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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.


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.

Faculty, Interim Dean, Division of Research and Graduate Studies

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

Alam S. Hasson, Ph.D.

Faculty, 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

Founding Director of Humanics, Fresno State

Education:
Ph.D. in Sociology from University of Southern California

Email: matthewj@csufresno.edu

Vadim Keyser, Ph. D.

Assistant 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. University 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. 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