Sabbatical Leaves

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The granting of sabbatical leaves (AA-2021-11) is intended for the mutual benefit of the University and the person granted such a leave. CSU Dominguez Hills is committed in supporting and encouraging the teaching, research, scholarly and creative activities, and professional development of the faculty unit employee. Hence, we encourage all full-time faculty members to peruse this page for more details on eligibility, applications, and timelines.

To view the Leaves and Honors Committee members for this academic year, please click on the following link: 2020-2021 Leaves and Honors Committee.

CSU/CFA (Unit 3) Collective Bargaining Agreement Faculty Leave Information

For more information and eligibility, please refer to the below articles of the Unit 3, California Faculty Association Collective Bargaining Agreement.

CBA Article 22, Leaves of Absence Without Pay
CBA Article 27, Sabbatical Leaves
CBA Article 28, Difference in Pay Leaves

Leaves and Honors Sabbatical Leave Calendar (2020-2021)

December 1, 2020: Notifications to eligible faculty

January 29, 2021 ( Extended to February 12): Sabbatical applications DUE to Faculty Affairs and Development

February 12, 2021: Leaves and Honors Committee review begins

March 12, 2021: Leaves and Honors Committee selection due

April 23, 2021: University President issues Sabbatical Leave letters

Difference-In-Pay Leave Calendar (2020-2021)

December 1, 2020: Notifications to eligible faculty

January 29, 2021 (Extended to February 12): Applications DUE to Faculty Affairs and Development

February 12, 2021: RTP Committee review begins

March 12, 2021: RTP Committee selection due

April 23, 2021: University President issues Difference-In-Pay-Leave letters

Sabbatical / DIP Application and Forms

If you are a full-time faculty eligible for a sabbatical leave, you may apply and submit your application to the Office of Faculty Affairs and Development at facultyaffairs@csudh.edu.

Sabbatical or Difference-In-Pay Leave Application [PDF]
Promissory Note [PDF]
Change in Term of Sabbatical Leave [PDF]
Sabbatical Leave Criteria & Scoring Sheet [PDF] (For informational use only)

Sabbatical Leave Recipients

The faculty members listed below have been granted sabbatical leaves to be taken during the
2020-2021 academic year. These recipients were selected based upon the recommendation of the Faculty Leaves and Honors Committee, chaired by Dr. Theodore Byrne.

Corina Benavides Lopez, Fall 2020, Chicana and Chicano Studies
Orie Berezan, Fall 2020, Management and Marketing
Giacomo Bono, Spring 2021, Psychology
William David Brice, Spring 2021, Management and Marketing
Kirti Sawhney Celly, Fall 2020, Management and Marketing
Brian Gregor, Spring 2021, Philosophy
Lee Hancock, Fall 2020, Kinesiology and Recreation
Yan-hua Huang, Fall 2020, Occupational Therapy
Jose R. Lopez Morin, Fall 2020, Chicana and Chicano Studies
Erin Merz, Fall 2020, Psychology
Christopher Monty, Spring 2021, History
La Tanya Skiffer, Spring 2021, Sociology
Jennifer Sumner, Fall 2020, Public Administration
Bin Tang, Fall 2020, Computer Science
Wang-Chan Wong, Fall 2020, Information Systems and Operations Management

Sabbatical Leave Eligibility List

Below is the 2021-2022 Sabbatical Eligibility list. Current FERP faculty are not eligible for sabbatical or difference-in-pay leaves.

