Faculty & Staff

Deirdre Lanesskog

Director, Associate Professor

dlanesskog@csusb.edu 
(909) 537-7222
SB-423B

Armando Barragan

Associate Director, Associate Professor

abarragan@csusb.edu 
(909) 537-3501
SB-421

Rachel Allinson

Director of Practicum Education, Lecturer

rallinson@csusb.edu 
(909) 537-5568
SB-403

Jamal Appiah-Kubi

Assistant Professor

jamal.appiah-kubi@csusb.edu 

SB-409

Nicole Arkadie

Assistant Professor

nicole.arkadie@csusb.edu
(909) 537-7475
SB-419

Priyanjali Chakraborty

Assistant Professor

priyanjali.chakraborty@csusb.edu
(909) 537-5532
SB-407

Melinda Corral

Outreach & Recruitment Specialist

melinda.corral@csusb.edu
(909) 537-7557
SB-423

Zoila Covarrubias

Grants Support Fiscal Business Manager 

zoila.covarrubias@csusb.edu
(909) 537-5439
SB-402F

Tom Davis

Professor

tomdavis@csusb.edu
SB-451C

Mike Edwards

Title IV-E Child Welfare Specialist

medwards@csusb.edu
(909) 537-3266
SB-426

Angela "Ange" Garcia

Administrative Support Coordinator-II 

angela.garcia@csusb.edu
(909) 537-3504
SB-432A

Sadania Gibbons

Title IV-E Child Welfare Specialist

sadania.gibbons@csusb.edu
(909) 537-5560
SB-426

Janelle Gonzales

Administrative Support Assistant-II, MSW Program

janelle.gonzales@csusb.edu
(909) 537-4528
SB-423

Shyra Harris

Assistant Practicum Director, Practicum Coordinator, Lecturer

sharris@csusb.edu
(909) 537-3776
SB-403

Tavon Harris

Practicum Coordinator, Lecturer

tavon.harris@csusb.edu
(909) 537-3839
SB-426

Dustin Hawkins

Practicum Coordinator, Lecturer

dustin.hawkins@csusb.edu
(909) 537-8108
PDC RG-203C

Virginia "Faye" Johnson

Lecturer

faye.johnson@csusb.edu
(909) 537-5697
SB-402F

Yawen Li

Professor

yawen.li@csusb.edu
(909) 537-5584
SB-415

Caroline Lim

BASW Program Coordinator, Assistant Professor

caroline.lim@csusb.edu
(909) 537-5184
SB-413

Emily Loveland

Assistant Professor

emily.loveland@csusb.edu
(909) 537-5184
PDC RG-203C

Carolyn McAllister

Professor, MSW Graduate Coordinator

cmcallis@csusb.edu
(909) 537-5559
SB-405

Frank McAlpin

Palm Desert Campus Program Coordinator, Lecturer

frank.mcalpin@csusb.edu
(909) 537-8206
PDC RG-211

Jolynne Morgan

Practicum Business Manager

jolynne.morgan@csusb.edu
(909) 537-5265
SB-426

Natalie Reynaga

Practicum Coordinator, Lecturer

Natalie.Reynaga@csusb.edu
SB-426

Victoria Sanchez

Administrative Assistant, BASW & Title IV-E Programs

victoria.sanchez@csusb.edu
(909) 537-3155
SB-423

Stephanie Schneider

Grants Support Coordinator, MSW Pathways Program Coordinator

stephanie.schneider@csusb.edu
(909) 537-7223
SB-402D

Paola Serrano-Montes

Administrative Support Assistant-I, Pathways MSW Program

paola.serranomontes@csusb.edu
(909) 537-4387
SB-453A

Laurie Smith

Professor

lasmith@csusb.edu
SB-451C

Jake Vargas

Palm Desert Campus Social Work Business Manager 

jake.vargas@csusb.edu
(909) 537-8204
PDC RG-211

Andrew "Nick" Watson

Lecturer

awatson@csusb.edu
(909) 537-3838
 

Keri West

Assistant Professor

keri.west@csusb.edu
 

Jordyn Ybarra

Administrative Assistant, Grant Programs

jordyn.ybarra@csusb.edu
(909) 537-7244
SB-402F

Carolina Abkarian

Lecturer 

carolina.abkarian@csusb.edu

Angel Agudo

Lecturer

angel.agudo@csusb.edu

Kevin Anderson

Lecturer

kevin.anderson@csusb.edu
 

Shirley "Kippi" Begay

Lecturer

shirley.begay@csusb.edu 

Daniel Benitez

Lecturer

daniel.benitez@csusb.edu 

Terisa Berger

Lecturer

terisa.berger@csusb.edu 

Dashamelle Bowie-Russ

Lecturer

dashamelle.bowieruss@csusb.edu

Peter Caro

Lecturer

peter.caro@csusb.edu 
 

Margaret Caruso

Lecturer

Edward Cordero

Lecturer

ecordero2@csusb.edu 

Kenshara Cravens-Knoxson

Lecturer

Kenshara.Cravens-Knoxson@csusb.edu

Bobbe Cummins

Lecturer

bobbe.cummins@csusb.edu

Riba Eshanzada

Lecturer

riba.eshanzada@csusb.edu 

Rachel Estrada

Lecturer

restrada@csusb.edu 

Marlo Felix

Lecturer

marlo.felix@csusb.edu

Gus Fierro

Lecturer

gustavo.fierro@csusb.edu 

Astria Gafford

Astria.Gafford@csusb.edu 

Chiana Ghant

Lecturer

chiana.ghant@csusb.edu 

Andy Godoy

Lecturer

andrew.godoy@csusb.edu 
 

Alicia Harris

Lecturer

aharris-deaver@csusb.edu 
 

Robert Harris

Lecturer

robert.harris@csusb.edu 

Lisa Hecker

Lecturer

lisa.hecker@csusb.edu 

Amy Huffer

Lecturer

amy.huffer@csusb.edu 

Rigaud Joseph

Lecturer

rigaud.joseph@csusb.edu 

Meliza Kinney

Lecturer

meliza.kinney@csusb.edu

Ariel Macon-Richard

Lecturer

ariel.maconrichard@csusb.edu 

Amelia Mahan

Lecturer

amelia.mahan@csusb.edu 

Kurt Manio

Lecturer

kurt.manio@csusb.edu 
 

Alesha Marshall

Lecturer

alesha.marshall@csusb.edu 
 

Tom McLaughlin

Lecturer

Thomas.McLaughlin@csusb.edu 

Jeannine Meza

Lecturer

jmeza@csusb.edu 

Kenesha Mitchell

Lecturer

kenesha.mitchell@csusb.edu 
 

Aleida Murica

Lecturer

aleida.murcia@csusb.edu 

Nicholas Perez

Lecturer

nicholas.perez@csusb.edu 
 

Linda Revoner

Lecturer

linda.revoner@csusb.edu 

Sally Richter

Title IV-E Support

sally.richter@csusb.edu 
 

Joanna Rubio Landeros

Lecturer

Timothy Seibert

Lecturer

timothy.seibert@csusb.edu 
 

Josefina Sierra

Lecturer

josefina.sierra@csusb.edu 

Kery Silva

Lecturer

kery.silva@csusb.edu 

Isais Smith

Lecturer

isais.smith@csusb.edu 

Heather Sylvester

Lecturer

hsylvester@csusb.edu 

Amanda Vann-Orella

Lecturer

Tiffany Young

Lecturer

tiffany.young@csusb.edu