| Environmental Studies Program

People

Name	Specialization	Contact
Peter Alagona Professor & Director of IPEES	Environmental History, Wildlife and Endangered Species	4013 Bren Hall alagona@es.ucsb.edu
Yanoula Athanassakis Lecturer		5105 Cheadle Hall yathanassakis@ucsb.edu
Jason J. Benedict Assistant Research Specialist	Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Remote sensing, Data Analysis & Visualization	4024 Bren Hall jbenedict@es.ucsb.edu
Daniel Botkin Emeritus Professor	Environmental biology and global ecology
David Brokensha Emeritus Professor
Michael Brown Lecturer	Sustainability Strategy, Goals, and Metrics, Technical Evaluation of Materials and Products, Program Development, and Sustainability Data Development	4006 Bren Hall michaelsbrown@ucsb.edu
Ian Carrillo NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellow	Environmental Sociology, Race and ethnicity, Economic sociology, Environmental justice, Comparative–Historical, Work and Organizations, Ethnography, Inequali	4026 Bren Hall icarrillo@es.ucsb.edu
Liz Carlisle Associate Professor	Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, Regenerative and Organic Agriculture, Food and Agricultural Policy	4015 Bren Hall carlisle@es.ucsb.edu
Oliver Chadwick Emeritus Professor	Soil Sciences, Soil Genesis and Classification, and Advanced Pedology and Geomorphology	oac@geog.ucsb.edu
Iris Chan Program Coordinator	IPEES advisor, ES/Bren PhD MOU Liaison, Website & Marketing Coordinator, DSP Accommodations, Course Evaluations, Special Events	Bren 4312 irisjchan@ucsb.edu
Jordan Clark Professor	Geochemistry, Hydrologic Sciences, Tracer Hydrology and Environmental Geology	2115 Webb Hall jfclark@geol.ucsb.edu
David Cleveland Emeritus Professor	Sustainable, Small-scale Agrifood Systems, Plant Breeding, Local and Scientific Knowledge, Climate Change, Nutrition, and Food Sovereignty	Bren 4019 cleveland@es.ucsb.edu
Madison Conrad Student Office Assistant	DSP Requests, Textbook Organization, ESCI Administration, Mail Distribution, General Clerical Duties, Marketing Projects	Bren 4312 es-workstudy@ucsb.edu
Thea Cremers Continuing Lecturer	Gender and the Environment, Anthropology, Tourism, Environmental Justice and Human Environmental Rights	4009 Bren Hall mcremers@att.net
Carla D'Antonio Schuyler Professor	Plant ecology, restoration ecology, fire, ecosystems and people	4002 Bren Hall dantonio@es.ucsb.edu
Mona Damluji Assistant Professor	Energy Humanities, Film, Middle East Studies, Media History	SSMS 2415 damluji@ucsb.edu
Robert Deacon Emeritus Professor	Environmental and Resource Economics and Public Economics	deacon@econ.ucsb.edu
Ranjit Deshmukh Assistant Professor	Energy systems and policy analysis; electricity sector planning, operations, and markets; geospatial analysis of energy resources; energy access in developin	4003 Bren Hall rdeshmukh@ucsb.edu
Kelsey Dowdy Lecturer		kdowdy@ucsb.edu
Joan Dudney Assistant Professor	Global change ecology, forest disturbance, climate change	dudney@ucsb.edu
Darby Feldwinn Teaching Professor	Math and Science Education, and Green Technology	Chem 1103 feldwinn@chem.ucsb.edu
Dan Fontaine Lecturer	Environmental Education	danfontaine@ucsb.edu
John Foran Emeritus Professor	Climate Crisis, Global Climate Justice Movement, and Sustainable Development, and “Building Better Futures”	SSMS 3417 foran@soc.ucsb.edu
William Freudenburg Emeritus Professor & former Dehlsen Professor in Environmental Studies
Halley Froehlich Associate Professor	Marine Ecology, Aquaculture, Fisheries, Climate Change, Ecological Modeling, Data Science, Environmental Physiology and Behavior, So	4007 Bren Hall froehlich@es.ucsb.edu
Helene Gardner Emeritus (LSOE) - Lecturer with Security of Employment	Environmental Toxicology, Environmental Chemistry, Air Quality and Pollution	Bren 4017 hkgardner@es.ucsb.edu
Gregory Graves Continuing Lecturer		graves@history.ucsb.edu
