Department of Geography and Human Environmental Studies

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Graduate Students

Name Last Degree and Institution
Interests
Stephanie Auer B.A. Environmental Studies, 2006, UC Santa Cruz Natural Resource Management, GIS, Urban Planning, Sustainable Development
Ryan Bey B.A. Environmental Studies, 2008, Sonoma State University Wildlife Conservation, Water Resources
Garrett Bradford B.A. Geography, 2009, UC Berkeley California, Cartography, GIS, Catastrophe Modeling
Damon Burgett B.A. Geography, 2008, SFSU Geomorphology, Natural Resource Management, GIS
Jose Camarena B.A. Anthropology/Geography, 2006, SFSU Remote Sensing, Resource Management, GIS, Conservation Ecology
Stephanie Carnow B.A. Liberal Arts, 2002, Colorado State University
Wildlife Conservation, International Development, Human-Animal Relations
Michael Chasse B.S. Computer Science, 1987, University of New Haven Ecological Restoration, Natural Resource Management, Biogeography
Ryan Cooksey B.A. Psychology, 2005, UC Santa Barbara Land Use Planning, Transportation
Stephanie May Cowles B.S. Earth Systems, 2006, Stanford University
Environmental Perception, Urban Climatology, Governmentality
Brian Crowley M.S. Industrial Engineering, 1983, Stanford University
Water Policy, Natural Resource Management, Geomorphology
Rachel Cunningham B.S. Environmental Horticulture and Urban Forestry, 2006, UC Davis
Environmental Perception, Water Resources (especially California), Risk and Hazard Communication
Anna Davenport B.A. Geography, 2008, UC Santa Barbara
Natural Resource Management, Estuarine Habitat Restoration, Conservation, GIS, Remote Sensing, Biogeography
Kathy Dicker B.A. Geography, 2007, Humboldt State University Environmental (spatial/hazard) Perception, Indigenous Acculturation, SE Asia, Conservation, Sense of Place
Aaron Dillon B.A. History, 2000, SFSU Land Use Planning, Geography of the Horticulture Industry, Cartography
Andrea Dransfield B.S. Environmental Science & Zoology, 2008, Brandon University
Marine Mammals, Wildlife Conservation, Research, Ecology
Charlotte Ely B.S. Environmental Studies, 2006, SFSU
Public Open Space, Health and Welfare of Urban Communities, Water Resource Management
Caleb Feldman B.A. Gender Studies, 2005, New College
Food Systems, Urban Geography, Sustainable Agriculture
Jill Flaningam B.A. American Studies, 1995, University of Colorado
Natural Resource Management
Bill Goedecke B.A. Humanities, 2006, New College
Resource Management, Disaster Studies, The Use of Spatial Tools for Forecasting Conditions and Events
Paris Good-Swan B.S. Global Resource Systems, 2008, University of British Columbia
Land Management, Agriculture, Watershed Management, Biogeography
Cassa Grant B.A. English, 2004, SFSU Sustainable Agriculture, Waste Management, Sustainable Energy
Gia Grant B.A. Latin American Studies, 1993, UC Santa Cruz Urban Geography, Sustainable Agriculture, Resource Management, Environmental Justice
Winston Halapua M.A. Urban/Regional Planning, 2003, University of Hawaii, Manoa
Spatial Analysis, Remote Sensing, Cartography, Sea Level Rise, Tonga
Diana Halliday B.A. Global Studies, 2008, CSU Monterey Bay Sustainability and Agriculture
Jamie Hawk B.A. Geography, 2011, SFSU Marine Resources, GIS, Natural Resources Management, Watershed Restoration
Pablo Herrera B.A. Language Studies, 2007, UC Santa Cruz Coastal and Marine Resource Management, GIS, Water Resources
Lori Hibbeler B.A. Geography & Environmental Studies, 2001, UC Santa Barbara Hazards, Risk Perception, GIS, Environmental Management
Travis Hohler B.S. Community and Regional Development, 2007, UC Davis Land Use Planning, Environmental Planning, Natural Resource Management
Jason Hoorn B.A. Geography, 2002, SFSU Geomorphology, Watershed Science, Resource Management, Environmental Planning
Christina Horrisberger B.A. Geography, 2005, SFSU Environmental Planning, Biogeography, Water Management
Kristal Ip B.A. Communications, 2007, UC San Diego  
Mary Israel B.A. Biology, 1994, Wells College Conservation Geography, Sustainable Communities and Ecology, Community Science, Restoration Ecology, Watersheds, Biogeography
Joseph Issel B.A. Environmental Studies, 2007, UC Santa Cruz Central Coast California Watershed Management and Restoration
Carlos Jennings B.A. English, UT San Antonio Cartography, Climatology, Water Resource Management, Remote Sensing Applied to Urban Studies
