Complete Listing of the Faculty Expert Database
College of Agriculture
Phone: 530-898-5844Lee Altier
Professor, Agriculture
PhD, Cornell University
Agricultural Ecology, Vegetable Production, International Agriculture, Holistic Management, Riparian Buffer System Management, Riparian Ecosystem Management Model
Email: LAltier@csuchico.edu
Elizabeth "Betsy" A. Boyd
Assistant Professor, Agriculture
PhD, University of California, Riverside
Integrated Pest Management, Entomology, Biological Control, Insect Ecology, Insect Behavior, Plant-Insect Interactions
Email: eaboyd-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Clay Carlson
Lecturer, Agriculture
MS, University of Arizona
Animal Science, Livestock Judging Team Coach, Event Planning and Coordination
Email: CCarlson2@csuchico.edu
Cindy Daley
Professor, Agriculture
PhD, UC Davis
Animal Science, Reproductive Physiology, Sustainable Livestock Production Practices, Organic Dairy Production
Email: CDaley@csuchico.edu
David Daley
Professor, Agriculture
PhD, Colorado State
Animal Science, Livestock Evaluation, Animal Breeding, Meat Science, Livestock Industry, Livestock Safety Issues, Animal Welfare
Email: DDaley@csuchico.edu
Bradley W. Dodson
Assistant Professor, Agriculture
PhD, Texas A&M University
Agricultural Education, Youth Leadership, Future Farmers of America
Email: BDodson@csuchico.edu
Patrick Doyle
Associate Professor, Agriculture
PhD, Colorado State
Animal Science, Animal Breeding and Genetics, Ag Experimentation
Email: PDoyle@csuchico.edu
Mitchell M. Johns
Associate Professor, Agriculture
PhD, Montana State University
Environmental Soil and Water Chemistry, Soil Fertility, Waste Management, Saline/Alkali Soils, and Adsorption/Sorption Processes
Email: MJohns@csuchico.edu
Celina Johnson
Professor, Agriculture
PhD, Oklahoma State University
Animal Nutrition, Sheep and Goat Production
Richard Rosecrance
Assistant Professor, Agriculture
PhD, UC Davis
Fruit and Nut Production, Plant Mineral Nutrition, International Agriculture, Plant Water Relations, Cover Crops, Sustainable Ag Practices
Email: RRosecrance@csuchico.edu
College of Behavioral and Social Science
Phone: 530-898-6171Anthropology Department
Phone: 530-898-6192Eric Bartelink
Assistant Professor, Anthropology
PhD Texas A&M (2006)(2006)
A physical/biological anthropologist with academic interests in human skeletal biology and archaeological applications of stable isotope analysis. Bartelink's current academic research focuses on reconstructing diet and health patterns of prehistoric central California. Research interests: bioarchaeology, paleodietary reconstruction, forensic anthropology, California prehistory.
Email: EBartelink@csuchico.edu
Frank Bayham
Professor, Anthropology
PhD: Arizona State University (1982)
An archaeologist with academic and resarch interest in the Southwest, the Great Basin, and Northern California. Additionally, he has taphonomic and zoo-arcaeological expertise. Bayham teaches a variety of archaeology courses including those that address field and laboratory methods, zoo-archaeology, taphonomy, and archaeological theory.
Email: FBayham@csuchico.edu
William Collins
Professor, Anthropology
PhD, University of Cincinnati (1974)
PhD, University of California, Berkeley (2005)
Near Eastern Archaeology, environmental anthropology, globalization, third world development, language and religion, ancient civilizations. Research areas in cultures of the Middle East, South, East and Southeast Asia.
Email: BCollins@csuchico.edu
David Eaton
Assistant Professor, Anthropology
Africa. PhD, University of California, Berkeley (2001)
Medical anthropology, population and life sciences, comparative politics, narrative and performance. Research interests in equatorial and eastern Africa.
Email: DAEaton@csuchico.edu
Georgia Fox
Professor
PhD, Texas A&M (1998)
Gerogia Fox's interests and specializations include the archaeology of New World colonization and trade, museum and material culture studies, the preservation and conservation of archaeological and ethnographic materials, underwater archaeology and the archaeology of maritime cultures, historical archaeology and economic anthropology as it relates to culture change. Professor Fox is currently Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Co-Director of the Museum of Anthropology. Geographic areas of study include the history and archaeology of the Bronze Age Eastern Mediterranean, historical Caribbean period, and maritime California.
Email: GFox@csuchico.edu
Carolyn Brown Heinz
- Retired
PhD, University of Washington (1978)
A cultural anthropologist who specializes in religion, contemporary theory, physchological anthropology, visual anthropology and anthropology of gender. Research areas Sourth Asia, E and SE Asia.
Email: CHeinz@csuchico.ecu
William Loker
Professor, Anthropology
PhD, University of Colorado, Boulder (1986)
A socio-cultural anthropologist with research interests in human ecology, globalization, and cultural evolution, adaptation, and development. Loker has worked in Latin and Central America, as well as in the Amazon basin. He teaches introductory, and applied cultural anthropology and formal research methods, as well as in the Latin American Studies Program.
Email: WLoker@csuchico.edu
Antoinette Martinez
Associate Professor, Anthropology
PhD: University of California, Berkeley (1998)
Academic and research interests in North American and California archaeology, historical archaeology, culture contact studies, native women in prehistory/history and archaeofaunal analysis. Dr. Martinez teaches a variety of archaeology courses including those that address archaeology and world prehistory, laboratory methods, cataclysmic events in prehistory, zooarchaeology, and archaeological theory.
Email: AMartinez@csuchico.edu
Turhon Murad
Professor, Anthropology
PhD, DABFA: Indiana University (1975)
A physical/biological anthropologist with academic interests in skeletal biology and human evolution. He has been certified as a Diplomate by the American Board of Forensic Anthropology for his practical experience. In addition to general physical anthopology Murad teaches classes which survey the forensic sciences, various upper division physical anthropology subjects, and specialty laboratory and skeletal biology courses.
Email: TMurad@csuchico.edu
Stacy B. Schaefer
Professor, Anthropology
PhD UCLA (1990)
A cultural anthropologist/Latin Americanist who specializes in Mesoamerica with research interests in indigenous people, ethnography, ethnobotany, art, symbolism, shamanism, religion, and interpretation and representation in museum exhibitions. Schaefer teaches courses in cultural anthropology and museums studies, and is co-Coordinator of the University's Museum Program as well as co-Director of the Museum of Anthropology.
Email: SSchaefer@csuchico.edu
Charles Urbanowicz
Professor Emeritus, Anthropology
PhD: University of Oregon (1972)
A cultural anthropologist by training, with fieldwork in the Polynesian Kingdom of Tonga, Urbanowicz teaches courses in cultural anthropology (including Peoples and Cultures of the Pacific, History of Anthropological Theory and Method, and Introductory Cultural Anthropology). His current research interests include tourism, telecommunications, and the Internet.
Email: CUrbanowicz@csuchico.edu
Patrick Willey
Professor, Anthropology
PhD, DABFA: University of Tennessee, Knoxville (1982)
A physical/biological anthropologist with academic research interests in skeletal biology, and anatomy. In addition to teaching introductory physical anthropology, Willey teaches a wide variety of upper division courses in physical anthropology as well as in his specialty, human osteology.
Email: PWilley@csuchico.edu
Child Development Program
Phone: 530-898-5250Judith Bordin
Professor, Child Development Program
PhD, Fielding Institute
Parent education and family relations, communication skills and problem solving, program evaluation, child care regulations and licensing
Email: JBordin@csuchico.edu
Chris Coughlin
Assistant Professor, Child Development Program
PhD, Oregon State University
Email: DCoughlin@csuchico.edu
Diana Coyl
Assistant Professor, Child Development Program
PhD, Utah State University
Developmental perspectives on parenting and diverse family lifestyles, middle-childhood and adolescent development, attachment issues from infancy through adulthood, social science research methods and program evaluation.
Email: DCoyl@csuchico.edu
Bradley Glanville
Professor, Child Development Program
PhD, Michigan State
Parenting, parent/child relationships, family resource management
Email: BGlanville@csuchico.edu
Melissa Groves
Associate Professor, Child Development Program
PhD, Virginia Tech
Infant Development, Preschool for All, Early Childhood Educator Professional Development, Assessment and Curriculum in Early Childhood Educational settings
Email: MGroves@csuchico.edu
Cindy Ratekin
Professor, Child Development Program
PhD, UCLA
Development appropriate preschools, anti-bias curriculum, quality indicators and national accreditation of preschools, assessment in early childhood, early childhood special education, inclusive education, temperament in children and its effect on behavior, school adjustment, infant mental health
Email: CRatekin@csuchico.edu
Gail Walton
Assistant Professor, Child Development Program
PhD, University of Texas at Dallas
Infant perception, social emotional development in early childhood, effects of child maltreatment, cognitive development in childhood.
Email: GWalton@csuchico.edu
Economics
Phone: 530-898-6141Ronald Adams
Professor, Economics
PhD, Kansas State
Urban and Regional Economics, Microeconomic Theory, Statistics, Econometrics
Email: RAdams@csuchico.edu
Cathleen Coolidge
Associate Professor, Economics
PhD, Virginia Tech
Public Sector Economics
Email: CCoolidge@csuchico.edu
John Eckalbar
Professor, Economics
PhD, University of Colorado
Technology in Housing, Money and Credit, Theory of Money
Email: JEckalbar@csuchico.edu
David Gallo
Professor, Economics
PhD, University of Oregon
California Energy Shortage, Monetary Theory, Energy Economics
Email: DEGallo@csuchico.edu
Robert James
Professor, Economics
PhD, University of Orego
International Economics, U.S. Trade Deficits Macroeconomic Policy
Email: RJames@csuchico.edu
Michael Perelman
Professor, Economics PhD, UC Berkeley Market Economies, Marxist Economics, Investment Theory and Planning, Inefficiency of American Agricultural Technology, Small Farm Economics, Overvalued Stocks, the Instability of Market Economies, Marxist Economics, Intellectual Property, Economic History.
- Book: The End of Economics
- Book: Railroading Economics: The Creation of the Free Market Mythology (NY: Monthly Review Press)
- Book: Manufacturing Discontent: The Trap of Individualism in a Corporate Society (London: Pluto, 2005)
- Book: The Perverse Economy: The Impact of Markets on People and Nature (NY: Palgrave, 2003)
- Book: Steal this Idea: Intellectual Property Rights and the Corporate Confiscation of Creativity (NY: Palgrave, 2002)
- Book: The Pathology of the U.S. Economy Revisited: The Intractable Contradictions of Economic Policy (NY: Palgrave, 2001)
- Book: Transcending the Economy: On the Potential of Passionate Labor and the Wastes of the Market (NY: St. Martin's Press, 2000)
- Book: The Invention of Capitalism: The Secret History of Primitive Accumulation (Durham: Duke University Press, 2000)
- Book: The Natural Instability of Markets: Expectations, Increasing Returns and the Collapse of Markets (NY: St. Martin's Press, 1999)
Email: MPerelman@csuchico.edu
Ruben Sargsyan
Assistant Professor, Economics
PhD, Kansas State
Macroeconomics, International Economics, Money and Banking
Email: RSargsyan@csuchico.edu
Frederica Shockley
Professor, Economics
PhD, Georgia State
Tax Theory (Who Really Pays for Government), Proposition 13, Public Finance, Job Creation in the Local Economy, Economic Impact, Input-Output Analysis, Development Impact Fees, Cost of Annexation, Revenue Forecasts for Local Government
Email: FShockley@csuchico.edu
Geography and Planning
Phone: 530-898-5285Scott Brady
Associate Professor, Geography and Planning
PhD, Louisiana State University
General Geography
Email: SBrady@csuchico.edu
Jacquelyn Chase
Chair and Associate Professor, Geography and Planning
PhD, UCLA
Rural Planning and Development, Gender, Latin America, Urban-Rural Relations
Email: JChase@csuchico.edu
Dean Fairbanks
Associate Professor, Geography and Planning
PhD, University of Pretoria (South Africa)
Biogeography, Conservation Planning, Quantitative Land-Use/Land-Cover Change, Geographic Information Science, Remote Sensing, Sub-Saharan Africa
Email: DHFairbanks@csuchico.edu
Don Hankins
Assistant Professor, Geography and Planning
PhD, UC Davis
Biogeography, Pyrogeography, Riparian Habitats, Conservation biogeography, fire ecology, participatory research, environmental policy and planning, landscape ecology, land management, and traditional ecological knowledge
Email: DHankins@csuchico.edu
Guy King
Professor, Geography and Planning
PhD, Utah, 1982
Geomorphology, History
Email: GKing@csuchico.edu
LaDona Knigge
Assistant Professor, Geography and Planning
PhD 2006, Geography State University of New York, Buffalo
Human geography, urban gardens, community development, critical GIS
Email: LKnigge@csuchico.edu
Paul Melcon
Associate Professor, Geography and Planning
PhD, University of Wisconsin
Computer Applications
Email: PMelcon@csuchico.edu
Eugenie Rovai
Professor, Geography and Planning
PhD, Clark University
Hazards, Spatial Visualization and Mapping, Southwestern Water Policy, Political Redistricting
Email: ERovai@csuchico.edu
Noriyuki Sato
Assistant Professor, Geography and Planning
PhD 2008, Geography Indiana University
Applied climatology, climate change and impacts, transportation geography
Email: NSato2@csuchico.edu
Mark Stemen
Associate Professor, Geography and Planning
PhD, University of Iowa
Environmental Studies, Historical Geography, Environmental Education, Waste Management
Email: MStemen@csuchico.edu
Steve Stewart
Lecturer, Geography and Planning
MA, CSU, Chico
Cartography and Geographic Information Systems
Email: SStewart1@csuchico.edu
Health and Community Services
Phone: 530-898-6661Linda Bilsborough
Health and Community Services
MHS, University of San Francisco Human Sexuality
Personal Health, Health Education for Elementary School Teachers, Health Education for Secondary Teachers, School Health Programs, Service Learning (Health Academy, Read Across America) T.E.A.M. Chapman and SCNAC Project collaboration.
