Yan Dominic Searcy
Dean College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
(818) 677-3317
Special Assistant to the Dean for the Master of Public Administration Program
(818) 677-5087
Director of Development
University Advancement/College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
(818) 677-7129
Contracts, Grants and Research Development Officer
(818) 677-6135
Deniza Mulaj is the Contracts, Grants, and Research Development Officer for the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at California State University, Northridge.
Before joining CSUN, Mulaj held various positions in and beyond academia. During 2019-2023, she was a Teaching Fellow at Ohio University, Media Arts and Studies Department, where she taught courses on mass communication. During 2018-2019, she was a grant writer and project lead for the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN Kosovo). At BIRN, Mulaj covered issues in the legal framework on inheritance and women’s rights to property in Kosovo, investigative journalism, and monitoring of public procurement, auditing, and recruitment in public institutions. Mulaj is also the co-founder and program manager for Balkan Society for Theory and Practice, an academic organization for critical research and academic and artistic collaboration in the Balkans.
Mulaj earned her B.S. degree in Public Policy and Economics from Rochester Institute of Technology in Kosovo and her M.A. in Anthropology from North Carolina State University. She is currently a doctoral candidate in the department of Mass Communications in Ohio University. Her research focuses on the intersection of media, violence, and ethnicity in the Balkans, with particular attention to media coverage of political uprisings in the region.
Graduation & Retention Advising Specialist
(818) 677-6937
Sierra Hall 130S
Senior Coordinator the Black House & Student Support Services
(818) 677-6224
The CSUN Black House
18348 Halstead Street
Northridge, CA 91325
Administrative Support Coordinator, MPA Program
Phone: 818-677-2584 or 818-677-5115