Department Office
(707) 826-3245
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Department Chair
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Erik Jules Ph.D.
* Graduate FacultyProfessor - Botany and Ecology
- esj4@humboldt.edu
- (707) 826-3178
- SciB 223A
Interests: Plant ecology, fire ecology, trophic interactions, invasive species, habitat fragmentation, and environmental history.
Faculty
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Robin Bencie M.A.
Lecturer - Botany
- mrb1@humboldt.edu
- (707) 826-4801
- SciD 161
Interests: grasses and flora of northwestern California
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Brigitte Blackman Ph.D.
Lecturer - Biology
- beb392@humboldt.edu
- (707) 826-4802
- SciB 338
Interests: Neuronal cell signaling in fertility and reproduction; molecular biology product development and support
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Paul Bourdeau Ph.D. - Graduate Coordinator
* Graduate FacultyAssoc. Professor - Marine Biology & Ecology
- peb112@humboldt.edu
- (707) 826-3600
- SciB 234
Interests: How marine organisms respond to environmental change
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Stefani Brandt M.S.
Lecturer - Botany
- smb1063@humboldt.edu
- (707) 826-4801
- SciD 161A
Interests: plant-insect coevolution and ecology, forest inventory, plant pathology, and wildlife ecology
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Allison Bronson Ph.D.
* Graduate FacultyLecturer - Zoology
- awb18@humboldt.edu
- (707) 826-3434
- SciA 355B
Interests: Evolutionary morphology and systematics of fossil and living fishes
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Daniel Burrell M.S.
Lecturer - Biology
- ddb23@humboldt.edu
- (707) 826-3677
- SciA 463
Interests: Human biology and chemistry
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Frank Cappuccio
Lecturer - Biology & Research Associate
- Frank.Cappuccio@humboldt.edu
- (707) 826-4884
- Science A 558
Interests: Biomaterials, Biopolymers & Biosensors
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Alana Chin
Assistant Professor - Plant Physiology
- aro7@humboldt.edu
- (707) 826-5551
- Science B 336
- Alana's research »
Interests: The physiological ecology of trees
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Sean Craig Ph.D.
* Graduate FacultyProfessor - Zoology and Marine Biology
- sfc4@humboldt.edu
- (707) 826-3656
- SciA 457
Interests: Marine evolutionary ecology, Bryozoan evolution and ecology, Invertebrate Zoology, and Applied Ecology of Kelp Beds and Marine Protected Areas
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Catalina Cuellar-Gempeler Ph.D.
* Graduate FacultyAssociate Professor - Cellular/Molecular Biology
- ccg@humboldt.edu
- (707) 826-3240
- SciB 322
Interests: Interactions between microbial communities and their hosts; microbial metacommunity dynamics; ecosystem function and eco-evolutionary dynamics.
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Samar El-Abdallah
Lecturer - Botany
- Samar.El-Abdallah@humboldt.edu
- Science A 355C
Interests: Devonian fossil plants, plant anatomy, plant morphology, morphometrics
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Mona Giacomini DPT
Lecturer - Zoology
- mlh52@humboldt.edu
- (707) 826-3677
- SciA 463
Interests: Physical therapy and zoology
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Dawn Goley Ph.D.
* Graduate FacultyProfessor - Zoology and Marine Biology
- pdg1@humboldt.edu
- (707) 826-4168
- SciB 236
Interests: Behavioral ecology of marine mammals.
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Terry Henkel Ph.D.
* Graduate FacultyProfessor - Botany
- twh5@humboldt.edu
- (707) 826-4841
- SciB 123A
Interests: Systematics, ecology, and biogeography of tropical macrofungi; tropical rainforest ecology.
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Emily Jones, Ph.D.
Lecturer - Botany
- emily.jones@humboldt.edu
- (707) 826-3673
- SciD 169
Marine community ecology, seaweed-herbivore interactions, causes and consequences of biodiversity change
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Karen Kiemnec-Tyburczy Ph.D.
* Graduate FacultyAssistant Professor - Cellular/ Molecular Biology & Zoology
- kmk877@humboldt.edu
- (707) 826-5550
- SciC 104
Interests: Evolutionary genetics, chemical communication, amphibian reproductive behavior
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Sharyn Marks Ph.D.
* Graduate FacultyProfessor - Zoology
- sbm1@humboldt.edu
- (707) 826-5560
- SciB 229
Interests: Herpetology, conservation biology, and evolutionary developmental biology
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Tyler McCraney
Lecturer - Genetics
- wtm3@humboldt.edu
- (707) 826-3245
- SciB 228
- Tyler's research »
Interests: Molecular evolution, macroevolution, ecological genomics, phylogenomics, bioinformatics, computing, data science, marine animals and plant pathogens
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Jonathan Montgomery Ph.D.
Lecturer - Botany
- jfm26@humboldt.edu
- (707) 826-3673
- SciD 169
Interests: Plant-water relations, biochar, turfgrass science and plant ecophysiology
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Silvia Pavan Ph.D.
