Professor Maria I. Iturbide, Dept. of Psychology
Where are you originally from?
San Joaquin County, Calif.
Where did you complete your education?
2012 Ph.D., Developmental Psychology; University Nebraska-Lincoln, NE
2007 M. A., Psychology; University Nebraska-Lincoln, NE
1999 B. A., Psychology, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA
1997 A. A., Social Science, San Joaquin Delta College, Stockton, CA
Why did you choose your field?
I want to understand the various context that impact human development
What are your specific areas of expertise?
My program of research focuses on understanding factors associated with adolescent well-being. Specifically, my research has centered on ethnic minority parenting, ethnic identity, acculturation, and their links to adolescent positive adaption and risk behavior.
What classes are you teaching this year?
PSYC 242 Introduction to Psychological Research Design and Methodology; PSYC 311 Human Development
What attracted you to Humboldt State?
Students and the department
What do you do in your free time outside the classroom?
Read
What is your favorite classroom technique to engage students?
Activities that allow students to take charge of their learning
What is the best thing about being a university professor?
The opportunity to interact with students
Where is the strangest place you’ve done research?
There hasn’t been one so far
If you weren’t an HSU professor, what would you be?
Researcher
What superpower would be most valuable to your research?
Read minds
Professor Tony Silvaggio, Dept. of Sociology
Where are you originally from?
Syracuse, New York
Where did you complete your education?
Keuka College, BA Sociology, Upstate NY
HSU, Masters Sociology
University of Oregon, Ph.D. Sociology
Why did you choose your field?
I had a tendency to run into trouble with authority my first two years of college and my Sociology professors helped me understand why.
Where have you taught prior to coming to HSU?
I’ve been a lecturer here HSU for the last 10 years
What are your specific areas of expertise?
Environmental sociology, social movements, survey research methods
What classes are you teaching this year?
Sociological theory, community ecology and action, teaching sociology
What attracted you to Humboldt State?
Rural remoteness and long history of ecological resistance movements.
What do you do in your free time outside the classroom?
Board of directors of grassroots Civil liberties and enviro organizations
I also coach and play lacrosse.
What is your favorite classroom technique to engage students?
Jigsaw / small group work.
Where is the strangest place you’ve done research?
Interviewing trimmers working in a marijuana plantation
If you weren’t an HSU professor, what would you be?
Most likely an E.D. of environmental or civil liberties non profit
What superpower would be most valuable to your research?
Mind reading