Apr 18, 2025  
2025-2026 University Catalog 
    
2025-2026 University Catalog

Administration and Organization



Principal Officers of Administration

Adela de la Torre, President of the University

William G. Tong, Interim Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

Hala Madanat, Vice President for Research and Innovation

James Frazee, Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer

Adrienne D. Vargas, Vice President for University Relations and Development

Agnes Wong Nickerson, Vice President for Business and Financial Affairs and Chief Financial Officer

Christopher Manning, Chief Diversity Officer and Vice President for Student Affairs and Campus Diversity

Nola Butler-Byrd, Chair of the Senate


Administration

Office of the President

Brittany Santos-Derieg, Chief of Staff

La Monica Everett-Haynes, Chief Communications Officer and Associate Vice President for Strategic Communications and Public Affairs

Office of the Vice President of Information Technology

Kirk Campbell, Deputy Chief Information Officer and Senior Associate Vice President

Ricardo Fitipaldi, Chief Information Security Officer

Cyndie Winrow, Associate Vice President, ERP Systems

Michael Farley, Chief Technology Research Officer

Office of the Provost

Sonja Pruitt-Lord, Interim Vice Provost for Academic Affairs

Mary Anne Kremicki, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Financial Operations

Madhavi M. McCall, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Curriculum, Assessment, and Accreditation

Stefan Hyman, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Enrollment Management

Joanna Brooks, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Faculty Advancement and Student Success

Cristina M. Alfaro, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, SDSU International Affairs

Jeanne L. Stronach, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs, Analytic Studies and Institutional Research

Alexander W. Chizhik, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs, Labor Relations

Office of SDSU Mission Valley Development

Gina Jacobs, Associate Vice President

Office of the Vice President for Business and Financial Affairs

Jessica Rentto, Senior Associate Vice President for Administration

Crystal Little, Associate Vice President for Financial Operations

Eric J. Hansen, Associate Vice President for Business Operations

Robert Schulz, University Architect and Associate Vice President

Joshua Mays, Associate Vice President of Public Safety and Community Empowerment

Todd Summer, Associate Vice President/Chief Executive Officer, Aztec Shops, Ltd

Beth Warrem, University Controller

Thomas Harpole, Senior Director of Center for Human Resources

Gillian I. Marks, Senior Director of Environmental Health and Safety

Gail Mendez, Director, Center for Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination and Title IX Coordinator

Mayra Villalta, Director of Financial Operations

Amanda M. Scheidlinger, Director of Construction Management

Joshua Uhlich, Director of Procure to Pay

Gail Mendez, Director of Center for Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination

Daryn Ockey​, Executive Director of Facilities Services

Kara Peterson, Director of Facilities Planning

Cynthia Cervantes, Executive Director of Housing Administration

John D. Wicker, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics

Larry Cook, President of Aztec Club

John Zuzarte, Director of Logistical Services

Kathleen Davis, Director of Project Management

Gregory Murphy, Chief of Police

Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation

Hala Madanat, Vice President for Research and Innovation

Mark B. Reed, Senior Associate Vice President for Research

Laura Buffard, Associate Vice President for Innovation

John Crockett, Associate Vice President for Research Advancement

Michèle Goetz, Associate Vice President and CEO of SDSU Research Foundation 

Rick Gulizia, Assistant Vice President for Research Support Services

John McMillan, Assistant Vice President for Economic Development

Cathy Pucher, Executive Director, Entrepreneurship Initiatives

Tommy Martindale, Director, Technology Transfer Office

Alicia Kinoshita, Director, Undergraduate Research

Sarah White, Director, Research Communications

Matt Brown, Director, Information Technology

Ivan G. Bassets, Director, Core Facilities

Natasha Bliss, Director, Strategic Partnerships

Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs and Campus Diversity

Vacant, Senior Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Campus Diversity, Chief of Divisional Operations, and Deputy Chief Diversity Officer

