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.
Isabel Quita
Professor of Elementary Education
Office Phone: (415) 338-3416
Email: quita@sfsu.edu
Isabel Quita is an expert on science curriculum and instruction in elementary schools, particularly the teaching of science in multicultural settings.
Areas of Expertise:
Effective science teaching for English language learners
Informal science education
Use of computers in elementary science teaching
Highest Degree: Ph.D., Elementary Science Education, University of Illinois
Sonja Lenz Rashid
Associate Professor of Social Work
Office Phone: (415) 405-2459
Email: srlenz@sfsu.edu
Sonja Lenz Rashid is an expert in adolescent and young adult mental health.
Areas of Expertise:
Substance abuse
Mental health of youth
Highest Degree: Ph.D., Social Work, University of California, Berkeley
Dina Redman
Professor Emerita of Social Work
Office Phone: (415) 405-2458
Email: dinar@sfsu.edu
Dina Redman is an expert on incarceration and criminal justice.
Areas of Expertise:
Substance abuse
Emotional trauma
International social work
Highest Degree: Ph.D., Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley
Belinda Reyes
Associate Professor of Latina/Latino Studies; Director of the Cesar E. Chavez Institute
Office Phone: (415) 405-7586
Email: reyesb@sfsu.edu
Formerly a research fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California, Belinda Reyes is an authority on immigration policy and the social and economic progress of racial and ethnic groups in the United States.
Areas of Expertise:
Naturalization in California and the U.S.
Ethnicity in California
Ethnic diversity in public schools
Highest Degree: Ph.D., Economics, University of California, Berkeley
Peter Richardson
Lecturer in the Humanities Department; Coordinator for American Studies and California Studies programs
Office Phone:
Email: pkr@sfsu.edu
My areas of expertise include California culture; San Francisco counterculture; political journalism in California, especially Ramparts magazine and Carey McWilliams; the Grateful Dead.
Areas of Expertise:
Highest Degree: Ph.D. , English, University of California, Berkeley
Johnetta Richards
Professor of Africana Studies
Office Phone: (415) 338-7589
Email: tatenda@sfsu.edu
Johnetta Richards is an expert on African American culture and the history of Black women in America.
Areas of Expertise:
Culture of Zimbabwe
U.S. Black women
Highest Degree: Ph.D., American History, University of Cincinnati
Ben Ridgway
Assistant Professor of Cinema
Office Phone: (415) 405-2169
Email: bridgway@sfsu.edu
Ben Ridgway has 13 years of professional experience in the academic world and as a 3D artist in the video game world, where he helped create games for Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft. He has been making experimental animations since 1992 and his films have been showcased at film festivals worldwide and received numerous awards.
Areas of Expertise:
3D computer graphics
Animation
Concept development
Highest Degree: MFA in Experimental Animation, California Institute of the Arts
Mark Roberge
Professor of English Language & Literature
Office Phone: (415) 338-2059
Email: roberge@sfsu.edu
Mark Roberge has an expertise in teaching English as a second language.
Areas of Expertise:
English composition
Education of immigrant children
Highest Degree: Ph.D., Education, University of California, Berkeley