Experts Directory: Religion, Spirituality and Philosophy
Xochitl Alvizo
Department of Religious Studies
work: (818) 677-2742
别尘补颈濒:听xochitl.alvizo@csun.edu
Also speaks: Spanish
- Feminism and religion
- Congregational studies
- Religion and social justice
- Emerging church
- Co-author: 鈥淲omen Religion Revolution鈥�
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Ahmed Bouguarche
Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures
work: (818) 677-3586
别尘补颈濒:听ahmed.bouguarche@csun.edu
Also speaks: Arabic, French, Spanish
- French and Francophone studies
- North African literature in French
- North African literature, specifically women and alienation
- Maghrebian literature in French politics
- Sociology and Islam
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Marie Cartier
Department of Gender and Women鈥檚 Studies
work: (818) 677-3110
别尘补颈濒:听marie.cartier@csun.edu
- Art
- Gender and women鈥檚 studies
- Queer theory
- Religion
- Performance
- Author: 鈥淏aby You Are My Religion鈥�1950鈥檚 Butch Femme Bar Culture in the U.S. as Possibly Sacred Community鈥� and 鈥淚鈥檓 Your Daughter, Not Your Lover鈥�
Learn more about Marie Cartier work:
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Susan Fitzpatrick-Behrens
Department of History
work: (818) 677-3566
别尘补颈濒:听susan.fitzpatrick@csun.edu
Also speaks: Spanish
- History of Peru
- History of Guatemala
- U.S. relations in Central America
- Religion (Catholicism) in Latin America
- Indigenous communities
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Abel B. Franco
Department of Philosophy
work: (818) 677-7501
别尘补颈濒:听abel.franco@csun.edu
Also speaks: French, Spanish
- History of philosophy
- History of science
- Emotions in the 17th century (and comparatively, today)
- Emotions in art
- Views of the soul/mind throughout history
- Theories of perception
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Elaine Goodfriend
Department of Religious Studies
work: (818) 677-3392
email:听elaine.goodfriend@csun.edu
Also speaks: Hebrew
- Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
- Jewish History
- Jewish law
- Ancient Mesopotamia
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Marc R. Hamer
Department of Psychology
work: (818) 677-2827
别尘补颈濒:听marc.hamer@csun.edu
- Psychopathology
- Psychoanalytical psychology
- Object relations
- Personality disorders
- Attachment theory
- Jungian psychology
- Romantic love
- Spirituality and human behavior
- The influence of media on human behavior
- The psychology of politics and political campaigns
- Personality characteristics and sales performance
- Author: 鈥淧ersonality Characteristics and Superior Sales Performance鈥� and 鈥淢arketing Yourself as a Psychotherapist鈥�
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Kenneth Lee
Department of听Religious听Studies
Jewish Studies Program
work: (818) 677-2357
别尘补颈濒:听klee@csun.edu
- Eastern Asian Religious听
- Buddhism with a concentration on Japanese Buddhism
- Korean Christianity听
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Lara Medina
Department of Chicana/o Studies听
work: (818) 677-3392
email:
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
Learn more about Lara Medina work:
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Kristina Meshelski
Department of Philosophy
work: (818) 677-2752
别尘补颈濒:听kristina.meshelski@csun.edu
- Political philosophy
- Liberalism
- Affirmative action
- Fairness
- Justice
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Robin Muller
Department of Philosophy听
work: (818) 677-3579
别尘补颈濒:听robin.muller@csun.edu
- History of philosophy
- 20th century European philosophy
- Phenomenology
- History and philosophy of linguistics
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Jody Myers
Jewish Studies Interdisciplinary Program
Department of Religious Studies
work: (818) 677-3007 / 3392 / 6762
email:听jody.myers@csun.edu
Also speaks: Hebrew
- Jewish studies
- Jewish history
- Judaism
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Clementine Oliver
Department of History
work: (818) 677-7199
email:听coliver@csun.edu
Also speaks: French, Latin
- Medieval Europe
- Renaissance Europe
- England in the Middle Ages
- Political history of Medieval Europe
- Cultural history of Medieval Europe
- Religious history of Medieval Europe
Learn more about Clementine Oliver work:
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Weimin Sun
Department of Philosophy
work: (818) 677-6461
别尘补颈濒:听weimin.sun@csun.edu
Also speaks: Chinese
- Chinese philosophy
- Chan (Zen) Buddhism
- Philosophy of science
- Philosophy of mind
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Adam R. Swenson
Department of Philosophy
work: (818) 677-2750
别尘补颈濒:听adam.swenson@csun.edu
- Ethics
- Social/political philosophy
- Pain medicine
- Understanding of what pain is and why patients鈥� judgments about pain are always right in regards to working with medical students
- Palliative care
- Drug policy
- Drug policy
- Philosophy of criminal law
- Torture
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Rick Talbott
Department of Religious Studies
work: (818) 677-2741
email:听rick.talbott@csun.edu
- Bible
- Early Christianity
- Gnosticism
- Jesus of Nazareth
- Paul of Tarsus
- History of religious
- Intersection of ancient Christian texts with contemporary Christianity
- Author: 鈥淪acred Sacrifice: Ritual Paradigms in Vedic Religion and Early Christianity鈥�
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Nayereh Tohidi
Department of Gender and Women鈥檚 Studies
work: (818) 677-7218
email:听nayereh.tohidi@csun.edu
Also speaks: Farsi, Persian, Tajik, Turkic
- Middle Eastern culture
- Middle Eastern politics
- Gender and women鈥檚 issues in the Middle East, Central Asia, the Caucus and Caspian regions, Iran and Azerbaijan Republic
- Human rights and democracy
- Islam and Islamist extremism
- Women, religion and politics
- Islam and ethnic issues in Iran
- U.S. policy in Iran and the greater Middle East
- Co-author: 鈥淕lobalization, Gender and Religion: The Politics of Women鈥檚 Rights in Catholic and Muslim Contexts鈥�
- Co-editor: 鈥淲omen in Muslim Societies: Diversity within Unity鈥�
- Author: 鈥淔eminism, Demokrasy ve Islamgarayi dar Iran鈥� (in Persian)
Learn more about Nayereh Tohidi's work:
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Jason Wang
Physical Plant Management
work: (818) 677-2325
别尘补颈濒:听Jason.wang@csun.edu
- Organizational management and theory
- High stress service fields
- Anger management
- Cults and cult behavior
- Risk management
- High risk recreational activities
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Veda E. Ward
Department of Recreation and Tourism Management
work: (818) 677-3202
email: vedan.ward@csun.edu
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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Takashi Yagisawa
Department of Philosophy
work: (818) 677-2756 / 2757
别尘补颈濒:听takashi.yagisawa@csun.edu
Also speaks: Japanese
- Logic
- Analytical metaphysics
- Philosophy of language
- Metaphysics of fiction
- Existence
- Necessity and possibility