Lecturers
Fall 2026
Claude Willey
Lecturer
Specializations and Research Interests: Los Angeles Transportation History, California Water, Environmental History, Art and Urbanism.
Brettany Shannon
Lecturer
Specialization and Research Interests: Community Participation, Digital Communications & Media Arts, Cultural Economy, and Public Space.
Lisa Chaudhari
Lecturer
Specializations and Research Interests: Environmental Anthropology, GIS, Nexus of Health & Wellbeing, Ethnographic, and Biocultural.
Marlon Cervantes
Lecturer
Specializations and Research Interests: Planning Theory, GIS, and CEQA.
Luis Rodriguez
Lecturer
Specializations and Research Interests: Public Policy, Climate Justice Narratives, and Access to the Natural & Built Environments.
Ulises Gonzalez
Lecturer
Specializations and Research Interests: Current and Long-Range City Planning, Land-Use Policy, Urban Economics and Political Affairs.
Craig O'Connor
Lecturer
Specializations and Research Interests: Community Development in Underserved Communities of Los Angeles and the Developing World, Transitional Housing Solutions for the Unhoused of Los Angeles, Planning for Sustainability, Restoring Native Biologic Communities in Urban Areas.
Sheri Bonstelle
Lecturer
Specializations and Research Interests: Land Use, Zoning, Environmental Litigation, and Construction Matters.
Neill Brower
Lecturer
Specializations and Research Interests: Land Use Laws and Regulations, Local Planning and Zoning Regulations, California Subdivision Map Act, Coastal Act, California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and Density Bonus Laws (SB 1818 and AB 2222).