Faculty and Staff
Biological Sciences Department
California Polytechnic State University
1 Grand Avenue
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407-0401
805-756-2788
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 |
Schedule a 15-minute appointment during office hours: Click Here Monday - 12:30 - 2:00 Tuesday - 2:00-3:30 Wednesday- 10:30-Noon
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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 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams, Nikki | Professor | nadams | 756-2943 | 33-371 | |
| Bean, Tim | Assistant Professor | wtbean | 756-2662 | 33-276 |
Please email for an appointment. |
| Black, Michael | Professor | mblack | 756-2894 | 33-380 |
Tuesday & Thursday - 12:10-1:00 Zoom link |
| Blank, Jason | Associate Professor | jmblank | 756-5629 | 33-377 |
Please email for an appointment.
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| Clement, Sandra | Associate Professor | slclemen | 756-2154 | 33-269 |
Monday & Wednesday- 11:10-Noon Zoom link or email to make an appointment. |
| Davidson, Jean | Assistant Professor | jdavid06 | 756-7421 | 33-267 |
Please email for an appointment. |
| Fidopiastis, Pat | Professor | pfidopia | 756-2883 | 33-374 |
Please email for an appointment. |
| Francis, Clinton | Associate Professor | cdfranci | 756-5358 | 33-369 | Sabbatical |
| Grossenbacher, Dena | Assistant Professor | dgrossen | 756-2135 | 33-376 |
Monday - 1:00-3:00 Zoom link Tuesday & Thursday - 1:30-2:30 Zoom link Wednesday 11:00-Noon Zoom link
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| Hardy, Kristin | Associate Professor | kmhardy | 756-2806 | 33-264 | Please email for an appointment. |
| Himelblau, Ed | Professor | ehimelbl | 756-2826 | 33-365 | |
| Keeling, Elena | Professor | ekeeling | 756-2175 | 33-271 |
Monday & Tuesday - 2:10-3:00 Wednesday- 11:10-Noon Thursday - 2:10-4:00 |
| 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 | Please email for an appointment. |
| Liwanag, Heather | Associate Professor | hliwanag | 756-5202 | 33-375 | Please email for an appointment. |
| Martinez, Nathaniel | Associate Professor | nmarti32 | 756-2185 | 33-379 |
W: 12:10-2:00 |
| Pasulka, Alexis | Assistant Professor | apasulka | 756-5399 | 33-265 | |
| Perrine, John | Professor | jperrine | 756-2368 | 33-275 | |
| Rajakaruna, Nishi | Associate Professor | nrajakar | 756-2836 | 33-367 | Tuesday & Thursday - 4:30-6:00 - Zoom link |
| Ritter, Matthew | Professor | mritter | 756-2775 | 33-373 | Tuesday - 12:00-1:00 - Zoom link |
| 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 | Please email for an appointment. |
| Tomanek, Lars | Professor | ltomanek | 756-2437 | 33-372 | |
| Villablanca, Francis | Professor | fvillabl | 756-2200 | 33-268 |
Please email for an appointment. |
| Vredevoe, Larisa | Professor | lvredevo | 756-7165 | 33-276 | Please email for an appointment. |
| White, Crow | Associate Professor | cwhite31 | 756-2950 | 33-378 | Tuesday & Thursday - 4:00-5:00 - Zoom Link |
| Winstead, Candace | Professor | cwinstea | 756-2899 | 33-263 | |
| Yep, Alejandra | Associate Professor | yep | 756-5355 | 33-366 | Tuesday & Thursday - 9:00-11:00 - Zoom link |
| Yeung, Marie | Professor | pmyeung | 756-5199 | 33-362 | Monday - 3:10-4:30, Wednesday - 12:10-1:30, Friday - 12:10-1:00 - Zoom link |
| Yost, Jenn | Associate Professor | jyost | 756-5869 | 33-363 |
Monday & Wednesday- 11:00-12:00, Zoom link
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Lecturers - Full Time
| Name | position | phone | office |
office hours |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunting, Jamie | Lecturer | bunting | 756-2557 | 33-383 | Please e-mail for an appointment |
