Meet the Faculty

katherine-cushing

Katherine Cushing

Environmental Reseource Center (ERC) Faculty Advisor

Professor

PhD, Stanford University

(408) 924-5450

katherine.cushing@sjsu.edu

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Top Research Interests

  • Water Reuse
  • Environmental Policy Implementation
  • Environmental Education
gary-klee

Gary Klee

Professor

PhD, University of Oregon

(408) 924-5455

kleegary@comcast.net

Top Research Interests

  • California Protected Lands (i.e., Wildlands)
  • California Coastal Wetlands
  • Nature and Conservation Photography

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Master of Science students

metha-klock

Metha Klock

Assistant Professor

PhD, Louisiana State University

(408) 924-5427

metha.klock@sjsu.edu

Top Research Interests

  • Invasive Species
  • Restoration Ecology
  • Conservation Biology
dustin-mulvaney

Dustin Mulvaney

Professor

PhD, University of California, Santa Cruz

(408) 924-5439

dustin.mulvaney@sjsu.edu

Top Research Interests

  • Political Ecology
  • Science & Technology Studies
  • Solar Power Commodity Chains
  • Land Use & Recycling
rachel-omalley

Rachel O'Malley

Graduate Program Coordinator

Professor

PhD, University of California, Santa Cruz

(831) 334-1066

rachel.omalley@sjsu.edu

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Top Research Interests

  • Insect Ecology
  • Conservation & Restoration
  • Environmental Justice & Impact Assessment
  • International & CA Coastal Sustainable Agriculture
costanza-rampini

Costanza Rampini

Assistant Professor

PhD, University of California, Santa Cruz

(408) 924-8979

costanza.rampini@sjsu.edu

Top Research Interests

  • Human Dimensions of Climate Change
  • Risks & Disasters
  • Environmental Justice
will-russell

Will Russell

Professor

PhD, University of California Berkeley

(408) 924-5450

will.russell@sjsu.edu

Top Research Interests

  • Forest Disturbance & Recovery
  • Fire Ecology
  • Ecosystem Restoration
amanda-stasiewicz

Amanda Stasiewicz

Assistant Professor

PhD, University of Idaho

(408) 924-5450

amanda.stasiewicz@sjsu.edu

Top Research Interests

  • Human Dimensions of Wildfire
  • Cooperative Wildfire Management
  • Forest, Rangeland & Wildfire Policy
lynne-trulio

Lynne Trulio

Undergraduate Program Advisor

Professor

PhD, University of California, Davis

(408) 924-5450

lynne.trulio@sjsu.edu

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Top Research Interests

  • Conservation Biology
  • Human-Wildlife Interactions
  • Burrowing Owl Ecology & Conservation