Christy Samarkos, Associate Vice President for Campus and Community Partnerships

Rashmi Praba, Associate Vice President for Finance and Operations

Randall Timm, Associate Vice President for Campus Life and Dean of Students

Rose Pasenelli, Associate Vice President for Student Financial Management

Henry Villegas, Dean of Students for SDSU- Imperial Valley

Edgar Hodge, Assistant Vice President

Jennifer Imazeki, Associate Vice President for Faculty and Staff Diversity

Jessica Nare, Assistant Vice President for Community and Belonging

Tonika Green, Associate Vice President for Campus Community Affairs

Vacant, Associate Chief Diversity Officer for Strategic Initiatives

Mary Taylor, Associate Chief Diversity Officer for Outreach and Success

Emilio Ulloa, Associate Chief Diversity Officer for HSI Affairs

Jennifer Stanley, Executive Director of Development for Student Affairs & Campus Diversity

Office of the Vice President for University Relations and Development

Tammy Blackburn, Senior Director of Marketing & Communications

Mary Darling, Associate Vice President, University Development

Stephanie Dathe, Executive Director, SDSU Alumni

Travis Clancy, Chief Financial Officer, The Campanile Foundation

Chris M. Lindmark, Assistant Vice President, Donor Relations and Special Events

Cynthia Swanson, Director of Board and Executive Affairs

Amy Walling, Associate Vice President, Planned Giving, Estate Administration and Annual Giving/Digital Marketing


Colleges, Schools, Departments, and Programs

College of Arts and Letters

Todd Butler, Dean

John Putman, Associate Dean

Michael Borgstrom, Associate Dean

Aileen Taylor-Grant​, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs

Keely A. Bamberg, Senior Director of Development

Danielle Swan, Director of Resources Management

Doctoral Program and Director

Piotr Jankowski, Geography (PhD)

Department and Chair or Director

Africana Studies: Adisa A. Alkebulan

American Indian Studies: Esme Murdock

Anthropology: Matthew Lauer

Chicana and Chicano Studies: Victoria Rivera-Gonzalez

Classics and Humanities: Joseph Stramondo

Economics: Joseph Sabia

English and Comparative Literature: Quentin Bailey

European Studies: Clarissa Clò

Geography: Fernando Bosco

History: Elizabeth Pollard

Linguistics and Asian/Middle Eastern Languages: Rob Malouf

Philosophy: Steven L. Barbone

Political Science: Jonathan Graubart

Religious Studies: Drew Thomases

Rhetoric and Writing Studies: Kathryn Valentine

Sociology: Norah Shultz

Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Literatures: Ricardo Vasconcelos

Women’s Studies: Kimala Price

Programs

Asian and Pacific Studies: Minjeong Kim

Big Data Analytics: Ming-Hsiang Tsou

Comparative International Studies: Zamira Y. Abman

International Business: Hisham Foad

International Security and Conflict Resolution: Latha Varadarajan

Islamic and Arabic Studies: Ahmet T. Kuru

Jewish Studies: Drew Thomases

Latin American Studies: Ramona L. Pérez

Language, Culture, and Society: Rob Malouf

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies: Marie Draz

Liberal Arts and Sciences: William A. Nericcio

Social Science: Ryan Acton

Sustainability: Arielle Levine

Urban Studies: Pascale J. Marcelli


Fowler College of Business

Dan Moshavi​, Dean

David P. Ely, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Chamu Sundaramurthy, Associate Dean for Research and Strategic Initiatives

Tam Lieu, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs

Sheona Som, Executive Director of Development

Congcong Zheng​, Director of Graduate Programs

Michelle Dean, Director of Undergraduate Programs

Tina Tan, Director of Career Management Center

Edward Rey, College Operations Manager

Departments and Schools and Chair or Director

Charles W. Lamden Accountancy: Jundong Wang

Finance: Jaemin Kim

Management: Beth Chung

Management Information Systems: Bongsik Shin

Marketing: Heather L. Honea

Program

International Business: Hisham Foad


College of Education

Y. Barry Chung, Dean

Sarah M. Garrity, Senior Associate Dean

Samuel Song​, Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Rachel Haine-Schlagel, Associate Dean for Research

Patricia Lozada-Santone, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs

Nina Potter, Director of Accreditation, Program, Review, and Assessment

Megan Beardsley, Senior Director of Development

Alyssa Ancheta, Interim Fiscal and Operations Analyst

Michael Klitzing, Marketing and Communications Officer

Doctoral Programs and Directors

Wendy S. Bracken, ARPE EDL - Postsecondary Ed (EdD)