John Cannan
Lecturer, Grantwriting and Nonprofit Management
BA, Humboldt State University
Fundraising, Grantwriting and Nonprofit Management
Email: JCannan@csuchico.edu
Lyndall Ellingson
Associate Professor, Health and Community Services
PhD, Indiana University
Sexuality, Sexuality Education, Gay and Lesbian Issues, Women's Health, Multicultural Health
Email: LEllingson@csuchico.edu
Roland Lamarine
Professor, Health and Community Services
HSD, Indiana University
Drug Education, Alternative Medicine and Other Consumer Health Issues
Email: RLamarine@csuchico.edu
Richard Narad
Professor, Health and Community Services
DPA, USC
JD, Concord Law School
Health Policy, Health Law, Emergency Medical Services Systems, Ambulance Services, Trauma Care
Email: RNarad@csuchico.edu
Holly Nevarez
Assistant Professor, Health and Community Services
PhD, Oregon State University
MPH and CHES certified
Exercise During Pregnancy, Community Health
Email: HNevarez@csuchico.edu
Mary Portis
Professor, Health and Community Services
PhD, Loma Linda University
Blood Banking, Community Asset Building, Youth Fitness, School Health Programs
Email: MPortis@csuchico.edu
Vic Sbarbaro
Lecturer, Health and Community Services
EdD, USC
Health Education for Elementary and Secondary School Teachers, Emergency Care
Email: VSbarbaro@csuchico.edu
Mark Tomita
Assistant Professor, Health and Community Services
PhD, New York University
Internet Health Education, Integration of Technology Into Health Curriculum, Health Education Professional Development, International Health
Email: MTomita@csuchico.edu
Political Science
Phone: 530-898-5301Mahalley D. Allen
Assistant Professor, Political Science
PhD, University of Kansas
JD, University of Missouri-Columbia
Constitutional Law and Judicial Politics, Environmental Law and Policy, Public Policy, U.S. Political Institutions and Processes
Email: MDAllen@csuchico.edu
Dane Cameron
Assistant Professor, Political Science
JD, Golden Gate University
Legal Rights of the Disabled, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Email: DCameron@csuchico.edu
Michael J. Coyle
Assistant Professor, Political Science
PhD, Arizona State University, School of Justice and Social Inquiry
M.A., Harvard University, American Studies
Social Justice and Criminal Justice, the Criminal Justice System (Minority Populations and Public Policy), Restorative Justice, Social Control, Discourse Analysis (Media and Justice Language), Crime and Justice Theory, Sociology of Everyday Life, Qualitative Research Methods, the teaching and acquisition of Critical Learning Skills, Moral Entrepreneuring, and the construction of socially discarded persons as "criminals" and/or "punishment-worthy."
Email: MJCoyle@csuchico.edu
Teodora Delorenzo
Professor, Political Science
JD, New College of California
Legal Research, Consumer Law, Court Administration, Micronesian Law
Email: TDelorenzo@csuchico.edu
Diana Dwyre
Professor, Political Science
PhD, Syracuse University
Campaign Financing, Parties and Elections, and Congressional Elections
Email: DDwyre@csuchico.edu
Jon Ebeling
Professor Emeritus, Political Science
PhD, University of Pittsburgh
Telephone Surveys, Evaluation Research, Peace Corps Work in Ethiopia, Statistics, Input-Output Analysis, Implan, Local Government Finance, Development Impact Fees, Revenue Forecasts for Local Government, Cost of Annexation, Racial Profiling Analysis
Email: EBeling@csuchico.edu
Beau Grosscup
Professor, Political Science
PhD, University of Massachusetts
Terrorism, American Foreign Policy, International Political Economy, Middle East Politics
- Book: The Newest Explosions of Terrorism: Latest Sites of Terrorism in the 90s and Beyond
Email: BGrosscup@csuchico.edu
James Jacob
Professor, Political Science
PhD, Cornell
Western European Terrorism
Email: JJacob@csuchico.edu
Donna Kemp
Professor, Political Science
PhD, University of Idaho
Mental health in the workplace, personnel,mental health and health policy and administration, and crisis and disaster management.
Email: DKemp@csuchico.edu
Margaret Leigey
Assistant Professor, Political Science
PhD, Washington State University
Policing
Email: RPatten@csuchico.edu
Charles Ostrom
Professor Emeritus, Political Science
PhD, Claremont
Southeast Asia, International Relations, Third World Nations, Model U.N., Pacific Basin
Email: ROstrom@csuchico.edu
Ryan Patten
Assistant Professor, Political Science
PhD, Claremont
Southeast Asia, International Relations, Third World Nations, Model U.N., Pacific Basin
Email: ROstrom@csuchico.edu
Diane E. Schmidt
Professor, Political Science
PhD, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Survey Research, Public Policy Analysis, Regulatory Policy, Collaboration
Email: DSchmidt@csuchico.edu
Matthew O. Thomas
Associate Professor, Political Science
PhD, University of Maryland
Police Policy and Evaluation, Juvenile Justice, Urban Politics (especially post-Katrina New Orleans)
Email: MOThomas@csuchico.edu
Charles C. Turner
Associate Professor, Political Science
PhD, Claremont Graduate University
State and Local Politics, U.S. Presidency, Congress
Email: CCTurner@csuchico.edu
Lori M. Weber
Professor, Political Science
PhD, University of Colorado at Boulder
Public Opinion and Polling, Public Deliveration and Dialogue, Town Hall Meetings, and Civic Engagement
Email: LWeber@csuchico.edu
Psychology
Phone: 530-898-5147Margaret Bierly
Professor, Psychology
PhD, Stanford University
Developmental Psychology, Adult Attachment, Interpersonal Relationship Quality and Personality Variables
Email: MBierly@csuchico.edu
Elise Cole
Assistant Professor, Psychology
PhD, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Marriage and Family Therapy, Multicultural Therapy, Development and Measurement of Counseling Competencies
Email: EMCole@csuchico.edu
Katherine Cushing
Associate Professor, Psychology
PhD, University of Arizona
Assessment of Student Learning, K-12 Education/Teaching, Expertise/Expert-Novice Differences, Leadership Development, Mentoring/Induction Program, Qualitative Data Analysis
Email: KCushing@csuchico.edu
Michael Ennis
Assistant Professor, Psychology
PhD, University of California, Davis
Stress Responses, Anxiety, Interoception and Coping Strategies, Human Psychophysiology
Email: MEnnis@csuchico.edu
Lawrence Herringer
Professor, Psychology
PhD, University of California, Riverside
Personality Structure and Assessment, Self-Concept and Personal Identity, Quantitative Methods/Applications, Psychology and Religion
Email: LHerringer@csuchico.edu
David Hibbard
Assistant Professor, Psychology
PhD, University of Texas at Dallas
Developmental Psychology, Adolescent Social Development, Development of Perfectionism, Gender Differences in Social Interaction
Email: DRHibbard@csuchico.edu
Leesa Huang
Assistant Professor, Psychology
PhD, University of Northern Colorado
School Psychology, Assessment for Intervention, Legal and Ethical Issues for Psychologists, Crisis Intervention
Email: LHuang@csuchico.edu
Linda Kline
Associate Professor, Psychology
PhD, Colorado State University
Social and Environmental Psychology, Human-Animal Bond, Women's Issues, Exercise and Sports Psychology
Email: LKline@csuchico.edu
Penelope Kuhn
Associate Professor, Psychology
PhD, Georgetown University
Central Nervous System Regeneration and Plasticity, Growth Factors, Spinal Cord Injury, Oligodendrocyte Response to Injury, Mouse Models of Central Nervous System Disease
Email: PKuhn@csuchico.edu
Peter Lopez
Associate Professor, Psychology
PhD, University of New York, Buffalo
Sexual Behavior, Aggression, Technology (Especially the Web) As a Teaching/Research Tool, Individual, Group and Family Therapy, Child Therapy, Family Systems, Process Issues in Counseling, Multicultural Issues Including Gender and Sexual Orientation
Email: PLopez@csuchico.edu
Sandra Machida
Professor, Psychology, Coordinator of Child Development Program
PhD, Stanford University
Developmental Psychology With a Focus on Variations in Socialization Contexts Including Parenting Styles, Cross-Cultural Variations, Intervention Programs, Poverty and Early Childhood Development, School Readiness
Email: SMachida@csuchico.edu
Brian Oppy
Professor, Psychology
PhD, University of California, Davis
Reading, Pedagogy, Technology and Learning, Cognition, Human Memory, Perception, Applied Research
Email: BOppy@csuchico.edu
Joseph Russo
Professor, Psychology
PhD, University of Utah
Counseling Process and Outcome Issues and Intervention Modalities, Counselor Training and Supervision Issues and Processes, Couple's Communication and Intimacy Issues, Competition and Collaboration Research, Anxiety and Depression Research, Multicultural Issues Including Gender and Sexual Identity Issues, Psychopharmacology Research, Research Related to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Self-Esteem Models and Research
Email: JRusso@csuchico.edu
Jane Rysberg
Professor, Psychology
PhD, Arizona State University
Developmental Psychology, Successful Aging, Parent-Child Relations, Fathering/Step-Fathering, Sibling Relationships
Email: JRysberg@csuchico.edu
Art Sanchez
Professor, Psychology
PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara
Family Therapy, Multicultural Counseling, Group Counseling, Individual Counseling
Email: ASanchez@csuchico.edu
Neil Schwartz
Professor, Psychology
PhD, Arizona State University
Learning, Cognition and Instruction Broadly Defined. Current Research Focus Areas Are: Learning and Problem Solving in Web-Based Environments, Development of Web-Based Instructional Systems in Science, Metaphorical Graphics in Instruction, Theoretical Study of Configurational Knowledge and Metacognition in Web-Based Learning
Email: NSchwartz@csuchico.edu
Theodore Singelis
Professor, Psychology
PhD, University of Hawaii
Cultural Influences on, and Differences in, Social Behavior, Self-Conceptions and Health Behaviors Across the Life Span, Embarrassment and Its Communication, Social Beliefs Across Cultures and Across the Life Span
Email: TSingelis@csuchico.edu
Daniel Stuempfig
Professor, Psychology
PhD, University of Illinois
Learning in the Schools, Academic Motivation, Prejudice and Discrimination
Email: DStuempfig@csuchico.edu
Martin van den Berg
Assistant Professor, Psychology
PhD, University of Virginia
Perception, Cognitive Psychology, Synethesia
Email: mvandenberg@csuchico.edu
Edward Vela
Professor, Psychology
PhD, Texas A&M University
Memory and Concept Formation in Children and Adults, Problem Solving, Creativity, Motion Perception, Theories of Consciousness, Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy of Mind
Email: EVela@csuchico.edu
David Winzenz
Professor, Psychology
PhD, Stanford University
Human Learning
Email: DWinzenz@csuchico.edu
James Wolfe
Professor, Psychology
PhD, University of Georgia
School Psychology, Cognitive Assessment, Socio-Emotional Assessment, Neuropsychology
Email: JWolfe@csuchico.edu
Daniel Worthen
Associate Professor, Psychology
PhD, Colorado State University
Animal Learning, Cognition and Behavior, Behavioral Neuroscience, Neural Network Modeling, Animal Welfare Issues, Philosophical Issues in Behavioral and Neural Sciences
Email: DWorthen@csuchico.edu
Social Work
Phone: 530-898-6204J. David Bassett
Professor
PhD, Smith College
Clinical assessment, Individual & Family Psychotherapy, Psychiatric Illness in Elders, Eating Disorders, Personality Disorders
Email: JBassett2@csuchico.edu
Donna Jensen
MSW, LCSW, Mental Health Coordinator
CSU, Sacramento
Mental Health, Crisis Intervention, Aging, Addictions, Developmental Disabilities, Co-occuring Disorders, Human Service Agency Case Consultation, Program Development
Pamela Johansen
Assistant Professor
EdD, University of San Francisco
Child welfare, corrections, HIV/AIDS, learning via technology.
