Faculty
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Michael Beland, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Phone/Ext: 3-2222
[email protected]
[email protected]
University of California, Santa Barbara and San Diego State University
Office: KH C4061
Specialization: Geography, Water Resources, Coastal.
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Kris Bezdecny, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Phone/Ext: 3-2419
[email protected]
[email protected]
Univesity of South Florida at Tampa
Office: KH D4054
Specialization: Transportation, GIS, Urban, Globalization.
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Jessica Bremner, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Phone/Ext: 3-2419
[email protected]
[email protected]
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Office: D4054
Specialization: Urban Landscapes, Cultural, Human Geography.
https://www.jessicabremner.com
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Edward Eivers, Ph.D.
Department Chair
Phone/Ext: 3-2220
[email protected]
[email protected]
National University of Ireland, Galway
Office: KH C4067
Specialization: Developmental Biology, Cell Signaling.
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Alireza Farahmand, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Phone/Ext: 3-2409
[email protected]
[email protected]
University of California, Irvine (UCI)
Office: LKH 116
Specialization: Civil & Environmental Engineering, Water Resources, Environmental Sciences.
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Jennifer Garrison, Ph.D.
Professor
Phone/Ext: 3-2412
[email protected]
[email protected]
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Office: LKH 159
Specialization: Geology, Igneous Petrology, Volcanology.
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Barry Hibbs, Ph.D.
Professor
Phone/Ext: 3-2414
[email protected]
[email protected]
University of Texas
Office: LKH 161
Specialization: Hydrogeology, Contaminant Waste Hydrogeology, Groundwater Modeling.
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Joshua Kelly, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Phone/Ext: 3-2411
[email protected]
[email protected]
San Diego State University/Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Office: LKH 158
Specialization: Oceanography, Coastal Processes, Stratigraphy & Sedimentology.
https://www.joshuatkelly.com
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Jingjing Li, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Phone/Ext: 3-2224
[email protected]
[email protected]
University of California, Irvine (UCI)
Office: KH D4045
Specialization: Hydrologic Modeling, Remote Sensing, GIS.
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Stephen Mulherin, Ph.D.
Professor
Phone/Ext: 3-2041
[email protected]
[email protected]
Ohio State University
Office: KH D4059
Specialization: Urban, Historical, GIS, Europe, U.S.
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Lecturers
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Sonya Diaz, M.S.
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Yoshie Hagiwara, M.S.
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Monique Hernandez, Ph.D.
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Oren Katz, M.A.
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Sonjia Leyva, M.S.
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Betty Lininger, Ph.D.
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Barry Martinez, M.A.
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Monica Maynard, M.S.
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Staryl McCabe-Glynn, Ph.D.
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Shane Mclaren, M.A.
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Ilya Neyman, M.A.
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Lorne Platt, Ph.D.
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Mohammad Hassan Rezaie-Boroon, Ph.D.
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Christiana Saldana, M.A.
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William Schmidt, Ph.D.
Emeritus Faculty
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John Kirchner, Ph.D.
Emeritus Professor
Phone/Ext: 3-2228
[email protected]
[email protected]
Office: KH D4056B
Specialization: Transportation, Railroads.
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Steve LaDochy, Ph.D.
Emeritus Professor
Phone/Ext: 3-6494
[email protected]
[email protected]
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg
Office: KH D4056B
Specialization: Climatology, Environmental Studies, Computer Mapping, Air Pollution.
https://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/stephen-ladochy
https://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/stephen-ladochy
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Hong-lie Qiu, Ph.D.
Emeritus Professor
Phone/Ext: 3-2228
[email protected]
[email protected]
Louisiana State University
Office: KH D4056B
Specialization: Remote Sensing, GIS, Computer Cartography, Biogeography.
Staff
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Kevin Parra, M.A.
Department Assistant
Phone/Ext: 3-2400
Office: Library South 2097