Changemaker Faculty Fellows - Changemaker HUB

The following faculty members are recognized as Changemaker Faculty Fellows because of their passion for innovative pedagogy in their respective fields, for their scholarship, and their commitment to co-develop the USD Changemaker Campus. The Changemaker Faculty Fellows hope to advocate for collaboration among students, faculty, and community members at USD, to increase dialogue and spread awareness about what it means to be a Changemaker Campus.

Every year, at the end of their fellowship, faculty share with the USD community what they learned in a TedTalk-style presentation. Check out the short video below to learn more about the 2018 cohort.

2025-2026

Joan Schellinger

Associate Professor, Chemistry/Biochemistry

jschellinger@SanDiego.edu
(619) 260-7960
Shiley Center for Science and Technology 485

Dr. Daniel (Danny) Forster

Assistant Professor, Psychological Sciences

danielforster@SanDiego.edu
(619) 260-4007

Dr. Jacqueline Bonds

Assistant Professor, Neuroscience

jbonds-09@SanDiego.edu
(619) 202-4511
Saints Tekakwitha & Serra Hall 120

Justin Dang

Assistant Professor, Economics

justindang@SanDiego.edu
(619) 784-1650
Olin Hall 340

Karen Ortiz-Becerra

Assistant Professor, Economics

kortizbecerra@SanDiego.edu
Olin Hall 110

Tito Zamalloa

Professor, Marketing

Laura Turner

Associate Dean and Head of Collections, Access, and Discovery

lauraturner@SanDiego.edu
(619) 260-2365

Adriana Arcia

Professor

aarcia@SanDiego.edu
(619) 260-7548
BINR 321

Tre Watkins

Lecturer

charleswatkins@SanDiego.edu

Jake Wild Crea

Assistant Professor

jwildcrea@SanDiego.edu
KIPJ-130

May Farid

Assistant Professor

mfarid@SanDiego.edu

Sophia Krause-Levy

Assistant Professor

skrauselevy@SanDiego.edu
(619) 260-7532

2023-2024

Abigal Berk

Clinical Professor, Management

aberk@SanDiego.edu
Olin Hall 317

Jennifer Miles

Assistant Professor, Management

miles@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-4856
Olin Hall 320

Alesia Slocum

Clinical Professor, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

aslocum@SanDiego.edu
Olin Hall 103

Eileen Daspro

Clinical Professor, Management

edaspro@SanDiego.edu
(619) 202-3936
Olin Hall 340C

Marilyn Brimo

Adjunct Professor, Communication

mbrimo@SanDiego.edu

Marcel Sanchez Prieto

Associate Professor, Architecture

msanchezprieto@SanDiego.edu

Ted Falk

Adjunct Professor, History

efalk@SanDiego.edu
(619) 260-4756
Kroc Institute for Peace & Jus 289

Nancy Chae

Assistant Professor, Counseling

nchae@SanDiego.edu
(619) 260-7592
Mother Rosalie Hill Hall 215G

Jennifer Olson

Assistant Professor, Computer Science

Paulina Diaz-Montiel

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering

pdiazmontiel@SanDiego.edu
(619) 828-5012
Guadalupe Hall 208B

Regina Gong

Associate Professor and Associate Dean, Copley Library

rgong@SanDiego.edu

2022-2023

Karen O'Grady

Assistant Professor, Nursing and Health Sciences Librarian

kogrady@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-4694
Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science 232

Priya Garg

Assistant Professor, Finance

pgarg@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-2766
Knauss School of Business UMO2-228

Steven Berkeley

Assistant Professor, Psychological Sciences

sberkley@sandiego.edu

Melissa James

Teaching Faculty, Sociology

melissajames@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-7826
Saints Tekakwitha & Serra Hall 315J

Maryam Keshtzari

Assistant Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering

mkeshtzari@sandiego.edu
(619) 202-3712
Belanich Engineering Center 336

Michael Fryer

Professor of Practice, Conflict Resolution

mfryer@sandiego.edu
(619) 202-3696
Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice 275

Cecilia Valenzuela

Diversity Postdoctoral Faculty Fellow, Learning and Teaching

avalenzuela@sandiego.edu
Mother Rosalie Hill Hall 249

2021-2022

Joseph Babcock

Adjunct Assistant Professor, English

jbabcock@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-7825
Founders Hall 171D

Hayley Milbourne

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Math

hmilbourne@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-4016
Saints Tekakwitha & Serra Hall 167

Julia Cantzler

Associate Professor, Sociology

jcantzler@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-6802
Saints Tekakwitha & Serra Hall 320

Laura Getz

Assistant Professor, Psychological Sciences

lgetz@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-2937
Saints Tekakwitha & Serra Hall 114

