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Biology Department Faculty & Staff
Faculty

Danielle Dodenhoff | |
Lecturer in Biology |
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Phone | (661) 654-2225 |
ddodenhoff@csub.edu | |
Website | http://www.csub.edu/~ddodenhoff/ |
Office | SCI 1, 406 |
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Education:
The Ohio State University (Ph.D.)
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (B.S. & M.S.)
The Ohio State University (Ph.D.)
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (B.S. & M.S.)
Research:
Behavioral ecology and animal communication
Behavioral ecology and animal communication

Michele Engel | |
Lecturer in Biology |
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Phone | (661) 654-2764 |
mengel@csub.edu | |
Office | SCI 1, 415 |
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Education:
University of California, Los Angeles (Ph.D.)
University of California, Davis (B.S.)
University of California, Los Angeles (Ph.D.)
University of California, Davis (B.S.)
Research:
DNA replication and plant gametogenesis
DNA replication and plant gametogenesis

Isolde Francis | |
Associate Professor of Biology |
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Phone | (661) 654-3976 |
ifrancis@csub.edu | |
Website | https://sites.google.com/site/isoldefrancis/ |
Office | SCI 1, 119 |
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Education:
Ghent University (Ph.D.)
University of Leuven (M.S.)
Hasselt University (B.S.)
Research:
Biotechnology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Phytobacteriology

David Germano | |
Professor Emeritus |
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Phone | None |
dgermano@csub.edu | |
Website | http://www.csub.edu/~dgermano |
Office | None |
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Education:
University of New Mexico (Ph.D.)
University of Arizona (M.S.)
California State University, Northridge (B.A.)
University of New Mexico (Ph.D.)
University of Arizona (M.S.)
California State University, Northridge (B.A.)
Research:
North American tortoises, turtles, lizard and desert mammal ecology
North American tortoises, turtles, lizard and desert mammal ecology

Jeroen Gillard | |
Associate Professor of Biology |
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Phone | (661) 654-3367 |
jgillard@csub.edu | |
Office | SCI 1, 120 |
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Education:
Ghent University, Belgium (Ph.D. Biology)
Ghent University, Belgium (M.S. Biochemistry)
Hasselt University, Belgium (B.S. Biology)
Ghent University, Belgium (Ph.D. Biology)
Ghent University, Belgium (M.S. Biochemistry)
Hasselt University, Belgium (B.S. Biology)
Research:
Physiology and genomics of aquatic microbes
Physiology and genomics of aquatic microbes

Lucas Hall | |
Assistant Professor of Biology |
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Phone | (661) 654-2471 |
lhall12@csub.edu | |
Website | https://sites.google.com/csub.edu/hallwildlifeecologylab/home |
Office | SCI I, 205 |
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Education:
Brigham Young University (PhD & MS)
Weber State University (BS)
Research:
Conservation Biology, Ecology

Anna Jacobsen | |
Professor of Biology |
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Phone | (661) 654-2572 |
ajacobsen@csub.edu | |
Website | http://www.csub.edu/~ajacobsen/ |
Office | SCI 1, 213 |
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Education:
Michigan State University (Ph.D.)
Pepperdine University (B.S.)
Michigan State University (Ph.D.)
Pepperdine University (B.S.)
Teaching:
Research:
Plant Ecology and Evolutionary Biology with a focus on evolutionary plant anatomy
Plant Ecology and Evolutionary Biology with a focus on evolutionary plant anatomy

Kane Keller | |
Assistant Professor |
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Phone | (661) 654-2499 |
kkeller4@csub.edu | |
Office | SCI 1, 217 |
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Education:
Michigan State University (Ph.D.)
University of Illinois (B.S.)
Michigan State University (Ph.D.)
University of Illinois (B.S.)
Teaching:
Plant Biology
Ecology
Research Design and Analysis
Research:
Community Ecology
Mutualisms
Evolutionary Ecology
Community Ecology
Mutualisms
Evolutionary Ecology

Carl Kloock | |
Department Chair & Professor of Biology Director of the Natural Sciences Program |
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Phone | (661) 654-3021 |
ckloock@csub.edu | |
Website | http://www.csub.edu/~ckloock/ |
Office | SCI 1, 147 |
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Education:
Michigan State University (Ph.D.)
University of California, Davis (B.S. & M.S.)
Research:
Behavioral Ecology, Biology and Natural History of spiders and scorpions

