Experts Guide
Adjunct Professor
XARTS Room 024
Bassel has nearly 30 years of experience in architectural practice since graduating from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, where he was awarded the Thesis Prize for Design. Prior to establishing Samaha+Hart Architecture in 2007, he worked on numerous projects of various scales, from residential to civic. At Fougeron Architecture Bassel managed the office and served as the Project Architect on two San Francisco Public Libraries, as well as a major housing project for seniors. As…
Assistant Professor
Malloy Hall, Room 217
Dr. Esmat (Yasi) Sangari serves as an Assistant Professor in Business Analytics and Information Systems. Her research focuses on the applications of operations research, game theory, and optimization algorithms to examine different aspects of design, planning, and operations management in supply chains. Also, she works on pricing and price-matching strategies in omni-channel retail systems. The main goal of her research is to provide actionable insights into profitability and efficiency…
Professor
XARTS 014
Tanu Sankalia is a tenured full professor in the Department of Art + Architecture, and coordinates the Urban Studies Concentration within the Environmental Studies Program. He teaches courses in urban planning and design, architectural and urban history, and architectural design. He was trained in urban design at UC Berkeley, and in architecture at the School of Architecture, Ahmedabad, from where he graduated with a gold medal for the best diploma thesis.
Professor Sankalia's research and…
Assistant Professor
Kalmanovitz Hall 285
Expertise: Auditory neuroscience,
Computational modeling,
Music,
Human electrophysiology
Narayan Sankaran, PhD, is both a neuroscientist and neuroethicist. As a neuroscientist, his research seeks a mechanistic account of how the human auditory system enables perception of complex sounds – such as music and speech. To do this, he combines computational modeling, machine learning, and human neurophysiological measurements at different spatial scales using both intracranial and scalp-based recording techniques. As a neuroethicist, his research considers the ethical and societal…
Professor
Kalmanovitz Hall 219
Cecília Santos received her PhD in Sociology from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master in Law from the University of São Paulo. She joined the University of San Francisco in 2001, and since 2006 she is also a research member of the Center for Social Studies at the University of Coimbra in Portugal. She teaches courses on gender and development, globalization, sociology of law, and Brazilian culture and society.
Her research focuses on legal mobilization within and across…
Assistant Professor and Research Librarian
Zief Law Library 103
Expertise: Legal research and information literacy,
Literary arts and criticism,
Legal history
Tim Sanzi is a Research Librarian and Assistant Professor of Law at the University of San Francisco School of Law and Zief Law Library.
Before joining USF School of Law in 2024, he was a legal extern with the United States Judge Advocate General's Corps, the Rhode Island Attorney General (Civil Division), and the Rhode Island Superior Court.
He also served as a Teaching Assistant for Roger Williams University School of Law's course "Race and Foundations of American Law," where he used…
Adjunct Professor
Expertise: Nonfiction,
Fabliaux,
Information literacy
Dr. Jennifer Sapio is an accomplished educator and administrator with extensive experience in both secondary and higher education settings. Currently serving as the Assistant Dean of Academics and Innovation at The Bay School of San Francisco, Dr. Sapio is committed to fostering an innovative, supportive, and inclusive academic environment. She has spearheaded numerous educational initiatives that emphasize critical thinking, equity, and the integration of technology in learning.
Dr. Sapio's…