Email: PJohansen@csuchico.edu
Celeste A. Jones
Associate Professor, School of Social Work
Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Trauma, Youth violence, Domestic violence, Physical and Sexual Abuse
Email: CAJones@csuchico.edu
James Patrick Mace
Associate Professor
MSW - West Virginia University, DSW - University of California
Los Angeles
Mental Health, Groupwork, Social Work Education, Workforce Issues in Social Work
Email: JPMace@csuchico.edu
Vince Ornelas
Assistant Professor
PhD, University of Southern California
Community organizing, social welfare policy, Latino immigration patterns
Email: VOrnelas@csuchico.edu
Jean Schuldberg
Associate Professor
EdD, University of San Francisco
Aging and Gerontology
Email: JSchuldberg@csuchico.edu
Kui-Hee Song
Assistant Professor, School of Social Work
PhD, Loyola University Chicago
Social work practice with Asian immigrant children and families, value based community work practice, and helping process of communicative multiple meaning generation with multicultural clients. Several research studies have been done with a Program Evaluation on “Local Interagency Network for Children and Families Services (LINCS) program in Shasta County, CA” and Practice Evaluation (a case study) on “Helping Korean immigrant families to resolve child abuse problem.” The latter case study is published as a book, “Beyond multiculturalism in social work practice.”
Email: KSong@csuchico.edu
Sociology
Phone: 530-898-6384Andrew J. Dick
Associate Professor, Sociology
PhD, Utah State University
Juvenile Delinquency, Crime/Criminology, Adolescence/Youth, Gangs, Social Problems, Deviance, Prisons, Prison Education and Prison Reform
Email: ADick@csuchico.edu
Carol Edelman
Professor, Sociology
PhD, University of Arizona
Holocaust, Genocide and Mass Persuasion
Email: CEdelman@csuchico.edu
Liahna E. Gordon
Associate Professor, Sociology
PhD, Indiana University
Sociology of Sexualities, Sexual Diversity, Sociology of Gender, Research Methods, Qualitative Research and Analysis
Email: LEGordon@csuchico.edu
Kathleen Kaiser
Professor, Sociology
PhD, Duke University
Former Trustee, California State University
Deviance, Sociology of Sport, Sociology of Sexuality, Applied Sociology Internship Program
Email: KKaiser@csuchico.edu
Janja Lalich
Professor, Sociology
PhD, Fielding Graduate University
Cults, extremism (groups and ideologies), new religious movements, undue influence, coercive persuasion (“brainwashing”), sociology of family and work and family, unconventional therapies, abusive relationships
- Book: Bounded Choice: True Believers and Charismatic Cults
Email: JLalich@csuchico.edu
Paul Lopez
Associate Professor, Chicano Studies/Sociology
PhD, Northeastern University
Chicano/Latino Studies, Labor Markets, Inequality, International Migration (Mexican Braceros), Race and Ethnic Relations, and Public Policy
Email: PLopez@csuchico.edu
Dan Pence
Associate Professor, Sociology
PhD, University of Colorado, Boulder
Popular Culture, Gender (With and Emphasis on Men and Masculinity), Social Inequality, Including Ethnicity and Race Relations
- Book: American Prejudice: With Liberty and Equality for Some (Prestige Books, 1995)
Email: DPence@csuchico.edu
Cynthia Siemsen
Associate Professor, Sociology
PhD, University of California Santa Cruz
Gender, Crime, and Criminal Justice; Social Psychology; Emotional Conflicts; Social Theory; Sociology of Law; World-Systems Analysis
- Book: (I) Emotional Trials: The Moral Dilemas of Women Criminal Defense Attorneys (2004)
Email: CSiemsen@csuchico.edu
Chunyan Song
Assistant Professor, Sociology
PhD, Arizona State University
Demography, Research Method, Statistical Analysis, Asian American Studies, Immigrant Youth and Education
Email: CSong3@csuchico.edu
James E. Sutton
Assistant Professor, Sociology
PhD, Ohio State University
Crime, Masculinity, Deviant Behavior and Corrections
Email: JESutton@csuchico.edu
Tony Waters
Professor, Sociology
PhD, UC Davis
Migration, Economic Development and Social Change, Refugees, East Africa, Criminology
- Book: Crime and Immigrant Youth (Sage 1999)
- Book: Bureaucratizing the Good Samaritan: The Limits of International Refugee Relief (Westview 2001)
- Book: The Persistance of Subsistance Agriculture: Life Beneath the Level of the Marketplace (Lexington 2006)
Email: TWaters@csuchico.edu
Laurie Wermuth
Professor, Sociology
PhD, UC Berkeley
Political sociology, sociology of inequality and health, sociology of family
- Book: Global Inequality and Basic Human Needs: Health and Illness in an Increasingly Unequal World (Allyn and Bacon, 2003)
Email: LWermuth@csuchico.edu
College of Business
Phone: 530-898-6271Accounting and Management Information Systems
Phone: 530-898-6463Steven Adams
Professor, Accounting and Management Information Systems
PhD, University of Cincinnati
Management Control Systems, Activity Based Costing
Email: SJAdams@csuchico.edu
Harish Bahl
Professor, Accounting and Management Information Systems
PhD, Ohio State
Production Operations Management, SAP
Email: HBahl@csuchico.edu
Raymond Boykin
Professor, Accounting and Management Information Systems
PhD, St. Louis University
Business Process Improvement, SAP Quality Management
Email: RBoykin@csuchico.edu
Curt DeBerg
Associate Professor, Accounting and Management Information Systems
PhD, Oklahoma State
Accounting Curricula, Students in Free Enterprise
Email: CDeBerg@csuchico.edu
John Lees
Associate Professor, Accounting and Management Information Systems
PhD, University of Florida
Small Business Information Systems
Email: SLees@csuchico.edu
James Mensching
Professor, Accounting and Management Information Systems
PhD, University of Chicago
Data and Storage Management, Multimedia Delivery Systems
Email: JMensching@csuchico.edu
Valerie Milliron
Professor, Accounting and Management Information Systems
PhD, USC
Taxation
Email: VMilliron@csuchico.edu
Brock Murdoch
Professor, Accounting and Management Information Systems
PhD, UC Irvine
Cash Flow
Email: BMurdoch@csuchico.edu
Samir Nissan
Professor, Accounting and Management Information Systems
PhD, University of Illinois
Business and Universities in Japan
Email: SNissan@csuchico.edu
Ron Pike
Instructor, Accounting and Management Information Systems
MBA, CSU, Chico
Computer Networking and Information Security
Email: RPike@csuchico.edu
James Sager
Professor, Accounting and Management Information Systems
Chair, Department of Accounting and MIS
PhD, University of Colorado
Object-Oriented Systems, Simulation, Virtual Reality
Email: JSager@csuchico.edu
Finance and Marketing
Phone: 530-898-5666Kenny Chan
Professor, Finance and Marketing
PhD, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Retailing and Strategic Marketing
Email: KChan@csuchico.edu
Kenneth Chapman
Professor, Finance and Marketing
PhD, University of Colorado, Boulder
Consumer Behavior, Marketing Research, Market Analysis
Email: KChapman@csuchico.edu
Robert Haney Scott
Professor, Finance and Marketing
PhD, Harvard University
Financial Markets, Money, The Economy
Email: HScott2@csuchico.edu
Matt Meuter
Professor, Finance and Marketing
PhD, Arizona State University
Electronic Marketing, Consumer Use and Adoption of Technology, Innovative Technologies, and Services Marketing
Email: MMeuter@csuchico.edu
Shekhar Misra
Professor, Finance and Marketing
PhD, University of Oregon
International Business, Consumer Behavior, Decision Making
Email: SMisra@csuchico.edu
Suleman Moosa
Professor, Finance and Marketing
PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Stock Earnings During Inflation
Email: SMoosa@csuchico.edu
Richard Ponarul
Professor, Finance and Marketing
PhD, University of Chicago
Investments, Corporate Finance
Email: RPonarul@csuchico.edu
Arno Rethans
Professor, Finance and Marketing
Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
PhD, University of Oregon
Marketing Research and Strategic Marketing Management
Email: ARethans@csuchico.edu
Daniel Toy
Professor, Finance and Marketing
PhD, Penn State
Strategic Marketing, Marketing Management Resources, Information Technology
Email: DToy@csuchico.edu
Lauren Wright
Professor, Finance and Marketing
PhD, Penn State
Services Marketing, Applications of Group Systems, Team/Group Dynamics
Email: LKWright@csuchico.edu
Management
Phone: 530-898-5663Charles Cambridge
Professor, Management
PhD, University of Minnesota
Global Management, Economic Development in Africa, Organizational Change
Email: CCambridge@csuchico.edu
Susan Gardner
Professor, Management, Retired
JD, McGeorge School of Law
Employment Law, Human Resources
Email: SGardner@csuchico.edu
Glenn M. Gomes
Professor, Management
PhD, University of Southern California
Strategic Management; Business- and Corporate-Level Competitive Strategy
http://www.csuchico.edu/mgmt/gomes/gomes.html
Email: GGomes@csuchico.edu
Julie Indvik
Professor, Management
PhD, University of Wisconsin
Spirituality in the Workplace
Email: JIndvik@csuchico.edu
Pamela R. Johnson
Professor, Management
PhD, University of Wisconsin
Business Writing, Violence and Incivility in the Workplace
Email: PJohnson@csuchico.edu
Mark Levine
Professor, Management
PhD, UCLA
Student Evaluation of Business Teachers, Navy Management Techniques
Email: MLevine@csuchico.edu
Tracy McDonald
Professor, Management
PhD, Ohio State
Industrial Organization Psychology, Bias in Job Screening, Sustainable Business Practices Consultation, Conducting Sustainability Audits, Managing Organizational Change, Developing and Presenting Sustainability Training Programs
Email: TMcDonald@csuchico.edu
Jim Morgan
Professor, Management
JD, UC Davis
Employment Law, Honesty Testing
Email: JMorgan@csuchico.edu
Jim Owens
Professor, Management
JD, Western State
Commercial Law, Employment Law, Business and Public Policy
Email: JOwens@csuchico.edu
Scott Sibary
Professor, Management
JD, UC Berkeley
Labor and Employment Law
Email: SSibary@csuchico.edu
Marc Siegall
Professor, Management
PhD, Northwestern
Organizational Behavior, Change Management
Email: MSiegall@csuchico.edu
Jeff Trailer
Associate Professor, Management
Ph.D. University of Houston
System Dynamics (Managing Complex Systems), Competitive Strategy Dynamics & Project Managment Dynamics
Email: TRrailer@csuchico.edu
Suzanne Zivnuska
Associate Professor, Business Administration
PhD, Florida State University
Strategic Human Resource Managment, Leadership, Impression Management, Organizational Politics, Communication, and Performance Appraisal
Email: SZivnuska@csuchico.edu
College of Communication and Education
Phone: 530-898-4015Communication Arts and Sciences
Phone:Stephen Brydon
Professor, Communication Arts and Sciences
PhD, USC
Public Opinion, Political Debates
Email: SBrydon@csuchico.edu
Sam Edelman
Professor, Communication Arts and Sciences
PhD, University of Arizona
Holocaust, Genocide and Mass Persuasion
Email: SEdelman@csuchico.edu
Madeline Keaveney
Professor, Communication Arts and Sciences
PhD, University of Illinois
Copyright Law and Oral Interpretation, Performances, Speech Communications, Navajo Humor, Gender Communications
Email: MKeaveney@csuchico.edu
Michael Scott
Professor, Communication Arts and Sciences
PhD, USC
Communication in Organizational Settings, Coping With Communication-Based Fear
Email: MDScott@csuchico.edu
William Todd-Mancillas
Professor, Communication Arts and Sciences
PhD, Florida State
Interpersonal Communication, Sexist Language, Gender Differences in Management Decisions, How Students Feel About Evaluating Faculty
Email: BTodd-Mancillas@csuchico.edu
Communication Design
Phone: 530-898-4048Frank Armstrong
Lecturer, Communication Design
MFA, Yale University
Graphic Design, Typography, Motion Graphics, Digital Prepress, Web Design, Information Design, Publication Design
Email: FArmstrong@csuchico.edu
Gregg Berryman
Professor, Communication Design
MAA, Montana State
Graphic Design, Corporate Identity
Email: GBerryman@csuchico.edu
Aaron Bor
Professor, Communication Design
EdD, University of Northern Colorado
Canadian Television, Video Production
Email: ABor@csuchico.edu
Terry Curtis
Professor, Communication Design
JD, University of Chicago
Telecommunications, Communication Law
Email: TCurtis@csuchico.edu
Cara M. Deleon
Assistant Professor, Communication Design
MFA, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia
Mass Communication, Film and Digital Media, Video and Audio Production
Email: CMDeleon@csuchico.edu
Chiara Ferrari
Professor, Communication Design
Ph.D. UCLA
Mass Communication, Film and Television and Digital Media
Email: CFFerrari@csuchico.edu
Jennifer Meadows
Professor, Communication Design
PhD, University of Texas
Video Production
Email: JMeadows@csuchico.edu
John Roussell
Assistant Professor, Communication Design
PhD, Virginia Tech
Instructional Technology, Computer Based Instruction
Email: JRoussell@csuchico.edu
Barbara Sudick
Associate Professor
MFA, Yale University
Digital Graphic Design
Email: BSudick@csuchico.edu
Tom Welsh
Professor
PhD Indiana University
Industrial Technology, Web Design
Email: TWelsh@csuchico.edu
Byron Wolfe
Associate Professor
MFA, Arizona State University
Digital Photography
Email: BWolfe@csuchico.edu
Education
Phone: 530-898-6421Cris Guenter
Professor, Education
EdD, University of Wyoming
Arts Education, Education Technology, Online Instruction, The Creative Process
Email: CGuenter@csuchico.edu
Hilda Hernandez
Professor, Education
PhD, Stanford University
International Languages, Methods, Curriculum, Development, Research, Testing and Assessment
Email: HHernandez@csuchico.edu
Michael Kotar
Professor, Education
EdD, Illinois State University
Curriculum Development and Instructional Practices in Science Education, Education for Democracy
Email: MKotar@csuchico.edu
Devon Metzger
Professor, Education
EdD, Indiana University
Social Studies Education, Education for Democracy
Email: DMetzger@csuchico.edu
Mimi Miller
Assistant Professor, Education
PhD, Stanford University
Reading and Literacy (Grades 4-8), Interdisciplinary Curriculum
Email: MBMiller@csuchico.edu
Maggie Payne
Professor, Education
EdD, Oklahoma State University
Northern California Foreign Language Project, Curriculum Development for International Educators
Email: MPayne@csuchico.edu
William Rich
Assistant Professor, Education
EdD, University of Southern California
Leadership &Amp; the Development of Leaders for Education, Democracy, Politics, Policy and Education Assessment of Learning, Charter School Movement
Email: WRich@csuchico.edu
Al Schademan
Assistant Professor, Education
PhD, University of Rochester
Science Education and Curriculum Development, Teaching and Learning Theory and Practice
Email: ASchademan@csuchico.edu
Ann Schulte
Assistant Professor, Education
PhD, University of Wisconsin
Multicultural Education, Action Research, Integrated Curriculum
Email: ASchulte@csuchico.edu
Paula Selvester
Assistant Professor, Education
EdD, University of Southern California
Literacy and Language Learning, Reading/Language Arts Development for Diverse Learners
Email: PSelvester@csuchico.edu
Debbie Summers
Professor, Education
EdD, University of Southern California
Resources in International Studies in Education, Curriculum Development for International Educators, Education for Democracy
Email: DSummers@csuchico.edu
Journalism
Phone: 530-898-4779Glen Bleske
Assistant Professor, Journalism
PhD, University of North Carolina
History of Journalism, Black Press, Journalism Education
Email: GBleske@csuchico.edu
Susan Brockus
PhD, Purdue University
Media Ownership, Media Trends, Media Use of New Technologies, Media and Cultural Diversity.
