Division of
Science and Environmental Policy


B.S. in
 Biology
 

SEP Directory

Tenured & Tenure-Track Faculty Instructors
(see also, adjunct faculty list below-left)

Technical Support Staff

Office Staff
Adjunct Faculty
('I' denotes adjunct faculty who are also instructors)
Research, Watershed Institute
& other programmatic staff
('I' denotes part-time instructors)

* Leave of absence
+ Sabbatical

~ CWSP
 

All faculty & staff

Susan Alexander, Ph.D.
Faculty ~ CWSP Graduate Program Coordinator
Interests:
Ecology ~ ecosystem modeling ~ marine science
Course Pages:
ESSP 301 - Ecosystem Services: Scientific & Economic Analyses
ESSP 303/L California Transect
BIO 340 - Ecological Systems
Email: susan_alexander@csumb.edu
Phone: (831) 582-3718. Fax: (831) 582-4122. Office: 53-S311

Carly Alger
SEP.org Student Assistant
Phone: (831) 582-3225

Pradyumna Amatya
Instructor ~ Economics
Email: pradyumna_amatya@csumb.edu
Sharon Anderson, Ph.D.
Vice-Chair, Division of Science and Environmental Policy
Faculty
Interests:
Environmental chemistry ~ water quality ~ soil chemistry ~ pesticide fate
Classes:
CHEM 110 - Chemistry I
ESSP 300 - Major Proseminar
Email: sharon_anderson@csumb.edu
Phone: (831) 582-3915
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Taylor Anderson
SEP Office Assistant
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Thor Anderson
SEP Lab Technician / CCoWS Research Staff
Email: thor_anderson@csumb.edu
Phone:
(831) 582-3684
Cell: (831) 901-9394

Iryna Berezhna
SEP Administrative Support Coordinator
Phone:
(831) 582-4110

Carrie Bretz
SFML, Research Associate
Email: carrie_bretz@csumb.edu
Phone: (831) 582-4197
Jessica Brown, M.S.
McNair Scholars Program Manager
Email: jessica_brown@csumb.edu
Phone: (831) 582-4266
Carla Bundrick Benejam, M.A.
Instructor
Interests:
human evolution~primate behavior~science education
Course Page:
BIO 204-02 Introduction to Life Science
Email: carla_benejam@csumb.edu
Phone: (831) 582-5039
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Jaydee Cabral, PhD
Instructor ~ CHEM 110L
Interests:
Biomedical Sciences
Email: jaydee_cabral@csumb.edu
Phone:
(831) 582-4510 Room: 53/311
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Joel Casagrande
CCoWS Research Associate
Email: joel_casagrande@csumb.edu
Phone:
(831) 582-3688
Julie Casagrande
CCoWS Research Associate
Email: julie_hager@csumb.edu
Phone:
(831) 582-3683
Eddie Chavez
RISE counselor
Email: edward_chavez@csumb.edu
Phone:
(831) 582-4556
Herbert Cortez, M.P.P.
ESTP Internship Program Manager
Email: herbert_cortez@csumb.edu
Office:
E303, Chapman Science Academic Center
Phone:
(831) 582-5147. Fax: 582-4122

Robert Curry, Ph.D.
Adjunct Faculty ~ Instructor
Interests: Watershed science ~ river restoration ~ geology ~ law & policy
Course Pages:
ESSP 387 - Water Resource Assessment, Law & Policy
ESSP 461 - Watershed Restoration
Email: bob_curry@csumb.edu
Phone: (831) 582-4098 voice, or 582-5114


  Michael Dalton, Ph.D.
Faculty
Interests:
Economics ~ fisheries management ~ climate change policy
Course Pages:
ESSP 280
- Econ, Policy & Management
ESSP 301 -
Ecosystem Services: Scientific & Economic Analyses
Email: michael_ dalton @ csumb.edu
Phone: (831) 582-3024
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Jon Detka
ESSP Instructor ~ CCoWs Research Associate
Interests:
Watershed Assessment / Restoration ~ Botany/Ecology ~ Remote Sensing ~ Science Education
~ Online Resources / Web Design
Course Page: PHYS 122 - Integrated Physical Science
Home Page: http://home.csumb.edu/d/detkajon/world/
Email: jon_detka@csumb.edu
Phone: (831) 582-5178. Office: 53-E113

