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Faculty

“…this program is exactly what I want to do, and such dynamic and committed professors and advisors keep me motivated.”
—Marion Blair, Graduate Student
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Professors
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Lynne TrulioProfessor and Department Chair |
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Gary A. KleeProfessor of Environmental Studies |
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Rachel O'MalleyProfessor of Environmental Studies |
Associate Professors
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Katherine Kao CushingAssociate Professor |
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Will RussellAssociate Professor |
Assistant Professors
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Alexander GershensonAssistant Professor |
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Dustin MulvaneyAssistant Professor |
Other Faculty
Walter Arenstein
Lecturer
M.S., Environmental Studies/Education, City University of New York
warenstein2@gmail.com
Shannon Bane
Lecturer
M.S., Environmental Studies, San José State University
B.A., Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz
shannon.bane@sjsu.edu
Jessie Denver
Lecturer
M.A., Environment & Community, Antioch University
B.S., Environmental Science, Humboldt State University
jessie@getecowise.com
Pat Ferraro
Lecturer
M.S., Civil Engineering, San José State University
B.S., Civil Engineering, Loyola University of Los Angeles
ptferraro5@gmail.com
Phil Higgins
Lecturer
M.S., Environmental Studies, San José State University
philip_higgins@hotmail.com
Rachel Lazzeri-Aerts
Lecturer
M.S., Environmental Studies, San José State University
B.A., Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz
rachel.lazzeri@gmail.com
Ada Marquez
Lecturer
M.S., Environmental Studies, San José State University
ada.marquez@sjsu.edu
Bruce Olszewski
Lecturer and Director, Center for Development of Recycling (CDR)
M.S., Environmental Studies, San José State University
bruce.olszewski@sjsu.edu
Jeanine Pfeiffer
Lecturer
Ph.D., Ecology, University of California, Davis
M.S., International Agriculture Development, University of California, Davis
B.A., Latin American Development, Boston University
jeanine.pfeiffer@gmail.com
Terry Trumbull
Lecturer
J.D., Georgetown University
LL.M., George Washington University
terryt1011@aol.com
Emeritus Faculty
Donald Aitken
Founding Chair of the Department
Les Rowntree
Professor
Ph.D., Environmental Geography, University of Oregon (retired 2005)
rowntree@berkeley.edu
Frank Schiavo
Donate to the Frank Schiavo Environmental Scholarship, an endowed scholarship that provides funds to worthy students every year. Your donation
helps Frank's legacy live on.
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.








