Geography, Geology, and Environment

Faculty

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Michael Beland, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Phone/Ext: 3-2222
mbeland2@calstatela.edu
University of California, Santa Barbara and San Diego State University
Office: KH C4061
 
Specialization: Geography, Water Resources, Coastal.
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Jessica Bremner, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Phone/Ext: 3-2419
jbremne@calstatela.edu
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Office: BIOS 110
 

Specialization: Urban Landscapes, Cultural, Human Geography.
https://www.jessicabremner.com

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Alireza Farahmand, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Phone/Ext: 3-2409
afarahm2@calstatela.edu
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
jgarris@calstatela.edu
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
bhibbs@calstatela.edu
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
jkelly17@calstatela.edu
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
jli104@calstatela.edu
University of California, Irvine (UCI)
Office: KH D4045
 

Specialization: Hydrologic Modeling, Remote Sensing, GIS.
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Lecturers

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Sonya Diaz, M.S.

Lecturer
Phone/Ext: 3-2418
sdiaz57@calstatela.edu
Office: BIOS 133
 

Specialization: Geology

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Yoshie Hagiwara, M.S.

Lecturer
Phone/Ext: 3-2149
Office: BIOS 125
 

Specialization: Geology

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Sonjia Leyva, M.S.

Lecturer
Phone/Ext: 3-2149
Office: BIOS 125
 

Specialization: Geology

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Betty Lininger, Ph.D.

Lecturer
Phone/Ext: 3-2227
Office: KH D4042
 

Specialization: Geography

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Mohammad Hassan Rezaie-Boroon, Ph.D.

Lecturer
Phone/Ext: 3-2406
Office: LKH 160
 

Specialization: Geology

Emeritus Faculty

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John Kirchner, Ph.D.

Emeritus Professor
Phone/Ext: 3-2228
jkirchn@calstatela.edu
Office: KH D4056B
 
Specialization: Transportation, Railroads.
 
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Steve LaDochy, Ph.D.

Emeritus Professor
Phone/Ext: 3-6494
sladoch@calstatela.edu
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg
Office: KH D4056B
 
Specialization: Climatology, Environmental Studies, Computer Mapping, Air Pollution.
https://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/stephen-ladochy
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Hong-lie Qiu, Ph.D.

Emeritus Professor
Phone/Ext: 3-2228
hqiu@calstatela.edu
Louisiana State University
Office: KH D4056B
 
Specialization: Remote Sensing, GIS, Computer Cartography, Biogeography.
Stephen Mulherin

Stephen Mulherin, Ph.D.

Emeritus Professor
Office: KH D4059 (formerly)
 
Specialization: Commercial Archaeology, Urban Studies, Cultural Geography

Staff

Kevin Parra

Administrative Support Assistant
Phone/Ext: 3-2400
Office: KH 4067-A