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
- Faculty Areas of Expertise Social Theory, Political Theory, Capitalism, Democracy, Community Studies, More...
Julie H Guthman
- Title
- Professor
- Phone 831-459-2726 (office)
- Office Hours Monday 12:30 to 2:30, or by appointment
- Faculty Areas of Expertise Agroecology and Agriculture, Food/Nutrition, Capitalism, California More...
Alison Alkon
- Title
- Associate Teaching Professor
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 2024: Wednesdays, 5:30 - 6:45 pm via Zoom: More...
Christopher 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 T Brundage
- Title
- Professor Emeritus
- 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, Center for Economic Justice and Action
- Phone 831-459-5018
- Department
- Psychology Department
- Office Hours (Fall 2024) In person Tues 2:00 - 3:00 pm, by appointment at Oakes More...
Nancy N Chen
- Title
- Professor
- Phone 831-459-5198
- Department
- Anthropology Department
- Office Hours Wednesday 1:30pm-3pm & By Appointment
Rebecca G Covarrubias
- Title
- Associate Professor and Research Director, Center for Reimagining More...
- Phone 831-502-8136 (Office)
- 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 Summer 2024 (Session II): 12-3pm, Wednesdays, 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 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
- 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 (2024) (In Person) Monday 12pm - 2pm; Social Sciences Rm 115
Regina D Langhout
Steven Mc Kay
- Title
- 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 Sue Ramirez
- Title
- Professor & Chair
- Phone 831-459-3020
- Department
- Latin American & Latino Studies
- Office Hours Fall 2024: Fridays, 2-4pm. Please email me to schedule an appointment.
- 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 F24: Mondays 2-4 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 2024
- 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 Goodman
- Title
- Lecturer
- Phone 831-419-9047
- Faculty Areas of Expertise Media Industries
Leslie A Lopez
- Title
- Lecturer, PhD Anthropology
- Phone 831-459-4463