Faculty

Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Univesity of South Florida at Tampa 2011
Office: KH D4054
Specialization: Transportation, GIS, the intersections between urban theming, globalization, and uneven geographical development; urban global governance; and urban
eco-austerity.
http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/kris-bezdecny

Professor and Interim AVP Equity, Diveristy, and Inclusion
Phone/Ext:
3-2411
Ph.D., University of Illinois
Office: La Kretz Hall 158
Specialization: Hydrogeology; Environmental Geochemistry
http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/aellis3

Professor and NATS Director
Phone/Ext:
3-2412
Ph.D., UCLA
Office: La Kretz Hall 159
Specialization: Igneous Petrology, Volcanology
http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/jgarris

Professor
Phone/Ext:
3-2414
Ph.D., University of Texas
Office: La Kretz Hall 161
Specialization: Hydrogeology, contaminant waste hydrogeology, and groundwater modeling
http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/barry-hibbs-professor-hydrogeology

Professor
Phone/Ext:
3-2222
Ph.D., University of Manitoba, 1985
Office: KH-C4061
Specialization: Climatology; Environmental studies; computer mapping; air pollution
http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/stephen-ladochy

Associate Professor
Phone/Ext:
3-2224
Ph.D.,University of California Irvine
Office: KH D4045
Specialization: Hydrologic Modeling; Remote sensing; GIS
Geography Graduate Advisor
Environmental Science Graduate Advisor- Hydrology Option
http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/jingjing-li

Professor and Department Chair
Phone/Ext:
3-2041
Ph.D., Ohio State University
Professor and Department Chair
Office: KH D4059
Specialization: Urban; historical; GIS; Europe; United States

Professor
Phone/Ext:
3-2228
Ph.D., Louisiana State University, 1994
Office: KH D4056A
Specialization: Remote sensing; GIS; computer cartography; biogeography.
Michael C. Beland,Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Ph.D, University of California, Santa Barbara and San Diego State Univeristy, 2018
Specialtization: Geography, water resources
Joshua T. Kelly
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. San Diego State University/Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 2020
Specialization: Geology