Sep 14, 2025  
2025-2026 Cal Poly Maritime Academy 
    
2025-2026 Cal Poly Maritime Academy

University Faculty



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Aldrich, Joel (2023)

Maritime Vocational Lecturer
M.S., Global Leadership, University of San Diego, 2012
Master Certificate, Supply Chain Mgmt., University of San Diego, 2014
B.S., Business and Marine Transportation, Cal Maritime, 2001
A.S., Marine Engineering, College of Oceaneering, 1998
USCG Third Navigation Officer-Unlimited License
PADI Master Instructor-SCUBA/Rebreather/ Technical Diving

Angle, Bradley (2025)

Maritime Vocational Lecturer
B.S., Management, San Francisco State University, 2012
M.B.A., San Francisco State University, 2014
Master 500 GRT GL/IL
200 GRT NC

 

Bachkar, Khalid (2010)

Professor
B.A., Business Administration, Hassan II University, Morocco, 1999
M.A., Information Systems, Shippensburg University, PA, 2005
Ph.D., Transportation and Logistics, North Dakota State University, 2010

Bagheri, Nader (1990)

Professor
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, California State University, Fresno, 1981
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Davis, 1984
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Davis, 1989
Professional Engineer, California

Baliantz, Eric (2025)

Maritime Vocational Lecturer
B.A. Cultural Anthropology, University of California, Davis, 2009
M.S. Columbia University, City of New York, Journalism School, 2007
Master Mariner, Unlimited Tonnage

Bartlett, Carlton E., LT, USN (2023)

SSO Instructor
Naval Science Department
B.S., Marine Transportation, California Maritime Academy, 2018
B.S., International Business and Logistics, California Maritime Academy, 2018
2nd and 3rd Mate License, Unlimited Horsepower and Tonnage

Breland, Gwendolyn (2025)

Maritime Vocational Lecturer
B.S., Geography, University of Southern Mississippi, 1986
B.S., Marine Transportation, California Maritime Academy, 2000
M.A., National Security and Strategic Studies, US Naval War College, 2017
*Third Mates License

Browne, Steven D. (2004)

Professor
B.A., Computer Studies, Northwestern University, 1989
M.E.M., Engineering Management, Northwestern University, 1997
Master Mariner, Unlimited, Any Ocean

 

Calnan, Kevin (2018)

Assistant Professor
B.S., Marine Transportation, State University of New York Maritime College, 2016
Chief Mate, Unlimited Tonnage (Oceans)

Chiego, Christopher (2021)

Assistant Professor
B.A. International Affairs, University of Georgia, 2009
B.A. History, 2010, University of Georgia, 2010,
M.A. Political Science, University of California, San Diego, 2012
PhD., Political Science, University of Pennsylvania, 2020

Clyatt, Thomas (2010)

Lecturer
B.S. Marine Engineering Technology, California State University Maritime Academy, 1982

Colette, Tamara (2015)

Associate Professor
B.S., Marine Transportation, California Maritime Academy, 2007
M.S., Environmental Policy and Management, American Public University, Charles Town, WV, 2018
Master Mariner, Unlimited, Any Ocean

 

Dewey, Colin D. (2013)

Professor
B.A., English, University of California, Berkeley, 2003
M.A., English, Cornell University, 2008
Ph.D., English, Cornell University, 2011
200-Ton Master, Near Coastal
1600-Ton Mate, Near Coastal
Able Bodied Seaman, Unlimited

Dudman, Matthew (2008)

Lecturer
B.A., International Relations (Minor in French), University of California, Davis, 1990
M.B.A., University of California, Davis, 1993
J.D., Tulane Law School, New Orleans, LA, 1996
LL.M., Taxation, Golden Gate University, San Francisco, CA, 2000

 

Evans, Tyler, LT, USN (2024)

SSMP Officer in Charge
Naval Science Department

 

Fairbanks, Matthew (2011)

Professor
B.A., Physics, Oberlin College, 2003
M.S., Physics, University of Oregon, 2007
Ph.D., Physics, University of Oregon, 2010

Filmer, Alice (2025)

Lecturer
B.A. Music, University of California, Riverside, 1978
M.A. Speech Communication: Discourse Analysis, San Francisco State University, 2000
PhD., Communications: Linguistics and Cultural Studies, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2008

Fischer, Jonathan (2006)

