Experts Directory: Health and Medicine
Ravinder Abrol
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
work: (818) 677-5454
email: abrol@csun.edu
Also speaks: Hindi
- Biochemistry
- Biophysics
- G protein-coupled receptors
- Computational drug discovery
- Structure-based drug discovery
- Targeting gut receptors for diabetes
Janet Adams
Department of Physical Therapy
work: (818) 677-2203
email: janet.adams@csun.edu
- Gait analysis
- Electromyography
- Doctoral preparation in the California State University system
- Author: “Gait Analysis in Rett Syndrome: Changes with Age”
Peter Bellin
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health
work: (818) 677-4719
email: peter.bellin@csun.edu
- Industrial hygiene
- Safety
- Indoor air quality
- Toxic chemicals
- Hazardous waste management
David Bermudes
Department of Biology
work: (818) 677-6062 /3356
email: david.bermudes@csun.edu
- Microbiology
- Vaccines
- Experimental cancer therapeutics
- Protease inhibitors
- Mushrooms
- Fungi
Learn more about David Bermudes:
CSUN Professor Educates Public About Edible Wild Mushroom Safety
Annette Besnilian
Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
Associate Director, Marilyn Magaram Center for Food Science, Nutrition and Dietetics
work: (818) 677-3102
email: annette.besnilian@csun.edu
Also speaks: Armenian, Farsi, some Spanish
- Nutrition
- Dietetics and food science
- Community nutrition
- Community program development and management
- Dietetic internship development and coordination
- Childhood obesity awareness and prevention
Learn more about Annette Besnilian:
- CSUN Magaram Center to Host Cancer Education and Support Workshops Aimed at Underserved Communities
- CSUN Nutrition Experts Website: Your Hub for Healthy Eating
- CSUN Dietetic Internship Program Recipient of Diversity Action Award
- CSUN Uses Musical to Teach Children About Healthy Life Choices
- Kaiser Permanent Awards CSUN $60,000 to Promote a Canoga Park Healthy Eating Program Focused on Educating Parents and Caregivers
- CSUN Receives $1M from USDA to Support Future Dietitians
- CSUN Awarded $880,000 to Address Obesity Rate in Canoga Park
Jodi Constantine Brown
Department of Social Work
work: (818) 677-6010
email: jodi.brown@csun.edu
- Complementary integrative health
- Online education
Salvador Esparza
Department of Health Sciences
work: (818) 677-7927
email: salvador.esparza@csun.edu
- Health Services research
- Healthcare organization behavior and development
- Healthcare leadership and management development
Claudia Fajardo-Lira
Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
work: (818) 677-3021
email: Claudia.fajardo@csun.edu
Also speaks: Spanish
- Food science and technology
- Food safety
- Nutrition
- Functional foods
- Food chemistry
- Biotechnology
- Sustainability
Learn more about Claudia Fajardo-Lira:
Magaram Center Uses Most Advanced Health Assessment Technology: Bod Pod
Sean P. Flanagan
Department of Kinesiology
work: (818) 677-7507
email: sean.flanagan@csun.edu
- Biomechanics
- Athletic training
- Strength and conditioning
- Functional anatomy
- Injury prevention and rehabilitation
- Athletic preparation and injury
- Musculoskeletal injury
Learn more about Sean Flanagan:
CSUN Faculty Share Research at Fifth Annual Colloquium
Marquita Gammage
Department of Africana Studies
work: (818) 677-3112
email: marquita.gammage@csun.edu
- African-American sociology
- Africana womanhood
- Popular culture
- Black women in the media
- Black women's health and wellness
- Author: "Representations of Black Women in the Media: The Damnation of Black Womanhood"
Learn more about Marquita Gammage:
Steve Grech
Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine/Head Athletic Trainer, Matador Athletics
work: (818) 677-2313
email: steven.grech@csun.edu
- Athletic training
- Sports medicine
- Student-athlete wellness
- Concussion assessment
- Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF)
- Advanced functional biomechanics of the lower quarter
Tom Hatfield
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health
work: (818) 677-4708
