College of Science

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.

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Susan Alexander

salexander@csumb.edu

Lab: CSUMB NASA Ames Cooperative Agreement

Research Areas

  • Ecology
  • Environmental Science
  • Ecosystem processes
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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
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Jennifer Duggan

jduggan@csumb.edu

Lab: Terrestrial Wildlife Ecology

Research Areas

  • Conservation biology
  • Landscape ecology
  • Animal behavior
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Jose Pablo Dundore-Arias

jdundorearias@csumb.edu

Lab: The Plant Pathology Lab

Research Areas

  • Plant pathology
  • Phytobiomes
  • Plant and soil health
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Daniel Fernandez

dfernandez@csumb.edu

Lab: The Fernandez Lab

Research Areas

  • Physics
  • Sustainability and alternative energy
  • Fog water collection
Jimmy poses in front of a snow covered forest

 

Jimmy Guilinger

jguilinger@csumb.edu

Lab: Watershed Geology Lab

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 and her dog on a hike

Arlene Haffa

ahaffa@csumb.edu

Lab: The Haffa Lab

Research Areas

  • Sustainable agriculture
  • Climate change
  • Microbial bioremediation
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Alison Haupt

ahaupt@csumb.edu

Lab: Coastal Ecology Lab

Research Areas

  • Kelp forest ecology
  • Anthropogenic effects on marine ecosystems
  • Population connectivity
  • Conservation genetics
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Nathaniel Jue

njue@csumb.edu

Lab: Genomics & Bioinformatics Lab

Research Areas

  • Functional, evolutionary, and ecological genomics
  • Bioinformatics
James smiling while taking a selfie. He's wearing a diver's wetsuit and goggles; the goggles are on his neck.

 

James Lindholm

jlindholm@csumb.edu 

Lab: Image Analysis Lab 

Research Areas

  • Landscape ecology of fishes
  • MPA area design and management
  • Image-based approaches to subtidal ecology
  • Research Diving
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Cheryl Logan

clogan@csumb.edu

Lab: Environmental Physiology Lab

Research Areas

  • Marine ecological physiology
  • Climate change biology
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John Olson

joolson@csumb.edu

Lab: Watershed Environments and Ecology Lab

Research Areas

  • Freshwater ecology
  • Water quality
  • Bioassessment
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Sherry Palacios

spalacios@csumb.edu

Lab: Biological Oceanography Lab

Research Areas

  • Phytoplankton biodiversity
  • Meso-scale ocean features
  • Remote sensing
  • Aquatic optics
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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
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Suzanne Worcester

sworcester@csumb.edu

Research Areas

  • Conservation biology
  • Environmental communication
  • Restoration ecology