Meet our faculty

The University of California prides itself on placing former President’s and Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellows with UC faculty appointments.

University of California Faculty Appointees

The University of California prides itself on placing former President’s and Chancellor’s (*) Postdoctoral fellows into ladder-rank UC appointments. Since 2003, over 400 former fellows have obtained appointments at the 10 UC campuses.

Faculty appointees by campus

UC Berkeley

Norma Alarcon*
Ethnic Studies
Lisa Alvarez-Cohen
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Gibor Basri*
Astronomy
Yonatan Binyam*
Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures
Dmitri Brown
History
Rachel Carlson*
Environmental Science, Policy and Management
Mel Y. Chen
Gender & Women's Studies
Rosemarie de la Rosa
Public Health: Environmental Health Sciences
Laura Enriquez
Sociology
Mark Fleming*
Public Health
Bethany L. Goldblum*
Nuclear Engineering
David J.X. Gonzalez
Public Health
Xandra Ibarra
Art Practice
Samiha Khalil
Rhetoric
Roshanak Kheshti
Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies
Salar Mameni
Ethnic Studies
Angela Marino*
Theater, Dance & Performance Studies
Waldo Martin*
History
Rachel Morello-Frosch
Public Health and Environmental Science, Policy & Management
Scott Moura
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Ahmad Omar
Materials Science and Engineering
Ianna Hawkins Owen
Gender and Women's Studies
Caitlin Patler
Public Policy
Giovanni Ramos*
Psychology
Darieck Scott
African American Studies
Carolyn Smith*
Anthropology
Eric A. Stanley
Gender & Women's Studies
Aaron Streets
Bioengineering
Jun Sunseri*
Anthropology
Ethnic Studies
Ethnic Studies
Wen-Hsin Yeh*
History

UC Davis

Ralph Aldredge
Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering
Javier Arbona*
American Studies
Daniah Beleford
Pediatrics and Physiology & Membrane Biology
Rebecca Calisi Rodríguez
Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior
Tessa Cookmeyer
Physics and Astronomy
Ofelia Cuevas
Chicana and Chicano Studies
Steven Crum
Native American Studies
Jemma DeCristo
American Studies
Sam Diaz-Munoz*
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Natalia Duong*
Asian American Studies + Technology Studies
Yvette Flores*
Chicana and Chicano Studies
Felipe Godinez*
Radiology
Erin Gray
English
Alyssa Griffin*
Earth and Planetary Sciences
Marie Heffern
Chemistry
Rebecca Hernandez
Land, Air, and Water Resources
Tessa Hill
Geology
Brian Johnson
Entomology
Stephanie Lumsden
Native American Studies
Martha Macri
Native American Studies
Elisabeth Middleton
Native American Studies
Sabbie Miller
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Susette Min
Asian American Studies
Brenna Mockler*
Physics and Astronomy
Fatima Mojaddedi
Anthropology
Victor Montejo
Native American Studies
Vladimir Emiliano Ochoa-Diaz*
Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology
Tye Rush
Political Science
Michael V. Singh
Chicano Studies
Lilia Soto
Chicana and Chicano Studies
Julie Sze
American Studies
Abigail Thompson
Mathematics
Grace Wang
American Studies
Louie H. Yang
Entomology