Nicholas Maeder

Assistant Professor, Economics

nmaeder@sandiego.edu
University Modular Offices #2 213

Joshua Della Vedova

Assistant Professor, Finance

jdellavedova@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-4600 ext. 4923
University Modular Offices #2 226

Hans Peter Schmitz

Professor

schmitz@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-2747
Mother Rosalie Hill Hall 275J

Bridget J. Frese

Clinical Associate Professor

bfrese@sandiego.edu
Beyster Institute for Nursing Research 323

Topher McDougal

Associate Professor, Economic Development

tlm@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-7927
Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice 275

Millie Fullmer

Assistant Professor, Acquisitions and Cataloging Librarian

mfullmer@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-2336
Copley Library 113

Jessica Heldman

Fellmeth-Peterson Professor in Residence

jheldman@sandiego.edu

2020-2021

Susannah Stern

Professor, Communication Studies

susannahstern@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-7814
Maher Hall 264B

Suzanne Walther

Associate Professor, Environmental and Ocean Sciences

swalther@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-4787
Shiley Ctr for Science & Techn 265

Farrah Karapetian

Assistant Professor, Visual Arts

fkarapetian@sandiego.edu
Camino Hall 015

Adriana Vamosiu

Assistant Professor, Economics

adriana_vamosiu@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-4876
Olin Hall 224

Sara Esfahani

Clinical Professor, Economics

sesfahani@sandiego.edu
Olin Hall 341

Wenli Xiao

Assistant Professor, Decision Sciences

wenlixiao@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-2942
Olin Hall 107

Nydia C. Sanchez

Assistant Professor

nydiasanchez@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-8839
Mother Rosalie Hill Hall 275C

Juan F Roche

Professor of Practice, Faculty Advisor Center for Peace and Commerce

juanroche@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-4600 ext. 2004
Kroc Institute for Peace & Jus 131

Dov Fox

Professor of Law; Director, Center for Health Law Policy & Bioethics

dovfox@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-2279
Warren Hall 139

Jae Kim

Associate Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering

jaedkim@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-7714
Belanich Engineering Center 214

Sue Hoyt

Professor and Director, NP/ENP Programs

hoyt@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-4521
Beyster Institute for Nursing 215

Linda Lane

Professor-in-Residence, Trial Advocacy

llane@SanDiego.edu
(619) 260-4019

Vanjury Dozier

Assistant Professor, Education Librarian

vdozier@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-4695
Mother Rosalie Hill Hall 234

2019-2020

Antonio Jimenez Luque

Assistant Professor, Leadership Studies

ajimenezluque@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-4213
Mother Rosalie Hill Hall 275B

David Karp

Professor and Director, Center for Restorative Justice

dkarp@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-4760
Mother Rosalie Hill Hall 271B

Jason Campbell

Assistant Professor of Economics

jasoncampbell@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-4845
Olin Hall 338

Rebekka Jez

Assistant Professor

rjez@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-4292
Mother Rosalie Hill Hall 25

Marc Chapman

Assistant Professor, Integrated Engineering

markchapman@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-4144
Guadalupe Hall 102

Mary Barger

Assistant Professor, Nursing

mbarger@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-7797
Hahn School of Nursing 231

Melissa Gibbons

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering

mgibbons@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-4600 ext. 4466
Belanich Engineering Center 324

Simon Croom

Professor of Supply Chain Management

scroom@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-2791
Alcala Park West - Coronado 211

Timothy McCarty

Assistant Professor, Political Science, and International Relation

tmccarty@sandiego.edu
Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice 282

Victor Carmona

Assistant Professor, Theology and Religious Studies

vcarmona@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-4069
Maher Hall 297

Martha Adkins

Assistant Professor, Reference Librarian

marthaa@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-2592
University Modular Offices #1 100L

2018-2019

Alison Sanchez

Assistant Professor, Economics

alisonsanchez@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-4851
Olin Hall 333

Candice Price

Assistant Professor, Mathematics

cprice@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-2984
Serra Hall 157

Diana Chen

Assistant Professor, Integrated Engineering

dianachen@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-4622
Guadalupe Hall 111

Bryan Cornwall

Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering

bryancornwall@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-4600 ext. 4909
BEC 108

Florencia Lebensohn-Chialvo

Assistant Professor

flebensohn@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-4600 ext. 2462
Mother Rosalie Hill Hall 215E

Jena Hales

Assistant Professor, Psychological Sciences

jhales@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-4509
Serra Hall 122

Jonathan Bowman

Professor, Communication Studies

bowman@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-6878
Camino Hall 121

Kristopher Hall

Assistant Professor

kghall@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-4600 ext. 2680
Mother Rosalie Hill Hall 215H

Martha Grant Fuller

Associate Professor

mfuller@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-4562
Mother Rosalie Hill Hall 215H

