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Biological Sciences Department
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407-0401
805-756-2788
biosci@calpoly.edu
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Faculty: Tenured and Tenure-Track
Faculty: Lecturers-Full Time
Faculty: Lecturers-Part Time
Faculty: Grad TA
Faculty: Emeritus
Staff: Technical
Staff: CSM Design and Fabrication
Staff: Cal Poly Pier
Grant Project Affiliates
Department Chair |
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| Hillers, Ken | Professor | khillers | 756-1481 | 33-274 | M—F appt | |
Department Office |
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| Cruz, Jenny | Budget Analyst (Interim) | jmcruz | 756-5241 | 33-272 | ||
| Gutierrez, Melanie | Administrative Support Coordinator | malejand | 756-5242 | 33-273 | ||
| Reeves, Kristin | Administrative Support Coordinator | kreeve01 | 756-7202 | 33-281 | ||
Faculty |
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Tenured and Tenure-Track |
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| Office | Office Hours | |||||
| Adams, Nikki | Professor | nadams | 756-2943 | 33-371 | M─F appt | |
| Bean, Tim | Assistant Professor | wtbean | 756-2662 | 33-276 | Mappt T1-4 Wappt Rappt Fappt | |
| Black, Michael | Professor | mblack | 756-2894 | 33-380 | M1-2 T3:10-4 W∅ R3:10-4 F1-2 | |
| Blank, Jason | Associate Professor | jmblank | 756-5629 | 33-377 | M─F appt | |
| Clement, Sandra | Associate Professor | slclemen | 756-2154 | 33-269 | ∅; on sabbatical | |
| Davidson, Jean | Assistant Professor | jdavid06 | 756-7421 | 33-267 | M─F appt | |
| Fidopiastis, Pat | Professor | pfidopia | 756-2883 | 33-374 | M∅ T2-3 W∅ R11-12:30 F∅ | |
| Francis, Clinton | Associate Professor | cdfranci | 756-5358 | 33-369 | M─F appt | |
| Grossenbacher, Dena | Assistant Professor | dgrossen | 756-2135 | 33-376 | M12-1 T12-1 W11-1 R∅ F∅ | |
| Hardy, Kristin | Associate Professor | kmhardy | 756-2806 | 33-264 | ∅; on sabbatical | |
| Himelblau, Ed | Professor | ehimelbl | 756-2826 | 33-365 | M─F appt | |
| Keeling, Elena | Professor | ekeeling | 756-2175 | 33-271 | M9-10 T2-3 W9-10 R9-10 F10-11 | |
| Knight, Charles | Professor | knight | 756-2989 | 33-364 | M─F appt | |
| Kolluru, Gita | Professor | gkolluru | 756-2819 | 33-368 | M─F appt | |
| Lema, Sean | Professor | slema | 756-2802 | 33-370 | ∅; on sabbatical | |
| Liwanag, Heather | Associate Professor | hliwanag | 756-5202 | 33-375 | M─F appt | |
| Martinez, Nathaniel | Associate Professor | nmarti32 | 756-2185 | 33-379 | M∅ T12-1:30 W12-2 R12-1:30 F∅ | |
| Pasulka, Alexis | Assistant Professor | apasulka | 756-5399 | 33-265 | M─F appt | |
| Perrine, John | Professor | jperrine | 756-2368 | 33-275 | M─F appt | |
| Rajakaruna, Nishi | Associate Professor | nrajakar | 756-2836 | 33-367 | M─F appt | |
| Ritter, Matthew | Professor | mritter | 756-2775 | 33-373 | M─F appt | |
| Ruttenberg, Ben | Associate Professor | bruttenb | 756-2498 | 33-361 | M─F appt | |
| Strand, Christy | Professor | cstrand | 756-2207 | 33-266 | M12-1 T1-2 W12-1 R1-2 Fappt | |