Email: SBrockus@csuchico.edu
Kurt Nordstrom
Associate Professor, Journalism
PhD, University of Denver
Advertising Campaigns, Corporate Anniversary Celebrations, Women in Pr and Advertising, Role of Polling in U.S. Congressional Campaigns
Email: KNordstrom@csuchico.edu
Dave Waddell
Lecturer, Journalism
MA, CSU Chico
Student Journalism, Northern California Newspaper Business
Email: DWaddell@csuchico.edu
Kinesiology
Phone: 530-898-6373John Azevedo, Jr.
Associate Professor, Kinesiology
PhD, University of California, Berkeley
Metabolism, Muscle, Insulin Resistance
Email: JLAzevedo@csuchico.edu
Craig Buschner
Professor, Kinesiology
EdD, Oklahoma State University
Physical Education Teaching and Learning, Undergraduate and Graduate Physical Education Teacher Education, Children's Physical Education, Pedagogical Research
Email: CBuschner@csuchico.edu
Traci Ciapponi
Assistant Professor, Kinesiology
EdD, University of Virginia
Motor Learning, Coaching (Sport Performance)
Email: TCiapponi@csuchico.edu
Reid Cross
Associate Professor, Kinesiology
EdD, University of Northern Colorado
Outdoor Education
Email: RCross@csuchico.edu
Tom Fahey
Professor, Kinesiology
EdD, UC Berkeley
Exercise Physiology and Science, Anabolic Steroids, Weight Training
Email: TFahey@csuchico.edu
Cathrine Himberg
Professor, Kinesiology
PhD, Virginia Tech.
Physical Education Teacher Education, CASPER
Email: CHimberg@csuchico.edu
Jackie Hudson
Professor, Kinesiology
PhD, Temple University
Sports Biomechanics
Email: JHudson@csuchico.edu
Linda Keeler
Assistant Professor, Kinesiology
EdD, West Virginia University
Sport and Exercise Psychology
Email: LKeeler@csuchico.edu
Rebecca Lytle
Associate Professor, Kinesiology
PhD, Oregon State University
Adapted Physical Education, Pedagogy, Motor Development
Email: RLytle@csuchico.edu
Jaqueline Medina
Assistant Professor, Kinesiology
EdD, University of Northern Colorado
Outdoor Education
Email: JJMedina@csuchico.edu
Kevin Patton
Assistant Professor, Kinesiology
Ed.D, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Physical Education Teacher Education; Physical Education Teacher Development; Educational Change
Email: KPatton@csuchico.edu
Scott Roberts
Associate Professor, Kinesiology
PhD, University of New Mexico
Clinical Exercise Physiology, Pediatric Exercise Physiology
Email: SORoberts@csuchico.edu
C. Don Scott
Professor, Kinesiology
EdD, Columbia University
Sociology of Athletics and History of Physical Education
Email: DScott2@csuchico.edu
Patricia Smiley
Professor, Kinesiology
EdD, Nova Southwestern University
Dance, online education
Email: PSmiley@csuchico.edu
Dave Swanson
Professor, Kinesiology
PhD, Stanford
Exercise Science, Grape Seed Extract and Its Effect on Triglyceride Levels
Email: DSwanson@csuchico.edu
Terri Todd
Assistant Professor, Kinesiology
PhD, McGill University
Adapted Physical Education
Email: TATodd@csuchico.edu
Josh Trout
Assistant Professor, Kinesiology
PhD, University of Illinois
Design and Implementation of Technology for Enhancing Physical Education
Email: JTrout@csuchico.edu
Liberal Studies in Education
Phone: 530-898-6854Esther Larocco
Associate Professor, Professional Studies in Education, Center for Bilingual/Multicultural Studies
PhD, UC Davis
Bilingual/Multicultural Education, Curriculum Development
Email: ELarocco@csuchico.edu
Professional Studies in Education
Phone: 530-898-5398Victoria Bernhardt
Professor, Professional Studies in Education
Executive Director, Education for the Future
PhD, University of Oregon
School Assessment, School Reform Movement, Beginning Teachers
Email: VBernhardt@csuchico.edu
Michelle Cepello
Associate Professor, Professional Studies in Education
Supervisor, Special Education Program
EdD, University of Southern California
Collaboration/Consultation, Early Childhood Special Education, Staff/Professional Development, Implementing Service Learning Strategies With Special Education Students
Email: MCepello@csuchico.edu
Jesus Cortez
Professor, Professional Studies in Education, Center for Bilingual/Multicultural Studies
PhD, University of Washington
Bilingual/Multicultural Education, Multicultural Children's Literature
Email: JCortez@csuchico.edu
Teresa Davis
Professor, Professional Studies in Education, Special Education Program
PhD, University of Oregon
Curriculum and instruction (inclusive strategies, special education modifications), portfolio assessment, service learning, fine arts
Email: TMDavis@csuchico.edu
Maria Guadalupe Guillen
Coordinator, Professional Studies in Education
MA, CSU, Sacramento
Spanish, Bilingual/Multicultural Prelminary Administrative Credential
Email: MGGuillen@csuchico.edu
Mary Jensen
Professor, Professional Studies in Education
PhD, University of Oregon
Special Education, Stress Reduction
Email: MJensen@csuchico.edu
Rebecca Justeson
Assistant Professor, Professional Studies in Education
Coordinator, Tri-Placement Program
EdD, University of the Pacific
School Restructuring, Beginning Teachers, Early Literacy
Email: RJusteson@csuchico.edu
Steven Koch
Assistant Professor, Professional Studies in Education
PhD, Fuller Graduate School of Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Email: SPKoch@csuchico.edu
Esther Larocco
Associate Professor, Professional Studies in Education, Center for Bilingual/Multicultural Studies
PhD, UC Davis
Bilingual/Multicultural Education, Curriculum Development
Email: ELarocco@csuchico.edu
Carolynn Reynolds
Professor, Professional Studies in Education
Associate Dean, College of Communication and Education
PhD, University of New Mexico
Guidance Counseling, Science and Social Science Curriculum
Email: CReynolds@csuchico.edu
James Richmond
Professor, Professional Studies in Education
PhD, UC Berkeley
Teaching of Reading and Language Arts
Email: JRichmond@csuchico.edu
Hsuying Ward
Assistant Professor, Professional Studies in Education, Special Education
PhD, University of Texas, Austin
Special Education Leadership, Diversity in Special Education, Literacy and Social Emotional Development for Moderate/Severe Disabilities Including Autism
Email: HWard@csuchico.edu
Charles Zartman
Professor, Professional Studies in Education, Center for Bilingual/Multicultural Studies
PhD, University of Colorado
Bilingual/Multicultural Education, Sociocultural Issues in Education
Email: CZartman@csuchico.edu
Recreation and Parks Management
Phone: 530-898-6408Steve Dennis
Professor, Recreation and Parks Management
PhD, University of Arizona
Wildland recreation management, natural resource policy, sustainable tourism
Email: SDennis@csuchico.edu
James E. (Jim) Fletcher
Professor, Recreation and Parks Management
PhD, Michigan State
Public Opinion Surveys, Program Evaluation, Recreation Enterprise Planning and Management, Maintenance Audits and Maintenance Management Planning
Email: JFletcher@csuchico.edu
Richard Gitelson
Associate Professor, Recreation and Parks Management
PhD, Texas A&M University
Special events, tourism impacts and behavior, leisure behavior, healthy lifestyles, leisure and aging
Email: RGitelson@csuchico.edu
Roger Guthrie
Professor, Recreation and Parks Management
PhD, University of Illinois
Recreational Use Surveying
Email: RGuthrie@csuchico.edu
Jon Hooper
Professor, Recreation and Parks Management
PhD, UC Davis
Environmental Interpretation, Environmental Education in California Schools, Human Dimensions of Wildlife Management, Animal Welfare/Rights Issues, Nature Trails, Park Exhibits, Powerpoint Presentations
- Book: Effective Slide Presentations
Email: JHooper@csuchico.edu
Jeff Jiang
Associate Professor, Recreation and Parks Management
PhD, University of Oregon
Special Event Planning and Management, Cultural Tourism, Tourist Behavior, Destination Marketing, Sustainable Tourism
Email: JJiang@csuchico.edu
Michael Leitner
Professor, Recreation and Parks Management
PhD, University of Maryland
Recreation and Aging, Intergenerational Recreation, Leisure Education and Leisure Counseling, Recreational Arab/Israeli Coexistence Programs
Email: MLeitner@csuchico.edu
Laura McLachlin
Professor, Recreation and Parks Management
PhD, Texas Women's University
Therapeutic Recreation, Inclusive Recreation, and Americans With Disabilities Act
Email: LMcLachlin@csuchico.edu
Sarah Richardson
Assistant Professor, Recreation and Parks Management
PhD, Texas A&M University
Human-Animal Interactions, Animal-Assisted Therapy, Pets and Leisure Quality, Ecotourism
Email: SRichardson@csuchico.edu
Ed Seagle
Professor, Recreation and Parks Management
EdD, University of the Pacific
Career Development, Planning and Networking, Leadership and Team Building, Stress and Humor Workshops
Email: ESeagle@csuchico.edu
Emilyn Sheffield
Professor, Recreation and Parks Management
PhD, USC
Tourism, Developing Support for Public Lands, Trend Analysis
Email: ESheffield@csuchico.edu
Center for Bilingual/Multicultural Studies
Phone: 530-898-4069Charles Zartman
Professor, Professional Studies in Education
Director, Center for Bilingual/Multicultural Studies
PhD, University of Colorado
Bilingual/Multicultural Education
Email: CZartman@csuchico.edu
Center for Economic Development
Phone: 530-898-4598Dan Ripke
Director, Center for Economic Development
BA, CSU, Chico
Regional Economic Development
Email: DRipke@csuchico.edu
Center for Math and Science Education
Phone: 530-898-4322Bill Fisher
Professor, Mathematics and Statistics
Director, Center for Math and Science Education
PhD, University of Oregon
Math Education
Email: WFisher@csuchico.edu
Center for Multicultural and Gender Studies
Phone: 530-898-4069Lisa E. Emmerich
Professor, History
Director,
Center for Multicultural and Gender Studies
PhD, University of Maryland
North American Indian, American West, 19th Century America Issues
Email: LEmmerich@csuchico.edu
Center for Regional and Continuing Education
Phone: 530-898-6105Debra Barger
Interim Dean, Center for Regional and Continuing Education
MPA, University of Texas
Distance Education, Telecommunication and Online Technology, Summer Session, Year Round Operation
Email: DBarger@csuchico.edu
Center for the Study of Youth and the Family
Phone: 530-898-5250Sandra Machida
Professor, Psychology
Coordinator, Center for the Study of Youth and the Family
Coordinator, Child Development Program
PhD, Stanford
Child Development
Email: SMachida@csuchico.edu
College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Construction Management
Phone: 530-898-5963Civil Engineering
Phone: 530-898-5342Ken Derucher
Professor, Civil Engineering
PE, PhD, Virginia Tech
Bridges, Bridge Inspections
- Book: Bridge Maintenance, Inspection and Evaluation
Email: KDerucher@csuchico.edu
Thomas C. Ferrara
Professor Emeritus, Civil Engineering
Chair, Civil Engineering
PE (civil and traffic engineering), PhD, UC Davis
Traffic and Transportation Engineering, Traffic Impact Reports, Bicycle Transportation, Mediation, Engineering Services Business
Email: TFerrara@csuchico.edu
Curt Haselton
Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering
PE, PhD, Stanford University
Structural Engineering, Earthquake Engineering, Earthquake Ground Motions,
Seismic Performance Assessment, Performance Based Seismic Design
Email: CHaselton@csuchico.edu
Russell Mills
Professor, Civil Engineering
PE, PhD, Stanford
Structural Steel Design, Earthquake and Wind Engineering
Email: RMills@csuchico.edu
Maurice Mow
Professor Emeritus, Civil Engineering
PE, PhD, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Use of Oil Tankers to Transport Water to Arid Nations, Concrete Lab
Email: MMow@csuchico.edu
Charles Mueller
Professor Emeritus, Civil Engineering
PE, PhD, Michigan State
Soil Mechanics, Building Foundations
Email: CMueller@csuchico.edu
Stewart Oakley
Professor, Civil Engineering
PhD, Oregon State
Environmental Engineering, Wastewater Treatment, Solid and Hazardous Waste Management, Environmental Engineering Issues in Latin America
Email: SOakley@csuchico.edu
Gary Watters
Professor Emeritus, Civil Engineering
PE, PhD, Stanford
Hydraulic Engineering, Pipeline Transients
Email: GWatters@csuchico.edu
Computer Science
Phone: 530-898-6442Seung Bae Im
Professor, Computer Science
PhD, Southern Methodist University