Daniel Fernandez, Ph.D.
Chair, Division of Science and Environmental Policy
Faculty
Interests:
Physics ~sustainability and alternative energy
    ~ ocean remote sensing ~ fog water collection
Courses:
PHYS 220 - Physics 1
PHYS 221 - Physics 2
Research Pages:
Innovative Coastal-Ocean Network (ICON) - http://www.oc.nps.navy.mil/~icon/
Email: daniel_fernandez@csumb.edu
Phone: (831) 582-3786
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Ernesto Franco, Ph.D.
Instructor
Interests:
plant-soil relations ~ arid-land ecosystems.
Classes:
ESSP 300 - Major Proseminar
ESSP 212 - Ethics, Science and Environmental Policy: Food Ethics
Email: ernesto_franco@csumb.edu
Phone:
582-3218
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Jeanette Galinato
Lab Technician
Email:
jeanette_galinato@csumb.edu
Phone:
(831) 582-3212

 

Monica Galligan
Instructor ~ Graduate student
Email: monica_galligan@csumb.edu
Phone:

Corey Garza, Ph.D.
Faculty
Interests: marine landscape ecology ~ coastal policy and management
   ~ marine invertebrates  ~ statistics ~ geospatial technology
Email: corey_garza@csumb.edu

Home page: http://sep.csumb.edu/staff/corey/
Phone:
(831) 582-3024

 

Margaret Geissler
Science Lab Manager
Email: margaret_geissler@csumb.edu
Phone: (831) 582-4213

 

Crystal Gonzalez, M.S.
Instructor
Interests:
science education ~ organic chemistry
Email:
crystal gonzalez@csumb.edu
Phone:
(831) 582-xxxx

 

William Head, Ph.D.
Faculty ~ CWSP Graduate Program Coordinator
Interests:
Marine ecology ~ marine policy ~ aquaculture ~ critical thinking ~ Internship Program
Internship Program: http://sep.csumb.edu/internships/
Email: william_head@csumb.edu
Phone: (831) 582-3576
Jenifer Hurley, Ph.D.
Adjunct Faculty ~ Instructor
Interests:
Animal behavior ~ marine mammalogy ~ physiology ~ science education
Research Page: http://www.mlml.calstate.edu/slewths
Email: jhurley@mlml.calstate.edu
Phone: (831) 771-4191, Fax: (831) 632-4403

Pat Iampietro
SIVA Network Administrator
Email: pat_iampietro@csumb.edu
Phone: (831) 582-4214

 

Megan Kelly
SEP Office Student Assistant
Email:
peeradvisors@csumb.edu
Phone: (831) 582-4120

Rebecca Kersnar, M.A.
Instructor
Interests:
Biology (Botany) ~ Academic Writing and Reading
   ~ Environmental Ethics ~ TESO
L
Courses:
ESSP 202 - Human Interactions with the Environment
ESSP 211 - Introduction to Science and Policy: Campus Sustainability
ESSP 295 - Writing/Reading Tutorial for ESSP 300
ESSP 383 - Environmental Ethics and Environmental Policy

Email: rebecca_kersnar@csumb.edu
Phone: (831) 582-3207, Fax: (831) 582-4122
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Henrik Kibak, Ph.D.
Faculty
Interests:
Biochemistry ~ Bioinformatics ~ Science Education
Course Pages:
SL 200S - "Introduction to Service in Multicultural Communities"
ESSP Theme: "Communicable Disease and the Environment"
BIO 241
- "Introduction to Cell & Molecular Biology"
BIO 305 - "Inquiry-based Life Science for Teachers"
BIO 310 - "Biochemical Systems"
Home Page: http://home.csumb.edu/k/kibakhenrik/world/
Email: henrik_kibak@csumb.edu
Phone: Voice: (831) 582-4144 FAX: (831)582-4122
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Judith T. Kildow, Ph.D.
Adjunct Faculty
Interests: Science and Policy; Coastal and Marine Studies; Policy Analysis; Political Systems; Oceans and Coastal Economics; Coastal Management
Research / Education Page: National Ocean Economics Program
Email: judith_kildow@csumb.edu
Phone: (831) 582-3223; FAX: (831) 582-4122
Rikk Kvitek, Ph.D.
Faculty - Seafloor Mapping Lab Director
Interests:
Marine science ~ geospatial technology (GIS/GPS) ~ seafloor mapping
Research Page:
Seafloor Mapping Lab (SFML)
Email:
rikk_kvitek@csumb.edu
Phone:
(831) 582-3529

