College of Natural Sciences: Biological Sciences

Faculty Expert Database List

College of Natural Sciences

Phone: 530-898-6121

Biological Sciences

Phone: 530-898-5356

Michael Abruzzo

Professor, Biological Sciences
PhD, Michigan State
Human Genetics, Genetics of Cancer, Genetics of Developmental Disabilities, Prenatal Genetic Diagnosis, DNA Fingerprinting, Human Genome Project

Phone: 530-898-6748
Email: MAbruzzo-at-csuchico-dot-edu

Douglas Alexander

Professor Emeritus, Biological Sciences
PhD, University of North Carolina
Vernal Pool Preservation and Other Wetlands Issues, Ecological Education, Habitat Preservation in General, Endangered Species

Phone: 530-898-5356
Email: DAlexander-at-csuchico-dot-edu

Ray Barnett

Professor Emeritus, Biological Sciences
PhD, Duke University
Behavior of Mammals, Nut-Bearing Trees, Hawaiian Birds, Chinese Pandas, Rare Teas and Tea Brewing, Taoism

Phone: 530-898-5356
Email: RBarnett-at-csuchico-dot-edu

Jeffrey Bell

Professor, Biological Sciences
PhD, University of Southern California
Population Genetics, Developmental Biology, Molecular Biology

Phone: 530-898-6181
Email: JBell-at-csuchico-dot-edu

Kristopher Blee

Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences
PhD, Utah State University
Plant Defense, Plant Development, Plant Molecular Biology

Phone: 530-898-5116
Email: KBlee-at-csuchico-dot-edu

Jonathan R. Day

Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
PhD,University of Delaware
Neuroscience, Endocrinology, Aging, Reproductive Physiology

Phone: 530-898-6303
Email: JDay-at-csuchico-dot-edu

Richard Demaree

Professor Emeritus, Biological Sciences
PhD, Colorado State
Electron Microscopy, Toxoplasm—The Cat Parasite, Parasitic Protozoa, Combating Flukes in the Tropics, Biology of Cancer, Parasitology

Phone: 530-898-5812
Email: RDemaree-at-csuchico-dot-edu

William Derr

Professor Emeritus, Biological Sciences
PhD, University of Wisconsin
Plant Anatomy, Morphology

Phone: 530-898-5356
Email: BDerr-at-csuchico-dot-edu

Patricia Edelmann

Professor, Biological Sciences
Chair, Department of Biological Sciences
PhD, UC Davis
Bacterial Physiology, Microbial Genetics, Infectious Diseases

Phone: 530-898-5356
Email: PEdelmann-at-csuchico-dot-edu

Tag Engstrom

Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences
PhD, University of California, Davis
Phylogenetics, Systematics, Evolutionary Ecology and Conservation of Amphibians and Reptiles

Phone: 530-898-6748
Email: TEngstrom-at-csuchico-dot-edu

Larry Hanne

Professor, Biological Sciences
PhD, University of Texas
Bioremediation, Genetic Engineering Using Prokaryotic Systems

Phone: 530-898-6298
Email: LHanne-at-csuchico-dot-edu

Colleen Hatfield

Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences
PhD, University of New Mexico
Landscape Ecology, Spatial Analysis, Community Ecology, Riparian Systems, and Wetland Assessment

Phone: 530-898-4235
Email: CHatfield-at-csuchico-dot-edu

James Houpis

Professor, Biological Sciences
Dean, College of Natural Sciences
PhD, University of California, Berkeley
Tree Ecophysiology, Air Pollution, Climate Change, Heavy Metals, Phytoremediation

Phone: 530-898-6121
Email: JHoupis-at-csuchico-dot-edu

Faye Johnson

Professor Emeritus, Biological Sciences
EdD, University of the Pacific
Experimental Foods, Evolution of Diets, Rice Products, Food Service Training, Food Safety, Food Preservation

Phone: 530-898-6767
Email: FJohnson-at-csuchico-dot-edu

Barbara Kirks

Professor Emeritus, Biological Sciences
EdD, Utah State
Nutrition & Prevention of Disease, Parental Involvement in Nutrition Education, Calorie and Protein Requirements of Burn Patients

