Faculty
Our faculty have expertise in many fields across environmental studies, geography, and planning.
We conduct research in the social and natural sciences, exploring local and global issues. We work here in Sonoma County and abroad in places such as Mexico and South Africa. We have received grants from many different funding agencies including the State of California, NASA, and the National Science Foundation.
See our faculty profiles and recent publications for an overview of the types of research we do.
Our team and areas of expertise
| Daniel SotoEnergy efficiency, energy generation & equitable access to technology |
| Kevin FangUrban and transportation planning & micro-mobility |
| Rheyna LaneyPolitical ecology, environmental policy & resource extraction-based economic development |
| Vanessa DodgeEnvironmental systems, soil science & natural hazards |
| Tom RobinsonConservation planning, GIS analysis & land use planning |
| Sharon FullerSocial geography, indigenous cultures and resource use & women and gender studies |
| Elizabeth PattersonLand use planning & urban water conservation |
| Jacquelyn GuilfordWater quality research & environmental education |
| Michelle GomanPaleoenvironmental change, geoarchaeology & geomorphology |
| Matthew ClarkGeospatial analysis, remote sensing & conservation biology |
| Allison FordEnvironmental justice, climate change, culture & social theory |
| Wendy St. JohnRestoration ecology & conservation biology |
| John NardineInternational economic development & global studies |
| Heidi HermannNative plant restoration, propagation and manager of campus Native Plant & Butterfly Garden |
| Caitlin HachmyerAgroecology & the political economy of food |
| Jeff BaldwinPolitical Ecology, Climate Change, Development |