University of San Francisco (USF)

Allan Abrams

Lecturer

Allan Abrams earned his PhD. From the University of California at Berkeley. He has celebrated 25 years as an Adjunct Professor at the University of San Francisco, teaching Research Methods, Statistics, Finance, and Economics. He has acted as a consultant and has published in the fields of human resources, banking, criminal rehabilitation, education, and leadership assessment.

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Rachel Brahinsky

Assistant Professor

Rachel Brahinsky serves as Faculty Director of the Master's Program in Urban Affairs. She received her PhD from the University of California, Berkeley; her doctoral research focused on the history of racial politics and re-development in San Francisco. Dr. Brahinsky's current research centers on race, gender and politics in American cities.

Tel:415 (422) 5662
clemens@barcoast.com

Alex Clemens

Lecturer

Alex Clemens has twenty years of experience working for four elected officials in San Francisco and Washington DC, and is the founder of Barbary Coast Consulting, a communications, strategy, and public affairs firm based in San Francisco.

Tel:(415) 422-6163
cdcook2@usfca.edu

Corey Cook

Associate Professor

Corey Cook serves as director of the Leo T. McCarthy Center for Public Service and the Common Good, and joined the university as an Assistant Professor in Fall 2006 after having earned his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Tel:(415) 422-5662

Will Feltus

Lecturer

Will Feltus has more than twenty-five years of national experience in polling and communications, including serving as Communications Director for Bush/Quayle, targeting media for the Bush/Cheney campaign in 2004 and the Romney campaign in 2008.

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Charles Franklin

Lecturer

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Ken Goldstein

Lecturer

Ken Goldstein is a professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and director of the Wisconsin Advertising Project. Goldstein received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan and combines his academic training with an ear for real politics and an impressive set of political contacts and experience.

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rgordon@usfca.edu

Rebecca Gordon

Part-Time Lecturer

Rebecca Gordon received her B.A. from Reed College and her M.Div. and Ph.D. from Graduate Theological Union. Her dissertation in the field of Ethics and Social Theory focuses on the United States' use of torture in the post-9/11 period. Other interests include political philosophy, theories of justice including questions of race and gender justice, and their application in the world - in particular through community engagement and service learning.

Tel:(415) 422-5662
khickey@usfca.edu

Kevin Hickey

Lecturer

Kevin Hickey teaches Nonprofits and Public Policy courses in the Master of Nonprofit Administration, and Master of Public Affairs programs at the University of San Francisco.

Tel:(415) 422-5662
nlee6@usfca.edu

NTanya Lee

Lecturer

NTanya Lee comes to USF with 30 years experience as a community organizer, policy advocate, and social justice activist. She was the Executive Director of Coleman Advocates for Children & Youth, and continues to work in the fields of community organizing, urban policy, and grassroots electoral politics.

Tel:(415) 422-5524
ryand@usfca.edu

David Ryan

Assistant Professor

Tel:(415) 422-5319
rrsundstrom@usfca.edu

Ronald Sundstrom

Associate Professor

Ronald Robles Sundstrom is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of San Francisco; additionally, he teaches for USF's African American Studies program and the Master of Public Affairs program for the Leo T. McCarthy Center of Public Service and the Common Good.

Tel:415-422-6861
weinerb@usfca.edu

Brian Weiner

Associate Professor

Brian Weiner received his B.A. from Princeton University, and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley. He specializes in political theory (from the ancients to contemporary theory), American political theory, and public law. He teaches courses in the areas of political theory, law, and American politics.

Tel:(415) 422-5662
mccarthycenter@usfca.edu

Calvin Welch

Lecturer

Calvin Welch is the Program Director of the San Francisco Information Clearinghouse, a nonprofit, community-based technical assistance and advocacy organization specializing in affordable housing, community development, and land-use planning issues.