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Committee for International Research
The Committee for International Research (CIR) is open to all ±¬ÁÏÉçÇø faculty who conduct research and scholarly and creative activities outside of the United States
Congratulations to Dr. Xioye She!
We are delighted to announce that Dr. Xiaoye She has been selected as the AY 2025-2027 International Research Faculty Fellow. Please join us in congratulating Dr. She on this prestigious achievement!
We would also like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Dr. Liz Ridder for her outstanding
service as the faculty fellow over the past two years.
Our goals:​
- Build community​
- Develop ideas to support international research needs​
- Connect faculty to campus and CSU resources & guidance ​
- Communicate & develop processes to further university support of international scholarly work​
- Engage in and support interdisciplinary work across campus​
- Promote & amplify faculty international research at annual symposium​
2025-2026 Meetings:
Meetings are open to ±¬ÁÏÉçÇø faculty who engage in international/global research, creative, and scholarly activities.
Fall 2025 Monthly Remote Meetings
Join us for our Fall 2025 remote meetings, held via on the first Monday of each month from 10:00 - 10:50 AM.
- September 8
- October 6
- November 3
- December 2
These meetings are open to all interested participants. To receive the Zoom passcode and access details, please contact:
Dr. Xiaoye She, CIR Faculty Fellow, xshe@csusm.edu
Faculty Fellow:
- 2025 - 2027 Dr. Xiaoye She
Dr. Xiaoye She - Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science
Dr. She studies the political economy of development in Northeast and Southeast Asia. Dr. She has rich experience with cross-boarder and international research and has navigated many of the hurdles facing the Committee for International Research (CIR) members. Through navigating these systems, Dr. She has significant campus networks and relationships with colleagues across colleges, including experience working with groups and offcies such a UGAC, OGSR, IRB, and Travel.
- 2023-2025 Dr. Elizabeth Ridder
- Associate Professor, Geography
Founding Faculty Fellow 2023-2025
Vegetation response to climate changes. Human landscape use. Urban wildlife.
I am plant biogeographer and physical geographer and I am interested in human-environment relationships. I study climate and human-related changes to plant distributions, specifically the underlying factors that lead to land-use and land-cover change, and how human decision-making in response to environmental change influences agricultural practices. I use field-based methods to study vegetation and landscape-level disturbances by integrating geospatial analysis and modeling. From this perspective I examine prehistorical to modern vegetation change, model present-day species distributions, and combine projections of land-cover change and species distributions under multiple climate change scenarios.
Committee Members:
- 2025-2026
Alan Malfavon
Alheli Calderon Villarreal
Alyssa Sepinwall
Andrew Spieldenner
Antonio De La Garza
Antonio Zaldivar
April Ibarra Siqueiros
Armaghan Ziaee
Asherlev Santo
Cecilia Uy-Tioco
Charles De Leone
Ching-Ming Cheng
Christiane Assefa
Devan Romero
Dino Bozonelos
Elizabeth Matthews
Elizabeth Ridder
Elvis Nshom
Eric Rhodes
Erika Diaz Almeyda
Fernando Amador II
Fernando Soriano
France-Luce Benson
Gloria Pindi
Jon Spenard
Leonardo Silva
Lucy HG Solomon
Mar Roig Ripoll
Marion Geiger
Meegan Feori-Payne
Meshack Simati
Michael Hughes
Mikee Inton-Campbell
Paola Ometto
Ranjeeta Basu
Reuben Mekenye
Sandra Doller
Shannon Swanson
Sheila Van Metre
Teru Toyokawa
William Byun
Xiaoye She
Yu Zhang
- 2024-2025
Abigail Nappier Cherup, Assistant Professor, CoBA Marketing
Alan Malfavon, Assistant Professor, CHABSS History
Alhelà Calderón-Villarreal, Assistant Professor, CEHHS Public Health
Alyssa Sepinwall, Professor, CHABSS History
Andrew Spieldenner, Associate Professor, CHABSS Communication
Antonio De La Garza, Associate Professor, CHABSS Communication
Antonio Zaldivar, Associate Professor & Department Chair, CHABSS History
