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Tenured & Tenure-Track Faculty		Instructors (see also, adjunct faculty list below-left)
Daniel Fernandez (Chair) Sharon Anderson (Vice-Chair) Susan Alexander ~ Corey Garza ~ William Head ~ Arlene Haffa Henrik Kibak Rikk Kvitek +~ (SFML Director) James Lindholm (IAME Director) Marc Los Huertos ~ Cheryl Logan David Lowry (starting ~2014) Steven Moore ~ (EEL Lab Director) Daniel Shapiro Douglas Smith ~ (WI Co-Director) Aparna Sreenivasan Fred Watson ~ Swarup Wood Suzanne Worcester ~		Gerick Bergsma Caitilin Binder Carla Bundrick Benejam Jon Detka Ernesto Franco Monica Galligan Allison Gong Crystal Gonzalez Alicia Hernandez-Sanchez Grant Holder Rebecca Kersnar Terence Lee Don Mautner Cecile Mioni Karsten Mueller Nikki Nedeff Hester Parker Chris Perle Frank Rivera JC Ross Laura Serbus Michal Sipal Rushia Turner Heather Ward Myriam W. Kodl Natalie Zayas
Technical Support Staff		Office Staff
Margaret Geissler (Science Lab Manager) Danitza Alvizar Steph Anastasia Sujan Bhattarai Jeanette Galinato Wendi Newman Joy Nguyen		Karen Wallace Iryna Berezhna Brandi Hull Megan Kelly Julia Bailon Christina Villalobos Anneke Say
Adjunct Faculty ('I' denotes adjunct faculty who are also instructors)		Research, Watershed Institute & other programmatic staff ('I' denotes part-time instructors)
Vince Ambrosia Carolee Bull Lee Johnson Steve Klooster Laura Lee Lienk (WI Co-Director) (I) Diana Lieberman Chris Lund Forrest Melton Cristina Milesi Lars Pierce John Shupe John Skardon (I) Rick Starr		Carrie Bretz Jessica Brown Eddie Chavez Herbert Cortez Frank Degnan Alberto Guzman Pat Iampietro (I) Donna Kline Ashley Knight Christina McKnew Bobby Quinonez Emily Smith Barbara Vella Camilia Webb
+ Sabbatical	~ CWSP

All faculty & staff

	Susan Alexander, Ph.D. Faculty ~ CWSP Graduate Program Coordinator Interests: Ecology ~ ecosystem modeling ~ marine science Course Pages: ENVS 301 - Ecosystem Services: Scientific & Economic Analyses ENVS 303/L California Transect BIO 340 Ecology Email: salexander@csumb.edu Phone: (831) 582-3718. Fax: (831) 582-4122. Office: 53-S311
	Danitza Alvizar Biology Lab Support Tech Office: 53/E313 Phone: 831 582 4075 Lab Support Website: http://sep.csumb.edu/tech Email: dalvizar@csumb.edu
	Steph Anastasia Lab Support Tech Office: 53/E313 Phone: 831 582 4030 Email: SAnastasia@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 109 - Chemistry & the Environment CHEM 110 - Chemistry I ENVS 300 - Major Proseminar Email: shanderson@csumb.edu Phone: (831) 582-3915
	Julia Bailon SEP Office Student Assistant Email: SEP_Office@csumb.edu Phone: (831) 582-4120
	Iryna Berezhna SEP Administrative Support Coordinator Phone: (831) 582-4110 Email: iberezhna@csumb.edu
	Gerick Bergsma, PhD Instructor: BIO 340 - Ecology Phone - (831) 582-5147 Office: Chapman Science Academic Center (53) - Room E303 Interests - Marine community ecology, invertebrate zoology and ornithology Email: gbergsma@csumb.edu
Photo N/A	Sujan Bhattarai Lab Technician Office: 53/E313 Email; sbhattarai@csumb.edu Phone: (831) 582-4286 Lab Support Website: http://sep.csumb.edu/tech
	Caitilin Binder, Ph.D. Instructor Classes: CHEM210/L, CHEM110L, CHEM111L Interests: Organic Synthesis; Biochem Office: 53/E301 Email: CBinder@csumb.edu Phone: (831) 582-4305
	Carrie Bretz, MS SFML, Research Associate Email: cbretz@csumb.edu Phone: (831) 582-4197
	Jessica Brown, M.S. Undergraduate Research Opportunities Center (UROC)" Email: jebrown@csumb.edu Phone: (831) 582-4266
	Carla Bundrick Benejam, PhD Instructor Interests: human evolution~primate behavior~science education Course Page: BIO 204-02 Introduction to Life Science Email: cbenejam@csumb.edu Phone: (831) 582-5039 .
