Faculty and Staff

 

Biological Sciences Department 

California Polytechnic State University
1 Grand Avenue
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407-0401
805-756-2788
 
 
Name position email phone office

office hours

Hillers, Ken

Department Chair &

Professor

 khillers 756-1481 33-274

Mon: 1:00-3:00 & Wed: 10:30-12:00
Doctor, Katie Budget Analyst kdoctor 756-5241 33-272 Click here for appt
Nash, Andrea 

Administrative

Analyst

 anash 756-5242 33-273

 
Reeves, Kristin

Administrative

Support Coordinator

 kreeve01 756-2788

33-281

M-F 

9:00-12:00 & 1:00-4:00

Faculty - Tenured and Tenure-Track

Name position email phone office

office hours
Adams, Nikki Professor nadams 756-2943 33-371 TUE: 1:00-2:00, WED: 11:00-1:00, THUR: 9:00-11:00
Bean, Tim Associate Professor wtbean 756-2662 33-276 None
Black, Michael Professor mblack 756-2894 33-380 MON-THUR: 2:30-3:30
Blank, Jason Professor jmblank 756-5629 33-377 MON: 11:00-12:00, TUE: 1:00-2:00 & WED: 10:10-11:00
Chan, Lauren Associate Professor chanlm   33-265

TUE: 1:30 - 3:00 & THUR: 9:30-11:00
Clement, Sandi Associate Professor slclemen 756-2154 33-269 MON: 4:10-5:00, WED & THUR: 10:10-11:00 & 11:10- Noon
Davidson, Jean Assistant Professor jdavid06 756-7421 181-410  None
Fidopiastis, Pat Professor pfidopia 756-2883 33-374 TUE: 2:00-3:00 & THUR: 11:00-12:00
Francis, Clinton Associate Professor cdfranci 756-5358 33-369 TUE: 12:10-1:30 and by appt
Greenlee-Wacker, Mallary Associate Professor mcgreenl 756-2822 33-379 MON: 10:10-11:30 - 33:358, TUE: 9:45-11:00 & THUR: 3:00-5:00 in 33-356 
Grossenbacher, Dena Associate Professor dgrossen 756-2135 33-354 by appointment
Hardy, Kristin Professor kmhardy 756-2806 181-415 THUR: 2:00-3:30
Himelblau, Ed Professor ehimelbl 756-2826 33-365 TUE: 9:10-10:00 & 4:00-6:00 & WED: 3:00-5:00
Keeling, Elena Professor ekeeling 756-2175 33-271 or 53-313 None
Knight, Charles Professor knight 756-2989 33-364   
Kolluru, Gita Professor gkolluru 756-2819 33-370

MON: 2:10-4:00

TUE & THURS: 2:10-3:00
Lema, Sean Professor slema 756-2802 181-415  
Liwanag, Heather Associate Professor hliwanag 756-5202 33-375 TUE: 9:00-11:00, WED: 10:30-11:30 & THUR: 9:00-10:00 and by appt
Martinez, Nathaniel Associate Professor nmarti32 756-2185 181-422 WED: 1:10-3:00
Pasulka, Alexis Associate Professor apasulka 756-5399 181-414 None
Perrine, John Professor jperrine 756-2368 33-275 or 33-253 None
Rajakaruna, Nishi Professor nrajakar 756-2836 33-367 MON: 4:00-5:00 by Zoom- email for link & TUE: 2:00-4:00
Ritter, Matthew Professor mritter 756-2775 33-373 MON: 4:00-5:00 by Zoom link & TUE: 2:00-4:00 in person
Ruttenberg, Ben Professor bruttenb 756-2498 33-372  None
Strand, Christy Professor cstrand 756-2207

