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College of Liberal Arts
1250 Bellflower Boulevard
California State University
Long Beach, CA 90840-1101 USA
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Geography Faculty
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Department of
Geography College of Liberal Arts 1250 Bellflower Boulevard California State University Long Beach, CA 90840-1101 USA |
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- Hyowon Ban, Assistant Professor
- Ph.D., Ohio State, 2009
- Interests: catrography, geovisualization, GIS, uncertain urban concepts, modelling of exurbanization
- hban@csulb.edu
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- Bipasha Baruah, Assistant Professor
- Ph.D., York University, 2005
- Interim Director, Yadunandan India Studies Center
- International Studies Program
- Interests: gender and development, microcredit, housing, geography of South Asia
- LA4 206A
- (562) 985-8864
- bbaruah@csulb.edu
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- Norman Carter, Lecturer
- M.A., CSU Fullerton; Ph.D. in progress, SDSU and UCSB
- Interests: urban geography, transportation, cartography, GIS, human geography, US and Canada, geographic education
- FO2-217
- (562) 1944
- ncarter@csulb.edu
- James R. Curtis, Professor
- Ph.D., UCLA, 1978
- Interests: Cultural and urban geography, Latin America, US-Mexican borderlands, ethnic diversity in the US
- LA4 206D
- (562) 985-4978
- jrcurtis@csulb.edu
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- Suzanne Dallman, Assistant Professor
- Ph.D., UCLA, 2001
- Interests: Watersheds, hydrology, physical geography, environmental geography, water resource policy
- FO2-201
- (562) 985-7529
- sdallman@csulb.edu
- Vincent Del Casino, Associate Professor -- Department Chair
- Ph.D., University of Kentucky, Lexington, 2000
- Interests: Social geography, cultural geography, Southeast Asia, geographic education, medical geography, tourism studies, social theory, geographic thought and history, and sexuality/cultural studies
- LA4 106
- (562) 985-2357
- vdelcasi@csulb.edu
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- Tom D. Frazier, Lecturer
- ABD, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
- Interests: Urban geography, political geography, North America, Europe, international development
- LA4 103W
- (562) 985-7411
- tfrazier@csulb.edu
Christine L. Jocoy, Assistant Professor
- Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 2004
- Interests: homelessness and mobility, economic geography, urban geography, globalization, regional restructuring, learning theory in corporate decision-making
- LA4-101W
- (562) 985-9040
- cjocoy@csulb.edu
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- Paul Laris, Associate Professor
- Ph.D., Clark University, 2002
- Interests: cultural and political ecology, remote sensing, global environmental change, landscape ecology, Africa
- LA4 101E
- (562) 985-1862
- plaris@csulb.edu
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- Unna Lassiter, Lecturer
- Ph.D., USC, 2000
- Interests: Political, cultural, and historical geography, expatriate migration, urban geography, environmental issues, the Middle East, Europe
- FO2 217
- (562) 985-1944
- ulassite@csulb.edu
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- Christopher Tom Lee, Professor
- Ph.D., University of Arizona, 1990
- Interests: Remote sensing, GIS, hazards, physical geography
- Director, ODNI California State University Intelligence Community Academic Center of Excellence at CSULB
- Director, NASA Regional Earth Science Applications Center (Southern California Wildfire Hazard Center)
- LA4 205
- (562) 985-2358
- clee@csulb.edu
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- Michael McDaniel, Lecturer
- J.D. and M.B.A., UCLA, 1985
- M.A., CSULB, 2005
- Interests: historical geography, GIS, economic geography, planning, U.S. and Canada
- FO2 217
- (562) 985-1944
- mmcdani2@csulb.edu
- Jacqueline W. Mills, Assistant Professor
- Ph.D., Louisiana State University, 2005
- Interests: GIS, ethics and geospatial information, applications of GIS in emergency management, planning, land use, labor issues, and women's health
- jmills@csulb.edu
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- Julie Ortiz, Administrative Support Coördinator
- B.A., CSULB
- Interests: marketing, business administration
- LA4 106
- (562) 985-4977 or -8432
- jortiz3@csulb.edu
- David A. Pepper, Lecturer
- Ph.D., Louisiana State University, 2000
- Interests: Physical geography, coastal geomorphology, climatology
- LA4 103W
- (562) 985-8432
- dpepper@csulb.edu
- Carol Philipp, Administrative Support Assistant
- B.A., Roosevelt University
- Interests: geography
- LA4 106
- (562) 985-4977 or -8432
- cphilipp@csulb.edu
- Christine M. Rodrigue, Professor
- Ph.D., Clark University, 1987
- Interests: Hazards, quantitative analysis, environment, biogeography
- Graduate Advisor
- Department Webmaster
- On sabbatical leave: Fall 2009
- LA4 103W
- (562) 985-4895 or -8432
- rodrigue@csulb.edu
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- Dmitrii Sidorov, Assistant Professor
- Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1998
- Interests: urban geography, cultural geography, political geography, historical geography, the geography of religion, and Russia and the former USSR
- LA4 206C
- (562) 985-1988
- dsidorov@csulb.edu
- Deborah Thien, Assistant Professor
- Ph.D., University of Edinburgh, 2005
