Meet Us
Academic Faculty Advisors
Nadine Braunstein
PhD, RD, LDN, Associate Professor, DI Director, NUFD Advisor
- Location: Mariposa Hall 3013
- Phone: (916) 278-6414
- braunstein@csus.edu
- Office Hours: T: 12:00 - 1:00 pm (EAB only); R: 10:30 - 11:30 am & 2:00 - 3:00 pm (in-person)
- Specialty & Interests: Food security, and dental caries prevalence and severity in children ages 2-11.
Wendy Buchan
PhD, RD, Professor, NUFD Faculty Advisor
- Location: Mariposa Hall 3027
- Phone: (916) 278-6732
- wbuchan@csus.edu
- Office Hours: T: 1:15-4:15 pm (zoom)
- Specialty & Interests: Effects of dietary carbohydrate on weight regulation, leptin secretion, lipoprotein levels, energy expenditures, and disease risk factors.
Henry Gonzalez
PhD, Assistant Professor, FSHD Faculty Advisor
- Location: Mariposa Hall 3025
- Phone: (916) 278-2966
- henry.gonzalez@csus.edu
- Office Hours: M: 10:15-11:45 am (in person or Zoom) W: 10:15-11:45 (in person)
- Specialty & Interests: Fatherhood, immigrant and Latinx families, children's positive development, parenting and co-parenting relationships, sociocultural context and development, diverse family systems.
Lynn Hanna
PhD, Department Chair
- Location: Mariposa Hall 3000
- Phone: (916) 278-6393
- lhanna@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Via EAB only
- Specialty & Interests: Maternal nutrition in embryo development, fetal growth, and lactation.
Minjeong Kang
PhD, Associate Professor, FASH Faculty Advisor
- Location: Mariposa Hall 3009
- Phone: (916) 278-6460
- mkang@csus.edu
- Office Hours: W: 4:00-5:00 pm (Zoom); R: 4:15-6:15 pm (in person)
- Specialty & Interests: Post-purchase consumer behavior, mood regulatory consumption, retail environments, customer loyalty, and social psychological aspects of dress, apparel design and fashion illustration.
Urvashi Mulasi
PhD, DPD Program Director, Associate Professor, NUFD Faculty Advisor
- Location: Mariposa Hall 3035
- Phone: (916) 278-4287
- mulasi@csus.edu
- Office Hours: M: 1:30-3:30 pm (in person) W: 4:00-5:00 pm (EAB)
- Specialty & Interests: Research interests are nutrition assessment involving dietary intake methodology, anthropometry, and functional status evaluation; clinical implications of malnutrition and malnutrition assessment.
Dong Shen
PhD, Professor, FASH Program Coordinator, FASH Faculty Advisor
- Location: Mariposa Hall 3031
- Phone: (916) 278-5326
- dshen@csus.edu
- Website
- Office Hours: T: 12:00-1:00 pm (in person) 11:00 am-1:00 pm (EAB)
- Research: Apparel Merchandising & Design, cross-culture studies on consumer behavior and consumer psychology, and internet shopping.
Mical Shilts
PhD, Professor, MS Nutrition & Food Graduate Coordinator, NUFD Faculty Advisor
- Location: Mariposa Hall 3033
- Phone: (916) 278-4288
- shiltsm@csus.edu
- Website
- Office Hours: M: 9:00-10:00 am (Zoom) W: 12:00-1:00 pm (in person) 1:00-2:00 pm (in person or Zoom)
- Specialty & Interests: Development and quantitative and qualitative research of interventions using theories and models of behavior change to positively influence dietary and physical activity attitudes.
Kelly Thompson
PhD, Associate Professor, NUFD Faculty Advisor
- Location: Mariposa Hall 3029
- Phone: (916) 278-5724
- kelly.thompson@csus.edu
- Office Hours: T: 10:00 am-12:00 pm (EAB) R: 12:00-1:00 pm (in person)
- Specialty & Interests: Food Service Management, Beverage Management and Food Sensory Science. I have conducted sensory research in Florence Italy as well as participating in cultural study tours in Thailand and Korea.
Seunghee Wie
PhD, Professor, NUFD Program Coordinator, NUFD Faculty Advisor
- Location: Mariposa Hall 3037
- Phone: (916) 278-7108
- wie@csus.edu
- Office Hours: On Leave
- Specialty & Interests: Food safety and sanitation, environmental issues in foodservice operations (specializing in solid waste management), food recovery.
Staff
Andrea Adams
Instructional Support Assistant, II
- Location: MRP 3000
- Phone: (916) 278-6177
- aradams@csus.edu
- Pronouns: she/her/hers
Lynn Hanna, PhD
Department Chair
- Location: Mariposa Hall 3000
- Phone: (916) 278-6393
- lhanna@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Maternal nutrition in embryo development, fetal growth, and lactation.
