Centers & Institutes

CSUF is home to a number of Campus Centers and Institutes (CCIs), which address a wide variety of research, service and community needs. The CCIs undergo periodic reviews that serve as a reflective process to summarize the centers/institutes’ accomplishments, and to identify directions of growth and areas of improvement.

List of Centers and Institutes
College Created/Est. Date Center/Institute Director(s)/Contact(s) Most Recent Review
College of Business and Economics 2003 Center for Corporate Reporting and GovernanceOpens in new window Vivek Mande  
April Morris            		 2022 - 2023 (Corporate Reporting and Governance)PDF File Opens in new window
College of Business and Economics  1965 Center for Economic EducationOpens in new window Radha Bhattacharya 2022 - 2023 (Economic Education)PDF File Opens in new window
College of Business and Economics 2001 Center for EntrepreneurshipOpens in new window John Bradley Jackson               2022 - 2023 (Entrepreneurship)PDF File Opens in new window
College of Business and Economics 1995 Center for Family BusinessOpens in new window Tim Schultz 2016 - 2017 (Family Business)PDF File Opens in new window
College of Business and Economics   Center for Information Technology and Business Analytics (CITBA)Opens in new window Rahul Bhaskar 2022 - 2023 (Information Technology and Business Analytics)PDF File Opens in new window
College of Business and Economics  2009 Center for LeadershipOpens in new window John E. Barbuto, Jr. (Jay) 2022 - 2023 (Leadership)PDF File Opens in new window
College of Business and Economics   Center for Entertainment and Hospitality ManagementOpens in new window Ellen Kim   
Amani Roberts             		  2018-2019 (Entertainement & Hospitality Management)PDF File Opens in new window
College of Business and Economics 1996 Center for Real EstateOpens in new window Pam Scamardo 2017 - 2018 (Real Estate and Land Use)PDF File Opens in new window
College of Business and Economics  1986 Decision Research CenterOpens in new window Daniel Cavagnaro 2016-2017 (Decision Research) PDF File Opens in new window
College of Business and Economics 1996 Gianneschi Center for Nonprofit ResearchOpens in new window Chethan Srikant 2017 - 2018 (Gianneschi)PDF File Opens in new window
College of Business and Economics 1997-1998 School of Risk Management and InsuranceOpens in new window Weili Lu   
Xiaoying Xie                              		 2016 - 2017 (Insurance Studies)PDF File Opens in new window
College of Business and Economics   Small Business Development CenterOpens in new window Michael Daniel 2022 - 2023 (Small Business Development Center)PDF File Opens in new window
College of Business and Economics 2003 Small Business InstituteOpens in new window   John B. Jackson 2017 - 2018 (Small Business Institute)PDF File Opens in new window
College of Business and Economics 2009 The Sales Leadership CenterOpens in new window   Brad Anderson 2017-2018 (Sales Leadership)PDF File Opens in new window
College of Business and Economics   Woods Center for Economic Analysis and Forecasting (CEAF)Opens in new window Anil K. Puri 
Mira Farka		 2016-2017 (Woods Center for Economic Analysis and Forecasting)PDF File Opens in new window
College of Communications 2013 Latino Communications InstituteOpens in new window Ricardo Valencia  2017-2018 (Latino Communications)PDF File Opens in new window
College of Communications  2010 Maxwell Center For International CommunicationsOpens in new window Roselyn Du 2016 - 2017 (Maxwell)PDF File Opens in new window
College of Communications 1961 Speech and Hearing ClinicOpens in new window Sherri Wolff 2016 - 2017 (Speech and Hearing)PDF File Opens in new window
College of Education  2012 Center for International Partnerships in Higher Education (C-IPED) Melinda Pierson 2015 - 2016 (C-IPED)PDF File Opens in new window
College of Education  2008 Center for Research on Educational Access and Leadership (C-REAL)Opens in new window Dawn Person 2022 - 2023 (C-REAL)PDF File Opens in new window
College of Education   Hazel Miller Croy Reading CenterOpens in new window Joanne Chapman 2016 - 2017 (Hazel Miller Croy)PDF File Opens in new window
College of Education   SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union Center for Creativity and Critical ThinkingOpens in new window Cynthia Gautreau 2016 - 2017 (SchoolsFirst)PDF File Opens in new window
College of Engineering & Computer Science 2015 Center for CybersecurityOpens in new window Mikhail Gofman 2017-2018 (Cybersecurity)PDF File Opens in new window
College of Engineering & Computer Science 2016 Center for Collaborative Research and Prototype DevelopmentOpens in new window Kenneth Faller 
Sagil James		 2018 - 2019 (CCRPD)PDF File Opens in new window
College of Engineering & Computer Science 2019 Center for Navigation Jidong Huang  2022 - 2023 (Center for Navigation)PDF File Opens in new window
College of Health and Human Development & College of Education   Center for AutismOpens in new window Erica Howell 
Rachel M. Fenning 
Jason K. Baker		 2022 - 2023 (Center for Autism)PDF File Opens in new window
College of Health and Human Development  2011 Center for Boys and MenOpens in new window Matt Englar-Carlson 2022 - 2023 (Center for Boys and Men)PDF File Opens in new window
College of Health and Human Development 2006 Center for Cancer Prevention, Health Disparities Research and TrainingOpens in new window Archana McEligot 2017 - 2018 (Cancer Disparities Research)PDF File Opens in new window
College of Health and Human Development 1991 Center for Community CollaborationOpens in new window Melanie Horn Mallers 2016 - 2017 (Community Collaboration)PDF File Opens in new window
