Geography & Planning Department

Location
Butte Hall, Room 507
Campus Zip: 0425
530-898-5285
geop@csuchico.edu

Regular Hours
8 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Monday–Friday

Mailing Address
GEOP Dept. MSC 425
400 W. First St.
Chico, CA 95929

Shipping Address
GEOP Dept. MSC 425
940 W. First St.
Chico, CA 95929

Faculty & Staff

GEOP Faculty & Staff

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Faculty
	Brady, Scott Professor Butte Hall 523 sbrady@csuchico.edu	Interests: Human geography, American cultural landscapes, Central America and Mexico Doctorate: PhD 1996, Geography Louisiana State University
	Fairbanks, Dean Professor Butte Hall 533 dhfairbanks@csuchico.edu	Interests: Landscape ecology, bioclimatology, biogeography, land-use change, GIS, remote sensing Doctorate: PhD 2001, Ecology University of Pretoria, South Africa
	Hankins, Don Professor University Reserves Land Stewardship Coordinator Butte Hall 539 dhankins@csuchico.edu	Interests: Land restoration, pyrogeography, riparian habitats Doctorate: PhD 2005, Geography, Graduate Studies University of California, Davis Biography & Publications(opens in new window)
	Knigge, LaDona Professor and Chair Certificate in Land Use & Environmental Planning Coordinator Butte Hall 509B lknigge@csuchico.edu	Interests: Human geography, urban gardens, community development, critical GIS, sustainable transportation Doctorate: PhD 2006, Geography State University of New York, Buffalo
	Lazarus, Naomi Associate Professor Certificate in Geospatial Technology Coordiinator Latitude 39 Club Advisor Butte Hall 525 nlazarus@csuchico.edu	Interests: GIS, cartography, quantitative methods, hazards Doctorate: PhD 2014, Geography University of Connecticut, Storrs Biography & Publications(opens in new window)
	Sato, Noriyuki Associate Professor Butte Hall 535 nsato2@csuchico.edu	Interests: Applied climatology, climate change and impacts, transportation geography Doctorate: PhD 2008, Geography Indiana University
	Stemen, Mark Professor Butte Hall 541 mstemen@csuchico.edu	Interests: Sustainability issues, historical geography, social change Doctorate: PhD 1999, History University of Iowa

Instructors
	Bettis, Owen Instructor obettis@csuchico.edu	Interests: Physical geography
	Herman, Steve Instructor Butte Hall 508B srherman@csuchico.edu	Interests: Global issues & languages, student engagement & retention, Ultimate Frisbee
	Pierce, Robert Instructor Butte Hall 508B rpierce@csuchico.edu	Interests: Physical geography
	Stewart, Steve Instructor Butte Hall 508A sstewart1@csuchico.edu	Interests: The American West, cartography, GIS

Office Staff
	Harris, Jennifer Admin Support Coordinator Butte Hall 507 jaharris@csuchico.edu	Interests: conservation biology, cycling, international development, xeriscaping, campus forms
	Mariela Rivera-Moreno Student Assistant Butte Hall 507 GeopStudent@csuchico.edu	Interests: soccer, bracelet making, learning different cultures, recycling, crunching numbers
	Steinberg, Michael Public Relations/Social Media Student Assistant Butte Hall 507 GeopPR@csuchico.edu	Interests: storm chasing, wildfire photography, SF Giants baseball

		Retired Faculty
	Chase, Jacque Professor Emerita jchase@csuchico.edu	Interests: Rural planning, population, Latin America, and Northern California Doctorate: PhD 1993, Urban Planning University of California, Los Angeles