URBAN STUDIES

Gray Brechin
Geography
University of California, Berkeley
Gray Brechin is a scholar of cultural geography and history and is the co-author of Farewell, Promised Land and author of Imperial San Francisco: Urban Power, Earthly Ruin. Find out more·

Soo-Young Chin
Anthropology
University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Soo-Young Chin is a scholar of Asian American studies and oral history and curated the ReViewing Our Past: Finding Family Stories exhibit at the Korean American Museum. Find out more·

Lawrence B. de Graaf
History
California State University, Fullerton
Lawrence de Graaf is a scholar of African American history and ethnic studies and is the author of Seeking El Dorado: African American Experiences in California. Find out more·

Anthea Marie Hartig
History
University of California, Riverside
Anthea Hartig is a scholar of California studies and architectural history, specializing in the historic build environment, and has given numerous lectures on the citrus culture of Southern California. Find out more·

Susan Lobo
Intertribal Friendship House
American Indian Center
Susan Lobo is a scholar of Native American cultures and urban studies and is the author of Pride of Place: Bay Area Urban Indian Communities. Find out more·
Martin D. Meeker
History
San Francisco State University
Martin Meeker is a scholar of gay, lesbian, and bisexual studies and has given numerous lectures on homosexuality and its place in American culture. Find out more·

Ali Modarres
Edmund G. "Pat" Brown Institute of Public Affairs
California State University, Los Angeles
Ali Modarres is a scholar of cultural geography and ethnic identity and has lectured on the demographic landscapes of Los Angeles and the San Gabriel Valley. Find out more·

Stephen Joseph Pitti
History and American Studies
Yale University
Connecticut
Stephen Pitti is a scholar of California history, specializing in Chicano history and farmworker labor. Find out more·

Otto Santa Ana
Chicana/o Studies
University of California, Los Angeles
Otto Santa Ana is a scholar of linguistics, education, and anthropology, specializing in the history of languages and dialects of Chicano/as. Find out more·

Arijit H. Sen
Architecture
University of California, Berkeley
Arijit Sen is a scholar of architectural history, specializing in ethnic identity and urban Indian buildings. Find out more·

Denise S. Spooner
History
California State University, Northridge
Denise Spooner is a scholar of California history, specializing in Southern California, and is the author of "'Swimmin' Pools, Movie Stars': Migration, Politics, and the Growth of Suburban Southern California in the Post-War Years," an article in 20th Century Los Angeles: Power, Promotion and Social Conflict. Find out more·

Tim Stroshane
Housing Department
City of Berkeley
Tim Stroshane is a planner on housing and homeless policy issues and an environmental writer focusing on water and food politics. Find out more·

Susan O'Neal Stryker
Gay and Lesbian Historical Society
San Francisco
Susan Stryker is a scholar of history and community identity and co-authored Gay by the Bay: A History of Queer Culture in the San Francisco Bay Area. Find out more·

Richard A. Walker
Geography
University of California, Berkeley
Richard Walker is a scholar of economic geography and urban studies, specializing in California and the Bay Area, and is the co-author of The Capitalist Imperative: Territory, Technology and Industrial Growth. Find out more·

John Zheng Wang
Criminal Justice
California State University, Long Beach
John Wang is a scholar of Asian American culture and has given numerous lectures on Asian Americans in the criminal justice system. Find out more·