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.
Julie H Guthman
- Title
- Professor
- Phone 831-459-2726 (office)
- Office Hours Tuesday 2-4, or by appointment
- Faculty Areas of Expertise Agroecology and Agriculture, Food/Nutrition, Capitalism, California More...
Craig Reinarman
- Title
- Professor Emeritus
- Phone (831) 459-3715
- Office Hours By appointment; contact by e-mail: craigr@ucsc.edu
- Faculty Areas of Expertise Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Drug Policy, Law and Policy, Social Justice
Allison Alkon
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 2023: Wednesdays, 5:15-6:30 pm, and by appoint via Zoom: More...
Chris Benner
- Title
- Professor
- Phone 530-574-7585 (Cell)
- 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 Brundage
- Title
- Professor
- Phone 831-459-4645 (office)
- 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, Blum Center on Poverty, Social Enterprise, & Participatory More...
- Phone 831-459-5018
- Department
- Psychology Department
Nancy N. Chen
- Title
- Professor
- Phone 831-459-5198
- Department
- Anthropology Department
- Office Hours Wednesday 1:30pm-3pm & By Appointment
Rebecca Covarrubias
- Title
- Associate Professor
- Phone 831-502-8136 (Office)
- Department
- Psychology Department
- Office Hours (Fall 2023) Mon. 3pm-4pm Office (rm 349)
T. J. Demos
- Title
- Professor
- Phone 831-459-4956
- Department
- Porter College
Lindsey Dillon
- Title
- Assistant Professor
- Phone 831-459-1937
- Department
- Sociology Department
- Office Hours On sabbatical during Fall 2023
- Faculty Areas of Expertise Activism, Environmental Justice, Science and Technology, American Studies, More...
James Doucet‑Battle
- Title
- Associate Professor
- Phone 831-459-2638
- Department
- Sociology Department
- Faculty Areas of Expertise Sociology, Science and Technology, Anthropology, African Diaspora, More...
Madeleine Fairbairn
- Title
- Associate Professor
- Phone 831-502-7645
- Department
- Environmental Studies Department
- Office Hours No office hours fall 2022 - on sabbatical.
- Faculty Areas of Expertise Agroecology and Agriculture, Sociology of Development, Environmental More...
Hiroshi Fukurai
- Title
- Professor of Sociology and Legal Studies
- Phone 831-459-3516 (message)
- 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 and Chair
- Phone 831-459-3516 (msg)
- 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 (Spring 2023) (In Person) 10am-12pm; Social Sciences Rm 115
Regina Day Langhout
Steve McKay
- Title
- Associate Professor
- Phone 831-502-7331 (office)
- Department
- Sociology Department
- Office Hours by appointment
- Faculty Areas of Expertise Sociology, Labor and Social Movements, Immigration, Critical Race and More...
Catherine S. Ramirez
- Title
- Professor & Chair
- Phone 831-459-3020
- Department
- Latin American & Latino Studies
- Office Hours Fall 2023: Monday, 8-10am. Please email to schedule an appointment.
- Faculty Areas of Expertise American Studies, Border Studies, Chicana/o Studies, Critical Race and More...
Matt Sparke
- Title
- Professor
- Phone 831-459-3153
- Department
- Politics Department
- Office Hours Tuesdays 9:00-10:30am or by appointment msparke@ucsc.edu on zoom
- Faculty Areas of Expertise Capitalism, Globalization, Border Studies, Critical Theory, Health and More...
Jessica Taft
- Title
- Professor
- Phone 831-502-7695
- Department
- Latin American & Latino Studies
- Office Hours Wednesdays 1pm-3pm or by appointment
- Faculty Areas of Expertise Activism, Youth Studies, Latin American and Latino Studies, Sociology, More...
Veronica Terriquez
- Title
- On leave
- Department
- Sociology Department
- Office Hours Not Available Fall 2020
- Faculty Areas of Expertise Sociology, Immigration, Labor and Social Movements, Social Justice, 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 A Goodman
- Title
- Lecturer
- Phone 831-419-9047
- Faculty Areas of Expertise Media Industries
Leslie Lopez
- Title
- Lecturer, PhD Anthropology
- Phone 831-459-4463
Sierra Jones Edenhofer
- Title
- Instructor