Caitlin Jensen B.S. Biology, 2008, Boston College
Marine Mammal Conservation, GIS Habitat Modeling
Gregory Jocz B.A. Environmental Studies, 1999, University of Vermont
Transportation/High-Speed Rail, Food Issues
Rawley Johnson M.A. Elementary Education, 2004, Mercy College Dobbs Ferry Agriculture and Food Systems, Land Use and Transportation Policy, Economic Theory and Consumer Behavior
Kate Kilduff B.A. International Studies, 2007, UC San Diego Water Management and Developing States
Gary Kwan B.A. Geography, 2005, SFSU Location of Businesses, Ethnic Economies, Cartography
Jacqueline Marquez B.A. American Studies, 1999, Tufts University Natural Resources Management
Michelle Matranga B.A. Environmental Studies, 2005, SFSU
Adam McClure B.A. Geography, 2004, UC Santa Barbara
Remote Sensing
Jennifer McGowan B.A. Environmental Studies, 2003, UC Santa Barbara
International Resource Management, Urban Systems, GIS, Spatial Analysis
Misty McKinney B.A. Geography, 2007, San Jose State University
Waste Management, Water Resources, Watershed Management, GIS
Ralph Meneghetti B.A. Art Practice, 2005, UC Berkeley Geography of Sexuality, Health Geographies, Aesthetics, Labor Migration, Feminist Theory and Gender Studies, Critical Race Studies
Jose Ramon Molina Perez B.A. Geography, 2010, UCLA GIS, Social/Cultural Geography, Data Visualization
Genevieve Munsey B.A. Pure Math, 1996, UC Santa Cruz Water Resources, GIS, Remote Sensing
Dara O'Beirne B.A. Geography, 2007, SFSU Climatology, GIS, Remote Sensing, Climate Change, Land Use Landcover Change
Samuel Oakley B.A. Geography, 2007, SFSU Physical Geography, GIScience, Urban Watershed Science, Soils
Randall Orr M.A. Linguistics, 2005, UC Santa Cruz Water Resources, Transportation, Central Asia
Marco Palmieri B.A. Geography, 2006, SFSU
Environmental Planning, Transportation Planning, GIS
Owen Parker B.A. Geography, 2010, SFSU
Geomorphology, Geographic Techniques, Object-Oriented Image Segmentation, Hazards
William Parker B.A. Anthropology, 2001, UC Berkeley Urban Geography, Land Use Planning, GIS
Bryan Pilien B.A. Geography, 2004, UCLA Tropical Agriculture, International Trade in Agriculture, Environmental/Geographic Epidemiology, Philippines
David Prigge B.A. Urban Studies, 2010, San Diego State University Bicycling, Perception, Urban and Human Geography
Alex Roa B.S. Social Science, 2009, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
GIS, Coastal Land Use, Conservation Planning, Disaster Planning, Hazard Perception
Audrey Roberts B.S. Aerospace Engineering, 2005, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
GIS, Resource Management, Water Usage, Aquifers, Food Production
Will Rose B.A. English, 1996, Colby College Climate, Forest Meteorology, Geomorphology
Ray Rothwell B.A. Environmental Studies, 2011, SFSU Urban Geography, Infrastructure, Low-Impact Development, Environmental Justice, Statistics, GIS, Remote Sensing
Matt Sagues B.A. Theatre Arts, 1995, University of Iowa Climate, Forest Meteorology, Geomorphology
Micha Salomon B.A. Chemistry, 1996, UC Berkeley
Historical Ecology, GIS, Cartography, Landscape Change Analysis
Lauren Scheinberg B.S. Biology, 2006, UC Santa Cruz
Biogeography, Environmental Management
Bettina Schiffman B.A. American Studies, 2002, UC Santa Cruz
Thad Shelton B.A. Geography and Religious Studies, 2004, Indiana University
Jason Sherba B.A. Environmental Science, 2008, UC Davis
GIS, Environmental Management
Yu Shimizu B.A. Biology, 1999, SFSU  
Lourdes Sian B.A. Biology, 1987, SFSU Environmental Perception, Interpretation, Natural Resource Management, Environmental Planning, Conservation
Michelle Slocombe B.A. Communication, 2004, UC Santa Barbara Watershed Restoration, Fluvial Geomorphology
Aprile Smith B.A. Geography, 2007, SFSU
Land Use Planning, Transportation, Resource Management, Environmental Planning
Marilyn Smulyan B.A. Sociology, 1969, Oakland University Landforms, GIS, Other Research Methods
Silas Toms B.A. Geography, 2006, Humboldt State University Organic Agriculture, Western Water Policy, GIS, Response to Climate Change
Elmer Tosta B.A. Urban Studies, 2005, SFSU Urban Geography, Transportation, Land Use
Timothé Vincent B.A. Geography, 2002, SFSU GIS, International Development
Gene Waddell B.A. Urban Studies, 2009, SFSU
Regionalism
Elias Waggoner B.A. Geography, 2010, SFSU
Remote Sensing, Spatial Analysis
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