Faculty
American Indian Studies Faculty
The American Indian Studies faculty is comprised of three full-time faculty, Associate Professor, Dr. Kimberly Robertson, Associate Professor, Dr. Theresa Gregor and Full-Time Lecturer and NAGPRA Coordinator, 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.
As of the Fall of 2021 the American Indian Studies Program is comprised of seventeen individuals. One FERP (half-time) Program Director, one (half-time) Administrative Support Coordinator, one Associate Professor, one Assistant Professor, one full-time Lecturer, and thirteen part-time Lecturers teaching in our regular AIS Program and in the Long Beach Ethnic Studies Initiative where we teach college level AIS courses to high school students on local high school campuses.
With the new Ethnic Studies requirement in the CSU the American Indian Studies in the Fall of 2021 student demand for American Indian Studies courses at CSULB has increased greatly. This has created the need to hire additional tenure-track faculty and lecturer’s in AIS to meet the new demand for required Ethnic Studies courses and the eight hundred plus students that we now serve.
As of Fall of 2021 many of the AIS faculty teaching our courses, self-identify as tribal members and/or descendants of the following nineteen American Indian nations: Tongva/Gabrielino, Acjachemen/Juaneno, Chumash, Iipai/Kumeyaay, Mutsun Ohlone, Hupa, Yurok, Karuk, Redwood Creek, Yaqui, Pascua Yaqui, Tohono O’odham, Navajo, Yakama, Muscogee Creek/ Mvskoke, Caddo, Delaware, Pawnee, and Onieda.
Welcome Dinner for New AIS Assistant Professor Dr. Theresa Gregor.
Welcome event for New AIS Professors
Dr. TJ Reed and Dr. Kimberly Robertson.
AIS Tenured Faculty
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Professor Emeritus, School of Art and American Indian Studies Office: Virtual Office Hours: by appointment E-mail: cstone@csulb.edu AIS Partners Mentors Article 2006 Link to LB Post article about Craig Stone’s retirement Link to Article about Public Art by Craig Stone Link to Interview about Public Art by Craig Stone visions of dance exhibition catalog curated by Craig Stone.
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AIS Full-Time Tenure-Track Faculty
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Associate Professor Theresa Gregor Office Hours: On Sabbatical Fall 2023 E-mail: theresa.gregor@csulb.edu
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Associate Professor Kimberly Robertson Virtual Office Hours: TBA E-mail: kimberly.robertson@csulb.edu
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TJ Reed Assistant Professor Office Hours: TBA Email: Thomas.reed@csulb.edu
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Kelly Stewart Assistant Professor Office Hours: TBA Email: Kelly.Stewart@csulb.edu
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AIS Full-Time Lecturer
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Cindi Alvitre Office: LA5-155 Office Hours: TBA E-mail: Cindy.Alvitre@csulb.edu About Cindi Alvitre |
AIS Part-Time Faculty — Adjunct Faculty (listed in Alphabetical Order)
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Daniele Bolelli Office: Virtual Office Hours: TBA email me at least a day or two ahead of time to reserve your spot. I will then email you an invite for videoconferencing. E-mail: Daniele.Bolelli@csulb.edu |
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Harrelson Notah Office: Virtual Office Hours: TBA Email: Harrelson.Notah@csulb.edu
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Heidi Lucero Office: Virtual Office Hours: TBA Email: Heidi.lucero@csulb.edu |
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Judge Deborah Sanchez Office Hours: TBA Email: judgesanchez@aol.com |
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Lola Worthington Office: Virtual Office Hours: TBA Email: Lola.worthington@csulb.edu
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Moira West Office: FA4-110 Office Hours: TBA Email: moira.west@csulb.edu
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Kevin Hale Office: Virtual Office Hours: TBA Email: Kevin.Hale@csulb.edu
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Les Peters Office: Virtual Office Hours: TBA Email: Les.Peters@csulb.edu
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Vincent Whipple Office: Virtual Office Hours: By Appointment Email: Vincent.Whipple@csulb.edu
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Bruce Gomez Office: Virtual Office Hours: TBA ONLINE via email, Zoom, or phone call. Email: Bruce.Gomez@csulb.edu
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Taylor Maki Office: Virtual Office Hours: TBA Email: Taylor.Maki@csulb.edu
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AIS LB-ESP Faculty — Long Beach Ethnic Studies Program
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Farrah Ferris Office: Virtual Office Hours: Saturdays, 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm |
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Rebecca Sanchez Office Virtual Office Hours: Saturdays, Following Class. 12:30 – 1:30 pm E-mail: |
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Adelita Arredondo Office: Virtual Office Hours: Saturdays from 12:15 pm – 1:15 pm E-mail: Adelita.Arredondo@csulb.edu |
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Kevin Hale Office Virtual Office Hours: Saturdays, Following Class. 12:30 – 1:30 pm E-mail: |
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Anna H. Nazarian-Peters Office: Virtual Office Hours: Saturdays from 12:15 pm – 1:15 pm E-mail: anna.nazarian@csulb.edu |
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Kathy Leonard Office: Virtual Office Hours: TBA E-mail: |
AIS Currently Affiliated Faculty (listed in Alphabetical Order)
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Laurie Gatlin Associate Professor Art Education Single Subject Coordinator (Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Leech Lake Band) Office: Virtual Office Hours: by appointment E-mail: laurie.gatlin@csulb.edu |
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Moira West Lecturer, School of Art Office: Virtual Office Hours: by appointment E-mail: moira.west@csulb.edu |
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Marcus Young Owl Professor of Physical Anthropology and Primate Biology (Ojibway) Office: Virtual Office Hours: by appointment E-mail: Dr.YoungOwl@csulb.edu |
Recent AIS Past Faculty
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Georgiana Sanchez |
AIS Past Program Directors (listed chronologically)
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Hotona Roebuck Past Director of American Indian Studies |
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O.T. Ventris Past Director of American Indian Studies |
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David C. Hood Past Director of American Indian Studies |
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Richard Band Past Director of American Indian Studies |
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Dr. C. Blue Clark Past Director of American Indian Studies |
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Loyd Inui 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 Richard Glazer Danay Email: rdanay@sbcglobal.net |
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Emeritus Professor and Past Director of American Indian Studies Dr. Troy Johnson (1940-2014) |
