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
  • Email
  • Faculty Areas of Expertise Social Theory, Political Theory, Capitalism, Democracy, Community Studies, More...
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Julie H Guthman

  • Title
    • Professor
  • Phone
    831-459-2726 (office)
  • Email
  • Office Hours Monday 12:30 to 2:30, or by appointment
  • Faculty Areas of Expertise Agroecology and Agriculture, Food/Nutrition, Capitalism, California More...
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Alison Alkon

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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
  • Email
  • Department
    • Politics Department
  • Office Hours Spring 2024: Wednesdays, 5:30 - 6:45 pm via Zoom: More...
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Christopher Benner

  • Title
    • Professor
  • Phone
    530-574-7585 (Cell)
  • Email
  • Department
    • Environmental Studies Department
  • Office Hours By appointment (please email me)
  • Faculty Areas of Expertise Urban studies, Labor and Social Movements, Sociology, Environmental More...
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David T Brundage

  • Title
    • Professor Emeritus
  • Phone
    831-459-4645 (office)
  • Email
  • 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...
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Heather E Bullock

  • Title
    • Director, Center for Economic Justice and Action
  • Phone
    831-459-5018
  • Email
  • Department
    • Psychology Department
  • Office Hours (Fall 2024) In person Tues 2:00 - 3:00 pm, by appointment at Oakes More...
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Nancy N Chen

  • Title
    • Professor
  • Phone
    831-459-5198
  • Email
  • Department
    • Anthropology Department
  • Office Hours Wednesday 1:30pm-3pm & By Appointment
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Rebecca G Covarrubias

  • Title
    • Associate Professor and Research Director, Center for Reimagining More...
  • Phone
    831-502-8136 (Office)
  • Email
  • Department
    • Psychology Department
  • Office Hours On sabbatical leave (2024-2025)
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T. J. Demos

  • Title
    • Professor
  • Phone
    831-459-4956
  • Email
  • Department
    • Porter College
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Lindsey L Dillon

  • Title
    • Associate Professor
  • Phone
    831-459-1937
  • Email
  • 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...
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James Battle

  • Title
    • Associate Professor
  • Phone
    831-459-2638
  • Email
  • 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...
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Madeleine P Fairbairn

  • Title
    • Associate Professor
  • Phone
    831-502-7645
  • Email
  • 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...
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Hiroshi Fukurai

  • Title
    • Professor of Sociology and Legal Studies
  • Phone
    831-459-3516 (message)
  • Email
  • Department
    • Sociology Department
  • Office Hours Not available Fall 2022
  • Faculty Areas of Expertise Sociology, Legal Studies, International and Global Affairs, Race, Critical More...
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Miriam Greenberg

  • Title
    • Professor
  • Phone
    831-459-3516 (msg)
  • Email
  • Department
    • Sociology Department
  • Faculty Areas of Expertise Sociology, Urban studies, Cultural Studies, Environmental Studies
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Craig W Haney

  • Title
    • Distinguished Professor
  • Phone
    831-459-2153
  • Email
  • Department
    • Psychology Department
  • Office Hours Spring (2024) (In Person) Monday 12pm - 2pm; Social Sciences Rm 115
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Regina D Langhout

  • Title
    • Professor
  • Phone
    831-459-2535 (Psychology)
  • Email
  • Department
    • Psychology Department
  • Office Hours (Fall 2024) In Person -Tues. 1:30-2:00pm, Weds., 4pm- 5pm. or by More...
  • Faculty Areas of Expertise Community-based Research, Discrimination and Inequality, Ethnography, More...
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Steven Mc Kay

  • Title
    • Professor
  • Phone
    831-502-7331 (office)
  • Email
  • Department
    • Sociology Department
  • Office Hours by appointment
  • Faculty Areas of Expertise Sociology, Labor and Social Movements, Immigration, Critical Race and More...
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Catherine Sue Ramirez

  • Title
    • Professor & Chair
  • Phone
    831-459-3020
  • Email
  • 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...
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Matthew B Sparke

  • Title
    • Distinguished Professor of Politics
  • Phone
    831-459-3153
  • Email
  • Department
    • Politics Department
  • Office Hours Mondays 3 - 5pm in Soc Sci 1 in the GCH Suite or for a zoom appointment More...
  • Faculty Areas of Expertise Capitalism, Globalization, Border Studies, Critical Theory, Health and More...
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Jessica K Taft

  • Title
    • Professor
  • Phone
    831-502-7695
  • Email
  • 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...
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Veronica Terriquez

  • Title
    • On leave
  • Email
  • Department
    • Sociology Department
  • Office Hours Not Available Fall 2024
  • Faculty Areas of Expertise Sociology, Immigration, Labor and Social Movements, Social Justice, More...
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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
  • Email
  • Faculty Areas of Expertise Media Industries
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Leslie A Lopez

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