Computer Networks, Data Communication, Network Management, Database
Email: SIm@csuchico.edu
Judith Challinger
Assistant Professor, Computer Science
PhD, University of California, Santa Cruz
Computer Graphics, Image Processing, Software Design, Hardware Architecture
Email: JChallinger@csuchico.edu
Len Fisk
Professor, Computer Science
PhD, UC Irvine
Design and Development of Business Systems and Interactive, Data-Intensive Web Sites, Needs Assessments, Feasibility Studies, Design and Development of Application Systems Software and Databases, Design and Development of Networking Infrastructure&Nbsp,
Email: LFisk@csuchico.edu
Tyson Henry
Assistant Professor, Computer Science
PhD, University of Arizona
Software Engineering, Graphics, Data Visualization
Email: TRHenry@csuchico.edu
Ben Juliano
Professor, Computer Science
PhD, The Florida State University
Intelligent Systems: Intelligent Agents, Autonomous Robots (Focus on Search and Resuce; See Gotbots.Org), Hybrid Intelligent Techiques (Fuzzy Logic, Neural Networks, Genetic Algorithms, Etc.) Machine Intelligence, Data Mining, Intelligent Sensor Networks
Email: Juliano@csuchico.edu
Anne Keuneke
Professor, Computer Science
PhD, The Ohio State University
Artificial Intelligence, Symbolic Reasoning, Intelligent Agents, Java Programming
Email: AKeuneke@csuchico.edu
Clement Luk
Professor, Computer Science
MS, SUNY, Buffalo
Operating Systems, Systems Analysis and Design
Email: CLuk@csuchico.edu
Orlando Madrigal
Professor Emeritus, Computer Science
PhD, Texas A&M
Business Computer Simulations, Generalized Simulation Systems, Compiler Construction
Email: OMadrigal@csuchico.edu
Renee Renner
Professor, Computer Science
PhD, Florida State University
Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Robots, Intelligent Agents, Soft-Computing and Knowledge Discovery
Email: RRenner@csuchico.edu
Melody Stapleton
Professor, Computer Science
PhD, UC Riverside
Development of E-Commerce Systems and Data Warehouses, Project Management, Performance Tuning of Database Systems, Fault Tolerant Systems and Recovery, Object Oriented Design and Development
Email: MStapleton@csuchico.edu
Computer Engineering, Computer Science, and Construction Management
Phone: 530-898-5963Applied Computer Graphics
Phone: 530-898-4891Clarke Steinback
Program Director and Associate Professor, Applied Computer Graphics
PhD, UC Santa Cruz
Computer Graphics, Video Game Design, Web Programming & Design
Phone: 530-898-5418
Email: CSteinback@csuchico.edu
Concrete Industry Management
Phone: 530-898-5216Tanya Wattenburg Komas
Assistant Professor, Concrete Industry Management
PhD, Texas A&M
PhD, Texas A&M
MS, Columbia University, New York
BS, University of California, Davis
Building design and preservation, concrete repair and preservation, computer graphic methodologies for the building professions.
Email: TKomas@csuchico.edu
Construction Management
Phone: 530-898-5216Lori A. Brown
Associate Professor, Construction Management
LEED AP
MS, Electrical Engineering, CSU, Chico
Electrical Construction Estimating, LEED AP Certification Seminars, Construction Software Training
Email: labrown-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Richard G. Holman
Associate Professor, Construction Management
MBA, CSU, Chico
Heavy Construction, Dams, Levees, Water Conveyance/Storage
Email: RHolman-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Willem Kymmell
Associate Professor, Construction Management
MA, Architecture, Carnegie-Mellon University
Architecture, Design, Planning, History of Architecture, Public Housing
Email: WKymmell-at-csuchico-dot-edu
James E. O'Bannon
Professor, Construction Management
PhD, University of Missouri
Alternative Energy Sources, HVAC, Energy Efficiency Standards
Email: Jim@rhainc.com
David H. Shirah
Lecturer, Construction Management
B.S., CSU, Chico
Public-private joint ventures, Multi-prime contracting, Sheltered worksite development
Email: dshirah@csuchido.edu
Rovane Younger
Professor, Construction Management
MS, Stanford
Project estimating and scheduling
Email: RYounger-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Phone: 530-898-5343Richard Bednar
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
PhD, Michigan State University
Control Systems Including Aerospace Applications, System Modeling, Nueral Networks
Email: RBednar-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Roy Crosbie
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
PhD, University of Liverpool
Computer Engineering, Computer Simulation
Email: RCrosbie-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Phil Hoff
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
PhD, UC Berkeley
Solid State Devices, Linear Circuit Design, Electron Beam Technology
Email: PHoff-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Albert Richardson
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
PhD, Penn State University
Microprocessor Systems, VLSI for Digital Signal Processing, Fuzzy Logic
Email: ARichardson-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Ben-Dau Tseng
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
PhD, University of Windsor
Digital Signal, Processing, Analog Electronics
Email: BTseng-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Larry Wear
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
PhD, Santa Clara University
Software Engineering, Software Process Imporvement, Program and Process Improvement, Operating System Design
Email: LWear-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Dale Word
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
MSCS, California State University, Chico
Embedded and Real-Time Systems
Email: DWord-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronic Engineering, and Manufacturing Technology
Phone: 530-898-5346Scott Brogden
Lecturer in Manufacturing Technology
B.S. Manufacturing Management, CSU, Chico
Computer Aided Design, Computer Aided Manufacturing, Flexible Manufacturing Systems, Tool and Fixture Design, and Material Removal, Welding, Metal Casting
Email: SBrogden-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Leonard Fallscheer
Associate Professor, Manufacturing Technology
MA, CSU Chico
Computer-Assisted Manufacturing, Solids Modeling, Automation, Tooling and Fixture Design, Material Removal
Email: LFallscheer-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Joseph Greene
Professor, Mechanical Engineering & Manufacturing Technology
PhD, University of Michigan
Bioplastics, Biodegradable Compostable Plastics, ASTM Biodegradability Testing, Composting Technology, and Biodiesel Technology
Email: JPGreene-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Chuen Hsu
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
PhD, Iowa State University
Materials Science and Engineering, Fracture Mechanics
Email: CHHsu-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Gregory Kallio
Chair, Professor, Mechanical Engineering
PhD, Washington State University
Fluid Mechanics & Heat Transfer, Gas-Particle Flow, Electronics Cooling, Air Pollution Control, Renewable Energy, Building Energy Analysis
Email: GKallio-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Daren Otten
Coordinator of the Manufacturing Technology Program
B.S. Industrial Technology with Option in Manufacturing Management, CSU, Chico,
M.S. Manufacturing, California State University, Chico
Plastics Manufacturing/Processing, Tooling Design/Construction, Product Design and Engineering
Email: DMOtten-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Ron Roth
Chair and Professor, Mechanical Engineering
PhD, Stanford University
Design of Mechanical Systems, Dynamics
Email: RRoth-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Nick Repanich
Adjunct Professor of Mechatronic Engineering
B.S. Electrical Engineering, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Machine Automation, Motion Control, Mechatronics
Email: NRepanich-at-csuchico-dot-edu
W. Ray Rummell
Professor Emeritus, Mechanical Engineering & Manufacturing, Retired
EdD, Arizona State University
General Manufacturing, Metal Casting, Conventional Machining, Computer-Aided Manufacturing, Product Prototypes
Email: RRummell-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Jimmy Tan-atichat
Professor, Mechanical Engineering & Mechatronic Engineering
PhD, Illinois Institute of Technology
Experimental Fluid Mechanics, Aerodynamics, PC-Based Data Acquisition Measurements and Instrumentation
Email: JTan-atichat@csuchico.edu
Ramesh Varahamurti
Mechatronic Engineering Program Coordinator, Professor, Mechanical Engineering
PhD, Washington State University
Design, Finite Element Analysis in Design, Control System Design
Email: RVarahamurti-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Michael Ward
Interim Dean, Professor, Mechanical Engineering
PhD, Stanford
Dynamics, Control Systems, Applied Mechanics, Design of Mechanical Systems
Email: MWard-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Gregory Watkins
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Ph.D. University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Computational Fluid Dynamics, Finite Element Analysis, Numerical Methods, Human Powered Vehicle Design
Email: GKWatkins-at-csuchico-dot-edu
School of Graduate, International, and Interdisciplinary Studies
Phone: 530-898-6880Susan Place
Dean
PhD, UCLA
Ecotourism, International Environmental Issues, Latin America with focus on Costa Rica
Email: SPlace-at-csuchico-dot-edu
College of Humanities and Fine Arts
Phone: 530-898-5351Art and Art History
Phone: 530-898-5331S. Elise Archias
Assistant Professor, Art and Art History
PhD, UC Berkeley
Modern/Contemporary Art
Email: SArchias-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Michael Bishop
Professor, Art and Art History
MFA, San Jose State
Foundry Operations, Teaching Art in Turkey, Sculpture
Email: MBishop-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Teresa Cotner
Assistant Professor, Art and Art History
PhD, Stanford University
Art Education
Email: TCotner-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Cameron Crawford
Professor, Art and Art History
MFA, University of Washington
Ceramics
Email: CCrawford-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Jean Gallagher
Professor, Art and Art History
DA, New York University
Painting and Drawing
Email: JKSomers-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Robert Herhusky
Associate Professor, Art and Art History
MFA, California College of Arts and Crafts
Glassblowing
Email: RHerhusky-at-csuchico-dot-edu
David Hoppe
Professor Emeritus, Art and Art History
MFA, Arizona State University
Painting and Drawing
Email: DHoppe-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Kijeong Jeon
Associate Professor, Art and Art History
MIARCH, University of Oregon
Interior Design, Exhibit Design, Branded Environmental Design, Color and Design
Email: KJeon-at-csuchico-dot-edu
James Kuiper
MFA, Michigan State University
Painting, Drawing, ZD Artists Materials
Email: JKuiper-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Matthew Looper
Associate Professor, Art and Art History
PhD, University of Texas, Austin
Ancient Maya Art and Writing
Email: MLooper-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Eileen Macdonald
Assistant Professor, Art and Art History
MFA, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Printmaking
Email: EMacdonald1-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Asa Mittman
Assistant Professor, Art and Art History
PhD, Stanford University
Medieval Art
Email: ASMittman-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Vernon Patrick
Professor Emeritus, Art and Art History
MFA, University of Washington
Ceramics
Email: VPatrick-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Tom Patton
Professor, Art and Art History
MFA, University of New Mexico
Photography, History of Photography
Email: TPatton-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Sheri Simons
Professor, Art and Art History
MFA, Cranbrook Academy of Art
Installation Art, Sculpture, Mixed Media: Including Sound and Kinetic Sculpture
Email: SSimons-at-csuchico-dot-edu
David Thode
Lecturer, Art and Art History