Antje Lauer | |
Professor of Biology |
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Phone | (661) 654-2603 |
alauer@csub.edu | |
Website | https://www.csub.edu/lauerlab/ |
Office | SCI 1, 310 |
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Education:
University of Kiel, Germany (Ph.D.)
University of Oldenburg, Germany (M.S.)
University of Kiel, Germany (Ph.D.)
University of Oldenburg, Germany (M.S.)
Research:
Environmental microbiology, valley fever, marine biology
Environmental microbiology, valley fever, marine biology

Rae McNeish | |
Assistant Professor Biology |
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Phone | (661) 654-2568 |
rmcneish@csub.edu | |
Website | http://remcneish.weebly.com/ |
Office | SCI 1, 118 |
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Education:
University of Dayton (Ph.D.)
University of Dayton (M.S)
Millersville University of Pennsylvania (B.S.)
Research:
Aquatic ecosystem & restoration ecology, terrestrial-aquatic connections, anthropogenic contaminants
Aquatic ecosystem & restoration ecology, terrestrial-aquatic connections, anthropogenic contaminants

Jordan Mead Vaughn | |
Lecturer in Biology |
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Phone | 661-654-xxxx |
Jmead1@csub.edu | |
Office | SCI 1, 403 |
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Education:
California State University, Bakersfield (B.S. and M.S.)

L. Maynard Moe | |
Professor Emeritus |
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Phone | (661) 654-3169 |
lmmoe@csub.edu | |
Website | http://www.csub.edu/~lmmoe/ |
Office | Science 1, Room 312 |
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Education:
University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D.)
California State University, Fresno (B.A., M.S.)
University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D.)
California State University, Fresno (B.A., M.S.)
Research:
Plant taxonomy and ecology
Plant taxonomy and ecology

R. Brandon Pratt | |
Professor of Biology |
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Phone | (661) 654-2033 |
rpratt@csub.edu | |
Website | http://www.csub.edu/~rpratt/ |
Office | SCI 1, 214 |
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Education:
Washington State University (Ph.D.)
Pepperdine University (B.S.)
Washington State University (Ph.D.)
Pepperdine University (B.S.)
Research:
Plant physiology and ecology
Plant physiology and ecology

Paul Smith | |
Professor of Biology |
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Phone | (661) 654-2385 |
psmith3@csub.edu | |
Office | SCI 1, 126 |
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Education:
Kansas State University (Ph.D., M.S.)
California State University, Bakersfield (B.S.)
Kansas State University (Ph.D., M.S.)
California State University, Bakersfield (B.S.)
Research:
Insect systematics, molecular systematics, population biology
Insect systematics, molecular systematics, population biology

Robert Stark | |
Lecturer in Biology |
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Phone | (661) 654-6296 |
rstark2@csub.edu | |
Office | SCI 1, 404 |
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Education:
The Ohio State University, Columbus (Ph.D.)
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (M.S., B.S.)
The Ohio State University, Columbus (Ph.D.)
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (M.S., B.S.)

Amber Stokes | |
Associate Professor of Biology Director of Biology Graduate Program |
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Phone | (661) 654-2886 |
astokes2@csub.edu | |
Website | https://sites.google.com/view/stokeslabcsub |
Office | SCI I, 219 |
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Education:
Utah State University (Ph.D., M.S.)
California State University, Bakersfield (B.S.)
Utah State University (Ph.D., M.S.)
California State University, Bakersfield (B.S.)
Research:
Chemical ecology
Chemical ecology

Kathleen Szick | |
Associate Professor of Biology |
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Phone | (661) 654-6165 |
kszick@csub.edu | |
Office | SCI 1, 316 |
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Education:
University of California, Riverside (Ph.D.)
California State University, Dominquez Hills (B.S.)
University of California, Riverside (Ph.D.)
California State University, Dominquez Hills (B.S.)
Research:
Molecular genetics and mechanisms of gene expression
Molecular genetics and mechanisms of gene expression

Michell Thomey | |
Lecturer in Biology |
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Phone | (661) 654-xxxx |
mthomey@csub.edu | |
Office | SCI 1, 146 |
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Education:
University of New Mexico (Ph.D.)
California State University, Fullerton (M.Sc. & B.Sc.)
Research:
Environmental plant physiology, ecology, global climate change
Staff

Julian Castellanos | |
Instructional Support Technician I |
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Phone | (661) 654-6694. |
jacasellanos10@csub.edu | |
Office | SCI 1, 114D |

Vanessa Mayorga | |
Administrative Support Coordinator |
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Phone | (661) 654-3089 |
vmayorga@csub.edu | |
Office | SCI 1, 114A |

Jana Simmering | |
Instructional Support Technician III |
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Phone | (661) 654-2180 |
jsimmering@csub.edu | |
Office | SCI 1, 114D |