Department of Geography
College of Liberal Arts
California State University, Long Beach
Faculty and Staff
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Irisita Azary, Assistant
Professor
- Ph.D., Boston University, 1996
- Interests: physical/environment interactions,
water resources, environmental policy
- Director, departmental internship program
- Spring 2000 office hours: M 11-12 and 5-6 and by appointment
- LA4 101
- (562) 985-5912
- azary@csulb.edu
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Doug Behrens, Lecturer
- Interests: climatology, physical
geography
- Spring 2000 office hours: MW 10-11 and 1:45-2:15; W 5-6
- LA4 103E
- (562) 985-8432
- dbehren@calstatela.edu
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James R. Curtis, Associate Professor
- Ph.D., UCLA, 1978
- Interests: Cultural and urban geography, Latin
America, US-Mexican border region
- Spring 2000: on leave
- LA4 206C
- (562) 985-4978
- jrcurtis@csulb.edu
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Molly Debysingh, Professor
- Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1970
- Interests: Cultural geography, political
geography, South and Southeast Asia
- Spring 2000: on leave
- LA4 103
- (562) 985-4453
- debysing@csulb.edu
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Frank Gossette, Professor
- Ph.D., UCLA, 1980
- Interests: GIS, computer cartography, geographic
analysis, urban-economic geography, and East Asia
- Computer lab manager
- Spring 2000 office hours: TTh 1:45-2:30
- LA4 206B
- (562) 985-7808
- gossette@csulb.edu
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Kris Jones, Lecturer
- M.A., CSU Fullerton, 1994
- Interests: Physical and human geography
- Spring 2000 office hours: M 1:45-3:15; W 1:45-2:15;
Th 4:45-6
- LA4 103W
- (562) 985-4405
- krisjonesgeo@yahoo.com
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Edward Karabenick, Professor
- Ph.D., University of Michigan
- Interests: Urban geography, North Africa, Middle
East, Europe
- Spring 2000 office hours: MW 10:30-11 and 2-3
- LA4 101
- (562) 985-7807
- ekara@csulb.edu
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Steve Koletty, Lecturer
- ABD, USC; M.A., University of Hawaii, 1983
- Interests: Human and physical geography
- Spring 2000 office hours: TTh 12:20-1
- LA4 206
- (562) 985-8432
- ykoletty@aol.com
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Glenn Lajoie, Lecturer
- Spring 2000 office hours: T 2:30-3:30
- LA4 103E
- (562) 985-8432
- gal@rbf.com
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Willa Mann, Lecturer
- M.A., CSULB, 1998
- Interests: Human geography, cartography
- LA4 206
- (562) 985-8432
- Spring 2000 office hours: TTh 6-7
- wmanngeo@csulb.edu
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Lisa Mikhail, Department Secretary
- LA4 106
- (562) 985-4977
- lmikhail@csulb.edu
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Richard Outwater,
Professor
- Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1974
- Interests: Urban geography, Southern California,
urban studies
- Spring 2000: on leave
- (562) 985-4405
- outwater@csulb.edu
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Christine M. Rodrigue, Professor
- Ph.D., Clark University, 1987
- Interests: Hazards, quantitative analysis,
environment, economic geography
- Spring 2000 office hours: TTh 12:30-2 and Th 6-7
- LA4 206A
- (562) 985-4895
- rodrigue@csulb.edu
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Joel Splansky, Professor --
Department Chair
- Ph.D., UCLA, 1971
- Interests: Cultural, environmental management,
travel and tourism, Sub-Saharan Africa, California, methods of landscape
analysis
- Graduate Advisor
- Spring 2000 office hours: TTh 11-12 and by appointment
- LA4 106
- (562) 985-4454
- splansky@csulb.edu
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Judith Tyner, Professor
- Ph.D., UCLA, 1974
- Interests: Cartography, historical cartography,
cartographic design, air photo interpretation
- Undergraduate advisor
- Spring 2000 office hours: TTh 3:30-4:30 and 12:30-1:30 and W
by appointment
- LA4 206E
- (562) 985-5332
- jztyner@csulb.edu
Suzanne Wechsler
Lecturer
Ph.D., State University of New York, Syracuse, 2000
Interests: GIS, spatial analysis
Spring 2000 office hours: T 4:15-5 or by appointment
LA4 207
(562) 985-8432
swechsle@csulb.edu
Jean Wheeler,
Professor
Ph.D., UCLA, 1971
Interests: Pacific Ocean area, biogeography, U.S.
and Canada, teaching methods
Teaching credential advisor
Spring 2000 office hours: MW 5-5:30; TTh 2-3:30 and 7-
7:30
LA4 206D
(562) 985-4980
jeanwhlr@csulb.edu
Benjamin Wisner, Professor
Ph.D., Clark University, 1978
Interests: Hazards, medical geography,
international development and policy, Africa, Asia
Director, International Studies
Spring 2000: on leave
LA4 205
(562) 985-4977
bwisner@csulb.edu
This document is maintained by: Dr. Rodrigue
Last Updated: 05/19/00