Faculty

The biology faculty at CSUMB work together to provide particular strength in the following areas of biology:

  • Marine, terrestrial and freshwater ecology
  • Molecular biology and biotechnology
  • Conservation biology
  • Science education
  • Advanced technologies for studying plants, animals and their habitats

The biology faculty are:

Susan Alexander, Ph.D.
Ecology ~ ecosystem modeling ~ marine science
Daniel Fernandez, Ph.D.
Physics ~ sustainability and alternative energy ~ fog water collection ~ ocean remote sensing
Corey Garza, Ph.D.
Marine landscape ecology ~ coastal policy and management ~ marine invertebrates ~ statistics ~ geospatial technology
Henrik Kibak, Ph.D.
Science education ~ systems biology ~ biochemistry
James Lindholm, Ph.D.
Ecology of marine fishes ~ habitat response to fishing ~ design and efficacy of MPAs
Marc Los Huertos, Ph.D.
Water quality ~ nitrogen cycling ~ agroecology
Steve Moore, Ph.D.
Zoology ~ biomechanics ~ technologies for observing wildlife and marine habitats
Aparna Sreenivasan, Ph.D.
Cell cycle ~ fungal pathogenesis ~ molecular biology ~ science writing and education
Fred Watson, Ph.D.
Hydrology ~ ecology ~ modeling ~ monitoring ~ software development
Suzanne Worcester, Ph.D.
Restoration ecology ~ conservation biology ~ environmental science education