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.
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University Policy Statement (UPS 100.700) on the formation and review of campus centers and institutes
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Centers and Institutes Establishment Guidelines
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Centers and Institutes Periodic Review Guidelines
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Centers and Institutes Review Schedule 2020-21 through 2026-27
College | Created/Est. Date | Center/Institute | Director(s)/Contact(s) | Most Recent Review |
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College of Business and Economics | 2003 |
Center for Corporate Reporting and Governance![]() |
Vivek Mande April Morris |
2015 - 2016 (Corporate Reporting and Governance)![]() ![]() |
College of Business and Economics | 1965 |
Center for Economic Education![]() |
Radha Bhattacharya |
2015 - 2016 (Economic Education)![]() ![]() |
College of Business and Economics | 2001 |
Center for Entrepreneurship![]() |
John B. Jackson |
2015 - 2016 (Entrepreneurship)![]() ![]() |
College of Business and Economics | 1995 |
Center for Family Business![]() |
Chris Swarat (Interim) |
2016 - 2017 (Family Business)![]() ![]() |
College of Business and Economics |
Center for Information Technology and Business Analytics![]() |
Rahul Bhaskar |
2015 - 2016 (Information Technology and Business Analytics)![]() ![]() |
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College of Business and Economics | Center for International Business | Suspended |
2009 - 2010 (International Business)![]() ![]() |
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College of Business and Economics | 2009 |
Center for Leadership![]() |
John E. Barbuto, Jr. |
2015 - 2016 (Leadership)![]() ![]() |
College of Business and Economics |
Center for Entertainment and Hospitality Management![]() |
Ellen Kim Amani Roberts |
2018-2019 (Entertainement & Hospitality Management)![]() ![]() |
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College of Business and Economics | 1996 |
Center for Real Estate![]() |
Robert Osbrink |
2017 - 2018 (Real Estate and Land Use)![]() ![]() |
College of Business and Economics | 1986 |
Decision Research Center![]() |
Daniel Cavagnaro |
2016-2017 (Decision Research) ![]() ![]() |
College of Business and Economics | 1996 |
Gianneschi Center for Nonprofit Research![]() |
Zoot Velasco |
2012 - 2013 (Gianneschi)![]() ![]() |
College of Business and Economics | 1997-1998 |
School of Risk Management and Insurance![]() |
Weili Lu Xiaoying Xie |
2016 - 2017 (Insurance Studies)![]() ![]() |
College of Business and Economics |
Small Business Development Center![]() |
Michael Daniel |
2015 - 2016 (Small Business Development Center)![]() ![]() |
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College of Business and Economics | 2003 |
Small Business Institute![]() |
John B. Jackson |
2017 - 2018 (Small Business Institute)![]() ![]() |
College of Business and Economics | 2009 |
The Sales Leadership Center![]() |
Brad Anderson |
2017-2018 (Sales Leadership)![]() ![]() |
College of Business and Economics |
Woods Center for Economic Analysis and Forecasting (CEAF)![]() |
Anil K. Puri Mira Farka |
2016-2017 (Woods Center for Economic Analysis and Forecasting)![]() ![]() |
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College of Communications |
Brand Values Research Center![]() |
Suspended |
2016 - 2017 (Brand Values Research)![]() ![]() |
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College of Communications | 1995 |
Center for Children Who Stutter![]() |
Suspended |
COMM 2015 - 2016 (Children Who Stutter)![]() ![]() |
College of Communications | 2000 |
Center for Entertainment and Tourism Communications![]() |
Suspended | |
College of Communications | 2013 |
Latino Communications Institute![]() |
Inez Gonzales |
2017-2018 (Latino Communications)![]() ![]() |
College of Communications | 2010 |
Maxwell Center For International Communications![]() |
Dean Kazoleas |
2016 - 2017 (Maxwell)![]() ![]() |
College of Communications | 1961 |
Speech and Hearing Clinic![]() |
Sherri Wolff |
2016 - 2017 (Speech and Hearing)![]() ![]() |
College of Education | 2012 | Center for International Partnerships in Higher Education (C-IPED) | Suspended |
2015 - 2016 (C-IPED)![]() ![]() |
College of Education | Center for Maximizing Teacher Impact | Suspended |
2016 - 2017 (Maximizing Teacher Impact)![]() ![]() |
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College of Education | 2008 |
Center for Research on Educational Access and Leadership (C-REAL)![]() |
Dawn Person |
2015 - 2016 (C-REAL)![]() ![]() |
College of Education | Hazel Miller Croy Reading Center | Kathryn Bartle Angus Joanne Chapman |
2016 - 2017 (Hazel Miller Croy)![]() ![]() |
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College of Education |
SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union Center for Creativity and Critical Thinking![]() |
Cynthia Gautreau |
2016 - 2017 (SchoolsFirst)![]() ![]() |
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College of Engineering & Computer Science | 2015 |
Center for Cybersecurity![]() |
Mikhail Gofman |
2017-2018 (Cybersecurity)![]() ![]() |
College of Engineering & Computer Science | 2016 |
Center for Collaborative Research and Prototype Development![]() |
Kenneth Faller Sajil James |
2018 - 2019 (CCRPD)![]() ![]() |
College of Engineering & Computer Science | 2019 | Center for Navigation | Jidong Huang | |
College of Health and Human Development & College of Education |
Center for Autism![]() |
Erica Howell Rachel M. Fenning Jason K. Baker |
2015 - 2016 (Center for Autism)![]() ![]() |
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College of Health and Human Development | 2011 |
