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Dean

Permanent Faculty

Adjunct Faculty

Emeriti Faculty

Affiliated Faculty

Visiting Faculty

Affiliated Researchers

Lecturers

Dean

People
Steve Gaines, Dean of the Bren School

Steve Gaines

Dean, Bren School
gaines@bren.ucsb.edu

Permanent Faculty

People
Sarah Anderson

Sarah Anderson

Professor; Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
sanderson@bren.ucsb.edu
Mark Buntaine

Mark Buntaine

Professor
buntaine@bren.ucsb.edu
Kelly Caylor

Kelly Caylor

Professor; Associate Vice Chancellor for Research
caylor@ucsb.edu
Jayajit Chakraborty

Jayajit Chakraborty

Professor & Mellichamp Chair in Racial Environmental Justice
jchakraborty@bren.ucsb.edu
Chris Costello

Christopher Costello

Distinguished Professor; emLab Director
costello@bren.ucsb.edu
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Max Czapanskiy

Assistant Teaching Professor, Marine Data Science
maxczap@ucsb.edu
Ranjit Deshmukh

Ranjit Deshmukh

Associate Professor
rdeshmukh@ucsb.edu
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Joan Dudney

Assistant Professor
dudney@bren.ucsb.edu
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Carmen Galaz García

Assistant Teaching Professor
galazgarcia@bren.ucsb.edu
Roland Geyer

Roland Geyer

Professor
geyer@bren.ucsb.edu
Ben Halpern

Ben Halpern

Professor; NCEAS Director
halpern@bren.ucsb.edu
Robert Heilmayr

Robert Heilmayr

Associate Professor
rheilmayr@bren.ucsb.edu
Trish Holden 2024

Patricia Holden

Professor
holden@bren.ucsb.edu
Scott Jasechko

Scott Jasechko

Associate Professor
jasechko@bren.ucsb.edu
Arturo Keller

Arturo Keller

Distinguished Professor
keller@bren.ucsb.edu
Bruce Kendall

Bruce Kendall

Professor; Associate Dean
kendall@bren.ucsb.edu
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Ashley Larsen

Associate Professor
larsen@bren.ucsb.edu
Hunter Lenihan

Hunter Lenihan

Professor
lenihan@bren.ucsb.edu
Andy MacDonald

Andrew MacDonald

Assistant Professor
macdonald@bren.ucsb.edu
Eric Masanet

Eric Masanet

Professor and Mellichamp Chair in Sustainability Science for Emerging Technologies
emasanet@ucsb.edu
Kyle Meng

Kyle Meng

Associate Professor
kmeng@bren.ucsb.edu

Ruth Oliver

Assistant Professor
rutholiver@bren.ucsb.edu
Alexandra Phillips

Alexandra Phillips

Assistant Teaching Professor
alexandra_phillips@ucsb.edu
Andrew Plantinga

Andrew Plantinga

Professor
plantinga@bren.ucsb.edu
Matt Potoski

Matt Potoski

Professor
mpotoski@bren.ucsb.edu
Jim Salzman

James Salzman

Bren Distinguished Professor of Environmental Law
salzman@bren.ucsb.edu
Samantha Stevenson

Samantha Stevenson

Associate Professor
stevenson@bren.ucsb.edu
Christina Naomi Tague

Christina Tague

Professor
ctague@bren.ucsb.edu
David Tilman

David Tilman

Distinguished Professor
tilman@bren.ucsb.edu

Adjunct Faculty

People
Darcy Bradley, Adjunct Professor

Darcy Bradley

Adjunct Faculty
darcy.bradley@tnc.org
Lee Hannah

Lee Hannah

Adjunct Professor & Lecturer
lhannah@bren.ucsb.edu
Max Mortiz

Max Moritz

Adjunct Professor
mmoritz@bren.ucsb.edu
Bob Wilkinson

Robert Wilkinson

Adjunct Professor
wilkinson@bren.ucsb.edu
Jono Wilson

Jono Wilson

Adjunct Professor
jonowilson@bren.ucsb.edu
Durwood Zaelke

Durwood Zaelke

Adjunct Professor
zaelke@igsd.org

Emeriti Faculty

People
Frank Davis

Frank Davis

Distinguished Professor
fwd@bren.ucsb.edu
Jeff Dozier

Jeff Dozier

Distinguished Professor Emeritus
dozier@ucsb.edu
Thomas Dunne

Thomas Dunne

Distinguished Professor Emeritus
tdunne@bren.ucsb.edu
James Frew

James Frew

Professor Emeritus
frew@bren.ucsb.edu
Charles Kolstad

Charles Kolstad

Distinguished Professor Emeritus
ckolstad@stanford.edu
Gary Libecap

Gary Libecap

Distinguished Professor Emeritus
glibecap@bren.ucsb.edu
John Melack

John Melack

Distinguished Professor Emeritus
melack@bren.ucsb.edu
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Oran Young

