Center for Geographical Studies

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Advisory Board

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences • Dean, Dr. Yan Dominic Searcy

Dr. Soheil Boroushaki, Geography & Environmental Studies Department

Dr. Soheil BoroushakiSoheil Boroushaki

Office Location: Sierra Hall, Room 130-K
Email: soheil.boroushaki@csun.edu
Office Phone: (818) 677-4715

Research Interest: GIS, Multicriteria Decision Analysis, Location Theory & Analysis, Spatial Support System

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Dr. Ed Jackiewicz, Chair, Geography & Environmental Studies Department

Dr. Ed JackiewiczEdward Jackiewicz

Office Location: Sierra Hall, Room 150-G
Email: ed.jackiewicz@csun.edu
Office Phone: (818) 677-3532

Research Interest: Urban, Tourism, Migration/Transnationalism

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Dr. Regan Maas, Geography & Environmental Studies Department

Dr. Regan Maas

Regan Maas

Office Location: Sierra Hall, Room 130-F
Email: regan.maas@csun.edu
Office Phone: (818) 677-3515

Research Interest: GIS, Health, Medical, Spatial Demography, Urban

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Dr. Sanchayeeta Adhikari, Geography & Environmental Studies Department

Dr. Sanchayeeta AdhikariSanchayeeta Adhikari

Office Location: Sierra Hall, Room 130-J
Email: sanchayeeta.adhikari@csun.edu
Office Phone: (818) 677-5630

Research Interest: Land Change Science, Application of Remote Sensing, GIS and Spatial Statistics in LULC, Protected Areas, Human-Environment Interactions, Spatial Modeling, South Asian Studies.

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Dr. Natale Zappia, CSUN's Institute for Sustainability

Dr. Regan Maas

Natale Zappia

Associate Professor, History | Director, Institute for Sustainability

Office Location: Sierra Tower 630
Email:
Office Phone: (818) 677-5630

Research Interest: Natale Zappia is associate professor of history and Director of the Institute for Sustainability at California State University, Northridge. His work explores the intersection of food systems, Indigenous political economies, and ecological transformations across early North America.

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Barry Waite, City Council Member & GIS Professional

Barry WaiteBarry Waite

Lomita City Council Member/USC Adjunct Professor/Carson Chamber of Commerce Interim President

Email: getinfo@barrywaite.org
Office Phone: (310) 325-6389

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