MA, California State University, Chico
Interior Design
Email: DThode-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Masami Toku
Associate Professor, Art and Art History
EdD, Illinois State
Art Education
Email: MToku@csuchico.edu Website: http://www.csuchico.edu/~mtoku/vc
Karen Van Derpool
Professor, Art and Art History
MFA, Temple University
Fiber Arts
Email: KVanderpool-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Sue Whitmore
Assistant Professor, Art and Art History
MFA, University of Washington
Ceramics
Email: SWhitmore-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Nanette Wylde
Associate Professor, Art and Art History
MFA, Ohio State University
Electronic Arts
Email: NWylde-at-csuchico-dot-edu
English
Phone: 530-898-5124Susan Aylworth
Lecturer, English
MA, CSU, Chico
Romance novels
Email: SAylworth-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Geoffrey Baker
Assistant Professor, English
PhD, Rutgers
19th-century literature, the novel, political aesthetics
Email: GABaker-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Matt Brown
Associate Professor, English
PhD, Brandeis University
American Literature, Sea Narratives
Email: MBrown-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Lois Bueler
Professor, English
PhD, University of Colorado
English Composition and Literature
Email: LBueler-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Rob Burton
Professor, English
PhD, Indiana University
Multi-Cultural Literature
Email: RBurton-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Tracy Butts
Associate Professor, English
PhD, University of Georgia
African-American Literature
Email: TButts-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Jeanne Clark
Associate Professor, English
PhD, Arizona State University
Poetry, Creative Writing
Email: JEClark-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Rob Davidson
Associate Professor, English and Graduate Program Coordinator
PhD, Purdue University
Creative Writing (Fiction and Non-Fiction), 19th & 20th Century American Literature
Email: RDavidson-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Peggy DuFon
Associate Professor, English
PhD, University of Hawaii
Linguistics, Second Language Acquisition and Interlanguage Pragmatics
Email: MDufon-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Lynn Elliott
Professor, English
PhD, UC Santa Barbara
Dramatic Literature, Shakespeare, Creative Writing, American Indian Literature, Celtic Literature, Celtic Nations
Email: LElliott-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Chris Fosen
Associate Professor, English
PhD, University of South Carolina
Composition Theory
Email: CFosen-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Thomas Fox
Professor, English
PhD, Indiana University
Composition Theory
Email: TAFox-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Roger Kaye
Associate Professor, English
PhD, Stanford University
Literature Theory
Email: RKaye-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Peter Kittle
Associate Professor, English
PhD, University of Oregon
English education
Email: PKittle-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Andrea Lerner
Professor, English
PhD, University of Arizona
American Literature, American-Indian Literature
Email: ALerner-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Frank Li
Professor, English
PhD, SUNY Buffalo
Language endangerment, language change and language contact, Tungusic linguistics, Second Language Acquisition
Email: FLi-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Dr. Kristin Mahlis
Assistant Professor, English
PhD, Berkely
19th Century British Literature, Women's Literature and Multicultural and Gender Studies
Email: KMahlis-at-csuchico-dot-edu
David Martins
Assistant Professor, English
PhD, Michigan Technical University
Composition Theory
Email: DMartins-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Robert O'Brien
Professor, English
PhD, University of Chicago
Shakespeare, English Renaissance Literature, Shakespeare on Film, Travel Literature
Email: RObrien-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Judith Rodby
Professor, English
PhD, USC
Literacy Theory
Email: JRodby-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Jill Swiencicki
Associate Professor, English
PhD, University of Miami
Composition Theory
Email: JSwiencicki-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Ela Thurgood
Professor, English
PhD, University of Hawaii
Linguistics, Phonetics
Email: EThurgood-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Graham Thurgood
Professor, English
PhD, University of California, Berkeley
Historical Linguistics, Second Language Acquisition and Southeast Asian Languages
Email: GThurgood-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Sara Trechter
Professor, English
PhD, University of Kansas
Native American Languages, Feminist Theory
Email: STrechter-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Thia Wolf
Professor, English
PhD, University of Miami
Composition Theory
Email: CWolf-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Saundra Wright
Associate Professor, English
PhD, Northwestern University
Linguistics, Semantics, Naming
Email: SWright-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Aiping Zhang
Professor, English
PhD, Harvard
American literature and multiculturalism
Email: AZhang-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Literary Editing & Publishing Certificate Program
Phone: 530-898-5983Casey Huff
Coordinator, Literary Editing & Publishing Certificate Program
Director, Flume Press at CSU, Chico
MA, CSU, Chico
Literary Publishing in America, Independent Publishing, Editing, Copyediting
Email: CHuff-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Foreign Languages and Literatures
Phone: 530-898-5388Pilar Alvarez-Rubio
Associate Professor, Foreign Languages and Literatures
PhD, UC Berkeley
Latin American literature, Chilean writers, exile literature
Email: PAlvarezrubio-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Antonio Arreguin-Bermudez
Associate Professor, Foreign Languages and Literatures
PhD, The University of Arizona
XIX-XX Century Hispanic Literature, XIX-XX Century Spanish Literature, and Literary Theory
Email: AArreguinBermudez-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Patricia Black
Chair, Professor, Foreign Languages and Literatures
PhD, Cornell University
French, French Literature, Medieval Literature
Email: PBlack-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Cindy Bumgarner
Director of FLNG Multimedia Center
Ed.D., Pepperdine University
Educational technology, teaching of German
Email: CBumgarner-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Sandra Canepari
Professor, Foreign Languages and Literatures
PhD, Indiana University
Catalan, Golden Age, XIX Century Spanish Literature
Email: SCanepari-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Sara Cooper
Associate Professor, Foreign Languages and Literatures
PhD, University of Texas
Latin American Literature, Women's Studies, Gay/Lesbian/Queer Studies, and Cuba.
Email: SCooper-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Rony Garrido
Associate Professor, Foreign Languages and Literatures
PhD, The University of Arizona
Latin American Literature and Culture, Humor, and Literary Theory
Email: RGarrido-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Maria Gonzalez
Associate Professor, Foreign Languages and Literatures, Multicultural and Gender Studies
PhD, UC Irvine
Chicano Studies and Literature, Cesar Chavez
Email: MGonzalez-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Christine Goulding
Associate Professor, Foreign Languages and Literatures
PhD, Penn State University
German Language, Literature, and Culture
Email: CGoulding-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Denise Minor
Assistant Professor, Foreign Languages and Literatures
Ph.D. UC Davis
teaching of Spanish, bilingual education, language acquisition
Email: DMinor-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Magda Mueller
Professor, Foreign Languages and Literatures
PhD, Washington University
Germany, sexual politics in Europe
- Book (co-editor): Gender and Germanness: Cultural Production of Nation
Email: MMueller-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Kimihiko Nomura
Associate Professor, Foreign Languages and Literatures
EdD, Northern Arizona State
Language Technology, teaching Japanese, Japanese linguistics
Email: KNomura-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Fulvio Orsitto
Assistant Professor, Foreign Languages and Literatures
Ph.D. U Connecticut
Modern Italian Culture and Cinema
Email: FOrsitto-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Char Prieto
Assistant Professor, Foreign Languages and Literatures
PhD, Purdue University
Twentieth Century and New Millennium Peninsular (Spanish) Literature
Email: CPrieto-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Karen Sorsby
Professor, Foreign Languages and Literatures
PhD, UC Davis
French Renaissance, the body in French literature
Email: KSorsby-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Brunella Windsor
Lecturer, Foreign Languages and Literatures
Italian Laurea, Florence University
French Literature, Italian in the US
Email: BWindsor-at-csuchico-dot-edu
History
Phone: 530-898-5366College of Humanities and Fine Arts
Phone: 530-898-5351History
Phone: 530-898-5366Lawrence M. Bryant
Professor Emeritus, History
PhD, University of Iowa
Early Modern France, European Ceremonial Texts
- Book: The King and the City: Politics, Art, and Ritual in the Renaissance
Email: LBryant-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Robert C. Cottrell
Professor, History
PhD, University of Oklahoma
Radical Journalist I.F. Stone, ACLU Founder Roger Baldwin
- Book: IZZY: A Biography of I.F. Stone
- Book: Viet Nam: The 17th Parallel
Email: BCottrell-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Laird M. Easton
Professor, History
PhD, Stanford
Contemporary Europe, Count Harry Kessler
- Book: In the Trail of the Red Count: Fact, Fiction, and Fantasy in the Life of Count Harry Kessler, 1868–1937
Email: LEaston-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Lisa E. Emmerich
Professor, History, Center for Multicultural and Gender Studies
PhD, University of Maryland
Native American Issues
Email: LEmmerich-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Charles L. Geshekter
Professor Emeritus, History
PhD, UCLA
Somalia, South Africa, Aids in Africa, and Affirmative Action
Email: CGeshekter-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Susan M. Green
Associate Professor, American Studies, History
PhD, University of Minnesota
Chicano/Chicana Studies
Email: SGreen-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Nasim Jawed
Professor Emeritus, History
PhD, UCLA
Islam, Middle East, Pakistan political attitudes
- Book: Islam's Political Culture
Email: NJawed-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Stephen E. Lewis
Associate Professor, History
PhD, University of California, San Diego
Latin American studies; Mexico
- Book:The Ambivalent Revolution: Forging State and Nation in Chiapas, Mexico, 1910-1945
Email: SLewis2-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Jeffery C. Livingston
Professor, History
PhD, University of Toledo
Modern American Diplomatic and Political History, History of Modern American Popular Music, History of Sports, Cuban Revolt (1895-1898), Persian Gulf War, Role of Media and Polls in U.S. Politics
- Book: Swallowed by Globalism: John M. Vorys and American Foreign Policy
Email: JLivingston-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Michael F. Magliari
Professor, History
PhD, UC Davis
John Bidwell, California History
- Book (with CSU, Chico history lecturer Michael Gillis): John Bidwell's California: Observations and Reflections of a Pioneer, 1841–1900
Email: MMagliari-at-csuchico-dot-edu
James I. Matray
Professor, History
PhD, University of Virginia
US Relations, Korea, Japan, 20th Century United States
- Book: East Asia and the United States: An Encyclopedia of Relations Since 1784, 2 Vols.
