Faculty

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

  • Molecular biology, biochemistry, microbiology, and biotechnology
  • Ecology
  • Organismal biology and physiology
  • Conservation biology
  • Advanced technologies for studying plants, animals and their habitats

The biology faculty are:

Susan Alexander, Ph.D.
Ecology ~ ecosystem modeling ~ marine science
Gerick Bergsma, Ph.D
Marine Ecology
Carla Bundrick Benejam, M.A.
Human evolution ~ primate behavior ~ science education
Corey Garza, Ph.D.
Marine landscape ecology ~ coastal policy and management ~ marine invertebrates ~ statistics ~ geospatial technology
Crystal Gonzalez, M.S.
Science education ~ organic chemistry
Arlene Haffa, Ph.D.
Microbial processes
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
Cheryl Logan, Ph.D.
Marine ecological and environmental physiology ~ climate change effects on marine ecosystems
Marc Los Huertos, Ph.D.
Water quality ~ nitrogen cycling ~ agroecology
Steve Moore, Ph.D.
Zoology ~ biomechanics ~ technologies for observing wildlife and marine habitats
Christopher Perle, Ph.D.
Marine BIology and Ecology; Applied Statistics
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