Faculty Research
Our faculty are among the most research-active programs at 91ÁÔÆæ and are nationally and internationally recognized scholars who help inform policy, shape planning practice, and contribute to the scholarly discourse.
Published Books
By Ahoura Zandiatashbar. Elsevier Publishing, July 26th, 2023.
By Dustin Mulvaney. Palgrave-Macmillan, 2020.
By Dustin Mulvaney. University of California Press, 2019.
By Gordon C. C. Douglas. Oxford University Press, 2018.
By Laxmi Ramasubramanian and Jochen Albrecht. Springer, 2018.
By Sanjeev Vidyarthi, Shishir Mathur and Sandeep Agrawal. Oxford University Press,
2017.
By Kathrine E. Richardson. Edward Elgar, 2017.
Edited by Mary Caputi and Vincent Del Casino, Jr. Bloomsbury, 2013.
Edited by Vincent Del Casino, Jr., Mary Thomas, Paul Cloke, and Ruth Panelli. Wiley-Blackwell,
2011.
By Laxmi Ramasubramanian. Springer, 2008.
Faculty in the Media
2025
July 29, 2025 - New Scientist. Professor Dustin Mulvaney
July 24, 2025 - Los Angeles times. Professor Dustin Mulvaney
May 15, 2025 - Inside Climate News. Professor Dustin Mulvaney
Apr 29, 2025 - CNN. Professor Dustin Mulvaney
Apr 28, 2025 - New York Times. Professor Dustin Mulvaney
Mar 29, 2025 - San Francisco Chronicle. Op-ed by Professor Gordon Douglas and colleagues.
Mar 1, 2025 - WIRED. Professor Dustin Mulvaney
Feb. 2025 - UC Davis YouTube posting. Costanza Rampini's current research on homelessness,
climate change and urban streams.
Jan. 27, 2025 - UC Davis posting. Costanza Rampini's current research on homelessness,
climate change and urban streams.
2024
Dec 19, 2024 - Inside Climate News. Professor Dustin Mulvaney
Dec 12, 2024 - Bay Nature. Professor Dustin Mulvaney
May 10, 2024 - The Mercury News. Professor Dustin Mulvaney
February 8, 2024 - Kelly Snider, Joseph Geha (Spotlight)
2023
Dec. 7, 2023 - Professor Dustin Mulvaney testified before the U.S. House of Representatives
Energy and Minerals Subcommittees.
Mar. 2, 2023 - Our Dr. Cushing (Chair of the Environmental Studies Department) recently
had an interview with the Weather Channel. Dr. Cushing commented on the flooding situation
in the Bay Area after the severe storms and recommended dealing with reservoir management
concerns.
Jan. 14, 2023 - Our Dr. Cushing was interviewed by NBC Nightly News about the recent
storms and flooding period across the state of California. This news showed how urgent
and significant the storming and flooding situation was. The state of California had
to start the evacuations in many different cities, especially cities of Santa Cruz
county.
Jan 9, 2023. KUOW Soundside, KUOW Radio. Professor Gordon Douglas
2022
," KCBS Radio, August 2022. Professor Gordon Douglas.
Jul. 11, 2022 - Professors Craig Clements and Will Russell were interviewed for the
story about the Washburn fire in Yosemite and the iconic sequoia trees that it threatens
Mar. 15, 2022 - Amanda Stasiewicz, an assistant professor in Environmental Studies,
is co-director for the Wildfire Center. 91ÁÔÆæ’s Wildfire Interdisciplinary Research
Center (WIRC) will receive $1.2 million to support cutting-edge fire modeling and
prediction technology.
Feb. 22, 2022 - Sunnyvale residents use lasers to scare off local crows. Watch Prof.
Rachel O'Malley in California Today explaining why the influx of ravens and crows
could possibly affect the other surrounding environments close to Sunnyvale.
Jan. 27, 2022 - Professor Lynne Trulio commented on transplanted burrowing owls in
an Associated Press story where scientists are using fake poop to help evicted owls
settle into a new neighborhood.
2021
Oct. 5, 2021 - There’s no comparison between those problems and the destruction wrought
by fossil fuels, said Dustin Mulvaney, an environmental studies professor at San Jose
State.
March 10, 2021 - Ahoura Zandiatashbar. Julia Halprin Jackson (91ÁÔÆæ NewsCenter)
2020
December 2, 2020 - Richard Kos. Justin Flynn and 91ÁÔÆæ DUP graduate students (APA CA
Northern)
November 10, 2020 - Ahoura Zandiatashbar. John P. Deever (91ÁÔÆæ NewsCenter)
September 28, 2020 - Laxmi Ramasubramanian. John P. Neever (91ÁÔÆæ NewsCenter)
Jun 12, 2020 - La Presse, Gordon Douglas
