Experts Guide
Assistant Professor
Harney Science Center 344
Expertise: Organic synthesis,
Mechanistic studies,
Medicinal chemistry
Herman Nikolayevskiy received his BE in Chemical Engineering from Cooper Union, a primarily-undergraduate institution in the heart of NYC. After a transformative undergraduate research experience, Herman was inspired to pursue a PhD in Organic Chemistry at Yale University, where he focused on the total synthesis and computational analysis of bioactive natural products under Professor Seth B. Herzon. After leaving New Haven, Herman did his postdoctoral work at the National Institutes of Health…
Associate Professor
Harney Science Center G70
Milka Nikolic's research focuses primarily on developing spectroscopy methods for plasma etching and cleaning technologies. She is interested in both theoretical and experimental approaches to solving mysteries of plasma physics. In particular, Milka works in combining various numerical methods with widely used optical emission spectroscopy technique to obtain fundamental plasma properties. Understanding these properties plays an important role in surface modification processes.
Undergraduate…
Professor
Harney Science Center 259
Professor Niles received her BS from San Francisco State University in 1985 and her PhD from the University of California, Berkeley in 1992. She is interested in the regulated development of B-lymphocytes, a population of cells critical to adaptive immunity. Her research focuses on defining the molecular events that promote the assembly, transport, and secretion of antibodies.
Adjunct Professor
Julia Nolfo became passionate about computer science education during her undergrad studies at USF where she worked as a teacher's assistant for CS 107 and a technology assistant for the design department. She strives to make programming approachable and accessible in order to improve our greater relationship with technology. Julia also loves technical theatre and is the technical director of The Speakeasy SF.
Associate Professor
Cowell Hall, Rm 426
Expertise: Primary Care,
Mental Health,
Military Medicine
Dr. Norwood has a strong focus on health promotion, disease prevention and wellness and is fully committed to provide quality patient care and safety, coordination, communication, and advocacy for patients and their families. He brings more than 27 years of nursing experience with a background in family practice, trauma nursing, surgical nursing and military nursing. Dr. Norwood currently serves as an Associate Professor at USF, primary care provider for over 200 patients at Grass Valley…
Professor
Cowell Hall 223
Expertise: Phenomenology,
Maternal child health,
Community health,
Nonviolent communication
As a tenured Professor, Dr. Nosek teaches the maternity and epidemiology courses for the MSN program, and health behavior theory and communication, maternal child health elective, and applied practice experience courses for the MPH program. Previously, she has taught cultural & linguistic preparation for healthcare, nursing research, introduction to public health, and immersion courses to Colombia and Cuba.
Her research involves both quantitative and qualitative methodologies spanning…
Adjunct Professor
Irma Nugroho (she/her) was born and raised in Arcadia, Ca and is a proud first-generation Indonesian American. She is also an alum from the University of San Franciso with a bachelor in history and master's in education. While at USF, Nugroho competed on the track and field team, studied aboard through the CASA program, and discovered her vocation as a teacher.
After graduating, Nugroho began working for SFUSD at Starr King Elementary School as a 5th-grade teacher. She now works at the…
Professor
Harney Science Center 238
Scott Nunes is Professor in the Department of Biology. He earned his BA from the University of California, Santa Cruz and his PhD from Michigan State University. His research focuses on the behavioral ecology of mammals. His recent work with Belding’s ground squirrels in the Sierra Nevada has examined breeding dispersal in adult males, and short- and long-term benefits of play behavior for young animals.