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.
Denise Kleinrichert
Associate Dean of the College of Business
Office Phone: (415) 338-1111
Email: dk@sfsu.edu
Denise Kleinrichert teaches classes in business ethics, corporate social responsibility and sustainable business. Her broad areas of research include corporate-decision making and moral leadership. She has also investigated business practices of such companies as Starbucks and Wal-Mart. Kleinrichert is also the organizer of SF State's annual Business Ethics Week, one of the largest business ethics education efforts in the country.
Areas of Expertise:
Business
Organizational Ethics
Corporate Social Responsibility
Highest Degree: Ph.D., Philosophy, University of South Florida
Michael Krasny
Professor of English Language & Literature
Office Phone: (415) 338-2118
Email: mkrasny@kqed.org
Michael Krasny, a KQED public radio talk show host, is an expert in 20th Century American literature.
Areas of Expertise:
American plays, novels and poetry
Highest Degree: Ph.D., 20th Century American Literature, University of Wisconsin
Catherine Kudlick
Professor of History; Director of the Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability
Office Phone: (415) 405-3528
Email: kudlick@sfsu.edu
Catherine Kudlick is an expert on disability issues and has served as director of SF State's Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability since Fall 2012. She is the author of the book "Cholera in Post-Revolutionary Paris: A Cultural History," published in 1996.
Areas of Expertise:
Disability and society
Disability history
History of epidemics
Highest Degree: Ph.D., History, University of California, Berkeley
Volker Langbehn
Professor of Modern Languages & Literatures
Office Phone: (415) 338-7422
Email: langbehn@sfsu.edu
Volker Langbehn is an expert in German language and literature
Areas of Expertise:
18th-20th century German literature and philosophy
Highest Degree: Ph.D., German Literature, University of Minnesota
Gretchen LeBuhn
Professor of Biology
Office Phone: (415) 405-0729
Email: lebuhn@sfsu.edu
Gretchen LeBuhn is an expert in ecology and conservation and director of The Great Sunflower Project, a national project to record bee pollination.
Areas of Expertise:
Bees
Pollination
Climate change
Highest Degree: Ph.D., Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara
George Lee
Professor Emeritus of International Business
Office Phone: (415) 338-1038
Email: glee1@sfsu.edu
George Lee is an expert on the economy and business as it relates to China. Lee has published widely on economic development in China.
Areas of Expertise:
U.S./China economic and political relations
Free economic zones in China
International Business
Highest Degree: Ph.D. Economics, University of Hawaii
Ming-Yeh Lee
Professor of Equity, Leadership Studies, and Instructional Technologies
Office Phone: (415) 338-1081
Email: mylee@sfsu.edu
Ming-Yeh Lee is an expert on issues of related to race, class, gender in education, and comparative education.
Areas of Expertise:
Adult education
Lifespan development
Comparative education
Highest Degree: Ed.D., University of Georgia
Mary Leech
Professor of Earth & Climate Sciences
Office Phone: (415) 338-1144
Email: leech@sfsu.edu
Mary Leech is an expert on earthquakes, volcanoes, plate tectonics and the geology of mountain belts. She is currently researching the formation of the Himalayas in India and Tibet and has conducted research in northern Norway, eastern China, and the Ural Mountains in Russia. She is also an expert on the geology of her native California.
Areas of Expertise:
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Geology
Highest Degree: Ph.D., Geological & Environmental Sciences, Stanford University