April Ibarra Siqueiros, User Experience Librarian, Library
Armaghan Ziaee, Assistant Professor, CHABSS Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
AsherLev Santos, Associate Professor, CEHHS Public Health
Cecilia Uy-Tioco, Associate Professor, CHABSS Communication
Ching-Ming Cheng, Professor, CHABSS School of Arts - Music
Christiane Assefa, Assistant Professor, CHABSS Ethnic Studies
Devan Romero, Associate Professor, CEHHS Kinesiology
Dino Bozonelos, Lecturer, CHABSS Political Science & Global Studies
Elizabeth Matthews, Professor, CHABSS Political Science & Global Studies
Elizabeth Ridder, Associate Professor, CHABSS Liberal Studies
Elvis Nshom, Associate Professor, CHABSS Communication
Eric Rhodes, Associate Professor, CoBA Management
Erika DÃaz-Almeyda, Assistant Professor, CSTEM Biology
Fernando Amador II, Assistant Professor, CHABSS History
Fernando Soriano, Professor, CEHHS Human Development
France-Luce Benson, Assistant Professor, CHABSS School of Arts - Theatre
Gloria Pindi, Associate Professor, CHABSS Communication
Jon Spenard, Associate Professor, CHABSS Anthropology
Leonardo Silva, Assistant Professor, CHABSS Modern Language Studies
Lucy HG Solomon, Associate Professor, CHABSS School of Arts – Art, Media, and Design
Marion Geiger, Professor, CHABSS Modern Language Studies
Meegan Feori-Payne, Assistant Professor, CoBA Marketing
Meshack Simati, Associate Professor, CHABSS Global Studies
Michael Hughes, Associate Professor, CHABSS Modern Language Studies
Mikee Inton-Campbell, Assistant Professor, CHABSS Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Paola Ometto, Assistant Professor, CoBA Management
Ranjeeta Basu, Professor, CHABSS Economics
Reuben Mekenye, Associate Professor, CHABSS History
Sandra Doller, Professor, CHABSS Literature and Writing Studies
Shannon Swanson, Assistant Professor, CHABSS Environmental Studies
Teru Toyokawa, Associate Professor, CEHHS Human Development
William Byun, Lecturer, CoBA Finance
Xiaoye She, Assistant Professor, CHABSS Political Science
Yu Zhang, Assistant Professor, CHABSS Child and Adolescent Development
- 2023-2024
Alyssa Sepinwall, Professor, CHABSS History
Andrew Spieldenner, Associate Professor, CHABSS Communication
Antonio De La Garza, Associate Professor, CHABSS Communication
Antonio Zaldivar, Associate Professor & Department Chair, CHABSS History
Armaghan Ziaee, Assistant Professor, CHABSS Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
AsherLev Santos, Associate Professor, CEHHS Public Health
Cecilia Uy-Tioco, Associate Professor, CHABSS Communication
Ching-Ming Cheng, Professor, CHABSS School of Arts - Music
Dino Bozonelos, Lecturer, CHABSS Political Science & Global Studies
Elizabeth Matthews, Professor, CHABSS Political Science & Global Studies
Elizabeth Ridder, Associate Professor, CHABSS Liberal Studies
Elvis Nshom, Associate Professor, CHABSS Communication
France-Luce Benson, Assistant Professor, CHABSS School of Arts - Theatre
Gloria Pindi, Associate Professor, CHABSS Communication
Jon Spenard, Associate Professor, CHABSS Anthropology
Lucy HG Solomon, Associate Professor, CHABSS School of Arts – Art, Media, and Design
Marion Geiger, Professor, CHABSS Modern Language Studies
Meegan Feori-Payne, Assistant Professor, CoBA Marketing
Meshack Simati, Assistant Professor, CHABSS Global Studies
Michael Hughes, Associate Professor, CHABSS Modern Language Studies
Mikee Inton-Campbell, Assistant Professor, CHABSS Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Paola Ometto, Assistant Professor, CoBA Management
Ranjeeta Basu, Professor, CHABSS Economics
Reuben Mekenye, Associate Professor, CHABSS History
Robert Gutierrez, Assistant Professor, CHABSS Communication
Sandra Doller, Associate Professor, CHABSS Literature and Writing Studies
Shannon Swanson, Assistant Professor, CHABSS Environmental Studies
Teru Toyokawa, Associate Professor, CEHHS Human Development
William Byun, Lecturer, CoBA Finance
Xiaoye She, Assistant Professor, CHABSS Political Science
±¬ÁÏÉçÇø International Research Collaborations:
If you want to add a new collaboration to the map or update an existing one, please contact Mar Roig Ripoll (mroigripoll@csusm.edu), Grants and Contracts Specialist at OGSR.