- Interests: feminist geography, geographies of emotion, health care, mental health in isolated communities, geography of the high latitudes
- Undergraduate Advisor
- LA4 206B
- (562) 985-7072
- dthien@csulb.edu
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- Suzanne P. Wechsler, Associate Professor
- Ph.D., State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, 2000
- Interests: GIS, spatial analysis, non-point source pollution, hydrology, physical geography
- Director, departmental internship program
- Director, UCES GIS Certificate program
- LA4 206E
- (562) 985-2356
- wechsler@csulb.edu
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- Angela Wranic, Lecturer
- M.S., CSU Fullerton, 1994; Ph.D. in progress, Texas State University, San Marcos
- Interests: composite learning objects, geographic education, physical geography, environmental science, and world regional geography
- Artist: http://wranics.artspan.com
- FO2 201
- (562) 985-4977
- awranic@csulb.edu
- Doug Behrens, Retired Lecturer
- M.A., CSULA, 1993
- Interests: climatology, physical geography, California, East Asia, world regional geography
- Current contact information:
- dbehrens@csulb.edu
- Molly Debysingh, Professor Emerita
- Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1970
- Interests: Cultural geography, political geography, international development, South and Southeast Asia, Latin America
- Current contact information:
- 28807 North 106th Place
- Scottsdale, AZ 85262
- 1 (480) 794-1094
- debysing@csulb.edu
- Frank Gossette, Professor Emeritus
- Ph.D., UCLA, 1980
- Interests: GIS, computer cartography, geographic analysis, urban-economic geography, Europe, and East Asia
- gossette@csulb.edu
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- Edward Karabenick, Professor Emeritus
- Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1962
- Interests: Urban geography, North Africa, Middle East, Europe
- Current contact information:
- ekara@csulb.edu
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- John Kimura, Professor Emeritus
- Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
- Interests: climatology and meteorology, East Asia
- Richard Outwater, Professor Emeritus
- Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1974
- Interests: Urban geography, Southern California, urban studies
- Current contact information:
- 28807 North 106th Place
- Scottsdale, AZ 85262
- 1 (480) 794-1094
- outwater@csulb.edu
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- Joel Splansky, Professor Emeritus
- Ph.D., UCLA, 1971
- Interests: Cultural, environmental management, travel and tourism, Sub-Saharan Africa, California, methods of landscape analysis
- splansky@csulb.edu
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- Judith Tyner, Professor Emerita
- Ph.D., UCLA, 1974
- Interests: Cartography, historical cartography, cartographic design, map and air photo interpretation
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- Current contact information:
- jztyner@csulb.edu
- Jean D. Wheeler, Professor Emerita
- Ph.D., UCLA, 1971
- Interests: Pacific Ocean area, biogeography, U.S. and Canada, teaching methods, and organizing bicycle tours
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- Current contact information:
- jeanwheeler@charter.net
- Nurudeen Alao, Visiting Assistant Professor
- Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1970
- Interests: Urban geography, economic geography, transportation, quantitative modeling, North America, Africa
- Current contact information:
- noalao@orion.oac.uci.edu
- Irisita Azary, Assistant Professor
- Ph.D., Boston University, 1996
- Interests: physical/environment interactions, water resources, environmental policy
- Resigned from CSULB
- irisita.roger@gte.net
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- Thomas Blaschke, Fulbright Scholar in Residence
- Ph.D.,
- Interests: remote sensing, GIS, geostatistics, landscape ecology
- Professor of Geography and Geoinformatics, University of Salzburg, Austria
- Director of iSPACE research studio Austrian Research Centers
- Current contact information:
- Thomas.Blaschke@sbg.ac.at
- Sarah A. Blue, Lecturer
- Ph.D., UCLA, 2004
- Interests: Latin America, economic geography, globalization
- Assistant Professor, Northern Illinois University
- Current contact information:
- Department of Geography
- Northern Illinois University
- DeKalb, IL 60115
- 1 (815) 753-0631
- sblue@niu.edu
- Christian Brannstrom, Lecturer
- Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1998
- Interests: environmental geography, cultural and economic geography, Latin America, South Asia
- Assistant Professor, TAMU
- Current contact information:
- Department of Geography
- Texas A&M University
- College Station, Texas 77843-3147
- 1 (979) 845-7141
- 1 (979) 862-4487
- cbrannst@hotmail.com
- Chris Carter, Lecturer
- Ph.D., SDSU and UCSB, 2003
- Interests: human geography, GIS, Latin America, US and Canada
- Current contact information:
- Associate Professor of Human Geography, Long Beach City College
- ccarter@lbcc.edu
- Edward Collins, Lecturer
- Ph.D. in progress, UCSB
- Interests: remote sensing, GIS, human geography
- Current contact information:
- edwardc@umail.ucsb.edu
- Matthew Ebiner, Lecturer
- M.A, UCLA
- Interests: Latin America, cultural geography, world regional geography, physical geography
- LA4 101
- (562) 985-7411
- Current contact information:
- Professor of Geography
- Earth Sciences Department, NATS 211
- El Camino College
- 16007 Crenshaw Blvd.
