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.
Joseph Tuman
Professor of Communications Studies
Office Phone: (415) 338-1813
Email: joetuman@sfsu.edu
Joseph Tuman, a well-known broadcast political commentator, is an expert on political rhetoric, the first amendment, and the rhetoric and symbolism of terrorism.
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Highest Degree: J.D., Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley
Gulnur Tumbat
Professor of Marketing
Office Phone: (415) 338-1321
Email: gulnur@sfsu.edu
My areas of expertise include advertising, branding, brand management, services marketing, experiential marketing, customer experience design, experiential design, big design, risk marketing, risk consumption, adventure business, outdoor business, outdoor industry, extraordinary consumption experience.
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Highest Degree: PhD, Marketing, University of Utah
Constance Ulasewicz
Professor and Chair of Family Interiors Nutrition & Apparel
Office Phone: (415) 338-1860
Email: cbu@sfsu.edu
Constance Ulasewicz is an expert in the fields of sustainable fashion and clothing development.
Areas of Expertise:
History of clothing
Social psychology of clothing
Social entrepreneurship in fashion
Highest Degree: Ph.D., Textiles, Fielding Graduate Institute
Gerardo "Buddy" Ungson
Professor of International Business
Office Phone: (415) 405-3749
Email: bungson@sfsu.edu
Buddy Ungson is the Y.F Chang Endowed Chair in international business. He has authored more than 40 publications and five books about business strategy and global business.
Areas of Expertise:
Business policy
Global poverty and developing economies
Business strategy
Highest Degree: Ph.D., Organizational Theory, Pennsylvania State University
Ilona Vandergriff
Professor of Modern Languages & Literatures
Office Phone: (415) 338-1106
Email: vdgriff@sfsu.edu
IIona Vandergriff is an expert on German language and linguistics.
Areas of Expertise:
Learning and teaching languages
Communication with computers
German language
Highest Degree: Ph.D., German, University of California, Berkeley
Daniel Vencill
Professor Emeritus of Economics
Office Phone: (510) 655-3080
Email: dvencill@sfsu.edu
Daniel Vencill is an expert on macroeconomics, recession and commodity prices such as oil and gold, and he can provide analysis of the current U.S. economy.
Areas of Expertise:
Recession
The Great Depression
Commodity prices
Highest Degree: Ph.D., Economics, Stanford
Maria J. Veri
Associate Professor of Kinesiology
Office Phone: (415) 338-1746
Email: mjveri@sfsu.edu
My areas of expertise include sports and culture, including gender, race, politics, history, and intersections between food and sports.
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Lucia Volk
Professor of International Relations and Middle East and Islamic Studies
Office Phone: (415) 405-2468
Email: lvolk@sfsu.edu
Lucia Volk is an expert in post-Civil War Lebanon, efforts at rebuilding the state and the tension between ethno-religious and national identities. She also studies Arab refugees and migrants in Europe.
Areas of Expertise:
Middle Eastern studies
Politics of memory
Nation building after violent events
Highest Degree: Ph.D., Middle Eastern Studies and Anthropology, Harvard Universit