Faculty and Staff
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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: Emeritus
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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 | on sabbatical | |
Department Office |
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| Calcagno, Ellen | Budget Analyst (on leave) | |||||
| 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 | ||
| Toon, Patricia | Administrative Support Assistant | patoon | 756-5241 | 33-272 | ||
Faculty |
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Tenured and Tenure-Track |
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| Adams, Nikki | Professor | nadams | 756-2943 | 33-371 | M by appt T 9:30-11:00 & 1:00-2:00 H 10:00-11:00 F 10:10-11:00 |
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| Bean, Tim | Assistant Professor | wtbean | 756-2662 | 33-276 | on leave | |
| Black, Michael | Professor | mblack | 756-2894 | 33-380 | M 11:00-12:00 T 4:30-5:30 W 11:00-12:00 H 4:30-5:30 F 2:00-3:00 | |
| Blank, Jason | Associate Professor | jmblank | 756-5629 | 33-377 | M 10:10-11:30 T 12:10-1:00 W 10:10-11:30 F 10:10-11:30 | |
| Clement, Sandra | Associate Professor | slclemen | 756-2154 | 33-269 | on sabbatical | |
| Davidson, Jean | Assistant Professor | jdavid06 | 756-7421 | 33-267 | M by appt T by appt W 9:10-11:00 H by appt F 12:10-2:00 | |
| Fidopiastis, Pat | Professor | pfidopia | 756-2883 | 33-374 | on sabbatical | |
| Francis, Clinton | Associate Professor | cdfranci | 756-5358 | 33-369 | T 12:00-1:00 & by appt W by appt F 10:00-11:00 | |
| Grossenbacher, Dena | Assistant Professor | dgrossen | 756-2135 | 33-376 | on leave | |
| Hardy, Kristin | Associate Professor | kmhardy | 756-2806 | 33-264 | on sabbatical | |
| Himelblau, Ed | Professor | ehimelbl | 756-2826 | 33-365 | M 2:00-3:00 T 2:00-3:00 W 2:00-3:00 H 2:00-3:00 F 2:00-3:00 | |
| Keeling, Elena | Professor | ekeeling | 756-2175 | 33-271 | M 10:00-11:00 T 2:00-3:30 W 10:00-11:00 H 2:00-3:30 F by appt | |
| Knight, Charles | Professor | knight | 756-2989 | 33-364 | T 12:00-3:00 W 2:00-4:00 H 11:00-3:00 | |
| Kolluru, Gita | Professor | gkolluru | 756-2819 | 33-368 | M 2:10-3:00 T 2:10-4:00 H 2:10-4:00 | |
| Lema, Sean | Associate Professor | slema | 756-2802 | 33-370 | M by appt T 12:30-2:00 W 2:10-3:30 H by appt F by appt | |
| Liwanag, Heather | Assistant Professor | hliwanag | 756-5202 | 33-375 | on leave | |
| Martinez, Nathaniel | Assistant Professor | nmarti32 | 756-2185 | 33-379 | T 1:00-2:00 W 1:00-3:00 | |
| Pasulka, Alexis | Assistant Professor | apasulka | 756-5399 | 33-265 | M 1:10-2:30 W 1:10-2:00 H 9:30-10:30 | |
| Perrine, John | Professor | jperrine | 756-2368 | 33-275 | T 9:30-11:00 W 9:30-10:30 H 12:00-1:30 F by appt | |
| Rajakaruna, Nishi | Associate Professor | nrajakar | 756-2836 | 33-367 | M 4:30-6:30 T 4:30-6:30 W by appt F by appt | |
| Ritter, Matthew | Professor | mritter | 756-2775 | 33-373 | M 10:10-12:00 W 11:10-12:00, 1:30-2:30 | |