College of Health and Human Development 2016 Center for Healthy NeighborhoodsOpens in new window C. Jessie Jones 2018 - 2019 (Healthy Neighborhoods)PDF File Opens in new window
College of Health and Human Development  2014 Center for Nursing Workforce Excellence Christine Latham 2015 - 2016 (Nursing Workforce Excellence)PDF File Opens in new window
College of Health and Human Development  2014 Center for Sociocultural Sport and Olympic ResearchOpens in new window John Gleaves
Matthew Llewellyn
Toby C. Rider		 2016-2017 (Sociocultural Sport and Olympic Research)PDF File Opens in new window
College of Health and Human Development   Center for Sport PerformanceOpens in new window Andy Galpin  
Jared W. Coburn
Scott K. Lynn		 2022 - 2023 (Sport Performance)PDF File Opens in new window
College of Health and Human Development 1998 Center for Successful AgingOpens in new window Debra Rose
Koren Fisher		 2017 - 2018 (Successful Aging)PDF File Opens in new window
College of Health and Human Development   Center for the Promotion of Healthy Lifestyles and Obesity PreventionOpens in new window Jie Weiss
Maria Koleilat
Pimbucha Rusmevichientong		 2016 - 2017 (Healthy Lifestyles)PDF File Opens in new window
College of Health and Human Development  2004 Employee Wellness ProgramOpens in new window Christine Quiros
Kavin Tsang		 2022 - 2023 (Employee Wellness Program)PDF File Opens in new window
College of Health and Human Development 2007 Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain CenterOpens in new window Jordan Aquino 2017 - 2018 (Fibromalgia and Chronic Pain)PDF File Opens in new window
College of Health and Human Development 2009 Health Promotion Research InstituteOpens in new window Michele Wood 2017 - 2018 (Health Promotion)PDF File Opens in new window
College of Humanities and Social Sciences   Archaeological Research FacilityOpens in new window Steven James 2016 - 2017 (Archaeological Research Facility)PDF File Opens in new window
College of Humanities and Social Sciences 2020 Institute of Black Intellectual Innovation (IBII)Opens in new window Natalie Graham  
College of Humanities and Social Sciences 1996 Center for Demographic ResearchOpens in new window Deborah Diep
Rubaiya (Ruby) Zaman		 2017 - 2018 (Demographic Research)PDF File Opens in new window
College of Humanities and Social Sciences   Center for Ethnographic Cultural AnalysisOpens in new window Sarah Grant
Karen Stocker		 2016 - 2017 (Ethnographic Cultural Analysis)PDF File Opens in new window
College of Humanities and Social Sciences 2022 Center for the Study of Human Nature Elizabeth Pillsworth  
College of Humanities and Social Sciences   The Lawrence de Graaf Center for Oral and Public HistoryOpens in new window Natalie Fousekis
Cora Granata
Benjamin Cawthra		 2017 - 2018 (Oral and Public History)PDF File Opens in new window
College of Humanities and Social Sciences   Center for Public PolicyOpens in new window Phillip Kopp 2017 - 2018 (Public Policy)PDF File Opens in new window
College of Humanities and Social Sciences  2007 Center for Remote Sensing and Environmental AnalysisOpens in new window Jindong Wu 2015 - 2016 (Remote Sensing and Environmental Analysis)PDF File Opens in new window
College of Humanities and Social Sciences 2009 Center for SustainabilityOpens in new window John Bock  2017-2018 (Sustainability)PDF File Opens in new window
College of Humanities and Social Sciences  1994 Fullerton International Resources for Students and Teachers (FIRST) Lisa McAllister 2022 - 2023 (FIRST)PDF File Opens in new window
College of Humanities and Social Sciences 1987 Social Science Research Center (SSRC)Opens in new window Laura Gil-Trejo 2017 - 2018 (Social Science Research)PDF File Opens in new window
College of Humanities and Social Sciences 1970s South Central Coastal Information Center (SCCIC)Opens in new window Stacy St. James 2017 - 2018 (South Central Coastal)PDF File Opens in new window
College of Humanities and Social Sciences   Twin Studies CenterOpens in new window Nancy L. Segal 2017 - 2018 (Twin Studies Center)PDF File Opens in new window
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics 1976 Desert Studies Center Opens in new window Terry McGlynn 2008 - 2009 (Desert Studies Center)PDF File Opens in new window
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics & College of Education   Catalyst Center for the Advancement of Research in Teaching and Learning Math and ScienceOpens in new window Joel K. Abraham          Antionette Linton
Michael Loverude		 2017 - 2018 (Catalyst Center)PDF File Opens in new window
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics 2006 Center for Applied Biotechnology StudiesOpens in new window Marcelo Tolmasky 2017 - 2018 (Applied Biotechnology)PDF File Opens in new window
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics 2013 Center for Computational and Applied Mathematics (CCAM)Opens in new window Sam Behseta 2017 - 2018 (Computational)PDF File Opens in new window
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics  2012 Nicholas and Lee Begovich Center for Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astronomy CenterOpens in new window Joshua R. Smith 2022 - 2023 (Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astronmy Center)PDF File Opens in new window
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics   Ocean Studies Institute/Southern California Marine InstituteOpens in new window Daniel J. Pondella II  
Extension and International Programs 1968 Tucker Wildlife SanctuaryOpens in new window Vacant 2016 - 2017 (Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary)PDF File Opens in new window

*Systemwide multi-campus centers, institutes, and affinity groups are subject to EO 1103PDF File Opens in new window .