	Eddie Chavez RISE counselor Email: echavez@csumb.edu Phone: (831) 582-4556
	Frank Degnan Diving Safety Officer
	Jon Detka, MS SEP 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: jdetka@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: dfernandez@csumb.edu Phone: (831) 582-3786 .
	Ernesto Franco, Ph.D. Instructor Interests: plant-soil relations ~ arid-land ecosystems. Classes: ENVS 300 - Major Proseminar ENVS 212 - Ethics, Science and Environmental Policy: Food Ethics Email: efranco@csumb.edu Phone: 582-3218 .
	Jeanette Galinato Lab Technician Office: E313 Email: jgalinato@csumb.edu Phone: (831) 582-3212 Lab support web site: http://sep.csumb.edu/tec
	Monica Galligan, MS Instructor Courses: ENVS 283 - Politics & the Environment ENVS 284 - Environmental Economics & Management Email: mgalligan@csumb.edu Phone: (831) 582-4743
	Corey Garza, Ph.D. Faculty Interests: marine landscape ecology ~ coastal policy and management ~ marine invertebrates ~ statistics ~ geospatial technology Email: cogarza@csumb.edu Home page: http://sep.csumb.edu/staff/corey/ Phone: (831) 582-3024
	Margaret Geissler Science Lab Manager Office: E315 Email: mgeissler@csumb.edu Phone: (831) 582-4213 Lab support web site: http://sep.csumb.edu/tec
Photo N/A	Allison Gong Instructor BIO420 Marine Invert Zoology Office: E210 Phone: 831-582-3610
	Crystal Gonzalez, M.S. Instructor Interests: science education ~ organic chemistry Email: crgonzalez@csumb.edu Phone: (831) 582-3665
	Alberto Guzman Programmer Room: 53-E116 Email: aguzman@csumb.edu
	Arlene Haffa, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Classes: ENVS212 and BIO300 Research Interests: Microbial Photosynthesis and Evolution, Access to Dental Care Office: 53/E303 Email: ahaffa@csumb.edu Phone: (831) 582-4695
	William Head, Ph.D. Faculty ~ Director, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Center (UROC) Interests: Marine ecology ~ marine policy ~ aquaculture ~ critical thinking ~ Internship Program Student Opportunities Program: http://sep.csumb.edu/opportunities/ Email: whead@csumb.edu Phone: (831) 582-3576
Photo N/A	Alicia Hernandez-Sanchez Instructor ENVS 212S Office: Building 45 Phone:
	Grant Holder Instructor PHYS 150 Office: E117? Phone:
	Brandi Hull SEP Office Student Assistant Email: SEP_Office@csumb.edu Phone: (831) 582-4120
	Pat Iampietro, MS SIVA Network Administrator Email: piampietro@csumb.edu Phone: (831) 582-4214
	Megan Kelly SEP Office Student Assistant Email: SEP_Office@csumb.edu Phone: (831) 582-4120
	Rebecca Kersnar, M.A. Instructor Interests: Biology (Botany) ~ Academic Writing and Reading ~ Environmental Ethics ~ TESOL Courses: ENVS 202 - Human Interactions with the Environment ENVS 211 - Introduction to Science and Policy: Campus Sustainability ENVS 295 - Writing/Reading Tutorial for ENVS 300 ENVS 383 - Environmental Ethics and Environmental Policy Email: rkersnar@csumb.edu Phone: (831) 582-3207, Fax: (831) 582-4122 .
	Henrik Kibak, Ph.D. Faculty Interests: Biochemistry ~ Bioinformatics ~ Science Education Course Pages: BIO 241 - Introduction to Cell & Molecular Biology BIO 310 - Biochemical Systems Home Page: http://home.csumb.edu/k/kibakhenrik/world/ Email: hkibak@csumb.edu Phone: Voice: (831) 582-4144 FAX: (831)582-4122 .
