Experts Guide
MSEI Program Director
101 Howard Street #600
John Coughlan has held executive leadership positions in Asia, Europe, and North America in finance, tech, government, nonprofit, education, and real estate. Most of John's career has been internationally focused, including stints as vice president at Lingang Group in Shanghai and deputy director of BusinessEurope (ESF) in Brussels. Upon returning to the U.S. in 2017, John was recruited to serve as founding Director of the workforce development program at Cristo Rey in Oakland.
John began his…
Associate Professor
Cowell Hall 226
Expertise: Epidemiology,
Data analysis,
Mixed methods research,
Geospatial ecological momentary assessment,
Survey methods
Marie-Claude Couture, associate professor, health professions department chair, and epidemiologist, has more than fifteen years of experience leading public health studies in national and international settings, including Haiti, Cambodia, Ghana, Thailand, and the Ivory Coast. She built a solid academic background in epidemiology and public health with research interests in substance use, infectious diseases, vaccination, victimization and violence, and social determinants of health in diverse,…
Adjunct Professor
Expertise: Non Violent Communication,
Relationship Wellness
Patty Cowick, MFT, is a licensed therapist of 28 years who has worked in a variety of settings: public schools, community mental health and private practice. She has been teaching at USF for the past 20 years. She teaches in the Marriage and Family Therapy Program and the School Counseling Program. Her courses include: Group Counseling, Theory and Practice, Parent and Child Therapy, Psychopathology, Life Transitions, Cross Cultural Counseling and Fieldwork Supervision. Her teaching style…
Associate Professor
Cowell Hall 209
Expertise: Behavioral Health-Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing,
Public Health, Community Health Nursing of Vulnerable Populations,
Cognitive-Behavioral Modalities & Motivational Approaches,
Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders Management
Dr. Cox is a dually board-certified adult nurse practitioner and adult psychiatric nurse practitioner, and certified public health nurse. Her specialty interests and NP work are in psychiatric mental health, addiction medicine, behavioral and community health of vulnerable populations, advocacy, and psychiatric consultation. She brings her clinical experience, interests, and enthusiasm for community and mental health to her teaching, service, clinical work, and volunteerism. Her focus is on…
Adjunct Professor
Expertise: Cognitive behavioral therapy,
Clinical psychology
Brian Crites, MFT, is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. He has worked for the past 10 years at local clinic The Santa Rosa Center for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Brian specializes in treating a variety of mental health disorders using evidenced based treatment protocols.
Brian attained both is bachelor's and master's degrees from Sonoma State University, and is pleased to help train and teach the next generation of Sonoma County mental health providers through his work in USF's…
Associate Professor
Malloy Hall 324
Expertise: Entrepreneurship,
Innovation,
Creativity,
Organizational behavior
Associate Professor Johnathan Cromwell's research focuses on how people collaborate with each other as they define, solve, and change problems while working on creativity and innovation projects in organizations. This work helps advance a nascent theoretical framework called "dynamic problem solving," which aims to explain when, why, and how people can fluidly shift between different models of problem-solving as they work within various constraints in organizations.
Cromwell's teaching focuses…
Adjunct Professor
Kalmanovitz Hall 487
Expertise: Nonfiction,
Poetry,
Fiction,
Literary studies,
Psychology,
Marketing communications,
Dance & performance studies
Sarah Cronin is a multi-genre writer, journalist and teacher. Her work has been featured in publications across the U.S., Brazil and Guatemala. In 2023, her poetry was long listed for the Frontier Poetry Hurt & Healing Prize. Sarah has worked at the University of San Francisco as a Teaching Assistant and Adjunct Professor for the English Department and Writer for the School of Law.
Adjunct Instructor
Expertise: Instructional Design,
Digital Accessibility,
Classroom Technology
Nicole Cuadro is an adjunct professor within the learning and instruction department in the School of Education. She is currently completing her doctoral research in the organization and leadership department, with an emphasis on digital accessibility within higher education. Nicole has over ten years of experience in the education technology field, as a school technology director, a technology teacher, and a professional development developer and presenter. She is currently the director of…