Department of Social Science
People
Social Science Faculty
Click on the name of a faculty member below to see more about them.
Maria Luisa Alaniz, Ph.D. Professor
Sociology of Education, Stanford University
Office: DMH 239 / (408) 924-5543
maria.alaniz@sjsu.edu
Tanya Bakhru, Ph.D. Professor
Women's Studies, University College, Dublin, Ireland
Office: DMH 238A / (408) 924-5744
tanya.bakhru@sjsu.edu
Hien Duc Do, Ph.D. Professor
Sociology, UC Santa Barbara
Office: DMH 221 / (408) 924-5747
hien.do@sjsu.edu
Steven G. Doi, J.D. Lecturer
University of Santa Clara
Office: DMH 220 / (408) 924-5597
steve.doi@sjsu.edu
Joel Franks, Ph.D. Lecturer
Comparative Culture, UC Irvine
Office: DMH 238B / (408) 924-5752
joel.franks@sjsu.edu
Susana L. Gallardo, Ph.D.
Lecturer
Religious Studies, Stanford University
Office: DMH 238A / (408) 924-5739
susana.gallardo@sjsu.edu
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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
shahin.gerami@sjsu.edu
Henry J. Gutierrez, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Comparative Culture, UC Irvine
Department Chair and
Director of Social Science Teacher Education
Office: DMH 221 / (408) 924-5748
henry.gutierrez@sjsu.edu
Estella Habal, Associate Professor
History, UC Davis
Office: DMH 213 / (408) 924-5592
estella.habal@sjsu.edu
Maria Ochoa, Ph.D. Lecturer
History of Consciousness, UC Santa Cruz
Office: DMH 238A / (408) 924-5591
maria.ochoa@sjsu.edu
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Victoria Rue, Ph.D. Lecturer
Theology & the Arts, Graduate Theological Union
Office: DMH 213 / (408) 924-5593
victoria.rue@sjsu.edu
Jennifer Rycenga, Ph.D. Professor
Comparative Religious Studies, Graduate Theological Union
Office: BT 365 / (408) 924-1367
jennifer.rycenga@sjsu.edu
Alexander Yamato, Ph.D. Professor
Sociology, UC Berkeley
Asian American Studies Coordinator
Office: DMH 220 / (408) 924-5751
alex.yamato@sjsu.edu
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Staff
Jacqueline Townsend
Department Administrator
Office: DMH 239 / (408) 924-5740
jacqueline.townsend@sjsu.edu
Lashunda Leggett
Student Assistant
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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