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Fall 2025 Office Hours

In-Person & *Virtual* on Zoom

Department Chair

Joan Meyers

Associate Professor

Bldg. 47

Rm. 13D

805-756-1249

jomeyers@calpoly.edu

In person and by Zoom

M 4:10-5, Th 2:10-3,
and by appointment

Anthropology

Jennifer Lewis

Lecturer

Bldg. 74 M-B, Rm. 108 805-756-1611 jlewis01@calpoly.edu

In-person: MW 12:10 - 1 pm, T/Th 11:10 am - noon

and by appt

Weston McCool

Assistant Professor

Bldg. 12

Rm. 12K

805-756-1707 wmccool@calpoly.edu In-person: Th 1-3 pm, and by appt

Timothy McHale

Assistant Professor

Bldg. 47

Rm. 13F

805-756-0869 tsmchale@calpoly.edu In-person: W 1 - 3 pm, and by appt

Elizabeth Minor

Assistant Professor

 

Bldg. 47

Rm. 13A

805-756-0870 elminor@calpoly.edu

In-person and Zoom: MW 10-11 am

and by appt

Stacey Rucas

Professor

Bldg. 47

Rm. 12B

805-756-1374 srucas@calpoly.edu

Zoom: M 3-5 pm, T 12-1 pm, W 9-10 am

and by appt

Geography

Gregory S. Bohr

Associate Professor

Bldg. 47

Rm. 12C

805-756-1322 gbohr@calpoly.edu In-person and Zoom: MW 12:40 - 2 pm, and by appt

Andrew Fricker

Associate Professor

Bldg. 47

Rm. 12P

805-756-1150 africker@calpoly.edu Zoom: MW 8:30 - 10:30 pm, and by appt

James Keese

Professor

Bldg. 47

Rm. 13G

805-756-1170 jkeese@calpoly.edu

In-person: T/Th informal after class 1:50-3:50 pm

Zoom: TWTh 10-10:30 am

and by appt

Ben Timms, Social Sciences Department Chair

Benjamin Timms

Professor

Bldg. 47

Rm. 12M

805-756-2952 btimms@calpoly.edu

In-Person: MW 2:10 - 3:40 pm

Zoom: T 10-11 am

and by appt

Sociology

Ryan Alaniz

Professor

Bldg. 47

Rm. 13F

805-756-6261 ralaniz@calpoly.edu On Leave 2025-2026

Nikhil Deb

Assistant Professor

Bldg. 47

Rm. 12Q

805-756-1720 ndeb@calpoly.edu

In-person: Th 2 - 3 pm

Zoom: M 11 am - 12 pm

and by appt

Kimberly Higuera

Assistant Professor

Bldg. 47

Rm. 12D

805-756-2727 kbhiguer@calpoly.edu Zoom: F 9:30 - 11:30 am, 1:30 - 3:30 pm, and by appt

Jonathan Ibarra

Assistant Professor

Bldg. 47

Rm. 12N

805-756-1808 jibarr43@calpoly.edu

Zoom: W, Th 1 - 2:30 pm, and by appt

Liz Johnston

Associate Professor

Bldg. 47

Rm. 25Q

805-756-1230

lbjohnst@calpoly.edu

Zoom: W 8:30 - 10:00 am, 3:30 - 6:00 pm, and by appt
Martine Lappe

Martine Lappe

Associate Professor

Bldg. 47

Rm. 12E

805-756-1761 mlapp@calpoly.edu

In-person: Th 1 - 2 pm

Zoom: T 10 - 11 am

and by appt

Jess Lee

Jess Lee

Assistant Professor

Bldg. 47

Rm. 12F

805-756-2280 jlee938@calpoly.edu Zoom: M & Th 9:30 - 11:30 am, and by appt

Sara Lopus

Associate Professor

Bldg. 47

Rm. 12N

805-756-1239 slopus@calpoly.edu

Zoom: M 12:40 - 2 pm, F 9:40 - 11 am, and by appt

In-person: 3:10 - 4 pm  Allan Hancock College (Santa Maria), room K-110

Lata Murti

2+2 Lecturer, Recruitment & Retention Coordinator

Bldg, 74 M-B, Rm. 108 805-756-0965 lmurti@calpoly.edu

In-person: M 8-9 pm, C-33 Allan Hancock College Campus, Santa Maria; T 8-8:30 pm 21-33 or 74 MB 108; Th 6-6:30 pm 74 MB 108

Zoom: W 11 am - 1 pm

and by appt

Kylie Parrotta

Associate Professor

Bldg. 47

Rm. 13B

805-756-1240 parrotta@calpoly.edu In-person: T/Th 12:45 - 2 pm at Fischer Sciences picnic tables, and by appt

Faculty Lecturers

  Sara Bartlett

Bldg. 47

Rm 24B

805-756-1641 spbartle@calpoly.edu

In-person and Zoom: MW 12:15-1:45 pm

and by appt

 

Upali Bhattacharya

Bldg. 52

Rm. E-24 G

805-756-6264 upbhatta@calpoly.edu

In-person: M 2 - 3 pm, W 1 - 2 pm

Zoom: T/Th 3 - 4 pm

and by appt

 

Raz Davison

Bldg. 52

Rm. E-24 M

805-756-1617 radiviso@calpoly.edu Zoom: T 8:45-9:45 am and by appt
  Kylee Singh

Bldg. 74M

Rm. A123

805-756-5397 klsingh@calpoly.edu

In-person and Zoom: T/Th 11:20 am - 12:05 pm

and by appt

  Andrew Stratton

Bldg. 52

Rm. E-24 M

805-756-1617 awstratt@calpoly.edu Zoom: T 5-6 pm and by appt

Staff

  Dejana Fiorenza

Bldg. 47

Rm. 13E

805-756-2752 dfiorenz@calpoly.edu​  

In office: MWF 10 am - 5 pm

Remote: TTh 10 am - 5 pm

  Christina Casillas

Bldg. 47

Rm. 13C

805-756-2260

In-Office: TWTh 9 am - 5 pm

Remote: MF 9 am - 5 pm

                                                  Emeriti

NAME WEB INFORMATION EMAIL
Coleman, James socialsciences.calpoly.edu/2017_newsletter/james_coleman_retires jcoleman@calpoly.edu
Jones, Terry

socialsciences.calpoly.edu/faculty/2025_terry_jones_retires

tljones@calpoly.edu
Kerbo, Harold socialsciences.calpoly.edu/2015_newsletter/harold_kerbo_retires hkerbo@calpoly.edu
Preston, Bill socialsciences.calpoly.edu/2020_newsletter/bill_preston_retires wpreston@calpoly.edu     
Schaeffer, Robert    socialsciences.calpoly.edu/faculty/2020_robert_schaeffer_retires rschaeff@calpoly.edu

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