Summer Gray Associate Professor	Environment and Society, Infrastructure and Adaptation, Climate Justice Studies	4027 Bren Hall sgray@es.ucsb.edu
Garrett Hardin Emeritus Professor
Robert Heilmayr Assistant Professor	Environmental Economics, Ecological Economics, Land Systems Science	4023 Bren Hall rheilmayr@es.ucsb.edu
Ken Hiltner Professor	Literature, the Medieval Period, and Environmental Initiatives	2508 South Hall hiltner@english.ucsb.edu
Jeffrey Hoelle Associate Professor	Sociocultural Anthropology, Environmental Anthropology, Ethnography, Land Change, Latin America, and the Brazilian Amazon	HSSB 2073 hoelle@anth.ucsb.edu
Iris Holzer Assistant Teaching Professor	Environmental Chemistry, Soil Science	4005 Bren Hall irisholzer@ucsb.edu
Yvette Howze Financial Administrator	Payroll & Kronos Administration: Readers, Student Assistants, and Limited Employees; Gateway Department Buyer, Flexcard Purchaser, UC Pat	Bren 4312 es-financial@es.ucsb.edu
Jeremy Jacobs Lecturer	Journalism, Communications, Legal Issues	jjacobs9@gmail.com
Shithi Kamal-Heikman Lecturer	Physical Geography, Remote Sensing of the Environment, Snowmelt Modeling, Flood Hydrology, Rivers, Transboundary Water Sharing, Water Policy	shithi@es.ucsb.edu
Brandon Kaysen Lecturer	Green Buildings, LEED	bkaysen@ucsb.edu
Edward Keller Emeritus Professor
Dan Klemann Lecturer	Environmental impact analysis; local and State land use and planning law; public administration; and political theory	dklemann@ucsb.edu
Charles Kolstad Emeritus Professor		kolstad@bren.ucsb.edu
Linda Krop Lecturer	Environmental Law, Environmental Policy and Litigation	4021 Bren Hall lkrop@cox.net
Manny Kundu Lecturer (Summer Sessions)	Anthropology, Global Environment and Population Studies	Bren 4006 mkundu@es.ucsb.edu
Bridget Lewin Continuing Lecturer	Environmental Education, Learning Styles, and Instructional Methodologies	4006 Bren Hall lewin@es.ucsb.edu
Hugo Loaiciga Professor	Planning, Design and Analysis of Water Resources Systems, and Theory and Computational Aspects of Surface and Ground Water Hydrology	Ellison Hall 3626A hloaiciga@ucsb.edu
Julie Maldonado Lecturer	Climate Change and Adaptation; Migration, Displacement, and Resettlement; Disaster Recovery and Risk Reduction	4009 Bren Hall jkmaldonado@ucsb.edu
Mel Manalis Emeritus Professor
Jennifer Martin Associate Teaching Professor	Environmental History, Oceans, History of Science	4011 Bren Hall jennifermartin@es.ucsb.edu
Doug McCauley Professor	Behavior, Ecosystem Ecology, Marine Biology, Population and Community Ecology	MSI 2314 douglas.mccauley@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Andrea McCourt Business Officer	Program Management and Budget, Merits & Promotions Case Manager, Systems and UC Path Approver, Faculty Committees, IT/Building Operations & Space Adm	Bren 4312-C aellickson@ucsb.edu
Marc McGinnes Emeritus		mcginnes@es.ucsb.edu
Matto Mildenberger Associate Professor	Comparative Politics, Environmental Politics, Public Opinion, Methodology	3706 Ellison Hall mildenberger@polsci.ucsb.edu
Michelle Moreno Academic Personnel Coordinator	TA/Associate appointment coordinator, UC Recruit Coordinator for Temp.	Bren 4312 es-ap@es.ucsb.edu
Stephanie Moret Continuing Lecturer	Land Use Impacts on Water Resources, Ecological Connectivity and Sustainable Systems	smoret@es.ucsb.edu
Dawn Murray Lecturer	Conservation planning, participatory conservation, environmental science, marine ecology/policy, climate science, oceanography, curriculum design	murray@bren.ucsb.edu
Roderick Nash Emeritus Professor		canyondancer@yahoo.com
Amanda M. Nichols Postdoctoral Research Fellow	Intersectional environmentalism and religious studies , contributions of women to environment-related, or environment-focused, social movements, Nature	amnichols@ucsb.edu
David Pellow Dehlsen Professor	Environmental Justice Studies, Race and Ethnic Studies, Social Change, and Social Movements	4304 Bren Hall pellow@es.ucsb.edu