| Jones, Michael | Lecturer | mjones99 | 756-2906 | 33-382 | Please e-mail for an appointment |
Lecturers - Part Time
| Name | position | phone | office |
office hours |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babu, Praveen | Lecturer | pbabu | 756-5376 | 53-218 | Monday & Thursday - 12:10-1:00 - ZOOM link or email for appointment |
| Bergen, Anne Marie | Lecturer | ambergen | 756-2759 | 25-125B2 | |
| Debruhl, Heather | Lecturer | hdebruhl | 756-2877 | 33-257A | Wednesday- 3:10-4:00 Zoom link Friday - 10:10-11:00 Zoom link |
| Goschke, Grace | Lecturer | ggoschke | 756-2454 | 33-278 | Please email for a appointment. |
| Jew, Kara | Lecturer | kjew | 33-396 | Please email for an appointment | |
| Maj, Magdalena | Lecturer | mmaj | 53-220 | Please email for a appointment. | |
| McConnico, Laurie | Lecturer | lmcconni | 53-210C | Please email for a appointment. | |
| Nation, Jasmine | Lecturer | jmnation | |||
| Neal, Emily | Lecturer | erusch | 53-220 | ||
| Needles, Lisa | Lecturer | lneedles | 756-2896 | 53-219 |
Monday 2:00-3:30 - Zoom Link Thursday - 11:00-12:30 Zoom link |
| O'Neill, Megan | Lecturer | mboneill | 756-2454 | 33-278 | Please email for a appointment. |
| Pisula, Anneka | Lecturer | apisula | 180-535 | ||
| Polacek, Kelly Myer | Lecturer | kpolacek | 756-2877 | 33-257A | Please e-mail for an appointment. |
| Resner, Emily | Lecturer | eresner | 53-210C | ||
| Roest, Michele | Lecturer | mroest | 53-210B | Wednesday - 6:00-6:30 - Zoom: Meeting ID: 823 3411 5512 | |
| Ryan, Sean | Lecturer | spryan | 756-2514 | 53-318 | Monday - 10:00-11:00 - Zoom link |
| Trunzo, Juliana | Lecturer | jtrunzo | 756-6332 | 33-255A | Please email for a appointment. |
| VanderKelen, Jennifer | Lecturer | jvanderk | 574-3015 | 180-535 |
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Graduate Teaching Associates
| Name | position | phone | office |
office hours |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Althaus, Kieran | Graduate Student | kalthaus | |||
| Anderson, Kyra | Graduate Student | kande14 | Please email for a appointment. | ||
| Balderas, Eli | Graduate Student | ebaldera | Please email for a appointment. | ||
| Bersin, Theresa | Graduate Student | tbersin | Please email for a appointment. | ||
| Bills, Marissa | Graduate Student | mbills | |||
| Bow, Hannah | Graduate Student | hbow | Please email for a appointment. | ||
| Breit, Emma | Graduate Student | ebreit | |||
| Brookwell, August | Graduate Student | abrookwe | |||
| Calloway, Stephanie | Graduate Student | smcallow | |||
| Castillo, Crystal | Graduate Student | ccasti10 | |||
| Dotterweich, Megan | Graduate Student | mdotterw | |||
| Excoffier, Paul | Graduate Student | pexcoffi | |||
| Fabela, Frank | Graduate Student | rfabela | |||
| Fryer, Emma | Graduate Student | erfryer | |||
| Gaudenti, Nicole | Graduate Student | ngaudent | Please email for a appointment. | ||
| Housh, Madeline | Graduate Student | mhoush | |||
| Kahn, Elias | Graduate Student | elkahn | |||
| Mapes, Hayley | Graduate Student | hmapes | Please email for a appointment. | ||
| Messina, Stephanie | Graduate Student | smessina | Please email for a appointment. | ||
| Michels, Dana | Graduate Student | demichel | Wednesday - 2:00-3:00 - Zoom link | ||
| Mulroy, Michael | Graduate Student | mmulroy | Please email for a appointment. | ||
| Murphy, Molly | Graduate Student | mmurph72 | |||
| Rousseau, Zack | Graduate Student | zroussea | Wednesday - 3:00-4:00 - Zoom ID: 98268858827 | ||
| Paolilli, Dena | Graduate Student | dpalill | |||
| West, Samantha | Graduate Student | swest01 | Please email for a appointment. |
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 |