	Donna Kline, MS, PSM Research Associate Institute for Applied Marine Ecology Email: dkline@csumb.edu Phone: (831) 582-4595
Photo N/A	Steve Klooster Adjunct Faculty Senior Scientist, NASA Cooperative Agreement Web: http://geo.arc.nasa.gov/sge/casa/
	Ashley Knight Rote & Diving Program Assistant Institute for Applied Marine Ecology
	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: rkvitek@csumb.edu Phone: (831) 582-3529
	Terence Lee Instructor BIO422L and BIO 300 Office: E219 Phone:
	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/bios.htm#Lienk Email: llienk@csumb.edu Phone: (831) 582-3689
	Diana Lieberman, Ph.D. Adjunct Faculty Home page: http://hydro.csumb.edu/lieberman/ Email: dlieberman@csumb.edu
	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: jlindholm@csumb.edu Institute for Applied Marine Ecology Phone: (831) 582-4662
	Cheryl Logan, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Marine Physiology Classes: BIO242/L Spring 2011 Interests: Marine Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology (Corals, Mussels, Fish), Physiological Responses to Environmental Stress, Ecological Forecasting, Ocean Climate Change Policy Office: 53/E2xx Email:clogan@csumb.edu Home page: http://sep.csumb.edu/staff/cheryl/ Phone: (831) 582-4698
	David Lowry, Ph.D. Faculty (starting in 2014) Classes (approx): BIO 242: Plant & Animal Form & Function BIO 311: Genetics BIO 341: Evolution Bio & Pop Genetics BIO 410: Bioinformatics & Systems Bio Interests: Population/Quantitative Genetics, Evolutionary Ecology, Bioinformatics, Genomics, Plant Biology Home Page: http://openwetware.org/wiki/User:Lowry Email: davidbryantlowry@gmail.com Phone:
	Marc Los Huertos, Ph.D. Faculty Interests: Agricultural water quality Home Page: https://sites.google.com/a/csumb.edu/marc-los-huertos/ Email: mloshuertos@csumb.edu Phone: (831) 582-3209
	Don Mautner, M.S. Instructor Interests: Meteorology~Oceanography Email: dmautner@csumb.edu Phone: (831) 582-4660
	Christina McKnew Watershed Institute Native Plant Greenhouse / Nursery Coordinator Email: cmcknew@csumb.edu Phone: (831) 582-3326
	Forrest Melton Adjunct Faculty Senior Scientist, NASA Cooperative Agreement Interests: Home Page: Email: Forrest.S.Melton@nasa.gov Phone:
	Cecile Mioni Instructor: BIO 320 / 320 L - Microbiology Interests: Microbiology and Microbial ecology Lab: Chapman Science Academic Center (53) - Room E240 Phone: 541 515 0425 Email: cmioni@csumb.edu
	Steven Moore, Ph.D. Interests: Zoology ~ biomechanics ~ developmental biology ~ electronics ~ nature photography Course Pages: ENVS 200 - Nature Photography ENVS 330/330L - Electronic Projects BIO 346 - General Zoology Research Page - EEL Lab: http://sep.csumb.edu/eel/ Home Page: http://sep.csumb.edu/staff/steve/ Email: stmoore@csumb.edu Voice: (831) 582-3775
Photo N/A	Karsten Mueller Instructor ENVS 660 Office: Phone:
	Nikki Nedeff, M.A. Instructor Interests: Biogeography, Landscape Ecology, Fire Class: BIO 342, California Ecosystems (and Introductory Plant Taxonomy) Phone: 831.320.9463 Email: nnedeff@csumb.edu, nikki@ventanaview.net
	Wendi Newman Science Lab Support Technician Office: E320 Email: wnewman@csumb.edu Phone: (831) 582-4431 Lab support web site: http://sep.csumb.edu/tech
	Joy Nguyen Lab Technician Office: E324 Email: jnguyen@csumb.edu Phone: (831) 582-4127 Lab support web site: http://sep.csumb.edu/tech
Photo N/A	Hester Parker Instructor ENVS 212 Office: Phone:
	Chris Perle, PhD Lecturer Interests: Marine Ecosystem Dynamics, Animal Movements/Migrations, Spatial Analysis and Visualization, GIS, Coastal and Marine Resource Management Courses: STAT250 Applied Statistics for Science and Technology BIO340 Ecology BIO240L Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity Lab Phone: (831) 582-3182 Email: cperle@csumb.edu
	Lars Pierce, Ph.D. Adjunct Faculty Interests: fire ecology - agricultural irrigation efficiency - modeling - remote sensing Home Page: https://sites.google.com/a/csumb.edu/lars/ Email: lpierce@csumb.edu Phone: (831) 331-3889