email: thomas.hatfield@csun.edu
- Risk communication
- Risk assessment
- Environmental health
- Epidemiological and toxicological studies
Kim Henige
Department of Kinesiology
work: (818) 677-7503
email: kim.henige@csun.edu
- Science education
- Exercise physiology
- Health and fitness
- Strength and conditioning
S. Victoria Jaque
Department of Kinesiology
work: (818) 677-7506
email: victoria.jaque@csun.edu
- Exercise physiology
- Exercise and bones
- Exercise and ovarian hormones
- The influence of genetics, hormones and physical activity on bone density in young women
Learn more about S. Victoria Jaque:
- CSUN Professors' Book Reveals Underlying Secrets of Performing Artists
- Creativity Can Serve as a Guide to Lead Trauma to Resilience, According to CSUN Kinesiology Professors
J. Michael Kabo
Department of Mechanical Engineering
work: (818) 677-3890
email: mkabo@csun.edu
- Biomedical engineering
- Biomechanics
- Biostatistics
Florence Kyomugisha
Department of Gender and Women’s Studies
work: (818) 677-5662
email: florence.kyomugisha@csun.edu
- HIV and AIDS in women and minority populations
Sheryl Low
Department of Physical Therapy
work: (818) 677-7256
email: sheryl.low@csun.edu
Also speaks: some Spanish
- Developmental disabilities
- Children with disabilities
- Pediatric physical therapy
- Cerebral palsy
Steven Loy
Department of Kinesiology
work: (818) 677-3220
email: steven.loy@csun.edu
- Exercise physiology
- Health and fitness
- Fitness trends and their effectiveness
- Exercise for a variety of populations
- Wellness coordinator for the Los Angeles City Fire Department
Learn more about Steven Loy:
- CSUN's 100 Citizens Partners with MEND to Improve Community Health
- CSUN Faculty Offer Tips for Keeping the Holidays Healthy
- CSUN Professor Invited to the White House
- 100 Citizens (video)
- CSUN's Strength United Teams Up with 3 WINS Fitness to Train for LA Marathon
- At Five Years, CSUN's 3Wins Fitness Makes Its Mark on Locals' Health - and Now Focuses Across the State
- Student Group 100 Citizens Hopes to Expand Statewide
- CSUN Launches 1.5 Alive Fitness Program
- Chancellor Visits CSUN's 100 Citizens Program
- CSUN Kinesiology Students and Community Benefit from 100 Citizens Expansion
- CSUN Faculty Offer Tips for Keeping the Holidays Healthy
Mariano A Loza-Coll
Department of Biology
work: (818) 677-4411
email: mariano.lozacoll@csun.edu
- Stem cells
- Genetics
- Developmental genetics
- Drosophila melanogaster
- Genetic regulatory networks
- Gene expression regulations
Learn more about Mariano A Loza-Coll:
Antonio F. Machado
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health
work: (818) 677-2065
email: amachado@csun.edu
- Teratology (birth defects)
- Toxicology
- Environmental health
- Genes and development
- Gene/environmental interactions and chemical interactions in the causation of birth defects
Brian T. Malec
Department of Health Sciences
work: (818) 677-3143 / 4081
email: brian.malec@csun.edu
- Health information management systems
- Healthcare economics and health policy
- Autor: "Careers in Health Information Technology"
Benjamin F. Mallard
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
work: (818) 677-5636 / 2190
email: Benjamin.mallard@csun.edu
- High speed circuit design
- Wide band amplifier design
- Integrated circuit development
- Solid state electronics
- Analog-to-digital converters
- Integrated circuit research and development
- Biomedical engineering
Cindy Malone
Department of Biology
work: (818) 677-6145 /3356
email: cmalone@csun.edu
- Genetics
- Gene regulation
- Molecular biology
- Immunology
Learn more about Cindy Malone:
- CSUN launches new undergraduate stem cell training program as part of $2.9 million grant
- CSUN Professor Creates Free Online Course to Prepare High School Students for College Biology
- CSUN Receives $2.77 Million to Build 'Bridges' to Regenerative Medicine
Heather R. McCollum
Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
work: (818) 677-7149
email: heather.mccollum@csun.edu
- Families and technology
- Family health
- Marriage and interpersonal relationships
- Childhood obesity
