Experts Director - Environment and Sustainability

Larry G. Allen

Department of Biology
work: (818) 677-3356
email: larry.allen@csun.edu

• Marine fisheries
• Fish ecology
• Fish in bays and estuaries
• Fish life history
• Author: “The Ecology of Marine Fishes”
• Learn more about Larry Allen's work:
• CSUN Students Dive Into Marine Research on Catalina Island
• CSUN's Larry Allen Honored for His Contributions to the Scientific Knowledge of Southern California
• CSUN Professor's Research Could Have Implications for California Fishermen

James David Ballard

Department of Criminology and Justice Studies
work: (818) 677-2009
email: james.ballard@csun.edu

• Terrorism
• Criminology
• Nuclear power
• Nuclear waste
• Yucca Mountain, Nev., nuclear waste repository

Larry Baresi

Department of Biology
work: (818) 677-3495
email: larry.baresi@csun.edu

• Physiology and ecology of anaerobic bacteria—methanogens and other extremeophiles
• Waste treatment processes
• Ethanolics
• Methanogenesis

Chhandak Basu

Department of Biology
email: chhandak.basu@csun.edu

• Plant biotechnology
• Genetically engineered plants
• Biofuel
• Plant molecular biology
• Genetically modified organisms (GMOs)
• Editor: “PCR Primer Design”

Peter Bellin

Department of Environmental and Occupational Health
work: (818) 677-4719
email: peter.bellin@csun.edu

• Industrial hygiene
• Safety
• Indoor air quality
• Toxic chemicals
• Hazardous waste management

Claudia Fajardo-Lira

Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
work: (818) 677-3021
email: Claudia.fajardo@csun.edu
Also speaks: Spanish

• Food science and technology
• Food safety
• Nutrition
• Functional foods
• Food chemistry
• Biotechnology
• Sustainability
• Learn more about Claudia Fajardo-Lira's work:
• Magaram Center Uses Most Advanced Health Assessment Technology: Bod Pod

Priya M. Ganguli

Department of Geological Sciences
work: (818) 677-4669
email: 

• Mercury cycling in the environment
• Mining impacts
• Environmental remediation/restoration
• Groundwater-surface water interaction
• Contaminant transport and fate
• Technical consultant in 2010-2011 to the EPA Klau/Buena Vista Mercury Mine Superfund Site, specifically riparian and reservoir sampling design and remediation strategies
• From 1999-2006 served as engineering geologist and environmental specialist for the San Francisco Bay Water Board, specifically for environmental remediation for such areas as mine sites, streams, groundwater, wetlands/slough

David Gray

Department of Biology
work: (818) 677-7653
email:

• Evolutionary ecology

Tom Hatfield

Department of Environmental and Occupational Health
work: (818) 677-4708
email:

• Risk communication
• Risk assessment
• Environmental health
• Epidemiological and toxicological studies

Scott Hauswirth

Department of Geological Sciences
work: (818) 677-4880
email: scott.hauswirth@csun.edu

• Groundwater contamination
• Contaminated site remediation
• Contaminant fate and transport
• Hazardous waste
• Groundwater 

Tim. J. Karels

Department of Biology
work: (818) 677-2990 / 3356
email: karels@csun.edu  

• Population ecology
• Arctic and alpine ecology
• Rodent ecology
• Ground squirrel and marmot biology
• Learn more about Tim Karels's work:
• CSUN Science Students Tread to South America with Tropical Biology Program
• CSUN Biology Students Study Biodiversity at the Source in Ecuador, Galapagos Islands

Rodica Kohn

Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
work: (818) 677-4485
email: rodica.kohn@csun.edu 
Also speaks: French, Hebrew, Romanian, Spanish

• Interior design
• Architecture
• Residential design
• Commercial design
• Portfolio design
• Product design
• Formal aspects of space as related to architecture and interior design
• Environmental design
• Psychology of space
• Sustainable and green design
• Learn more about Rodica Kohn's work:
• CSUN Interior Design Students Score Two Awards with Pokémon-Themed Creation

Antonio F. Machado

Department of Environmental and Occupational Health
work: (818) 677-2065
email:

• Teratology (birth defects)
• Toxicology
• Environmental health
• Genes and development
• Gene/environmental interactions and chemical interactions in the causation of birth defects

Brian T. Malec

Department of Health Sciences
work: (818) 677-3143 / 4081
email:   

• Health information management systems
• Healthcare economics and health policy
• Autor: "Careers in Health Information Technology"

Kathleen Marie Marsaglia

Department of Geological Sciences
work: (818) 677-3541/6309
email: kathie.marsaglia@csun.edu

• Sedimentology
• Marine geology
• Deep ocean drilling
• Pacific Ocean basin geology

