Faculty and Staff
Biological Sciences Department
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407-0401
805-756-2788
| Name | position | phone | office |
office hours |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Department Chair & Professor |
khillers | 756-1481 | 33-274 |
In-person or Schedule a 15-minute appointment during office hours: Click Here Monday: 1:00-3:00 Wednesday: 10:30-Noon |
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| 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 |
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Faculty - Tenured and Tenure-Track
| Name | position | phone | office |
office hours |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams, Nikki | Professor | nadams | 756-2943 | 33-371 |
In-person Tuesday: 10:00-11:00 & 12:00-2:00 Wednesday: 3:00-4:00 |
| Bean, Tim | Assistant Professor | wtbean | 756-2662 | 33-276 |
In-person & Virtual Wednesday: 1:00-3:00 |
| Black, Michael | Professor | mblack | 756-2894 | 33-380 |
In-person Tuesday & Thursday: 3:30-4:30 Friday: 2:30-3:30 Virtual Monday & Wednesday: 6:00-7:00PM |
| Blank, Jason | Associate Professor | jmblank | 756-5629 | 33-377 |
In-person Monday, Friday & Wednesday: 10:10-11:00 Tuesday: 1:00-2:00 |
| Clement, Sandi | Associate Professor | slclemen | 756-2154 | 33-269 |
In-person Monday: 1:00-2:00 Tuesday: 10:00-11:00 Friday: 3:00-4:00 |
| Davidson, Jean | Assistant Professor | jdavid06 | 756-7421 | 33-267 |
In-person & Virtual Tuesday: 1:10-2:00 Thursday:2:00--3:30 |
| Fidopiastis, Pat | Professor | pfidopia | 756-2883 | 33-374 |
In-person Tuesday: 2:00-3:00 Thursday: 11:00-12:00 |
| Francis, Clinton | Associate Professor | cdfranci | 756-5358 | 33-369 |
In-person Tuesday: 2:10-3:00 Friday:1:10-2:00 |
| Grossenbacher, Dena | Assistant Professor | dgrossen | 756-2135 | 33-376 |
In-person Tuesday & Thursday: 11:00-12:00 Wednesday: 10:00-12:00 |
| Hardy, Kristin | Associate Professor | kmhardy | 756-2806 | 33-264 |
In-person Tuesday: 1:30-3:00 |
| Himelblau, Ed | Professor | ehimelbl | 756-2826 | 33-365 |
In-person & Virtual Monday: 2:30 5:00 Wednesday:10:10 -11:00 Thursday: 2:10-4:00 Friday: 2:00-3:00 (186-C203) |
| Keeling, Elena | Professor | ekeeling | 756-2175 | 33-271 or 53-313 |
In-person & Virtual Tuesday: 2:00 3:00 Wednesday:10:10 -11:00 Thursday: 2:10-3:00 Friday: 9:00-10:00 |
| Knight, Charles | Professor | knight | 756-2989 | 33-364 |
In-person Tuesday: 3:00-4:30 Wednesday: 2:00-3:00 Thursday: 12:00-4:00 Virtual Please email for link |
| Kolluru, Gita | Professor | gkolluru | 756-2819 | 33-368 | NONE |
| Lema, Sean | Professor | slema | 756-2802 | 33-370 | |
| Liwanag, Heather | Associate Professor | hliwanag | 756-5202 | 33-375 | NONE |
| Martinez, Nathaniel | Associate Professor | nmarti32 | 756-2185 | 33-379 | NONE |
| Pasulka, Alexis | Assistant Professor | apasulka | 756-5399 | 33-265 |
In-person Tuesday: 12:15-1:30 Wednesday: 10:00-11:00 |
| Perrine, John | Professor | jperrine | 756-2368 | 33-275 |
In-person Monday: 12:10-1:00 Wednesday: 9:30-11:00 Thursday: 3:15-5:00 |
| Rajakaruna, Nishi | Professor | nrajakar | 756-2836 | 33-367 |
In-person & Virtual Tuesday: 4:30-6:00 Thursday: 5:00-6:00 Friday: 9:00am-10:00 |
| Ritter, Matthew | Professor | mritter | 756-2775 | 33-373 |
In-person Monday: 3:30-4:30 Wednesday: 2:00-4:00 |
| Ruttenberg, Ben | Associate Professor | bruttenb | 756-2498 | 33-361 | NONE |
| Strand, Christy | Professor | cstrand | 756-2207 |
33-266 or 33-356 |
In-person Monday: 4:00-5:00 Tuesday: 1:00-2:00 Wednesday: 10:00-11:00 Thursday: 10:30-11:30 |
| Taylor, Emily | Professor | etaylor | 756-2616 | 33-270 |
In-person Tuesday: 12:10-2:00 Wednesday: 10:30-11:30 Thursday: 1:10-3:00 |
| Tomanek, Lars | Professor | ltomanek | 756-2437 | 33-372 | NONE |