Faculty
Alberto Aguilera
Nutrition, Food & Dietetics (NUFD)
- Location: Mariposa Hall 3003
- Office Hours: T/TR: 2:00 - 3:00 pm
Esther Amato
MBA, Fashion Merchandising & Management (FASH)
- Location: Mariposa Hall 2049
- esther.amato@csus.edu
Taylor Anderson
MA, Fashion Merchandising & Management (FASH)
- Location: Mariposa Hall 2049
- taylor.anderson@csus.edu
Nadine Braunstein
PhD, RD, LDN, Associate Professor, DI Director, NUFD Faculty Advisor
- Location: Mariposa Hall 3013
- Phone: (916) 278-6414
- braunstein@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Diet, food security, and dental caries prevalence and severity in children ages 2-11.
Wendy Buchan
PhD, RD, Professor, NUFD Faculty Advisor
- Location: Mariposa Hall 3027
- Phone: (916) 278-6732
- wbuchan@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Effects of dietary carbohydrate on weight regulation, leptin secretion, lipoprotein levels, energy expenditures, and disease risk factors.
Kailey Cunningham
Nutrition, Food & Dietetics (NUFD)
- Location: Mariposa Hall 3003
- Office Hours: T: 10:20 - 11:05 am (Zoom or In-person)
Jeannie Gazzaniga-Moloo
PhD, MS, RDN, FAND, Nutrition & Food (NUFD)
- Location: Mariposa Hall 3027
- jgazzani@csus.edu
Henry Gonzalez
PhD, Assistant Professor, FSHD Faculty Advisor
- Location: Mariposa Hall 3025
- Phone: (916) 278-2966
- henry.gonzalez@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Fatherhood, immigrant and Latinx families, children's positive development, parenting and co-parenting relationships, sociocultural context and development, diverse family systems.
Lynn Hanna
PhD, Department Chair
- Location: Mariposa Hall 3000
- Phone: (916) 278-6393
- lhanna@csus.edu
- Office Hours: Via EAB only
- Specialty & Interests: Maternal nutrition in embryo development, fetal growth, and lactation.
Minjeong Kang
PhD, Associate Professor, FASH Faculty Advisor
- Location: Mariposa Hall 3009
- Phone: (916) 278-6460
- mkang@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Post-purchase consumer behavior, mood regulatory consumption, retail environments, customer loyalty, and social psychological aspects of dress, apparel design and fashion illustration.
Karen Kurasaki
Family Studies & Human Development (FSHD)
- Location: Mariposa Hall 2045
- kurasaki@csus.edu
Nicole Mank
MA, CCLS, Family Studies & Human Development (FSHD)
- Location: Mariposa Hall 2045
- nicole.mank@csus.edu
Urvashi Mulasi
PhD, Associate Professor, DPD Program Director, NUFD Faculty Advisor
- Location: Mariposa Hall 3035
- Phone: (916) 278-4287
- mulasi@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Research interests are nutrition assessment involving dietary intake methodology, anthropometry, and functional status evaluation; clinical implications of malnutrition and malnutrition assessment.
Jaleh Naasz
MFA, Fashion Merchandising & Management (FASH)
- Location: Mariposa Hall 2047
- j.naasz@csus.edu
Emily Oertling
PhD, Fashion Merchandising & Management (FASH)
- Location: Mariposa Hall 3011
- Phone: (916) 278-5098
- oertling@csus.edu
Barbara Shebloski
PhD, Family Studies & Human Development (FSHD)
- Location: Alpine 155
- bsheblo@csus.edu
Dong Shen
PhD, Professor, FASH Program Coordinator, FASH Faculty Advisor
- Location: Mariposa Hall 3031
- Phone: (916) 278-5326
- dshen@csus.edu
- Office Hours: On Sabbatical for Fall 23 semester
- Specialty & Interests: Apparel Merchandising & Design, cross-culture studies on consumer behavior and consumer psychology, and internet shopping.
Mical Shilts
PhD, Professor, MS Nutrition & Food Graduate Coordinator, NUFD Faculty Advisor
- Location: Mariposa Hall 3033
- Phone: (916) 278-4288
- shiltsm@csus.edu
- Website
- Specialty & Interests: Development and quantitative and qualitative research of interventions using theories and models of behavior change to positively influence dietary and physical activity attitudes.
Jenny Stevenson
Family Studies & Human Development (FSHD)
- Location: Mariposa Hall 3003
Kelly Thompson
PhD, Associate Professor, NUFD Faculty Advisor
- Location: Mariposa Hall 3029
- Phone: (916) 278-5724
- kelly.thompson@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Food Service Management, Beverage Management and Food Sensory Science. I have conducted sensory research in Florence Italy as well as participating in cultural study tours in Thailand and Korea.
Jesus Trujillo
MS, RD, REHS, Nutrition and Food (NUFD)
- Location: Mariposa Hall 1015
- jesus.trujillo@csus.edu
Seunghee Wie
PhD, Professor, NUFD Faculty Advisor
- Location: Mariposa Hall 3037
- Phone: (916) 278-7108
- wie@csus.edu
- Specialty & Interests: Food safety and sanitation, environmental issues in foodservice operations (specializing in solid waste management), food recovery.
