Experts Guide
Associate Dean for Social Sciences and Associate Professor of Sociology
Kalmanovitz Hall 179
Dr. Stephanie Sears has been a member of the USF faculty since 2002. She is a faculty member in the Department of Sociology and African American Studies and Critical Diversity Studies programs. Before her current role as Associate Dean of Social Sciences, Dr. Sears served as the College of Arts and Science faculty director of JEDI, the director of the African American Studies Program, Chair of Sociology, Chair of the Arts Council, Co-chair of College Council, Co-Director of the Marshall-Riley…
Instructor
Cowell Hall 321
Expertise: Ethical generative AI,
Entrepreneurship,
Fintech/healthtech,
Global ecosystems
Freddie Seba, MBA, Masters in International Policy Studies, and EdD in Organization and Leadership lifelong learner, is a distinguished educator and program director at the University of San Francisco's School of Nursing and Health Professions, where he leads the Masters of Science in Digital Health Informatics (MSDHI) program. With a multifaceted educational background including a Masters in International Policy Studies (MIPS) from Stanford University and a Masters of Business Administration…
Faculty Emeritus
Cowell Hall 206
I have over 38 years of nursing experience. I started on a neurology floor and quickly learned that my passion was for helping people experiencing behavior change as a result of mental illness. I started practicing in an inpatient psychiatric hospital treating adults, adolescents and children with behavior problems resulting from mental illness. After practicing for 10 years in this field, I pursued higher education in order to understand the etiology of mental illness and to help develop…
Adjunct Professor
Masonic 203
Expertise: Choral music,
Vocal music,
Conducting,
Music theory,
Arts administration
Rebecca has been a member of the music faculty at USF since 2001. She conducts the USF Classical Choral Ensembles and teaches Intro to Music Theory and Private Voice. In addition to her work at USF, Rebecca serves as Artistic Executive Director of Sacred and Profane Chamber Chorus in Berkeley. She holds BA and MA degrees in Voice and Conducting from UC Santa Cruz, a DMA in Choral Conducting and Pedagogy from the University of Iowa, a Masters of Nonprofit Administration from USF, and…
Adjunct Professor
Expertise: Art + Design,
Sculpture,
Data visualization
Adrien Segal is an artist based in Oakland, California. Drawing from landscape, science, history, emotion, and perception, her interdisciplinary work bridges the gap between scientific rationality and the emotional nature of human experience. Her work has been exhibited internationally since 2007 and is published in several books and journals. She has been awarded Artist Residencies across the US, Canada, and Europe, and was the US-UK Fulbright Scholar at the University of Dundee in 2022.
Assistant Professor
Andrew Segal is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science who teaches Parallel Processing, Operating Systems, and Computer Architecture. Previously, Professor Segal worked at SRI International researching performance computing as well as signal and image processing. Over the course of his career, he has contributed to a variety of research and development projects for ESL Inc., UC-Berkeley, and Argonne National Labs. Notably, he worked on an Advanced Vehicle Control System for the California…
Faculty Emeritus
Adjunct Professor
Expertise: Leadership,
Financial Management,
Quality Improvement,
Gerontology,
Epidemiology
Francine Serafin-Dickson, DNP, MBA, BSN, CNL has extensive experience as a healthcare administrator, educator, and consultant. Dr. Serafin-Dickson has taught since 2009 at USF in the MPA, BPA, BSHS, DNP, and MSN programs. Francine also serves as a consultant to endeavors focusing on older adult needs and caregiver issues. In addition, she served as an intern for the Health Care Financing Administration (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services) and in a congressional office working on…