Meet Us
Full-Time Faculty
Shane Nordyke
Chairperson and Professor
            					            					- Phone: (916) 278-4556
 - shane.nordyke@csus.edu
 - CV / Bio
 
- Research: Public Policy & Public Sector Planning and Evaluation, Public Safety Policy, the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, and Survey Research
 
Saahir Shafi
Assistant Professor and Hazel Cramer Endowed Chair
            					            					- Phone: (916) 278-4131
 - saahir.shafi@csus.edu
 - CV / Bio
 
Amal Kumar
Assistant Professor
            					            					- Phone: (916) 278-4527
 - kumar@csus.edu
 
- Research: Higher education policy and governance; technology and innovation in education; academic human resources; historical research methods.
 
Part-Time Faculty
Laura Enderton-Speed
            					            					- enderton-speed@csus.edu
 - Pronouns: she/her/hers
 - CV / Bio
 
- Office Hours: By appointment
 
Administrative Staff
Sovannra Yos
Academic Department Coordinator / SSIS Downtown Campus Liaison
            					            					- Location: 304 S St., Office 227
 - Phone: (916) 278-4742
 - yos@csus.edu
 - Pronouns: she/her/hers
 
- Duties: Office Management
 
Emeritus
David Booher
Retired (2014) Part-Time Lecturer, Deceased (2024)
            					            					Tim Hodson
Retired (2011) Professor, Deceased (2011)