Experts Guide
Faculty Emeritus
Adjunct Professor
Malloy Hall 244
Expertise: Legal - Business formation,
Legal - Aviation litigation
David Griffis, a native San Franciscan, started at the University of San Francisco as an undergraduate majoring in Business Administration. Following this, he served as a police officer and detective before dedicating 28 years to the United States Army Reserves.
David then decided to further his education back at the University of San Francisco's School of Law and graduated with a concentration in business formation and commercial aviation litigation matters. He then served as a managing…
Adjunct Professor
Kathryn Grimely-Baker's "why nursing” story demonstrates that one can be resilient and make something good out of a bad situation. At 12 years old she was in a head-on collision with her younger sisters and best friend that landed them many weeks and surgeries in the hospital. She found the nursing staff to be the one bright joy of her day. She was most appreciative of the nursing staff passing to her twin sister and best friend in the ICU the “Get Well” notes she made from her paper placemats…
Associate Dean, Health Professions
Dr. Erin Grinshteyn is an associate professor in the School of Nursing and Health Professions, where she teaches a variety of courses in the MPH program. Her primary research interest relates to fear of crime and fear of violent victimization, and the association of fear with a variety of health outcomes. She is particularly interested in population-based health disparities associated with fear of violence and specifically examines these topics among older adults. Erin also does work examining…
Professor
SFH Downtown Campus, Room 213
Professor Tom Grossman likes to see non-technical people harness the power of analytics and technology to lead their organizations. His interests include business analytics, spreadsheet engineering, spreadsheet information systems, managerial communication of analytical work, and analysis-driven process improvement.
He spent the early years of his career at an analytics consulting firm working on large-scale systems for operations and planning in the United States and Scandinavia. His…
Adjunct Professor
Expertise: Estate planning
Joseph E. Gruber, Jr. is an attorney at Aaron, Riechert, Carpol & Riffle, APC. The Board of Legal Specialization of the California State Bar Association has certified Mr. Gruber as a Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust, and Probate Law. Mr. Gruber graduated Cum Laude from the University of San Francisco School of Law in May of 2014. While at the University of San Francisco, Mr. Gruber served as the Managing Editor for the University of San Francisco Law Review and as a Case Counsel for the…
Adjunct Professor
Dr. Kjerstin Gruys is a sociologist, feminist scholar, body justice activist, and author of Mirror, Mirror, OFF the Wall: How I Learned to Love My Body By Not Looking at It for a Year (Avery, 2013). Kjerstin is frequently quoted by USA Today, TIME, and New York Times, among others, as an expert on gender inequality and contemporary women’s issues. Her academic research broadly explores the relationship between physical appearance and social inequality, with a particular focus on gender as it…
Adjunct Professor
Expertise: Strategy-Based Instruction,
Second Language Acquisition,
Teaching English as Second Language,
Instructor, ESL Department, City College of San Francisco,
Lecturer, American Language Program, California State University East Bay
Yi Guan’s scholarly work focuses on strategy-based instruction, educational technology, and adult education. She has been invited to present at regional and national conferences such as CATESOL and TESOL. Her dissertation research employed the mixed methods approach and implemented a 3-phase research design to investigate how explicit listening strategy instruction might impact adult ESL students’ listening comprehension performance.
Dr. Guan has over 10 years of experience working with…
Adjunct Professor
Expertise: Family therapy,
Child and adolescent therapy,
Parent consultation,
Developmental differences,
Mental health intern supervision and training,
Community outreach,
Consultations with schools and pediatricians
California Board of Psychology: Licensed Psychologist PSY 24776
Allied Medical Staff/Staff Psychologist – California Pacific Medical Center
Adjunct Instructor – School of Education, Counseling Psychology Department
Affiliate Faculty – School of Nursing and Health Professions
Training
Fellowship, Department of Psychiatry, Child Adolescent Services, Kaiser SSF
Pre-Doctoral Internship, Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland
Juvenile Hall Forensic Mental Health Team, San Mateo…