Shak Hossain, Ph.D.

Engineering Faculty
Dr. Hossain is Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering with 25+ years in Silicon Valley. His research covers data governance, AI, and blockchain.

Jason Hotchkiss, Ed.D.

Psychology Faculty
Jason Hotchkiss, EdD, MDiv, BCC, is a Canadian-born psychologist, educator, chaplain, and researcher whose work spans more than three decades across higher education, clinical assessment, spiritual

Jason Hotchkiss, Ed.D.

General Education Faculty
Dr. Hotchkiss is a psychologist, educator, and chaplain with 30+ years of experience. His work focuses on resilience, self-care, and AI in education and healthcare.

Zinab Jadidi, Ph.D.

Engineering Faculty
Dr. Jadidi is a computational materials scientist with 6+ years in materials modeling and machine learning, with experience mentoring students in research.

Emdad Khan, Ph.D.

Engineering Faculty
Dr. Khan has 20+ years in academia and industry. He has taught AI, generative AI, machine learning, natural language processing, and software engineering.

Shahid Khan, Ph.D.

Engineering Faculty
Dr. Khan is an electrical engineer specializing in power electronics and electrified transportation. He earned his Ph.D. at the University of Michigan.

Nick Ladany, Ph.D.

Psychology Faculty
Dr. Ladany is President of SFBU. He brings 30+ years of experience as a tenured professor of counseling psychology and senior academic leader.

Ragnar Lesch, Ph.D.

Engineering Faculty
Dr. Lesch is an AI and machine learning leader with 20+ years in industry. He has led data science teams at Kohl's, Tiger Analytics, and Sephora.