
Department of Asian American Studies
work: (818) 677-4966
email:听mariaturnmeyer@yahoo.com
- Asian American literature and poetry
- Postmodern and post-colonial literature
- Popular culture and the Asian American experience
- Creating writing workshops
- Diversity projects
- Asian American performance art and drama
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Gregory Velazco y Trianosky
Department of Philosophy
work: (818) 677-7202
email: gregory.trianosky@csun.edu
Also speaks: Spanish
- Race
- Racism
- Racial identity
- Ethics
- Moral character
- Ethics of war
- Political philosophy
- Diversity and multiculturalism
- Diversity in faculty and curriculum
- Diversity training for corporations and governmental organizations
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W. David Wakefield
Department of Child and Adolescent Development
work: (818) 677-5926
email:听david.wakefield@csun.edu
- Ethnic and racial socialization of minority youth
- Children and teens鈥� understanding of race and ethnicity
- Minority adolescents鈥� experience with racism and discrimination
- Bridging the achievement gap between ethnic minority and white students
- Adolescent peer relationships (friendships)
- Adolescent/young adult risk taking behavior
- Bullying
- Childhood aggression
- First-generation college students pursuing graduate/professional degrees
Learn more about David Wakefield:
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Wendy Wen Wang
Department of Sociology
work: (818) 677-3597
email:听wen.wang@csun.edu
Also speaks: Chinese
- Social demography
- Social stratification
- Race and ethnic relations
- Quantitative sociology
- Population movement
- Migration
- Fertility transition
- Occupational mobility
- Discrimination in the United States
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Veda E. Ward
Department of Recreation and Tourism Management
work: (818) 677-3202
email:
Also speaks: Spanish
- Parks, recreation and tourism curriculum development, assessment and national accreditation
- Women, leisure and family鈥攚ork life balance
- Community development鈥攏ew urbanism, facilities, open space, human potential
- Leisure and spirituality
- Leisure and aging鈥攏utrition, exercise and personal development
- Parks and recreation鈥攕tatewide master plans
- Recruiting minorities into the parks and recreation profession
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Teresa Williams-Leon
Department of Asian American Studies
work: (818) 677-4966
email:听teresa.k.williams@csun.edu
Also speaks: Japanese
- General Asian American studies
- Biracial/multiracial identity
- Interracial marriages
- Race and ethnic relations
- Sociology of race
- Gender studies
- Japanese American identity
- Japanese American families