UC Irvine

Tayloria Adams*
Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Samar Al-Bulushi
Anthropology
Anna Boncompagni*
Philosophy
Long Thanh Bui
International Studies
Lee Cabatingan*
Criminology, Law & Society
Anita Casavantes Bradford
Chicano/Latino Studies and History
Kwasi Connor
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Stacy Copp
Materials Science and Engineering
Alicia Caroll
Comparative Literature
Roderic Crooks
Informatics
Sohail Daulatzai
Film & Media Studies
Rina Dechter
Information & Computer Science
Desiree Delgadillo
Population Health and Diseases Prevention
Laura E. Enriquez*
Chicano/Latino Studies
Donovan German
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Kyle Grady*
English
Sora Han
Criminology, Law & Society
Alein Haro-Ramos
Health, Society, and Behavior
Sandra Harvey*
African American Studies
Alexander Huezo
Global and International Studies
Sandra Irani
Information & Computer Science
Laura Hyun Yi Kang
Women's Studies
Solmaz Sajjadi Kia
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Yatta Kiazolu
Global and International Studies
Mukul Kumar
Urban Planning & Public Policy
Adria Imada
History
Meryem Kamil*
Film & Media Studies
James Kyun-Jin Lee
Asian American Studies
Jennifer Lee
Sociology
Julia Lee
Asian American Studies
Beth Lopour
Biomedical Engineering
Anna Ma*
Mathematics
Taija Mars McDougall
African American Studies
Juliet McMullin
Family Medicine
Maria Montenegro*
Global and International Studies
Brittany Morey*
Public Health
Sylvia Nam
Anthropology
Dequina Nicholas
Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
Fantasia Painter
Global and International Studies
Kylie Peppler
Informatics
Isabela Quintana
Asian American Studies
Manuel Reyes
Mathematics
Annie Ro
Public Health
Crystal Robertson
Political Science
Mercy Romero
Criminology, Law, & Society
Rocio Rosales*
Sociology
Ana Rosas
Chicana/Latino Studies
Luis Sanchez-Lopez
Chicano/Latino Studies
Aomawa Shields
Physics and Astonomy
Jared Sexton
African American Studies and Film & Media Studies
Nicole Renee Sparks*
Environmental and Occupational Health
Celia Symons
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Katherine (Katie) Thompson-Peer
Developmental & Cell Biology
Roberto Tinoco*
Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
Fatimah Tobing Rony
Film & Media Studies
Carolina Valdivia*
Criminology, Law and Society
Irene Vega*
Sociology
Linda Trinh Vo*
Asian American Studies
Sarah Whitt
Global and International Studies
DeWayne Williams*
Psychological Science
Tiffany Willoughby-Herard
Global and International Studies
Ka-eul Yoo*
Global and International Studies
Ji Yu*
Physics and Astronomy
Atena Zahedi
Clinical Pharmacy Practice
Salvador Zarate*
Anthropology

UCLA

Karina Alma
Chicana/o and Central American Studies
Leisy Abrego
Chicana/o and Central American Studies
Theresa Ambo
American Indian Studies
Juliann Anesi
Gender Studies
Gawain Antell
Geography
Nohora Arrieta Fernandez
Spanish & Portuguese
Solange Ashby
Near Eastern Languages and Cultures
Delroy Baugh
Chemistry
Alisa Bierria
Gender Studies
Tria Blu Wakpa
World Arts Cultures/Dance
Maylei Blackwell
Chicana/o and Central American Studies
Evelyn Blumenberg
Urban Planning
Lucy Burns
Asian American Studies
Dan Bustillo
Gender Studies
Jolie Chea
Asian American Studies
M. Kamari Clarke
Anthropology
Anthony J. Covarrubias
Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics
Dorota Dabrowska
Biostatistics
Justin Dunnavant
Anthropology
Ugo Edu*
African American Studies
Michelle Erai
Women's Studies
Alyson Fletcher
Statistics
Timu Gallien
Civil and Environmental Engineering
David G. Garcia
Education & Information Studies
Yessica Garcia Hernandez
Chicana/o and Central American Studies
Joshua Guzman
Gender Studies
Juan Herrera
Geography
Raúl Hinojosa-Ojeda*
Chicana/o and Central American Studies
Grace Hong
Gender Studies
Incamu (Ray) Huaute
American Indian Studies
Sylvia Hurtado
Education & Information Studies
Gaye Theresa Johnson
Chicana/o and Central American Studies
Nour Joudah
Asian American Studies
Koji Lau-Ozawa*
Anthropology
Rachel Lee*
English
Cindy Nguyen*
Information Studies
Kelly Nguyen
Classics 
Maria Cristina Pons
Chicana/o and Central American Studies
Loubna Qutami
Asian American Studies
Rodrigo Ranero*
Spanish & Portuguese 
Robert Chao Romero
Chicana/o and Central American Studies
Hayden Schaeffer
Mathematics
Danielle L. Schmitt
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Michael Stoll
Public Policy
Caroline Streeter
English and African American Studies
Wendy Sung
World Arts and Cultures/Dance
Courtney S. Thomas
Community Health Sciences
David C. Turner, III*
Social Welfare
Abel Valenzuela, Jr.
Chicana/o and Central American Studies
Lee Ann Wang
Asian American Studies and Social Welfare
Thaiesha Wright
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Jingwen Yao*
Radiological Sciences

