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If you have questions contact us at bio@csus.edu.

Faculty

Faculty Office Hours
Name Office Student Office Hours Email
Altman, Robin TSC 3009 Wed 3-5pm in SQU 212, Fri 8-9am in TSC 3009 altman@csus.edu
Ballerini, Evangeline TSC 4015 On Sabbatical Fall 2025 ballerini@csus.edu
Baxter, Jim TSC 5005 Spring Only jbaxter@csus.edu
Coleman, Ron TSC 3023 Wed 2-5pm in HMB 119 rcoleman@csus.edu
Collins, Clint TSC 4019 Mon/Thur 10:30am-12pm clint.collins@csus.edu
Crawford, Rob TSC 4011   robert.crawford@csus.edu
Davidson, Tim   Wed 2:15-5:15pm (zoom) davidson@csus.edu
Davidyan, Arik TSC 5009 Thur 11:55am-2:55pm in SQU 38 a.davidyan@csus.edu
Doty, Anna   Tue/Thur 2:45-4:15pm anna.doty@csus.edu
Gilkerson, Jonathan TSC 5013 Mon/Thur 1-2pm, Wed 4:30-5:30pm  gilkerson@csus.edu
Gleason, Lani   Mon 9am-12pm  lani.gleason@csus.edu
Gonzalez-Orta, Enid TSC 3011 Tue 11:30am-1pm, Wed 3-4:30pm gonzalezorta@csus.edu
Holland, Brett   Thur 12-3pm (zoom) holland@csus.edu
Kirvan, Christine TSC 3015   ckirvan@csus.edu
Kneitel, Jamie TSC 5003   kneitel@csus.edu
LaForgia, Marina   Tue 12:30-3:30pm marina.laforgia@csus.edu
Lindgren, Susanne TSC 3000 By appointment lindgren@csus.edu
Lopez, Chris   Tue 12-1:30pm, Wed 9-10:30am c.lopez@csus.edu
Lundmark, Jen TSC 3017  Wed/Fri 10-11am, Tue 4-5pm (zoom) lundmark@csus.edu
McDonald, Kelly TSC 320D Tue 4:30-5:30pm in SQU 339 or by appt., Mon 3-5pm or by appt. (zoom) mcdonald@csus.edu
Mukerji, Joya TSC 3005 Mon 3:15-4:15pm in HMB 116, Wed 1:30-3:30pm in TSC 3005 joya.mukerji@csus.edu
Mulligan, Kim TSC 4021 Wed 10:30am-12pm, Tue 1-2:30pm (zoom) kimberly.mulligan@csus.edu
Nguyen, Hao   Tue/Thur 10:20-11:50am hao.nguyen@csus.edu
Olsan, Erin TSC 4005 Wed/Thur 10-11:30am e.olsan@csus.edu
Peavy, Tom TSC 5007 Wed 1-3pm, Thur 12-1pm trpeavy@csus.edu
Reams, Drew TSC 4007 Thur 11:45am-2:45pm andrew.reams@csus.edu
Rechs, Adam TSC 5017 Mon/Wed/Fri 10-11am rechs@csus.edu
Visger, Clayton   Tue 2-5pm (zoom) clayton.visger@csus.edu
Wright, Michael TSC 3007 Mon 9:30-10:30am in TSC 3007, Wed 3-5pm in SQU 212 m.wright@csus.edu

Lecturers

Lecturer Office Hours
Name Office Student Office Hours Email
Baker, Ange SQU 126 By appointment (zoom) angela.baker@csus.edu
Bendorf, Christin TSC 3001 Tue 10:30-11:30am, Wed 12-2pm cbendorf@csus.edu
Bonavita, Cassie TSC 3013 Mon 4-5pm c.bonavita@csus.edu
Buttimer, Shannon SQU 120C Tue 1-2pm shannon.buttimer@csus.edu
Coen, Amanda TSC 3021 Mon 1-1:30pm in SQU 208, Tue 12-1:15pm in TSC 3021, Wed 10-11am in SQU 208 amanda.coen@csus.edu
Contino, Colin SQU 205 Tue 11am-12pm, Thur 12-1pm c.e.contino@csus.edu
Eder, Kai TSC 3001 Thur 10-11:30am kai.eder@csus.edu
Eiselein, Larissa TSC 4001 Mon/Wed 12-12:50 in SLN 2003, Thur 10:30-11:20am in TSC 4001 leiselei@csus.edu
Engstrom, Karina TSC 3021 Tue/Thur 10:45-11:45am, Wed 11:30am-12:30pm k.hiceengstrom@csus.edu
Ernst, Alan SQU 214 Mon/Wed/Fri 12-1pm alan.ernst@csus.edu
Foster, William SLN 5008   william.foster@csus.edu
Hamilton, William SQU 114 Mon/Wed 11:50am-12:50pm william.hamilton@csus.edu
Hanstad, Janet SQU 126 Wed 8:30-9am in TSC 3031, Wed 12-12:45pm in SQU 126, Fri 8:30-9am in TSC 3027 hanstad@csus.edu
Hennig, Krista TSC 3021 Mon 12:15-12:45pm, Thur 1:45-2:45pm krista.hennig@csus.edu
Ishikawa, Cathy SQU 205 Mon/Wed 12:30-1:30pm or by appt. ishikawa@csus.edu
Jazbi, Parisa TSC 3013 Tue 12-1:30pm or by appt. (zoom) parisa.jazbi@csus.edu
Kammerer, Brittany SQU 120B Mon 10am-12pm, Tue 12-1pm b.kammerer@csus.edu
Krueger, Lori SQU 126 Mon 3-4pm, Tue 10:30-11:30am lori.krueger@csus.edu
Lin, Kirk SQU 120C Thur 3-5pm k.lin@csus.edu
Nikityuk, Victoria SLN 5007 Wed 1:15-2:15pm dnikityuk@csus.edu
Oppenheimer, Sarah SQU 114 Tue/Thur 11am-12:30pm sarah.oppenheimer@csus.edu
Quinones-Soto, Semarhy SQU 320C Mon 1-3:30pm e.quinones-soto@csus.edu
Rosenblatt, Connor SQU 205 Mon 11:30am-1pm in HMB 220 connor.rosenblatt@csus.edu
Strandgaard, Chris TSC 4001 Wed 8-11am and by appt. cstrand@csus.edu
Subramanian, Kelly SQU 126 Mon 9-10am, Fri 10-11am subramanian@csus.edu
Thongphanh, Krista TSC 3013 Wed 11am-12pm k.thongphanh@csus.edu
Watters, Cody TSC 3019 Tue/Wed 9-10:30am or by appt. cw2559@csus.edu

Teaching Associates

Teaching Associate Office Hours
Name Office Student Office Hours Email
Chandar, Shelby  SQU 337 Mon 2-3pm in SQU 38 shelbychandar@csus.edu
Ciffone, Hannah SQU 337 Thur 12-1pm hrduane@csus.edu
Loeffler, Rachel SQU 337 Mon/Wed 2-2:45pm rloeffler@csus.edu
Miller, Katelyn SQU 337   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