AI Faculty Ambassadors

The SJSU AI Faculty Ambassadors are a diverse group of educators, researchers, and innovators committed to advancing artificial intelligence at San José State University. Get to know the faculty members leading cutting edge AI projects, shaping curriculum, and inspiring the next generation of learners.

Lucas College and Graduate School of Business

Ahmad Shaar

Lecturer

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Email: ahmad.shaar@sjsu.edu

Jalal Sarabadani

Assistant Professor

School of Information Systems and Technology

Email: jalal.sarabadani@sjsu.edu

Connie L. Lurie College of Education

Sara Caniglia-Schulte

Assistant Professor

Special Education

Email: sara.canigliaschulte@sjsu.edu

Rebeca Burciaga

Professor

Educational Leadership

Email: rebeca.burciaga@sjsu.edu

Joanne Li

Assistant Professor

Communicative Disorders and Sciences

Email: joanne.li@sjsu.edu

Grace Poon Ghaffari

Assistant Professor

Counselor Education

Email: gpoon.ghaffari@sjsu.edu

Carrie Holmberg

Lecturer

Teacher Education

Email: carrie.holmberg@sjsu.edu

Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering

Mahima Agumbe Suresh

Assistant Professor

Computer Engineering

Email: mahima.agumbesuresh@sjsu.edu

Folarin Erogbogbo

Associate Professor

Biomedical Engineering

Email: folarin.erogbogbo@sjsu.edu

Yunjian (Jojo) Qiu

Instr Fac AY

Mechanical Engineering

Email: yunjian.qiu@sjsu.edu

Jingyi Xie

Assistant Professor

Industrial and Systems Engineering

Email: jingyi.xie@sjsu.edu

Chien-Tsung Lu

Professor and Chair

Aviation and Technology

Email: chien-tsung.lu@sjsu.edu

Junaid Anwar

Assistant Professor

Electrical Engineering

Email: junaid.anwar@sjsu.edu

Alla Petrosyan

Lecturer

Interdisciplinary Engineering

Email: alla.petrosyan@sjsu.edu

College of Health and Human Sciences

Gabriela John Swamy

Lecturer AY-B

Nutrition, Food Science, and Packaging

Email: gabrielajohn.swamy@sjsu.edu

William Frey

Assistant Professor

School of Social Work

Email: william.frey@sjsu.edu

Somayeh (Bahar) Shahsavarani

Assistant Professor

Audiology

Email: bahar.shahsavarani@sjsu.edu

Seung Ho Chang

Associate Professor

Kinesiology

Email: seungho.chang@sjsu.edu

Debra Law

Assistant Professor

The Valley Foundation School of Nursing

Email: debra.law@sjsu.edu

College of Humanities and the Arts

Kelsey Kraus

Assistant Professor

LLD

Email: kelsey.kraus@sjsu.edu

Ashley Seering

Assistant Professor

Film, Theatre, and Dance

Email: ashley.seering@sjsu.edu

Angel Ruiz Blanco

Assistant Professor

World Languages & Literatures

Email: angel.ruizblanco@sjsu.edu

Christopher Luna-Mega

Assistant Professor

School of Music

Email: christopher.luna-mega@sjsu.edu

Leila Ensaniat

Assistant Professor

Design

Email: leila.ensaniat@sjsu.edu

Jillian Murphy

Lecturer

English and Comparative Literature

Email: jillian.murphy@sjsu.edu

John Delacruz

Professor and Director

School of Journalism and Mass Communications

Email: john.delacruz@sjsu.edu

Rebecca Chan

Associate Professor

Philosophy

Email: rebecca.s.chan@sjsu.edu

College of Information, Data and Society

Taehee Jeong

Assistant Professor

Applied Data Science

Email: taehee.jeong@sjsu.edu

Kristen Radsliff

Professor and Director

School of Information

Email: kristen.rebmann@sjsu.edu

College of Science

Bhawandeep Singh Harsh

Assistant Professor

Computer Science

Email: bhawandeepsingh.harsh@sjsu.edu

Zairac Smith

Instructional Support Tech III

Physics & Astronomy

Email: zairac.smith@sjsu.edu

Theresa Dinh

Assistant Professor

Biological Sciences

Email: theresa.dinh@sjsu.edu

Tahir Issa

Assistant Professor

Mathematics and Statistics E

Email: tahirbachar.issa@sjsu.edu

Laura Mugica Sanchez

Lecturer AY-B

Chemistry

Email: laura.mugica@sjsu.edu

Ivano Aiello

Professor and Chair

Moss Landing Marine Laboratories

Email: ivano.aiello@sjsu.edu

College of Social Sciences

Qiuhan Wang

Associate Professor

Justice Studies

Email: qiuhan.wang@sjsu.edu

Minna Holopainen

Lecturer AY-B

Communication Studies

Email: minna.holopainen@sjsu.edu

Karin Jeffery

Lecturer AY-B

Psychology

Email: karin.jeffery@sjsu.edu

Morgan Sanchez

Assistant Professor

Sociology and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences

Email: morgan.sanchez@sjsu.edu

Robert Ovetz

Senior Lecturer

Political Science

Email: robert.ovetz@sjsu.edu

Greg Tomlinson

Lecturer

History

Email: gregory.tomlinson@sjsu.edu

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library

Delaney Ubellacker

Sr Asst Librarian

Library Research & Scholarship

Email: delaney.ubellacker@sjsu.edu