Distinguished Professor Emeritus
young@bren.ucsb.edu

Affiliated Faculty

People
Peter Alagona

Peter Alagona

Affiliated Faculty
alagona@es.ucsb.edu
Olivier Deschenes

Olivier Deschenes

Affiliated Faculty
olivier.deschenes@ucsb.edu
David Lea

David Lea

Affiliated Faculty
lea@geol.ucsb.edu
Sally MacIntyre

Sally MacIntyre

Affiliated Faculty
sally@eri.ucsb.edu
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Paasha Mahdavi

Affiliated Faculty
paasha@ucsb.edu
Wendy Meiring

Wendy Meiring

Affiliated Faculty
meiring@pstat.ucsb.edu
Matto Mildenberger

Matto Mildenberger

Affiliated Faculty
mildenberger@polsci.ucsb.edu
Antony Millner

Antony Millner

Affiliated Faculty
millner@ucsb.edu
David Pellow

David Pellow

Affiliated Faculty
pellow@es.ucsb.edu
Debra Perrone, Affiliated Faculty

Debra Perrone

Affiliated Faculty
perrone@ucsb.edu
Ronald Rice

Ronald Rice

Affiliated Faculty
rrice@comm.ucsb.edu
Dar Roberts

Dar Roberts

Affiliated Faculty
dar@geog.ucsb.edu
Eric Smith

Eric Smith

Affiliated Faculty
smith@polsci.ucsb.edu
Leah Stokes

Leah Stokes

Affiliated Faculty
stokes@polsci.ucsb.edu
Grace Wu, Affiliated Professor

Grace Wu

Assistant Professor
gracecwu@ucsb.edu

Visiting Faculty

People
Don Fullerton

Don Fullerton

Visiting Professor
dfullert@ucsb.edu

Affiliated Researchers

People
Derek Booth

Derek Booth

Affiliated Researcher
dbooth@bren.ucsb.edu
Rae Wynn-Grant

Rae Wynn-Grant

Affiliated Researcher
rwynn-grant@ucsb.edu

Lecturers

People
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Julien Brun

Lecturer
jb160@ucsb.edu
Emily Cotter

Emily Cotter

Environmental Innovation Program Manager and Lecturer
ecotter@bren.ucsb.edu
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Samantha Csik

Lecturer
scsik@bren.ucsb.edu
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Christopher Free

Research Professor
cfree@ucsb.edu
Maggie Hall

Maggie Hall

Deputy Chief Counsel at the Environmental Defense Center
mhall@environmentaldefensecenter.org
Greg is Director of Research Data Services at the UCSB Library.

Greg Janée

Director, Research Data Services, UCSB Library
gjanee@ucsb.edu
Associate Researcher, Marine Science Institute, UCSB

Christopher Jerde

Lecturer
cjerde@ucsb.edu
Ian Kellett

Ian Kellett

Environmental Media Instructor
ikellett@ucsb.edu
Lisa Leombruni

Lisa Leombruni

Environmental Communication Program Director & Lecturer
lisa@bren.ucsb.edu
Anastasia Quintana is a professional researcher at UCSB studying the human dimensions of small-scale fisheries management and coastal conservation in Latin America and worldwide.

Anastasia Quintana

Lecturer
anastasiaquintana@ucsb.edu
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Mateo Robbins

Lecturer
mjrobbins@bren.ucsb.edu
Will Shafroth joined the Bren School as a lecturer in 2021 and is an alumnus of UCSB, 1980. Will serves as the president and CEO of the National Park Foundation since 2015.

Will Shafroth

Lecturer
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Cora Snyder

Water Policy Lecturer
cora.snyder@bren.ucsb.edu
Caitlin Swalec (she/her) is an engineer and energy and climate researcher.

Caitlin Swalec

Lecturer