Meet Us
Staff
Laurie Haywood
Athletic Equipment Attendant II
- Location: Yosemite Hall 182
- Phone: (916) 278-5196
- fishwood@csus.edu
Angel Perez-Ramirez
Athletic Equipment Attendant
- Location: Yosemite 110
- Phone: (916) 278-6343
- angelperez-ramirez@csus.edu
Shari Peek
Administrative Support Coordinator
- Location: Solano Hall 3002
- Phone: (916) 278-5041
- shari.peek@csus.edu
Renee Stephen
Administrative Support Coordinator II
- Location: Solano Hall 3002B
- Phone: (916) 278-7450
- renee.stephen@csus.edu
Rachel Sunahara
Administrative Support Coordinator
- Location: Solano Hall 3002
- Phone: (916) 278-6161
- sunahara@csus.edu
Full-Time Faculty
Leslie Larsen, Ph.D.
Department Chair, Associate Professor
- Location: Solano Hall 3002C
- Phone: (916) 278-5689
- leslie.larsen@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Sport Psychology, Coaching
Amanda Morris, Ph.D.
Associate Chair, Assistant Professor
- Location: Solano Hall 4017
- Phone: (916) 278-6401
- amanda.morris@csus.edu
- CV / Bio
- Specialty & Interests: Motor Control, Neuromechanics of Concussion, Fatigue, Aging
Gwenaelle Begue, Ph.D.
Undergraduate Coordinator, Associate Professor, Integrative Exercise Biology Lab Director
- Location: Solano Hall 2010
- Phone: (916) 278-5713
- gwenaelle.begue@csus.edu
- CV / Bio
- Specialty & Interests: Exercise Biology, Muscle Metabolism, Sports Performance, Clinical Exercise (Chronic Kidney Disease, Parkinson's Disease)
Mary Breunig, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
- Location: Solano Hall 4013
- mary.breunig@csus.edu
- Website
- Specialty & Interests: Experiential education; Outdoor recreation; Community activism; Environmental and social justice
Matt Brown, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, SACNeuro Lab Director, Graduate Co-Coordinator
- Location: Solano Hall 3012
- Phone: (916) 278-5617
- matt.brown@csus.edu
- CV / Bio
- Specialty & Interests: Neurophysiology of sensorimotor control, exercise, neurological disorders (ex. Parkinson's disease)
Shabnam "Shabby" Dezfouli, MS, ATC
Lecturer
- Location: Solano Hall 4050
- Phone: (916) 278-5039
- sdezfouli@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Athletic Training
Lisa Easterla, Ph.D.
Professor
- Location: Solano Hall 4006
- lisa.easterla@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Research background and interest in fear of crime in parks as it pertains to environmental design in parks and sociable spaces, creating healthy and safe parks, and women's constraints to leisure.
Beth Erickson, Ph.D.
Professor
- Location: Solano Hall 4018
- erickson@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Community recreation; outdoor leadership and natural resource management; technology and recreation; adaptive outdoor equipment for individuals with disabilities.
Roya Hoveizavi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
- Location: Solano Hall 4036
- Phone: (916) 278-1232
- roya.hoveizavi@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Biomechanics, Neuromuscular Function, Gait, Muscle Synergies
Rodney Imamura, Ph.D.
Professor
- Location: Solano Hall 1030D
- Phone: (916) 278-7477
- rimamura@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Biomechanics of Exercise and Sport
Katherine Jamieson, Ph.D.
Professor
- Location: Solano Hall 1002
- Phone: (916) 278-6192
- katherine.jamieson@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Chicana/o/x feminist analyses of sport as anti/colonial, cultural space
Leah Joyner, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
- Location: Solano Hall 4009
- leah.joyner@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Community & non-profit organizations; Social & environmental justice; Community engagement; Sustainable food systems and food sovereignty
B. Dana Kivel, Ph.D.
Professor
- Location: Solano Hall 4018
- Phone: (916) 278-4769
- kivelb@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Community recreation (non-profit and municipal); Leisure and identity; Leisure and ideology - issues of gender, sexuality and race.
