Mesa Specialists

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San Diego Mesa College's faculty and staff have a wide variety of skills and expertise ranging from local politics, ethnomusicology, and American literature to genetics, physics, and behavioral analysis.  Specialists are associated with one or more categories that are either in their field of study or general interest.

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The specialists list is maintained by the Office of Communications.  For questions, comments or to submit your information to be added as a specialist please contact Jennifer Nichols Kearns, Director of Communications.  Those individuals whose information is listed have agreed to be contacted by and responsive to media requests.

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Name Expertise/Interests Department
Professor

English

Sim Barhoum

Developmental Writing, Writing, Rhetoric


Area of Expertise

Developmental Writing, Visual and Textual Rhetoric, Real-World Writing

More:
Sim Barhoum is an English professor at San Diego Mesa College. He specializes in developmental writing, visual and textual rhetoric, and real-world writing. He uses this knowledge in both his classrooms and the San Diego Mesa College Writing Center, where he serves as coordinator. He is also the co-coordinator of the Classroom Tutor Program.


Role at Mesa

Professor of English


Degrees

  • Doctorate in Education (In Progress), Community College Educational Leadership, San Diego State University
  • Master of Arts, English, San Diego State University
  • Bachelor of Arts, English, San Diego State University

English


Contact

Phone
(619) 388-5927

Email
sbarhoum@sdccd.edu

Office

Professor

English

Robert Pickford

Writing, Literature


Area of Expertise

College writing, online teaching, American literature and culture

More:
Robert Pickford is a professor in the English department at San Diego Mesa College, specializing in college writing, online teaching, and American literature. His sabbatical project involved the development of hybrid half-online, half-face-to-face English classes. He has published one book (The 7 Signals of Meaning: How Writers Can Say What They Mean). His interests include American writing community writing projects, American music, Jazz poetry, and jazz drumming.


Role at Mesa

Professor, English


Degrees

  • Master of Arts, English (American Literature), San Diego State University
  • Bachelor of Arts, English (Expository Writing), San Diego State University

English


Contact

Phone

Email
rpickford@sdccd.edu

Office