Health Careers Opportunity Program
Health Professions Committee
The Health Professions Committee (HPC) is comprised of various faculty and staff at California State University, Fresno who are skilled in an array of different backgrounds ranging from the science, math, and English professors to Deans of colleges. The role of the HPC is to compose letters of recommendation for students who are applying for professional school. The Committee letter is designed to enhance the applicant’s chances of gaining admission into the applicant’s desired health professional school program.

Jason Bush, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, College of Science and Mathematics
Education:
University of British Columbia
B.Sc., Genetics
M.Sc., Zoology
Ph.D. B.Sc., Experimental Medicine
E-mail: jbush@csufresno.edu

Joy J. Goto, Ph.D.
Education:
B.S., Chemistry, UC. Davis
Ph.D., Chemistry, UCLA
E-mail: jgoto@csufresno.edu

Alam S. Hasson, Ph.D.
Education:
B.S. Chemistry, Oxford University
Ph.D., Chemistry, Birminham University
E-mail: ahasson@csufresno.edu

Matthew Ari Jendian, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Sociology
Founding Director of Humanics, Fresno State
Education:
Ph.D. in Sociology from University of Southern California
Email: matthewj@csufresno.edu

Vadim Keyser, Ph. D.
Education:
B.S. Philosophy/Biology, University of Maryland
Ph.D., Philosophy, UC Davis
E-mail: vkeyser@csufresno.edu

Michele McConnell, Ph.D.
Education:
B.A. University of Washington
M.Ed. San Diego State University
Ph.D. University of San Diego
E-mail: michele@csufresno.edu

Christopher R. Meyer, Ph.D.
Education:
B.S. Chemistry, CSU Chico
Ph.D., Biochemistry, UC Riverside
E-mail: cmeyer@csufresno.edu

Larry G. Riley, Ph.D.
Education:
B.S. and M.S. Biology, Fresno State
Ph.D., Zoology, University of Hawaii
E-mail: lriley@csufresno.edu

Ellen Woo, Ph.D., ABPP-CN
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
Education:
B.A., M.A. Psychology, Fresno State
Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Washington State University
E-mail: ewoo@csufresno.edu