- Torrance, CA 90506
- 1 (310) 660-3369
- mebiner@elcamino.edu
- Camille Holmgren, Assistant Professor
- Ph.D., University of Arizona, 2005
- Interests: physical geography, palæoclimatology, palæoecology, biogeography, climatology
- Assistant Professor, Buffalo State College, New York
- Current contact information
- Geography and Planning Department
- Buffalo State College
- Buffalo, NY 14222
- holmgrca@buffalostate.edu
- http://www.buffalostate.edu/geography/holmgrca.xml?username=holmgrca
- 1 (716) 878-6216
- Kris Jones, Lecturer
- M.A., CSU Fullerton, 1994
- Interests: world regional geography, human geography
- Current contact information:
- kjonesgeo@yahoo.com
- Stephen Koletty, Lecturer
- Ph.D., USC, 2000
- Interests: Human and physical geography, Pacific Ocean area
- Current contact information:
- Department of Geography
- University of Southern California
- 3620 South Vermont Ave.
- Los Angeles, CA 90089-0255
- 1 (213) 740-0050
- ykoletty@aol.com or koletty@usc.edu
- Glenn Lajoie, Lecturer
- M.P.A., CSULB, 1986
- Interests: Planning
- Current contact information:
- RBF Consulting
- Irvine Project
- 14725 Alton Parkway
- Irvine, CA 92618-2027
- (949) 472-3505
- GAL@rbf.com
- Noel Ludwig, Visiting Assistant Professor
- Ph.D., University of Hawai'i, 2006
- Interests: Watershed science and management, international environmental issues, physical geography, geophysics
- Current contact information:
- ludwig@hawaii.edu
- Kathleen Moriarty, Lecturer
- M.A., CSULB, 2006
- Interests: Biogeography, physical geography, human geography
- Current contact information:
- kmoriart@csulb.edu
- 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:
- Department of Geography and Planning
- California State University
- Chico, CA 95929-0425
- glpeters@csuchico.edu
- David Porinchu, Assistant Professor
- Ph.D., UCLA, 2002
- Interests: Palæoclimatology, climatology, palynology, dendroclimatology, physical geography, eastern California, Canada, South Asia
- Assistant Professor, The Ohio State University
- Current contact information:
- Department of Geography
- The Ohio State University
- Columbus, OH 4320-1361
- 1 (614) 292-2514
- porinchu.1@osu.edu
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- Jason Senn, Lecturer
- M.A., CSU Chico, 1999
- Interests: Cultural geography, environmental perception, travel and tourism, East Asia, Latin America
- His position as Channel Manager with Urchin Software Corp. required relocation to San José
- Current contact information:
- js@urchin.com
- Ray Sumner, Lecturer
- Ph.D., University of Queensland, Brisbane, 1986
- Interests: Cultural, urban, historical, travel and tourism, Australia, Europe
- Current contact information:
- Professor and Chair, Department of Human Geography, Long Beach City College
- rsumner@lbcc.edu
- 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
- Current contact information:
- vasiliev@geneseo.edu
- 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
- James Woods, Instructor
- M.A., CSULB, 1992
- Interests: cartography, GIS, fire hazards and management
- Current contact information:
- woody615@verizon.net
- Terence Young, Visiting Assistant Professor
- Ph.D., UCLA, 1991
- Interests: urban geography, environmental geography, the geography of recreation, and North America
- Assistant Professor, CSPU Pomona
- Current contact information:
- Department of Geography and Anthropology
- California State Polytechnic University
- Pomona, CA 91768
- 1 (909) 869-3569
- tgyoung@mindspring.com