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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)

Professor Maria Alaniz

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

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

Professor Hien Duc Do

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

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


Professor Steve Doi

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

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


Professor Joel Franks

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

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


Professor Susana L. Gallardo

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

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

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Professor Shahin Gerami

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


Professor Henry Gutierrez

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

Professor Estella Habal

Estella Habal, Assistant Professor
History, UC Davis

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


Professor Maria Ochoa

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

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


Professor Curtiss Takada Rooks

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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Professor Victoria Rue

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

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


Professor Jennifer Rycenga

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

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


Professor Frances Schwab

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

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


Professor Alex Yamato

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

Jacqueline Townsend
Department Administrator

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


Joanna Lu

Joanna Lu
Student Assistant

Office:  DMH 239 / (408) 924-5740

 


Ravikiran Despande

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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