Phone: 530-898-4759
Email: BKirks-at-csuchico-dot-edu

David Kistner

Professor Emeritus, Biological Sciences
PhD, University of Chicago
Termites, Beetles, Army Ants, Insects, Sociobiology

Phone: 530-898-5356
Email: DKistner-at-csuchico-dot-edu

Roger Lederer

Professor Emeritus, Biological Sciences
PhD, University of Illinois
Ornithology

Phone: 530-898-6317
Email: RLederer-at-csuchico-dot-edu

John Mahoney

Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
PhD, University of Minnesota
Inflammation and Infection

Phone: 530-898-6340
Email: JMahoney-at-csuchico-dot-edu

Michael Marchetti

Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
PhD, University of California, Davis
Fish Ecology, Conservation Biology, Stream Ecology

Phone: 530-898-5641
Email: MMarchetti-at-csuchico-dot-edu

Beverly Marcum

Professor, Biological Sciences
PhD, University of Virginia
Marine Biology of Bahamas, Human Anatomy

Phone: 530-898-5539
Email: BMarcum-at-csuchico-dot-edu

Paul Maslin

Professor Emeritus, Biological Sciences
PhD, University of Florida
Nutrients in Lakes, Plankton Population, Stream Ecology, CSU Nature Trail

Phone: 530-898-5356
Email: PMaslin-at-csuchico-dot-edu

Ailsie McEnteggart

Professor, Biological Sciences
PhD, University of Texas
Freshwater and Marine Algae

Phone: 530-898-6099
Email: AMcEnteggart-at-csuchico-dot-edu

Donald Miller

Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences
PhD, University of California, Berkeley
Entotnology, Social Insects, Animal Behavior

Phone: 530-898-6153
Email: DGMiller-at-csuchico-dot-edu

Michelle Morris

Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
PhD, University of California, Davis
Community Nutrition, Social Marketing, Geriatric Nutrition

Phone: 530-898-4757
Email: MMorris-at-csuchico-dot-edu

James Pushnik

Professor, Biological Sciences
PhD, Utah State
Global Warming and the Effects of Increasing CO₂ Concentrations, Greenhouse Effect, Plant Genetic Engineering, Molecular Ecological Issues, Plant Physiology and Evolution

Phone: 530-898-6362
Email: JPushnik-at-csuchico-dot-edu

Kristina Schierenbeck

Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
PhD, WA State U.
Population Genetics, Hybridization, Evolution of Plants, Invasive Species Biology

Phone: 530-898-6410
Email: KSchierenbeck-at-csuchico-dot-edu

Robert Schlising

Professor Emeritus, Biological Sciences
PhD, UC Berkeley
Evolutionary Botany, Vernal Pool Plants, Geophytes, Native Bees

Phone: 530-898-5381
Email: RSchlising-at-csuchico-dot-edu

Kathryn Silliman

Professor, Biological Sciences
PhD, UC Berkeley
RD, registered dietitian
Nutritionist, Nutritional Biochemistry, Nutrition Assessment, Diet and Heart Disease, Dietary Supplements

Phone: 530-898-6245
Email: KSilliman-at-csuchico-dot-edu

Bob Thomas

Professor Emeritus, Biological Sciences
PhD, Kent State
Pollution in Alaska

Phone: 530-898-5113
Email: BThomas-at-csuchico-dot-edu

Andrea White

Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences
PhD, University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne
Biochemistry and Genetics of Bacterial Phosphorous Pathways Isolation and Characterization of Microorganisms That Possess Novel Matabolic Pathways

Phone: 530-898-4123
Email: AWhite-at-csuchico-dot-edu

Gordon Wolfe

Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
PhD, University of Washington
Microbial Ecology, Biogeochemistry, Molecular Ecology

Phone: 530-898-4256
Email: GWolfe2-at-csuchico-dot-edu

Cindy Brattan Wolff

Professor, Biological Sciences
PhD, MPA, RD Colorado State University, UC Berkeley
Pediatric Obesity, Community Nutrition, Diabetes, Nutritional Epidemiology, Research Methods

Phone: 530-898-5288
Email: CWolff-at-csuchico-dot-edu

David Wood

Professor, Biological Sciences
PhD, University of Washington
Mt. St. Helens, Plant Ecology and Restoration Biology, Ecology of Riparian Systems

Phone: 530-898-6311
Email: DMWood-at-csuchico-dot-edu