Expert Directory
Pitzer College faculty experts are ready to assist the members of the media on a variety of topics. If you do not find the topic you’re looking for, contact Anna Chang at 909.607.0491 or anna_chang@pitzer.edu
Gender Studies:
Carmen Fought, PhD
Expertise:
Bilingualism, Bilingual education, Chicano language, Dialects, Ebonics, English in Los Angeles, ESL, Intercultural communication, Latino language, Language change, Language and ethnicity, Language and gender, Language policy, Language prejudice, Learning language, Linguistics, Official language, Phonology, Slang, Sociolinguistics, Spanish in Los Angeles, Language classes, Valley girls.
Melinda Herrold-Menzies, PhD
Expertise:
California cultures and ecosystems, Conflicts over natural resources, Eco-tourism, Gender and the environment, Global warming, Nature reserves in China and Russia, Natural history, Sustainability.
Alexandra Juhasz, PhD
Expertise:
Activism filmmaking, Documentary filmmaking, Feminist film theory, Independent filmmaking, Queer media, Women in film, Youtube.
Ming-Yuen S. Ma, MFA
Expertise:
Contemporary performance, Diversity, Gender and sexuality, HIV/AIDS activism, History of activism, Homosexuality, Live art performance, Sound technology.
Peter Nardi, PhD
Expertise:
"Friendships, Gay/homosexuality policy issues, Gay/homosexuality studies, Male friendships.
Sharon Snowiss, PhD
Expertise:
Alternative medicine, Comparative political theory, Contemporary feminist theory, French feminist theory, Integrative medicine, Political philosophy, Traditional Chinese medicine, Qi Gong.
Maria Soldatenko, PhD
Expertise:
Gender, Feminist Theory, Labor conditions for garment workers, Labor conditions for domestic workers, Race and class systems, Sweat shop conditions, Transnational women activism, Women and economic development.
Claudia Strauss, PhD
Expertise:
Political developments, social and economic inequality in Central Asia, Societ Union and Post-communist societies
Kamala Thomas, PhD
Expertise:
Influence of Chronic Stress and Psychological Resilience on Depression and Biological Correlates of Stress and Disease, Management of Chronic Illness in Patients and their Families, Influence of Culture, Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Status on Health
Kathy Yep, PhD
Expertise:
Sociology, Asian American Studies, Immigration, Asian communities; sports, Asians in sports, culture wars and racial tension, generational difference in culture practices, Asian history, community changes, ethnic studies, social movement, gender studies, non-violence social change