Faculty

“…this program is exactly what I want to do, and such dynamic and committed professors and advisors keep me motivated.”
— Marion Blair, Environmental Studies Graduate Student
Office Hours
Professors
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Lynne TrulioProfessor and Department Chair |
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Gary KleeProfessor |
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Rachel O'MalleyProfessor |
Associate Professors
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Katherine CushingAssociate Professor |
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William 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
shannon.bane@sjsu.edu
Jessie Denver
Lecturer
M.A., Environment & Community, Antioch University
jessie@getecowise.com
Patrick Ferraro
Lecturer
M.S., Civil Engineering, San José State University
ptferraro5@gmail.com
Philip 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
rachel.lazzeri@gmail.com
Ada Marquez
Lecturer
M.S., Environmental Studies, San José State University
ada.marquez@sjsu.edu
Bruce Olszewski
Lecturer and Director of 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
jeanine.pfeiffer@gmail.com
Terry Trumbull
Lecturer
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; Passive Solar Home
Design; 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







