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Mohammed Akacem
Department: Economics
Title: Professor
Expertise: Domestic and international economics, Middle East and Africa economics, Eurodollar, Money and banking, OPEC, Stock market, Wall Street, Global Energy, Democracy in the Arab world, Islamic fundamentalism, The New Iraq, Islamic banking and finance, Democracy and Islam

Nicolás Cachanosky
Department: Economics
Title: Associate Professor
Expertise: Economics, Monetary economics, Money and banking, Macroeconomics, Business cycles

Arthur Campa
Department: College Assistance Migrant Program
Title: Co - Principal Investigator for CAMP, Administrator Emeritus, Associate Dean of College of Letter, Arts and Sciences
Expertise: Cultural and applied anthropology, Folklore, Impact of immigration on Southwestern U.S., Relations among Latino and Chicano populations, Migrant and adult education

Ramon Del Castillo
Department: Chicana/o Studies
Title: Retired Professor
Expertise: Latino public policy issues and concerns, Diversity in American society, Chicana/o studies, Latino youth leadership development, Poetry

Alex Fayman
Department: Finance
Title: Assistant Professor
Expertise: Financial markets and institutions, Banking, Corporate finance, Consumer finance

Roberto Forns-Broggi
Department: Modern Language
Title: Professor
Expertise: Latin American and Spanish literature, Latin American and Spanish cinema, Latin American and Spanish cultures

Julian Friedland
Department: College of Business
Title: Assistant Professor
Expertise: Business ethics, Corporate social responsibility, Ethics and technology including artificial intelligence, Moral psychology, General philosophy

Lawrence Glatz
Department: Modern Language
Title: Professor
Expertise: Computers and language learning, Multimedia and language learning, The Internet and language learning

Ricardo Gonzalez-Fisher
Department: Health Professions
Title: Affiliate Faculty
Expertise: Public health, Hispanic health, Health disparities, Bioethics

Mingli He
Department: Mechanical Engineering/Engineering Technology
Title: Professor
Expertise: Mechanical Engineering, Thermal, Fluids, HVAC, Energies
Rey Hernandez-Julian
Department: Finance
Title: Professor
Expertise: Economics of education (both K-12 and higher education), Public finance policy analysis

Ibon Izurieta
Department: Modern Language
Title: Professor, Associate Dean - College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Expertise: Historical, political, sociological, cultural, artistic and literary aspects of the coexistence of Basque and Spanish languages and cultures.

Janelle Johnson
Department: School of Education
Title: Associate Professor
Expertise: STEM teaching and learning, inclusive STEM pedagogies, culturally and linguistically diverse education, broadening participation in STEM, university-school partnerships

Wossen Kassaye
Department: Marketing
Title: Professor
Expertise: Multicultural marketing, Latino marketing, Targeted marketing, Vanishing mass market, Consumer behavior, Internet marketing
Kishore Kulkarni
Department: Economics
Title: Professor
Expertise: Macroeconomic issues, International trade, Globalization issues, Outsourcing, Inflation, Currency values, India-related topics, Indian economic issues

LiYing Li
Department: Criminal Justice and Criminology
Title: Professor
Expertise: Community corrections, Criminological theories and social issues in China

Jose Lopez
Department: Aviation and Aerospace Science
Title: Lecturer
Expertise: Aerospace engineering specializing in orbital mechanics and space systems, Advanced energy technology

Lunden MacDonald
Department: Modern Language
Title: Assistant Professor
Expertise: Spanish language, Literature, Teaching, Contemporary trends in foreign language study, Translation, SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome), SUDC (Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood), Investigative trends in SIDS and SUDC research

Edgar Maldonado
Department: Computer Information Systems and Business Analytics
Title: Associate Professor
Expertise: Open source software, Online communities, Computer security, Information systems, IT business

Lupe Martinez
Department: School of Education
Title: Associate Professor Emeritus
Expertise: Elementary education, Diversity, Classroom management and curriculum, Language arts, Social studies

Abel Moreno
Department: Computer Information Systems and Business Analytics
Title: Chair - Computer Information Systems
Expertise: Digital divide, Computer information systems and business applications, Mexico economy and politics

Hyon Namgung
Department: Criminal Justice and Criminology
Title: Associate Professor
Expertise: Policing (both American and Korean), Police organizations, Community policing

Alexandre Padilla
Department: Economics
Title: Professor
Expertise: Securities and business law and regulation, Insider trading, Business economics, Stock exchanges, Securities and regulation, Economic analysis of political decisions, Economic analysis of campaign contributions, Business ethics, Economics of immigration, Economic analysis of foreign policy

Malena Perdomo
Department: Nutrition
Title: Affiliate Professor
Expertise: Nutrition and Dietetics

Marina Pereira
Department: Social Work
Title: Associate Dean - College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Expertise: Acculturation and assimilation changes in the U.S., Mental health issues of children, adolescents and families, Child abuse, Sexual abuse, Domestic violence, Loss and grief issues, Immigration, First-generation students, Service learning, Bilingual, Bicultural

David Piacenti
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Title: Associate Professor
Expertise: Globalization, Immigration and culture change, Transnationalism, Sociological and anthropological theory, Qualitative methods and ethnography, Yucatec-Mayan culture, Latin America, Globalization in Peru

Vincent Piturro
Department: English
Title: Professor of Film and Media Studies
Expertise: Science fiction film, Westerns, International film, Documentaries, Fellini, Scorsese

Diane Ream
Department: Nursing
Title: Lecturer
Expertise: Nursing leadership and management, NICU, Home health

Marc Rodriguez
Department: School of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Family Literacy
Title: Parents as Teachers Coordinator, Parenting Coordinator
Expertise: K-12 Education, Parenting skills, Sheltered (ESL) Instruction, Educational Administration (Principal)

Siva priya Santhanam
Department: Speech, Language, Hearing Sciences
Title: Assistant Professor
Expertise: Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) across the life span, Service delivery for culturally and linguistically diverse families of children with developmental disabilities, Technology-based interventions to enhance communication in children with autism and other developmental disabilities

Jinseup (Ted) Shin
Department: Industrial Design
Title: Professor, Chair; Interim Lockheed Martin Endowed Director of Advanced Manufacturing Science Institute
Expertise: Technology, Product design, Future trend

Helle Sorensen
Department: School of Hospitality
Title: Professor
Expertise: Adventure travel and ecotourism, Tourism planning and development, Global itinerary development, Sustainable tourism

Lorenzo Trujillo
Department: Music
Title: Affiliate Professor
Expertise: Mariachi, Southwest music of the 1840’s, Education, Law

Adriann Wycoff
Department: Chicana/o Studies
Title: Professor - Chicana/o Studies, Co-Principal Investigator - College Assistance Migrant Program, Director - Family Literacy Program
Expertise: Community-based education programs, Family literacy, Migrant education issues, Nontraditional education, Latino literature (poetry emphasis), Women and poverty

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