- Diabetes and family management
- Financial Counseling and Planning Journal, Outstanding Journal Article Award of 2008 for “Teen financial knowledge, self-efficacy, and behavior: A gendered view”
Gagik Melikyan
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
work: (818) 677-2565
email: gagik.melikyan@csun.edu
- Organic chemistry
- Organometallic/transition metal chemistry
- Medicinal chemistry
Learn more about Gagik Melikyan:
- Chemistry Professor Uses Book to Launch Campaign for Consumers
- Lecture to Discuss the Facts vs. Hypes of Antioxidants, Supplements and Cosmetics
- Chemistry Teacher Receives Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Award
Ani Nahapetian
Department of Computer Science
work: (818) 677-3545
email: ani@csun.edu
- Mobile security
- Hardware security
- Wearable computing
- Wireless health
- mHealth (mobile health)
- Mobile computing
Steven B. Oppenheimer
Department of Biology
Director, Center for Cancer and Developmental Biology
work: (818) 677-3336 / 3356
email: steven.oppenheimer@csun.edu
- Cancer biology and prevention
- Developmental biology, cell surface and cell adhesion
- Enhancing science education
Learn more about Steven Oppenheimer:
- CSUN Student Research Journal Celebrates 20th year of Changing Young Lives
- Dr. Oppenheimer Opens Up About CSUN (video)
Yolanda “Linda” Reid-Chassiakos, M.D.
Student Health Center
work: (818) 677-3689
email: linda.reid.chassiakos@csun.edu
Also speaks: French, Greek, some Spanish
- Medicine
- Media literacy
- Health
- College and student health
- Smoking cessation
- Eating disorders
- Stress reduction
- Spokesperson for the American Academy of Pediatrics
Learn more about Linda Reid-Chassiakos's work:
Pegy Roller
Department of Physical Therapy Department
work: (818) 677-4684
email: peggy.roller@csun.edu
Also speaks: some French
- Adult neurological rehabilitation
- Vestibular rehabilitation
- Vestibular dysfunction
- Balance examination and training
- Functional training
- Stroke
- Brain injury
- Spinal cord injury
- Parkinson’s disease
Louis Rubino
Department of Health Sciences
work: (818) 677-7257
email: louis.rubino@csun.edu
- Integrated health care delivery systems with emphasis on acute hospitals and their various subdivisions
- International health care issues
- New leadership competencies and learning-centeredness
- Health care services for the elderly and disabled populations
Learn more about Louis Rubino:
CSUN Ranked in Top 50 Schools for Health Administration
Carrie L. Saetermoe
Department of Psychology
work: (818) 677-3506
email: carrie.saetermoe@csun.edu
- Developmental psychology
- Pediatric psychology
- Ethnic dimensions of adolescent disability and transition to adulthood
- Pediatric oncology patients
- Aging
- Disability
- Welfare reform and children’s well-being
Learn more about Carrie Saetermoe's work:
Ashley Samson
Department of Kinesiology
work: (818) 677-6151
email: ashley.samson@csun.edu
- Sports psychology
- Sports sociology
- Student-athlete family stressors
- Motivations and mental toughness in distance runners
- "Think-Aloud" protocol in distance runners
- Psychological changes during endurance sports training
- Verbalization of thoughts during sports tasks
- Women in sports
Victor N. Shaw
Department of Crime and Justice Studies
work: (818) 677-7311
email: victor.shaw@csun.edu
Also speaks: Chinese
- Drug abuse
- AIDS
- Crime
- Deviancy
- Criminal justice
- Social control
- Organizational behavior
- Academic careers
- Teaching research
- Public policy
- Economic reform
- China/Asia issues
- Social control in China
- Chinese work units
J. Stephen Sinclair
Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences
work: (818) 677-2852
email: steve.sinclair@csun.edu
- Hearing loss
- Occupational and non-occupational hearing disability
- Amplification and auditory rehabilitation
- Noise
- Expert witness in audiology
- Industrial noise exposure
- Head trauma and hearing loss
- Discrimination against deaf and hearing impaired under Americans with Disabilities Act
- Worker compensation for occupational hearing loss
Eric Sletten, M.D.
