Family & Consumer Sciences

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FCS Faculty & Staff

Family & Consumer Sciences faculty and staff are listed alphabetically below, along with email addresses and pictures. If websites exist, you'll find them by clicking on the pictures. 
Akers, Alyce, PhD
Department Chair/Graduate Coordinator
Area of emphasis: Family Studies
Office location: Sequoia Hall Main Office (SQ 141)
818.677.3051

  
Berger,  Roxane, MA
Area of emphasis: Interior Design
Office location: SQ 203
818.677.4831
(part time faculty)

Besnilian, Annette,  MPH, RD, CLE
Area of emphasis: Nutrition, Dietetics, & Food Science
Office location: SQ 120
818.677.3102
(part time faculty)


Blyler, Elaine,  MS, RD
Area of emphasis: Nutrition, Dietetics & Food Science
Emeritus Faculty

 
Boyadzhyan, Marine, MS
Area of emphasis: Apparel Design & Merchandising
Office location:  SQ 245
818.677.7253
(part time faculty)
Brinn-Feinberg, Victoria, PhD, IIDA, CID
Professor
Areas of emphasis: Interior Design, Urban Studies & Planning
Office location: SQ 204B
818.677.4693
(full time faculty)
Brown, Ms Sheila
Administrative Support Coordinator
Office location: SQ 141
818.677.3051
(full time staff)
 
Cai, Tom, MS
Professor
Area of emphasis: Consumer Affairs
Office location: SQ 200D
818.677.3122
(full time faculty)
Chajin, Farah, BS
Area of emphasis: Apparel Design and Merchandising
Office location:  SQ  245
818.677.7253
(part time faculty)
Chen, Tom, PhD
Director, Marilyn Magaram Center 
Area of emphasis: Nutrition, Dietetics & Food Science
Office location: SQ 120
818.677.3102
(Emeritus faculty)
Chowa, Lydia, PhD
Professor
Area of emphasis: Nutrition, Dietetics & Food Science
Office location: SQ200A
818.677.4086
(full time faculty
(no photo available)
Clark, Audrey, PhD
Professor
Area of emphasis: Family Studies

(Emeritus faculty)
Clemens, Roger, PhD, CNS, FACN, FIFT
Area of emphasis: Nutrition ,Dietetics & Food Science
Office location:  SQ204D
818.624.4489
(part time faculty)

 
Davis, Catherine, MS
Area of emphasis: Consumer Affairs
Office location: SQ203
818.677.4831
(part time faculty)
no photo available
Eyrich, Sharon, MS
Area of emphasis: Family Studies

(part time faculty)

 
Fajardo-Lira, Claudia,PhD
Asst. Professor
Area of Emphasis: Nutrition, Dietetics, & Food Science
Office location: SQ 200R
818.677.3021
(full time faculty
Filbeck, Marilynn, PhD
Professor
Areas of emphasis: Family & Consumer Sciences Education,
Consumer Affairs
Office location:  SQ 200H
818.677.3116
(on leave)
Gaynor, Patricia, MS
Area of emphasis: Interior Design
Office location: SQ203
818.677.4831
(part time faculty)

Gill, Anne, MS
Area of emphasis: Family Studies
Office location: SQ 200H
818.677.3116
(part time faculty)

Giordano, Angie, PhD
Asst. Professor
Area of Emphasis: Family Studies
Office Location: SQ 200P
818.677.7851
(full time faculty)


Griffin, Judith, MS
Area of emphasis: Interior Design
Office Location: SQ 204D
818.677.3023
(full time faculty)


 Harrel-Smith,  Jerry-Ann, MS
Director-Child and Family Studies Center
Area of emphasis: Family Studies
Office location: 18330 Halstead St.
818.677.3131
(full time faculty)
Hatkoff,  Terry, PhD
Area of emphasis: Family Studies
Office locations: SQ 200F
818.677.3117
(part time faculty)
 
 Hill,  Barbara J., MS
Area of emphasis:  Family Studies
Office location: SQ 204A
818.677.4487
(part time faculty

 Holman, Sylvia, MS, RD
Area of emphasis: Nutriton, Dietetics, & Food Science
Office location: SQ 204D
818.677.4489
(part time faculty)
(no photo available)
 Keating,  Liza, MS
Area of Emphasis: Family Studies
Child and Family Studies Center
Office location:  SQ 211
818.677.3620
(part time faculty) (on leave)
Kim, JongEun, PhD
Area of Emphasis, Apparel Design and Merchandising
Office location:  SQ200Q
818.677.3907
(full time faculty)
 

Kohn, Rodika
Area of emphasis: Interior Design
Office location: SQ 200L
818.677.4485
(full time faculty)
 
Larkin, Dee, MS, RD
Area of emphasis: Nutrition, Dietetics & Food Science
(part time faculty, part time staff)
Retired

 
Lewis-Goldstein, Diane, MS
Area of emphasis: Consumer Affairs, Apparel Design & Merchandising
Office location: SQ 245
818.677.7253
(part time faculty)

