Faculty & Staff Directory
Dr. Jeremy James
(Department Head)
Phone: (805) 756-6391
Office: 180-209
jjames20@calpoly.edu
Office Hours: calendly.com/jeremy-james-calpoly
Dr. James' Areas of Focus
Restoration Ecology · Climate Change · Invasive Plant Ecology
Dr. Chip Appel
Dr. Chip Appel(Coordinator for EESS Major)
Phone: (805) 756-1691
Office: 180-515
cappel@calpoly.edu
Office Hours: Sabatical
Dr. Appel's Areas of Focus
Soil and Water Chemistry · Tropical Soils
Mr. Doug Aversano - Lecturer
Phone: (805) 756-6096
Office: 074M-A119
Email: raversan@calpoly.edu
Office Hours:
Mr. Aversano's Areas of Focus
Fire Management
Dr. Nicholas Babin
Phone: (805) 756-2373
Office: 10-239
Email: nbabin@calpoly.edu
Office Hours: In person or email to Zoom
Dr. Babin's Areas of Focus
Agroecology · Sustainable Food Systems · Natural Resources Policy and Planning · Watershed Management · Political Economy
Dr. Yiwen ChiuDr. Chiu's Areas of Focus
Environmental Management · Application of GIS · Life Cycle Analysis · Quantitative Simulation
Dr. Richard Cobb
Dr. Richard CobbPhone: (805) 756-6333
Office: 10-238
Email: rccobb@calpoly.edu
Office Hours: In person or email to Zoom
Dr. Cobb's Areas of Focus
Forest Pathology · Forest Entomology · Ecosystem Ecology · Epidemiology
Dr. Charlotte Decock
Dr. Charlotte DecockPhone: (805) 756-6360
Office: 180-415
Email: cdecock@calpoly.edu
Office Hours: In person or email to Zoom
Dr. Decock's Areas of Focus
Soil Health and Fertility Assessment · Soil Conservation · Fertilizer Management · Sustainable Agriculture
Dr. Chris DicusDr. Dicus' Areas of Focus
Wildland Fire · Fuels Management
Dr. Samantha Gill
Dr. Samantha Gill(Coordinator for FNR Major)
Phone: (805) 756-6205
Office: 180-507
Email: sgill@calpoly.edu
Office Hours:
Dr. Gill's Areas of Focus
Forest Biometrics · Forest Mensuration · Geographic Information Systems
Ms. Rebecca Graham - Lecturer
Phone: (805) 756-2898
Office: 074M-A118
Email: rfgraham@calpoly.edu
Office Hours: Email for Appointment
Ms. Graham's Areas of Focus
Soil Science – Lab Safety – Sustainable Agriculture
Ms. Meagan Groom - Academic Advisor
Phone: (805) 756-7574
Office: 074M-A
Email: groom@calpoly.edu
Office Hours: By Appointment
Ms. Groom's Areas of Focus
Academic Advising
Dr. Lilli Kaarakka
Phone: (805) 756-6378
Office: 10-254
lkaarakk@calpoly.edu
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Office Hours: In person or email to Zoom
Dr. Kaarakka's Areas of Focus
Forest Carbon Management · Forest Soils · Silviculture
Dr. Bwalya Malama
(Soil Science Graduate Coordinator)
Phone: (805) 756-2971
Office: 180-516
bmalama@calpoly.edu
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Office Hours: Sabatical
Dr. Malama's Areas of Focus
Soil Biophysics · Groundwater Hydrogeology · Hydrogeophysics · Contaminant Transport
Cortney Newby - Admin. Supp. Coord
Phone: (805) 756-6392
Office: 180-209
Email: cfnewby@calpoly.edu
Areas of Focus
Administrative Support Coordinator
Dr. Pressler's Areas of Focus
Soil Ecology · Soil Food Webs · Soil Organic Matter · Fire Ecology · Pedology
Dr. Gordon Rees
Phone: (805) 756-6346
Office: 180-517
grees@calpoly.edu
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Office Hours:
Dr. Rees' Areas of Focus
Pedology · Soil Mineralogy · Forest and Range Soils
Jeff Reimer - Technician
Phone: (805) 756-1541
Office: 11-301
Email: jreimer@calpoly.edu
Areas of Focus
Technical Support · Urban Forestry
Executive Director - UFEI
Dr. Rogers' Areas of Focus
Environmental Behavior Analysis · Social Issues of Eco-Justice · Environmental Policy
Dr. Seeta SistlaDr. Sistla's Areas of Focus
Soil and Ecosystem Ecology · Terrestrial Carbon and Nutrient Cycling · Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling in Soils · Global Environmental Change
Ms. Sarah E. Spann - Lecturer
Phone: (805) 756-2420
Office: 74M-A117
Email: sspann@calpoly.edu
Office Hours:
Email for Appointment
Ms. Spann's Areas of Focus
Environmental Impact Analysis · Environmental Regulations and Permitting · Environmental Planning
Craig Stubler - Technician
Craig Stubler - TechnicianPhone: (805) 756-2188
Office: 180-252A
Email: cstubler@calpoly.edu
Areas of Focus
Technical Support · Soil Science
Dr. Chris Surfleet
(Graduate Programs Coordinator)
Phone: (805) 756-2743
Office: 180-518
csurflee@calpoly.edu
Office Hours:
Dr. Surfleet's Areas of Focus
Hydrologic Change due to Land Management · Water Quality · Watershed Assessment and Monitoring · Hydrologic modeling · Hydrologic Effects due to Climate Change
Dr. Anastasia Telesetsky
Phone: (805) 756-6334
Office: 22-301
ateleset@calpoly.edu
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Office Hours:
Dr. Telesetsky's Areas of Focus
Environmental Law · International Environmental Law · Ocean Governance · Fisheries Law · Ecological Restoration · Climate Change Law · International Disaster Law
Dr. Priya Verma
Dr. Priya Verma(Coordinator for ENVM Major)
Phone: (805) 756-2773
Office: 180-505
pverma@calpoly.edu
Office Hours:
Dr. Verma's Areas of Focus
Environmental Studies · Estuary Management
Lisa Wallravin - Admin. Supp. Coord
Lisa Wallravin - Admin. Supp. CoordPhone: (805) 756-6390
Office: 180-209
Email: lwallrav@calpoly.edu
Areas of Focus
Administrative Support Coordinator
Dr. Nick WilliamsDr. Williams' Areas of Focus
Socio-ecological Systems · Rural Development · Political Ecology · Climate Change Adaptation · Agro-biodiversity Conservation
Dr. Stewart Wilson
Phone: (805) 756-6369
Office: 10-240
Email: swilso49@calpoly.edu
Office Hours: in office or by appointment
Dr. Wilson's Areas of Focus
Pedology · Soil Genesis and Mineralogy · Phosphorus Biogeochemistry · Digital Soil Mapping · Soil Data Science · Geoinformatics · Vineyard Soils
Mr. David Yun - Lecturer
Phone: (805) 781-7189
Office: 180-209
Email: dyun@calpoly.edu
Office Hours: Email to schedule Appointment
Mr. Yun's Areas of Focus
Certified GIS Professional (GISP) · Geographic Information Systems · Global Positioning System
