CMMU Faculty
Core Faculty
Our core faculty bring a wide range of approaches and disciplinary backgrounds to community studies, and they are active in advising and mentoring students in our undergraduate program.
Michael A. McCarthy
- Title
- Director of Community Studies
- Phone 831-459-4431
- Faculty Areas of Expertise Social Theory, Political Theory, Capitalism, Democracy, Community Studies, More...
Julie H Guthman
- Title
- Distinguished Professor Emerita
- Phone
- Office Hours by appointment, on Zoom
- Faculty Areas of Expertise Agroecology and Agriculture, Food/Nutrition, Capitalism, California More...
Alison Alkon
- Title
- Associate Teaching Professor of Community Studies, Affiliate faculty, More...
- Office Hours email me for current office hours or to make an appointment
Affiliated Faculty
While we encourage our students to work with faculty in many disciplines across the campus, many courses offered by these affiliated faculty count as Community Studies courses for the purposes of our topical course requirements.
Eva C Bertram
- Title
- Associate Professor
- Phone 831-459-3764
- Department
- Politics Department
- Office Hours Spring 2025: Wednesdays, 10:40-11:30 am (in person, Outside Stevenson More...
Christopher Benner
- Title
- Professor
- Phone
- Department
- Environmental Studies Department
- Office Hours By appointment (please email me)
- Faculty Areas of Expertise Urban studies, Labor and Social Movements, Sociology, Environmental More...
David T Brundage
- Title
- Professor Emeritus
- Phone
- Department
- History Department
- Office Hours Spring 2023: Wednesdays, 3-5pm and by appointment
- Faculty Areas of Expertise Immigration, Class, Colonialism, Discrimination and Inequality, History, More...
Heather E Bullock
- Title
- Director, Center for Economic Justice and Action
- Phone 831-459-5018
- Department
- Psychology Department
- Office Hours By appointment
Nancy N Chen
- Title
- Professor
- Phone 831-459-5198
- Department
- Anthropology Department
- Office Hours By Appointment
Rebecca G Covarrubias
- Title
- Professor
- Phone
- Department
- Psychology Department
- Office Hours On sabbatical leave (2024-2025)
T. J. Demos
- Title
- Professor
- Phone 831-459-4956
- Department
- Porter College
Lindsey L Dillon
- Title
- Associate Professor
- Phone 831-459-1937
- Department
- Sociology Department
- Office Hours Fridays 10-1pm, sign up at https://calendly.com/lindseydillon
- Faculty Areas of Expertise Activism, Environmental Justice, Science and Technology, American Studies, More...
James Battle
- Title
- Associate Professor
- Phone 831-459-2638
- Department
- Sociology Department
- Office Hours Winter 2025: 1-4pm, Tuesdays, by appt. via Zoom
- Faculty Areas of Expertise Sociology, Science and Technology, Anthropology, African Diaspora, More...
Madeleine P Fairbairn
- Title
- Associate Professor
- Phone 831-502-7645
- Department
- Environmental Studies Department
- Office Hours Wednesday 2-4pm (winter and spring 2025)
- Faculty Areas of Expertise Agroecology and Agriculture, Sociology of Development, Environmental More...
Hiroshi Fukurai
- Title
- Professor of Sociology and Legal Studies
- Phone
- Department
- Sociology Department
- Office Hours Not available Fall 2022
- Faculty Areas of Expertise Sociology, Legal Studies, International and Global Affairs, Race, Critical More...
Miriam Greenberg
- Title
- Professor
- Phone
- Department
- Sociology Department
- Faculty Areas of Expertise Sociology, Urban studies, Cultural Studies, Environmental Studies
Craig W Haney
- Title
- Distinguished Professor
- Phone 831-459-2153
- Department
- Psychology Department
- Office Hours Winter (2025) (in person) Mon. 5:20-6:55pm (PSYC 147A) / Wed. 11:00 am - More...
Regina D Langhout
Steven McKay
- Title
- Professor
- Phone
- Department
- Sociology Department
- Office Hours by appointment
- Faculty Areas of Expertise Sociology, Labor and Social Movements, Immigration, Critical Race and More...
Catherine Sue Ramirez
- Title
- Professor & Chair
- Phone 831-459-3020
- Department
- Latin American & Latino Studies
- Office Hours Spring 2025: Monday, 3-5PM PT, via Zoom (please email me for the link)
- Faculty Areas of Expertise American Studies, Border Studies, Chicana/o Studies, Critical Race and More...
Matthew B Sparke
Jessica K Taft
- Title
- Professor
- Phone 831-502-7695
- Department
- Latin American & Latino Studies
- Office Hours S25: Mondays 10-noon and by appointment
- Faculty Areas of Expertise Activism, Youth Studies, Latin American and Latino Studies, Sociology, More...
Lecturers and Researchers
The Community Studies Program is fortunate to work with a talented group of lecturers and researchers. Their affiliations allow for a wide-ranging undergraduate curriculum.
Rachel Goodman
- Title
- Lecturer
- Phone 831-419-9047
- Faculty Areas of Expertise Media Industries
Leslie A Lopez
- Title
- Continuing Lecturer, PhD Anthropology
- Phone 831-459-4463
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