Kamran Afary
Assistant Professor of Communication | College of Arts and Letters
kafary@calstatela.edu
(323) 343-4260
| Critical gang studies, Expressive arts as forms of healing, Iranian diaspora communities, Los Angeles grassroots movement, Prison pedagogy in communication
Mohammad A. Auwal
Professor of Communication Studies | College of Arts and Letters
mauwal@calstatela.edu
(626) 679-3141
| Communication theory, Epistemology and the narratives of 9/11, Exploitation of migrant workers in the Gulf Arab countries, Intercultural communication, Organizational communication, U.S. relations with the Muslim world
Kevin Baaske
Professor of Communication Studies | College of Arts and Letters
kbaaske@calstatela.edu
(323) 343-4004
| Campaign rhetoric, National and international public policy disputes, Public argument theory and criticism, Rhetorical theory and criticism
Lena Chao
Professor of Communication | College of Arts and Letters
lenacyou@calstatela.edu
| Interpersonal and intercultural communication, Mass communication, Media experiences of Asians, Media experiences of Pacific Islanders, Media experiences of women of color, Public relations
Angela Cooke-Jackson
Associate Professor of Communication | College of Arts and Letters
acookej@calstatela.edu
(323) 343-6038
| Community Based Participatory Action Research (CBPAR), Health communication and behavioral sciences, Health disparities, Public health, Underrepresented/marginalized populations
Kate S. Kurtin
Associate Professor of Communication | College of Arts and Letters
kkurtin@calstatela.edu
(323) 343-6033
| Advertising, Advertising in Practice, Mass communication, Media effects, Public Relations in Practice
Yafen Lo
Assistant Professor of Child and Family Studies | Rongxiang Xu College of Health and Human Services
ylo2@calstatela.edu
(323) 343-5842
Edward M. Lopez
Assistant Professor of Child and Family Studies | Rongxiang Xu College of Health and Human Services
elopez3@calstatela.edu
(323) 343-5414
| Child and adolescent development, Ethnic identity and cultural awareness, Retention of ethnic minority youth, School attrition, Teaching research methods, Urban families
Nina F. O’Brien
Associate Professor of Communication Studies and Management | College of Arts and Letters
nobrien2@calstatela.edu
(323) 343-4264
| Labor and organization in project-based and creative industries, Organizational and professional communication, Organizational networks, Partnership and collaboration
David Olsen
Professor of Communication Studies | College of Arts and Letters
dolsen@calstatela.edu
(323) 343-4200
| LGBTQ+ and religious rhetoric, Performance and social change, Political rhetoric
Kristina Ruiz-Mesa
Associate Professor of Communication | College of Arts and Letters
kruizme@calstatela.edu
| Classroom communication, Communication practices for inclusion, Instructional communication
Cynthia Wang
Assistant Professor of Communication | College of Arts and Letters
cwang68@calstatela.edu
(323) 343-4200
| Communication technologies, Critical approaches, Cultural approaches, Digital platforms, Gender in the media, Internet, Race in the media, Rhetorical approaches, Sexuality in the media, Time and temporality studies
Elaine Wittenberg
Associate Professor of Communication | College of Arts and Letters
ewitten2@calstatela.edu
(323) 343-4200
| Cancer care, Family caregiving, Health communication, Healthcare provider communication training, Palliative care
Mu Wu
Assistant Professor of Communication | College of Arts and Letters
mwu33@calstatela.edu
(323) 343-4268
| Communication research methods, Mass communication, Media effects, New media and technology, Psychology of human-computer interaction
Marlene Zepeda
Emerita Professor of Child and Family Studies | Rongxiang Xu College of Health and Human Services
mzepeda@calstatela.edu
(323) 343-4643
| Infant development in Spanish-speaking populations, Parent education for Spanish-speaking groups, Parent-child relations
Sandra Sharp
Emerita Professor of Biology | College of Natural and Social Sciences
ssharp@calstatela.edu
(323) 343-2072
Tina Salmassi
Professor of Biological Sciences | College of Natural and Social Sciences
tsalmas@calstatela.edu
(323) 343-2065
Amelia Russo-Neustadt
Professor of Biology | College of Natural and Social Sciences
arusson@calstatela.edu
(323) 343-2074
| Antidepressant treatments, Developmental neurobiology research, Neuropharmacology, Neuroscience, Psychiatry
Carlos Robles
Emeritus Professor of Biology | College of Natural and Social Sciences
crobles@calstatela.edu
(323) 343-2067
| Distribution of mussel beds and algae, Ecology and marine-related courses, Intertidal community ecology
Edith Porter
Professor of Biological Sciences | College of Natural and Social Sciences
eporter@calstatela.edu
(323) 343-6353
| Cystic fibrosis, Host defense on mucosal surfaces, Immunology, Inflammatory bowel disease, Innate immunity, Medical microbiology, Novel antibiotics, Salmonellosis, Sexually transmitted diseases