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Faculty

Faculty Office Hours
Name Office Student Office Hours Email
Altman, Robin TSC 3009  Wed 3pm-5pm in SQU 212, Fri 12pm-1pm in TSC 3009 altman@csus.edu
Ballerini, Anji TSC 4015  Tu, Th 12pm-12:30pm, Wed 1pm-3pm ballerini@csus.edu
Baxter, Jim TSC 5005  Mon, Wed 12:30pm-1:30pm, Tu 12:30pm-1:30pm jbaxter@csus.edu
Coleman, Ron TSC 3023  Wed 2pm-5pm rcoleman@csus.edu
Collins, Clint TSC 4019  Mon 1:30pm-4:30pm clint.collins@csus.edu
Crawford, Rob TSC 4011  Mon, Wed 10:30am-12pm robert.crawford@csus.edu
Davidson, Tim    Tu 10:30am-11:30am via Zoom, Tu 2pm-4pm via Zoom davidson@csus.edu
Davidyan, Arik TSC 5009  Th 11:55am-2:55pm in SQU 38 a.davidyan@csus.edu
Doty, Anna    Wed 1pm-4pm anna.doty@csus.edu
Gilkerson, Jonathan TSC 5013  Tu, Th 4:30pm-5:30pm, Wed 2:30pm-3:30pm gilkerson@csus.edu
Gleason, Lani    Mon 9am-12pm lani.gleason@csus.edu
Gonzalez-Orta, Enid TSC 3011  Wed 1:30pm-3pm, Th 11:30am-1pm gonzalezorta@csus.edu
Holland, Brett    Wed 8am-10am via Zoom holland@csus.edu
Kirvan, Christine TSC 3015  Mon 4pm-5pm via Zoom, Tu 4pm-5pm via Zoom ckirvan@csus.edu
Kneitel, Jamie TSC 5003  Mon, Wed 4pm-5:30pm kneitel@csus.edu
LaForgia, Marina    Wed 1pm-4pm marina.laforgia@csus.edu
Lindgren, Susanne TSC 3000 By appointment lindgren@csus.edu
Lopez, Chris    Wed 10am-11:30am c.lopez@csus.edu
Lundmark, Jen TSC 3017  Mon 12:15pm-1:15pm, Wed 10am-10:50am, Fri 12pm-12:50pm lundmark@csus.edu
McDonald, Kelly TSC 320D  By appointment mcdonald@csus.edu
Mukerji, Joya TSC 3005  Mon 3:30pm-4pm in HMB 116, Wed 1:30pm-3:30pm in TSC 3005, Fri 1pm-1:30pm via Zoom joya.mukerji@csus.edu
Mulligan, Kim TSC 4021  Mon, Wed 10:30am-12pm kimberly.mulligan@csus.edu
Nguyen, Hao    Tu, Th 10:20am-11:50am hao.nguyen@csus.edu
Olsan, Erin TSC 4005  Tu, Th 10:30am-12pm e.olsan@csus.edu
Peavy, Tom TSC 5007  Tu 12pm-1:30pm, Th 1pm-2:30pm trpeavy@csus.edu
Reams, Drew TSC 4007  Tu 1pm-4pm andrew.reams@csus.edu
Rechs, Adam TSC 5017  Tu 12pm-1:30pm, Th 9am-10:30am rechs@csus.edu
Visger, Clayton    Mon 9am-11am via Zoom, Tu 3pm-4pm via Zoom clayton.visger@csus.edu
Wright, Michael TSC 3007  Mon 9:30am-10:30am in TSC 3007, Wed 3pm-5pm in SQU 212 m.wright@csus.edu