- Book: Korea Divided: The 38th Parallel and the Demilitarized Zone
Email: JMatray-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Jason A. Nice
Assistant Professor, History
PhD, York University, UK
Modern Europe, Britain
Email: JNice-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Judith H. Raftery
Professor Emerita, History
PhD, UCLA
L.A. Public Schools, Chicano Families in the Urban Southwest
- Book: Land of Fair Promise: Politics and Reform in Los Angeles Schools, 1889–1941
Email: JRaftery-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Kenneth D. Rose
Lecturer, History
PhD, UCLA
US Society and Culture
- Phone: One Nation Underground: The Fallout Shelter in American Culture
- Book: Myth and the Greatest Generation: A Social History of Americans and World War II
Email: KDRose-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Timothy G. Sistrunk
Lecturer, History
PhD, University of Kansas
Classical Legal, European Government
Email: TSistrunk-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Dale R. Steiner
Professor, History
PhD, University of Virginia
US history, American immigration
- Book: Of Thee We Sing: Immigrants and American History
- Book: Writer's and Reviewer's Handbook of Historical Journals
Email: DSteiner-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Robert S. Tinkler
Associate Professor, History
PhD, University of North Carolina
American South, Civil War and Reconstruction
- Book: James Hamilton of South Carolina
Email: RTinkler-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Kate Transchel
Professor, History
PhD, University of North Carolina
Russian and Soviet History, Protocol for Military Personnel, Alcoholism Treatment Programs in the Former Soviet Union
- Book: Under the Influence: Working-class Drinking, Temperence, and Cultural Revolution in Russia, 1895–1932
- Book: The Breakup of Yugoslavia: Conflict in the Balkans
Email: KTranschel-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Humanities
Marcia L. Bryant
Lecturer, Humanities Program
PhD, University of Iowa
18th Century British Literature, Prosefiction, Travel Literature
Phone: 530-898-5860
Email: MBryant-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Music
Phone: 530-898-5152Joseph Alexander
Associate Professor, Music
BA, University of Pennsylvania
Music Industry, Recording Arts
Email: JAlexander-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Raymond Barker
Professor, Music
DMA, University of Oregon
Recording Arts, Music Composition, Theory
Email: RBarker-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Robert Bowman
Professor, Music
DMA, USC
Piano, Harpsichord
Email: RBowman-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Russell Burnham
Professor, Music
DMA, Louisiana State
Voice, Guitar, Recorder, Reed Instruments
Email: RBurnham-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Paul Friedlander
Associate Professor, Music
Director, Music Industry Program
PhD, University of Oregon
Music Industry, Rock and Roll, Popular Music
- Book: Rock and Roll: A Social History
Email: PFriedlander-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Warren R. Pinckney
Professor, Music
PhD, Princeton
African-American and Caribbean Music
Email: WPinckney-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Lloyd Roby
Associate Professor, Music
DM, Indiana University
Low Brass, Music Education
Email: LRoby-at-csuchico-dot-edu
David Rothe
Professor, Music
DMA, Stanford
Historic European Pipe Organs, Harpsichords
Email: DRothe-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Dr. David Scholz
Assistant Professor, Music
DMA, University of Minnesota
Director of Choral Activities
Email: dmscholz-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Natalya Shkoda
Assistant Professor, Music
Coordinator of Keyboard Studies
DMA, Arizona State University
Piano, Harpsichord, Keyboard Pedagogy
SOLO CD: "Eleven Etudes in the Form of Old Dances," Op. 19, by Viktor Kosenko
("Toccata Classics," London, 2006)
Email: NShkoda-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Keith Seppanen
Associate Professor, Music
MA, CSU, Chico
Recording Arts, Recording Engineer
Email: KSeppanen-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Royce S. Tevis
Associate Professor, Music
Director of Bands
DMA, Michigan State University
Bands
Email: RTevis-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Rick Winslow
Professor, Music
MM, University of Kentucky
Trumpet, Brass Ensemble
Email: RWinslow-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Rocky Winslow
Assistant Professor, Music
MM, University of North Texas
Jazz Studies
Email: MRwinslow-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Ying Yeh
Assistant Professor, Music
MA, Beijing Central Conservatory of Music
Opera
Email: YYeh-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Philosophy
Phone: 530-898-6183Ken Bruder
Professor, Philosophy
PhD, Germany University of Freiburg
Bauhaus School of Design, the Impact of Technology in the Daily Environment, History of Philosophy
Email: KBruder-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Marcel Daguerre
Lecturer, Philosophy
MA, UC, Davis; MBA, CSU, Chico
Business Ethics, Critical Thinking & Logic, Social Ethics
Email: MDaguerre-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Terri Elliott
Associate Professor, Philosophy
PhD, University of Iowa
Interdisciplinary Studies, Logic, Feminist Philosophy
Email: TElliott-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Eric Gampel
Associate Professor, Philosophy
PhD, University of Michigan
Environmental Ethics, Ethics of War and Peace
Email: EGampel-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Anthony Graybosch
Professor, Philosophy
PhD, City of University of New York
American Philosophy, Applied Philosophy, Epistemology
Email: AGraybosch-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Ron Hirschbein
Professor, Philosophy
PhD, Syracuse University
Crisis Management, War and Peace, the 1960s
- Book: What If They Gave a Crisis and Nobody Came? Interpreting International Crises
Email: RHirschbein-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Tom Imhoff
Associate Professor, Philosophy
PhD, Stanford University
Ethics of Protecting Endangered Species, U.S. Economy, Ethics of War and Peace, Environmental Ethics
Email: TImhoff-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Troy Jollimore
Assistant Professor, Philosophy
PhD, Princeton University
Ethics, Political Philosophy, Metaphysics
Email: TJollimore-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Adrian Mirvish
Professor, Philosophy
PhD, University of Cincinnati
French Philosopher Jean Paul Sartre, Phenomenologists, Existentialism, Epistemology
Email: AMirvish-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Brooke Moore
Professor, Philosophy
PhD, University of Cincinnati
Anglo-American Analytic Philosophy, Life After Death, Metaphysics
Email: BMoore-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Anne Morrissey
Lecturer, Philosophy
MA, University of Washington
Philosophy of Religion, Logic, Critical Thinking, Ethics
Email: AMorrissey-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Richard Parker
Professor, Philosophy
PhD, University of Washington
Philosophy of Law, Philosophical Analysis, the Impact of Idle Time on People's Lives
Email: RParker-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Edward Pluth
Assistant Professor, Philosophy
PhD, Duquene University
Phenomenology, Continental Philosophy, Psychoanalysis
Email: EPluth-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Michael Rich
Lecturer, Philosophy
PhD, University of Kent
Marxism
Email: MRich-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Gregory Tropea
Lecturer and Critical Thinking Coordinator, Philosophy
PhD, Syracuse University
Philosophical Counseling, Mysticism, Critical Thinking, Heidegger, Christian Theology
Email: GTropea-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Becky White
Associate Professor, Philosophy
PhD, Rice University
Biomedical Ethics
Email: BCWhite-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Wai-hung Wong
Assistant Professor, Philosophy
PhD, UC, Berkeley
Epistemology, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Mind
Email: WHwong-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Zanja Yudell
PhD, Columbia
Philosophy of Science & Philosophy of Physics
Email: ZYudell-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Religious Studies
Phone: 530-898-5661James Anderson
Lecturer, Religious Studies
EdD, Harvard University
Religion and Education, Religion and Global Issues
Email: JAnderson-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Jason Clower
Assistant Professor, Religious Studies
PhD, Harvard University
Modern Chinese Buddhism and intellectual history.
Email: JClower-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Julie Hilton Danan
Lecturer, Religious Studies
MA, University of Texas at Austin
Modern Jewish Studies, Rabbinic Literature, Judaism
Email: JDanan-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Michelle DeBeixedon
Lecturer, Religious Studies
PhD, Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley
Religion and Society, Women and Religion
Email: MDebeixedon-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Andrew M. Flescher
Associate Professor, Religious Studies
PhD, Brown University
Contemporary Religious Thought, Ethics
Email: AFlescher-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Bruce Grelle
Associate Professor, Religious Studies
PhD, University of Chicago
Religion in Schools, Interfaith Dialogue, Religion and Politics, Ethics and Society
Email: BGrelle-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Donald Heinz
Professor Emeritus, Religious Studies
PhD, Graduate Theological Union
Religion in Public Life, Death and Dying, Ethics, Sociology of Religion
Email: DHeinz-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Shigeo Kanda
Professor Emeritus, Religious Studies
PhD, Claremont
Religion and Minorities, Buddhism, Japanese Religious History, New Testament Studies
Email: SKanda-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Patricia M. Lennon
Lecturer, Religious Studies
MA, Indiana University, Bloomington
American Religious History, Catholicism, Religion and Sexuality, Women and Religion
Email: PLennon-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Kate McCarthy
Associate Professor, Religious Studies
PhD, Graduate Theological Union
Feminism, Women and Religion, Interfaith Relations
Email: KMcCarthy-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Mahan Mirza
Assistant Professor, Religious Studies
PhD (ABD), Yale University
Islamic Studies (history, thought, scripture and tradition)
Email: MMirza-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Sarah Pike
Associate Professor, Religious Studies
MA, Indiana University
Women and Religion, New Religious Movements, Adolescents and Religion
Email: SPike-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Daniel Veidlinger
Assistant Professor, Religious Studies
PhD, University of Chicago
Hinduism, Buddhism, History of Writing
Email: DVeidlinger-at-csuchico-dot-edu Email: GWilliams-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Jed Wyrick
Associate Professor, Religious Studies
PhD, Harvard University
Judaism, Biblical Interpretation, Classics Comparative Literature, History of Ideas
Religious Studies Chair, Humanities Program Coordinator and the Modern Jewish Israel Studies Coordinator
Email: JWyrick-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Joel Zimbelman
Interim Dean, HFA, Professor, Religious Studies
PhD, University of Virginia
Ethics, Humanities, Comparative Religion
Email: JZimbelman-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Theatre
Phone: 530-898-6161Gail Holbrook
Professor, Theatre
MA, University of Connecticut
Costume Design, Theatre History, Makeup, Acting, Fashion History
Email: GHolbrook-at-csuchico-dot-edu
William J. Johnson
Professor, Theatre
MFA, Pennsylvania State
General Theatre, Acting, Directing, Shakespeare, Performance
Email: WJohnson-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Cynthia D. Lammel
Lecturer, Theatre
MFA, Ohio State University
Acting, Directing, Classical Theatre, Voice and Diction, Interpretation
Email: CLammel-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Michael C. Mazur
Assistant Professor, Theatre
MFA, New York University
Theatre, Directing, Musical Theatre
Email: MMazur-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Susan Hargrave Pate
Professor, Theatre
PhD, Cornell University
Choreography, Dance Production, Musical Theatre Dance, Directing, Acting and Movement for Actors
Email: SPate-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Tom Ontiveros
Assistant Professor, Theatre
MFA, University of California, San Diego
Lighting & Projection Design
Email: TOntiveros-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Joel P. Rogers
Associate Professor, Theatre
MFA, University of Memphis
Theatre, Directing, Musical Theatre
Email: JPRogers-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Daniel Schindler
Assistant Professor, Theatre
MFA, Indiana University
Scenic Design
Email: DSchindler-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Katherine L. Whitlock
Assistant Professor, Theatre
PHD, Ohio State
Performance, History, Literature and Criticism, Directing, Multi-Media, Sound Design, Animation and Technology, Costume Design
Email: KWhitlock-at-csuchico-dot-edu
College of Natural Sciences
Phone: 530-898-6121Biological Sciences
Phone: 530-898-5356Douglas Alexander
Professor Emeritus, Biological Sciences
PhD, University of North Carolina
Vernal Pool Preservation and Other Wetlands Issues, Ecological Education, Habitat Preservation in General, Endangered Species
Email: DAlexander-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Jeffrey Bell
Professor, Biological Sciences
PhD, University of Southern California
Population Genetics, Developmental Biology, Molecular Biology
Email: JBell-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Kristopher Blee
Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
PhD, Utah State University
Plant Defense, Plant Development, Plant Molecular Biology
Email: KBlee-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Jonathan R. Day
Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
PhD, University of Delaware
Neuroscience, Endocrinology, Aging, Reproductive Physiology
Email: JDay-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Patricia Edelmann
Professor, Biological Sciences
PhD, UC Davis
Bacterial Physiology, Microbial Genetics, Infectious Diseases
Email: PEdelmann-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Tag Engstrom
Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences
PhD, University of California, Davis
Phylogenetics, Systematics, Evolutionary Ecology and Conservation of Amphibians and Reptiles
Email: TEngstrom-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Larry Hanne
Professor, Biological Sciences
PhD, University of Texas
Bioremediation, Genetic Engineering Using Prokaryotic Systems
Email: LHanne-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Colleen Hatfield
Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences
PhD, University of New Mexico
Landscape Ecology, Spatial Analysis, Community Ecology, Riparian Systems, and Wetland Assessment
Email: CHatfield-at-csuchico-dot-edu
James Houpis
Professor, Biological Sciences
Dean, College of Natural Sciences
PhD, University of California, Berkeley
Tree Ecophysiology, Air Pollution, Climate Change, Heavy Metals, Phytoremediation
Email: JHoupis-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Christopher Ivey
Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences
PhD, University of Georgia
Evolutionary ecology, plant-insect interactions, plant ecology, ecological genetics
Email: CTIvey-at-csuchico-dot-edu
David Keller
Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences
PhD, Oregon Health & Science University
Molecular genetics of pancreatic beta cells and how gene expression influences insulin release
Email: DKeller-at-csuchico-dot-edu
David Kistner
Professor Emeritus, Biological Sciences
PhD, University of Chicago
Termites, Beetles, Army Ants, Insects, Sociobiology
Email: DKistner-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Roger Lederer
Professor Emeritus, Biological Sciences
PhD, University of Illinois
Ornithology
Email: RLederer-at-csuchico-dot-edu
John Mahoney
Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
PhD, University of Minnesota
Inflammation and Infection
Email: JMahoney-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Michael Marchetti
Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
PhD, University of California, Davis
Fish Ecology, Conservation Biology, Stream Ecology
Email: MMarchetti-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Beverly Marcum
Professor, Biological Sciences
PhD, University of Virginia
Marine Biology of Bahamas, Human Anatomy
Email: BMarcum-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Paul Maslin
Professor Emeritus, Biological Sciences
PhD, University of Florida
Nutrients in Lakes, Plankton Population, Stream Ecology, CSU Nature Trail
Email: PMaslin-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Ailsie McEnteggart
Professor, Biological Sciences
Chair, Department of Biological Sciences
PhD, University of Texas
Freshwater and Marine Algae
Email: AMcEnteggart-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Donald Miller
Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
PhD, University of California, Berkeley
Entotnology, Social Insects, Animal Behavior
Email: DGMiller-at-csuchico-dot-edu
James Pushnik
Professor, Biological Sciences
PhD, Utah State
Global Warming and the Effects of Increasing CO2 Concentrations, Greenhouse Effect, Plant Genetic Engineering, Molecular Ecological Issues, Plant Physiology and Evolution
Email: JPushnik-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Irene Salter
Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences
PhD, University of California, San Francisco
Development of science curriculum and internet tools for K-12 classrooms and research on how these resources impact students and teachers
Email: ISalter-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Kristina Schierenbeck
Professor, Biological Sciences
PhD, WA State U.
