CRM Faculty and Staff

CRM faculty members teach, advise and serve as chairs of Master’s thesis committees in the CRM program.  

There are also CRM affiliated faculty members who are SSU faculty in other departments on campus, are retired from SSU, or teach at neighboring institutions. They teach core and supporting courses and/or have expertise relevant to CRM. They can serve as thesis committee members for CRM students.

Alexis Boutin
Professor; Graduate Coordinator
Stevenson 3725 or via Zoom
Thomas Whitley
Professor; Director of the Anthropological Studies Center
Stevenson 3726 or Zoom

Dr. Steve Estes smiling at camera
Professor of History
Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Geography, Environment, and Planning
Adjunct Professor of Geography, Environment, and Planning
Michelle Goman
Professor of Geography, Environment & Planning; Director of the Sonoma State Quaternary Laboratory (SQUAL)
707-664-2314
Michelle Jolly
Professor of History
707-664-2461
Assistant Professor of History
Adrian Praetzellis
Professor Emeritus of Anthropology; Emeritus Director of the Anthropological Studies Center
Margaret Purser
Professor Emerita of Anthropology
Ben Smith wearing glasses and looking at camera
Associate Professor of Human Development
707-664-2181
Professor Smith is on sabbatical Spring 2024.
English/Ethnic Literature faculty, Santa Rosa Junior College
Laura Watt
Professor Emerita of Geography, Environment & Planning
707-664-2722