Richelle Leggett
Science Laboratory Support Technician
Email: richelle_leggett@csumb.edu
Phone:
(831) 582-4030. Room: 53/E313
Laura Lee Lienk, M.S.
Watershed Institute Co-Director, Return of the Natives Restoration Education Project Coordinator
Interests: Watershed restoration ~ service learning ~ science education
Research / Education Page: Return of the Natives (RON) Restoration Education Project
Bio Page: http://watershed.csumb.edu/wi_html/lienklaura.html
Email: laura_lienk@csumb.edu
Phone: (831) 582-3689

James Lindholm, Ph.D.
Faculty
Interests:
Ecology of marine fishes ~ habitat response to fishing ~
  ~ design and efficacy of MPAs
Home page: http://sep.csumb.edu/staff/james/
Email: james_lindholm@csumb.edu
Institute for Applied Marine Ecology
Phone:
(831) 582-4662

Marc Los Huertos, Ph.D.
Faculty
Interests: Agricultural water quality
Research Page:
http://science.csumb.edu/~ccows/marc
Email:
marc_loshuertos@csumb.edu
Phone:
(831) 582-3209

Jason Maas-Baldwin
Instructor
Interests: Watershed Restoration ~ Science Education
Classes:
Chemistry 109
Email: jason_maas-baldwin@csumb.edu
Home page: http://jasonmaasbaldwin.googlepages.com/
Phone:
(831) 582-4659

 

Don Mautner, M.S.
Instructor
Interests:
Meteorology~Oceanography
Email: donald_mautner@csumb.edu
Phone: (831) 582-4660

 

Christina McKnew
Watershed Institute Native Plant Greenhouse / Nursery Coordinator
Email: christina_mcknew@csumb.edu
Phone: (831) 582-3326

 

Steven Moore, Ph.D.
Interests: Zoology ~ biomechanics ~ developmental biology ~ electronics ~ nature photography
Course Pages:
ESSP 200 - Nature Photography
ESSP 330/330L
- Electronic Projects
BIO 346 - General Zoology
Research Page - EEL Lab: http://sep.csumb.edu/eel/
Home Page: http://home.csumb.edu/m/mooresteve/world/
Email: steve_moore@csumb.edu
Voice: (831) 582-3775

Kristy Morris, Ph.D.
Instructor
Courses:
Chem 111 - Chemistry 2
Interests:
nutrient cycling ~method development for environmental monitoring
  ~ environmental microbiology
Email: kristy_morris@csumb.edu
Phone: (831) 582-4661

Wendi Newman
SEP Lab Technician / CCoWS Research Staff
Email: wendi_newman@csumb.edu
Phone: (831) 582-4431

 

Joy Nguyen
Lab Technician
Email: joy_nguyen@csumb.edu
Phone: (831) 582-4127
Billy Perry
CCoWS Research Associate
Email: william_perry@csumb.edu
Phone:
(831) 582-3682
Lars Pierce, Ph.D.
Adjunct Faculty
Interests:
Ecology ~ global biogeochemistry ~ computer modeling ~ remote sensing
Home Page: http://home.csumb.edu/p/piercelars/world/
Email:
lars_pierce@csumb.edu
Phone: (831) 582-4187
Bobby Quinonez
RISE Program Coordinator
Email: robert_quinonez@csumb.edu
Phone: (831) 582-4556
Michelle Sandersfeld
SEP Office Student Assistant
Email:
peeradvisors@csumb.edu
Phone: (831) 582-4120
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Dylan Seidner
CCoWS Research Associate
Phone: (831) 582 3956
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Gary Shallcross
Carr Lake Coordinator, The Watershed Institute
Phone: (831) 582 3323
Fax: (831) 582 3691
Email: gary_shallcross@csumb.edu
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Daniel Shapiro, Ph.D.
Faculty
Interests:
Environmental ethics ~ writing ~ senior capstone coordination
Course Pages:ESSP 286 - Harvesting Our Food: Fisheries and Agriculture
ESSP 383
- Environmental Ethics and Environmental Policy
ESSP 400, 403 - Capstone