Elena A. Miranda

Department of Geological Sciences
work: (818) 677-4671 / 3541 
email:

• Mid-ocean ridges
• Marine geology
• Detachment faults
• Shear zone development

Kerry J. Nickols

Department of Biology
work: (818) 677-6147
email: kerry.nickols@csun.edu

• Marine ecology
• Oceanography
• Marine conservation
• Marine protected areas
• Ocean acidification
• Climate change
• Learn more about Kerry Nichols' work:
• CSUN Marine Biologist Joins All-Woman Expedition to Antarctica
• CSUN Prof Helps Develop Framework for Measuring Effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas

Amalie J. Orme

Department of Geography
work: (818) 677-3864
email:   

• Flooding
• Weather—storms
• Landslides
• Beach erosion
• Fire
• Gang prevention
• Earthquakes and climate change in Owens Valley
• Learn more about Amalie J. Orme's work:
• CSUN Geography Students Take to the Sky to Better Study the Ground

Stewart P. Prince

Department of Mechanical Engineering
work: (818) 677-3514
email:   

• Automotive engineering
• Machine design
• Emissions testing
• Alternative fuels
• Learn more about Stewart Prince's work: 
• CSUN Engineering Students Race to the Finish Line
• After Terrific Seventh Place Finish at Formula SAE Competition, CSUN's Matador Motorsports is Back at Work
• Matador Motorsports Finishes 12th at Formula SAEW Competition

Robert Ryan

Department of Mechanical Engineering
work: (818) 677-4555
email: robert.ryan@csun.edu

• Energy systems
• Alternative energy
• Thermodynamics
• Design

Paula M. Schiffman

Department of Biology
work: (818) 677-3350
email: paula.schiffman@csun.edu

• Terrestrial ecology
• Plant community ecology and vegetation dynamics
• Responses of vegetation to disturbances
• Grassland ecology
• Role of alien species in natural communities
• Conservation biology
• Ecology of Carrizo Plain National Monument
• Restoration ecology

John Schillinger

Department of Environmental and Occupational Health
work: (818) 677-3449
email:

• Water quality
• Indoor air quality
• Food-borne illness
• Measuring concentrations of airborne mold spores in indoor air

Mark Steele

Department of Biology
work: (818) 677-3340
email:   

• Marine ecology
• Fish biology
• Fisheries
• Estuaries
• Artificial reef mitigation
• Wetland restoration
• Long-term ecological monitoring
• Learn more about Mark Steele's work:
• CSUN Professor Monitors Health of Marine Life Off San Onofre’s Shores

Ali Tabidian

Department of Geological Sciences
work: (818) 677-2536 / 3541
email:
Also speaks: Persian

• Hydrogeology
• Rivers and streams
• Environmental issues related to water
• Groundwater pollution and contamination

Casey terHorst

Department of Biology
work: (818) 677-3352 / 3356
email: casey.terhorst@csun.edu

• Ecology and evolution of microbial communities
• Evolutionary ecology
• Invasive species
• Community ecology
• Learn more about Casey terHorst's work:
• CSUN Ecology Team Studies Algae, a Possible Key to Saving Corals From Effects of Global Warming

Anubhuti Thakur

Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
work: (818) 677-4962
email: anubhuti.thakur@csun.edu
Also speaks: Hindi

• Social and psychological concerns in architecture and interior design
• Environmental psychology
• Learn more about Anubhuti Shaker's work:
• Futuristic Classroom Enhances Active Learning for CSUN Students
• CSUN Interior and Apparel Design Students Furnish Jenesse Center Staff with Confidence and Comfort

Veda E. Ward

Department of Recreation and Tourism Management
work: (818) 677-3202
email:
Also speaks: Spanish

• Parks, recreation and tourism curriculum development, assessment and national accreditation
• Women, leisure and family—work life balance
• Community development—new urbanism, facilities, open space, human potential
• Leisure and spirituality
• Leisure and aging—nutrition, exercise and personal development
• Parks and recreation—statewide master plans
• Recruiting minorities into the parks and recreation profession

Erica L. Wohldmann

Department of Psychology
work: (818) 677-6676
email:
Also speaks: Spanish

• Learning and memory
• Cognition
• Motor control
• Imagery
• Attention
• Decision making and food choices
• Obesity and the psychology of eating
• Ecopsychology
• Learn more about Erica L. Wohldmann's work:
• CSUN Professor Shares Experiences of Living in the Wilderness at TEDxUCLA Conference

Jeremy B. Yoder

Department of Biology
work: (818) 677-22158
email: jeremy.yoder@csun.edu

• Evolution
• Genetics
• Coevolution
• Mutualism
• Plant-pollinator Interaction
• Yuccas
• Yucca moths
• Joshua trees