	Bobby Quinonez UROC Administrative Support Coordinator Email: rquinonez@csumb.edu Phone: (831) 582-4241
	Frank Rivera, PhD Instructor: CHEM 110 / 110L - Chemistry I & Lab Email: frivera@csumb.edu
Photo N/A	JC Ross Instructor: ENVS 211 - Writing in Environmental Science Email: jcross@csumb.edu
	Anneke Say SEP Office Student Assistant Email: SEP_Office@csumb.edu Phone: (831) 582-4120
Photo N/A	Laura Serbus Instructor BIO 311 Office: E307 Phone:
	Daniel Shapiro, Ph.D. Faculty Interests: Environmental ethics ~ environmental justice ~ environmental policy service learning ~ senior capstone coordination ~ writing Course Pages: ENVS 212 - Environmental Ethics, Science, and Policy ENVS 384SL - Environmental Justice and Environmental Policy Service Learning ENVS 400/402/403 - Senior Capstone Seminars Email: dshapiro@csumb.edu Phone: (831) 582-3090
	Michal Sipal ENVS 300L Instructor Phone: (831) 582 4079 Building 84E Room 101 Email: MSipal@csumb.edu
	John Skardon, PhD Adjunct Faculty. Instructor Email: jskardon@csumb.edu
	Douglas Smith, Ph.D. Faculty ~ Watershed Institute Co-Director 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 ENVS 560/560L - Watershed Systems ENVS 660/660L - Advanced Watershed Science and Policy Research:http://hydro.csumb.edu/html/doug.htm Email: dosmith@csumb.edu Phone: (831) 582-4696
	Emily Smith Watershed Institute Return of the Natives Education Coordinator Email: esmith@csumb.edu Phone: (831) 582-3687
	Aparna Sreenivasan, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Interests: Cell Cycle ~ Fungal pathogenesis ~ molecular biology ~ ~ science writing and education Courses: BIO 361L: Eukaryotic Molecular Biology Lab BIO 300: Issues and Ethics in Biology BIO 311: Genetics BIO 414: Advanced Cell Biology BIO 490: Biology Capstone Home page: http://sep.csumb.edu/staff/aparna/ Email: asreenivasan@csumb.edu Phone: (831)582-3210
	Rushia Turner, PhD Instructor CHEM 111/L - General Chemistry 2 Email: rturner@csumb.edu
	Barbara Vella SEP.org Budget Analyst Email: bvella@csumb.edu Phone: (831) 582 3138
	Christina Villalobos SEP Office Student Assistant Email: SEP_Office@csumb.edu Phone: (831) 582-4120
	Karen Wallace Science Advisor Email: kwallace@csumb.edu Phone: (831) 582-4739
	Heather Ward, Ph.D. Instructor ENVS 211 - Intro. to Science and Env. Policy WRT 95 - Integrated Reading Writing Email: hward@csumb.edu
	Fred Watson, Ph.D. Faculty Interests: Hydrology ~ ecology ~ modeling ~ monitoring ~ software development Home Page: http://science.csumb.edu/~fwatson/ Classes: ENVS 303/L California Transect ENVS 436/L 536/L Remote Sensing and Image Processing ENVS 440 / 540 Environmental Modeling ENVS 550/L Research Methods ENVS 560/L Watershed Systems ENVS 660/660L - Advanced Watershed Science and Policy Email: fwatson@csumb.edu Phone: +1 831 582 4452.Fax: +1 831 582 3691. Office: 53-E112
	Camilia Webb SEP.org Budget Assistant Phone: (831) 582-3225 Email: cwebb@csumb.edu
	Myriam W. Kodl, M.S. Instructor Interests: earth science ~ water issues ~ science education ~ environmental science ~ sustainability ~ climate change. Courses: GEOL 210 Introduction to Earth Science ENVS 201 Environmental Science (Nature of Science) ENVS 201Lab Environmental Science (Nature of Science) ENVS 309 Science and Policy of Climate Change ENVS 387 Water Resource, Assessments, Policy, and Law Email: mweber@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 Building 53/E207 Email: swood@csumb.edu Phone: (831) 582-3926
	Suzanne Worcester, Ph.D. Faculty Interests: Biology ~ field ecology ~ wetlands ~ marine biology Classes: BIO 240 - Biology 1 (taught by Aparna Sreenivasan in Spring 2008) BIO 240L - Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity Lab ENVS 349S - Interpreting Monterey Bay ENVS 350 - Quantitative Field Methods ENVS 442 / ENVS 542- Vernal Pools of Ft Ord Email: sworcester@csumb.edu Phone: (831) 582-3840 .
	Natalie Zayas, PhD Instructor Interests: Online Education~Water Quality~Science Education Email: nzayas@csumb.edu Phone: (831) 582-5008 Fax (831) 582-4673