Faculty and Staff
Christopher Bacon
Associate Professor
Chris is both a political ecologist and an agroecologist. His research focuses on agriculture, food systems change, and ecology. How does agri-environmental governance link to sustainable livelihoods, seasonal hunger, diversified farming, environmental and food justice in the Americas?
John S. Farnsworth
Senior Lecturer Emeritus
John specializes in environmental writing and literature, especially in terms of literary natural history and Anglo/American nature writing. His current research focuses on long-term ecological projects, especially in terms of how these projects engage community.
C.J. Gabbe
Assistant Professor
C.J. is an urban planner. His research focuses on the connections between land use regulations, housing affordability, and climate change mitigation.
Leslie Gray
Professor, Department Chair
Leslie's research and teaching examine global environments, development and population change. She has worked in Burkina Faso, Tanzania and Sudan examining issues of agrarian change, land use patterns, and gendered access to resources. Her local work in Santa Clara County examines the socio-environmental nature of urban agriculture.
Ted Grudin
Academic Year Adjunct Lecturer
Ted's research involves environmental history, science & technology studies, philosophy, and religious studies. He focuses on how cosmologies of nature have been conceived and reproduced in American society.
Stephanie Hughes
Lecturer
I am a registered Chemical Engineer with more than 20 years of broad technical experience in air and water quality, including pollutant source characterization, chemical fate and transport, water and wastewater treatment, and regulatory permit compliance.
Lisa Kealhofer
Professor
Lisa's research in environmental anthropology addresses issues related to ancient landscapes, political economy, and land use. Her research areas include Turkey, and the ancient regions of Sunda and Sahul. Lisa holds a joint appointment in the Department of Anthropology.
Michelle Marvier
Professor
Michelle is a conservation scientist. Her research examines ecosystem recovery following major perturbation and the environmental pros and cons of genetically modified crops.
Virginia Matzek
Associate Professor
Virginia is a restoration ecologist whose work links ecological restoration to ecosystem services that benefit humans. She is also interested in how land managers and policymakers use science and public opinion to set priorities for restoration.
Hari Mix
Assistant Professor
Hari is a stable isotope geochemist. He studies the interactions between different components of the Earth system, from plate tectonics to the climate and biosphere.
Monica Morales
Laboratory technician
Monica is a lab tech for Biology and Environmental Studies and Sciences. Prior to joining SCU, she worked at Abbott Labs, a biomedical engineering company.
Iris Stewart-Frey
Associate Professor
Iris is a hydrogeologist with expertise in hydroclimatology and GIS. Her research explores the effects of climate variability and change on water flow and water quality in the mountain streams of California, the West, and beyond.
