Department of Social Science

People

Social Science Faculty

(l to r) Professors Shahin Gerami, Alex Yamato, Maria Alaniz, Henry Gutierrez,
Estela Habal, Hien Do, and Maria Ochoa

Click on the name of a faculty member below to see more about them.  

Click here to download a flyer with contact info and current office hours for all professors (MS doc or pdf)

Maria Luisa Alaniz, Ph.D. Professor
Sociology of Education, Stanford University

Office: DMH 239 / (408) 924-5543
malaniz1@email.sjsu.edu

Hien Duc Do, Ph.D. Professor
Sociology, UC Santa Barbara

Office: DMH 221 / (408) 924-5747
hiendo@email.sjsu.edu

Steve Doi, J.D. Lecturer
University of Santa Clara

Office:  DMH 220 / (408) 924-5597
doibooks@comcast.net

Joel Franks, Ph.D. Lecturer
Comparative Culture, UC Irvine

Office:  DMH 238B / (408) 924-5752
jsfranks@email.sjsu.edu

Susana L. Gallardo, A.B.D. Lecturer
Religious Studies, Stanford University

Office:  DMH 238A / (408) 924-5739
prof@chicanas.com

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Shahin Gerami, Ph.D. Associate Professor
Sociology, University of Oklahoma
Coordinator of Women's Studies

Office:  DMH 238A / (408) 924-5740
shgerami@email.sjsu.edu

Henry J. Gutierrez, Ph.D. Associate Professor
Comparative Culture, UC Irvine
Director of Social Science Teacher Education

Office:  DMH 221 / (408) 924-5748
hgutierr@email.sjsu.edu

Estella Habal, Assistant Professor
History, UC Davis

Office:  DMH 213 / (408) 924-5592
ehabal@email.sjsu.edu

Maria Ochoa, Ph.D. Lecturer
History of Consciousness, UC Santa Cruz

Office:  DMH 238A / (408) 924-5591
mochoa@email.sjsu.edu

Curtiss Takada Rooks, Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Comparative Culture, UC Irvine

Office:  DMH 238B / (408) 924-5595
ctrooks@email.sjsu.edu

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Victoria Rue, Ph.D. Lecturer
Theology & the Arts, Graduate Theological Union

Office:  DMH 213 / (408) 924-5593
victoriarue@cruzio.com

Jennifer Rycenga, Ph.D. Professor
Comparative Religious Studies, Graduate Theological Union

Office:  BT 365 / (408) 924-1367
jrycenga@earthlink.net

Frances Schwab, M.A. Lecturer
Guidance & Counseling, Wayne State University

Office:  DMH 213 / (408) 924-5592
fbschwab@pacbell.net

Alexander Yamato, Ph.D. Professor
Sociology, UC Berkeley
Department Chair
Asian American Studies Coordinator

Office:  DMH 220 / (408) 924-5751
yamato@email.sjsu.edu

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Staff

Jacqueline Townsend
Department Administrator

Office:  DMH 239 / (408) 924-5740
jtownse1@email.sjsu.edu

Joanna Lu
Student Assistant

Office:  DMH 239 / (408) 924-5740

Ravi Deshpande
Student Assistant for Women's Studies

Office:  DMH 239 / (408) 924-5740

Students

2007 Graduating Seniors

Dana Anderson, Norma Applegate, Sharmila Belmonte, Kimberly Cozzens, Carina Dean, Melissa Devivar, Candyce Dewalt, Miguel Gonzalez, Diana Hammill, Kenya Kennedy, Marisol Lopez, Stephanie Mcjunkin, Phillip Merilos, Leah Oculto, Julie Pham, Lauren Phillips, Samantha Pivnik, Alejandro Ramirez, Patricia Santiago, Masaki Takeda & Matthew Witter

See complete photos of 2007 department graduation ceremony

2006 Graduating Seniors:

Rebecca Aubin, Steven Babcock, Jamie Belknap, Sharmila Belmonte, Vanessa Binder, Henry Cardenas, Cherie Cervantes, Erin Chan, Kimberly Coutts, Heather Dickinson, Daniel Dorantes, Alfredo Echauri, Jennifer Erickson, Danilo Escobar, Lupe Fuentes, Elissa Gilbertson, Miguel Gonzalez, Matthew Kwong, Erin Lavey, Pamela Lee, Jose Lopez, Veronica Martinez, John McAvoy, Christine McIntyre, Allana Moore, Thanh-Ca Nguyen, Kyla Ohara, Dianna Pallack, Long Phung, Gary Ramsey, Charles Tsai, Mike West, Cynthia Westlie, Jeannine Wright

The Social Science Class of 2006

See complete photos of 2006 department graduation ceremony

2005 Graduating Seniors:

The Social Science Class of 2005

See complete photos of 2005 department graduation ceremony

--Graduation Photos by Maria Ochoa

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