* Graduate FacultyAssistant Professor
- sep112@humboldt.edu
- (707) 826-5559
- Science C 106
Interests: Systematics, phylogeny, evolution and biogeography of mammals
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Pedro Peloso, Ph.D.
Lecturer & Research Associate
- pedropeloso@humboldt.edu
- (707) 826-3245
Interests: Systematics and evolution of amphibians and squamate reptiles. Science communication and conservation biology.
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John Reiss Ph.D.
* Graduate FacultyProfessor (FERP) - Zoology
- jor1@humboldt.edu
- (707) 826-4156
- SciA 454A
Interests: Evolutionary and developmental vertebrate morphology, herpetology, evolutionary theory, history of biology
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Heidi Rutschow Ph.D.
Lecturer - Biology
- hlr99@humboldt.edu
- (707) 826-4802
- SciB 338
Interests: Hormone signaling and development in the moss, Physcomitrella patens.
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Roxann Schroeder Ph.D.
Lecturer - Biology
- rjs30@humboldt.edu
- (707) 826-4167
- SciA 355C
Interests: Cell biology and human genetics; how cells and genes work to influence our health
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Christopher Slay Ph.D.
Lecturer - Zoology
- ces204@humboldt.edu
- (707) 826-4802
- SciB 338
Interests: Comparative and evolutionary physiology of gas transport
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Amy Sprowles Ph.D.
* Graduate FacultyAssociate Professor - Cellular/Molecular Biology
- aes54@humboldt.edu
- (707) 826-4180
- SciB 324A
Interests: Signal transduction in early embryonic development and cancer; inclusive learning strategies in higher education
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Joe Szewczak Ph.D.
* Graduate FacultyProfessor - Zoology
- joe@humboldt.edu
- (707) 826-4132
- SciB 320B
Interests: Comparative physiology, physiological ecology, ecological sensing and monitoring, especially of bats.
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Mihai Tomescu Ph.D.
* Graduate FacultyProfessor - Botany
- mihai@humboldt.edu
- (707) 826-3229
- SciA 360
Interests: Plant fossil record, comparative morphology, and developmental anatomy
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Julie Van Sickle
Assistant Director Redwood Science Project
- jav16@humboldt.edu
- (707) 826-5552
- SA 358 | NHM
Interests: Science Education, Teacher Training, Professional Learning Communities, Formal and Informal Education
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Oscar Vargas Ph.D.
* Graduate FacultyAssistant Professor - Botany
- ov20@humboldt.edu
- (707) 826-3674
- SciD 161B
Interests: Plant phylogenetics and speciation; diversification in the Californian Floristic Province and the Neotropics
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Rachael Wade
Assistant Professor - Marine Phycology
- rmw104@humboldt.edu
- (707) 826-4133
- AMH 171
Interests: Marine macroalgal diversity; Molecular phylogenetics, systematics, and evolution; Speciation; Biogeography; Kleptoplasty
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Jeffrey White Ph.D.
* Graduate FacultyProfessor - Botany | Biogeography | Science Education
- jww12@humboldt.edu
- (707) 826-5551
- SciB 336 | NHM
Interests: Biogeography, Rare Plants, Systematics, Climate Change Education, Media and Communication in Science, STEM learning and Pedagogy.
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Mark Wilson Ph.D.
* Graduate FacultyProfessor - Microbiology and Cellular and Molecular Biology
- msw13@humboldt.edu
- (707) 826-5557
- SciB 222
Interests: Using molecular genetics to address environmental questions, particularly questions concerning microbial ecology and diversity.
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Jianmin Zhong Ph.D.
* Graduate FacultyProfessor - Microbiology and Cellular and Molecular Biology
- jz15@humboldt.edu
- (707) 826-5554
- SciB 220
Interests: To uncover the nature of tick-bacteria symbiosis and tick-pathogen interactions
Adjunct Faculty & Research Associates
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Ethan Gahtan
Professor - Psychobiology
- eg51@humboldt.edu
- (707) 826-4545
- BSS 428
Interests: Behavioral neuroscience; neurophysiology; neurological disease models in zebrafish
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Karen Reiss
Adjunct Professor- Zoology
- kzr1@humboldt.edu
- (707) 834-0468
Interests: Genetic, morphological, and behavioral diversification of Pacific Northwestern chipmunks
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Eve Robinson
Adjunct Professor - Zoology
- hr573@humboldt.edu
- (707) 826-3693
- TML 116C
Interests: Biomechanics, marine ecology, larval fish, fluid dynamics, MPAs, bio-physical predator-prey interactions, plankton, ecological modeling
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Joe Tyburczy Ph.D.
* Graduate FacultyAdjunct Professor-Marine Biology
- jtyburczy@ucsd.edu
- (707) 826-3245
- SCIB 225
Joe Tyburczy is an adjunct at Humboldt and also California Sea Grant Extension’s northernmost Specialist.
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Alyssa Semerdjian
Vertebrate Museum Collections Manager
- aes495@humboldt.edu
- (707) 826-4872
- Science C 203
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Frank J. Shaughnessy
Professor Emeritus - Botany and Marine Biology
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