Faculty Directory

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360-6503653 | BI 309

I was born and raised in México City. My siblings and I are first-generation college students whose parents encouraged and supported their dreams. I have always wanted to learn about animal behavior. I vividly remember the empty lots surrounding my house: turning over rocks to look for snakes or lizards, looking at the grass in search of grasshoppers, and... (read more in my profile)

Research interests: Role of marine mammals in their environment and their interactions with humans.

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360-6503634 | Bi 137

Deep-sea, larval ecologist from Kansas!

| BI 367

Research interests: Ecology, general biology, plant biology, biostatistics.

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360-6502920 | Online via Zoom; please email me for link

Research interests: 1) Secondary metabolites; 2) biodegradable plastics

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360-6506796 | BI 338

One of my favorite things about science education research is seeing the impact of pedagogy on how students perceive and incorporate science into their worldview. Teaching science to students who will not go on to major in STEM fields is an incredibly worthy mission and I strive to find innovative ways to provide equitable access to science so that every student can be successful.

Research interests: Biology education

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360-6506551 | Appointments via Zoom (please email to schedule)

Research interests: Evo-Devo of Fish Bite Mechanics

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360-6504671 | BI 306

I study neuronal pathways of protein quality control and I do research in Biology education. I hope my students will explore as they learn, and I strive to make science at WWU and beyond more inclusive and accessible to anyone who is interested in how life works.

Research interests: Protein stability, turnover, and trafficking in neurons.

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360-6506575 | BI 237

I am a naturalist at heart, striving to better understand the natural world: the diversity of species, their environments, and their interactions.

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360-6507251 | BI 310

I’ve been a member of the Biology Department and the Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education Group since Fall 1998. I completed my Master’s degree in Ecology at the University of California, Davis and my PhD in Zoology at the University of British Columbia. Prior to graduate school, I was a science teacher in a large, urban high school in Southern California. (More info in my profile)

Research interests: Physiological ecology of marine invertebrates; Pinto abalone conservation; Biology education

360-6502869 | BI 305

Oddly enough, my passion for science came about after I graduated from college, when I worked as a research technician in a biochemistry lab at the University of Pennsylvania. Fortunately for me, my mentor in this lab looked past my lack of research experience and hired me based on my references as a landscaper, and I am so grateful that he did.... (read more in my profile)

Research interests: Cilia and centrosome biology; Digital image analysis in microscopy

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360-6503649 | BI 307

Research interests: Ecosystem ecology, biodiversity effects on carbon and nitrogen cycles, plant community ecology, effects of riparian restoration on stream water quality

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| BI 365

Research interests: I study the cell and molecular biology of neurodevelopment and neurodevelopmental disorders.

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360-6506795 | BI 413

My interests include nucleic acid biology, equity and inclusion in STEM, the outdoors and the performing arts (More info in my profile)

Research interests: Eukaryotic Gene Regulation; RNA biology and biochemistry; Cell Biology

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360-6503640

I hope the information in this biography provides you with a better understanding of me as person and instructor. Students, staff, and faculty all have such interesting and unique paths, and I hope that sharing information helps us understand the importance of diverse perspectives and the need to work together to move forward. I was born in New York but grew up in southern California.

Research interests: Evolutionary ecologist interested in phenotypic plasticity of marine organisms

360-6507464 | BI 367

I love microbes of all sorts! For 40 years, I was a research marine biologist with NOAA in Alaska - authoring over 75 papers on the interaction of disease and pollution. Done climbing ladder, helping others up.

360-6507935 | BI 406

My speciality is the marine microbial ecology and geomicrobiology of hydrothermal vent systems.

Research interests: Marine Microbial Ecology and Geomicrobiology

360-6507478 | BI 366

I was born and raised in the far southeastern corner of Washington State.  This region is a high plains desert, shrub-steppe ecosystem. 

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360-6503636 | BI 410

I identify as a husband, father, member of a multiracial family, naturalist, entomologist, and geeky nerd hellbent on spreading my love of insect diversity...(click to read more in my profile)

Research interests: Entomology; Ecology; Evolutionary Biology; Biodiversity Informatics

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| Bl 157

I am a developmental biologist, mom, and rescue dog-owner. I was born and raised in Canada. My lab studies molecular and genetic mechanisms that regulate blood vessel growth, patterning, and integrity using zebrafish as a model organism.

Research interests: Vascular Development and Integrity; Cell and Molecular Biology

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360-6506599 | BI 315

My research focuses on plants! My love of plants started with some inspiring professors in college at the University of New York, Binghamton and continued afterwards as I worked a few years after graduation at a local landscaping nursery learning the basics of plant horticulture. Working at the nursery made me think a lot of the enormous variety in plant traits... (read more in my profile)

Research interests: Plant genetics, Developmental mechanisms, Transcriptional regulation, Microscopy

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360-6502152 | BI 412

I am a husband, dad, musician, social justice advocate, runner, and rock climber who took a long time to see himself as a biologist.

Research interests: Genetics; Cell Biology; Bioinformatics; Protein Expression; Yeast; Mating Pheromone Response

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| BI 231

360-6507267 | BI 409

Background in music, art and science

Research interests: Molecular biology and genetics using Drosophila and Passiflora as a model

360-6503641 | BI 411

Research interests: Evolutionary Biology,Evolutionary Ecology, Molecular Ecology

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360-6504523 | BI 157

360-6503633 | BI161

Research interests: Biology Education; Student Advising; Structure and Function of Ion Channels

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360-6507464 | BI 231

Research interests: Evolution, ecology, and conservation, primates, Tarsiidae

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360-6507473 | BI 308

I grew up in northern India, and spent much of my youth birding and botanizing in the Himalayas. As an undergraduate at Delhi University, I got interested in cell and molecular biology. At Western, I study cell-cell interactions in plants, with a focus on a gene family called HD-AGPs. My students and I have shown that HD-AGPs are multi-functional extracellular proteins that evolve rapidly and have

Research interests: Plant cell biology, cell-cell interactions, extracellular proteins, cell walls

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| BI 365

I have always loved nature and have dedicated much of my adult life building and investing a skillset in the field of biological sciences. Most recently my focus has been on studying botany and plant physiology, but I have also studied marine mammalogy, environmental education, ecology, natural history, restoration, and conservation.

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360-6507400 | BI 231 (in-person or Zoom)

Research interests: Algal physiology and ecology; chemical acclimation strategies; marine dispersal and population connectivity

360-6507484 | BI312

I study aging and neurodegenerative disease using fruit flies. My scientific path included a lot of exploration of "non-traditional" science careers and contemplation of the meaning of life. I don't know that I've made much progress on some of those bigger questions, but along the way, I have learned so much about the world around us and the scientific principals that govern cellular function.

Research interests: Molecular mechanisms of aging and neurodegeneration

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| BI-365

Born near Washington, D.C. Instructor at WWU since 2019.

Research interests: Neuroscience, Cell Biology, Human Physiology

360-6507483 | Biology 235

Research interests: Systematics of the Berberidaceae, ecological role of apomixis, restoration ecology

360-6504885 | BI 408

Research interests: Genetics of forest trees, genomics, bioinformatics