James M. Marshall, EDL - PK-12 (Director) (EdD)

Marva G. Cappello, SDSU/CGU (Director)  (PhD)

Susan D. Nickerson, Mathematics and Science Education (PhD)

Departments and Schools and Chair or Director

Administration, Rehabilitation and Postsecondary Education: Charles E. Degeneffe

Child and Family Development: Hsien-Chang Lin

Counseling and School Psychology: Travis Heath

Dual Language and English Learner Education: Sera Hernandez

Educational Leadership: Douglas B. Fisher

Special Education: Bonnie Kraemer

Teacher Education: Director, Lynne Bercaw

Programs

Liberal Studies: Christopher Brum


College of Engineering

Eugene A. Olevsky, Dean

Temesgen Garoma Ararsso, Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research

Yusuf Öztürk, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies

Theresa M. Garcia, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs

Kate Carinder, Senior Director of Development

Doctoral Programs and Directors

Temesgen Garoma, Bioengineering (PhD)

Temesgen Garoma, Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD)

Temesgen Garoma, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (PhD)

Temesgen Garoma, Structural Engineering (PhD)

Departments and Chairs

Aerospace Engineering: Ping Lu

Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering: Dongye Zhao

Electrical and Computer Engineering: Arif Ege Engin

Mechanical Engineering: Patrick Kwon


College of Health and Human Services

Amy Bonomi, Dean

Alyson Abel Mills, Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Giang Pham, Associate Dean for Research

Jason C. Ramirez, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs

Jovanny Perez, Director of Development

Terry L. Williams, Director of Resource Management

Doctoral Programs and Directors

Elizabeth Reed, Public Health - Global Health (PhD)

Heather Corliss, Public Health - Health Behavior (PhD)

Shira Goldenberg, Public Health - Epidemiology (PhD)

Jan-Walter De Neve, Public Health - Executive Management (DrPH)

Jan-Walter De Neve, Public Health - Global Health Management (DrPH)

Laura Dreisbach-Hawe, Audiology (AuD)

Judy Dye, Nursing (DNP)

Judy Dye, Nursing - Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (DNP)

Judy Dye, Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner (DNP)

Judy Dye, Nursing - Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (DNP)

Maria Zuniga, Interdisciplinary Research on Substance Use (PhD)

Mitchell Rauh, Physical Therapy (DTP)

Phillip Holcomb, Language and Communicative Disorders (PhD)

Schools and Directors

Exercise and Nutritional Sciences: Matthew T. Mahar

Nursing: Karen Macauley

Physical Therapy: Mitchell Rauh

Public Health: Eyal Oren

Social Work: Jong Won Min

Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences: Ignatius Nip


College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts

Janis McKay, Dean

Kurt J. Lindemann, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Alane S. Lockwood, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs

Nancy Santiago, Resource Manager

Lizbeth Persons Price, Director of Communications

Elise Moersch, Senior Director of Development

Departments and Schools and Chair or Director

Aerospace Studies: Colonel Alexander Heyman

Art and Design: Tina Yapelli

Communication: Heather Canary

L. Robert Payne Hospitality and Tourism Management: Carl Winston

Journalism and Media Studies: Temple Northup

Military Science: Lt. Col. Joshua Sider

Music and Dance: Kevin Delgado

Naval Science: Captain Daniel Cobian

Public Affairs: Roddrick Colvin

Theatre, Television, and Film: Stephen Brotebeck

Programs

Learning Design and Technology: Temple Northup


College of Sciences

Jeffrey T. Roberts, Dean

J. Carmelo Interlando​, Associate Dean for Academic and Faculty Affairs

Tod W. Reeder, Associate Dean for Graduate and Research Affairs

Estralita M.E. Martin, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs

Stacy Carota, Executive Director of Development

Rosalynn Ayala, Interim Director of College of Sciences Student Success Center

Tony P. Carrasco, Director of Resource Management

Doctoral Programs and Directors

Byron Purse, Chemistry (PhD)

Carrie House, Cell and Molecular Biology (PhD)

Elizabeth Waters, Evolutionary Biology (PhD)