Population Genetics, Hybridization, Evolution of Plants, Invasive Species Biology
Email: KSchierenbeck-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Robert Schlising
Professor Emeritus, Biological Sciences
PhD, UC Berkeley
Evolutionary Botany, Vernal Pool Plants, Geophytes, Native Bees
Email: RSchlising-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Bob Thomas
Professor Emeritus, Biological Sciences
PhD, Kent State
Pollution in Alaska
Email: BThomas-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Andrea White
Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences
PhD, University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne
Biochemistry and Genetics of Bacterial Phosphorous Pathways Isolation and Characterization of Microorganisms That Possess Novel Matabolic Pathways
Email: AWhite-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Gordon Wolfe
Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
PhD, University of Washington
Microbial Ecology, Biogeochemistry, Molecular Ecology
Email: GWolfe2-at-csuchico-dot-edu
David Wood
Professor, Biological Sciences
PhD, University of Washington
Mt. St. Helens, Plant Ecology and Restoration Biology, Ecology of Riparian Systems
Email: DMWood-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Chemistry
Phone: 530-898-5259Chemistry
Phone: 530-898-5259Don Alger
Professor, Chemistry
PhD, Washington State University
Toxicology, Toxic Chemicals
Email: DAlger-at-csuchico-dot-edu
David Ball
Professor, Chemistry
PhD, UC Santa Barbara
Organic Synthesis Directed to Total Synthesis of Natural Products and Methodology
Email: DBall-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Daniel Clark
Assistant Professor, Biochemistry
PhD, Utah State University
Proteomics, Enzymology
Email: DClark-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Daniel Edwards
Assistant Professor, Chemistry
PhD, University of California, Davis
Biochemistry, Natural Product Biosyntheses
Email: DEdwards-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Larry Kirk
Professor, Chemistry
PhD, UC Santa Barbara
Bioremediation, Soil Bacteria, Antioxidant Activity
Email: LKirk-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Barbara Meijia
Professor Emerita, Chemistry
PhD, University of California, Davis
History of chemistry, history of science, educational software in chemistry
Email: BMeijia-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Randy Miller
Professor, Chemistry
PhD, University of California, Davis
Physical and Computational Chemistry
Email: RMiller-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Christopher Nichols
Associate Professor, Chemistry
PhD, University of California, Los Angeles
Organic, Synthetic Methods
Email: CJnichols-at-csuchico-dot-edu
James Postma
Professor, Chemistry
PhD, UC Davis
Physical Chemistry, Electrochemistry, Forensic Chemistry, Food Processing
Email: JPostma-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Jinsong Zhang
Assistant Professor, Chemistry
PhD, University of Montana
Organic Synthesis
Email: JZhang-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Geological and Environmental Sciences
Phone: 530-898-5262Ann Bykerk-Kauffman
Professor, Geological and Environmental Sciences
PhD, University of Arizona
Earthquakes, Plate Tectonics, Science Education, Structural Geology
Email: ABykerk-Kauffman@csuchico.edu
Terence Kato
Professor, Geological Sciences
PhD, UCLA
Petrology, Tectonics, California Geology
Email: TKato-at-csuchico-dot-edu
William M. Murphy
Professor, Geological and Environmental Sciences
PhD, UC Berkeley
Geochemistry, Water-Rock Interactions, Geologic Disposal of Nuclear Waste
Email: WMurphy-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Randy S. Senock
Assistant Professor, Environmental Science
PhD, Kansas State University
Applied Ecology and Land Management, Environmental Physics, Sustainability
Email: RSenock-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Russell S. Shapiro
Assistant Professor, Geological and Environmental Sciences
PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara
Stratigraphy, Paleontology, Astrobiology
Rachel Teasdale
Assistant Professor, Geological & Environmental Sciences PhD
Volcanology, Rocks & Minerals, Igneous Petrology, Submarine Geology, Ocean Island Geology, Science Education, Informal Education, Museum Science
Email: RTeasdale-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Mathematics and Statistics
Phone: 530-898-6111Jorgen Berglund
Associate Professor, Mathematics and Statistics
PhD, U. of Mass-Amherst
Differential Geometry With a Focus on Minimal and Constant Mean Curvature Surfaces, and Mathematics Education With a Focus on High School Mathematics.
Email: JJBerglund-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Nancy Carter
Professor, Mathematics and Statistics
PhD, Oregon State
Statistics, Detection of Misleading Statistics, Experimental Design, Regression, Sampling Theory
Email: NCarter-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Matthew Ciancetta
Assistant Professor, Mathematics and Statistics
PhD, Portland State University, Oregon
Mathematics Education and Statistics Education
Email: MCiancetta-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Rapti De Silva
Assistant Professor, Mathematics and Statistics
PhD, Syracuse University
Mathematics Education
Email: RDesilva-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Lawrence Dion
Professor Emeritus, Mathematics and Statistics
MS, University of Detroit
Statistics
Email: LDion-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Bill Fisher
Professor, Mathematics and Statistics
PhD, University of Oregon
Elementary and Secondary Mathematics Education, Mathematics In-Service Programs
Email: WFisher-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Sergei Fomin
Assistant Professor, Mathematics and Statistics
PhD, Kazan State University, Russia
Mathematical Modeling, Fluid Dynamics
Email: SFomin-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Richard Ford
Professor, Mathematics and Statistics
PhD, UC Irvine
Mathematical Physics and Scattering Theory, Mathematics Education
Email: RFord-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Simon M. Goberstein
Professor, Mathematics and Statistics
PhD, University of Saratov (Russia) and University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Modern Algebra and Its Applications, Computer Science, Mathematics Education
Email: SGoberstein-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Dennis Goslin
Professor Emeritus, Mathematics and Statistics
MS, Oregon State
Expert Witness in Wrongful Death and Personal Injury Cases
Email: DGoslin-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Yuichi Handa
Assistant Professor, Mathematics and Statistics
PhD, University of Delaware
Epistemology (of Mathematics) and Phenomenology
Email: YHanda-at-csuchico-dot-edu
LaDawn Haws
Professor, Mathematics and Statistics
PhD, University of California, Davis
Math and Science Education (K12), History of Math, Women and Science and Technology
Email: LHaws-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Jim Jones
Professor Emeritus, Mathematics and Statistics
EdD, University of Michigan
Math Curricula
Email: JNJones-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Terry Kiser
Professor, Mathematics and Statistics
PhD, Oregon State
Mathematics Curriculum Development, Integration of Technology, Calculus Reform, Mathematical Modeling
Email: TKiser-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Eric Langford
Professor Emeritus, Mathematics and Statistics
PhD, Rutgers University
Geometric Probability
Email: ELangford-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Benjamin Levitt
Assistant Professor, Mathematics and Statistics
PhD, University of Arizona
Algebraic Number Theory, Elementary Number Theory, and Arithmetic Geometry
Email: BLevitt-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Thomas Mattman
Associate Professor, Mathematics and Statistics
PhD, McGill University
Knot Theory, Geometric Topology, Shape of the Universe
Email: TMattman-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Thomas McCready
Professor Emeritus, Mathematics and Statistics
PhD, Stanford University
Fluid Mechanics, Elliptic Partial Differential Equations
Email: TMcCready-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Mervin (Gene) Meyer
Professor Emeritus, Mathematics and Statistics
PhD, UC Riverside
Probability and Applied Statistics
Email: GMeyer-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Margaret Owens
Professor, Mathematics and Statistics
PhD, University of Oregon
Mathematics Education, Number Theory, Topology
Email: MAOwens-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Chris Pavone
Assistant Professor, Mathematics and Statistics
PhD, UC Santa Barbara
Functional Analysis, Mathematics Education
Email: CPavone-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Vladimir Rosenhaus
Professor, Mathematics and Statistics
PhD, Estonian Acad. Sciences
Partial Differential Equations, Applications, Symmetry (Lie) Groups, Conservation Laws
Email: VRosenhaus-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Sharon Ross
Professor Emeritus, Mathematics and Statistics
PhD, UC Berkeley
Mathematics Education
Email: SRRoss-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Neil Schwertman
Professor Emeritus, Mathematics and Statistics
Fellow of the American Statistical Association
PhD, University of Kentucky
Statistics
Email: NSchwertman-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Robin Soloway
Professor, Mathematics and Statistics
PhD, University of Wisconsin
Geometric Topology, Mathematics Education
Email: RSoloway-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Christopher Yakes
Assistant Professor, Mathematics and Statistics
PhD, UCLA
Real and Complex Analysis, Math Education
Email: CYakes-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Nursing
Phone: 530-898-5891Sherry Fox
Professor, Nursing
Director, School of Nursing
PhD, University of California, San Francisco
Medical Sociology, Intensive Care, Health Promotion and the Elderly
Email: SDFox-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Carol Huston
Professor, Nursing
MS, CSU, Chico
DPA University of Southern California
Leadership, Management, Professional Nursing Issues, Quality of Healthcare, Decision-Making, Distance Education
Email: CHuston-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Deanna Persaud
Professor, Nursing
MS, Hunter College
Spinal Cord Injury, Head Injury, Prevention of Head Spinal Cord Injuries, Writing for Publication, Designing Computer Assisted Instruction for Nursing Education
Email: DPersaud-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Gwin Richter
Professor, Nursing
MS, CSU, Chico
Childbirth, Prenatal and Infant Care Audiovisual Tapes, Maternal-Infant Care, Family Nursing
Email: GRichter-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Kristine D. Warner
Associate Professor
PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Community Health Nursing, Military Nursing, Health Promotion, Nursing Research
Email: KDwarner-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Nutrition and Food Sciences
Phone: 530-898-6805Stephanie Bianco-Simeral
Assistant Professor, Nutrition and Food Sciences
MS, Texas A&M University
RD, registered dietitian
Nutrition and Foodservice Management, Food Safety, Nutrition Marketing and Product Development
Email: SBianco-Simeral-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Dawn Clifford
Assistant Professor, Nutrition and Food Sciences
PhD, Colorado State University
RD, registered dietitian
Nutrition Education and Counseling, Clinical Nutrition, Weight Management
Email: DEClifford-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Keiko Goto
Assistant Professor, Nutrition and Food Sciences
PhD, Cornell University
Food science, food culture, international nutrition, sensory evaluation, dietary supplements
Email: KGoto-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Faye Johnson
Professor Emeritus, Nutrition and Food Sciences
EdD, University of the Pacific
RD, registered dietitian
Experimental Foods, Evolution of Diets, Rice Products, Food Service Training, Food Safety, Food Preservation
Email: FJohnson-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Barbara Kirks
Professor Emeritus, Nutrition and Food Sciences
MPH, EdD, Utah State
RD, registered dietitian
Community Nutrition, Nutrition Education, Infant and Child Nutrition
Email: BKirks-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Michelle Neyman Morris
Associate Professor & Director Dietetic Internship, Nutrition and Food Sciences
PhD, University of California, Davis
RD, registered dietitian
Community Nutrition, Nutrition and Aging, Social Marketing, Food Insecurity and Hunger, Disordered Eating
Email: MRMorris-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Julie Schneider
Assistant Professor, Nutrition and Food Sciences
PhD, University of California, Davis
Nutritionist, Early Childhood Nutrition
Nutritional Biochemistry, Nutrition Assessment, Diet and Heart Disease
Email: jmschneide-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Kathryn Silliman
Professor, Nutrition and Food Sciences
PhD, University of California, Berkeley
RD, registered dietitian
Nutritional Biochemistry, Nutrition Assessment, Diet and Heart Disease
Email: KSilliman-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Cindy Wolff
Professor, Nutrition and Food Sciences
PhD, Colorado University, Fort Collins
MPA, California State University, Chico
RD, registered dietitian
Nutritionist, Community Nutrition, Program Evaluation, Diet and Diabetes
Email: CWolff-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Physics
Phone: 530-898-6259Eric Ayars
Associate Professor, Physics
PhD, North Carolina State University
Raman Spectroscopy, Lasers, Optics, Scanning Probe Microscopy, Experimental Physics
Email: EAyars-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Louis Buchholtz
Professor, Physics
PhD, Stanford University
Superfluids, Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics, Mechanics
Email: LBuchholtz-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Eric Dietz
Professor, Physics
PhD, UC Berkeley
Electricity and Magnetism, Pedagogical Technology
Email: EDietz-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Christopher Gaffney
Chair, Professor, Physics
PhD, Notre Dame
Superconductivity, Philosophy of Physics
Available for speaking engagements
Email: CGaffney-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Philip Gash
Professor, Physics
PhD, University of Connecticut
Condensed Matter Physics, Color Centers
Email: PGash-at-csuchico-dot-edu
David Kagan
Professor, Physics
PhD, UC Berkeley
Atomic Physics, Physics Education
Email: DKagan-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Shane Mayor
Research Professor, Physics
PhD, University of Wisconsin
Atmospheric Dynamics
Email: SDMayor-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Bob Paulson
Professor, Physics
PhD, UC Davis
Sound, Nuclear Physics, Low Temperature Condensed Matter Physics, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Email: RPaulson-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Anna Petrova - Mayor
Assistant Professor, Physics
PhD, University of Hohenheim
Lasers and Optical Systems
Email: APetrova-mayor-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Xueli Zou
Professor, Physics
PhD, Ohio State University
Physics Education
Available for speaking engagements
Email: XZou-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Science Education
Phone: 530-898-4599Leslie Atkins
Assistant Professor, Physics & Science Education
PhD, University of Maryland
Physics Education, Inquiry, Scientific Discourse
Email: LJAtkins-at-csuchico-dot-edu
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Joel J. Mintzes
Professor of Biology and Chair, Science Education
Ph.D., Northwestern University
Cognition and Learning in Biology; Environmental Education; Assessment and Evaluation
Consultant, Science Education Department Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Co-editor:
- Teaching Science for Understanding (2005; Elsevier)
- Assessing Science Understanding (Elsevier, 2005)
- Handbook of College Science Teaching (NSTA Press, 2007)
- Review Boards: Journal of Research in Science Teaching; Science Education
Email: JMintzes-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Anne Stephens
Co-Director, California Science Project Inland Northern
Teacher-In-Residence, Science Education Department
Board Member and Chair, Exhibits and Education Committee, Northern California Natural History Museum
MA Science Teaching, CSU Chico
K-12 Science Ed, Watershed Education/ Environmental Ed
Email: annestephens1962-at-sbcglobal-dot-net
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