UC Merced

Adeyemi Adebiyi
Life & Environmental Sciences
Myles Ali
History & Critical Race and Ethnic Studies
Asmeret Asefaw Berhe
Life & Environmental Sciences
Ricardo Cisneros
Social Sciences, Humanities & Arts
Robin DeLugan
Social Sciences, Humanities & Arts
Xing Gao
Public Health
Joshua Garcia
Life & Environmental Sciences
Blythe George
Sociology
Felicia Rhapsody Lopez
Literature & Languages
Kit Myers*
Social Sciences, Humanities & Arts: History
Rudy Oritz
Natural Sciences
Aurora Pribram-Jones
Natural Sciences: Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Mayya Tokman
Natural Sciences
Ma Vang
Social Sciences, Humanities & Arts
Jeffrey Yoshimi
Social Sciences, Humanities, & Arts

UC Riverside

Sahin Acikoz*
Religious Studies
Amalia Cabezas
Media and Cultural Studies
Jack Cáravas*
Gender and Sexuality Studies
Mei-Chu Chang
Mathematics
Roby Douilly
Earth Sciences
Adrián Félix
Ethnic Studies
Ana Cristina Gomez Vidal
Society, Environment, and Health Equity
Emily Hue*
Ethnic Studies
Anthony Jerry
Anthropology
Stephanie Jones
Black Study
Suneal Kolluri
Education
Erin Lam
Comparative Literature and Languages
John Marquez*
History
Tamar Mentzel*
Mechanical Engineering
Keith Miyake*
Ethnic Studies
Amy Murillo*
Entomology
William Pruitt*
Ethnic Studies
Raquel Rall*
Education
Trisha Remetir*
Comparative Literature and Languages
Brandon Robinson
Gender & Sexuality Studies
Ricardo Rocha*
Hispanic Studies
Elizabeth Rubio*
Gender & Sexuality Studies
Elena Sesma
Anthropology
Setsu Shigematsu
Media and Cultural Studies
Flip Tanedo
Physics & Astronomy
Cecilia Vasquez*
Anthropology
Jasmin Young
Ethnic Studies
Roya Zandi
Physics

UC San Diego

Sarah Aarons*
Oceanography
Katherine Barbeau
Chemical Oceanography
Amanda Batarseh*
Literature
Jennifer Burney
International Relations & Pacific Studies
Gloria Chacón
Literature
Alex Chaim*
Cell and Developmental Biology
Dennis Childs
Literature
Caroline Collins
Urban Studies and Planning
Francisco Contijoch
Bioengineering
Yen-Le Espiritu
Ethnic Studies
Patrick K. Fox*
Anthropology
Jose Fusté
Ethnic Studies
David J. Gonzalez
Pharmacology
Sara Johnson
Literature
Joo Kim
Literature
Amanda Lewis
Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Science
Mark A. Lawson
Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Science
Becky Marquez
Family Medicine and Public Health
Filipe Perreira
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Jade Power*
Theatre
Padmini Rangamani*
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Lara Rangel*
Cognitive Science
Isabella Restrepo
Ethnic Studies
Nabora Reyes de Barboza*
Cell and Developmental Biology
Erik Romero*
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Shabnam Semnani
Structural Engineering
Andrea Tao
Nanoengineering
Daphne Taylor-García
Ethnic Studies
Chris Thiessen*
Astronomy and Astrophysics
JoAnn Trejo
Pharmacology
Emily Troemel
Cell & Developmental Biology
Olga Vásquez
Communications
Bradley Voytek
Cognitive Science
K. Wayne Yang
Ethnic Studies

