Lake Tahoe Affiliated Faculty

The University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe supports faculty across disciplines, all dedicated to improving and protecting the Lake Tahoe Basin and providing a unique educational experience for our students. Whether through peer-reviewed research, artistic expression or a collaboration between many disciplines, these faculty are champions of Lake Tahoe and the environment.

Lake Tahoe Teaching Faculty UNRLT Fine Art
Molly Allen
Molly Allen, MFA
Teaching Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary Art; Lake Tahoe Galleries Manager; Program Coordinator for Summer Art Workshops
(775) 682-5121
mollyallen@unr.edu
LTH
7202 7204
UNRLT Creative Writing
Brendan Shay Basham
Brendan Shay Basham
Visiting Faculty
7205
UNRLT Environmental Sciences
Sarah Bisbing
Sarah Bisbing
Associate Professor | Whittell Forest & Wildlife Area Director
(775) 784-4034
sbisbing@unr.edu
FA 218a
7203
UNRLT Environmental Sciences
Joanna Blaszczak
Joanna Blaszczak
Associate Professor, Freshwater Ecology & Biogeochemistry
(775) 784-1610
jblaszczak@unr.edu
FA 119
7203
UNRLT Environmental Sciences
Douglas Boyle
Douglas Boyle
Interim Vice Provost and Dean, University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe
(775) 784-6672
douglasb@unr.edu
7203
UNRLT Creative Writing
Gayle Brandeis
Gayle Brandeis
Visiting Faculty
7205
UNRLT Creative Writing
Rick Campbell
Rick Campbell
Visiting Faculty
7205
UNRLT Creative Writing
Peter Catapano
Peter Catapano
Visiting Faculty
7205
UNRLT Environmental Sciences
Sudeep Chandra
Sudeep Chandra
Foundation Professor, Biology Department He/him/his
(775) 354-4849
sudeep@unr.edu
FA 227A
7203
UNRLT Creative Writing
Traci Chee
Traci Chee
Visiting Faculty
7205
UNRLT Fine Art
Sofía Córdova
Sofía Córdova
Visiting Faculty and Mentor
sofia.v.cordova@gmail.com
7204
UNRLT Environmental Sciences
Adam Csank
Adam Csank
Geography Department Chair, Associate Professor He/him/his
(775) 784-6663
acsank@unr.edu
MS 202
7203
UNRLT Environmental Sciences
Hall Cushman
Hall Cushman
Professor, Community & Climate-Change Ecology
(775) 682-9512
jhcushman@unr.edu
FA 224
7203
UNRLT Fine Art
Roman de Salvo
Roman de Salvo
Visiting Faculty and Mentor, Low-Residency MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts Program; Instructor, Ceramics
rdesalvo@unr.edu
7204
UNRLT Fine Art
Nina Elder
Nina Elder
Visiting Faculty and Mentor she, her, hers
ninaelder@unr.edu
7204
UNRLT Environmental Sciences
Kari Emm
Kari Emm
Tribal Student Specialist
kemm@unr.edu
FA 201
7203
UNRLT Journalism
Kelsey Fitzgerald
Kelsey Fitzgerald
Reynolds Visiting Scholar
(775) 741-0496
kmfitzgerald@unr.edu
RSJ 215A
7207
UNRLT Creative Writing
Carolyn Forché
Carolyn Forché
Honorary Faculty
7205
UNRLT Creative Writing
Gina Frangello
Gina Frangello
Visiting Faculty
7205
UNRLT Creative Writing
Clare Frank
Clare Frank
Visiting Faculty
7205
UNRLT Fine Art
Raquel Gutiérrez
Raquel Gutiérrez
Visiting Faculty and Mentor
raquefella@gmail.com
7204
UNRLT Environmental Sciences
David Hanigan
David Hanigan
Associate Professor | Associate Chair for Undergraduate Affairs
(775) 682-7517
dhanigan@unr.edu
SEM 124G
7203
UNRLT Creative Writing
Alan Heathcock
Alan Heathcock
Visiting Faculty
7205
UNRLT Creative Writing
Lee Herrick
Lee Herrick
Honorary Faculty
7205
UNRLT Creative Writing
Faylita Hicks
Faylita Hicks
Visiting Faculty
7205
UNRLT Creative Writing
Patrick Hicks
Patrick Hicks
Visiting Faculty
7205
Lake Tahoe Teaching Faculty
Montana Hodges
Montana Hodges
Assistant Professor
montanahodges@unr.edu
7202
UNRLT Fine Art
Rose Khoshbin
Rose Khoshbin
Core Visiting Faculty she, her, hers
akhoshbin@unr.edu
7204
UNRLT Environmental Sciences
Elizabeth Koebele
Elizabeth Koebele, Ph.D.
