Curriculum Vitae 

TAYLOR EVANS DARK III

Department of Political Science
California State University, Los Angeles
5151 State University Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90032-8226

Office Phone: (323) 343-2247
Website: www.taylordark.com 
E-mail: [email protected]

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

2019-present -- Professor, California State University, Los Angeles, Department of Political Science

Research Interests

Trans Philosophy, Feminist Philosophy, Decolonial Philosophy, Early Modern Philosophy, Philosophy of Self  

Courses

Fall 2022 On Sabbatical 

Office Hours

Not listed

A am a full professor in the Department of Technology and am the Interim Director of the Fire Protection Administration program. I am also the advisor for the program.

I have a BFA in World Music (Cal Arts), an MA in Professional Writing (USC) and a Ph.D. in Communication (USC). I am also a licensed land surveyor.

Professor, Civil Engineering
Chair, Technology 

Email: [email protected]
Tel: 323-343-4459
Fax:323-343-6316

INTRODUCTION
Dr. Purasinghe's interests are in Computer Aided Analysis and Design. He is a Registered Professional Civil Engineer in California. Currently, he is the Chair of the Technology Department.

Education

About me:

Originally from Istanbul, Turkey, I moved to the U.S. for Graduate School. After getting my M.A. in Marriage and Family therapy from Syracuse University, and my Ph.D. in Marriage and Family Therapy from Florida State University, I was very happy to join the CalState LA family in Fall 2009.

Link to  Publications

Introduction

I received my BA from the University of Oregon, and an MA and PhD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Dr. Nancy Warter-Perez is the chair of the Mechanical Engineering Department and a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. As a faculty member for over twenty-five years at Cal State LA, she has been dedicated to improving STEM education and outreach, particularly for underrepresented minorities, and has been actively involved in academic governance. 

TEACHING INTERESTS

INTRODUCTION

I began my full-time teaching career at CSLA in 1997. Prior to that I worked as a geotechnical consultant in the Los Angeles area for such companies as Woodward-Clyde, Law/Crandall, and Leroy Crandall & Associates. I have maintained a consulting role but now focus primarily in conducting advanced laboratory testing (Triaxial, Direct Simple Shear, Resonant Column, Torsion Shear, Ring Shear). Our geotechnical laboratory is fully equipped to handle a wide variety of testing conditions. I also maintain an array of in-situ penetrometers (cone, ball, vane).