Faculty & Staff

Staff

Doti Stafford
Administrative Support Coordinator

Phone: (408) 924-5450
stafford@email.sjsu.edu

Faculty:

Rachel O'Malley  Bio

Associate Professor and Department Chair
Ph.D., Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz

Phone: (408) 924-5424 (115B) and (408) 924-5428 (SCI 50)
romalley(at)sjsu.edu

Walter Arenstein

Lecturer
M.S., Environmental Studies/Education, City University of New York

Phone: 408-924-5465

Shannon Bane

Lecturer

Phone: 831-566-7368 shannon.bane@sjsu.edu

Katherine Kao Cushing  Bio

Assistant Professor and Graduate Coordinator

Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University

Phone: (408) 924-6348
kcushing@email.sjsu.edu

Jessie Denver

Lecturer

M.A., Environment & Community, Antioch University
B.S., Environmental Science, Humboldt State Universit
Phone: 510-847-4579 jessie@getecowise.com

Stephanie E. Hughes

Lecturer
M.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University
M.S. Chemical Engineering, Stanford University
B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota

Phone: (408) 240-8174
shughes@rmcwater.com

Gary A. Klee  Bio

Professor of Environmental Studies
Ph.D., Geography, University of Oregon

Phone: (408) 924-5455
kleegary@comcast.net

Heather Larson Bio

Lecturer
M.S., Sustainable Design, University of Sydney, Australia,
B.A., Architecture, UC Berkeley

Phone: (408) 924-5450
solardesign.sjsu@gmail.com.

Bruce Olszewski Bio

Lecturer and Director, Center for Development of Recycling (CDR)
M.S., Environmental Studies, San José State University

Phone: (408) 924-5350
bruceo@email.sjsu.edu

Jeanine Pfeiffer, PhD Bio

Lecturer

Ph.D., Ecology, UC Davis

Phone: (530) 219-2838
Efax/Voicemail: (530) 364.7722
jmpfeiffer@mindspring.com

Will Russell  Bio

Assistant Professor
Ph.D, Environmental Science Policy & Management, University of California, Berkeley

Phone: 408-924-5487
russell_sjsu@yahoo.com

Lynne Trulio  Bio

Professor
Ph.D., Ecology, University of California at Davis

Phone: (408) 924-5445
Environmental Studies Office Phone (for appts): (408) 924-5450
ltrulio@earthlink.net

Terry Trumbull  Bio

Lecturer
J.D., Georgetown University
LL.M., George Washington University

Phone: (408) 924-5424
Trumbull Law Firm telephone number: (650) 328-9081
terryt1011@aol.com

Emeritus Faculty:

Donald Aitken  Bio on Dr. Aitken's website

Founding Chair of the Department

Les Rowntree Bio

Professor
Ph.D., Environmental Geography, University of Oregon (retired 2005)
rowntree@berkeley.edu

Frank Schiavo

M.S., Physical Science, San José State University (retired 2003)

Research Interests: Nuclear Power & Weapons, Transportation, Organic Agriculture, and Passive Solar Home Design, and Environmental Education.

 

Courses Taught: Introduction to Environmental Issues; Solar Home Design; Environmental Studies for Teachers.

Donald Anthrop

Professor
Ph.D., Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley
dfanthrop@yahoo.com

Research Interests: Water Quality: Erosion and Sedimentation; Water Resource Management: Federal and State Water Projects and Reclamation; Agricultural Drainage; Evaporation Ponds; Waterfowl Research; and Wildlife Habitat Development and Restoration.

 

Beyond the Classroom

»Environmental Resource Center
erc

»Center for the Development of Recycling
cdr

»SJSU Environmental Club

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