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

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

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


Belinda Reyes

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

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

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

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

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


Todd Roehrman

Todd Roehrman

Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs

Office Phone: (415) 338-7781

Email: roehrman@sfsu.edu

Todd Roehrman is an expert on costume design. Some of his credits include productions for South Coast Rep., Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Shakespeare Festival/L.A., the Mark Taper Forum, San Diego Rep., Intiman Theatre Co., The Matrix Theatre Co. and Pacific Dance Ensemble. He has received several Drama-Logue Critics Awards for his professional stage work.

Areas of Expertise:

Costume design and construction

Costume history

Highest Degree:

M.F.A., Costume Design, California Institute of the Arts