Email: daniel_shapiro@csumb.edu
Phone: (831) 582-3090

 

Douglas Smith, Ph.D.
Faculty
Interests:
Watershed processes & restoration ~ geology ~ sedimentation
Courses:
GEOL 260/260L
- Geology and Hydrology: Earth Systems Applications
GEOL 360/360L Geomorphic Systems
GEOL 460/460L River Hydrology, Assessment, and Monitoring
ESSP 560/560L - Watershed Systems
Research: http://science.csumb.edu/~ccows/doug
Email: douglas_smith@csumb.edu
Phone: (831) 582-4696

Emily Smith
Return of the Natives Staff
Email:
emily_smith@csumb.edu
Phone:
(831) 582-4556

 

Kathryn Spencer
Watershed Institute, Farm to School Program
Email:

Phone:
Aparna Sreenivasan, Ph.D.
Adjunct Faculty, Instructor
Interests:
Cell Cycle ~ Fungal pathogenesis ~ molecular biology ~
               ~ science writing and education
Courses:

BIO 240/240L
- Biology I
BIO 241/241L - Biology II
Bio 300: Issues and Ethics in Biology
Bio 311: Genetics
Bio 314: Advanced Cell and Molecular Biology
Email:
aparna_sreenivasan@csumb.edu
Phone:
(831)582-3210

John Stamm, Ph.D
Adjunct Faculty
Interests: Hydrology ~ geomorphology ~ restoration
Email:
jfstamm@gmail.com
Phone:

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Kate Thomas
GPS Lab Assistant
Email: kate_thomas@csumb.edu
Phone:
(831) 582-4441
Brad Travers
CCoWS Research Associate
Email: brad_travers@csumb.edu
Phone:
(831) 582-5217
Barbara Vella
Seafloor Mapping Lab accountant
Interm SEP.org accountant
Email: barbara_vella@csumb.edu
Phone: (831) 582 3608
Karen Wallace
Administrative Support Assistant/Graduate Secretary
Email:
karen_wallace@csumb.edu
Phone:
(831) 582-4739

Fred Watson, Ph.D.
Faculty ~ Watershed Institute Co-Director
Interests:
Hydrology ~ ecology ~ modeling ~ monitoring ~ software development
Home Page: http://science.csumb.edu/~fwatson/
Classes:
ESSP 303/L California Transect
ESSP 540 Ecological Modeling
ESSP 550/L Research Methods
ESSP 560/L Watershed Systems

Email:
fred_watson@csumb.edu
Phone: +1 831 582 4452.Fax: +1 831 582 3691. Office: 53-E112

Myriam Weber, M.S.
Instructor
Interests:
Science and Environmental Education ~ Professional Development~ Water Quality ~ Sustainable Agricultural Development
Courses:
GEOL 304+L - Earth Science for Teachers and Lab
Email:
myriam_weber@csumb.edu
Phone:
(831)582-3975

 

Swarup Wood, Ph.D.
Faculty
Interests:
science of learning ~ recycling ~sustainability
Courses:
CHEM 110 - Chemistry 1
CHEM 109 - Chemistry and the Environment
Email: swarup_wood@csumb.edu
Phone: (831) 582-3926

Suzanne Worcester, Ph.D.
Faculty
Interests:
Biology ~ field ecology ~ wetlands ~ marine biology
Classes:
BIO240 - Biology 1 (taught by Aparna Sreenivasan in Spring 2008)
BIO240L - Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity Lab
ESSP349S
- Interpreting Monterey Bay
ESSP350 - Quantitative Field Methods
ESSP442 / ESSP542- Vernal Pools of Ft Ord
Research Page: http://science.csumb.edu/morocojo/
Email: suzanne_worcester@csumb.edu
Phone: (831) 582-3840
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Natalie Zayas, M.S.
Instructor
Interests:
Online Education~Water Quality~Science Education
Email: natalie_zayas@csumb.edu
Phone: (831) 582-5008 Fax (831) 582-4673
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