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:

Faculty

Sharon Anderson, Ph.D

Science education ~ soil and water chemistry ~ water quality

Gerick Bergsma, Ph.D

Caitlin Binder

Carla Bundrick Benejam, Ph.D

Human Evolution ~ Mind-Body Medicine ~ Unity within Diversity of Life

Jamie Cornelius

Jon Detka, M.S.

Watershed restoration ~ ecology ~ botany ~ remote sensing ~ science education ~ web design and online educational resources

Daniel Fernandez, Ph.D

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Corey Garza, Ph.D

Marine Landscape Ecology ~ GIS ~ Marine Invertebrates ~ Intertidal Community Dynamics ~ Statistics

Arlene Haffa, Ph.D

Microbial processes

Henrik Kibak, Ph.D

Science education ~ systems biology ~ biochemistry

Marc Los Huertos

Water quality ~ nitrogen cycling ~ agroecology

Don Mautner, M.S.

Meteorology ~ Oceanography

Cecile Mioni, Ph.D

microbial ecology ~ marine biology

Steve Moore, Ph.D

Marine biology ~ Robotics / ROVs ~ Biomechanics

Nicole Nedeff, M.A.

Biogeography ~ Landscape Ecology

Frank Rivera, Ph.D

Aparna Sreenivasan, Ph.D

Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Blooms ~ Cell Cycle ~ Biology Education ~ Science Writing ~ Molecular Biology ~ Genetics

Fred Watson, Ph.D

Hydrology ~ ecology ~ modeling ~ monitoring ~ software development

Nancy Wheat, M.S.