Faculty & Staff

Department Chair
Name	Title	Office	Contact Information
Prof. Alaei	Full Professor Health Science	HHS2 117	562.985.8036

Full-Time Lecturer
Name	Title	Office	Contact Information
Vikki Bisorca	Full-Time Lecturer and Undergraduate Coordinator Health Science	HHS2 119	562.985.8083 vikki.bisorca@csulb.edu
Toni Espinoza-Ferrel	Full-Time Lecturer and Certificate Coordinator Health Science	HHS2 123	562.985.4014 toni.espinoza-Ferrel@csulb.edu
Claire Garrido-Ortega	Full-time lecturer Health Science	HHS2 121	562.985.7507 claire.garrido-ortega@csulb.edu
Wendy Nomura	Full-time Lecturer and General Education Coordinator Health Science	FOA 02	562.985.4092 wendy.nomura@csulb.edu
Lisa Sparks	Full-Time Lecturer and Graduate Internship Coordinator Health Science	HHS2 121	lisa.sparks@csulb.edu
Kelley Tenny	Full-Time Lecturer Health Science	FOA 02	kelley.tenny@csulb.edu
Natalie Whitehouse-Capuano	Full-Time Lecturer Health Science	HHS2 120	562.985.5414 natalie.whitehouse-capuano@csulb.edu

Part-Time Lecturer
Name	Title	Office	Contact Information
Banafshe Sharifian-Attar	Part-Time Lecturer Health Science	HHS2 112	562.233.3245 banafshe.sharifian-attar@csulb.edu
Nicole Betschman	Part-Time Lecturer Health Science		Nicole.Betschman@csulb.edu
Lyzette Blanco	Part-time Lecturer Health Science	HHS2 112	lyzette.blanco@csulb.edu
Cheryl Brady	Part-Time Lecturer Health Science	HHS2 112	cheryl.brady@csulb.edu
Rikki Byrd	Part-Time Lecturer Health Science		Rikki.Byrd@csulb.edu
Lori Dewald	Part-Time Lecturer Health Science		lori.dewald@csulb.edu
Jill English	Part-Time Lecturer Health Science	HHS2 112	562.985.7158 jill.english@csulb.edu
Phillip Falcetti	Part-Time Lecturer Health Science	HHS2 112	949.770.0847 phillip.falcetti@csulb.edu
Matt Fischer	Part-Time Lecturer Health Science	HHS2 112	562.879.1908 matt.fischer@csulb.edu
Natalia Gatdula	Part-Time Lecturer Health Science	HHS2 112	562.985.1770 natalia.gatdula@csulb.edu
Erin Gerardo-Kliem	Part-Time Lecturer Health Science	HHS2 112	erin.gerardoKliem@csulb.edu
Sara Gershwin-Razo	Part-Time Lecturer Health Science	HHS2 112	sara.gershwin-razo@csulb.edu
Erin Holloway	Part-Time Lecturer Health Science	HHS2 112	310.963.1210 erin.holloway@csulb.edu
Jee Kim	Part-Time Lecturer Health Science	HHS2 112	562.985.7158 jee.kim@csulb.edu
Nathan Matza	Part-Time Lecturer Health Science	FOA 02	562.985.4092 nathan.matza@csulb.edu
Jamie McDonald	Part-Time Lecturer Health Science	HHS2 112	562.519.1040 jamie.mcdonald@csulb.edu
Monica Montano	Part-Time Lecturer Health Science	HHS2 112	monica.montano@csulb.edu
Theodora Papachristou	Part-Time Lecturer Health Science	SSPA 324	562.985.4620 theodora.papachristou@csulb.edu
Wendy Ramirez	Part-Time Lecturer Health Science	HHS2 112	wendy.ramirez@csulb.edu
Mayra Rascon	Part-Time Lecturer Health Science	HHS2 112	562.985.5242 mayra.rascon@csulb.edu
Bridget Rogala	Part-Time Lecturer Health Science	HHS2 112	310.560.1075 bridget.rogala@csulb.edu
George Smith	Part-Time Lecturer Health Science		george.smith@csulb.edu
Michelle Zakson	Part-Time Lecturer Health Science		michelle.zakson@csulb.edu

Staff
Name	Title	Office	Contact Information
Veronica Acosta-Deprez	Professor and Undergraduate Internship Coordinator Health Science	FOA 12	562.985.7698 veronica.acosta-deprez@csulb.edu
Vikki Bisorca	Full-Time Lecturer and Undergraduate Coordinator Health Science	HHS2 119	562.985.8083 vikki.bisorca@csulb.edu
Toni Espinoza-Ferrel	Full-Time Lecturer and Certificate Coordinator Health Science	HHS2 123	562.985.4014 toni.espinoza-Ferrel@csulb.edu
Melawhy Garcia	Assistant Professor and Director of the Center for Latino Community Health, Evaluation, and Leadership Training Health Science	FOA 10	562.985.5723 melawhy.garcia@csulb.edu
Judy Jou	Assistant Professor and Graduate Coordinator Health Science Credential Program	FOA 09	562-985-1537 judy.jou@csulb.edu
Karen Miyahara	Department Coordinator Health Science	HHS2 113	562-985-8069 karen.miyahara@csulb.edu
Wendy Nomura	Full-time Lecturer and General Education Coordinator Health Science	FOA 02	562.985.4092 wendy.nomura@csulb.edu
Lisa Sparks	Full-Time Lecturer and Graduate Internship Coordinator Health Science	HHS2 121	lisa.sparks@csulb.edu

Tenure-Track
Name	Title	Office	Contact Information
Brian Cole	Assistant Professor Health Science	HHS2-16	562.985.5695 brian.cole@csulb.edu
Melawhy Garcia	Assistant Professor and Director of the Center for Latino Community Health, Evaluation, and Leadership Training Health Science	FOA 10	562.985.5723 melawhy.garcia@csulb.edu
Judy Jou	Assistant Professor and Graduate Coordinator Health Science Credential Program	FOA 09	562-985-1537 judy.jou@csulb.edu
Brian Kwan	Assistant Professor Health Science	FOA-02	562.985.4092 brian.kwan@csulb.edu
Heidi West	Assistant Professor Health Science	HHS2-10	562.985.5709 heidi.west@csulb.edu

Tenured
Name	Title	Office	Contact Information
Veronica Acosta-Deprez	Professor and Undergraduate Internship Coordinator Health Science	FOA 12	562.985.7698 veronica.acosta-deprez@csulb.edu
Prof. Alaei	Full Professor Health Science	HHS2 117	562.985.8036
Niloofar Bavarian	Associate Chair and Associate Professor Health Science	FOA 15	562.985.7792 niloofar.bavarian@csulb.edu
Laura D'Anna	Director of the Center for Health Equity Research (CHER) and Associate Professor Health Science	FOA5 120	562.985.2178 laura.d'anna@csulb.edu
Sarath Gunatilake	Professor Health Science	FOA 16	562.985.5695 sarath.gunatilake@csulb.edu
Amber Johnson	Associate Professor Health Science	FOA 13	562.985.2301 amber.johnson@csulb.edu
Fiona Kawa Gorman	Associate Professor Health Science	FOA 14	562.985.8192 fiona.gorman@csulb.edu
Javier Lopez-Zetina	Associate Professor Health Science	KIN 009	562.985.1977 javier.lopez-zetina@csulb.edu
Selena Nguyen-Rodriguez	Professor Health Science	FOA 11	562.985.2137 selena.nguyen-rodriguez@csulb.edu

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