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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.

Interim Associate Vice President of Research and Sponsored Studies
 
Education: 
B.A., Genetics, University of British Columbia
M.A., Zoology
Ph.D. B.Sc., Experimental Medicine

E-mail: jbush@csufresno.edu

Joy J. Goto, Ph.D.

Senior Interim Associate Dean of the College of Science and Mathematics

Education:
B.S., Chemistry, UC Davis
Ph.D., Chemistry, UCLA

E-mail: jgoto@csufresno.edu

Alam S. Hasson, Ph.D.

Vice Provost, Office of the Vice Provost


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
Director of Humanics

Education:
B.A., Sociology, Fresno State
Ph.D., Sociology, University of Southern California

Email: matthewj@csufresno.edu

Vadim Keyser, Ph. D.


Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy

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

Michele McConnell, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of English

Education:
B.A., University of Washington
M.Ed., San Diego State University
Ph.D., Univserity of San Diego

E-mail: michele@csufresno.edu

Christopher R. Meyer, Ph.D.

Dean, College of Science and Mathematics
 
Education: 
B.S., Chemistry, CSU Chico
Ph.D., Biochemistry, UC Riverside
 
E-mail: cmeyer@csufresno.edu

Larry G. Riley, Ph.D.


Professor, Department of Biology

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

Ellen Woo, Ph.D., ABPP-CN

Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
 
Education: 
B.A., M.A., Psychology, Fresno State
Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Washington State University

E-mail: ewoo@csufresno.edu

Matthew Wright, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
 
Education: 
B.A., California State University, Fresno
M.A., California State University, Fresno
Ph.D., Washington State University, Pullman

E-mail: mattwright@csufresno.edu