Associate Professor
B.S., Biomechanics Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, PA, 2002
B.A., History of Science, University of Pittsburgh, PA, 2002
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, UC Berkeley, 2004

Frick, Christopher (2005)

Lecturer
B.A., English, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO, 1995
M.A., Literature, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, 1997
Ph.D., 19th-Century British Literature, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 2003

 

Grover, David (2013)

Lecturer
A.S. Machine Tool Technology, College of San Mateo, 1979

Gonzales, Patrick A. (2023)

Maritime Vocational Lecturer
A.A., Liberal Arts, Solano College, Fairfield, CA, 2009
B.S., Marine Transportation w/Minor in Maritime Affairs, California Maritime Academy, 2018
3rd Mate License

Gutkina, Olga (2012)

Lecturer
B.S., Mathematics and Physics, Vitebsk, Belarus (USSR), 2005
M.A., Mathematics, San Francisco State University, 2011

 

Hadian, Jeff (2014)

Lecturer
PhD., Engineering Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1992

Hartman, Lauren (2015)

Lecturer
B.F. A., Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, OH, 2004
M.F. A., San Francisco Art Institute, 2010

Hasson-Snell, Antony (2001)

Professor
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University College, London, 1983
M.S., Marine Mechanical Engineering, University College, London, 1984
Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1991

Hayes, Peter J. (2001)

Professor
B.S., Marine Transportation, Texas A&M University at Galveston, 1988
M.A., Public and Private Management, University of Houston, Clear Lake, 1999
J.D., Concord Law School, 2007
Master Mariner, Unlimited, Any Ocean

Holden, Michael (2007)

Professor
B.S., Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering, English Minor, University of California, Davis, 1992
M.S., Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University, 1994
Ph.D., Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University, 1999

Huang, Li-Hsuan (2024)

Lecturer
B.A. Mathematics, Business Administration, California State University, Fullerton, 2011
Postgraduate Work, Applied Mathematics, California State University, Northridge, 2013
PhD., Applied Mathematics, University of California, Merced, 2018

 

Inoue, Taiyo (2009)

Professor
B.S., Mathematics, University of California, Davis, 2000
Ph.D., Mathematics, University of California, Berkeley, 2007

 

Jackson, Robert (2000)

Lecturer
B.S., Marine Engineering, California Maritime Academy, 1976
Chief Engineer, Steam, Motor, and Gas Turbine
Vessels, Unlimited Horsepower

Janssen, Amber (2015)

Associate Librarian
B.A., Technical and Professional Writing, San Francisco State University, 2003
MLIS, Library and Information Science, San Jose State University, 2011

Jefferson, Albert (2007)

Lecturer
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, California State University Sacramento, 2007

Johnson, Tracey (2013)

Lecturer
B.S., Physics and Mathematics, California State University, Chico, 1988
M.S., Physics, University of California, Davis, 1996

 

Kamdar, Nipoli (2010)

Professor
B.A., Economics and Statistics, St. Xavier’s College, Bombay University, India, 1985
M.A., Economics, Syracuse University, 1992
Ph.D., Economics, Syracuse University, 1993

Kazek, Michael S. (2008)

Associate Professor (2015)
B.S., Marine Engineering, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, 1984
M.S.E., Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, University of Michigan, 1986
M.S.E., Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 1986

Kielar, Stephen (2021)

Lecturer
A.S. General Studies, Mohawk Valley Community College, Utica, NY
B.A. Anthropology, State University of New York, Oswego, NY
M.S. Marine Biology: Focus on Scientific Teaching, San Francisco State University

Kreta, Stephen (1985)

Lecturer
Professor Emeritus
B.S. Marine Engineering Technology, California State University Maritime Academy, 1979
M.S. Industrial and Systems Engineering, San Jose State University, 1988

 

Lewis, Nicholas R. (2016)

Maritime Vocational Lecturer-Professional
B.S., Marine Transportation, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, 1993
Master Mariner, Unlimited, Any Ocean

Lewis, Tony C. (2013)

Associate Professor
B.A., Political Science, University of Minnesota-Duluth, 2003
M.B.A., Business Administration, University of Minnesota-Duluth, 2007
Ph.D., Management, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2013

Lim, Yuan (2024)

Lecturer
B.S. Mathematics, University of Melbourne, Australia, 1987
M.S. Mathematics, University of Melbourne, Australia, 1989
M.A. PhD., Mathematics, Columbia University, New York, 1995

Lipset, James M. (2023)