Associate Professor; Graduate Studies Director
(775) 682-7668
ekoebele@unr.edu
TB 226
7203
UNRLT Environmental Sciences Lake Tahoe Teaching Faculty
Brennan Lagasse
Brennan Lagasse
Teaching Assistant Professor he/him/his
blagasse@unr.edu
LTC 224
7203 7202
Lake Tahoe Teaching Faculty UNRLT Fine Art
Chris Lanier
Chris Lanier
Teaching Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary Art
clanier@unr.edu
LTH
7202 7204
UNRLT Environmental Sciences
Neil Lareau
Neil Lareau
Assistant Professor
(775) 784-6789
nlareau@unr.edu
LP 204
7203
Lake Tahoe Teaching Faculty
Chuck Levitan
Chuck Levitan
Temporary Faculty - Teaching
(775) 530-1004
clevitan@unr.edu
FA
7202
UNRLT Creative Writing
Rebecca Makkai
Rebecca Makkai
Honorary Faculty
7205
UNRLT Creative Writing
Leta McCollough Seletzky
Leta McCollough Seletzky
Manager, Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing Program
lseletzky@unr.edu
7205
UNRLT Creative Writing
Laura McCullough
Laura McCullough
Visiting Faculty
7205
UNRLT Creative Writing
Peter Mountford
Peter Mountford
Visiting Faculty he, him, his
pmountford@unr.edu
7205
UNRLT Environmental Sciences
Paula Noble
Paula Noble
Professor She/her/hers
(775) 784-6211
noblepj@unr.edu
LME 403
7203
UNRLT Creative Writing
Gailmarie Pahmeier
Gailmarie Pahmeier
Professor Emerita, Department of English; Visiting Faculty, Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing Program
gailmariep@unr.edu
7205
Lake Tahoe Teaching Faculty UNRLT Fine Art
Rick Parsons
Rick Parsons
Teaching Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary Art; Director of Holman Arts and Media Center, University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe he/him/his
(775) 682-5130
rickparsons@unr.edu
LTH
7202 7204
UNRLT Environmental Sciences
Mary Peacock
Mary Peacock
Professor Emeritus
(775) 784-1958
mpeacock@unr.edu
FA 134A
7203
UNRLT Music
Jean-Paul Perrotte
Jean-Paul Perrotte, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Composition; Director of Electro-Acoustic Lab
(775) 784-4030
jperrotte@unr.edu
VSG 30
7206
UNRLT Environmental Sciences
Vladimir Pravosudov
Vladimir Pravosudov
Foundation Professor, Trevor J. McMinn Endowed Research Professor in Science
(775) 784-1271
vpravosu@unr.edu
FA 257
7203
UNRLT Creative Writing
Isabel Quintero
Isabel Quintero
Visiting Faculty
7205
UNRLT Music
Josh D. Reed
Josh D. Reed, DMA
Associate Professor of Jazz Trumpet
(775) 682-9039
jreed23@unr.edu
UFA 150
7206
UNRLT Creative Writing
Kathryn Reiss
Kathryn Reiss
Visiting Faculty
7205
UNRLT Fine Art
Rob Reynolds
Rob Reynolds
Core Visiting Faculty
robertreynolds@unr.edu
7204
UNRLT Creative Writing
Jessica Rinker
Jessica Rinker
Visiting Faculty
7205
UNRLT Creative Writing
Lilliam Rivera
Lilliam Rivera
Visiting Faculty
7205
UNRLT Creative Writing
Suzanne Roberts
Suzanne Roberts
Visiting Faculty
7205
UNRLT Environmental Sciences
Andy Rost
Andy Rost
Associate Director; Assistant Professor, Ecohydrology & Physiological Ecology
(775) 682-5127
arost@unr.edu
LTC 223
7203
UNRLT Creative Writing
Brynn Saito
Brynn Saito
Visiting Faculty
7205
UNRLT Creative Writing
June Sylvester Saraceno
June Sylvester Saraceno
Emerita Program Director
jsylvestersaraceno@unr.edu
7205
UNRLT Entrepreneurship
James Schaap
James Schaap
Adjunct Professor
(775) 827-5709
jamess@unr.edu
LTC 2nd Floor
7208
UNRLT Entrepreneurship Economics, Loretta Singletary
Loretta Singletary
Loretta Singletary
Professor of Economics, Interdisciplinary Outreach Liaison
(775) 682-9138
singletaryl@unr.edu
TULL 478
7208 Economics, Loretta Singletary
UNRLT Creative Writing
Krystal Sital
Krystal Sital
Visiting Faculty
ksital@unr.edu
7205
UNRLT Environmental Sciences Lake Tahoe Teaching Faculty
Chris Smith
Chris Smith
Lecturer I he/him/his
chrissmith@unr.edu
LTC 2nd Floor
7203 7202
UNRLT Entrepreneurship
Scott Snavely
Scott Snavely
Adjunct Professor of Business
775-221-2053
ssnavely@unr.com
TLC 2
7208
UNRLT Creative Writing
Lynne Thompson
Lynne Thompson
Visiting Faculty
7205
UNRLT Creative Writing
Brian Turner
Brian Turner
Founding Director
bturner2@unr.edu
7205
UNRLT Fine Art
Julie Weitz
Julie Weitz
Visiting Faculty and Mentor she/her
jweitz@unr.edu
7204
UNRLT Creative Writing
Laura Wetherington
Laura Wetherington
Visiting Faculty
7205
UNRLT Creative Writing
Lidia Yuknavitch
Lidia Yuknavitch
Visiting Faculty
7205
Lake Tahoe Teaching Faculty
Katie Zanto
Katie Zanto
Senior Lecturer Interdisciplinary Studies she/her/hers
(775) 682-5138
kzanto@unr.edu
LTC 225
7202
UNRLT Creative Writing
Arianne Zwartjes
Arianne Zwartjes
Visiting Faculty
7205