Management of Complex Systems at University of California, Merced

12 faculty and 0 courses in Management of Complex Systems at University of California, Merced.

Faculty

• Spencer Castro, Assistant Professor h-index 11
  Professor Castro is interested in the capacity of attention under cognitive workload, particularly in the context of technology and multitasking. He focuses on the validity of reaction time and accuracy as measures of different aspects of workload, as well as
  Notable: “Cognitive workload measurement and modeling under divided attention.” (2019) · 76 citations
• Jeffrey Jenkins, Associate Professor h-index 9
  Parks and protected areas - Outdoor recreation - Visitor use management - Socio-ecological systems - Geographic information systems Education: - Ph.D., 2016 — UC Santa Cruz - M.A., 2014 — UC Santa Cruz - M.A., 2011 — CSU Chico - B.A., 2006 — University of W
  Notable: “Assessing Impacts to National Park Visitation From COVID-19” (2021) · 24 citations
• Tea Lempiälä, Assistant Professor h-index 9
  Innovation Practice - Technological Innovation - Collaboration and interaction in organizations - Sustainable and inclusive innovation - Qualitative research - Organization studies Education: - Dr.Sc., 2011 – Aalto University, School of Economics; organizat
  Notable: “Incumbent organisations shaping emerging technological fields: cases of solar photovoltaic and electric vehicle charging” (2017) · 48 citations
• Alexander M. Petersen, Associate Professor and Graduate Chair, MIST
  Innovation - Careers - Complexity - Models of science Education: - Ph.D., 2011 — Boston University - M.A., 2008 — Boston University - B.S., 2003 — University of Utah (physics and mathematics) Departments: Management of Complex Systems (MCS
• Anita Bhappu, Associate Professor
  Digital platforms - Sharing economy - Service delivery - Diversity and teams - Organizational behavior Education: - Ph.D., 1999 – University of Arizona, Tucson; management - M.S., 1995 – University of Arizona, Tucson; management - B.S., 1991 – University of
• Crystal A. Kolden, Associate Professor
  Professor Kolden's research focuses on characterizing and understanding wildfire intersections with the human-environment system through geospatial, temporal, and mixed-methods approaches. Departments: Management of Complex Systems (MCS
• John Abatzoglou, Professor
  Professor Abatzoglou is interested in the hows and whys of climate and weather, and also the so whats. His lab's work spans many topics - from addressing questions on climate variability, to understanding climate impacts on natural resources, to developing cl
  Notable: “Residential structure survivability to large wildfires in the United States” (2025)
• LeRoy Westerling, Professor and Department Chair, Management of Complex Systems
  Applied climatology - Climate-ecosystem-wildfire interactions - Statistical modeling for seasonal forecasts, paleofire reconstructions and climate-change impact assessments - Resource management and policy Education: - Ph.D., 2000 — University of California
• Lisa Yeo, Assistant Professor
  Economics of information systems - Security and privacy - Knowledge management - Decision support - Behavioral operations Education: - Ph.D., 2012 — University of Alberta - MBA, 2006 — University of Alberta - B.S. 1996 — University of Waterloo Departments
• Paul Maglio, Professor
  Service science - Human-computer interaction - Distributed cognition Education: - Ph.D., 1995 — University of California, San Diego - M.S., 1991 — University of California, San Diego - B.S., 1986 — Massachusetts Institute of Technology Departments: Managem
• Russ McBride, Associate Professor
  Entrepreneurship theory with elements of cognitive science and philosophy Education: - Ph.D., 2009 — UC Berkeley - A.M., 1994 — Stanford University - B.A., 1990 — UC Berkeley Departments: Management of Complex Systems (MCS
• Tracey Osborne, Associate Professor
  Political ecology - Climate change mitigation in tropical forests - Climate finance - Global environmental governance - Indigenous and traditional ecological knowledge - Common property resource management - Climate justice - Nature-based solutions - Climat

Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-02.