Meet Us
Staff
Laurie Haywood
Athletic Equipment Attendant II
- Location: Yosemite Hall 182
- Phone: (916) 278-5196
- fishwood@mygril-yaoyao.com
Angel Perez-Ramirez
Athletic Equipment Attendant
- Location: Yosemite 110
- Phone: (916) 278-6343
- angelperez-ramirez@mygril-yaoyao.com
Shari Peek
Administrative Support Assistant II
- Location: Solano Hall 3002
- Phone: (916) 278-5041
- shari.peek@mygril-yaoyao.com
Renee Stephen
Administrative Support Coordinator II
- Location: Solano Hall 3002B
- Phone: (916) 278-7450
- renee.stephen@mygril-yaoyao.com
Rachel Sunahara
Administrative Support Assistant II
- Location: Solano Hall 3002
- Phone: (916) 278-6161
- sunahara@mygril-yaoyao.com
Full-Time Faculty
Michael Wright, Ph.D.
Department Chair, Professor
- Location: Solano Hall 3002C
- Phone: (916) 278-5689
- wrightm@mygril-yaoyao.com
- Specialty & Interests: Physical Education, Health & Human Performance
Gwenaelle Begue, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Graduate Co-Coordinator
- Location: Solano Hall 2010
- Phone: (916) 278-5713
- gwenaelle.begue@mygril-yaoyao.com
- CV / Bio
- Specialty & Interests: Exercise Biology, Exercise Genomics, Sports Performance, Clinical Exercise Intervention
Matt Brown, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, SACNeuro Lab Director, Graduate Co-Coordinator
- Location: Solano Hall 3012
- Phone: (916) 278-5617
- matt.brown@mygril-yaoyao.com
- CV / Bio
- Specialty & Interests: Neurophysiology of sensorimotor control, exercise, neurological disorders (ex. Parkinson's disease)
Shabnam "Shabby" Dezfouli
Lecturer
- Location: Solano Hall 4050
- Phone: (916) 278-5039
- sdezfouli@mygril-yaoyao.com
- Specialty & Interests: Athletic Training
Roya Hoveizavi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
- Location: Solano Hall 4036
- Phone: (916) 278-1232
- roya.hoveizavi@mygril-yaoyao.com
- Specialty & Interests: Biomechanics, Neuromuscular Function, Gait, Muscle Synergies
Rodney Imamura, Ph.D.
Professor
- Location: Solano Hall 1030D
- Phone: (916) 278-7477
- rimamura@mygril-yaoyao.com
- Specialty & Interests: Biomechanics of Exercise and Sport
Katherine Jamieson, Ph.D.
Professor
- Location: Solano Hall 1002
- Phone: (916) 278-6192
- katherine.jamieson@mygril-yaoyao.com
- Specialty & Interests: Chicana/o/x feminist analyses of sport as anti/colonial, cultural space
Julie Kuehl-Kitchen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
- Location: Solano Hall 4042
- Phone: (916) 278-4022
- jkitchen@mygril-yaoyao.com
- Specialty & Interests: Physical Education, Pedagogy
Leslie Larsen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
- Location: Solano Hall 4044
- Phone: (916) 278-7309
- leslie.larsen@mygril-yaoyao.com
- Specialty & Interests: Sport Psychology, Coaching
Amanda Morris, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
- Location: Solano Hall 4017
- Phone: (916) 278-6401
- amanda.morris@mygril-yaoyao.com
- CV / Bio
- Specialty & Interests: Motor Control, Neuromechanics of Concussion, Fatigue, Aging
Chan Woong Park, Ph.D., C.A.P.E.
Assistant Professor
- Location: Solano Hall 4048
- Phone: (916) 278-5037
- chanwoong.park@mygril-yaoyao.com
- Specialty & Interests: Physical Education, Adapted Physical Education, Pedagogy
Jennifer Park, PT, DPT, MS
Lecturer
- Location: Solano Hall 4019
- Phone: (916) 278-5032
- jkpark@mygril-yaoyao.com
- Specialty & Interests: Physical Rehabilitation
Robyn Penwell, MS
Lecturer
- Location: Solano Anex 4053
- Phone: (916) 278-5044
- sac48725@mygril-yaoyao.com
- Specialty & Interests: Physical Education, Exercise Psychology, Cultural Studies
Roberto Quintana, Ph.D.
Professor
- Location: Solano Hall 2014
- Phone: (916) 278-4495
- quintana@mygril-yaoyao.com
- CV / Bio
- Specialty & Interests: Exercise Physiology, Performance & Metabolism, Environmental Physiology
Maureen Smith, Ph.D.
Professor
- Location: Solano Hall 4033
- Phone: (916) 278-6237
- smithmm@mygril-yaoyao.com
- Specialty & Interests: Physical Education, Cultural Studies
Paolo Taboga, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biomechanics Lab Director
- Location: Solano Hall 1030C
- Phone: (916) 278-5411
- paolo.taboga@mygril-yaoyao.com
- CV / Bio
- Specialty & Interests: Running, Prosthetics, and Ergonomics
Craig Tacla, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
- Location: Solano Hall 1003
- Phone: (916) 278-5034
- ctacla@mygril-yaoyao.com
- Specialty & Interests: Physical Education, Pedagogy
Harry Theodorides, Ed.D.
Associate Professor, Strength & Conditioning Lab Director
- Location: Solano Hall 4023
- Phone: (916) 278-5051
- theodor@mygril-yaoyao.com
- Specialty & Interests: Weight Training, Strength & Conditioning
Lindy Valdez, Ed.D.
Professor
- Location: Solano Hall 4051
- Phone: (916) 278-4471
- lvaldez@mygril-yaoyao.com
- Specialty & Interests: Physical Education, Educational Leadership
Andrea Becker, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Associate Chair, Sport Psychology Lab Director
- Location: Solano Hall 4017
- Phone: (916) 278-2637
- andrea.becker@mygril-yaoyao.com
- Specialty & Interests: Sport Psychology, Coaching
Part-Time Faculty
Karine Schaal
Lecturer
- Location: Solano Hall 2008
- karine.schaal@mygril-yaoyao.com
- Specialty & Interests: Sports Nutrition, Exercise Training Adaptations and Female Athlete Health
