Environmental Science MS
Faculty
Contacting potential advisors
Direct communication with potential faculty mentors is a key component of the application decision process for both PSM and Thesis applicants. We strongly encourage prospective students to visit our faculty directory and read about their areas of interest and ongoing research. Once you are familiar with their areas of specialty, please email professors to set up a time to either talk on the phone or meet with them here on campus.
Susan Alexander
salexander@csumb.edu
Lab: CSUMB NASA Ames Cooperative Agreement
Research Areas
- Ecology
- Environmental Science
- Ecosystem processes
Elizabeth Alter
ealter@csumb.edu
Lab: The Alter Lab
Research Areas
- Molecular ecology and population genomics of aquatic organisms (particularly fishes and marine mammals)
- Environmental DNA
- Phylogenetics
Jennifer Duggan
jduggan@csumb.edu
Lab: Terrestrial Wildlife Ecology
Research Areas
- Conservation biology
- Landscape ecology
- Animal behavior
Jose Pablo Dundore-Arias
jdundorearias@csumb.edu
Research Areas
- Plant pathology
- Phytobiomes
- Plant and soil health
Daniel Fernandez
dfernandez@csumb.edu
Lab: The Fernandez Lab
Research Areas
- Physics
- Sustainability and alternative energy
- Fog water collection
Jimmy Guilinger
jguilinger@csumb.edu
Research Areas:
- Process geomorphology in hillslope, riverine, and coastal systems; with an emphasis on disturbances related to climate change and human land use such as wildfires
- Sediment dynamics, terrestrial remote sensing, and geospatial analysis
- Watershed hydrology
Arlene Haffa
ahaffa@csumb.edu
Lab: The Haffa Lab
Research Areas
- Sustainable agriculture
- Climate change
- Microbial bioremediation
Alison Haupt
ahaupt@csumb.edu
Lab: Coastal Ecology Lab
Research Areas
- Kelp forest ecology
- Anthropogenic effects on marine ecosystems
- Population connectivity
- Conservation genetics
Nathaniel Jue
njue@csumb.edu
Lab: Genomics & Bioinformatics Lab
Research Areas
- Functional, evolutionary, and ecological genomics
- Bioinformatics
James Lindholm
Lab: Image Analysis Lab
Research Areas
- Landscape ecology of fishes
- MPA area design and management
-
Image-based approaches to subtidal ecology
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Research Diving
Cheryl Logan
clogan@csumb.edu
Lab: Environmental Physiology Lab
Research Areas
- Marine ecological physiology
- Climate change biology
John Olson
joolson@csumb.edu
Lab: Watershed Environments and Ecology Lab
Research Areas
- Freshwater ecology
- Water quality
- Bioassessment
Sherry Palacios
spalacios@csumb.edu
Lab: Biological Oceanography Lab
Research Areas
- Phytoplankton biodiversity
- Meso-scale ocean features
- Remote sensing
- Aquatic optics
Fred Watson
fwatson@csumb.edu
Lab: The Watson Lab
Research Areas
- Conservation, land use, planning, and recreation
- Ecology of plants and wildlife
- Hydrology
- Cartography, Geographic Information Systems, and Remote Sensing
Suzanne Worcester
sworcester@csumb.edu
Research Areas
- Conservation biology
- Environmental communication
- Restoration ecology