Center for Boys and Men![]() |
Matt Englar-Carlson |
2015 - 2016 (Center for Boys and Men)![]() ![]() |
College of Health and Human Development | 2006 |
Center for Cancer Prevention, Health Disparities Research and Training![]() |
Archana McEligot |
2017 - 2018 (Cancer Disparities Research)![]() ![]() |
College of Health and Human Development | 1991 |
Center for Community Collaboration![]() |
Melanie Horn Mallers |
2016 - 2017 (Community Collaboration)![]() ![]() |
College of Health and Human Development | 2016 |
Center for Healthy Neighborhoods![]() |
C. Jessie Jones |
2018 - 2019 (Healthy Neighborhoods)![]() ![]() |
College of Health and Human Development | 2014 | Center for Nursing Workforce Excellence | Christine Latham |
2015 - 2016 (Nursing Workforce Excellence)![]() ![]() |
College of Health and Human Development | 2014 |
Center for Sociocultural Sport and Olympic Research![]() |
John Gleaves Matthew Llewellyn Toby C. Rider |
2016-2017 (Sociocultural Sport and Olympic Research)![]() ![]() |
College of Health and Human Development |
Center for Sport Performance![]() |
Andy Galpin Jared W. Coburn Scott K. Lynn |
2015 - 2016 (Sport Performance)![]() ![]() |
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College of Health and Human Development | 1998 |
Center for Successful Aging![]() |
Debra Rose |
2017 - 2018 (Successful Aging)![]() ![]() |
College of Health and Human Development |
Center for the Promotion of Healthy Lifestyles and Obesity Prevention![]() |
Jie Weiss Maria Koleilat Pimbucha Rusmevichientong |
2016 - 2017 (Healthy Lifestyles)![]() ![]() |
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College of Health and Human Development | 2004 |
Employee Wellness Program![]() |
Christine Quiros Kavin Tsang |
2015 - 2016 (Employee Wellness Program)![]() ![]() |
College of Health and Human Development | 2007 |
Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain Center![]() |
Jordan Aquino |
2017 - 2018 (Fibromalgia and Chronic Pain)![]() ![]() |
College of Health and Human Development | 2009 |
Health Promotion Research Institute![]() |
Michele Wood |
2017 - 2018 (Health Promotion)![]() ![]() |
College of Humanities and Social Sciences |
Archaeological Research Facility![]() |
Steven James |
2016 - 2017 (Archaeological Research Facility)![]() ![]() |
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College of Humanities and Social Sciences | 2020 |
Institute of Black Intellectual Innovation (IBII)![]() |
Natalie Graham | |
College of Humanities and Social Sciences | 1996 |
Center for Demographic Research![]() |
Deborah Diep Ruby Zaman |
2017 - 2018 (Demographic Research)![]() ![]() |
College of Humanities and Social Sciences |
Center for Ethnographic Cultural Analysis![]() |
Barbra Erickson |
2016 - 2017 (Ethnographic Cultural Analysis)![]() ![]() |
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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 History![]() |
Natalie Fousekis Cora Granata Benjamin Cawthra |
2017 - 2018 (Oral and Public History)![]() ![]() |
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College of Humanities and Social Sciences |
Center for Public Policy![]() |
Justin Tucker |
2017 - 2018 (Public Policy)![]() ![]() |
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College of Humanities and Social Sciences | 2007 |
Center for Remote Sensing and Environmental Analysis![]() |
Jindong Wu |
2015 - 2016 (Remote Sensing and Environmental Analysis)![]() ![]() |
College of Humanities and Social Sciences | 2009 |
Center for Sustainability![]() |
John Bock |
2017-2018 (Sustainability)![]() ![]() |
College of Humanities and Social Sciences | 1994 | Fullerton International Resources for Students and Teachers (FIRST) | Lisa McAllister |
2015 - 2016 (FIRST)![]() ![]() |
College of Humanities and Social Sciences | 1987 |
Social Science Research Center![]() |
Laura Gil-Trejo |
2017 - 2018 (Social Science Research)![]() ![]() |
College of Humanities and Social Sciences | 1970s |
South Central Coastal Information Center![]() |
Stacy St. James |
2017 - 2018 (South Central Coastal)![]() ![]() |
College of Humanities and Social Sciences |
Twin Studies Center![]() |
Nancy L. Segal |
2017 - 2018 (Twin Studies Center)![]() ![]() |
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College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics | 1976 |
Desert Studies Center ![]() |
Darren R. Sandquist |
2008 - 2009 (Desert Studies Center)![]() ![]() |
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics & College of Education |
Catalyst Center for the Advancement of Research in Teaching and Learning Math and Science![]() |
Joel K. Abraham Antionette Linton Michael Loverude |
2017 - 2018 (Catalyst Center)![]() ![]() |
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College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics | 2006 |
Center for Applied Biotechnology Studies![]() |
Marcelo Tolmasky |
2017 - 2018 (Applied Biotechnology)![]() ![]() |
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics | 2013 |
Center for Computational and Applied Mathematics (CCAM)![]() |
Sam Behseta |
2017 - 2018 (Computational)![]() ![]() |
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics | 2012 |
Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astronomy Center![]() |
Joshua R. Smith |
2015 - 2016 (Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astronmy Center)![]() ![]() |
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics |
Ocean Studies Institute/Southern California Marine Institute *![]() |
Daniel J. Pondella II | ||
Extension and International Programs | 1968 |
Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary![]() |
Vacant |
2016 - 2017 (Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary)![]() ![]() |
*Systemwide multi-campus centers, institutes, and affinity groups are subject to EO 1103
.