UCSF

Corey Harwell
Neurology and Center for Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research
Errol Lobo
Fetal Treatment Center
Melanie Morrison*
Radiology & Biomedical Imaging
Howard Pinderhughes
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Stacy Torres
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Catera Wilder*
Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences

UC Santa Barbara

Amir Aziz
Asian American Studies
Giovanni Batz
Chicana and Chicano Studies
Felice Blake
English
Peter Bloom
Film and Media Studies
Jacqueline Bobo
Women's Studies
Eve Lorane Brown
Black Studies
Dolores Inés Casillas
Chicana and Chicano Studies
Fernanda Castellón
Counseling, Clinical and School Psychology
Miroslava Chávez-García
Chicana/Chicano Studies
Alexander Cho
Asian American Studies
Nadège T. Clitandre
Global & International Studies
Katy Craig
Mathematics
Caleb Dawson
Sociology
Summer Gray
Environmental Studies
Lynn Hou
Linguistics
Sanjukta Krishnagopal
Computer Science
Ashley Larsen
Environmental Science & Management
Nadia Léonard
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Laura Lewis
Psychological and Brain Sciences
Esther Lezra
Global & International Studies
Jesus Martinez-Gomez
Ecology, Evolution & Marine Biology
Mae Miller
Global Studies
Mireille Miller-Young
Women's Studies
Anne Napatalung*
Feminist Studies
Erin Ninh
Asian American Studies
Raquel Pacheco
Anthropology
Elizabeth Perez
Religious Studies
Jorge Ramirez-Lopez
Global Studies
A.J. Rice
Political Science
Matt T. Richardson
Feminist Studies
Silvia Rodriguez Vega*
Chicana and Chicano Studies
Laura Romo
Education
Denise Segura
Sociology
Brisa Smith Flores*
History of Art and Architecture
David Stein
History
Phung N. Su
Sociology
Cathy Thomas
English
Althea Wasow
Film & Media Studies
Grace Wu
Environmental Studies

UC Santa Cruz

James Battle
Sociology
Roxanne Beltran*
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Courtney Bonam*
Psychology
Clementine Bordeaux
History of Art & Visual Culture
Iokepa Casumbal-Salazar
Critical Race & Ethnic Studies
Russell Corbett-Detig*
Biomolecular Engineering
Gina Dent
Feminist Studies
Lindsey Dillon*
Sociology
Sylvanna M. Falcón
Latin American and Latino Studies
Caro Flores
Philosophy
Nicole Furtado
History of Art & Visual Culture
Marcella Gomez*
Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Javier Gonzalez-Rocha*
Applied Mathematics
Herman Gray
Sociology
Ashwak Hauter
Anthropology
Christine Hong*
Literature
Caitlin Keliiaa
Feminist Studies
Jennifer Kelly
Feminist Studies
L.S. Kim*
Film & Digital Media Studies
Jacqueline Kimmey
Microbiology & Environmental Toxicology
Debra Lewis
Mathematics
Amy Lonetree*
American Studies
Aide Macias-Muñoz*
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Ari Martinez*
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Cinthya Martinez*
Latin American and Latino Studies
Jennifer Mogannam
Critical Race & Ethnic Studies
Maywa Montenegro de Wit
Environmental Studies
Allison Moreno*
Ocean Sciences
Nick Mitchell
Feminist Studies
Derek Conrad Murray*
History of Art and Visual Culture Studies
Fuifuilupe Niumeitolu
Critical Race & Ethnic Studies
Justin Perez
Latin American & Latino Studies
Tamara Pico
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Eric Porter
History and History of Consciousness
Olga Najera Ramirez*
Anthropology
Kathryn Ringland
Computational Media
Martin Rizzo*
Film & Digital Media Studies
Matthew Romero
Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology
Shelbi Russell*
Biomolecular Engineering
Steph Sallum*
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Tsim Schneider
Anthropology
Susan Schwartz
Earth Sciences
Marilou Sison-Mangus
Ocean Sciences
Kira Tait*
Politics 
Anjuli Verma*
Politics