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Adjunct Professor
Expertise: Child, Adolescent, Young Adult and Family Psychotherapy,
Clinical Supervision and Training,
Law and Ethics,
Behavioral Health Nonprofit Leadership
Dr. Ramsey Khasho is a licensed clinical psychologist and Chief Clinical Officer at Children’s Health Council in Palo Alto, California. He is a clinical assistant professor (affiliated) at Stanford University School of Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and an adjunct faculty member at the University of San Francisco, School of Education, Counseling Psychology Department. Dr. Khasho is also Traineeship Coordinator for USF's South Bay Campus. He teaches Traineeship I and II and has…
Adjunct Professor
Expertise: Machine learning,
Statistical computing,
Natural language processing,
Data analytics of genomics data,
Databases,
Business Intelligence analytics
Omid is a data scientist with extensive experience in statistical analysis, machine learning, and predictive modeling. Throughout his career, he has been driven by challenge. He has enjoyed a dynamic career in IT leadership roles developing team performance, analyzing large and complex data sets to identify trends, patterns, and opportunities that support strategic decision-making and drive business growth.
Adjunct Professor
Expertise: Psychological assessment,
Group psychotherapy,
Adolescent mental health,
Cognitive behavioral therapy,
Dialectical behavioral therapy
Dr. Pardis Khosravi is a licensed psychologist who specializes in working with adolescents and transitional aged youth. She is currently the Clinical Director at Children's Health Council, a community mental health agency services children, teens, and young adults with mental health and learning challenges.
Dr. Khosravi has provided therapeutic and assessment services in a wide range of settings, including community mental health, schools, intensive outpatient programs, residential treatment…
Assistant Professor
McLaren 115
Robizon Khubulashvili's research is at the intersection of theoretical, behavioral, and experimental microeconomics. A common question in his research is, how can we use a user's revealed preferences to improve the performance of online platforms? Robizon has studied this question in two settings: when monetary incentives are missing (an online gaming platform) and when monetary incentives are present (an online gambling platform). His work suggests that heterogeneity among users is an essential…
Adjunct Professor
Expertise: Trauma and incarceration,
Community mental health
Professor Hamaseh Kianfar is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from University of California Davis, a Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of San Francisco, and a Doctoral degree in Organization and Leadership from the University of San Francisco.
Professor Kianfar has worked with the adult and juvenile criminal justice system, the psychiatric emergency unit, and in community mental health for over 18 years. In…
Adjunct Professor
Expertise: Children/Adolescents,
Family systems,
Suicidal ideation and self-harm,
Trauma,
Relationship issues
Alyssa Kianidehkian is a Bay Area native and proud USF alum, as well as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who specializes in working with children/adolescents, families, and young adults. Alyssa has 10+ years of experience working with youth and families in a wide range of community-based settings, including school-based, wraparound, outpatient programs, and in residential treatment centers. She has extensive experience providing individual, family, and group therapy in these…
Professor
Kalmanovitz Hall 157
Professor Kidd graduated with a PhD from the School of Communications at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, with a specialization in international development. Her research agenda is broadly concerned with the role of grassroots communicators and movements in social change, and she worked as a popular communicator, trainer, and advocate in community radio, documentary film and video, and social justice communications.
Her research has been circulated in academic and non-academic…
Adjunct Professor
Expertise: Art and technology,
Design,
Computer science,
Philosophy
Scott Kildall has been working with art, technology, and education for over 15 years. He focuses on transforming data from the natural environment, such as water quality, air quality and plant data into sound installations, sculptures, and video works. He uses custom electronics to create generative, data-driven experiences with uncertain outcomes.
His artwork has been exhibited internationally at venues including the New York Hall of Science, Transmediale, the Venice Biennale, the Vancouver…
Professor
Kalmanovitz Hall 145
David Kim is a professor of philosophy and an affiliate of the programs in Asian Studies, Asian American Studies, and Critical Diversity Studies. He has served in a variety of professional organizations, including chairing the American Philosophical Association Committee on Asian and Asian American Philosophers and Philosophies and co-founding the North American Korean Philosophy Association.
David's work explores how our understanding of U.S. democracy is deepened through consideration of…