33-266

 TUE: 10:00-11:00 & THUR: 12:30-230
Taylor, Emily Professor etaylor 756-2616 22-264 None
Tomanek, Lars Professor ltomanek 756-2437 181-418 TUE & THUR: 10:00-11:00
Villablanca, Francis Professor fvillabl 756-2200 33-268 WED: 12:30-3:30
Vredevoe, Larisa Professor lvredevo 756-7165 33-277  MON, WED & FRI: 1:10-2:00
White, Crow Associate Professor cwhite31 756-2950 33-378 WED & THUR: 12:10-1:00
Winstead, Candace Professor cwinstea 756-2899 33-267 None
Yep, Alejandra Associate Professor yep 756-5355 181-321  
Yeung, Marie Professor pmyeung 756-5199 33-362 MON: 9:30-Noon & THUR: 1:45-3:00
Yost, Jenn Associate Professor jyost 756-5869 33-361 or 33-354 MON: 4:00-5:00 & WED: 4:00-5:30

Lecturers - Full Time

Name position email phone office

office hours
Bunting, Jamie Lecturer bunting 756-2557 33-366

TUE: 3:10 -4:00

WED: 1:10-3:00
Jones, Michael Lecturer mjones99 756-2906 33-263 MON & WED: 9:00-11:00 & TUE & THUR: 9:00-11:00

 

Lecturers - Part Time & Guest Faculty

Name position email phone office

office hours
Babu, Praveen Lecturer pbabu 756-5376 53-220 TUE & THUR: 8:10pm-9:00pm
Debruhl, Heather Lecturer hdebruhl 756-2877 33-257A MON: 12:00-1:00, TUE: 10:10-11:00 & FRI: 2:10-3:00
Debaets, Savannah Lecturer sdedaets None    
Gastall, Laruen Lecturer lgastall None None THUR: 10:30-11:30 in 53-110
Goschke, Grace Lecturer ggoschke None 33-256 MON: 2:30-3:30 & WED: 1:30-2:30 in 33-390
Hendricks, Steve Lecturer srhendri None 33-383 MON & WED: 3:00-4:00 & 5:30-6:00
Huggins, Michael Lecturer mthugins None Conservatory MON: 11:00-12:00
Maj, Magda Lecturer mmaj 756-0675 53-220 FRI: 1:00-2:00
Nation, Jasmine Lecturer jmnation None 25-131 TUE: 9:00-11:00 & THUR: 3:00-4:00
Neal, Emily Lecturer erusch None 33-368  
Needles, Lisa Lecturer lneedles None 33-302 TUE: 11:00-12:00
O'Neill, Megan Lecturer boneill None 53-115 TUE: 11:00-12:00
Paolilli, Dena Lecturer dpaolill None    
Polacek, Kelly Myer Lecturer kpolacek None 53-110 MON & WED: 11:00-12:00
Roest, Michele Lecturer mroest None 33-278  
Ryan, Sean Lecturer spryan 756-2514 53-318 MON: 1:00-2:00, TUE: 3:00-4:00 & WED: 2:00-3:00
Schroeter, Robert Lecturer schroet None 33-382  
Spade, Timothy Lecturer spade None 53-115 MON & WED: 10:00-12:00
VanderKelen, Jennifer Lecturer jvanderk 574-3015 181-301

MON & TUE: 3:30-4:30 181-301

FRI: 12:00-1:00 in 33-465
Wacker, Mark Lecturer mwacker None Virtual  
Weddige, Kristi Lecturer kweddige None 53-210G THUR: 1:00-2:00

Graduate Teaching Associates

Name position email phone LOCATION

office hours
Adams, Ashley Graduate Student aadams53 None 53-317 TUE: 9:00-10:00
Arias, Sophia Graduate Student sarias None 33-467 THUR: 11:00-12:00
Bachhuber, Owen Graduate Student obachhub None 33-251 WED: 10:0012:00
Baldwin, Shannon Graduate Student shcopela None 33-270 TUE: 2:00-3:00
Bui, Tony Graduate Student tbui43 None 33-389 MON: 10:00-11:00 & TUE: 11:00-12:00
Davidson, Mackenzie Graduate Student mdavid07 None 33-473 MON: 11:00-12:00
Gonor, Weston Graduate Student wgonor None 33-257 MON: 12:10-2:00
Guerre, Teresa Graduate Student tguerre None 181 403

WED & THUR:

3:00-4:00 
Hanshaw, Faith Graduate Student fhanshaw None 33-260 MON: 12:00-1:00 & TUE: 2:00-3:00
Hardcastle, Alexandria Graduate Student aehardca None 33-260 MON: 2:00-3:00 & THUR: 12:00-1:00
Hutchinson, Christian Graduate Student cnhutchi None 33-460 MON: 2:00-2:50
Koenigsberg, Rachel Graduate Student rkoenigs None 33-260 MON: 11:00-12:00
Kong, Brandon Graduate Student bkong03 None 33-251 MON: 11:10-12:00 & WED: 3:00-4:00 
Larson, Chase Graduate Student clarso12 None 33-460  
Lopez Neri, Maria Graduate Student mlopezne None 33-396 THUR: 11:00-1:00
Mumford, Maddie Graduate Student mmmumfor None 33-358 THUR: 10:00-11:00
Nessen, Kyle Graduate Student knessen None Conservatory TUE: 11:00-12:00
Nguyen, Tricia

Graduate Student 

 tnguy75 None 33-392 MON: 1:00-2:00
Niknafs, Avin Graduate Student asniknaf None 33-352  
Peria, Lindsay Graduate Student lperia None 33-459 MON: 3:00-4:00
Roberts, Max Graduate Student mrober81 None 33-260 WED: 2:00-3:00
Wuelfing, Skylar Graduate Student swuelfin None 33-358 MON: 2:00-3:00
Yerima, Yasmina Graduate Student yyerima None 33-358 MON & WED: 3:00-4:00

Emeritus

Name position email phone office
Keil, David Emeritus Professor dkeil 756-2043 33-352A
Kitts, Christopher L. Emeritus Professor ckitts 756-2949 180-533A

Department Technical Staff

Name position email phone office
Bersin, Theresa Instrctnl Support Tech I tbersin 756-62505 53-109
Clendenen, Dave Instrctnl Support Tech II dclenden 756-2712 53-310
Hamrick, Alice Instrctnl Support Tech III ahamrick 756-2164 53-310
Jacobson, Craig Instrctnl Support Tech II cjacobso 756-7520 33-458
Merriam, John Instrctnl Support Tech III jmmerria 756-7531 33-466
Willey, Gage Instrctnl Support Tech I gwilley 530-632-4615 72

College Design & Fabrication Team

Name position email phone office
Brewster, Doug CSM Equip Tech III, Electromechanical dbrewste 756-2701 181 - shop
Brewster, Rob CSM Equip Tech III, Electromechanical rabrewst 756-2701 181 - shop
Dunham, Kevin CSM Equip Tech III, Electromechanical kedunham 756-2701 181 - shop

Cal Poly Pier

Name position email phone office
Felton, Jason Diving Safety Officer jfelton 756-6058 Pier
Moylan, Tom Marine Operations Manager tmoylan 756-0225 25-216

Affiliate Faculty, Research Staff & Others

Name position email phone office
Greenbaum, Shira Coordinator - CCMS & SRCF sgreen32 756-65376 53-218
Jandreau, Connor Conservation Coordinator for the California Central Coast Joint Venture cjandrea None 53-210C
 
Jennings, Sarah		 Frost Postdoctoral Fellow sjenni02 None 181-407
Johnson, Kevin Cal Poly - CA Sea Grant Extension Specialist for Aquaculture kjohn263 None 53-219
Johnston, Erin  CCFRP Statewide Coordinator and Research Scientist ejohn122 756-2950 53-114
Love, Natalie Frost Postdoctoral Fellow nilove 756-2896 53-318
Moniz, Haley Frost Postdoctoral Fellow hmoniz   181-407
Pearson, Katie Herbarium Curator kdpearso   33-359
Robbins, Ian Senior Research Scientist, Walter Lab (Physics) irobbins

805-756-7131

805-481-1282

 181-402
Vanderkelen, Jennifer Research Associate, CAB jvanderk 756-6174 181-301
Wang, Yi-Hui Offshore Energy Postdoctoral ywang59 756-7131 53-106

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