Meet the Faculty
Thesis Chairs and Advisors
Joshua Baur
Professor
Email: joshua.baur@sjsu.edu
Office Hours: By appointment.
Ph.D., Forest Resources, College of Forestry Oregon State University
Top Research Interests:
Professor
Department Chair
Email: katherine.cushing@sjsu.edu
Phone: (408) 924-6951
Office: WSQ 118B
Office hours:
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Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, Stanford University
M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University
B.S., Industrial Engineering, Northwestern University
Top Research Interests
- Water Reuse
- Environmental Policy Implementation
- Environmental Education
Professor
Email: dustin.mulvaney@sjsu.edu
Phone: (408) 924-5439
Office: WSQ 115A
Office Hours:
Mon 11:00-11:50am
Wed 11:00-11:50am
Ph.D., Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz
M.S., Environmental Policy, New Jersey Institute of Technology
B.A., Chemical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology
Top Research Interests
- Political Ecology
- Science & Technology Studies
- Solar Power Commodity Chains
- Land Use & Recycling
Professor
Email: rachel.omalley@sjsu.edu
Phone: (831) 334-1066
Office: WSQ 118A
Office hours: Book an appointment.
Ph.D., Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz
B.A., Biology, Swarthmore College
Top Research Interests
- Insect Ecology
- Conservation & Restoration
- Environmental Justice & Impact Assessment
- International & CA Coastal Sustainable Agriculture
Associate Professor
Graduate Program Coordinator
Email: costanza.rampini@sjsu.edu
Phone: (408) 924-8979
Office: WSQ 111C
Office hours: Book an appointment.
Ph.D., Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz
B.A., Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara
Top Research Interests
- Human Dimensions of Climate Change
- Risks & Disasters
- Environmental Justice
Professor
Email: will.russell@sjsu.edu
Office: WSQ 115B
Office Hours:
By appointment.
Ph.D., Environmental Science Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley
Top Research Interests
- Forest Disturbance & Recovery
- Fire Ecology
- Ecosystem Restoration
Professor
Undergraduate Program Advisor
Email: lynne.trulio@sjsu.edu
Phone: (408) 924-5445
Office: WSQ 115E
Office hours:
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Mon 1:00-3:00pm
Wed 3:00-5:00pm
Or by appointment (please email)
Ph.D., Ecology, University of California, Davis
Top Research Interests
- Conservation Biology
- Human-Wildlife Interactions
- Burrowing Owl Ecology & Conservation
Lecturers
Lecturer
Email: benoit.delaveau@gmail.com
Phone: (650) 288-6653
Office: WSQ 115D
Office Hours:
Mon 12:00-12:45pm
Tue 10:30-11:15am
Wed 12:00-12:45pm
Thu 10:30-11:15am
All office hours by appointment, book here.
M.S., Environmental Studies, San Jose State University
B.A., Sociology and Mass Communication, University of California, Berkeley
Top Research Interests
- Green Energy
- Green Building Infrastructure
Lecturer
Email: heather.duplaisir@sjsu.edu
Phone: (408) 924-5477
Office: WSQ 115D
Office Hours:
M.S., Recreation, San Francisco State University
B.A., Psychology, San Francisco State University
Top Research Interests
- Ecotourism, Sustainable, and Socially Responsible Tourism
- Environmental Justice
- Social Justice
Jesilyn Faust
Lecturer
Email: jesilyn.faust@sjsu.edu
Sabina Giri
Lecturer
Email: sabina.giri@sjsu.edu
Office: WSQ 115C
Office Hours:
Janin Guzman-Morales
Lecturer
Email: janin.guzmanmorales@sjsu.edu
Office: WSQ 115C
Office Hours:
Thu 10:00am-12:00pm on Zoom with appointment.
