Department of Geography
College of Liberal Arts
California State University, Long Beach
Faculty
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Nurudeen Alao, Visiting Assistant Professor
- Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1970
- Interests: Urban
geography, economic geography, transportation, quantitative modeling, North
America, Africa
- Spring 2002 office hours: MW 10-11 and W 4-5
- LA4 206-D
- (562) 985-2128
- noalao@orion.oac.uci.edu
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Irisita Azary, Assistant
Professor
- Ph.D., Boston University, 1996
- Interests: physical/environment interactions,
water resources, environmental policy
- Fall 2000-Spring 2003: On personal leave
- (562) 985-8432
- azary@csulb.edu
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Doug Behrens, Lecturer
- M.A., CSULA, 1993
- Interests: climatology, physical
geography
- Spring 2002 office hours: TTh 9:30-11 and TTh 3-3:30
- LA4 101
- (562) 985-8787
- dbehrens@csulb.edu
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Norman Carter, Lecturer
- M.A., CSU Fullerton
- Interests: cartography, GIS, and human geography
- Spring 2002 office hours: TTh 4:30-5 and 6:30-7
- LA4 101
- (562) 985-8787
- ncarter@csulb.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, ethnic diversity in the US
- Spring 2002 office hours: TTh 2-3:20
- LA4 206C
- (562) 985-4978
- jrcurtis@csulb.edu
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Vincent Del Casino, Assistant
Professor
- Ph.D., University of Kentucky, Lexington, 2000
- Interests: Cultural geography, Southeast Asia,
geographic education, medical geography, tourism studies, social theory,
geographic thought and history, and sexuality/cultural studies
- Spring 2002 office hours: TTh 2-4
- LA4 206B
- (562) 985-2357
- vdelcasi@csulb.edu
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Frank Gossette,
Professor
- Ph.D., UCLA, 1980
- Undergraduate Advisor
- Interests: GIS, computer cartography, geographic
analysis, urban-economic geography, and East Asia
- Director, Graduate Research Lab
- Spring 2002 office hours: TTh 1-2; W 6-7; and TWTh (by
appointment only) 11-2
- LA4 206A
- (562) 985-7808
- gossette@csulb.edu
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Kris Jones, Lecturer
- M.A., CSU Fullerton, 1994
- Interests: World regional and human
geography
- Spring 2002 office hours: TTh 11:30-12:30
- LA4 206H
- (562) 985-5482
- kjonesgeo@yahoo.com
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Edward Karabenick, Professor
- Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1962
- Interests: Urban geography, North Africa, Middle
East, Europe
- Spring 2002 office hours: TTh 1-2 and by appointment
- LA4 101W
- (562) 985-7807
- ekara@csulb.edu
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Stephen Koletty, Lecturer
- Ph.D., USC, 2000
- Interests: Human and physical geography, Pacific
Ocean area
- Spring 2002 office hours: TTh 5-5:30 and W 5-6
- LA4 206H
- (562) 985-5482
- ykoletty@aol.com
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Unna Lassiter, Lecturer
- Ph.D., USC, 2000
- Interests: Environmental issues, cultural
landscapes, nature-society relationships
- Spring 2002 office hours: MWF 12-1 and TTh 10:15-11
- LA4 206G
- (562) 985-5482
- ulassite@csulb.edu
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Christopher Tom Lee,
Professor
- Ph.D., University of Arizona, 1990
- Interests: Remote sensing, GIS, physical
geography
- Spring 2002 office hours: M 12-4
- LA4 205
- (562) 985-2358
- clee@csulb.edu
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Noel Ludwig, Visiting Assistant Professor
- ABD, M.S., University of Hawaii
- Interests: watershed science and management,
international environmental issues, physical geography
- Spring 2002 office hours: TTh 11-12
- LA4 103 West
- (562) 985-4405
- ludwig@hawaii.edu and
- nludwig@csulb.edu
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Richard Outwater, Professor
- Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1974
- Interests: Urban geography, Southern California,
urban studies
- Spring 2002-Spring 2003: Associate Vice President,
Academic Information Technology and Facilities
- Brotman Hall (BH 308)
- (562) 985-4128
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Christine M. Rodrigue,
Professor -- Department Chair
- Ph.D., Clark University, 1987
- Interests: Hazards, quantitative analysis,
environment, economic geography
- Graduate Advisor
- Department Webmaster
- Spring 2002 office hours: TTh 5-5:50 and by appointment
- LA4 105
- (562) 985-4895 or -8432
- rodrigue@csulb.edu
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Joel Splansky,
Professor
- Ph.D., UCLA, 1971
- Interests: Cultural, environmental management,
travel and tourism, Sub-Saharan Africa, California, methods of landscape
analysis
- Spring 2002 office hours: On leave
- LA4 101 East
- (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
- Spring 2002: T 11-12:15 and Th 12:30-2
- LA4 103 East
- (562) 985-5332
- jztyner@csulb.edu
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Suzanne Wechsler, Assistant
Professor
- Ph.D., State University of New York, Syracuse, 2000
- Interests: GIS, spatial analysis,
non-point source pollution, hydrology, physical geography
- Director, departmental internship program
- LA4 206E
- Spring 2002 office hours: T 1-3 and by appointment
- LA4 206E
- (562) 985-2356
- wechsler@csulb.edu
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James Woods, Instructor
- M.A., CSULB, 1992
- Supervisor, Computer and Image Sensing labs
- Interests: cartography, GIS, remote sensing, fire
hazards and management
- Spring 2002 office hours: TTh 2-3
- LA4 206D
- (562) 985-2128
- jwoods@csulb.edu
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Angela Wranic,
Lecturer
- M.S., CSU Fullerton, 1994
- Interests: physical geography and environmental
science
- Spring 2002 office hours: M 12:15-1:15 and W 10-11
- LA4 206G
- (562) 985-5482
- ramblingwranics@prodigy.net
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Terence Young, Visiting Assistant Professor
- Ph.D., UCLA, 1991
- Interests: urban geography, environmental
geography, the geography of recreation, and North America
- Spring 2002 office hours: TTh 1-2 and W 4:45-6
- LA4 103 West
- (562) 985-4405
- tyoung@csulb.edu
No Longer Here
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Molly Debysingh, Professor Emerita
- Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1970
- Interests: Cultural geography, political
geography, international development, South and Southeast Asia, Latin
America
- Retired
- debysing@csulb.edu
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Gary L. Peters,
Professor
- Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 1973
- Interests: population geography, geography of
California, geography of viticulture, the American landscape
- Transferred to CSU
Chico
- Current contact information:
- Professor Gary L. Peters
Department of Geography and
Planning
California State University
Chico, CA 95929-0425
- glpeters@csuchico.edu
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Ren Vasiliev, Visiting Professor
- Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1996
- Interests: Cartography, cultural geography,
North America
- Returned to SUNY
Geneseo
- Chair, Department of Geography, State University of New
York, Geneseo
- vasiliev@geneseo.edu
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Jean D. Wheeler,
Professor
Emerita
- Ph.D., UCLA, 1971
- Interests: Pacific Ocean area, biogeography, U.S.
and Canada, teaching methods, and organizing bicycle tours
- Retired
- jeanwheeler@earthlink.net
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Benjamin Wisner, Professor
- Ph.D., Clark University, 1978
- Interests: Hazards, medical geography,
international development and policy, Africa, Asia
- Resigned from CSULB
- Current contact information:
- Research Associate
Environmental Studies
Program
Adam Joseph Lewis Center
Oberlin College
122 Elm Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
- bwisner@igc.org
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Last Updated: 04/11/02