Author: Monica Bosque

Posted on by Monica Bosque Human Trafficking

Kezban Yagci Sokat

Matthew Faulkner

Assistant Professor, Lucas College and Graduate School of Business, Research Associate, Mineta Transportation Institute. (Photo by Robert C. Bain/San José State University)

Kezban Yagci Sokat is an assistant professor of business analytics at the Lucas College and Graduate School of Business and a research associate at the Mineta Transportation Institute. Her area of interest is using analytics in public health, humanitarian logistics and human trafficking. She has led several multi-disciplinary anti-trafficking initiatives and has served on multiple local anti-trafficking committees. She holds a doctoral degree in industrial engineering and management sciences from Northwestern University.

Phone: 408-924-8038
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Human Trafficking, Public Health
Posted on by Monica Bosque Finance

Matthew Faulkner

Matthew Faulkner

Assistant Professor, Department of Accounting and Finance, Lucas College and Graduate School of Business. (Photo by Robert C. Bain/San José State University)

Matthew Faulkner is an assistant professor in the Department of Accounting and Finance at the Lucas College and Graduate School of Business. His research interests intersect corporate finance and behavioral finance to understand why and how companies and management make decisions. His private consulting work is in valuation. In addition to academics, he is also a CFA® Charterholder and a FINRA arbitrator. He holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from UNC-Wilmington, an MBA in international finance and investments from the University of Valencia, Spain, and UNCW, and a doctoral degree from Florida Atlantic University.

Phone: 408-924-3464
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Website: matthewfaulkner.wordpress.com
Finance, Accounting, Stock Market
Posted on by Monica Bosque Civil and Environmental Engineering

Laura Sullivan-Green

Laura Sullivan-Green

Professor and Department Chair, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department. (Photo by Robert C. Bain/San José State University)

Laura Sullivan-Green is a professor and department chair in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department. She has expertise in the areas of landslides, mudslides, and debris flows. Her research is in the areas of forensic engineering education and failure dissemination, the use of advanced pedagogies in higher education, and geotechnical engineering. Dr. Sullivan-Green holds master’s and doctoral degrees in civil engineering from Northwestern University.

Phone: 408-924-3906
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Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Mudslides, Landslides
Posted on by Monica Bosque Economics

Matthew Holian

Matthew Holian

Professor and Chair, Economics Department, College of Social Sciences. (Photo by Robert C. Bain/San José State University)

Matthew Holian is a professor and chair of the Economics Department in the College of Social Sciences. His research centers on the following areas in economics: urban, transportation, environmental, labor and migration. His interests include cost-benefit analysis, public policy decision-making, housing, urban quality of life, and outdoor recreation. He holds a doctoral degree in economics from The Ohio State University.

Phone: 408-924-5400
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Economics, Energy, Housing, Policy
Posted on by Monica Bosque Human Resources

Sumita Raghuram

Sumita Raghuram

Professor, Lucas College and Graduate School of Business. (Photo by Robert C. Bain/San José State University)

Sumita Raghuram is the Alan and Lori Kessler endowed professor at the Lucas College and Graduate School of Business. She has studied remote work for 25 years, including mandatory and voluntary remote work, and its impact on individuals and organizations. She also focuses on international human resource management and technology workers. She holds a doctoral degree in human resource management from the University of Minnesota.

Phone: 408-924-3567
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Remote Work, International HR Management, Technology
Posted on by Monica Bosque Public Relations

Shaun Fletcher

Sean Fletcher.

Assistant Professor, Public Relations and Sport Communications; Advisory Board Member for the Institute for the Study of Sport, Society and Social Change (Photo by: Robert C. Bain/San José State University)

Shaun Fletcher is an assistant professor of public relations and sport communications and serves as an advisory board member for the Institute for the Study of Sport, Society and Social Change. Prior to arriving at SJSU, he led internal communications for Apple Retail and Volkswagen Group of America. He comments on issues of race and gender in sport, politics and mental health. He holds a bachelor’s degree in public relations from San José State University, a master’s degree in interpersonal communications from the University of Central Florida and a doctoral degree in intercultural communication from Howard University.

Phone: 408-924-3393
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Public Relations, Sport Communications
Posted on by Monica Bosque Politics (National)

Ryan Skinnell

Ryan Skinnell.

Associate Professor, Department of English and Comparative Literature (Photo by: David Schmitz/San José State University)

Ryan Skinnell is an associate professor of rhetoric and writing in the Department of English and Comparative Literature. His work focuses primarily on public rhetoric—how politicians, public figures, and average citizens use persuasive language to influence public policy. Dr. Skinnell is the author or editor of five books, including “Conceding Composition: A Crooked History of Composition’s Institutional Fortunes” (Utah State University Press, 2016) and “Faking the News: What Rhetoric Can Teach Us About Donald J. Trump,” (Societas, 2018). He has also published numerous essays in academic and popular outlets on rhetoric, writing education, political speech, fascism, and demagoguery. He holds a bachelor’s degree in english from the University of California, Santa Barbara, a master’s degree in english from California State University, Northridge and a doctoral degree in rhetoric, composition, and linguistics from Arizona State University.

Phone: 408-924-4207
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Politics, Rhetoric, Political Speech
Posted on by Monica Bosque Jobs

Catherine Voss Plaxton

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Associate Vice President, Health, Wellness and Student Services (Photo by: David Schmitz/San José State University)

Catherine Voss Plaxton is the Associate Vice President of Health, Wellness and Student Services. Catherine joined the SJSU Career Center with more than fourteen years of experience in individual and organizational performance development through the use of human resource development techniques and information technology improvements. She plans to focus her research on social mobility through higher education. She holds a master’s in human resources and organization and a master’s in counselor education. She is currently working toward an Ed.D. in educational leadership.

Phone: 408-924-6051
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SJSU Career Center, Careers, Jobs, Human Resources
Posted on by Monica Bosque Politics (International)

Sergio Bejar-Lopez

Sergio Bejar-Lopez Portrait

Assistant Professor, Political Science (Photo by: Thomas Sanders/San José State University)

Sergio Bejar-Lopez is an assistant professor of political science. He teaches courses in comparative politics and Latin American politics. His research focuses on political and policy consequences, the political and policy consequences of globalization, the political influences of financial policies and the policy consequences of party systems. He holds a doctoral degree in political science from the University of Notre Dame. He holds a doctoral degree in political science from the University of Notre Dame.

Phone: 408-924-8330
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Political Science, Comparative Politics, Latin American Politics