Earth Systems Science & Policy, B.S. ~ Faculty

Susan Alexander, Ph.D., Professor
Ecology ~ ecosystem modeling ~ marine science

Sharon Anderson, Ph.D., Professor
Science education ~ soil and water chemistry ~ water quality

Carla Bundrick Benejam, M.A., Lecturer
Human evolution ~ primate behavior ~ science education

Robert Curry, Ph.D., Lecturer
Watershed science ~ river restoration ~ geology ~ law and policy

Michael Dalton, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Economics ~ fisheries management ~ climate change policy

John Detka, M.S., Teaching Associate
Watershed restoration ~ ecology ~ botany ~ remote sensing ~ science education ~ web design and online educational resources

Daniel Fernandez, Ph.D., Professor and Chair of the Division
Physics ~ sustainability and alternative energy ~ fog water collection ~ ocean remote sensing

Corey Garza, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Marine ecology ~ statistics ~ geospatial technology (GIS/GPS)

Crystal Gonzalez, M.S., Lecturer
Science education ~ organic chemistry

William Head, Ph.D., Professor
Marine ecology ~ internship program ~ marine policy ~ aquaculture ~ critical thinking

Pat Iampietro, M.S., Lecturer
Geospatial technology (GIS/GPS) ~ seafloor mapping

Rebecca Kersnar, M.A., Lecturer
Biology (botany) ~ academic writing and reading ~ environmental ethics ~ TESOL

Henrik Kibak, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Science education ~ systems biology ~ biochemistry

Rikk Kvitek, Ph.D., Professor and Director of the Seafloor Mapping Lab
Marine science ~ geospatial technology (GIS/GPS) ~ seafloor mapping

Laura Lee Lienk, M.S., Lecturer and Co-Director of the Watershed Institute
Watershed restoration ~ service learning ~ environmental education

James Lindholm, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Ecology of marine fishes ~ habitat response to fishing ~ design and efficacy of MPAs

Marc Los Huertos, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Water quality ~ nitrogen cycling ~ agroecology

Don Mautner, M.S., Lecturer
Meteorology ~ oceanography

Steven Moore, Ph.D., Professor
Zoology ~ biomechanics ~ robotics for environmental education and research

Kristy Morris, Ph.D., Lecturer
Chemistry ~ water quality ~ analytical method development

Daniel Shapiro, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Environmental justice ~ environmental ethics ~ senior capstone coordinator ~ writing and critical thinking

Douglas Smith, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Watershed processes and restoration ~ geology ~ marine geology ~ sedimentology

Aparna Sreenivasan, Ph.D., Lecturer
Cell cycle ~ fungal pathogenesis ~ molecular biology ~ science writing and education

Fred Watson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor and Co-director of the Watershed Institute
Hydrology ~ ecology ~ modeling ~ monitoring ~ software development

Myriam Weber, M.S., Lecturer
Earth science ~ science education ~ water policy ~ agricultural science ~ international development

Swarup Wood, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Sustainability ~ chemistry ~ learner-centered education

Suzanne Worcester, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Restoration ecology ~ conservation biology ~ informal science education

Natalie Zayas, M.S., Lecturer
Online education ~ water quality ~ science education