Faculty/Staff Directory

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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & MANAGEMENT | GEOGRAPHY | GEOLOGY

Faculty

Anthropology

NameEmailResearch Interests/FocusAdvises Students
Shelby Anderson
Professor
ashelby@pdx.eduHuman eco-dynamics; climate resilience; food technologies; STEM equity; and collaborative research with Indigenous communities of the Arctic, Subarctic, and Pacific NorthwestYes
Kate Barcalow
Adjunct Instructor
barcalow@pdx.eduApplied and environmental anthropology; Indigenous Ecological Knowledge; collaborative methods; legal and regulatory systems (U.S.)No
Virginia Butler
Adjunct Assistant Professor
virginia@pdx.eduArchaeology, zooarchaeology, site formation processes, public archaeology; Western North AmericaNo
Melanie Chang
Adjunct Instructor
mlchang@pdx.eduBiological anthropology; ecology and evolutionary biology; paleoanthropology; Paleolithic archaeology; systematics; evolutionary genetics; scientific writingNo
Robert David
Adjunct Instructor
davidrob@pdx.eduNorth American rock art, Indigenous Community archaeology, landscape archaeology, shamanism in the Pacific Northwest, Columbia Plateau, and Great Basin, Native American myth and ritualsNo
Douglas Deur
Assistant Research Professor
deur@pdx.eduCultural and political ecology; cultural landscapes; indigenous peoples; ethnobiology; applied research; cultural perspectives on natural resource management and restoration; ethnohistory; Northwestern North AmericaNo
Michele Gamburd
Professor
gamburdm@pdx.eduCultural anthropology; transnationalism; globalization; migration; alcohol consumption; disaster studies; violence; gender; aging; political economy; Sri Lanka, West Asia, South AsiaYes
Charles Klein
Professor
chklein@pdx.eduApplied & medical anthropology; urban anthropology; food and nutritional security, emerging class identities; public space & constructed landscapes; health promotion; health disparities; gender/sexuality/queer theory; Brazil; North AmericaYes
David Moore
Adjunct Assistant Professor
b5dm@pdx.eduCultural anthropology; Southeast Asia; South Asia; nationalism; ethnicity; globalization; historical anthropologyNo
Reno Nims
Adjunct Instructor
rnims@pdx.eduRepatriation. Zooarchaeological analysis of fisheries and human ecodynamics in Oceania and the Pacific NorthwestNo
Amiee Potter
Adjunct Assistant Professor
potteram@pdx.eduBiological anthropology; molecular anthropology; skeletal biology; human evolution; craniofacial growth and development; peopling of the Americas; bioarchaeology of southern California and the Great BasinNo
Cameron Smith
Adjunct Assistant Professor
smithcm@pdx.eduArchaeology; spatial analysis; lithic usewear analysis; European and North American Prehistory; evolutionNo
Salvador Sepulveda Adjunct Instructorjsepulv2@pdx.eduInternational development; migration; transnationalism; Latin America; Caribbean; Racial and ethnic studies; gender performanceNo
Jeremy Spoon
Research Professor
jspoon@pdx.eduEnvironmental and applied anthropology, indigenous ecological knowledge, protected and conserved areas, natural disasters, public education, mixed-methods; Nepalese Himalaya, Western United StatesNo
Mrinalini Tankha
Assistant Professor
mtankha@pdx.eduMoney and finance, exchange, economic anthropology, business, human-centered design, international development, applied anthropology, globalization, informal economy, Cuba, Latin America and the CaribbeanYes
Natalie Vasey
Professor
nvasey@pdx.eduBiological anthropology; primate behavioral ecology; life history adaptations; primate evolution; endangered and recently extinct primates of MadagascarYes

Complex Systems

NameEmailResearch Interests/FocusAdvises Students
Dora Raymaker
Research Associate Professor
draymake@pdx.eduCommunity-engaged research, systems thinking, measurement, and the dynamics at the intersection of science, society, and disabilityNo
Peter Veerman
Professor
veerman@pdx.edu Yes

Environmental Science & Management

NameEmailResearch Interests/FocusAdvises Students
Catherine de Rivera
Professor
derivera@pdx.eduEcology and behavior of marine and estuarine invertebrates; ecological impacts of roadsYes
Patrick Edwards
Director, Environmental Professional Program
patrick.edwards@pdx.eduMacroinvertebrate indicators of stream sediment and the effect of ecological restoration on aquatic communitiesNo
Linda George
Professor
georgel@pdx.eduAtmospheric chemistry; monitoring and modeling of urban air pollutants; assessing human exposure to and perception of air pollutants and climate change; development of measurement techniques for quantifying atmospheric speciesYes
Jeff Gerwing
Associate Professor
jgerwing@pdx.eduForest ecology, restoration, and managementYes
Kelly Gleason
Associate Professor
k.gleason@pdx.eduSnow and ice processes in mountain environments; disturbance ecohydrology; water-climate-forest interactions; integrated modeling of the hydroclimate; surface energy balance modeling; remote sensing of land cover change, and geo-analyticsYes
Elise Granek
Professor
graneke@pdx.eduApplied coastal ecology; effects of disturbance on marine ecosystems and species; coastal conservation and managementYes
Melissa Haeffner
Associate Professor
melh32@pdx.eduSociohydrology; hydrosocial systems; human-environment interactions; environmental justiceYes
Amy Larson
Assistant Teaching Professor
larsona@pdx.eduSoft-sediment communities; chemical ecology; invasive speciesNo
Paola López-Duarte
Associate Professor
plopezd@pdx.eduBehavior and ecology of invertebrates and fish, especially the factors controlling larval dispersal from and recruitment to adult habitats
 
