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Berkeley

Berkeley
Byrne, Roger
Associate Professor
Areas of Expertise: Pleistocene/Holocene change in California and Mexico. Historical biogeography. Environmental vegetation change. Prehistoric agriculture. Pollen analysis.
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone:510-643-9170, 643-1834, 642-3903
abyrne@uclink4.berkeley.edu

Berkeley
Granger, Orman
Professor
Areas of Expertise: Applied physical climatology. Water resources. Micro/Bio meteorology. Environmental and economic impact of climatic change. Geophysical hazards.
Languages: English
Phone:510-642-3920, 642-3903
ogranger@socrates.berkeley.edu

Berkeley
Milton, Katharine
Professor
Areas of Expertise: Tropical ecology of humans and non-human primates. Diet. Parasite-host interactions
Languages: English
Phone:510-642-8607
kmilton@socrates.berkeley.edu

Berkeley
Sadoulet, Elisabeth
Professor
Areas of Expertise: Economic development. Macroeconomic and agricultural policies. Quantitative analysis and economic models. Contract theory. Household and community behavior.
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone:510-642-7225, 642-3345
sadoulet@are.berkeley.edu

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Davis

Davis
Piedrahita, Raul
Associate Professor
Area of Expertise: Aquacultural engineering with emphasis on water quality; aquaculture recirculation systems; water treatment unit operations; water quality monitoring equipment and techniques; computer modeling
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone: (530) 752-2780
rhpiedrahita@ucdavis.edu

Davis/Cooperative Extension
Stock, Tim
Pesticide Educator
Area of Expertise: Pesticide safety education, training of trainers, Spanish language materials
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone: (530) 752-6841
twstock@ucdavis.edu

Davis/Cooperative Extension
Weber, Jennifer
Pesticide educator
Area of Expertise: Pesticide safety education, training of trainers, Spanish language materials. Languages: Spanish/English
Phone: (530) 752-5930
jlweber@ucdavis.edu

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Irvine

Irvine
Ericson, Jonathon
Chair, Environmental Analysis and Design
Areas of Expertise: Principal research interests in environmental health sciences, with emphasis on exposure assessment and development of biomarkers. Research has been conducted on establishing the pre-Industrial baseline levels of lead distribution and cadmium, lead in the urban environment through environmental epidemiological survey, the durability of natural glass for nuclear waste containment, and GIS/remote sensing.
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone:949-824-1000
jeericso@uci.edu

Irvine
Ingram, Helen
Professor - Urban/Regional Planning
Areas of Expertise: Research interests include: (1) Transboundary national resources, particularly on the US/Mexican border,(2) Water resources and equity, (3) Public policy design and implementation, (4) The impact of policy upon democracy and public participation.
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone:949-824-1434
hingram@uci.edu

Irvine
Trumbore, Susan E.
Professor
Areas of Expertise: Global environmental change (such as greenhouse warming, the Kyoto Protocol and the carbon cycle, tropical deforestation and its consequences, and in general the role played by land in climate and atmospheric chemistry)
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone:949-824-6142
setrumbo@uci.edu

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Los Angeles

Los Angeles
Bennett, Charles F.
Professor Emeritus - Geography
Areas of Expertise: Ecosystems, biogeography, conservation, Latin America, Spanish.
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone:310-825-3525, 310-825-1071
chasben@ucla.edu

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Merced

(Campus to open in Fall 2004)

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Riverside

Riverside
Fairris, David
Associate Professor - Economics
Areas of Expertise: Professor Fairris conducts research on shopfloor labor-management relations and shopfloor conditions such as industrial safety. He also conducts research on developing country labor markets (Mexico in particular) and on the impact of diverse employee compensation policies on both workers and the productive efficiency of firms.
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone:909-787-5037 x1578
dfairris@ucrac1.ucr.edu

Riverside
Gómez-Pompa, Arturo
Professor - Botany
Areas of Expertise: Rain forest conservation and management. Ethnobotany, management of natural resources, floristics, and biological conservation. Has developed several collaborative projects with Mexican colleagues and also a research station at the El Eden Ecological Reserve in the state of Quintana Roo,Mexico.
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone:909-787-4686
floramex@ucrac1.ucr.edu

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San Diego

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San Francisco

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Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara
Cleveland, David
Associate Professor - Environmental Studies
Areas of Expertise: Specific topics include local and scientific epistemology and knowledge, plant breeding and biotechnology, conservation of crop genetic resources, population dynamics and agricultural change, small-scale farming and household gardens, and development policy.
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone:805-893-7502, 893-2257, 893-2698
clevelan@lifesci.ucsb.edu