Lecturers

Lecturer Office Hours
Name Office Student Office Hours Email
Barclay, Sharlie TSC 3021  By appointment sharlie.barclay@csus.edu
Bendorf, Christin TSC 3001  Tu, Th 10:30am-11:30am in TSC 3001, Wed 12pm-1pm in TSC 3035 cbendorf@csus.edu
Bonavita, Cassie TSC 3013  Tu 10:30am-11:30am c.bonavita@csus.edu
Buttimer, Shannon SQU 120C  Th 10am-11am in HMB 124 shannon.buttimer@csus.edu
Coen, Amanda TSC 3021  Mon 2pm-3:30pm, Th 2pm-3:30pm amanda.coen@csus.edu
Contino, Colin SQU 205  Th 12pm-1pm or by appointment c.e.contino@csus.edu
Crain, Dani SLN 5007  Tu 1:30pm-2:30pm crain@csus.edu
Eder, Kai TSC 3001  Wed 4pm-5:30pm in TSC 3001, Tu 1:30pm-3pm via Zoom kai.eder@csus.edu
Eiselein, Larissa TSC 4001  Mon, Wed 12pm-12:50pm in SLN 2003, Th 11am-11:50am in TSC 4001 leiselei@csus.edu
Engstrom, Karina TSC 3021  Mon 9:30am-11am, Tu 9:30am-11am k.hiceengstrom@csus.edu
Ernst, Alan SQU 214  Mon, Wed, Fri 12pm-1pm alan.ernst@csus.edu
Foster, William SLN 5008  Tu 10:20am-12pm william.foster@csus.edu
Hamilton, William SQU 120B  Mon 2pm-4pm william.hamilton@csus.edu
Hanstad, Janet SQU 126  Wed 12:20pm-12:55pm, Th 2:20pm-2:55pm or by appointment hanstad@csus.edu
Hennig, Krista TSC 3021  Mon 4:30pm-5:30pm, Th 10:30am-11:30am krista.hennig@csus.edu
Hereford, Joe    Tu 10am via Zoom j.hereford@csus.edu
Ishikawa, Cathy SQU 205  Mon, Wed 1pm-2:30pm ishikawa@csus.edu
Jazbi, Parisa TSC 3013  Tu 12pm-1pm via Zoom or by appointment parisa.jazbi@csus.edu
Kammerer, Brittany SQU 120B  Mon, Wed 12pm-1:15pm b.kammerer@csus.edu
Khan, Sabina SLN 5007  Tu 1:30pm-2:30pm in SLN 5007, Fri 2:30pm-3:30pm via Zoom seherkhan@csus.edu
Krueger, Lori SQU 126  Mon 12pm-12:45pm, Tu 9:30am-10:15am Wed 12pm-12:45pm lori.krueger@csus.edu
Lin, Kirk SQU 120C  Th 9am-11am in SQU 120C, Th 8pm-9pm via Zoom k.lin@csus.edu
Marawala, Zarir SLN 5008  Fri 7-8pm via Zoom or by appointment in person  z.g.marawala@csus.edu
Nikityuk, Victoria SLN 5007  Mon 5:30pm-6:30pm via Zoom dnikityuk@csus.edu
Oppenheimer, Sarah SQU 120B  Mon, Wed 9:50am-10:50am via Zoom sarah.oppenheimer@csus.edu
Quinones-Soto, Semarhy SQU 320C  Mon 3:30pm-4:30pm, Th 2pm-4pm e.quinones-soto@csus.edu
Rosenblatt, Connor SQU 205  Mon 11:30am-1:30pm in HMB 220 connor.rosenblatt@csus.edu
Strandgaard, Chris TSC 4001  Tu, Th 1:30pm-2:30pm, Wed 10am-11am and by appointment cstrand@csus.edu
Subramanian, Kelly SQU 126  Wed 2pm-3pm via Zoom or by appointment subramanian@csus.edu
Villegas, Isaac TSC 3013  Tu 3pm-4:30pm isaac.villegas@csus.edu
Watters, Cody TSC 3019  Tu, Th 9am-10:20am or by appointment cw2559@csus.edu

Teaching Associates

Teaching Associate Office Hours
Name Office Student Office Hours Email
Chandar, Shelby  SQU 337  Th 1:30pm-2:30pm in SQU 38 shelbychandar@csus.edu
Ciffone, Hannah SQU 337  Th 12pm-1pm hrduane@csus.edu
Miller, Katelyn SQU 337  Mon 10am-12:30pm katelynmiller@csus.edu

Advising Information

Here are advising materials to assist undergraduate students in the major of the Department of Biological Sciences

  • Our FAQ page has answers to common questions regarding declaring the major, how to find your way through the department programs, and common issues that arise: Frequently Asked Questions
  • Our E-Planner is a modified excel file that can be downloaded and filled out. This is great for planning future courses and organizing previous courses. GPA will be calculated as you enter your grades. The different worksheets represent the different academic programs:

E-Planner (Students use this to track progress to degree: Click the link, then select “File" (upper left corner), choose “Save As”, and then "Download a Copy”)

Video for E-Planner use