Centers at CSUN
College of Arts, Media and Communication (AMC)
Arts and Communication Community Outreach, Research and Development Center (ACCORD)
Director: Wm Robert Bucker, Dean, College of Arts, Media and Communication x2246
Center for Telecommunication Studies
Director: Robert Gustafson, Professor of Cinema and Television Arts x3192
Center for Ethnic and Alternative Media
Directors: Jose Luis Benavides and Kent Kirkton, Professors of Journalism x3135
Center for Human Relations
Director: Peter Nwosu, Professor of Communication Studies x2853
Center for Visual Communication
Director: Dave Moon, Professor of Art x2242
College of Business and Economics
Institute for Business and Economics
Director: Judith Hennessey, Associate Dean x2466
Center for China Finance and Business Research (CCFBR)
Director: Chao Chen, Professor of Finance, Real Estate and Insurance x4622
Center for Real Estate
Director: Donald Bleich, Professor of Finance, Real Estate and Insurance x2410
San Fernando Valley Economic Research Center
Director: William Roberts, Professor of Management x2457
Wells Fargo Center for Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Director: Franck Vigneron, Professor of Marketing x2457
Center for Quality and Productivity Education
Director: Chi-Chuan Yao, Professor of Systems and Operations Management x4812
Center for Financial Services and Insurance
Director: G. Michael Phillips, Professor of Finance, Real Estate and Insurance x2459
The Bookstein Institute for Higher Education in Taxation
Director: Rafi Efrat, Professor of Accounting and Information Systems x2461
Michael D. Eisner College of Education
Institute for the Advancement of Educational Studies and Programs (College Umbrella)
Director: Michael Spagna, Dean x2590
Center for Partnerships for Educational Reform
Director: Richard Castallo, Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies x2591
Center for Research and Innovation in Elementary Education
Director: David Kretschmer, Professor of Elementary Education x2621
Center for Professional Development and Educational Outreach
Director: Bonnie Ericson, Professor of Secondary Education x2580
Valley Trauma Center (VTC)
Director: Rita Baer, Executive Director of the Valley Trauma Center (818) 772-9981
Center in Educational Psychology and Counseling
Director: Shari Tarver-Behring, Professor of Educational Psychology and Counseling x2599
Special Education Institute for Research, Innovation and Teaching (SPIRIT)
Directors: Lawrence Fleischer, Professor of Deaf Studies x5116 and Nancy Burstein, Professor of Special Education x2596
Center for Educational Intervention and Therapy
Director: Nancy Burstein, Professor of Special Education x2596
The unit below functions as a subcenter of the Center in Educational Psychology and Counseling:
Mitchell Family Counseling Clinic
Director: Michael G. Laurent, Professor of Educational Psychology and Counseling x2541
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Center for Research and Services
Director: S.K. Ramesh, Dean x4501
Energy Research Center
Director: Hamid Johari, Professor of Mechanical Engineering x2187
Ernie Schaeffer Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Director: Nhut Ho, Professor of Mechanical Engineering x3889
College of Health and Human Development (HHD)
Institute for Health and Human Development (College Umbrella)
Director: Sylvia Alva, Dean x3001
Center of Achievement for Adapted Physical Activity and Therapeutic Exercise
Director: Carole Oglesby, Professor of Kinesiology x2182
Center for the Study of Leisure and Play Behavior
Director: Craig Finney, Professor of Leisure Studies and Recreation x3202
Aquatic Center
Director: John Van Arsdale, Professor of Leisure Studies and Recreation x3202
Marilyn Magaram Center for Food Science, Nutrition and Dietetics
Director: Joyce Ann Gilbert, Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences x3102
Language, Speech and Hearing Center
Directors: J. Stephen Sinclair, Prof. of Communication Disorders & Sciences and Janice Woolsey, Clinic Coordinator x2856
Center for Health Promotion, Research, and Ethics
Director: Brian Malec, Professor of Health Sciences x3101
Physical Therapy Center for Advanced Clinical Practice (PTCACP)
Director: Sheryl Low, Professor of Physical Therapy x2203
College of Humanities
Center for the Humanities (College Umbrella)
Director: Elizabeth Adams, Associate Dean x3301
Center for Ethics and Values
Director: Adam Swenson, Professor of Philosophy x2750
Center for the Study of the Peoples of the Americas (CESPA)
Director: Gabriel Gutierrez, Professor of Chicana/o Studies x2737
Center for Sex and Gender Research
Director: C. Jacob Hale, Professor of Philosophy x7202
Central American Research and Policy Institute (CARPI)
Director: Douglas Carranza Mena, Professor of Chicana/o Studies x2737
Institute for Gender Globalization and Democracy
Director: Jane Bayes, Professor of Political Science 310-459-7151
Institute for Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay and Transgender Studies
Director: Leilani Hall, Professor of English x3428
Women's Resource and Research Center
Director: Florence Kyomugisha, Professor of Women's Studies x5662
College of Science and Mathematics
Center for Cancer and Developmental Biology
Director: Steven Oppenheimer, Professor of Biology x3336
W.M. Keck Computational Materials Theory Center
Director: Nicholas Kioussis, Professor of Physics and Astronomy x2775
Center for the Study of Biodiversity
Director: Tim Karels, Professor of Biology x3356
Center for Supramolecular Studies
Director: Barney Bales, Professor of Physics and Astronomy x2775
Center for Astronomy and Space-Science Education (CASE)
Director: To be determined
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Institute for Social and Behavioral Sciences (College Umbrella)
Director: Stella Theodoulou, Dean x3317
Atlantic History Center
Director: Christopher Magra, Professor of History x3551
Center for Geographical Studies
Director: Shawna Dark, Professor of Geography x3532
Center for Southern California Studies
Director: Josh Sides, Professor of History x6518
W.E.B. DuBois-Hamer Institute for Academic Achievement
Director: Karin Stanford, Professor of Pan African Studies x3311
Anthropological Research Institute
Director: Matt Des Lauriers, Professor of Anthropology x3331
University Centers
China Institute
Director: Justine Su, Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies x2591
Institute for Sustainability
Director: Helen Cox, Professor of Geography x4401
Institute for Community Health and Wellbeing
Director: Louis Rubino, Professor of Health Sciences x7709