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Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz
Gliessman, Stephen R.
Professor - Environmental Studies
Areas of Expertise: Agroecology, sustainable agriculture, traditional farming systems in Mesoamerica, agroforestry, natural history, tropical land use and sustainable development, culture and environment in farming communities, ethnobotany.
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone:831-459-4051, 459-2178
gliess@zzyx.ucsc.edu

Santa Cruz
Goodman, David
Professor - Environmental Studies
Areas of Expertise: Political economy of international environmental issues, global agri-food systems, technology, North-South relations and sustainable development, Brazilian economy and society.
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone:831-459-4561, 459-3517
hatters@cats.ucsc.edu

Santa Cruz
Sánchez-Rodriguez, Roberto A.
Associate Professor - Environmental Studies
Areas of Expertise: Urban ecology, environment and development in Latin America, urban and regional development, human dimensions of global environmental change, border studies.
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone:831-459-5784

Cooperative Extension

Cooperative Extension
Battany, Mark
Farm Advisor, San Luis Obispo County
Area of Expertise: viticulture, wine grapes, agricultural water and soils management
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone: (805) 781-5948
mcbattany@ucdavis.edu

Cooperative Extension
De la Fuente, Maria
Farm Advisor, Santa Clara County
Area of expertise: Mushrooms, cut flowers, nursery crops, specialty vegetables, plant pathology and soil microbiology.
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone: (408) 299-2635 x1001
medelafuente@ucdavis.edu

Cooperative Extension
García, Sergio
Farm Advisor, San Benito County
Area of Expertise: Livestock, range, natural resources and agronomic crops
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone: (831) 637-5346
sgarcia@ucdavis.edu

Cooperative Extension
Guerrero, Juan N.
Farm Advisor, Imperial County
Area of Expertise: Livestock; alfalfa and irrigated pasture; feedlot cattle; waste management; biosolids
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone: (760) 352-9474
jguerrero@ucdavis.edu

Cooperative Extension
Haviland, David
Farm Advisor, Kern County
Area of Expertise: Entomology, pest management, insect management in agricultural and urban areas
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone: (530) 752-6841
dhaviland@ucdavis.edu

Cooperative Extension
Larson, Kirk D.
CE Specialist, South Coast Research & Extension Center
Area of Expertise: Commercial strawberry production in California, Mexico and Latin America; strawberry breeding; environmental factors regulating growth and development of strawberries; pesticide use and safety; methyl bromide; soil fumigation; global strawberry market
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone: (949) 857-0136
kdlarson@ucdavis.edu

Cooperative Extension
Molinar, Richard H.
CE Advisor, Fresno County
Area of Expertise: Small farms; vegetable crops; organic farming; insect/weed management; specialty crops; sugar peas; strawberries; eggplant; squash; Asian
vegetables
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone: (559) 456-7555
rhmolinar@ucdavis.edu

Cooperative Extension
Moratorio, Mario
CE Advisor, Solano County
Area of Expertise: Small farms; urban horticulture; Master Gardener program
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone: (707) 421-6793
msmoratorio@ucdavis.edu

Cooperative Extension
Orloff, Steve B.
Farm Advisor, Siskiyou County
Area of Expertise: Alfalfa, small grains, potatoes, and irrigated pasture, with emphasis on variety adaptation, pest management, irrigation, and general production practices
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone: (530) 842-2711
sborloff@ucdavis.edu

Cooperative Extension
Smith, Richard F.
Farm Advisor, Monterey County
Area of Expertise: Vegetable crops, weed science
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone: (831) 759-7350
rifsmith@ucdavis.edu

Cooperative Extension
Stapleton, James J.
CE Specialist, Plant Pathologist, Kearney Ag. Center
Area of Expertise: Integrated pest management; non-chemical pest control strategies; soil-plant ecology; diseases of grapes and vegetable crops; establishment of permanent crops; methyl bromide and soil fumigation alternatives
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone: (559) 646-6536
jim@uckac.edu

Cooperative Extension
Valencia, Jesús
Farm Advisor, Fresno County
Area of Expertise: Processed and fresh market tomatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, lettuce, garlic, onions, watermelons; practical research in plant pathology, irrigation and plant nutrition
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone: (559) 456-7553
jgvalencia@ucdavis.edu

Cooperative Extension
Varela, Lucía
Farm Advisor, Sonoma County
Area of Expertise: Apples; pears; wine grapes; integrated pest management
Languages: Spanish/English
Phone: (707) 565-2621
lgvarela@ucdavis.edu

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