Faculty Experts
From the discovery of new planets to the work of noted criminologists, SF State offers a wide variety of scholars who are the most distinguished in their fields. This directory identifies academics who possess insight and knowledge of diverse subjects and who are willing to work with journalists whenever possible. The faculty experts directory is compiled by the Office of Strategic Marketing and Communications.
If you need immediate assistance finding an expert, please call (415) 338-1665 or email pubcom@sfsu.edu.
Mindi Ann Golden
Associate Professor of Communication Studies
Office Phone: (415) 338-3172
Email: mgolden@sfsu.edu
Mindi Ann Golden is an expert in the areas of aging, family caregiving, dementia caregiving, communication and aging. Dr. Golden’s research has focused on the experiences of caregivers for loved ones with dementia-causing diseases, grandchildren as caregivers, and communication at the end of life. Dr. Golden’s current book project focuses on how family caregivers experience and manage uncertainty.
Areas of Expertise:
Aging
Family caregiving
Dementia caregiving
Highest Degree: Ph.D., Communication, University of Utah
Ricardo Gomes
Professor of Design and Industry
Office Phone: (415) 338-2229
Email: ricgomes@sfsu.edu
Ricardo Gomes is an expert in sustainable and socially responsible design. He is also Director of the Design Center for Global Needs in the Design and Industry Department, a non-profit international research and development center dedicated to promoting responsive design solutions to local, regional and global issues such as: inclusive/universal design, health care, the aging, community development and sustainability.
Areas of Expertise:
Global design and cultural identity
Socially responsible design
Universal design
Highest Degree: M.F.A. Design for Developing Countries, University of California, Los Angeles
Yukihiro Goto
Professor of Theatre Arts
Office Phone: (415) 338-1341
Email: ygoto@sfsu.edu
Yukihiro Goto is an expert in Asian theatre techniques, specifically Noh, Kabuki, Butoh and Suzuki. In his classes, Goto teaches about the use of Asian theatre techniques in Western classics, introducing students to a fusion of the best in diverse acting traditions and diverse cultures.
Areas of Expertise:
Asian theatre
Theatre acting and directing
Asian acting
Highest Degree: Ph.D., Asian Theatre, University of Hawaii, Manoa
Geoffrey Green
Professor of English
Office Phone: (415) 338-7414
Email: ggreen@sfsu.edu
Areas of Expertise:
Modern and contemporary fiction and the other arts (opera, music, cinema, painting)
Literature and psychology
Literature in mass culture (noir culture, pulp fiction, history, politics; media, society, exile)
Highest Degree: Ph.D., English, University at Buffalo
Claudia Maria Guedes
Associate Professor of Kinesiology
Office Phone: (415) 338-2160
Email: cguedes@sfsu.edu
Claudia Maria Guedes is an expert in Elementary School Physical Education, Teaching Education in Physical Education, and History of Physical Education and Sport in Brazil.
Areas of Expertise:
Physical education
Physical activity and fitness for children and youth
Yoga for children and youth
Highest Degree: Ph.D., Physical Education, State University of Campinas, UNICAMP-Brazil and Post Doctoral training at the University of California, Berkeley
Jason Gurdak
Assistant Professor of Earth & Climate Sciences
Office Phone: (415) 338-6869
Email: jgurdak@sfsu.edu
Jason Gurdak is a hydrologist and explores the interactions among the hydrologic cycle, human activity and climate that affect the quantity and quality of water resources. Since 2004, he has served as an expert member of a United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) study to understand climate change effects on global groundwater resources.
Areas of Expertise:
Water science and issues
Groundwater
Water resources
Highest Degree: Ph.D., Geochemistry, Colorado School of Mines
John Hafernik
Professor Emeritus of Biology
Office Phone: (415) 338-1740
Email: hafernik@sfsu.edu
John Hafernik's research focuses on evolutionary and ecological processes at the population or species level and conservation biology of insects. He is especially interested in the evolution of mating systems, isolating mechanisms, and interactions between insects and their animal plant hosts. Hafernik was formerly the president of the board of trustees of the California Academy of Sciences.
Areas of Expertise:
Evolution of insects
Ecology of insects
Conservation biology of insects and their relatives
Highest Degree: Ph.D., Entomology, University of California, Berkeley
Ann Hallum
Professor Emerita of Physical Therapy
Office Phone: (415) 338-2231
Email: glider@sfsu.edu
Ann Hallum, a physical therapy professor, is an expert on the impact of parents caring for physically dependent, severely disabled adult age children.
Areas of Expertise:
Hip disorders
Walking aids for children with cerebral palsy
Caring for physically disabled adult children
Highest Degree: Ph.D., Counseling and Health Psychology