Jeremy Long, Ecology (PhD)

Jose Castillo, Computational Science with CGU (PhD)

Jose Castillo, Computational Science with UCI (PhD)

Kim Olsen, Geophysics (PhD)

Vanessa Malcarne, Clinical Psychology (PhD)

Departments and Chair or Director

Astronomy: Eric L. Sandquist

Biology: Richard Cripps

Chemistry and Biochemistry: Tom Huxford

Computer Science: Shangping Ren

Earth and Environmental Sciences: Jessica Whiteside

Mathematics and Statistics: Peter V. Blomgren

Physics: Fridolin Weber

Psychology: Paul E. Gilbert

Programs

Bioinformatics and Medical Informatics: Scott T. Kelley

Computational Science: José E. Castillo

Environmental Sciences: John. J. Love

Homeland Security: Lance W. Larson and Robert Harkins

Mathematics and Science Education: Susan D. Nickerson

Molecular Biology: Robert W. Zeller

Regulatory Science: J. Carmelo Interlando and Kim Walker


University Library

Scott Walter, Dean

Patrick McCarthy, Associate Dean, Teaching, Learning, and Research Services

Randyn Heisserer-Miller, Associate Dean, Collections and Discovery Services

Gina Watanabe, Director of Fiscal Operations and HR

Mark Figueroa, Director of Information Technologies and Digital Initiatives

SDSU Imperial Valley

Guillermina Gina Núñez-Mchiri, Dean

Salvador Espinosa, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Henry Villegas, Dean of Student Affairs

Maribel Madero, Administrator, Finance & Operations Services

Mara Cota, Senior Librarian

College of Graduate Studies

Tracy Love-Geffen, Dean of Graduate Studies

Andrew J. Bohonak, Associate Dean of Graduate Studies

Steven Gill, Assistant Dean of Graduate Studies

The Graduate Council

The Graduate Council of San Diego State University consists of 30 members: Voting members include fifteen tenured and probationary faculty, two from each of the seven academic colleges and one from the SDSU Imperial Valley; Dean of the College of Graduate Studies or designee, who shall chair the committee; Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dean of the University Library (or designee), and two classified graduate students in good standing. Non-voting members include Associate and Assistant Deans of the College of Graduate Studies; Vice President for Research and Innovation; Director of Graduate Life and Diversity; two Enrollment Services representatives (Graduate Admissions Lead and Associate Director); and four additional representatives from the College of Graduate Studies, appointed by the Dean of the College of Graduate Studies  (for a current listing of graduate student members serving on the Graduate Council, visit http://senate.sdsu.edu/graduate-council.aspx).

Tracy Love-Geffen, Dean of Graduate Studies

Andrew J. Bohonak, Associate Dean of Graduate Studies

Steve Gill, Assistant Dean of Graduate Studies

Eniko Csomay, College of Arts & Letters

Rebecca Bartel, College of Arts & Letters

Gabe Gonzalez, Fowler College of Business

Paula Peters, Fowler College of Business

Alyson Shapiro, College of Education

Yasemin Turan, College of Education

Luciano Demasi, College of Engineering

Fletcher Miller, College of Engineering

Carleen Stoskopf, College of Health and Human Services

Mitch Rauh, College of Health and Human Services

Kerianne Quick, College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts

Joshua Chanin, College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts

Naveen Vaidya, College of Sciences

Kate Rubin, College of Sciences

Patrick McCarthy, Associate Dean of the University Library

Shiloh Williams, SDSU Imperial Valley

Tonika Green, Director of Graduate Student Diversity, Div. of Student Affairs

Hala Madanat, Vice President for Research and Innovation

William Tong, Interim Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

Sabrina Cortell, Associate Director of Admissions

Margarita Pina-Harlow, Graduate Admissions Lead

Cristina Sanchez, Coordinator of Graduate Programs & Evaluations

Jennifer Logan, Master’s Degree Evaluator

Melissa Bacci, Scholarship & Fellowship Coordinator

Pat Walls, Doctoral Program Specialist

Curriculum, Assessment, and Accreditation

Madhavi M. McCall, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Curriculum, Assessment, and Accreditation

