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 |
Click here for appt |
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| Doctor, Katie | Budget Analyst | kdoctor | 756-5241 | 33-272 | Click here for appt |
| Gutierrez, Melanie |
Administrative Analyst |
malejand | 756-5242 | 33-273 |
For questions call 805-242-6580 |
| Reeves, Kristen |
Administrative Support Coordinator |
kreeve01 | 756-7202 |
33-281 |
For general office questions call 805-295-8766 |
Faculty - Tenured and Tenure-Track
| Name | position | phone | office |
office hours |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams, Nikki | Professor | nadams | 756-2943 | 33-371 | |
| Bean, Tim | Assistant Professor | wtbean | 756-2662 | 33-276 |
M:2:00-4:00 W:1:00-2:00 Please email for a Zoom link |
| Black, Michael | Professor | mblack | 756-2894 | 33-380 |
M & F: 1:00-2:00 T & R: 3:00-4:00
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| Blank, Jason | Associate Professor | jmblank | 756-5629 | 33-377 | |
| Clement, Sandra | Associate Professor | slclemen | 756-2154 | 33-269 |
M: 11:10-Noon W: 10:10-11:00 |
| Davidson, Jean | Assistant Professor | jdavid06 | 756-7421 | 33-267 |
T & R:2:10-3:00 W: 3:30-4:30 Please email for a Zoom link |
| Fidopiastis, Pat | Professor | pfidopia | 756-2883 | 33-374 |
M & T: 1:10-2:00 R:11:10-Noon Please email for an appointment |
| Francis, Clinton | Associate Professor | cdfranci | 756-5358 | 33-369 | Sabbatical |
| Grossenbacher, Dena | Assistant Professor | dgrossen | 756-2135 | 33-376 | |
| Hardy, Kristin | Associate Professor | kmhardy | 756-2806 | 33-264 | None |
| Himelblau, Ed | Professor | ehimelbl | 756-2826 | 33-365 |
T:8:30-11:00 R:12-30-2:30 Zoom MTG ID: 382 02 5070 also by appt |
| Keeling, Elena | Professor | ekeeling | 756-2175 | 33-271 |
M: 10:00- 11:00 T: 2:00-3:00 W: 9:00-10:00 R: 2:00-3:00 Please email for Zoom link or by appt
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| Knight, Charles | Professor | knight | 756-2989 | 33-364 | |
| Kolluru, Gita | Professor | gkolluru | 756-2819 | 33-368 | Please email for an appointment |
| Lema, Sean | Professor | slema | 756-2802 | 33-370 | None |
| Liwanag, Heather | Associate Professor | hliwanag | 756-5202 | 33-375 |
T: 1:00-3:00 -Zoom W: 9:00-11:00 Zoom
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| Martinez, Nathaniel | Associate Professor | nmarti32 | 756-2185 | 33-379 |
W: 12:10-2:00 |
| Pasulka, Alexis | Assistant Professor | apasulka | 756-5399 | 33-265 | Please email to make an appointment |
| Perrine, John | Professor | jperrine | 756-2368 | 33-275 | |
| Rajakaruna, Nishi | Associate Professor | nrajakar | 756-2836 | 33-367 |
T & F: 4:30-6:00 Zoom Meeting ID: 973 9241 9054
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| Ritter, Matthew | Professor | mritter | 756-2775 | 33-373 | by appointment - please email |
| Ruttenberg, Ben | Associate Professor | bruttenb | 756-2498 | 33-361 | |
| Strand, Christy | Professor | cstrand | 756-2207 | 33-266 | Sabbatical |
| Taylor, Emily | Professor | etaylor | 756-2616 | 33-270 | |
| Tomanek, Lars | Professor | ltomanek | 756-2437 | 33-372 | |
| Villablanca, Francis | Professor | fvillabl | 756-2200 | 33-268 |
F: 11:00-12:30 Zoom Meeting ID: 822 2457 6932 |
| Vredevoe, Larisa | Professor | lvredevo | 756-7165 | 33-276 | |
| White, Crow | Associate Professor | cwhite31 | 756-2950 | 33-378 | |
| Winstead, Candace | Professor | cwinstea | 756-2899 | 33-263 |
W: 9:00-11:00 Please email for Zoom link |
| Yep, Alejandra | Associate Professor | yep | 756-5355 | 33-366 | None |
| Yeung, Marie | Professor | pmyeung | 756-5199 | 33-362 |
T & R: 12:30-2:00 |
| Yost, Jenn | Associate Professor | jyost | 756-5869 | 33-363 |
T & W: 1:00-2:00 Zoom Link or by appointment
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Lecturers - Full Time
| Name | position | phone | office |
office hours |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunting, Jamie | Lecturer | bunting | 756-2557 | 33-383 |
M: 12:10-3:00 M & W: 4:10-5:30 R: Noon-2:00 Please email for Zoom link |
| Jones, Michael | Lecturer | mjones99 | 756-2906 | 33-382 |
BIO 231 & 232 T,W,R: 10:00-11:00 Please email for Zoom link or by appt |
Lecturers - Part Time
| Name | position | phone | office |
office hours |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvarez, Yareli | Lecturer | yaalvare |
M:10:10am-Noon R:12:10-2:00 |
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| Babu, Praveen | Lecturer | pbabu | 756-5376 | 53-218 |
M,R - Noon - 1:00 Email for Zoom link |
| Bergen, Anne Marie | Lecturer | ambergen | 756-2759 | 25-125B2 | |
| Debruhl, Heather | Lecturer | hdebruhl | 756-2877 | 33-257A |
M: 3:10-4:00 T: 9:30-10:30 |
| Goschke, Grace | Lecturer | ggoschke | 756-2454 | 33-278 | |