| Taylor, Emily | Professor | etaylor | 756-2616 | 33-270 | ∅; on sabbatical | |
| Tomanek, Lars | Professor | ltomanek | 756-2437 | 33-372 | M∅ T9:30-11 W12-1 R9:30-11 F∅ | |
| Villablanca, Francis | Professor | fvillabl | 756-2200 | 33-268 | M12-2, 4-6 Tappt W12-2, 4-6 Rappt Fappt | |
| Vredevoe, Larisa | Professor | lvredevo | 756-7165 | 33-276 | M─F appt | |
| White, Crow | Associate Professor | cwhite31 | 756-2950 | 33-378 | ∅; on sabbatical | |
| Winstead, Candace | Professor | cwinstea | 756-2899 | 33-263 | M─F appt | |
| Yep, Alejandra | Associate Professor | yep | 756-5355 | 33-366 | M─F appt | |
| Yeung, Marie | Professor | pmyeung | 756-5199 | 33-362 | M∅ T12-1 W12-1 R12-1 F∅ | |
| Yost, Jenn | Associate Professor | jyost | 756-5869 | 33-363 | M∅ T∅ W5-6 R∅ Fappt | |
Lecturers - Full Time |
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| Office | Office Hours | |||||
| Bunting, Jamie | Lecturer | bunting | 756-2557 | 33-383 | M4:10-6 T3:10-4:30 W12:10-2, 4:10-6 R3:10-4:30 F∅ | |
| Jones, Michael | Lecturer | mjones99 | 756-2906 | 33-382 | M2-3 T4-5 W2-3 R4-5 Fappt | |
Lecturers - Part Time |
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| Office | Office Hours | |||||
| Babu, Praveen | Lecturer | pbabu | 756-5376 | 53-218 | ||
| Bergen, Anne Marie | Lecturer | ambergen | 756-2759 | 25-125B2 | M11-12:30 T11-12:30 W3-6 R3-6 F∅ | |
| Debruhl, Heather | Lecturer | hdebruhl | 756-2877 | 33-257A | ||
| Goschke, Grace | Lecturer | ggoschke | 756-2454 | 33-278 | ||
| Hendricks, Steve | Lecturer | srhendri | 756-2954 | 33-378 | M7:30-9 T10:30-12:30 W7:30-9 R10:30-12:30 Fappt | |
| Howes, Amy | Lecturer | alhowes | 756-5376 | 53-218 | M∅ T9-10:30 W∅ R9-10:30 F∅ | |
| Jew, Kara | Lecturer | kjew | 33-396 | |||
| Maj, Magdalena | Lecturer | mmaj | 53-220 | M∅ T∅ W10:30-11:30 R10:30-11:30 F∅ | ||
| May, Mellisa | Lecturer | mmay09 | 756-2160 | 53-317 | ||
| McConnico, Laurie | Lecturer | lmcconni | 53-210C | |||
| Neal, Emily | Lecturer | erusch | 53-220 | |||
| Needles, Lisa | Lecturer | lneedles | 756-2896 | 53-219 | Mappt T9-10 W1-2 Rappt F∅ | |
| O'Neill, Megan | Lecturer | mboneill | 756-2454 | 33-278 | ||
| Pisula, Anneka | Lecturer | apisula | 180-535 | |||
| Polacek, Kelly | Lecturer | kpolacek | 756-2877 | 33-257A | ||
| Resner, Emily | Lecturer | eresner | 53-210C | M─F appt | ||
| Roest, Michele | Lecturer | mroest | 53-210B | |||
| Ryan, Sean | Lecturer | spryan | 756-2514 | 53-318 | M9-10 T∅ W11-12 R∅ Fappt | |
| Trunzo, Juliana | Lecturer | jtrunzo | 756-6332 | 33-255A | Mappt T10-11 Wappt Rappt Fappt | |
| VanderKelen, Jennifer | Lecturer | jvanderk | 574-3015 | 180-535 | M∅ T9:30-10:30 W∅ R∅ F∅ | |
GradUate Teaching Associates |
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| Office | Office Hours | |||||
| Abelli-Amen, Ella | Graduate Student | eabellia | 53-109 | |||
| Alvarez, Yareli | Graduate Student | yaalvare | 53-109 | |||
| Anderson, Kyra | Graduate Student | kande145 | ||||
| Avsharian, Lara | Graduate Student | lavshari | ||||
| Bersin, Theresa | Graduate Student | tbersin | 756-2902 | 33-459 | ||