| Ruttenberg, Ben | Associate Professor | bruttenb | 756-2498 | 33-361 | M 2:10-4:00 T by appt W by appt H by appt F by appt | |
| Strand, Christy | Professor | cstrand | 756-2207 | 33-266 | M 2:00-2:30 W 9:30-10:30 H 1:00-2:30 | |
| Taylor, Emily | Professor | etaylor | 756-2616 | 33-270 | M 2:30-4:00 T 9:00-10:00 W 2:30-4:00 H by appt F by appt | |
| Tomanek, Lars | Professor | ltomanek | 756-2437 | 33-372 | on leave | |
| Villablanca, Francis | Professor | fvillabl | 756-2200 | 33-268 | M 11:30-12:30 W 11:30-12:30 | |
| Vredevoe, Larisa | Professor | lvredevo | 756-7165 | 33-276 | M 12:00-1:00 W 12:00-1:00 F 10:00-11:00 | |
| White, Crow | Associate Professor | cwhite31 | 756-2950 | 33-378 | on sabbatical | |
| Winstead, Candace | Associate Professor | cwinstea | 756-2899 | 33-263 | M 9:30-11:30 W 9:30-11:30 | |
| Yep, Alejandra | Assistant Professor | yep | 756-5355 | 33-366 | M 10:00-11:00 T by appt W 9:00-11:00 H by appt F by appt | |
| Yeung, Marie | Professor | pmyeung | 756-5199 | 33-362 | M 12:30-2:00 T 12:30-2:00 W 3:10-5:00 F by appt | |
| Yost, Jenn | Associate Professor | jyost | 756-5869 | 33-363 | W 10:00-12:00; 1:00-3:00 H by appt F by appt | |
Lecturers - Full Time |
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| Bunting, Jamie | Lecturer | bunting | 756-2557 | 33-383 | T 1:00-3:00 W 3:00-4:00 H 12:00-1:00 | |
| Jones, Michael | Lecturer | mjones99 | 756-2906 | 33-382 | T 1:00-3:00 W 3:00-4:00 H 12:00-1:00 | |
Lecturers - Part Time |
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| Babu, Praveen | Lecturer | pbabu | 756-5376 | 53-218 | T 8:10-9:00 H 8:10-9:00 | |
| Debruhl, Heather | Lecturer | hdebruhl | 756-2877 | 33-257A | T 8:10-9:00 H 8:10-9:00 | |
| Goschke, Grace | Lecturer | ggoschke | 756-2454 | 33-278 | T 8:10-9:00 H 8:10-9:00 | |
| Howes, Amy | Lecturer | alhowes | 756-5376 | 53-218 | M 12:00-1:00 T 11:00-12:00 W 9:00-10:00 H by appt F by appt | |
| Jew, Kara | Lecturer | kjew | none | 33-396 | M 12:00-1:00 T 11:00-12:00 W 9:00-10:00 H by appt F by appt | |
| Neal, Emily | Lecturer | erusch | none | 53-220 | M 11:30-12:30 T 10:10-11:00 H 9:30-10:30 | |
| Needles, Lisa | Lecturer | lneedles | 756-2896 | 53-219 | M 12-1:00 T by appt W 12:30-1:30 F by appt | |
| O'Neill, Megan | Lecturer | mboneill | 756-2454 | 33-278 | M by appt T 12:00-1:00 W 12:00-1:00 H 12:00-1:00 F by appt | |
| Pisula, Anneka | Lecturer | apisula | none | 180-535 | T 11:10-12:00 | |
| Polacek, Kelly | Lecturer | kpolacek | 756-2877 | 52-110 | M 3:00-4:00 | |
| Resner, Emily | Lecturer | eresner | none | 53-210C | T 3:30-5:00 | |
| Roest, Michele | Lecturer | mroest | none | 53-210C | M 2:15-3:45 W 2:15-3:45 | |
| Ryan, Sean | Lecturer | spryan | 756-2514 | 53-318 | M 2:30-3:30 T 1:30-2:30 H 1:30-2:30 | |
| Trunzo, Juliana | Lecturer | jtrunzo | 756-2836 | 33-255A | T 2:00-3:00 H 2:00-3:00 | |
| VanderKelen, Jennifer | Lecturer | jvanderk | 574-3015 | 180-535 | M by appt T 1:45-2:45 W by appt H 1:45-2:45 F by appt | |
GradUate Teaching Associates |
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| Abelli-Amen, Ella | Graduate Student | eabellia | none | 53-318 | T 11:00-12:00 | |