| Villablanca, Francis | Professor | fvillabl | 756-2200 | 33-268 |
In-person & Virtual Wednesday:1:10-4:30 Zoom MTG - 822 2457 6932 |
| Vredevoe, Larisa | Professor | lvredevo | 756-7165 | 33-276 |
In-person Monday, Wednesday & Friday:11:10-12:00 Virtual same time as in-person, please email Dr. Vredevoe for link. |
| White, Crow | Associate Professor | cwhite31 | 756-2950 | 33-378 |
In-person Monday & Tuesday: 1:00-2:00 |
| Winstead, Candace | Professor | cwinstea | 756-2899 | 33-263 |
In-person 33-356 Monday & Wednesday: 9:00-11:00 |
| Yep, Alejandra | Associate Professor | yep | 756-5355 | 33-366 | NONE |
| Yeung, Marie | Professor | pmyeung | 756-5199 | 33-362 |
In-person Friday: 9:10-11:00 Virtual Monday: 10:10-12:00 |
| Yost, Jenn | Associate Professor | jyost | 756-5869 | 33-363 |
In-person Monday: 10:00-11:00 Tuesday: 9:00-10:00 & 4:00-4:30 |
Lecturers - Full Time
| Name | position | phone | office |
office hours |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunting, Jamie | Lecturer | bunting | 756-2557 | 33-383 |
In-person & Virtual Monday: 11:10-1:00 Wednesday: 2:10-4:00 Zoom Link |
| Jones, Michael | Lecturer | mjones99 | 756-2906 | 33-382 |
In-person Monday & Wednesday - 11:00-12:00 Tuesday & Thursday: 2:00-3:00 |
Lecturers - Part Time
| Name | position | phone | office |
office hours |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babu, Praveen | Lecturer | pbabu | 756-5376 | 53-218 |
In-person Tuesday & Thursday: 8:10pm-9:00 |
| Davis, Aubrey | Lecturer | adavis99 | None | 20-119 |
In-person Monday: 9:45-10:45 Wednesday: 2:10-4:00 |
| Debruhl, Heather | Lecturer | hdebruhl | 756-2877 | 33-257A |
Virtual Monday: 8:00pm-9:00 Thursday: 11:10-12:00 |
| Jew, Kara | Lecturer | kjew | None | 33-396 |
In-person Tuesday & Thursday 3:10-4:30 |
| Maj, Magdalena | Lecturer | mmaj | None | 53-220 |
In-person Tuesday: 3:00-4:00 |
| Nation, Jasmine | Lecturer | jmnation | None | 33-256 |
In-person Wednesday: 3:15-4:15 Virtual...schedule through Calendly Link |
| Neal, Emily | Lecturer | erusch | 53-220 |
In-person Monday: 10:10-11:00 Thursday: 12:10-1:00 Friday: 11:10-12:00 |
|
| Needles, Lisa | Lecturer | lneedles | 756-2896 | 25-302 |
In-person Wednesday: 12:00-1:00 |
| O'Neill, Megan | Lecturer | boneill | 33-278 |
In-person Monday & Wednesday: 11:10-12:00 |
|
| Peter-Contesse, Sierra | Lecturer | speterco | None | 33-396 |
In-person Monday: 3:10-4:40 Thursday: 1:30-3:00 |
| Polacek, Kelly | Lecturer | kpolacek | None | Virtual | Virtual - please email for appointment |
| Resner, Emily | Lecturer | eresner | None |
53-210A
|
In-person Monday: 11:10-12:00 |
| Roest, Michele | Lecturer | mroest | None | 33-278 |
In-person Monday & Wednesday: 12:30-1:30 |
| Ryan, Sean | Lecturer | spryan | 756-2514 | 53-218 |
In-person Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday: 11:00-12:00 |
| Ding, Shunping | Assistant Professor -AG | sding01 | None | 11-233 |
In-person Monday & Wednesday: 2:00-4:00 |
| Trunzo, Juliana | Lecturer | jtrunzo | None | Virtual |
Virtual Monday: 10:00-11:00
Tuesday: 1:00-2:00 |
| VanderKelen, Jennifer | Lecturer | jvanderk | 574-3015 | 180-535 |
In-person & Virtual Monday: 3:00-4:00 |
| Weddige, Kristi | Lecturer | kweddige | None | 53-211 |
In-person Friday: 2:00-3:00 Virtual - schedule through Calendly Link |
Graduate Teaching Associates
| Name | position | phone | office |
office hours |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Althaus, Kieran |
Graduate Student |
kalthaus | None | 53-351 |
In-person Wednesday: 1:00-2:00 |
| Bedard, Robin | Graduate Student | ebaldera | None | 33-251 |
In-person Tuesday: 11:00-12:00 |
| Bow, Hannah | Graduate Student | hbow | None | 33-472 |
In-person & Virtual Monday: 3:00-5:00 Tuesday: 2:00-3:00 |