| Borglin, Matthew | Graduate Student | mborglin | 180-535 | |||
| Castillo, Crystal | Graduate Student | ccasti10 | ||||
| Dotterweich, Megan | Graduate Student | mdotterw | 756-2902 | 53-459 | ||
| Excoffier, Paul | Graduate Student | pexcoffi | 33-355A | |||
| Fabela, Frank | Graduate Student | rfabela | 33-454 | |||
| Fisher, Ashley | Graduate Student | afishe08 | ||||
| Gaudenti, Nicole | Graduate Student | ngaudent | 756-2609 | 33-251 | ||
| Housh, Madeline | Graduate Student | mhoush | ||||
| Huggins, Michael | Graduate Student | mthuggins | ||||
| Ivey, Kathleen | Graduate Student | knivey | 756-2609 | 33-251 | ||
| Johnson, Avalon | Graduate Student | ajohn138 | ||||
| Kahn, Elias | Graduate Student | elkahn | ||||
| Kenny, Reed | Graduate Student | rekenny | 756-2514 | 53-318 | ||
| Michels, Dana | Graduate Student | demichel | ||||
| Mulroy, Michael | Graduate Student | mmulroy | ||||
| O'Connor, Megan | Graduate Student | moconn14 | ||||
| Rempel, Hannah | Graduate Student | mdreese | 53-106 | |||
| Riordan, Katherine | Graduate Student | kriord01 | ||||
| Rojas Soto, Maria | Graduate Student | mrojas08 | ||||
| Thom, Neele | Graduate Student | nthom | ||||
| Uyeoka, Alycia | Graduate Student | auyeoka | 33-453 | |||
| Vollhardt, Sydney | Graduate Student | svolhar | 33-456 | |||
| Wardle, Ryan | Graduate Student | rwardle | ||||
| West, Samantha | Graduate Student | swest01 | 33-260 | |||
Emeritus |
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| Office | ||||||
| Keil, David | Emeritus Professor | dkeil | 756-2043 | 33-352A | ||
| Kitts, Christopher L. | Emeritus Professor | ckitts | 756-2949 | 180-533A | ||
Staff |
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Department Technical Staff |
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| Clendenen, Dave | Instrctnl Support Tech II | dclenden | 756-2712 | 53-309 | ||
| Curto, Michael | AV-Computer Tech | mcurto | 805-235-5506 | 53-310 | ||
| Hamrick, Alice | Instrctnl Support Tech II CAB Research Associate |
ahamrick | 756-2164 | 53-309 | ||
| 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 Technical Staff |
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CSM Design & Fabrication Facility |
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| 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 |
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| Felton, Jason | Diving Safety Officer | jfelton | 756-6058 | Pier | ||
| Moylan, Tom | Manager, Cal Poly Pier | tmoylan | 756-0225 | 25-216 | ||
Grant Project Affiliates |
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| Castillo, Crystal | NSF Fellow | ccasti10 | 53-106 | |||
| May, Melissa | Postdoc, Tomanek Lab | mmay09 | 756-2160 | 33-317 | ||
| Pearson, Katelyn | Manager, Herbarium Digitization Project |
kdpearso | 756-2043 | 33-352 | ||
| Phillips, Jennifer | Postdoc, Francis Lab | jnphilli | 756-2896 | 53-219 | ||
| Robbins, Ian | Senior Research Scientist, Walter Lab (Physics) | irobbins | 756-0530 471-1042 |
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| 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 | ||