Associated Faculty

Associated Faculty

Kate Barcalow (2020) M.A., J.D.
Adjunct Instructor. M.A. 2015 Portland State University; J.D. 2008 Lewis and Clark Law School.

Maria Beebe (2020) Ph.D.

Affiliate Research Faculty. Ph.D. 1993 Stanford University.

Melanie Chang (2014) Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor. Ph.D. 2005 University of Pennsylvania.

Robert David (2020) Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor. Ph.D. 2012 University of California - Berkeley. 

Michael Kilman (2020) M.S.
Adjunct Instructor. M.S. 2014 Portland State University. 

Lani Kingston (2022) M.S.
Adjunct Instructor. M.S. 2015 University of Adelaide.

David Moore (2000) M.A.
Adjunct Instructor. M.A. 1994 Portland State University.

Reno Nims (2020) M.S.
Adjunct Instructor. Ph.D. 2022, Auckland University. 

Aimee Potter (2012) Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor. Ph.D. 2004 University of Oregon.

Savita Rajurkar (2022) Ph.D., MD
Adjunct Professor, Ph.D. 2007 Tilak Maharashtra University; 2000 MD in Alternative Medicines.

Leah Rosenkranz (2022) M.S.
Adjunct Instructor. M.S. 2022 Portland State University.

Buck Santisteven (2023) M.S.
Adjunct Instructor. M.S. 2008 University of Florida.

Salvador Sepulveda (2022) M.A.
Adjunct Instructor. M.A. 2021 Portland State University.

Cameron McPherson Smith (2004) Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor. Ph.D. 2004 Simon Fraser University.

Complex Systems Academic Area Associated Faculty

Mark Bedau (1993) Ph.D.

Professor of Philosophy and Humanities, Reed College. Ph.D. 1985 University of California, Berkeley.

John Fitzgerald (2007) Ph.D.

Field Researcher, Purdue Pharma L.P. Ph.D. 2007 Portland State University.

Jeffrey A. Fletcher (2007) Ph.D.

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Systems Science and University Studies. Ph.D. 2004 Portland State University.

Marcus Harris, Ph.D.
CFO, Bonneville Power. Ph.D. 2023. Portland State University.

David E. Hall (2009) Ph.D.

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Systems Science. Ph.D. 2008 Portland State University.

Michael S. Johnson (2006) Ph.D.

Director, Care Data Analysis, Kaiser Permanente. Ph.D. 2006 Portland State University.

James McNames (1999) Ph.D.

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Ph.D. 1999 Stanford University.

Nancy Perrin (1995) Ph.D.

Senior Investigator, Kaiser Permanente, Center for Health Research. Ph.D. 1986 Ohio State University.

Danil Prokhorov (2004) Ph.D.

Computational Intelligence Manager, Toyota. Ph.D. 1997 Texas Tech.

Patrick Roberts (2005) Ph.D.

Biomedical Engineering, OHSU; Computational Neuroscientist, in Silico Biosciences, Inc. Ph.D. 1993 University of Gothenberg.

Thaddeus T. Shannon, III (2007) Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Lighting Design, Department of Theatre-Dance, Western Oregon University. Ph.D. 2007 Portland State University.

Renjeng Su (2009) D. Sc.

Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science. D.Sc. 1980 Washington University, St. Louis.

Christof Teuscher (2008) Ph.D.

Professor of Engineering & Computer Science. Ph.D. 2004 Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne.

ESM Academic Area Associated Faculty

Gabriel Campbell (2022) Ph.D.
Research Associate and Director of the Rae Selling Berry Seed Bank and Plant Conservation Program. PhD. 2020 University of Florida.

Cody Evers (2015) Ph.D.
Research Associate. Ph.D. 2019 Portland State University.

Eugene Foster (1996) PhD.
Adjunct Assistant Professor. PhD. 1996 Oregon State University.

Kaley Major (2022) PhD.
Adjunct Assistant Professor. PhD. 2018 University of Massachusetts, Boston.

Dan Sabota (2016) Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor. PhD. 2007 Oregon State University.

Geography Academic Area Associated Faculty

Idowu (Jola) Ajibade
Ph.D. Western University, Canada, 2013.

Matthew Claudel
Ph.D. Advanced Urbanism, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020.

Michael C. Houck
M.S.T. Biology, Portland State University, 1972. 

Andrew Martin
Ph.D. Meteorology, Florida State University, 2012.

Randy Morris
M.S. Geography, Portland State University, 2014.

Rebecca McLain
Ph.D. Forest Resources, University of Washington, 2000. 

Tim Palmer
B.S. Landscape Architecture, Pennsylvania State University, 1971.

Colin Thorne
Ph.D. Geography, University of East Anglia, U.K., 1978.

Geology Academic Area Associated Faculty

Sheila Alfsen (2006) M.A.T.
Adjunct Professor of Geology, M.A.T. Western Oregon University.

Matthew Brunengo (2004) Ph.D.

Adjunct Professor of Geology, Ph.D. 2012 Portland State University.  

Frank Granshaw (2004) Ph.D.

Adjunct Professor of Geology, Ph.D. 2011 Portland State University.

Melinda Hutson (2000) Ph.D.

Adjunct Professor of Geology, Ph.D. 1996 University of Arizona.

Megan Faust (2013) M.S.
Adjunct Professor of Geology. M.S. University of Vermont.

William Orr (1968) Ph.D.

Adjunct Professor of Geology. Ph.D. 1968 Michigan State University.  

Erik Shafer (2017) M.S.
Adjunct Professor of Geology. M.S. Portland State University.

Vanessa Swenton (2021) Ph.D.

Adjunct Professor of Geology. Ph.D. 2022 Portland State University.

Barry Walker (2014) Ph.D.

Adjunct Professor of Geology. Ph.D. 2011 Oregon State University.