 Lisagor, Terri, EdD, MS, RD
Area of emphasis: Nutrition, Dietetics & Food Science
Office location:  SQ 200F
818.677.3119
(full time faculty)

 Luethy, Gerry, PhD
Professor
Area of Emphasis: Family Studies

(emeritus faculty)
 MacDonald, Richard, PhD, LMFT
Assoc. Professor
Area of emphasis: Family Studies, Human Sexuality
Coordinator, Human Sexuality Minor
Office location: SQ 200G
818.677.4830
(full time faculty)
Martin,  Allen, PhD
Assoc. Professor
Area of emphasis: Consumer Affairs
Office Location: SQ 200U
818.677.7252
(full time faculty)
 
Martin, Darrick, MFA
Area of emphasis:  Interior Design
Office location: SQ200B
818.677.3120
(part time faculty)
no photo available
Matthews-Maxwell, Erin,  MS
Area of emphasis:  Family Studies
Office location: SQ200H
818.677.3116
(part time faculty)
No photo available
Mauksch, Roberta, MS
Assoc. Professor
Area of emphasis: Interior Design
Office location:  SQ200T
818.677.3023
(full time faculty)

Medrano, Mary, MS
Area of emphasis: Interior Design
Office location:  SQ203
818.677.4831
(part time faculty)
no photo available

 

Mohammadlou, Sara, MS
Area of emphasis: Interior Design
Office location: SQ200B
818.677.3120
(part time faculty)
no photo available

Oliva, Juan, MS
Area of emphasis: Family Studies
Office location: SQ 211
818.677.3620
(part time faculty)

Owens,  Nancy, PhD
Professor
Area of emphasis: Apparel Design and Merchandising
(emeritus faculty)
 
Perl, Sonya, MS
Area of emphasis, Nutrition, Dietetics & Food Science
Office location: SQ204D
818.677.4489
(part time faculty)
no photo available
Powell, Erin, MS
Area of emphasis: Interior Design
Office location: SQ203
818.677.3120
(part time faculty)
no photo available)
Pontikis, Kyriakos, PhD
Assoc Professor
Area of Emphasis: Interior Design
Office Location: SQ208C
818.677.3117
(full time faculty)
Plunkett, Scott, PhD
Assoc. Professor
Area of emphasis: Family Studies
Office location: SQ 200N
818.677.7480
(full time faculty)

Robinette,  Karen, EdD
Professor
Area of emphasis: Apparel Design & Merchandising
Office locations:  Sequoia Hall Main Office (SQ 141)
818.677.3440 & 818.677.3051
(full time faculty)
Schlesinger, Cynthia,MS
Area of emphasis: Consumer Affairs
Office location: SQ 203
818.677.4831
(part time faculty)
 Smith, Christine,  PhD, RD
Area of emphasis: Nutrition, Dietetics & Food Science
(Emeritus faculty)


 Sontag, Ms Paulette
Instructional Support
Office location: SQ 207
818.677.3846
(full time staff)
 
Stahl, Ann, MS
Area of emphasis:  Consumer Affairs
Office location:  SQ 211
818.677.3620
(part time faculty)
no photo available
Thakur, Anubhuti (Bhatia), PhD
Asst. Professor
Area of emphasis:  Interior Design
Office location: SQ200M
818.677.4962
(full time faculty)

Torabian  (Riasati), Setareh, PhD
Asst Professor
Area of emphasis: Nutrition, Dietetics & Food Science
Office location: SQ 200K
818.677.2842
(full time faculty)
Trieu, My Trinh (Sony), MS
Area of emphasis: Family Studies
Office location: SQ 200H
818.677.3116
(part time faculty)  
Mask (Warren), Shirley, MS
Area of emphasis: Apparel Design & Merchandising
Office location: SQ 204C
818.677.4488
(full time faculty)

Wilder,  David, MS
Area of emphasis: Consumer Affairs
Office location: SQ 200F
818.677.3117
(part time faculty)
Williams, Scott, MA,  LMFT
Area of emphasis: Family Studies
Office location: SQ 200V
818.677.6898
(part time faculty)
Williams, Wendy Hill, MA, LMFT
Area of emphasis:  Family Studies
Office location:  SQ 200V
818.677.6898
(part time faculty)
 

Department of Family & Consumer Sciences
California State University, Northridge
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8308

818.677.3051
email: fcs@csun.edu

Family & Consumer Sciences main office is on the first floor of Sequoia Hall, which is east of the Oviatt Library, west of the University Student Union, south of the Engineering Building and north of the Science complex.

A note about parking:   The campus is experiencing reconstruction in several areas, including Lindley Avenue.  At this time the best choice for parking is in Lot G4, (entrance at Zelzah and Plummer, east side of the campus). Parking for the disabled is also available in G4.  

Useful CSUN info:
Admissions and Records: 818.677.3700
Student Services Center: 818.677.2883
CSUN main switchboard: 818.677.1200

CSUN Home: http://www.csun.edu

The Department of Family & Consumer Sciences is part of the College of Health and Human Development. Click here to visit the Health and Human Development website.

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