California State University, Long Beach

Long Beach, CA
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    365 faculty · 287 courses · data as of 2026-07-02

    Film & Photography49 faculty · 42 courses avg h-index 6 #8 of 13 in Visual & Performing Arts
    Alicia Dwyer, Lecturer
    Alison Kelly, Lecturer
    Andrew Balis, Lecturer
    Andrew Pearson, Lecturer
    Courses: On-Set Safety & Best Practices · Film History II: 1960-Present · Introduction to Screenwriting · The Visual Story · Editing I Lab · Critical Debates Film & Media +36 more
    Sociology41 faculty · 38 courses avg h-index 7.5 #28 of 39 in Sociology
    Kerry Woodward, Faculty h-index 9
    Race, class, and gender; poverty and economic inequality; the child welfare system; public policy and the state; theory. Education: B.A., Women’s Studies, Smith College, 1995 M.A., Sociology, New School for Social Research, 1998 Ph.D., Soc
    Notable: “Doing the best I can: Fatherhood in the inner city” (2013) · 87 citations
    Shelley Eriksen, Faculty h-index 8
    Notable: “A Push or a Punch” (2008) · 119 citations
    Carole Campbell, Professor h-index 7
    Heterosexual AIDS Epidemic Women and HIV/AIDS Female Prostitution Male and Female Gender Roles and Sexuality Families & HIV/AIDS Education: Ph.D., Sociology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, 1984 M.A., Sociology, University o
    Notable: “Male gender roles and sexuality: Implications for women's AIDS risk and prevention” (1995) · 280 citations
    Jeff Davis, Faculty h-index 6
    B.A., North Carolina Central University, 1987; Ph.D., North Carolina State University, 1997. Ethnic minority mental health; Occupational conditions and mental health; Social psychology of ethnic conflict. CSULB since 1997. Jeff Davis
    Notable: “WAIS-III Matrix Reasoning Test Performance in a Mixed Clinical Sample” (1999) · 44 citations
    Courses: Foundations Stats in Social Sciences · Principles of Sociology · Social Trends & Problems · Elementary Statistics · Intro to Research Methods · Problems International Social Conflict +32 more
    Psychology40 faculty · 40 courses avg h-index 11.7 #71 of 89 in Psychology
    Courtney Ahrens, Professor, Community Psychology h-index 25
    Notable: “Preventing the “Second Rape”” (2001) · 627 citations
    Dan Chiappe, Professor, Cognitive Psychology h-index 22
    Notable: “The role of working memory in metaphor production and comprehension” (2007) · 199 citations
    Araceli Gonzalez, Professor, Clinical Science h-index 20
    Notable: “Mobilizing Community Health Workers to Address Mental Health Disparities for Underserved Populations: A Systematic Review” (2017) · 454 citations
    May Ling Halim, Professor, Developmental Psychology h-index 18
    Notable: “Pink frilly dresses and the avoidance of all things “girly”: Children’s appearance rigidity and cognitive theories of gender development.” (2013) · 160 citations
    Courses: General Psychology · Elementary Statistics · Critical Thinking · Research Methods · Psychobiology · Mind Control or Freedom +34 more
    Studio Arts40 faculty · 40 courses avg h-index 4.3 #8 of 13 in Visual & Performing Arts
    Nizan Shaked, Professor — Art History, Museum Studies; Program Head — Museum Studies h-index 5
    Notable: “Phantom Sightings: Art after the Chicano Movement” (2008) · 112 citations
    Kendall Brown, Professor — Art History h-index 3
    Notable: “The Politics of Reclusion: Painting and Power in Momoyama Japan.” (1998) · 3 citations
    Mariah Proctor-Tiffany, Professor — Art History h-index 2
    Notable: “Transported as a rare object of distinction: the gift-giving of Clémence of Hungary, Queen of France” (2015) · 3 citations
    Paulina Pardo Gaviria, Assistant Professor & Graduate Program Coordinator — Art History h-index 2
    Notable: “Purity Is a Myth: The Materiality of Concrete Art from Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay” (2022) · 3 citations
    Courses: Artists in Their Own Words · Safety and Sustainable Practice · Foundation Two-Dimensional · Foundation Three Dimensional · Foundation Color Theory · Foundation Drawing +34 more
    Business Administration35 faculty · 32 courses avg h-index 6.1 #55 of 59 in Business Administration
    Praveen Sinha, Tenured/Tenure-Track h-index 13
    Notable: “A Re†Examination of Financial Analysts' Differential Earnings Forecast Accuracy*” · 279 citations
    Hyeesoo (Sally) Chung, Tenured/Tenure-Track h-index 12
    Notable: “Client Importance, Nonaudit Services, and Abnormal Accruals” (2003) · 853 citations
    Ping Lin, Tenured/Tenure-Track h-index 9
    Notable: “Internal Auditors' Perceptions of the Effectiveness of Red Flags to Detect Fraudulent Financial Reporting” (2006) · 31 citations
    Xuan Huang, Tenured/Tenure-Track h-index 8
    Notable: “Tone Management” (2013) · 818 citations
    Courses: Elementary Financial Accounting · Managerial Accounting · Intermediate Accounting · Cost Accounting · Federal Tax Law · Voluntary Income Tax Assistance +26 more
    Nursing32 faculty · 29 courses avg h-index 8 #31 of 37 in Nursing
    Christine Costa, Professor h-index 9
    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Integrative Health Care Reflective Practice Recovery/Trauma Informed Care Transcultural Health Psychiatric illness across the lifespan. Health Promotion Achievements/Awards/Professional Association
    Notable: “Orthorexia Nervosa: A Review of the Literature” (2017) · 76 citations
    Anita Fitzgerald, Associate Professor h-index 7
    Concentrate on nursing education and nursing professional identity development. She has studied the impact of COVID-19 on nursing education and student stress and anxiety. Her main focus is on nursing professional identity formation, lookin
    Notable: “Professional identity: A concept analysis” (2020) · 358 citations
    Kholoud Khalil, Professor h-index 7
    Health promotion and disease prevention among women from ethnic and minority groups, Nursing education, and obesity. Education University of San Diego Doctor of Nursing Philosophy (PhD) Al- Quds University Master of Science in Nursi
    Notable: “Orthorexia Nervosa: A Review of the Literature” (2017) · 76 citations
    Melissa Dyo, Assistant Director for Undergraduate Studies & Professor h-index 5
    Spirituality Symptom Burden Moral Distress Professional Associations American Association of Nurse Practitioners, member American Association of Critical-care Nurses, member Image Melissa Dyo Professor & Undergraduate Director School of
    Notable: “Moral distress and intention to leave: A comparison of adult and paediatric nurses by hospital setting” (2016) · 94 citations
    Courses: Foundations Professional Nursing · Intermediate Medical Surgical Nursing · Foundations of Clinical Pharmacology · Pathophysiology for Nurses · Health Assessment · Advanced Acute Care Nursing +23 more

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    About California State University, Long Beach. California State University, Long Beach in Long Beach, CA reports an overall acceptance rate of 46.3%, an early-round acceptance rate of 46.3%, an SAT middle 50% of 1060–1260, a class size of 5,756, and a yield of 17.0% based on the most recent Common Data Set filings. Test-blind CSU campus with no EA/ED. Impacted campus with competitive admissions. Strong nursing, engineering, film, and arts programs.