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Christopher B. CoganAssistant Professor, Environmental Science andResource ManagementPh.D., Environmental Studies, 2001,University of California, Santa CruzM.A., Geography,University of California, Santa BarbaraB.A., Zoology,Humboldt State UniversityAreas of Specialization: Biodiversity,Biogeography, Geographic InformationSystems (GIS), Remote SensingManuel G. CorreiaAssistant Professor of EducationPh.D., Language, Literacy andCulture, 2004,University of California, BerkeleyM.A., Elementary Education,California State University, StanislausB.A., English,California State University, StanislausAreas of Specialization: PrimaryLanguage Instruction, Literacy Learning inSociocultural Contexts, Second LanguageAcquisitionIrina D. CostacheProfessor of Art HistoryPh.D., Art History, 1993,University of California Los AngelesM.A., Art History,University of California Los AngelesM.A., B.A., Art and ArtConservation, Institute of Fine Arts,Bucharest, RomaniaAreas of Specialization: Art History andHumanitiesColleen Delaney-RiveraAssociate Professor of AnthropologyPh.D., ArchaeologicalAnthropology, 2000,University of California, Los AngelesM.A., University of California,Los AngelesB.A., Beloit CollegeAreas of Specialization: NorthAmerican archaeology, emergentcomplexity, sociocultural interaction andidentity, taphonomic processesAmy L. DentonAssociate Professor of Biology;Chair, BiologyPh.D., Botany, 1997,University of WashingtonB.A., Environmental Studies,State University of New York (SUNY)at BinghamtonAreas of Specialization: Molecularevolution of adaptation to extremeenvironments in plants; comparativegenomics; plant molecular systematicsand population geneticsBeatrice M. De OcaAssociate Professor of PsychologyPh.D., Psychology, 1997,University of California Los AngelesB.A., Psychology,California State University Los AngelesAreas of Specialization:Psychophysiology of emotion, biologicalbasis of emotion, animal defensivebehaviors, learning and memoryGeoff DoughertyProfessor of PhysicsPh.D., Biophysics, 1979,Keele University, EnglandP.G.C.E., Physics and Education,Leeds University, EnglandB.S., Physics,Manchester University, EnglandAreas of Specialization: Medicalimaging, image analysis, patternrecognition, biophysics, instrumentation.Dennis J. DowneyAssociate Professor of SociologyPh.D., Sociology, 2002,University of California, IrvineM.A., Comparative Culture,University of California, IrvineA.B., Public Policy,Stanford UniversityAreas of Specialization: SocialMovements, Diversity and Race/EthnicRelationsJesse ElliottAssociate Professor of MathematicsPh.D., Mathematics, 2003,University of California, BerkeleyB.S., Mathematics,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyAreas of Specialization: Commutativealgebra and number theoryScott A. FrischProfessor of Political Science;Chair, Political SciencePh.D., Political Science, 1997,Claremont Graduate UniversityM.A., Political Science/International Relations,University of PennsylvaniaM.G.A., Government Administration,University of PennsylvaniaA.B., International Affairs,Lafayette CollegeAreas of Specialization: AmericanInstitutions (Congress, The Presidency),Public Policy, Public BudgetingMarie E. FrancoisAssociate Professor of HistoryPh.D., Latin American History,University of ArizonaM.A., World Comparative History,University of CaliforniaSanta CruzB.A., History and Latin American Studies,University of VirginiaArea of Specialization: Mexican andLatin American history, 18th and 19thcentury; cultural history; economic history;material culture; history of gender systemsMatthew FurmanskiAssociate Professor of ArtM.F.A., Sculpture, 1995,Claremont Graduate UniversityB.F.A.Chapman UniversityAreas of Specialization: Sculpture,ceramics, digital media and new genresJorge GarciaAssociate Professor of MathematicsPh.D., Mathematics, 2002,University of Wisconsin MadisonM.S., Mathematics,University of Wisconsin-MadisonM.S., Mathematics,Center for Research and AdvancedStudies (CINVESTAV) at NationalPolytechnic Institute (IPN), MexicoB.A., Mathematics,National University of MexicoAreas of Specialization: LargeDeviations, Stochastic IntegralsFaculty Biographies2011 – 2012www.csuci.edu • California State University Channel Islands • 2011 - 2012 Catalog303