Student Health Center
work: (818) 677-3684 / 3666
- Sports medicine
- Family practice
- Medical director at California State University, Northridge Physiology Laboratory
- Northridge Hospital Medical Center family practice residency
- Learn more about Eric Sletten's work:
Mary-Pat Stein
Department of Biology
work: (818) 677-5603 /3356
email: mary-patricia.stein@csun.edu
- Cell biology
- Immunology
Learn more about Mary-Pat Stein's work:
Adam R. Swenson
Department of Philosophy
work: (818) 677-2750
email: adam.swenson@csun.edu
- Ethics
- Social/political philosophy
- Pain medicine
- Understanding of what pain is and why patients’ judgments about pain are always right in regards to working with medical students
- Palliative care
- Drug policy
- Philosophy of criminal law
- Torture
Stella Z. Theodoulou
Special Assistant to the President and Provost
work: (818) 677-2957
email:
Also speaks: French, Greek
- Public policy
- Welfare policy and AIDS
- European politics
- American politics
- Surveys and polls
- Policy evaluation and analysis
- AIDS—policy evaluation and analysis
- Methodology, research design
- Author: “The Louisiana Republican Party, Public Policy: The Essential Readings,” “AIDS: The Politics and Policy of Disease,” “Methods for Political Inquiry, Policy and Politics in Six Nations” and “The Art of the Game: Understanding American Public Policy Making”
Learn more about Stella Theodoulou's work:
- CSUN, Mexican University to Create Unique Partnership for Latin American Studies
- CSUN, Southwestern Law School to Offer 3+3 Program for Northridge Undergrads
Setareh Torabian-Riasati
Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
work: (818) 677-2842
email: setareh.esfahani@csun.edu
Also speaks: Farsi
- Nutrition
- Food science
- Clinical nutrition
- Biochemistry
- Nutrition and health education
- Medical nutrition therapy
- Weight management
Virginia Oberholzer Vandergon
Department of Biology
work: (818) 677-6362 /3356
email: virginia.vandergon@csun.edu
- K–12 science education
- Genetics
- Molecular evolution
Learn more about Virginia Oberholzer Vandergon's work:
- CSUN Get Grant to Encourage Students to Become Science and Math Teachers
- CSUN Connects to Local Community Through Robotics Academy
- CSUN Receives Second HP Catalyst Award for New Teaching Methods That Unlock the 'Fun' in Learning Science and Engineering
Veda E. Ward
Department of Recreation and Tourism Management
work: (818) 677-3202
email: veda.ward@csun.edu
Also speaks: Spanish
- Parks, recreation and tourism curriculum development, assessment and national accreditation
- Women, leisure and family — work life balance
- Community development—new urbanism, facilities, open space, human potential
- Leisure and spirituality
- Leisure and aging — nutrition, exercise and personal development
- Parks and recreation — statewide master plans
- Recruiting minorities into the parks and recreation profession
Elizabeth G. Weber
Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences
work: (818) 677-2852
email: elizabeth.weber@csun.edu
- Developmental language disorders
- Discourse and grammar
- Autism
- Autism and social communication groups
- Diagnosis of language disorders
- Social communication groups
Ben B. Yaspelkis III
Department of Kinesiology
work: (818) 677-7509
email: ben.yaspelkis@csun.edu
- Exercise physiology
- Exercise biochemistry
- Diabetes/insulin resistance
- Skeletal muscle adaptation
Learn more about Ben Yaspelkis:
2013-14 Research Fellows Explore a Variety of Scholarly Topics
Kathleen Young
Department of Health Sciences
work: (818) 677-4725
email: kathleen.young@csun.edu
- Women's health prevention education
- Cultural competency in healthcare
- Health policy
- Health policy development
- Community health advocacy
- Health inequities
- Comprehensive breast cancer prevention education/screening programming
Learn more about Kathleen Young: