The Blakely Center’s Academic Advisory Board provides the staff with guidance on the Center’s research agenda, hiring and other matters related to its academic mission. The board consists of scholars from Inland universities.

David Warren
David Warren is an emeritus professor of Psychology at UCR and the campus’ former Executive Vice Chancellor. His research interests have been in how people learn and understand. His Ph.D., in Child Psychology, is from the University of Minnesota. Warren serves as chair of this board.

Michael Allen
Michael Allen is a professor of Plant Pathology and Biology at UCR and as Director for the Center for Conservation Biology. His research concentrates on the effect of human activities, especially population expansion, on ecosystem biodiversity and functioning. He has Ph.D. in Botany from the University of Wyoming.

Juliann Allison
Juliann Allison is a professor of Political Science at UCR with a strong interest in technology, energy and air pollution policy. Her most recent work has been on policy for distributed generation facilities. She earned her doctorate at UCLA.

John F. Azzaretto
John F. “Jack” Azzaretto is vice chancellor for public service and international programs and dean of UCR Extension. He has a Ph.D. in public Administration from USC and has administered a number of programs for the education of public officials.

Matthew Barth
Matthew Barth is a professor of electrical engineering at UCR and acting director of the Bourns’ College of Engineering’s Center for Environmental Research & Technology. His doctorate, in Electrical Engineering, is from UC Santa Barbara.

Christopher Chase-Dunn
Christopher Chase-Dunn is a distinguished professor of Sociology at UCR and director of the Institute for Research on World Systems. His research focuses on intersocietal systems, such as economic systems, which spread over large areas. He earned his Ph.D. in Sociology from Stanford.

Anil Deolalikar
Anil Deolalikar is a professor of Economics and Graduate Student advisor for the Economics Department at UCR. His research focuses on poverty, human development, economic demography and social-sector policy reform in developing countries. He earned his Ph.D. in Economics from Stanford.

Lee Hanson
Lee Hanson is a professor of Management at California State University San Bernardino. He also writes a column on regional issues for The Business Press and contributes editorial page pieces on economic development to other local newspapers. His Ph.D., in Administration, was earned at UC Irvine.

Augustine Kposowa
Augustine Kposowa, is a Professor of Sociology at UCR. He has conducted studies on the impact of immigration on the U.S economy and suicide rates among divorced men. Kposowa’s doctorate in Sociology is from Ohio State University.

Juliet McMullin
Juliet McMullin is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at UCR specializing in medical anthropology. The central focus of her research is understanding how the pursuit of health, as both a highly individual practice and as embedded in the particulars of history and social structure, influences cultural identity. She is currently working on two cancer-related projects.

Wayne Miller
Wayne Miller is Director of the Emissions and Fuels Research Laboratory at the Bourns’ College of Engineering’s Center for Environmental Research & Technology at UCR. He holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology.

Toby Miller
Toby Miller, a Professor in the Departments of English, Sociology, and Women’s Studies and Director of the University’s Program in Film and Visual Culture studies the media, sport, labor, gender, race, citizenship, politics, and cultural policy via political economy, textual analysis, archival research, and ethnography. His Ph.D. is from Murdoch University.

Doug Mitchell
Doug Mitchell is a Professor of Education at UCR. His major teaching interests include Educational Policy, Social Science Theory, School Politics. Major area of research and professional activity: Education policy formation and implementation, organization and control of school systems, labor relations and teacher incentives, citizen influence and school politics. He received his doctorate from Claremont Graduate School.

Patricia Morton
Patricia Morton is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Art History Department at UCR. Patricia Morton is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Art History Department at UCR. She has trained and practiced as an architect as well as architectural historian. She has published widely on architectural history and issues of race, gender, and marginality in such journals as Art Bulletin, Casabella, and the Journal of Architectural Education. She earned her Ph.D. in Art History at Princeton.

James Mulvihill
James Mulvihill is a professor and chairman of the Geography Department at California State University San Bernardino. His research has focused on planning and urban development. He received his Ph.D. in Geography at Michigan State University.

Erik Rolland
Erik Rolland is Director of the Richard J. Heckmann International Center for Entrepreneurial Management and Associate Dean of the A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCR. He earned his Ph.D. in Management Information Systems and Decision Sciences at The Ohio State University. He also studied at the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration. He has held other administrative positions in the Anderson Graduate School of Management, most recently serving as chair of his department. A widely published scholar in major academic journals, Rolland's research relates to information systems and decision-making processes.

Roberto Sanchez-Rodriguez
Roberto Sanchez-Rodriguez is Director of the University of California Institute for Mexico and the United States and a professor of environmental studies. His research covers the interactions between humans and the environment in urban and border areas. He earned a doctorate in regional and urban planning from the University of Dortmund in Germany.

Kurt Schwabe
Kurt Schwabe is a professor of Environmental Economics in UCR’s College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences. His research covers alternative strategies for pollution control and environmental and natural resource valuation. He received his Ph.D. in Economics at North Carolina State University.