| Hendricks, Steve | Lecturer | srhendri | 756-2954 | 33-378 | |
| Jew, Kara | Lecturer | kjew | 33-396 | ||
| Maj, Magdalena | Lecturer | mmaj | 53-220 |
M: 11:10-Noon R: 10:10-11:00 Refer to syllabus for Zoom link |
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| McConnico, Laurie | Lecturer | lmcconni | 53-210C | ||
| Neal, Emily | Lecturer | erusch | 53-220 | ||
| Needles, Lisa | Lecturer | lneedles | 756-2896 | 53-219 | Please email to make an appointment |
| O'Neill, Megan | Lecturer | mboneill | 756-2454 | 33-278 | |
| Pisula, Anneka | Lecturer | apisula | 180-535 | ||
| Polacek, Kelly Myer | Lecturer | kpolacek | 756-2877 | 33-257A |
T: 10:00-11:00 Zoom link available in Canvas |
| Resner, Emily | Lecturer | eresner | 53-210C | ||
| Roest, Michele | Lecturer | mroest | 53-210B | ||
| Ryan, Sean | Lecturer | spryan | 756-2514 | 53-318 | |
| Trunzo, Juliana | Lecturer | jtrunzo | 756-6332 | 33-255A | |
| VanderKelen, Jennifer | Lecturer | jvanderk | 574-3015 | 180-535 |
W: 9:30-10:30 & 9:00pm-10:00pm Please email for Zoom link or appointment |
Graduate Teaching Associates
| Name | position | phone | office |
office hours |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Althaus, Kieran | Graduate Student | kalthaus |
M: 2:00-4:00 W: 4:00-5:00 Please email for Zoom link |
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| Anderson, Kyra | Graduate Student | kande14 | Please email for an appointment | ||
| Balderas, Eli | Graduate Student | ebaldera |
W: 10:00-11:00 M: 2:00-4:00 W: 4:00-5:00 Please email for Zoom link |
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| Bills, Marissa | Graduate Student | mbills |
M & W: 3:10-4:10 Please email for Zoom link |
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| Bow, Hannah | Graduate Student | hbow |
M & T:3:00-4:00 |
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| Breit, Emma | Graduate Student | ebreit |
W: 10:00-11:00 F: 10:30-11:30 Please email for Zoom link |
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| Brookwell, August | Graduate Student | abrookwe |
T: Noon-1:00 Please email for Zoom link R: by appointment only |
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| Castillo, Crystal | Graduate Student | ccasti10 |
R: 3:00-5:00 Please email for Zoom link |
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| Dotterweich, Megan | Graduate Student | mdotterw | Please email for appointment or Zoom link | ||
| Excoffier, Paul | Graduate Student | pexcoffi | |||
| Fabela, Frank | Graduate Student | rfabela | |||
| Gaudenti, Nicole | Graduate Student | ngaudent |
T: 1:00-3:00 Please email for a Zoom link |
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| Housh, Madeline | Graduate Student | mhoush | Please email for appointment | ||
| Huggins, Michael | Graduate Student | mthuggins | |||
| Johnson, Avalon | Graduate Student | ajohn138 |
R: 6:30-7:30 |
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| Kahn, Elias | Graduate Student | elkahn |
T: Noon -1:00 W: 3:00-4:00 F: 1:00-2:00 Please email for Zoom link or by appt |
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| Mapes, Hayley | Graduate Student | hmapes |
W: 10:00-11:00 R: 3:00-4:00 F: 9:30-10:30 Please email for Zoom link |
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| Michels, Dana | Graduate Student | demichel |
T: 11:00-1:00 & 3:00-4:00 Zoom Link or by appointment |
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| Mulroy, Michael | Graduate Student | mmulroy | |||
| Murphy, Molly | Graduate Student | mmurph72 |
W: 10:00-11:00 or by appointment |
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| O'Connor, Megan | Graduate Student | moconn14 | |||
| Riordan, Katherine | Graduate Student | kriord01 | |||
| Rojas Soto, Maria | Graduate Student | mrojas08 | Please email for appointment | ||
| Rousseasu, Zack | Graduate Student | zroussea |
W: 1:00-2:00 F2:00-3:00 Zoom link on Canvas |
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| Thom, Neele | Graduate Student | nthom |
R: 6:00-7:00 |
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| Uyeoka, Alycia | Graduate Student | auyeoka | |||
| Vollhardt, Sydney | Graduate Student | svolhar | |||
| West, Samantha | Graduate Student | swest01 |
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 | 53-309 |
| 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 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 |
Grant Project Affiliates
| Name | position | phone | office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castillo, Crystal | NSF Fellow | ccasti10 | 53-106 | |
| 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 |
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 |