Meet Us
Staff
Dr. Amy Wagner
Associate Professor, Department Chair
![Photo of Dr. Amy Wagner](_internal/photos/wagner-amy.png)
- Location: PLR 2003
- Phone: (916) 278-5136
- amy.wagner@margaretdahm.com
- Pronouns: she/her/hers
- Website
- Office Hours: Wednesday 1 p.m. - 3p.m, Thursday 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.
- Specialty & Interests: Paleoclimate, Paleoceanography, Stable Isotope Geochemistry
Alex Gama
Departmental Coordinator
![Photo of Alex Gama](_internal/photos/20210407_105522.jpg)
- Location: Placer Hall 2003
- Phone: (916) 278-4691
- alexandragama@margaretdahm.com
- Pronouns: She/Her
Liane Phe
IST I, Motorpool Manager
![Photo of Liane Phe](_internal/photos/phe-profile-175px.jpg)
- Location: Placer Hall 1100
- Phone: (916) 278-7828
- lp2324@margaretdahm.com
Professors
Dr. Steven Skinner
Associate Professor
![Photo of Dr. Steven Skinner](_internal/photos/skinner-steven.jpg)
- Location: PLR 1001
- Phone: (916) 278-4331
- steven.skinner@margaretdahm.com
- Specialty & Interests: Tectonics, Paleomagnetism, Geophysics
Dr. Kurtis C. Burmeister
Assistant Professor
![Photo of Dr. Kurtis C. Burmeister](_internal/photos/burmeister-profile-175px.jpg)
- Location: Placer Hall 1010
- Phone: (916) 278-5635
- k.burmeister@margaretdahm.com
- Pronouns: he/him/his
- Website
- Office Hours: Please email for appointment
- Specialty & Interests: Structural Geology & Tectonics, Geoscience Education, Field Geology, Field Safety
Dr. Julie Griffin
Assistant Professor
![Photo of Dr. Julie Griffin](_internal/photos/griffin-profile-175px.jpg)
- Location: Placer Hall 1016
- Phone: (916) 278-7200
- griffin@margaretdahm.com
- Office Hours: Tues & Thurs, 3-4:30pm
- Specialty & Interests: Phanerozoic Paleoclimate, Sedimentary Geochemistry
Dr. Brian Hausback
Professor
![Photo of Dr. Brian Hausback](_internal/photos/hausback-brian.jpg)
- Location: Placer Hall 1001
- Phone: (916) 278-6521
- hausback@margaretdahm.com
- Website
- Specialty & Interests: Volcanology
Dr. Kevin Cornwell
Professor
![Photo of Dr. Kevin Cornwell](_internal/photos/cornwell-profile-175px.jpg)
- Location: Placer Hall 1019
- Phone: (916) 278-6667
- cornwell@margaretdahm.com
- Website
- Specialty & Interests: Geomorphology
Dr. Amelia (Paukert) Vankeuren
Assistant Professor, Graduate Coordinator
![Photo of Dr. Amelia (Paukert) Vankeuren](_internal/photos/vankeuren-amelia.jpg)
- Location: Placer Hall 1018
- Phone: (916) 278-7385
- vankeuren@margaretdahm.com
- Website
- Specialty & Interests: Groundwater Quality, Water-Rock Interaction
Dr. David Shimabukuro
Associate Professor
![Photo of Dr. David Shimabukuro](_internal/photos/shimabukuro-david.jpeg)
- Location: Placer Hall 1015
- Phone: (916) 278-6382
- dhs@margaretdahm.com
- Website
- Specialty & Interests: Alpine Tectonics & Ophiolites, Groundwater Resources
Dr. Conor McDowell
Assistant Professor
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- Location: PLR 1019
- Phone: (916) 278-1241
- mcdowell@margaretdahm.com
- Office Hours: Mon & Tues 11-12pm, Wed 10-11am
- Specialty & Interests: Surface Processes, Fluvial Geomorphology, Sediment Transport
Lecturers
Dr. Joe Domagalski
Lecturer
![Photo of Dr. Joe Domagalski](_internal/photos/domagalski-profile-175px1.jpg)
- Location: Placer Hall 3009I
- Phone: (916) 278-3007
- joseph.domagalski@margaretdahm.com
- Specialty & Interests: Aquatic Geochemistry, Groundwater, Surface Water Chemistry
Geneviève Sparks
Lecturer
![Photo of Geneviève Sparks](_internal/photos/sparks-profile-175px.jpg)
- Location: Placer Hall 1007
- Phone: (916) 278-4692
- g.sparks@margaretdahm.com
- Specialty & Interests: Mine-Impacted Watersheds
Christina Stout
Lecturer
![Photo of Christina Stout](_internal/photos/stout-profile-175px.jpg)
- Location: Placer Hall 1009
- Phone: (916) 278-6811
- christina.stout@margaretdahm.com
- Specialty & Interests: Igneous Petrology, Geochemsitry, Magmatic Processes, Volcanology
Kristin Hawkins
Lecturer
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- Location: Placer Hall 1017
- kristinhenry@margaretdahm.com
- Office Hours: Thursdays 5:30 p.m-6:30 p.m
Teaching Assistants
Ethan Dreger
Teaching Associate
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- Location: SQU 132
- ethandreger@margaretdahm.com
- Pronouns: he/his/him
- Office Hours: Wednesdays 1p.m-2 p.m
Adjunct Faculty
Dr. David Dralle
Adjunct Assistant Professor
![Photo of Dr. David Dralle](_internal/photos/dralle-profile-175px.jpg)
- Location: USFS Pacific SW Research Station
- Phone: (530) 902-6321
- david.dralle@usda.gov
- Specialty & Interests: Ecohydrology
Emeritus
Dr. Tim Horner
Emeritus Professor
![Photo of Dr. Tim Horner](_internal/photos/horner-profile-175px.jpg)
- Location: Placer Hall 2003
- Phone: (916) 278-6337
- hornertc@margaretdahm.com
Dr. Barbara Munn
Emeritus Lecturer
![Photo of Dr. Barbara Munn](_internal/photos/munn-barbara.jpg)
- Location: Placer Hall 2003
- Phone: (916) 278-6337
- bjmunn@margaretdahm.com
Dr. Judi Kusnick
Emeritis Professor
![Photo of Dr. Judi Kusnick](_internal/photos/kusnick-profile-175px.jpg)
- Location: Placer Hall 2003
- Phone: (916) 278-6337
- Kusnickj@margaretdahm.com
Dr. Greg Wheeler
Emeritus Professor
![Photo of Dr. Greg Wheeler](_internal/photos/wheeler-greg.jpg)
- Location: Placer Hall 2003
- Phone: (916) 278-6337
- wheelergr@margaretdahm.com
- Specialty & Interests: Metallic Ore Deposits