Maritime Vocational Lecturer
B.S., Marine Operations and Technology, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, 2006
Master Mariner, Unlimited, Any Ocean
Master Towing Vessels, Any Ocean

Long, Steffan (2017)

Lecturer
Machine Technology Certificate, Diablo Valley College, 2002
B.A., Language Studies, University of California Santa Cruz, 1989

Luce, Katherine (2019)

Senior Assistant Librarian
B.A. Renaissance Studies, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 1986
M.A. English and American Literature, Mills College, Oakland, CA 1991
MLIS, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, 2010

 

Mandernack, Kevin (2018)

Professor
B.S. Zoology and Geology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI, 1983
PhD., Marine Biology/Biogeochemistry, University of California, San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 1992

Marocchino, Kathryn (1990)

Professor
B.A., Languages and Business Administration, Santorre di Santarosa Technical Institute, Turin, Italy, 1972
Ph.D., Modern Foreign Languages and Literature, University of Turin, 1979
Fellow in Thanatology: Death, Dying and Bereavement, 2005

Martin, Chelsea C. (2023)

Maritime Vocational Lecturer
B.S., Marine Transportation, California Maritime Academy, 2011
Master Mariner, Unlimited

McDevitt, Anthony (2023)

Assistant Professor
B.S., Marine Transportation, California Maritime Academy, 1995
Master Mariner, Unlimited, Any Oceans

McNie, Elizabeth C. (2017)

Associate Professor
B.S., Marine Transportation, CSU Maritime Academy, 1994
M.A., Psychology, Sonoma State University, 2001
Ph.D., Environmental Studies, University of Colorado, Boulder, 2008
Second Mate, Unlimited, Any Ocean
1600-Ton Master, Any Ocean

Metz, Jennifer (2008)

Lecturer
B.A., History, California State University, Sacramento, 2004
M.A., History, University of California, Davis, 2007
Fellow, National Endowment for the Humanities, Munson Institute in Maritime Studies, 2014

Miller, Rebecca (2017)

Instructor/Chief Medical Officer
B.A., Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University, 1997
M.A., Anthropology and Demography, Pennsylvania State University, 2000
Doctor of Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine, 2008
Residency Dept. Emergency Medicine, Temple University Hospital, 2011
Integrative Medicine Fellowship, University of Arizona, 2016
American Board of Emergency Medicine Board Certified
MMC

Mohammadpour, Maryam (2023)

Assistant Professor
B.S. Naval Architecture Engineering, Persian Gulf University, Booshehr, Iran, 2015
M.S. Mechanical / Marine Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, (SUT), Tehran, Iran, 2017
PhD., Ocean Engineering, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, 2023

Moorhead, Keir (2015)

Maritime Vocational Instructor III
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, California Maritime Academy, 2004
Third Assistant Engineer, Steam, Motor, and Gas Turbine Vessels, Unlimited Horsepower

 

Nordenholz, Thomas R. (1998)

Professor
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1990
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, UC Berkeley, 1995
Ph.D, Mechanical Engineering, UC Berkeley, 1998

 

Nosker, Zachary (2023)

Assistant Professor
B.S., Electrical Engineering, San Francisco State University, 2005
Ph.D., Electronics and Informatics, Kiryu, Gunma Japan, 2014

 

Oppenheim, Tomas (2014)

Associate Professor (2015)
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Loyola Marymount University, 2007
Ph.D., BioNano/Engineering, University of Cambridge, 2011

 

Parker, Alexander E. (2013)

Professor
B.A., Biology, University of Colorado, 1995
Ph.D., Oceanography, University of Delaware, 2004

Parsons, Amy C. (2013)

Professor
B.A., English, Sonoma State University, 1995
M.A., English, University of California, Irvine, 1999
Ph.D., English, University of California, Irvine, 2007

Pearl, Shaina S. (2025)

Maritime Vocational Lecturer
B.S., Marine Transportation, California Maritime Academy, 2011
M.S., Transportation and Engineering Management, California Maritime Academy, 2018
2nd Mate, Unlimited Tonnage

Pearson, III, Samuel B. (2018)

Associate Professor
B.S., Nautical Science, Maine Maritime Academy, 1991
M.S., Maritime Management, Maine Maritime Academy, 1993
Chief Mate Unlimited, Any Ocean
Master 1600 Tons, Any Ocean
Master, Towing Vessel

Pecota, Samuel R. (2001)

