Faculty & Staff
| name |
OFFICE LOCATION |
PHONE |
Fall 2025 Office Hours In-Person & *Virtual* on Zoom |
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Department Chair |
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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, |
Anthropology |
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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 |
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Assistant Professor |
Bldg. 12 Rm. 12K |
805-756-1707 | wmccool@calpoly.edu | In-person: Th 1-3 pm, and by appt |
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Assistant Professor |
Bldg. 47 Rm. 13F |
805-756-0869 | tsmchale@calpoly.edu | In-person: W 1 - 3 pm, and by appt |
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Assistant Professor
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Bldg. 47 Rm. 13A |
805-756-0870 | elminor@calpoly.edu |
In-person and Zoom: MW 10-11 am and by appt |
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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 |
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Associate Professor |
Bldg. 47 Rm. 12C |
805-756-1322 | gbohr@calpoly.edu | In-person and Zoom: MW 12:40 - 2 pm, and by appt |
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Associate Professor |
Bldg. 47 Rm. 12P |
805-756-1150 | africker@calpoly.edu | Zoom: MW 8:30 - 10:30 pm, and by appt |
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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 |
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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 |
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Professor |
Bldg. 47 Rm. 13F |
805-756-6261 | ralaniz@calpoly.edu | On Leave 2025-2026 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Assistant Professor |
Bldg. 47 Rm. 12N |
805-756-1808 | jibarr43@calpoly.edu |
Zoom: W, Th 1 - 2:30 pm, and by appt |
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Associate Professor |
Bldg. 47 Rm. 25Q |
805-756-1230 | Zoom: W 8:30 - 10:00 am, 3:30 - 6:00 pm, and by appt | |
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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 |
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Assistant Professor |
Bldg. 47 Rm. 12F |
805-756-2280 | jlee938@calpoly.edu | Zoom: M & Th 9:30 - 11:30 am, and by appt |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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| Andrew Stratton |
Bldg. 52 Rm. E-24 M |
805-756-1617 | awstratt@calpoly.edu | Zoom: T 5-6 pm and by appt | |
Staff |
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| 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 |
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| Christina Casillas |
Bldg. 47 Rm. 13C |
805-756-2260 | cvcasill@calpoly.edu |
In-Office: TWTh 9 am - 5 pm Remote: MF 9 am - 5 pm |
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Emeriti
| NAME | WEB INFORMATION | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coleman, James | socialsciences.calpoly.edu/2017_newsletter/james_coleman_retires | jcoleman@calpoly.edu | ||
| Jones, Terry | 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 | ||