Addiction Studies

Former Addiction Studies Faculty

Angela Stocker

Title: Former Professor/Director of the Alcohol and other Drug Studies Certificate Program
Degrees: B.A., Education: Dance, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio; M.A ., Education: Dance, San Francisco State University; M.S., Marriage, Family, Therapy Counseling, Notre Dame De Namur University
Teaching Experience: Since 1959, Retired after 60 years at CSM
Career Highlights: Ca. State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs: Director’s Advisory Com.; CAADE California Association of Alcohol/Drug Education Association, V. President Liaison Activities; Former President; Northern V. P. CAACCO California Association of Addiction Certifying/Credentialing Organizations: President
Hobbies: Hiking, cycling, dance, opera, theater, mysteries, museums, travel, grandchildren
Quote: Accept the things I cannot change, change the things I can.

Peggy Arevalo

Title: Adjunct Faculty
Degrees: M.A., Social Work; B.A., Clinical Psychology, San Francisco State University.
Teaching Experience: Teaching since 2006
Career Highlights: Teaching at Cal State East Bay Graduate School of Social Work.
Hobbies: Traveling

John DeDomenico

Title: Adjunct Faculty
Degrees: M.F.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago, M.S. Rehabilitation Counseling/Marriage and Family Therapy, SFSU 1990
Career Highlights: Working as a front line counselor and clinical supervisor at Haight Ashbury Free Clinic's with founder David Smith, former director Darryl Inaba, and all the wonderful counseling and medical staff and members of that organization from 1986 to 2012.
Hobbies: Retirement, Black & White Photography, and teaching at CSM (Where else do I get to teach what I love and learn even more from the greatest students?)
Quote: "If we haven't seen ourselves as a cartoon, then we really haven't seen ourselves."
– W.C. Fields

Catherine Firpo

Title: Faculty Liaison for the CSM Cares Mental Health Grant; Adjunct Professor of Psychology
Degrees: Ph.D., M.A., Cross Cultural Mythologies and Depth Psychology, Pacifica Graduate Institute;
B.A., Fine Arts, San Jose State University
Teaching Experience: Since 1994
Career Highlights: Presenting internationally in Japan, China, and Greece.
Hobbies: Cycling, drawing, painting, poetry and filmmaking.
Quote: “I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary. The evil it does is permanent.” – Mahatma Gandhi

Isabel Perez-Yanez

Title: Instructor
Degrees: Master of Public Health, University of California Berkeley, and Concurrent B. A Degrees in Ethnic Studies/ Chicano Studies and Social Welfare, University of California Berkeley. Certified Health Education Specialist, National Commission for Health Education Credentialing,Inc.
Teaching Experience: Since 1992
Career Highlights: Teaching at College of San Mateo since 2001 in the Alcohol and Other Drug Program. Since 2005 she has taught at the Master's of Social Work Program at California State University East Bay (CSUEB); in addition Isabel is a statewide consultant/trainer with over 20 years of direct and administrative experience in public health, education, and social services. She has worked in the areas of violence (gang and domestic), prevention and intervention, diverse populations, teen pregnancy, perinatal health, cultural competence and the many issues related to substance abuse.
Hobbies: Spending time with family and friends, and traveling
Quote: "Trust the process of growth and trust the timing of your lessons."

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Armando Sandoval

Title: Instructor

Final Exams
May 18 - 24, 2024

Commencement Ceremony
May 24, 2024

Summer Classes Begin
June 10, 2024

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