| Alvarez, Yareli | Graduate Student | yaalvare | none | 53-109 | M 11:10-12:00 T 2:10-3:00 H 1:10:2:00 | |
| Anderson, Kyra | Graduate Student | kande145 | none | 53-313 | M by appt T by appt W 9:00-10:00 H by appt F 9:30-10:30 | |
| Avsharian, Lara | Graduate Student | lavshari | none | 53-307 | M 4:00-5:00 | |
| Bersin, Theresa | Graduate Student | tbersin | 756-2902 | 33-459 | M 9:30-11:30 F by appt | |
| Borglin, Matthew | Graduate Student | mborglin | none | 180-535 | M 10:30-11:30 W 12:30-1:30 F 10:30-11:30 | |
| Castillo, Crystal | Graduate Student | ccasti10 | none | 53-313 | H 12:00-3:00 | |
| Clatch, Allison | Graduate Student | aclatch | none | 53-313 | T 9:30-11:30 H 9:30-11:30 | |
| Cooper, Cameron | Graduate Student | ccoope05 | none | 33-473 | ||
| Dotterweich, Megan | Graduate Student | mdotterw | none | 33-459 | M 1:00-2:00 | |
| Excoffier, Paul | Graduate Student | pexcoffi | none | 33-355A | M 12:00-1:00 T by appt W 1:00-2:00 H 12:00-1:00 F by appt | |
| Fabela, Frank | Graduate Student | rfabela | none | 33-454 | MWF 11:00-12:00 | |
| Fisher, Ashley | Graduate Student | afishe08 | none | 33-255A | ||
| Horn, Kali | Graduate Student | kmhorn | 756-2902 | 33-459 | ||
| Housh, Madeline | Graduate Student | mhoush | 33-459 | M 2:00-3:00 | ||
| Huggins, Michael | Graduate Student | mthuggins | 33-355B | T 1:00-2:00 F 1:00-2:00 | ||
| Ivey, Kathleen | Graduate Student | knivey | 756-2609 | 33-251 | M 1:00-2:00 | |
| Johnson, Avalon | Graduate Student | ajohn138 | none | 53-307 | M 12:00-1:00 | |
| Kahn, Elias | Graduate Student | elkahn | none | M 3:00-4:00 | ||
| Kenny, Reed | Graduate Student | rekenny | 756-2514 | 53-318 | T 10:00-11:00 | |
| Michels, Dana | Graduate Student | demichel | none | 33-459 | T 10:00-12:00 | |
| Mulroy, Michael | Graduate Student | mmulroy | 33-262 | F 10:30-11:30 | ||
| Murphy-Deak, Roisin | Graduate Student | rmurphyd | none | |||
| O'Connor, Megan | Graduate Student | moconn14 | none | W 1:00-2:00 | ||
| Reese, Michael | Graduate Student | mdreese | ||||
| Riordan, Katherine | Graduate Student | kriord01 | 33-478 | M by appt T 11:00-12:00 W 11:10-12:00 H by appt F by appt | ||
| Rojas Soto, Maria | Graduate Student | mrojas08 | 33-454 | M 10:10-11:30 W 9:10-11:00 H 11:10-12:00 | ||
| Thom, Neele | Graduate Student | nthom | none | M 12:30-1:30 | ||
| Uyeoka, Alycia | Graduate Student | auyeoka | none | 33-453 | M 12:00-2:00 | |
| Vollhardt, Sydney | Graduate Student | svolhar | none | 33-456 | M 11:30-12:30 | |
| Wardle, Ryan | Graduate Student | rwardle | none | |||
| West, Samantha | Graduate Student | swest01 | none | 33-260 | W 2:00-4:00 | |
Emeritus |
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| Keil, David | Emeritus Professor | dkeil | 756-2043 | 33-352A | ||
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 | Info Tech Consultant | mcurto | 756-2714 | 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 | CSM Equip Tech II, Cal Poly Pier & 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 |
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 | ||