Department Directory

Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty

Geological Sciences Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty
Name Position Contact Details Research Interests
Onderdonk, Nate Interim Department Chair;
Professor		 E: Nate.Onderdonk@csulb.edu
P: 562.985.4817
O: HSCI-306		 tectonics, geomorphology
Stevens, Lora Department Chair;
Professor
(on Sabbatical Spring 2023)		 E: Lora.Stevens@csulb.edu
P: 562.985.4817
O: HSCI-322		 paleoclimatology, paleolimnology, isotope geochemistry
Abbey, Alyssa Assistant Professor E: Alyssa.Abbey@csulb.edu
O: HSCI-302		 tectonics, crustal deformation, surface processes, thermochronology
Balbas, Andrea Assistant Professor E: Andrea.Balbas@csulb.edu
P: 562.985.7553
O: HSCI-318		 geochronology, paleomagnetism, stratigraphy
Becker, Matt Professor;
Conrey Endowed Chair in Hydrogeology		 E: Matt.Becker@csulb.edu
P: 562.985.8983
O: HSCI-304		 hydrogeology, hydrology, geothermal reservoirs
Behl, Rick Interim Undergraduate Advisor;
Professor		 E: Richard.Behl@csulb.edu
P: 562.985.5850		 sedimentology, stratigraphy, paleoceanography, earth systems science
Finney, Stan Professor E: Stan.Finney@csulb.edu
P: 562.985.8637
O: HSCI-300		 paleontology, stratigraphy, paleogeography
Francis, Dan Professor Emeritus E: Robert.Francis@csulb.edu marine geology, petroleum geology, petrology, organic geochemistry
Hagedorn, Benjamin Associate Professor E: Klaus.Hagedorn@csulb.edu
P: 562.985.4198
O: HSCI-310		 environmental geochemistry
Holk, Greg Graduate Advisor;
Professor		 E: Gregory.Holk@csulb.edu
P: 562.985.5006
O: HSCI-316		 isotope geochemistry, economic geology, igneous-metamorphic petrology
Kelty, Tom Associate Professor E: T.Kelty@csulb.edu
P: 562.985.4589
O: HSCI-314		 structural geology, tectonics, science education
Pearse, Jillian Assistant Professor E: Jillian.Pearse@csulb.edu
P: 562.985.5850
O: HSCI-318		  

Lecturers

Geological Sciences Lecturers
Name Position Contact Details
Fair, Charles Lecturer Charles.Fair@csulb.edu
Hill, Pam Lecturer Pamela.Hill@csulb.edu
Weaver, Carla Lecturer E: Carla.Weaver@csulb.edu
P: 562.985.2250
O: HSCI-312

Staff

Geological Sciences Staff
Name Position Contact Details
Costello, Margaret Administrative Support Coordinator E: Margaret.Costello@csulb.edu
P: 562.985.4809
O: HSCI-322

Volunteers

Geological Sciences Volunteers
Name Position Contact Details
Tucker, Karla Curator of the Los Angeles Basin Subsurface Data Center E: Karla.Tucker@csulb.edu
P: 562.985.4928
O: HSCI-377