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New Faculty> Brian
E. Adams 
Brian E. Adams, Assistant Professor, Political Science In 2001-2, he was a fellow at the Kettering Foundation in Dayton, Ohio, assisting them with their research exploring how to improve democratic practices. After his fellowship ended, he is continuing his relationship with them by assisting in their research on social networks. 
Piotr Jankowski, Professor, Geography One of his current projects involves assessing the ways geographic information system (GIS) and other technologies can allow the public to participate in transportation decision-making.
Ronald F. King, Political Science, Professor and ChairRonald King joined the SDSU faculty in Fall 2003 as a professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science. He previously taught at Tulane (15 years) and Cornell (9 years). A native of New York City, his undergraduate degree is from the University of Pennsylvania and his graduate degrees are from Oxford and the University of Chicago (PhD 1981). Professor King's specialization is American Politics and Public Policy. He has written major books on taxation (published by Yale University Press) and welfare entitlements (published by Georgetown University Press). His articles have appeared in journals such as: American Political Science Review, Political Science Quarterly, Polity, Politics and Society, Policy Sciences, Journal of Public Policy, Studies in American Political Development, and the Journal of Interdisciplinary History.
Michael McCall, Assistant Professor, Sociology
Khaleel Mohammed, Assistant Professor, Religion Studies Khaleel is a member of the university’s Center for Arabic and Islamic studies. Dr. Mohammed was born in Guyana, South America, and his academic pursuits have taken him to such places as Mexico, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Mauritania, Syria and Yemen. He has studied at both traditional Islamic institutions and Western universities. After a bachelor’s degree in Religion and Psychology (Mexico), and a brief stint in the Canadian Army, he received a Saudi government scholarship and studied at the Kulliyat al Shariah, Muhammad bin Saud University, in Riyadh.
Thomas P. Passananti, Assistant Professor, HistoryThomas Passananti received his Ph.D. from the Univeristy of Chicago in 2001. He is currently an assistant professor in SDSU’s history department and focuses on Mexican History, Modern East Asian/International History, and U.S. History.
Thitima Puttitanun, Assistant Professor, Economics
Sandra Wawrytko, Assistant Professor, Asia Pacific Studies
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Brian
Adams has recently joined the political science department at SDSU.
Brian earned his Ph.D. in 2003 from the University of California, Irvine.
Brian's dissertation explored citizen participation in local politics,
examining how citizens try to influence local policy and what issues
are most likely to generate citizen participation. On what types of
issues do citizens participate? Is their participation constructive
(in that it helps localities deal with pressing social issues), or is
it obstructionist, blocking city officials from acting in the best interest
of their constituents? On the local level citizens have a wide range
of participatory opportunities: in addition to voting and other forms
of "thin" participation, they can also attend local meetings,
circulate petitions, and talk directly to local officials. Do citizens
take advantage of the full range of opportunities available to them?
If so, how do they weave together these activities into a general strategy?
Piotr
Jankowsky joined the geography department faculty as a professor in
2003. Prior to his arrival here, Piotr taught at University of Muenster
in Germany and the University of Idaho. He earned his Ph.D. at the University
of Washington in 1989. Piotr received the “Outstanding Faculty
Award for Assisting Students with Disabilities, University of Idaho,
2002” and the “Outstanding Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence
in 1993-1994, University of Idaho.” 
Michael
McCall recently joined the Sociology faculty as an assistant professor.
Michael earned his Ph.D. at Washington University (St. Louis) and has
research interests in Social Theory, Social Issues, and Gender Roles.
Dr.
Khaleel Mohammed is assistant professor of Religion at San Diego State
University, and a specialist in Islamic Studies. He received his PhD
from McGill University in 2001.