1	Dr.	Yann	Abdourazakou	Management and Marketing	eligible
2	Dr.	Adriana	Aldana	Social Work	eligible
3	Dr.	Hugo	Asencio	Public Administration	eligible
4	Dr.	Maria	Barbosa	School of Nursing	eligible
5	Dr.	Kelli	Beard	Graduate Education	eligible
6	Dr.	Mohsen	Beheshti	Computer Science	eligible
7	Dr.	Dana	Belu	Philosophy	eligible
8	Dr.	Antonia	Boadi	Physics	eligible
9	Dr.	Ryan	Bowles Eagle	Communications	eligible
10	Dr.	Brant	Burkey	Communications	eligible
11	Dr.	Heather	Butler	Psychology	eligible
12	Dr.	Theodore	Byrne	Public Administration	eligible
13	Dr.	Mary Lou	Cappel	Kinesiology and Recreation	eligible
14	Dr.	Carole	Casten	Kinesiology and Recreation	eligible
15	Dr.	Cramer Randolph	Cauthen	English	eligible
16	Dr.	Amlan	Chatterji	Computer Science	eligible
17	Dr.	Marisela	Chavez	Chicana and Chicano Studies	eligible
18	Dr.	Scott	Cheatham	Kinesiology and Recreation	eligible
19	Dr.	Edward	Chu	Information Systems and Operations Management	eligible
20	Dr.	Helen	Chun	Biology	eligible
21	Dr.	Ximena	Cid	Physics	eligible
22	Dr.	Paula	D'Amore	Health Science	eligible
23	Dr.	Gloria	Del Rosario	Accounting, Finance and Economics	eligible
24	Dr.	Kara	Dellacioppa	Sociology	eligible
25	Dr.	Xuefei Nancy	Deng	Information Systems and Operations Management	eligible
26	Dr.	Prakash	Dheeriya	Accounting, Finance and Economics	eligible
27	Dr.	David	Dixon	Political Science	eligible
28	Dr.	Virginia	Eames	Communications	eligible
29	Dr.	Kristen	Ellsworth	Art and Design	eligible
30	Dr.	Nancy	Erbe	Negotiation, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding	eligible
31	Dr.	Michael	Ernst	Kinesiology and Recreation	eligible
32	Dr.	Kate	Esposito	Graduate Education	eligible
33	Dr.	Mohammad	Eyadat	Information Systems and Operations Management	eligible
34	Dr.	Salim	Faraji	Africana Studies	eligible
35	Dr.	Jessica	Federman	Management and Marketing	eligible
36	Dr.	Lorna	Fitzsimmons	Humanities	eligible
37	Dr.	Justin	Gammage	Africana Studies	eligible
38	Dr.	Kate	Fawver	History	eligible
39	Ms.	Carolyn	Gardner	University Library	eligible
40	Dr.	Thomas	Giannotti	English	eligible
41	Dr.	Linda	Goldman	School of Nursing	eligible
42	Dr.	Jonathon	Grasse	Music	eligible
43	Dr.	Kamal	Hamdan	Teacher Education	eligible
44	Dr.	Lynn	Harris-Henderson	Social Work	eligible
45	Dr.	Ivonne	Heinze-Balcazar	Modern Languages	eligible
46	Dr.	Jim	Hill	Physics	eligible
47	Dr.	David	Hoopes	Management and Marketing	eligible
48	Dr.	Maria	Hurtado-Ortiz	Psychology	eligible
49	Dr.	Kimberly	Huth	English	eligible
50	Dr.	Brian	Jarrett	Negotiation, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding	eligible
51	Dr.	Matt	Jones	Mathematics	eligible
52	Dr.	Anupama	Joshi	Child Development	eligible
53	Dr.	Jian-Yu	Ke	Information Systems and Operations Management	eligible
54	Dr.	Barbara	Kennedy	School of Nursing	eligible
55	Mr.	Jim	Keville	Art and Design	eligible
56	Dr.	John	Keyantash	Earth Science and Geography	eligible
57	Dr.	Karin	Kram	Biology	eligible
58	Dr.	Elena	Kulikov	Public Administration	eligible