Ph.D., Earth Sciences, Scripps Institution of Oceanography UC San Diego
B.S., Chemistry, National Autonomous University of Mexico
Top Research Interests
- Regional Climate
- Wind Regimes and Wildfire Weather
- Climate and Livelihoods
Lecturer
Email: padmaja.iyer@sjsu.edu
Phone: (408) 369-0939
Office Hours: Not teaching Spring 2025
M.B.A., Marketing and Data Management, University of Illinois Chicago
Top Research Interests
- Environmental Education
- Environmental and Social Justice
- Mining and Renewable Energy
Lecturer
Email: rachel.lazzeriaerts@sjsu.edu
Phone: (408) 924-7688
Office: WSQ 111B
In Person Office Hours:
Mon 9:45-10:15am
Wed 9:45-10:15am
Or email for appointment
GLST/GEOG/URBP Minor Advising Hours:
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M.S., Environmental Studies, San Jose State University
B.A., Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz
Top Research Interests
- Environmental Education
- Natural Resource Analysis
- Coastal Environments
Lecturer
Email: ada.marquez@sjsu.edu
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ada-edith-marquez/
Office: WSQ 111E
Office Hours:
Wed 12:00-1:00pm
Also by appointment
M.S., Environmental Studies, San Jose State University
Top Research Interests
- Environmental Impact Assessments
- California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
- Land Use Planning
Lecturer
Email: amy.petersen@sjsu.edu
Phone: (408) 924-5477
Office: WSQ 115B
Office Hours:
Mon 1:00-2:00pm via zoom
Or by appointment
M.S., Environmental Studies, San Jose State University
B.A., Environmental Studies, San Jose State University
Top Research Interests
- Resource Analysis
- Environmental Research and Writing
- Green Energy
Lecturer
Email: mary.poffenroth@sjsu.edu
Phone: (408) 924-4831
Office Hours:
Mon 11:00am-3:00pm
Or by appointment
Please email for a link to open online timeslots
M.S., Science Communication, Imperial College London
M.S., Psychology, Fielding Graduate University
M.S., Biological Sciences, San Jose State University
Top Research Interests
- Biological Science
- Psychology
- Science Communication
Lecturer
Email: cristina.siegel@sjsu.edu
Phone: (408) 924-5477
Office: WSQ 115E
Office Hours:
Mon 1:30pm – 2:15pm
Tue on Zoom by appointment
Wed 10:45am-11:30am
Ph.D., Forestry and Soil Biology, Virginia Tech
M.S., Forestry, Virginia Tech
B.S., Soil Science, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Top Research Interests
- Soil Biology
- Forest Management
- Natural Resource Conservation
Chiao Su
Lecturer
Email: cheng.su@sjsu.edu
Office: WSQ 115A
Office Hours:
M.S., Mathematics and Economics
Research Interests:
- Environmental Economics
- Environmental Policy
- Mathematics
Lecturer
Email: jagruti.vedamati@sjsu.edu
Phone: (408) 924-5455
Office Hours:
B.Sc., Physics, Utkal University
M.Sc., Environmental Science, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Ph.D., Ocean Sciences, Univ. of Southern California
Top Research Interests
- Ocean Science
- Climate Change
- Environmental Education
Erik Wood
Lecturer
Email: erik.wood@sjsu.edu
Office Hours:
Emeritus
Professor Emerita
Email: kathryn.davis@sjsu.edu
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathryn-davis-b05060a8/
Ph.D., Historical Geography and Environmental History, University of California, Berkeley
M.A., Gender History, San Fransisco State University
B.A., United States History, San Fransisco State University
Top Research Interests
- Extreme Environments: Ocean & Desert
- Environmental History
- Historical Ecology
- Race, Gender, Class & Nature
- Women in Science
Emeritus Professor
kleegary@comcast.net
(408) 924-5455
Ph.D., Geography, University of Oregon
Top Research Interests
- California Protected Lands (i.e., wildlands)
- California Coastal Wetlands
- Nature and Conservation Photography
