Research

Current Appointments

  • Professor of Sociology, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
  • Lecturer, Cuesta College

Education

  • BA History, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
  • MA Latin American Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara
  • PhD Sociology, University of Minnesota

Academic Specialties

  • Environmental challenges in the US Midwest
  • Disasters–Recovery, Relocation, Resettlement
  • Community Development and Community Building
  • Latin America (Focus on Central America, specifically Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador)

Current Collaborations

Fulbright Program-U.S. State Department
Inside-Out Program International

Previous Collaborations

  • United Nations University-Institute for Environment and Human Security
  • American University, Center for Latin American and Latino Studies – Religion and Environmental Displacement
  • University of California-California State University – Knowledge Action Network for Transformative Climate and Sustainability Education and Action
  • Resilient Communities Research Institute
  • International Social Science Council