Faculty
American Indian Studies Faculty
2016-2017 AIS Faculty
The American Indian Studies faculty is comprised of two full-time faculty who are California Indian Women, Dr. Theresa Gregor and Cindi Alvitre. The part-time faculty are comprised of faculty that generally have a sustained history of participation within the urban American Indian community of Southern California, the coastal indigenous communities of Southern California and in the subject areas of the courses that they teach. Many of the American Indian Studies faculty work closely with the American Indian Student Council — the Native American Student Association, the CSULB NAGPRA Committee, the CSULB American Indian Science and Engineering Student Chapter and with the office of American Indian Student Services.
Last year the American Indian Studies Program welcomed Assistant Professor Dr. Theresa Gregor (Iipai/Yaqui) Ph.D.. Theresa is the first tenure-track hire in American Indian Studies since the
Welcome Dinner for New AIS Assistant Professor Dr. Theresa Gregor
1970s. This is because the tenure-track faculty in AIS over the past thirty-five years have been hired as 50% joint-appointments in AIS and another department.
CSULB is very pleased to welcome Theresa Gregor as the first 100% AIS tenure-track assistant professor in over 40 years! The previous year the American Indian Studies Program was able to hire Cindy Alvitre as our first full-time lecturer in American Indian Studies at CSULB.
AIS Tenured Faculty
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AIS Program Director & Professor Office: FO3-306 Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 3:30 to 4:20 pm (or by appointment) Note: Appointments fill up quickly so please email prior to coming to office hours. Phone: (562) 985-8703 E-mail: cstone@csulb.edu |
AIS Full-Time Tenure-Track Faculty
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Assistant Professor Theresa Gregor Office Hours: FO3-306 or FO3-308 Office Hours: Monday & Wednesday 11:30 – 12:30 pm (or by appointment) Phone: (562) 985-1306 E-mail: theresa.gregor@csulb.edu |
AIS Full-Time Lecturer
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Cindi Alvitre Office Hours: FO3-306 or FO3-326 Office Hours: Monday & Thursday 2:00 – 3:00 pm Saturday 12:00 – 1:00 (for students taking a Saturday course) Phone: (562) 985-5305 E-mail: calvitre@csulb.edu About Cindi Alvitre |
AIS Part-Time Faculty — Adjunct Faculty (listed in Alphabetical Order)
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Daniele Bolelli Office: FO3-306 Office Hours: Thursday 5:00 to 6:15 pm (or by appointment) (Please contact before you come to visit) Phone: (562) 985-5305 |
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Harrelson Notah Office: F03-306 Office Hours: Thursday 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm (or by appointment) Phone: (562) 985-5637 Email: Contact Harrelson Notah |
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Judge Deborah Sanchez Office Hours: (by appointment) Note: Judge Sanchez teaches in the Fall Semester Only Phone: (562) 985-5305 |
AIS LB-ESP Faculty — Long Beach Ethnic Studies Program
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Kathy Leonard Office: FO3-306 Office Hours: Office hours for AIS 215 Course is held on site at LBUSD following the class. (Please contact before you come to visit) |
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Anna H. Nazarian-Peters Office: USU-215 & FO3-306 Office Hours: Available on Campus in USU-215 by appointment. Office hours for AIS 215 Course is held on site at LBUSD following the class. (Please contact before you come to visit) Phone: (562) 985-8528 | (562) 985-5683 FAX |
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Rebecca Sanchez Office FO3-306 Office Hours: Office hours for AIS 215 Courses are held on site at LBUSD following each class. (or by appointment) (Please contact before you come to visit) Phone: (562) 985-5305 |
AIS Affiliated Faculty (listed in Alphabetical Order)
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Carol Zitzer-Comfort Office MHB-317 Office Hours: (or by appointment) Phone: (562) 985-7929 E-mail: carol.comfort@csulb.edu |
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Susana Salas Office: Social Sciences / Public Administration Building (SSPA) 138 Phone: (562) 985-2375 Fax: (562) 985-5514 Email: susan.salas@csulb.edu |
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Moira West Office: Thursday FA4-303 & Fridays F04-261 Office Hours: Thursdays 2:30 am -3:30 pm & Friday 8:00-9:00 am (or by appointment) Phone: (562) 985-5305 E-mail: moira.west@csulb.edu |
Recent AIS Past Faculty
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Georgiana Sanchez E-mail: Georgiana.Sanchez@csulb.edu |
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Kimberly Robertson Dr. Robinson now teaches at Cal State Los Angeles |
AIS Past AIS Directors (listed chronologically)
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Dr. C. Blue Clark Past Director of American Indian Studies |
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Emeritus Professor and Past Director of American Indian Studies Richard Glazer Danay Email: rdanay@sbcglobal.net |
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Past Director of American Indian Studies (1990-1995) Dr. Mary Ann Jacobs email: mary.jacobs@uncp.edu http://www.uncp.edu/academics/colleges-schools-departments/departments/american-indian-studies |
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Emeritus Professor and Past Director of American Indian Studies Dr. Lester Brown |
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Emeritus Professor and Past Director of American Indian Studies Dr. Troy Johnson (1940-2014) |
