Faculty Mentors and Researchers
Diverse Mentors and Researchers
Faculty are integral partners at ARCS. They form the foundation and continuity of the Center, making an impact while expanding professional development and accessing the Center’s broad resources.
If you join ARCS, you will:

Receive Student Research Team Support
Grow your team with dedicated ARCS grad
and/or undergrad students. Diverse majors bring multidisciplinary approaches and POVs to further your project’s research.

Access Support for Funding Proposals
Collaborative grant proposals are often more competitive. Work with ARCS partners to seek funding and convergence opportunities to support and grow your research. Explore our established relationships to build your resources.

Build Your CV
Gain experience that will significantly boost your CV and enhance visibility in your field. Take advantage of networking opportunities with other researchers, both within and outside CSUN, to explore new collaborations, mentorships, and career advancement.

Engage in Multidisciplinary Collaboration
ARCS brings together researchers with diverse expertise to increase the quality of CSUN’s institutional capacity. Work alongside campus-wide colleagues and external co-investigators, promoting cross-disciplinary expertise and innovation. This can lead to research projects and funding opportunities that would be difficult to pursue alone.

Take Your Research Further
ARCS projects facilitate translational research, bridging the gap between basic research and real-world applications. We strive for academic and business results that make a difference to our community and our world.

Become Part of an Innovative Community
ARCS’ leadership and senior faculty can provide mentorship to junior faculty. In addition, all faculty can share skills and knowledge across fields, invaluable for professional development. Join a team dedicated to advancing faculty success, creating convergent achievements and building the leaders of tomorrow.
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Active Faculty

Sepideh Abolghasem
Faculty Member
Manufacturing Systems Engineering
College of Engineering and Computer Science

Amanda J. Baugh
Faculty Member
Religious Studies
College of Humanities


Tom Brown
Faculty Member

Wei Cao
Faculty Member
Family and Consumer Sciences
College of Health & Human Development

Silvia Carpitella
Faculty Member
Engineering Management
College of Engineering and Computer Science

Thomas Chan
Faculty Member

Myung Cho
Faculty Member

Kouakou Francois Domagni
Faculty Member
Mathematics
College of Science and Mathematics

Xiaojun (Ashley) Geng
Faculty Member
Electrical and Computer Engineering
College of Engineering and Computer Science

Hessam Ghamari
Faculty Member
Family and Consumer Sciences
College of Health and Human Development

Farshad Ghodoosi
Faculty Member

Mario Giraldo
Faculty Member
Geography and Environmental Studies
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Nasrin Golshany
Faculty Member
Family and Consumer Sciences
College of Health and Human Development

Xiyi Hang
Faculty Member
Electrical and Computer Engineering
College of Engineering and Computer Science

Yoshie Hanzawa
Faculty Member
Biology
College of Science and Math

Amiel Gitai Hartman
Faculty Member

Rashida Hasan
Faculty Member
Computer Science
College of Engineering and Computer Science

Nhut Ho
Founding Director

Xunfei Jiang
Faculty Member
Computer Science
College of Engineering and Computer Science

J. Michael Kabo
Faculty Member
Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering and Computer Science

JK Kim
Faculty Member
Family and Consumer Sciences
College of Health and Human Development

Joo Kim
Faculty Member
Health Sciences
College of Health and Human Development

THANG H. LE, SE
Principal at Thang Le & Associates Structural Engineers, Inc.

Bingbing Li
Associate Director
Manufacturing Systems Engineering & Management
College of Engineering and Computer Science

Shadi Mahjoob
Faculty Member
Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering and Computer Science

Alex Modaressi
Faculty Member
Computer Science
College of Engineering and Computer Science

Barry Ridge
Postdoctoral Robotics Researcher

Vinicius Maron Sauer
Faculty Member
Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering and Computer Science

C. Shawn Sun
Faculty Member
Civil Engineering and Construction Management
College of Engineering and Computer Science

Abhishek Verma
Faculty Member

Kevin Zemlicka
Faculty Member
Academic Advisement, Anthropology & Psychology
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Alumni Faculty

Joe Bautista
Associate Director


Ellie Kazemi
Faculty Member
Psychology
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Bradley Jackson
Faculty Member

Li Liu
Faculty Member
Computer Science
College of Engineering and Computer Science


Gina Masequesmay
Faculty Member
Asian American Studies
College of Humanities

Christina Mayberry
Faculty Member

Suzanne Scheld
Faculty Member
Anthropology (Chair)
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Kourosh Sedghisigarchi
Faculty Member
Electrical Engineering
College of Engineering and Computer Science

Monica Sharif
Faculty Affiliate
Organizational Management
College of Business and Economics, California State University, Los Angeles