Faculty Leaders

When it comes to preparing students for a future impacted by climate change, natural resource depletion and pollution, and environmental injustices, the work falls largely on the shoulders of dedicated faculty members. The faculty listed below completed the Green Thread and Climate Justice and Sustainability Across the Curriculum Workshops and are helping their students explore these topics across many disciplines while also supporting the university's broader sustainability and climate justice goals.  

NameDepartmentWorkshop Completion Year
Alexander HahnMusic2021 Spring
Andy VacaDance2017 Spring
David HeddenDesign2021 Spring
Ezra LeBankTheater ArtsPre-2014
Heather BarkerDesignPre-2014
Hugh O'GormanTheatre Arts2021 Spring
Jaye Austin WilliamsTheater Arts2015 Fall
Jennifer MoormanFilm and Electronic Arts2018 Spring
Kent HaywardFilm and Electronic Arts2020 Spring
Lorin JohnsonDance2021 Spring
Rebecca LemmeDance2015 Fall
Rhiannon AaronsSchool of Art2021 Spring
Sheree LowSchool of Art 2018 Fall
Steve BoyerDesign2021 Spring
Tava TedescoSchool of Art2024 Spring
Wesley WoelfelDesign2014 Spring

NameDepartmentWorkshop Completion Year
Chailin CummingsManagement/HR2014 Spring
Claudia Barrulas YefremianManagement/ HRM2023 Spring
Darilyn O'BrienMarketing2024 Spring
Janelle SorensonCBA - Legal Studies2018 Spring
Laura GonzalezFinance2021 Fall
Mona ZanhourManagement and Human Resource Management2021 Spring
Nataliya Acc-NikmehrManagement2017 Spring

NameDepartmentWorkshop Completion Year
Ali M. MomeniMechanical and Aerospace Engineering2018 Fall
Birgit PenzenstadlerEngineering2015 Fall
David Mark BrownComputer Engineering Computer Science2021 Spring
Hen-Geul YehElectrical Engineering2023 Spring
Jihwan KangChemical Engineering2021 Fall
Jin-Lee KimCECEM2014 Spring
Navdeep DhillonMechanical and Aerospace Engineering2021 Fall
Pitiporn AsvapathanagulCivil Engineering and Construction Engineering Management2020 Spring
Rezvan RamezaniMechanical and Aerospace Engineering2021 Spring
Saleh Al JufoutElectrical Engineering2021 Spring
Sara MoghtadernejadChemical Engineering2018 Fall
Shams TanvirCivil Engineering and Construction Engineering Management2024 Spring
Tu NgoGraduate Student Success Center2024 Spring
Vahid BalaliCivil Engineering and Construction Engineering Management (CECEM)2018 Spring

NameDepartmentWorkshop Completion Year
Amanda SaucedaFamily & Consumer Science (Nutrition)2015 Fall
Amy ZhongFamily & Consumer Sciences2018 Fall
Banafshe SharifianHealth Sciences2018 Spring
Brian ColeHealth Science2023 Spring
Cheryl RockFamily & Consumer Science (Nutrition)2015 Fall
Claire Garrido-OrtegaHealth Science2017 Spring
Connie IrelandCriminology, Criminal Justice & Emergency management2021 Spring
Courtney DairHospitality Food Service and Hotel Management2015 Fall
Edward MartinPublic Policy and Administration2024 Spring
Elena IonescuFamily & Consumer Sciences - Gerontology Program; Consumer Affairs Program2024 Spring
Erin HollowayHealth Science2020 Spring
Erlyana ErlyanaHealth Care Administration2021 Spring
Jacqueline AtwoodFamily and Consumer Sciences 2024 Spring
Jung Mee MunFamily and Consumer Sciences2018 Spring
Kacey LewisPhysical Therapy2018 Fall
Katie DudleyRecreation and Leisure Studies2021 Fall
Libby GustinHospitality ManagementPre-2014
Lilia MeltzerNursing2021 Fall
Marine AghekyanFamily and Consumer Sciences2018 Spring
MyungHee SohnFamily and Consumer Sciences2018 Spring
Natalie Whitehouse-CapuanoHealth Science & Health Care2017 Spring
Nathan GerardHealth Care Admin2015 Fall
Nicole SmithChild Development and Family Services2023 Spring
Veronica Acosta-DeprezHealth Science2014 Spring
Yanling QiHealth Care Administration2018 Fall
Youngok JungFamily and Consumer Sciences2018 Spring
YunYing (Susan) ZhongFamily & Consumer Science 2015 Fall

NameDepartmentWorkshop Completion Year
Amy WaxPsychology2018 Fall
Andrew JenksHistory2020 Spring
Angela WranicGeography2017 Spring
Barbara Vallejo DotenGlobal Studies2024 Spring
Betsy Newell DycekPhilosophy/Psychology2014 Spring
Brett MizelleHistory & American Studies2018 Spring
Christine El OuardaniHuman Development2021 Fall
Christopher KaradjovJournalism and PR2020 Spring
Cindi AlvitreAmerican Indian Studies2015 Fall
Craig StoneArt & American Indian Studies2017 Spring
Crystal LieComparative World Literature2021 Spring
David PepperGeography2023 Spring
Dmitrii SidorovGeography2018 Fall
Ebony UtleyCommunication Studies2014 Spring
Gabriel EstradaReligion Studies2014 Spring
Grace Malinao Political Science 2024 Spring
Hyowon BanGeography2023 Spring
Jake Alimahomed - WilsonSociology2021 Fall
Jayne HowellAnthropology2021 Fall
John BeckerReligious Studies 2024 Spring
Jolene McCallInternational Studies2020 Spring
Kara MillerAnthropology2020 Spring
Kim KellyHuman Development2021 Fall
Lauren HeidbrinkHuman Development2021 Fall
Lily House-PetersGeography2017 Spring
Mary CaputiPolitical Science 2021 Fall
Nayawiyyah MuhammadReligious Studies2024 Spring
Paul LarisGeographyPre-2014
Sandra P. ArevaloHuman Development2023 Spring
Sarvenaz HatamiLinguistics2018 Fall
Sophea SengAsian and Asian American Studies2021 Fall
Steven Rousso-SchindlerAnthropology2021 Fall
Teresa ChandlerPhilosophy2014 Spring
Violet GregoryEnglish Department2021 Spring
Zanele Furusa Africana Studies2024 Spring

NameDepartmentWorkshop Completion Year
Alexander KlotzPhysics & Astronomy2020 Spring
Christine WhitcraftBiological SciencesPre-2014
Elaine BernalChemistry2014 Spring
Elizabeth D EldonBiological Sciences2018 Spring
Fangyuan TianChemistry and Biochemistry2020 Spring
Martin D McCarthyEnvironmental Science & Policy 2018 Spring
Monica ArgandonaEnvironmental Science & Policy 2021 Fall
Montserrat P. GeierPhysics and Astronomy2017 Spring
Shehnaz RehmatBiological Sciences2018 Spring
Thomas GredigPhysics2018 Spring
Youngjin Song Science Education 2023 Spring