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Department Leadership
Faculty
Lecturers
Staff
Emeritus

Department Leadership

Susanne Lindgren

Chair & Professor

Location: TSC 3000
Phone: (916) 278-6535
biosci-chair@csus.edu
Website

Specialty & Interests: Microbiology, Prevalence and Pathogenic Mechanisms of Salmonella and E.coli, Vaccine Development, and Biosource Tracking of Bacterial Contaminents in Water

Robert Crawford

Graduate Coordinator & Professor

Location: TSC 4011
Phone: (916) 278-6438
robert.crawford@csus.edu

Specialty & Interests: Tales From the Microbe-Host Interface

Andrew (Drew) Reams

Assistant Chair & Professor

Location: TSC 4007
Phone: (916) 278-7678
andrew.reams@csus.edu
Website

Specialty & Interests: Genetics, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Cancer Genetics, Experimental Evolution

Faculty

Robin Altman

Associate Professor (ON SABBATICAL 2024-25)

Location: TSC 3009
Phone: (916) 278-2138
altman@csus.edu
Website

Specialty & Interests: Cardiovascular Physiology, Blood-Brain Barrier, Alzheimer's Disease, Cognitive Dysfunction

Evangeline Ballerini

Assistant Professor

Location: TSC 4015
Phone: (916) 278-4067
ballerini@csus.edu
Website

Jim Baxter

Professor (FERP)

Location: TSC 5005
Phone: (916) 278-4047
jbaxter@csus.edu
Website

Specialty & Interests: Plant-Mycorrhizal Interactions, Community Ecology, Biodiversity

Ron Coleman

Professor

Location: TSC 3023
Phone: (916) 278-4063
rcoleman@csus.edu
Pronouns: he/him/his
Website

Specialty & Interests: Evolutionary Ecology, Behavior, Fishes, Amphibians, Reptiles, Fisheries, Conservation

Clint Collins

Assistant Professor

Location: TSC 4019
Phone: (916) 278-5836
clint.collins@csus.edu
Website

Specialty & Interests: functional morphology of vertebrates and movement ecology

Tim Davidson

Associate Professor

Location: TSC 4003
Phone: (916) 278-4785
davidson@csus.edu
Website

Specialty & Interests: Marine Ecology, Invasive Species, Environmental Science, Biological Conservation

Arik Davidyan

Assistant Professor

Location: TSC 5009
Phone: (916) 278-4068
a.davidyan@csus.edu
Pronouns: he/him
Website

Specialty & Interests: Biology Education, Diversity Equity and Inclusion in STEM Education, Exercise and Stress Physiology, Science Communication

Anna Doty

Assistant Professor

Location: TSC 5011
Phone: (916) 278-5009
anna.doty@csus.edu
Pronouns: she/her

Specialty & Interests: Ecophysiology, Ecology, Mammalogy, Conservation physiology

Jonathan Gilkerson

Assistant Professor

Location: TSC 5013
Phone: (916) 278-4452
gilkerson@csus.edu

Specialty & Interests: Plant Physiology, Arabidopsis thaliana, Physcomitrella patens, Cell Signaling, Abiotic and Biotic Stress

Lani Gleason

Associate Professor

Location: TSC 4017
lani.gleason@csus.edu
Website

Specialty & Interests: Ecological & Evolutionary Genomics, Molecular Ecology, Ecophysiology, Marine Biology

Enid Gonzalez-Orta

Professor & SEE Director

Location: TSC 3011
Phone: (916) 278-7391
gonzalezorta@csus.edu
Website

Specialty & Interests: microbial ecology and plant-bacterial interactions

Brett Holland

Professor

Location: TSC 5015
holland@csus.edu
Website

Specialty & Interests: Experimental Evolution, Evolutionary Genetics, Sexual Selection, Social Behavior (BIO 20)

Christine Kirvan

Professor

Location: TSC 3015
Phone: (916) 278-6573
ckirvan@csus.edu

Specialty & Interests: Infectious Disease, Autoimmunity, and Molecular Mimicry

Jamie Kneitel

Professor (ON SABBATICAL 2024-25)

Location: TSC 5003
Phone: (916) 278-6535
kneitel@csus.edu
Website
CV / Bio

Specialty & Interests: Community Ecology, Seasonal Wetlands, Disturbance Ecology, Spatial Ecology, Conservation Biology

Marina LaForgia

Assistant Professor

Location: TSC 3013
Phone: (916) 278-6360
marina.laforgia@csus.edu
Pronouns: she/her
Website

Specialty & Interests: community ecology, plant ecology, seed banks, functional traits, temporal variability, climate change, invasive species, grasslands

Chris Lopez

Assistant Professor

Location: TSC 4009
Phone: (916) 278-4814
c.lopez@csus.edu
Website

Specialty & Interests: Microbiology; pathogenic bacteria; host-microbiota interactions; food microbiology

Jennifer Lundmark

Professor

Location: TSC 3017
Phone: (916) 278-6659
lundmark@csus.edu
Website

Specialty & Interests: Cardiovascular Physiology; Northmanology

Kelly McDonald

Professor & CSMS Director

Location: SQU 320
Phone: (916) 278-3558
mcdonald@csus.edu
Website

Specialty & Interests: Biology Education, Molecular and Cellular Biology, and Biotechnology and Bioinformatics

Joya Mukerji

Assistant Professor

Location: TSC 3005
Phone: (916) 278-4065
joya.mukerji@csus.edu

Specialty & Interests: Inclusive STEM Success, Biology Education, Molecular & Cellular Biology / Virology, CUREs (course-based undergraduate research experiences)