New SF State Faculty

Each year, SF State welcomes new faculty to the campus community at the opening faculty convocation. This year's convocation was held on August 22, 2011 at 9 a.m. in McKenna Theatre, Creative Arts building.

New Tenure-Track Faculty for 2011-2012

On behalf of the Center for Teaching and Faculty Development, welcome to SF State!

College of Arts and Humanities*

Mitra Ara
Assistant Professor of Foreign Languages
Mitra earned her Ph.D.from the University of California, Berkeley. Her academic interests include the cultures and religions of Persian-speaking peoples (West Asia).

Daniel Bernardi
Professor and Chair of Cinema
Daniel earned his Ph.D from the University of California, Los Angeles. His academic interests include critical race studies, narrative theory, and the social impact of rumors.

Christine Brandes
Assistant Professor of Music and Dance
Christine earned her M.A. from Case Western Reserve university. Her academic interests include vocal music (opera and art song), performance practice, and new music.

Christopher Finley
Assistant Professor of Art
Christopher earned his B.F.A. from Art Center College of Design. His academic interests include printing and installation art.

Eran Kaplan
Associate Professor of Jewish Studies
Eran earned his Ph.D from Brandeis University. His academic interests include Jewish nationalism and Israeli culture.

Martin Seggelke
Assistant Professor of Music and Dance
Martin earned his D.M.A. from Eastman School of Music. His academic interests include music, conducting, and large instrumental ensembles.

Kevin Toh
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Kevin earned his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. His academic interests include the philosophy of law, ethics, and political philosophy.

*working title

College of Business

Tina Xiaohang Wang
Assistant Professor of Accounting
Tina earned her Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin. Her academic interests include financial accounting and taxation.

Graduate School of Education*

AnnMarie Baines
Assistant Professor of Secondary Education
AnnMarie earned her Ph.D. from the University of Washington. Her academic interests include youth identity development, disability studies, and urban high school reform.

Patricia Donohue
Assistant Professor of Instructional Technologies
Patricia earned her Ph.D. from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Her academic interests include computing and cultural impacts on learning.

Patti Solomon-Rice
Assistant Professor of Special Education
Patti earned her Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, and San Francisco State University. Her academic interests include augmentative and alternative communication.

*working title

College of Ethnic Studies

Eric Pido
Assistant Professor of Asian American Studies
Eric earned his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. His academic interests include Filipino/Filipino-American studies, transnational migration, and urban studies.

College of Health and Human Services*

Therese Doan
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Therese earned her Ph.D. from the University of California, San Francisco. Her academic interests include nursing education, health behavior modification, and minority health.

Jeannette Lee
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
Jeannette earned her Ph.D. from Texas Woman's University. Her academic interests include physical performance in patients with cancer and national service learning.

Terezie Mosby
Assistant Professor of Consumer and Family Studies/Dietetics
Terezie received her Ed.D. from the University of Memphis. Her academic interests include nutrition and oncology, lactation, and international outreach.

*working title

College of Science and Engineering

Ozkan Celik
Assistant Professor of Engineering
Ozkan received his Ph.D. from Rice University. His academic interests include mechatronics, control systems, robotics, haptics, and robotic rehabilitation.

Aura Alegra Eroy-Reveles
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Alegra received her Ph.D. from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Her academic interests include the incorporation of social justice and community engagement into chemical education.

Sarah Holley
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Sarah received her Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. Her academic interests include the connections between relationship functioning, emotion-related processes and health.

Scott Roy
Assistant Professor of Biology
Scott received his Ph.D. from Harvard University. His academic interests include the study of biological forces driving evolution at the molecular level.

Mithat Unsal
Assistant Professor of Physics
Mithat received his Ph.D. from the University of Washington. His academic interests include quantum field theory, nuclear physics, and quantum chromodynamics.

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