Professor
B.S., Nautical Science, US Merchant Marine Academy, 1980
M.A., Transportation Management, American Military university, 2005
Master Mariner, Unlimited, Any Ocean

 

Runyon, Steven T. (2010)

Associate Professor
B.A., Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, 1993
Ph.D., Chemistry, University of California, Santa Cruz, 2001

 

Satterwhite, David (2019)

Assistant Professor
B.S. Marine Engineering Technology, California State University Maritime Academy, 2003
M.S. Engineering Management, California State University Northridge, 2021

Schneider, Jack (2024)

Lecturer
B.S., Marine Engineering, Maine Maritime Academy, 1996

Senk-Auton, Sarah (2016)

Associate Professor
B.A. Literature, Yale University, 2003
M.St., English, University of Oxford, United Kingdom 2004
Ph.D., Comparative Literature, Cornell University, 2011

Setniker, Ariel (2019)

Assistant Professor
B.S. Mathematics, Western Oregon University, 2013
M.S. Mathematics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2015
PhD., Mathematics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2019

Shackman, Joshua (2017)

Associate Professor
B.A., Economics, University of Michigan, 1992
M.A., Economics, University of California, Los Angeles, 1993
Ph.D., Economics, University of California, Los Angeles, 2001

Sinha, Aparna (2016)

Associate Professor
B.A. English, University of Delhi and Pittsburg State University, KS, 2004
M.A. English Literature, Pittsburg State University, KS, 2007
M.A. Applied Linguistics (TESOL Certificate), California State University, Sacramento, CA, 2009
PhD., Education: Language, Literacy and Culture, University of California, Davis, CA, 2014

Skoll, Amy (2021)

Assistant Professor
B.A. Political Science, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA, 2012
MB.A., Business Administration, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA, 2013
PhD., Political Science: International Relations, University of California, Davis, CA, 2021

Sparks, Jonathan, LT, USN (2024)

SSMP Asst. Officer in Charge
Naval Science Department
B.S., Mechanical Engineering University of California, Irvine 2018

Starr, Scott (2017)

Lecturer
B.A. English, Santa Clara University, 1996
M.A. English and Creative Writing, Hollins University, 2001

Strange, Michael (2008)

Associate Professor
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, San Diego State University, 1984
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 1986

 

Traub, Elizabeth (2017)

Lecturer
B.S., Mathematics, California Polytechnic State University, Pomona 2004
M.S., Educational Leadership, Western Governor’s Univeristy, 2021

Trevisan, Cynthia S. (2008)

Professor
B.S., Physics, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1994
Ph.D., Physics, University of London, University College London, United Kingdom, 2002

Tsai, William (2013)

Associate Professor
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 2003
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 2006
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 2009

 

Verlaak, Zoë (2023)

Lecturer
B.S., Geology, Ghent University, Belgium, 2009
M.S., Geology, Ghent University, Belgium, 2011
Ph.D., Geosciences, Florida International University, 2019

 

Wade, Ryan (2006)

Associate Professor
B.S., Political Science, Santa Clara University, 1997
Ph.D., Political Science, University of California, Davis, 2009

Wainwright, David (2023)

Lecturer
B.S., Nautical Industrial Technology, California Maritime Academy, 1978
M.A., English, The Writer’s Craft Holy Names University, 2014
MF.A., Creative Writing, Playwriting, San Francisco State University, 2022

Ward, Margaret S. (2019)

Assistant Professor
B.A., Philosophy w/Minor Economics, Northeastern University, 2011
M.S., International Transportation Management, SUNY Maritime College, 2015
2nd Mate, Unlimited, Any Ocean

Wright, Daniel M. (2025)

Maritime Vocational Lecturer
B.S., Marine Transportation, California Maritime Academy, 2004
1600 Ton Master Oceans, Towing

 

Yip, Frank (2012)

Professor
A.B., Chemistry, Princeton University, 2002
M.S., Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, 2004
Ph.D., Theoretical Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, 2008

 

Professor Emeriti

Kitazono, Lloyd - Sciences and Mathematics

Kreta, Stephen - Engineering Technology

Leyda, Paul - Marine Transportation

Mampaey, Carl - Sciences and Mathematics

McLemore, Albert S. - Engineering Technology

Nincic, Donna - Maritime Policy and Management

Viargues, A. René - Culture and Communication

Wheeler, James - Sciences and Mathematics