59	Dr.	Megumi	Kuwabara	Child Development	eligible
60	Dr.	Michael	Laurent	Marital and Family Therapy	eligible
61	Dr.	Tri Huu	Le	Human Services	eligible
62	Dr.	Jane	Lee	English	eligible
63	Dr.	Donis	Leonard	Theatre and Dance	eligible
64	Dr.	G. Keong	Leong	Information Systems and Operations Management	eligible
65	Dr.	Kelin	Li	Sociology	eligible
66	Dr.	Angela	Macias	Liberal Studies	eligible
67	Dr.	Michael	Manahan	Accounting, Finance and Economics	eligible
68	Dr.	Adriean	Mancillas	Graduate Education	eligible
69	Dr.	Andridia	Mapson	Social Work	eligible
70	Dr.	Clarence Augustus	Martin	Public Administration	eligible
71	Dr.	Jose	Martinez	Accounting, Finance and Economics	eligible
72	Dr.	Alexis	McCurn	Sociology	eligible
73	Dr.	Elexia	McGovern	Teacher Education	eligible
74	Dr.	Mary	Medina	Occupational Therapy	eligible
75	Dr.	Stephen	Moore	Music	eligible
76	Dr.	Scott	Morris	Music	eligible
77	Mr.	Mark	Muller	Health Science	eligible
78	Dr.	Bianca	Murillo	History	eligible
79	Dr.	Payman	Nasr	Clinical Science	eligible
80	Dr.	Siskanna	Naynaha	English	eligible
92	Dr.	Hannah	Nguyen	Human Services	eligible
81	Dr.	Helen	Oesterheld	English	eligible
82	Dr.	Irene	Osisioma	Teacher Education	eligible
83	Ms.	Dana	Ospina	University Library	eligible
84	Dr.	Phu	Phan	Human Services	eligible
85	Mr.	Thomas	Philo	University Library	eligible
86	Dr.	Fynnwin	Prager	Public Administration	eligible
87	Dr.	Pamela	Robinson	Graduate Education	eligible
88	Dr.	Kenneth	Rodriguez	Chemistry and Biochemistry	eligible
89	Dr.	Salvatore	Russo	Political Science	eligible
90	Dr.	Silvia	Santos	Psychology	eligible
91	Dr.	Sohaila	Shakib	Sociology	eligible
92	Dr.	David	Sherman	English	eligible
93	Dr.	Myron	Sheu	Information Systems and Operations Management	eligible
94	Dr.	Sari	Silvanto	Management and Marketing	eligible
95	Dr.	Davood	Soleymani	Biology	eligible
96	Dr.	Melissa	St. James	Management and Marketing	eligible
97	Dr.	Jennifer	Stacy	Liberal Studies	eligible
98	Dr.	Kristen	Stagg	Mathematics	eligible
99	Dr.	Patrick	Still	Chemistry and Biochemistry	eligible
100	Dr.	Carol	Sullivan	Graduate Education	eligible
101	Dr.	Laura	Talamante	History	eligible
102	Dr.	Sarah	Taylor	Anthropology	eligible
103	Dr.	Arumugam	Thangavel	Chemistry and Biochemistry	eligible
104	Dr.	Kathryn	Theiss	Biology	eligible
105	Mr.	Devon	Tsuno	Art and Design	eligible
106	Dr.	Gretel	Vera-Rosas	Sociology	eligible
107	Ms.	Wendolyn	Vermeer	University Library	eligible
108	Dr.	George	Vinovich	Digital Media Arts	eligible
109	Dr.	Fang	Wang	Biology	eligible
110	Dr.	Tieli	Wang	Chemistry and Biochemistry	eligible
111	Dr.	Sharon Chun	Wetterau	Social Work	eligible
112	Dr.	Elizabeth Annie	Wilson Whetmore	Political Science	eligible
113	Mr.	George	Wing	Kinesiology and Recreation	eligible
114	Dr.	Bingsheng	Yi	Accounting, Finance and Economics	eligible
115	Ms.	Ellie	Zenhari	Art and Design	eligible
116	Dr.	Meng	Zhao	Management and Marketing	eligible
117	Dr.	Xia	Zhao	Management and Marketing	eligible
118	Dr.	Cyril Edward	Zoerner	English	eligible
119	Dr.	Liudong	Zuo	Computer Science	eligible