Experts Guide
Adjunct Professor
Barbara Jane Reyes was born in Manila, the Philippines, and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. She received her BA in Ethnic Studies from UC Berkeley and her MFA from San Francisco State University.
Barbara Jane Reyes is the author of Diwata (BOA Editions, 2010), recently noted as a finalist for the California Book Award. She is the author of two previous collections of poetry, Gravities of Center (Arkipelago Books, 2003) and Poeta en San Francisco (Tinfish Press, 2005), which received the…
Associate Professor
Jason D. Reynolds (Taewon Choi), PhD is an associate professor in the counseling psychology department. His research focuses on the areas of transracial adoption, identity development, names, mentorship, racial and ethnic socialization, qualitative research and psychobiography, social justice training, and the treatment of complex trauma. He enjoys mentoring and learning from his graduate students.
Prior to joining the faculty at the University of San Francisco, Professor Reynolds worked as an…
Professor
Kalmanovitz Hall 256
Expertise: Criminology,
Legal studies,
Gender and sexuality,
Social justice and inequalities (Race, class, gender, and gender identities)
Kimberly Richman received a BA at Pitzer College and an MA and a PhD in the Department of Criminology, Law, and Society at UC Irvine, where she also completed a graduate emphasis in feminist studies. She currently teaches Criminology; Sociology of Law; Deviance and Social Control; Senior Thesis Workshop; Capstone in Sociology; and Law School 101. She also collaborates with the USF School of Law's Racial Justice Clinic.
Professor Richman's primary areas of research interest are law and society,…
Adjunct Professor
Expertise: Biochemistry,
Molecular biology,
Bioinformatics
Dr. Richter received her BS in Biochemistry and Philosophy from Beloit College, a small private liberal arts college in Beloit, WI, in 2015. She then joined the Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics program at the University of Pennsylvania, where she completed her PhD dissertation on the transcriptional regulation of adipose metabolism. In 2022, she moved to San Francisco to pursue postdoctoral research at the Gladstone Institutes, a non-profit research center affiliated with UCSF. There, she…
Professor
Malloy Hall, Room 401
William (Billy) Riggs, Ph.D., AICP, LEED AP is a professor at the University of San Francisco School of Management and the Director of the Autonomous Vehicles and the City Initiative. He has worked in venture capital and management consulting and been an advisor to multiple companies and start-ups on technology, engineering, smart mobility and urban development. His experience also extends to academic administration, curriculum design, and finance having held academic appointments in city…
Adjunct Professor
Expertise: Affordable housing,
Walkable urbanism,
Land use public policy
Kevin is passionate about architecture that contributes to the social, environmental, and aesthetic vitality of dense and walkable communities. With a focus on multifamily housing as an Architect at Pyatok Architects + Urban Design, he contributes to the sustainability of cities and to give back to the community at large. Kevin holds M.Arch and B.Arch degrees from Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston. He is a licensed Architect in the State of California and a LEED Accredited Professional…
Professor
Malloy Hall, Room 240
Diane Roberts, Professor of Accounting, is motivated by a deep concern for unethical financial reporting and non-transparent corporate accounting, considering the potential for catastrophic effects on the environment, community trust, and the global economy.
Having long been interested in environmental issues and professional accounting, Roberts engages her students in discussions that address both honorable and unlawful corporate practices, as well as historical cases that will naturally…