Media Expert Guide

The following individuals are recognized experts in the disciplines described. All phone numbers are university numbers unless noted. If you are a faculty member with expertise in a selected field and would like to be added to this list, please contact Media Relations Manager Lauren Hersh.

Areas of Expertise	Expert and Contact Information
animal behavior mammals river otters flying squirrels biodiversity conservation	C. Greg Anderson Associate Professor of Biology 209.946.7379
local, regional and state government and politics political theory urban government	Bob Benedetti Professor and Director of the Jacoby Center for Community and Regional Studies 209.946.7478 209.472.1866 (evenings)
film studies David Mamet aesthetics of film major filmmakers contemporary American cinema literature and the arts Italian cinema	Diane Borden Professor of Literature and Film Studies 209.946.2613
American literature literary humor Mark Twain	Gregg Camfield Professor of English and Chair of the Honors Program 209.946.2610
the Civil War American Revolution colonial American Native American history African American history American business history history of warfare World War II	Caroline Cox Associate Professor of History 209.946.2929
international relations and politics developing economies of the world West Africa	Margee Ensign Dean and Professor School of International Studies 209.946.2650
political science U.S. and international politics U.S. foreign policy	Brian Klunk Associate Professor and Department Chair of Political Science 209.946.2927
San Joaquin Delta watershed water quality issues environmental policy surface and ground water quality field investigations water pollution modeling stormwater water and wastewater treatment water and environmental policy	Gary Litton Associate Professor of Civil Engineering 209.946.3070
paleontology / dinosaurs evolution of dinosaurs during North America's Early Cretaceous period	Desmond Maxwell Associate Professor Department of Biological Sciences 209.946.2183
College of the Pacific programs ecology biological sciences	Gary Miller Dean College of the Pacific 209.946.2141
first amendment U.S. government and politics U.S. Presidency constitutional law civil liberties criminal law	Cyndi Ostberg Associate Professor of Political Science Pre-Law Advisor 209.946.2194
sociology of sport racial discrimination in sport criminology corrections social psychology	John Phillips Professor of Sociology 209.946.2930
Child psychology Crisis Communications Crisis Planning in Schools School Violence Youth Depression	Jon Sandoval Professor Benerd School of Education 209.946.2559
John Muir Native American history history of the American west American environmental history	Bill Swagerty Director John Muir Center for Environmental Studies and Professor of History 209.946.2527
business school programs and issues organizational and team development leadership and supervision innovation and organization change	Chuck Williams Dean Eberhardt School of Business 209.946.2466

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