| Calloway, Stephanie | Graduate Student | smcallow | None | 33-351 |
In-person & Virtual Monday: 1:00-2:00 |
| Dotterweich, Megan | Graduate Student | mdotterw | None | 33-459 |
In-person Tuesday 2:00-3:00 |
| Elder, Katie | Graduate Student | kaelder | None | 33-392 |
In-person Thursday 11:30-12:30 |
| Excoffier, Paul | Graduate Student | pexcoffi | None | 33-351 |
In-person Monday 1:00-2:00 |
| Fryer, Emma | Graduate Student | erfryer | None | 33-473 |
In-person Friday 1:00-2:00 |
| Hardcastle, Alexandra | Graduate Student | aehardca | None | 53-317 |
In-person Tuesday & Thursday 1:00-2:00 |
| Jaquinod,Jeremy | Graduate Student | Jaquinod | None | Virtual |
Virtual Monday: 9:30-10:30 Meeting ID: 559 872 9487 |
| Kasper, Julia | Graduate Student | jckasper | None | 53-304 |
In-person Monday: 10:00-11:00 |
| Lai, Joyce | Graduate Student | jlai23 | None | Virtual |
Virtual Tuesday: 10:00-11:00 |
| Larson, Chase | Graduate Student | clarso12 | None | 33-460 |
In-person Monday & Wednesday: 10:00-11:00 |
| Mackinlay, Maggie | Graduate Student | mmackinlu | None | 33-260 |
In-person Monday: 3:00-4:00 |
| Meeder, Annie | Graduate Student | aemeeder | None | 33-358 |
In-person Tuesday: 12:00-2:00 |
| Mulroy, Michael | Graduate Student | mmulroy | None | 33-262 |
In-person & Virtual Monday: 5:30-7:30 |
| Murphy, Molly | Graduate Student | mmurph72 | None | 33-473 |
In-person Tuesday: 4:00-5:00 Virtual- Zoom Link Wednesday: 11:00-12:00 - Virtual- Zoom Link |
| Pawlak, Camille | Graduate Student | cpawlak | None | 53-308 |
In-person Monday: 11:10-12:00 |
| Riordan, Kate | Graduate Student | kriord01 | None | 33-473 |
In-person & Virtual Tuesday: 2:00-3:00 |
| Saenger, Katie | Graduate Student | esaenger | None | 33-473 |
In-person Friday 1:00-2:00 |
| Stuehr, Eric | Graduate Student | estueht | None | Kennedy Library |
In-person Monday: 12:00-2:00 |
| Zell, Annie | Graduate Student | azell | None | 33-259 |
In-person Monday 1:00-2:00 |
Emeritus
| Name | position | 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 | phone | office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clendenen, Dave | Instrctnl Support Tech II | dclenden | 756-2712 | 53-310 |
| Hamrick, Alice | Instrctnl Support Tech II | 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 | 48-112 |
College Design & Fabrication Team
| Name | position | phone | office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brewster, Doug | CSM Equip Tech III, Electromechanical | dbrewste | 756-2701 | 52-D24 |
| Brewster, Rob | CSM Equip Tech III, Electromechanical | rabrewst | 756-2701 | 52-D24 |
| Dunham, Kevin | CSM Equip Tech III, Electromechanical | kedunham | 756-2701 | 52-D24 |
Cal Poly Pier
| Name | position | phone | office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felton, Jason | Diving Safety Officer | jfelton | 756-6058 | Pier |
| Moylan, Tom | Manager, Cal Poly Pier | tmoylan | 756-0225 | 25-216 |
Affiliate Faculty, Research Staff & Others
| Name | position | phone | office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jandreau, Connor | Conservation Coordinator for the California Central Coast Joint Venture | cjandrea | 53-210B | |
| Johnson, Kevin | Cal Poly - CA Sea Grant Extension Specialist for Aquaculture | kjohn263 | ||
| Love, Natalie | Frost Postdoctoral Fellow | nilove | 756-2896 | 53-219 |
| Pearson, Katie | Herbarium Curator | kdpearso | ||
| Robbins, Ian | Senior Research Scientist, Walter Lab (Physics) | irobbins | 756-0530 471-1042 |
180-530 |
| Vanderkelen, Jennifer | Research Associate, CAB | jvanderk | 574-3015 | 180-535 |
| Waltz, Grant | Research Associate, Wendt Lab | gwaltz | 756-2950 | 53-114 |
| Wang, Yi-Hui | Offshore Energy Postdoctoral | ywang59 | 756-7131 | 53-106 |