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. 

Constance Ulasewicz

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

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

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

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

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.

Areas of Expertise:

Highest Degree:


Lucia Volk

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


David Walsh

David Walsh

Professor of Kinesiology

Office Phone: (415) 338-7856

Email: dwalsh@sfsu.edu

David Walsh is an expert in the field of working with at-risk and underserved youth.

Areas of Expertise:

Youth development

Physical education and activity

At-risk youth

Highest Degree:

Ph.D., Education, University of Illinois


Linda Wanek

Linda Wanek

Professor and Chair of Graduate Physical Therapy Program

Office Phone: (415) 338-1939

Email: lwanek@sfsu.edu

Linda Wanek is an expert in orthopedic physical therapy and movement dysfunction of the lumbar spine.

Areas of Expertise:

Adolescent back pain

Physical therapy in college settings

Back pain related to computer use

Highest Degree:

Ph.D., Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Southern California