Debra Perrone Associate Professor	Water Resources Engineering, Groundwater Science and Policy	4025 Bren Hall perrone@es.ucsb.edu
Simone Pulver Associate Professor & Department Chair	Business and the Environment; Global Environmental Politics; Socio-Environmental Systems; Environmental Sociology	4001 Bren Hall pulver@es.ucsb.edu
Lori Pye Lecturer	Environmental Conservation, Environmental Ethics, and Ecopsychology	loripye@gmail.com
Olivia Quintanilla Postdoctoral Research Fellow	Critical island and oceanic studies, climate justice, marine-related environmental justice issues, and understanding how militarism impacts Indigenous life a	oquintan@ucsb.edu
Wagner Quiros Lecturer	Governance, Marine Conservation, Sea Turtle Research, Sustainable Fisheries, Community Base Conservation	wagnerqp@ucsb.edu
Tara Robinson Academic Advisor	Conducts ES Academic Advising	Bren 4313 advising@es.ucsb.edu
Joshua Schimel Professor & Associate Dean of MLPS	Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology, Microbial Ecology, and Organismal Ecology	Noble Hall 1108 schimel@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Rafael Schmitt Assistant Professor
Russell Schmitt Emeritus Professor	Population and Community Ecology, Applied Ecology, Consumer-resource Interactions, Marine Invertebrates and Reef Fishes	MSRB 3314 schmitt@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Barry Schuyler Emeritus Lecturer	Energy Policy
Katja Seltmann Lecturer	Biocollections, Entomology and Hyemenopterology	Harder South, Rm 1005 seltmann@ccber.ucsb.edu
Jo-Ann Shelton Emeritus Professor	Ethical Issues, Human-Animal Relationships	jshelton@classics.ucsb.edu
Lisa Sideris Professor & Department Vice Chair	Environmental Ethics, Religion and Nature, Environmental Humanities, Science and Religion	4029 Bren Hall lsideris@ucsb.edu
Eric R.A.N. Smith Emeritus Professor	American Politics, Environmental Politics, Public Opinion and Voting Behavior, Congress, Political Parties	smith@polsci.ucsb.edu
Daniela Soleri Lecturer	Food Crop Diversity, Knowledge Systems in Agriculture, "Citizen" and Community Science/Participatory Research, and Food Gardens	4019 Bren Hall soleri@geog.ucsb.edu
Leah Stokes Associate Professor	American Politics, Energy and Environmental Politics, Public Policy, Methodology	3716 Ellison Hall stokes@polsci.ucsb.edu
David Stone Senior Continuing Lecturer	Urban and Environmental Planning, Environmental Impact Statements, NEPA, and CEQA	4021 Bren Hall david.stone@ucsb.edu
Susan Stonich Professor Emeritus		stonich@anth.ucsb.edu
Vivian Stopple Financial Analyst		Bren 4312 es-financial@es.ucsb.edu
Lisa Stratton Lecturer	Ecological Restoration, Plant Physiology, Water Quality and Ecosystem Management	Harder South, Rm 1005 stratton@ccber.ucsb.edu
Claudia Tyler Lecturer	Plant Ecology, Ecological Disturbance, and Grassland and Shrublands	4202 Bren Hall tyler@ucsb.edu
Paul Wack Senior Continuing Lecturer		pwack@calpoly.edu
Greg Wahlert Lecturer	Flora of California, Arctostaphylos (Ericaceae), Violaceae, Malvaceae, Flora of Madagascar	Harder South, Rm 1009 wahlert@ccber.ucsb.edu
Casey Walsh Professor	Sociocultural Anthropology, Political Economy, Mexico-United States Borderlines, Water, Commodities, History and Materialism	HSSB 2081 walsh@anth.ucsb.edu
Bob Wilkinson Senior Lecturer Emeritus		Bren 4426 wilkinson@bren.ucsb.edu
Deborah Williams Lecturer	Public Lands	4021 Bren Hall deborah1518@gmail.com
Grace Wu Assistant Professor	Sustainable Land Use, Climate Change Mitigation, Renewable Energy Planning, Land Systems Science	4031 Bren Hall gracecwu@ucsb.edu
Eric Zimmerman Student Affairs Manager, Advisor, Lecturer	Academic Advising, Internship Program Director, Lecturer (ENVS 190 and 192), Curriculum Coordinator and Course Scheduling,	Bren 4312-B zimmerman@es.ucsb.edu
Erika Zollett Lecturer	environmental education, environmental leadership, environmental mentorship, fisheries management, ocean conservation	4015 Bren Hall ezollett@ucsb.edu