Experts Guide
Professor
Malloy Hall, Room 326
Roger Chen brings to USF forward-thinking expertise in the fields of corporate innovation and growth, competition and global strategy - areas he views as entirely interdependent. By developing a balanced approach to his research endeavors - devoting equal time and effort between pure quantitative/academic research and case research methods - Dr. Chen embodies academic rigor, benefiting his students, fellow academics, global corporations and communities with his egalitarian work…
Associate Professor
Kalmanovitz Hall 339
Expertise: Public relations,
Strategic communication,
Social media strategies
Dr. Zifei “Fay” Chen is an associate professor in the Communication Studies Department and oversees the Public Relations Minor program. Specialized in public relations and strategic communication, Dr. Chen’s research foci include corporate social responsibility and advocacy, startup and entrepreneurial communication, digital communication, and prosocial communication.
Dr. Chen has produced over 35 refereed journal articles, book chapters, and books. Her work has been published in leading…
Assistant Professor
Allegra Chen-Carrel is an Assistant Professor at the University of San Francisco School of Management. Before this, she worked as a Project Lead of a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Antiracism, and Justice consulting team. She previously has taught courses at Columbia University's Teachers College, worked as a Program Manager for a research program centered around sustaining peace, and in community organizations in New York, the Dominican Republic, and San Francisco. Her research centers around…
Adjunct Professor
KG Dance Studio Office
Expertise: Movement education,
Contact improvisation & partnering,
Laban/Bartenieff movement studies,
Composition & performance
Brenton Cheng is a teacher, performer, and director of movement-based performance, as well as a core faculty of Integrated Movement Studies Laban/Bartenieff certification program and adjunct faculty at the University of San Francisco. In addition to directing his own work, he has performed with internationally-acclaimed Contraband, Zaccho Dance Theater, Angus Balbernie, Kim Epifano, Jo Kreiter & Flyaway Productions, Megan Lowe Dances, and many others, at such places as Jacob's Pillow, Bates…
Co-Director, Intensive Advocacy Program and Adjunct Professor
Doris Cheng is a shareholder at Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger and co-director of USF School of Law's Intensive Advocacy Program. As the current president of the Bar Association of San Francisco, she is focused on bringing more women into trial law.
Cheng has been ranked as one of the top 50 women lawyers in Northern California. She is listed among the Best Lawyers of America, Super Lawyers, and San Francisco Best Lawyers. Specializing in complex injuries caused by third-party…
Professor
Education 021
Expertise: Racial/ethnic minority mental health ,
Asian American psychology,
Culturally-informed positive psychology,
Attachment theory & interpersonal process in psychotherapy
Dr. Hsiu-Lan Cheng's research examines help-seeking attitudes and mental health concerns (particularly depression, body image concerns, disordered eating) from the intersection of racial and ethnic minority psychology, objectification theory, attachment theory, and positive psychology. She is particularly interested in understanding the contextualization of mental health and psychological wellbeing within the sociocultural milieu of racism, sexism, classism, immigration, and acculturation. Dr.…
Professor
Kalmanovitz Hall G60
Expertise: Anxiety, fear, and anger,
Sentiment analysis
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Dr. Violet Cheung (ORCiD 0000-0003-2706-025X) is a professor in the department of psychology at the University of San Francisco. She holds a doctorate degree in psychology from UC Berkeley. Her research initially focused on public responses to the 9/11 terrorist attacks, examining how angry sentiments precipitated the U.S. to go to war. As the threat landscape evolves, her work has expanded to address contemporary challenges, including cyber insecurity, the migrant crisis, and foreign…
Faculty Emeritus
Paul K. Chien is Professor of Biology. He received his BS in both Biology and Chemistry from Chung Chi College, N.T., Hong Kong, and his PhD from the University of California, Irvine. Prof. Chien is interested in the physiology and ecology of inter-tidal organisms. His research has involved the transport of amino acids and metal ions across cell membranes and the detoxification mechanisms of metal ions.
Faculty Emeritus
Professor
Malloy Hall 227 & SFH Downtown Campus, Room 210
Ludwig B. Chincarini, CFA, PhD, is Professor of Finance in the School of Management at the University of San Francisco as well as an advisor to United States Commodity Fund Investments with over fifteen years of experience in the financial industry specializing in portfolio management, quantitative equity management, and derivatives. He also works with an angel group to help start-up companies. Prior to that he was a member of the academic council of Index IQ which was bought by NY Life in 2015,…