Yes
Amy Lubitow
Professor
alubitow@pdx.eduEnvironmental justice; social and environmental barriers to active transportation; qualitative research methodsYes
Jen Morse
Associate Professor
jlmorse@pdx.eduBiogeochemistry; ecosystem ecology; urban ecology; wetlands; greenhouse gases; ecosystem restoration; global changeYes
Max Nielsen-Pincus
Associate Professor
maxnp@pdx.eduEnvironmental legislation and policy; land use and cover change; community-based natural resource management; watershed restoration; wildfire management; sense of place; landowner psychology; agent-based modelingYes
Yangdong Pan
Professor
bwyp@pdx.eduFreshwater science and protection; aquatic ecology; algal ecology; environmental monitoring and assessment; stream restorationYes
Arick "Kit” Rouhe
Interim Director, Center for Lakes and Reservoirs
arouhe@pdx.edu No
Lisa Weasel
Professor
lisaw@pdx.eduInterdisciplinary feminist science studies; inclusive STEM pedagogy; queer ecologies; climate resilience and plasticity in DrosophilaYes

Geography

NameEmailResearch Interests/FocusAdvises Students
David Banis
Instructor and Associate Director, Center for Spatial Analysis and Research
dbanis@pdx.eduApplied GIS, map design, cultural geography, natural resource managementNo
Alida Cantor
Associate Professor
acantor@pdx.eduWater resources management; legal geography; environmental justice; political ecology; renewable energy; food systems; qualitative methods; human-environment geographyYes
Heejun Chang
Professor and Associate Dean
changh@pdx.eduHydrology & water resources; climate change impact assessment; ecosystem services; visual spatial analysis; GISYes
Jiunn-Der (Geoffrey) Duh
Associate Professor
jduh@pdx.eduGIS; remote sensing; spatial decision support systems; ecological and socioeconomic processesYes
Chris Grant
Senior Instructor II
cag2@pdx.eduCartography; geospatial analysis; developing effective methods for teaching GISNo
Andrés Holz
Associate Professor
andres.holz@pdx.eduForest dynamics; disturbance ecology; drought; dendroecology; climate-fire-human relationship; management, and conservationYes
Nancee Hunter
Director, Center for Geography in Education in Oregon
nhunter@pdx.eduGeography education and teacher professional developmentNo
Martin Lafrenz
Associate Professor
lafrenz@pdx.eduGeomorphology and water resources; land use change; GISYes
Paul Loikith
Associate Professor
ploikith@pdx.eduClimate science; meteorology; climate and weather extremesYes
Pronoy Rai
Associate Professor
rai@pdx.eduGlobal development; labor; migration; gender (masculinities, sexualities); climate & agro-ecological change; social transformations (identities, castes, social movements); South Asia; OregonYes
Alexander Reid Ross
Senior Instructor
aross@pdx.eduClimate change; human-water systems; quantitative spatial analysis; sustainability; collaborative resource management; conflict geography; historical geographyNo
Vivek Shandas
Professor
vshandas@pdx.eduEnvironmental justice; climate change; urban systems; socio-ecological resilienceYes
Hunter Shobe
Professor
hshobe@pdx.eduCultural, urban, and political geography; sense of place; urban landscapes; uses of public spacesNo
Martin Swobodzinski
Associate Professor
swobod@pdx.eduGeographic information science; behavioral geography; spatial cognition; transportationYes

Geology

NameEmailResearch Interests/FocusAdvises Students
John Bershaw
Associate Professor
bershaw@pdx.eduPaleoclimate; stable isotope hydrology; basin analysis; geothermalYes
Adam Booth
Associate Professor
boothad@pdx.eduQuantitative geomorphologyYes
Jonathan Fink
Professor
jonfink@pdx.eduVolcanology; fluid dynamics; urban systems; sustainabilityYes
Richard Hugo
Senior Instructor
hugo@pdx.eduDeformation and fracture; microscopy and microanalysis; K-12 outreachNo
Jill Marshall
Assistant Professor
jillmar@pdx.eduGeomorphology; critical zoneYes
David Percy
Instructor
percyd@pdx.eduSpatial data science (GIS); climate change; machine learningNo
Robert "Ben” Perkins
Associate Professor
rperkins@pdx.eduGeochemistry; hydrogeologyYes
Alex Ruzicka
Professor
ruzickaa@pdx.eduMeteorites; planetary science; geochemistryYes
Martin Streck
Professor
streckm@pdx.eduIgneous petrology; geochemistry; volcanologyYes
Ashley Streig
Associate Professor
streig@pdx.eduActive tectonics; paleoseismologyYes

Staff

NameEmailSupport Area
Noah Sharpsteen
Multi-Unit Manager
nesharps@pdx.eduAll areas
Naveeda Benjamin-Daniel
Staff
naveeda@pdx.eduGeology
Joann Ng
Staff
jhn6@pdx.eduGeography
Samantha Paganelli
Staff
pag3@pdx.eduEnvironmental Science & Management
Becca Wilson-Ounekeo
Lab & Stockroom Coordinator
rwi2@pdx.eduLab & Stockroom