Julie Kuehl-Kitchen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
- Location: Solano Hall 4042
- Phone: (916) 278-4022
- jkitchen@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Physical Education, Pedagogy
Chan Woong Park, Ph.D., C.A.P.E.
Associate Professor
- Location: Solano Hall 4048
- Phone: (916) 278-5037
- chanwoong.park@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Physical Education, Adapted Physical Education, Pedagogy
Robyn Penwell, MS
Lecturer
- Location: Solano Anex 4053
- Phone: (916) 278-5044
- sac48725@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Physical Education, Exercise Psychology, Cultural Studies
Roberto Quintana, Ph.D.
Professor
- Location: Solano Hall 2014
- Phone: (916) 278-4495
- quintana@csus.edu
- CV / Bio
- Specialty & Interests: Exercise Physiology, Performance & Metabolism, Environmental Physiology
David Rolloff, Ph.D.
Professor
- Location: Solano Hall 4046
- rolloff@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Resource management in recreation, wilderness and Park stewardship; Environmental policy; Recreation planning; Outdoor leadership
Maureen Smith, Ph.D.
Professor
- Location: Solano Hall 4033
- Phone: (916) 278-6237
- smithmm@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Physical Education, Cultural Studies
Paolo Taboga, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biomechanics Lab Director
- Location: Solano Hall 1030C
- Phone: (916) 278-5411
- paolo.taboga@csus.edu
- CV / Bio
- Specialty & Interests: Running, Prosthetics, and Ergonomics
Craig Tacla, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
- Location: Solano Hall 1003
- Phone: (916) 278-5034
- ctacla@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Physical Education, Pedagogy
Harry Theodorides, Ed.D.
Associate Professor, Strength & Conditioning Lab Director
- Location: Solano Hall 4023
- Phone: (916) 278-5051
- theodor@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Weight Training, Strength & Conditioning
Lindy Valdez, Ed.D.
Professor
- Location: Solano Hall 4051
- Phone: (916) 278-4471
- lvaldez@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Physical Education, Educational Leadership
Michael Wright, Ph.D.
Professor
- Location: Solano Hall 4036
- wrightm@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Physical Education, Health & Human Performance
Andrea Becker, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Associate Chair, Sport Psychology Lab Director
- Location: Solano Hall 4017
- Phone: (916) 278-2637
- andrea.becker@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Sport Psychology, Coaching
Part-Time Faculty
Catharine Bening, Ed.D.
Lecturer
- Location: Solano Hall 4007
- cbening@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Works with youth - college level athletes; community services for at-risk populations
Joshua Green, MBA
Lecturer
- Location: Solano Hall 4005
- j.green@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Community Recreation; Hospitality; Policy & Legislation; Maintenance Operations & Asset Management; Public Finance
Hunter Merritt, M.S.
Lecturer
- Location: Solano Hall 4011
- hmerritt@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Leisure Theory; Recreation Programming; Outdoor Education; Experiential Education; Leadership Development; Environmental Education and Sustainability
Troy Nichols, M.S.
Lecturer
- Location: Solano Hall 4007
- troy.nichols@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Youth Leadership, Community Development, Diversity/Inclusion/Justice Initiatives, Community Recreation for Underserved Populations
Karine Schaal, Ph.D.
Lecturer
- Location: Solano Hall 2008
- karine.schaal@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Sports Nutrition, Exercise Training Adaptations and Female Athlete Health
Chris Shannon, M.S.
Lecturer
- Location: Solano Hall 4011
- christopher.shannon@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Community Development; Sports and Recreation
Mark Slaughter, J.D.
Lecturer
- Location: Solano Hall 4005
- m.slaughter@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Recreation Law
Jael Young, M.S.
Lecturer
- Location: Solano Hall 4007
- jael@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Community Recreation; Outdoor Leadership and Natural Resource Management; Technology and Recreation; Adaptive Outdoor Equipment for Individuals with Disabilities