Alysia Choi, Director of Curriculum Services

Faculty Advancement and Student Success

Joanna Brooks, Associate Vice President for Faculty Advancement and Student Success

Michelle Lopez, Senior Assistant Dean for Student Success

Jose Preciado, Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Studies, Supplemental Instruction & F-SMP

Student Success Advisors, Brenda Diaz

Center for Teaching and Learning Interim Director, D.J. Hopkins

Center for Teaching and Learning Associate Director, Allison Vaughn

Interdisciplinary Studies in Three Departments (IS3D) Director, Adam Pine

Interdisciplinary Studies in Three Departments (IS3D) Academic Advisor, Natalie Jimenez

Office of Academic Community Engagement Program Director, Amanda Fuller

Supplemental Instruction, Campus Coordinator, Emily Bates

Weber Honors College Director, Stacey Sinclair

Enrollment Services

Sandra Temores-Valdez, Senior Director of Enrollment Management

Sabrina Cortell, Director of Admissions

Polly Sipper, Director of Communications

Stephanie Anderson, University Registrar

SDSU Global Campus

Ian Gibson​, Dean

Mahasweta Sarkar, Senior Associate Dean

Joe Wolfman, Associate Dean for Finance and Operations

Vacant, Assistant Dean of International Strategy and Programs

Kristine Catano​, Registrar and Executive Director of Admissions & Enrollment

Christianne Penunuri, Executive Director of Marketing

Casey Rothenberger, Executive Director of Academic and Professional Programs

Lindsay Vance, Executive Director of Instructional Design

Heather Bustamante, Director of Accounting and Finance

Meng Phuong, Director of IT and Facilities

University Research Council

The University Research Council of San Diego State University is the faculty policy-making body responsible for promoting, encouraging, and publicizing the research activities of the faculty consistent with the educational mission of the university. Much of the work of the council is carried out in its standing committees that include:

Conflict of Interest
Copyrights and Patents
Faculty Recognition
Grants and Lectureships
Student Research

The University Research Council membership is composed of no fewer than 15 faculty representing the various colleges and is chaired by the vice president for research.

Hala Madanat, Vice President for Research and Innovation

Michèle G. Goetz, Associate Vice President/Executive Director SDSU Research Foundation

Rick Gulizia (ex officio)

Tracy Love-Geffen (ex officio), Dean for Graduate Studies

Mujtaba Ahsan, Management

Annie Buckley, College of Professional Studies & Fine Arts

Rachael Record, School of Communication

Megan Welsh Carroll, Public Affairs

Cody Lee, Communications Officer for SDSU Research Foundation

Eileen Pitpitan, Social Work

Huan Qin, Imperial Valley

John Crockett, Research Advancement

Kelsey Dickson, Child and Family Development

Marta Miletic, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering

Katrina Monroe, Exercise and Nutritional Sciences

Felisha Herrera Villarreal, Administration, Rehabilitation and Postsecondary Education

Margaret Henderson, University Library

Byron Purse, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Tommy Martindale, SDSU Research Foundation

Susan Brasser, Psychology

Ksenija Marinkovic, Psychology

Iana Castro, Management

Ramona L. Pérez, Anthropology

Mark B. Reed, Senior Associate Vice President, Research

Erin P. Riley, Anthropology

Erik Storholm, Public Health

Rick Sayen, Research Operations

Miguel Zavala Perez, Imperial Valley

George Youssef, Mechanical Engineering


Auxiliary Organizations

The Campanile Foundation

Julie Dillon​, Chair

Adrienne D. Vargas, President and Chief Executive Officer

Travis Clancy, Chief Financial Officer

Cynthia Swanson, Secretary

San Diego State University Research Foundation

Adela de la Torre, San Diego State University Research Foundation President

Hala Madanat, Vice President for Research and Innovation

Michèle G. Goetz, Associate Vice President/Executive Director

Aztec Shops, Ltd.

Todd Summer, Chief Executive Officer/Associate Vice President, Business and Financial Affairs

The Associated Students of San Diego State University

Katarina Hernandez, President

Christina Brown, Executive Director

KPBS

Nancy Worlie, General Manager (Interim)

Mission Valley Enterprises

Adela de la Torre, Mission Valley Enterprises Chair