Faculty & Staff
| name |
OFFICE LOCATION |
PHONE |
Winter 2026 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 |
M 1:10-2 pm hybrid office/Zoom drop-in Th 4:10-5 pm hybrid office/Zoom drop-in and by appointment |
Anthropology |
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Lecturer |
Bldg. 80 M-B108 | 805-756-1611 | jlewis01@calpoly.edu |
In-person: MW 12:10 - 1 pm, TTh 11:10 am - 12 pm, and by appointment |
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Assistant Professor |
Bldg. 12 Rm. 12K |
805-756-1707 | wmccool@calpoly.edu | In-person: Th 1 - 3 pm and by appointment |
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Assistant Professor |
Bldg. 47 Rm. 13F |
805-756-0869 | tsmchale@calpoly.edu | In-person: W 1 - 3 pm and by appointment |
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Assistant Professor
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Bldg. 47 Rm. 13A |
805-756-0870 | elminor@calpoly.edu |
In-person and Zoom: W 10:30 am - 12:30 pm and by appointment |
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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 appointment |
Geography |
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Associate Professor |
Bldg. 47 Rm. 12C |
805-756-1322 | gbohr@calpoly.edu | |
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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 appointment |
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Professor |
Bldg. 47 Rm. 13G |
805-756-1170 | jkeese@calpoly.edu | Zoom: TWTh 12:30 - 1:00 pm and by appointment |
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Professor |
Bldg. 47 Rm. 12M |
805-756-2952 | btimms@calpoly.edu | |
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: M 2:30 - 3:30 pm Zoom: W 2:30 - 3:30 pm and by appointment |
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Assistant Professor |
Bldg. 47 Rm. 12D |
805-756-2727 | kbhiguer@calpoly.edu | On leave Winter quarter |
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Assistant Professor |
Bldg. 47 Rm. 12N |
805-756-1808 | jibarr43@calpoly.edu |
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Associate Professor |
Bldg. 47 Rm. 25Q |
805-756-1230 |
Zoom: TTh 4 - 6:30 pm, F 1 - 3 pm, and by appointment |
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Associate Professor |
Bldg. 47 Rm. 12E |
805-756-1761 | mlapp@calpoly.edu |
Zoom: T 10 am - noon In-person: Th 10 am - noon and by appointment |
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Assistant Professor |
Bldg. 47 Rm. 12F |
805-756-2280 | jlee938@calpoly.edu | Zoom: 9:30 - 11:30 am and by appointment |
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Associate Professor |
Bldg. 47 Rm. 12N |
805-756-1239 | slopus@calpoly.edu |
Zoom: T 10:10 - 11 am, Th 12:10 - 1 pm In-person: F 10:10 am - noon |
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2+2 Lecturer, Recruitment & Retention Coordinator |
Bldg, 80 M-B108 | 805-756-0965 | lmurti@calpoly.edu |
In-person: T 8 - 9 am (Allan Hancock College Classroom L-203)
Zoom: MW 2 - 3 pm and by appointment |
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Associate Professor |
Bldg. 47 Rm. 13B |
805-756-1240 | parrotta@calpoly.edu |
In-person: W 10:10 am - 12:10 pm Zoom (email for Zoom link): F 11:30 am - 12:30 pm and by appointment |
Faculty Lecturers |
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Upali Bhattacharya |
Bldg. 52 Rm. E-24 G |
805-756-6264 | upbhatta@calpoly.edu | Zoom: M 10:30 am - 12 pm and by appointment | |
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Kris Daum |
Bldg. 52 Rm. E-24 M |
805-756-1617 | krdaum@calpoly.edu | ||
| Jensen Jeung |
Bldg. 52 Rm. E-24 G |
805-756-6264 | jejeung@calpoly.edu | ||
| Kylee Singh | 80M-A123 | 805-756-5397 | klsingh@calpoly.edu | In-person and Zoom: TTh 11:10 am - 12 pm | |
Staff |
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| Dejana Fiorenza, ASCII |
Bldg. 47 Rm. 13E |
805-756-2752 | dfiorenz@calpoly.edu |
In office: MWF 10 am - 5 pm Remote: TTh 8 am - 5 pm |
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| Christina Casillas, ASAII |
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 | ||