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H. Buford Barr

Lecturer, Communications and Marketing

Communications and marketing professor designs public relations course to re-engage young adults with the church.

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Terry Beers

Professor, English

English professor enlists his students to work with the California Legacy Project in reviving California literature.

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Michelle Bezanson

Assistant Professor, Anthropology

Anthropology professor's classroom is in the Costa Rican rainforests where students are encouraged to get their hands dirty.

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Aldo Billingslea

Associate Professor, Theatre and Dance

Theatre and dance professor inspires students to recognize social issues and use their acting skills to initiate change.

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George Chacko

Professor, Finance

Finance professor pinpoints the cost of doing business with intermediary agencies and has his work published.

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Steven Chiesa

Associate Professor, Civil Engineering

Building dependable student-faculty connections beyond four years is a high priority for civil engineering professor.

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Elizabeth Dahlhoff

Associate Professor, Biology

Bio professor studies beetles side-by-side with undergrad students to find ways to mitigate climate change.

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Sanjiv R. Das

Professor, Finance

Finance professor develops a model that accurately determines risks in investment.

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Silvia Figueira

Associate Professor, Computer Engineering

The buzzing locale and opportunity to research with students prompts engineer professor to join SCU community.

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Amelia Fuller

Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Chemistry professor studies the shapes of proteins and research in the field encourages her to join Santa Clara.