Mary Durkin

Assistant Professor, Accounting

mdurkin@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-4704
Olin Hall 209

Philip Gamaghelyan

Assistant Professor

pgamaghelyan@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-7918
Kroc Institute of Peace and Justice 128

Ryan Ratcliff

Associate Professor, Economics

ratcliff@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-7560
Olin Hall 316

2017-2018

Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick

Associate Professor

caustin@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-7948
Kroc Institute of Peace and Justice 124

Divya Sitaraman

Assistant Professor

dsitaraman@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-2937
Serra Hall 105

Christopher Carter

Assistant Professor

christophercarter@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-4052
Maher Hall 256

Kate DeConinck

Teaching Professor

kdeconinck@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-4055
Maher Hall 289

Andrea Flynn

Associate Professor

andreaflynn@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-2377
Olin Hall 213

Justine Rapp

Associate Professor

jrapp@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-2989
Olin Hall 106

Sarah Lyon

Assistant Professor

slyon@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-4849
Olin Hall 206

Christopher Newman

Associate Professor

cnewman@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-8896
Mother Rosalie Hill Hall 275D

Marcus Lam

Assistant Professor

mlam@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-4600 ext. 4366
Mother Rosalie Hill Hall 275B

Eileen Fry-Bowers

Associate Professor

efrybowers@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-2964
Hahn School of Nursing 216

Joel Alejandro (Alex) Mejia

Assistant Professor

jmejia@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-7668
Guadalupe Hall 108

Michael Goldfaden

Adjunct Professor

mgoldfaden@sandiego.edu
201-618-5392

2016-2017

Emilie Amrein

Assistant Professor, Choral Studies

amrein@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-4111
Camino Hall 144A

Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick

Associate Professor

caustin@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-7948
Kroc Institute of Peace and Justice 124

Andrea Godfrey Flynn

Associate Professor of Marketing

andreaflynn@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-2377
Olin Hall 107

Gordon Hoople

Assistant Professor, General Engineering

ghoople@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-2753

Aarti Ivanic

Associate Professor of Marketing

ivanic@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-4868
Olin Hall 239

Lisa Nunn

Associate Professor, Sociology

lnunn@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-7427
Serra Hall 220

Mary Sue Lowery

Professor, Biology

slowery@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-4028
Shiley Center 482

Reyes Quezada

Professor, Learning and Teaching

rquezada@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-47453
Mother Rosalie Hill Hall 247

Viviana Alexandrowicz

Associate Professor, Education

vivianaa@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-4121
Mother Rosalie Hill Hall 243

2015-2016

Leeva Chung

Professor, Communication Studies

leeva@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-5966
Camino Hall 126F

Dr. Chung is a distinguished Changemaker faculty champion through her work establishing the San Diego Asian Film Festival and pairing her students with real-life situations that impact the greater community.

Learn more about Dr. Chung's changemaking work, or read her full bio.

Kokila Doshi

Professor of Economics

kdoshi@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-4843
Olin Hall 110

Professor Doshi strives to be a Changemaker by proposing ways in which corporations can step in and scale their innovations to reach and enrich underserved populations at the base of the pyramid.

Learn more about Dr. Doshi's changemaking work, or read her full bio.

Frank Jacobitz

Chair and Professor, Mechanical Engineering

jacobitz@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-7820
Loma Hall 325

To Mechanical Engineering Professor Frank Jacobitz, changemaking is much more than a one-way interaction. For him, feedback from the receiving end of change is crucial for the overall success of a project.

Learn more about Dr. Jacobitz's changemaking work, or read his full bio.

Ian Martin

Associate Professor

imartin@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-7612
Mother Rosalie Hill Hall 229

By teaching both future and current counselors innovative lessons and curriculum, Dr. Martin is building a changemaking mentality through all students of his lessons.

Learn more about Dr. Martin's changemaking work, or read his full bio.

Jesse Mills

Associate Professor, Ethnic Studies

jessemills@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-7740
Maher Hall 204

Professor Mills believes that for change to be successful, it must start from the bottom, stay grounded in the bottom, and work its way up.

Learn more about Dr. Mills's changemaking work, or read his full bio.

Jennifer Mueller

Associate Professor of Management

jmueller@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-4861
Olin Hall 114

In Professor Mueller’s view, the mentality of accepting a redefinition of creativity can be most beneficial for businesses because situations involving problem solving and creative idea construction occur often in the business environment.

Learn more about Dr. Mueller's changemaking work, or read her full bio.

Necla Tschirgi

Distinguished Professor, Human Security and Peacebuilding

neclatschirgi@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-7912
Kroc Inst for Peace & Justice 125

At the Kroc School, students enrolled in Professor Tschirgi’s classes not only learn about global problems, but also they are encouraged to question their own society and seek out ways they can make a difference in their community and beyond.

Learn more about Dr. Tschirgi's changemaking work, or read her full bio.