Meet the Faculty

Department Chair

• Jennifer Young, PhD

  Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6517
  • Email: jlyoung@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 302

Professors

• Matthew Berezuk, PhD

  Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6502
  • Email: mberezuk@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 303
• David Dyer, PhD

  Executive Director and Professor, MS in Biotechnology Studies

  • Phone: (626) 815-2088
  • Email: ddyer@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 151
• Jon Milhon, Ph.D.

  Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6508
  • Email: jonmilhon@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 208
• Joshua Morris, PhD

  Interim Director, Office of Institutional Research and Assessment; Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry; Faculty Fellow, Honors College

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6509
  • Email: jmorris@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 204
• Sarah Richart, PhD

  Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6511
  • Email: srichart@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 210
• Cahleen Shrier, PhD

  Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6512
  • Email: cshrier@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 206
• Kenneth G. Sossa, PhD

  Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry

  • Phone: (626) 815-6619
  • Email: ksossa@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 215

Associate Professors

• Cristian Aguilar, PhD

  Associate Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry; Biosafety Program Institutional Officer

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6583
  • Email: caguilar@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 218
• Charles Chen, PhD

  Associate Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6622
  • Email: cpchen@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 207
• Philip Cox, PhD

  Associate Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6518
  • Email: pcox@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 301
• Kevin Sheng-Lin Huang, PhD

  Associate Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6505
  • Email: shuang@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 304
• Louise Ko Huang, PhD

  Acting Dean and Associate Professor, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; Director, Center for Research in Science; Director, Environmental Studies Program; Faculty Fellow, Honors College

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6481
  • Email: lhuang@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Ronald Building, Room 147A
• Willetta Toole-Simms, Ph.D.

  Associate Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6513
  • Email: wsimms@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Carl E. Wynn Academic Center, Room 211

Assistant Professors

• Elijah Roth, PhD

  Assistant Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6501
  • Email: eroth@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 305
• Marian Saleh, MA, MS

  Assistant Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6624
  • Email: msaleh@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 209
• Ryan Somers, PT, DPT

  Assistant Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6514
  • Email: rmsomers@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 202
• Dustin J. Van Hofwegen, Ph.D.

  Assistant Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000
  • Email: dvanhofwegen@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 213

Adjunct Professors

• John J. Dobrenen, M.A.

  Adjunct, Department of Biology and Chemistry

  • Phone: (626) 815-6460
  • Email: jdobrenen@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center
• Brenna Gittins

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry

  • Phone: (626) 815-6460
  • Email: bgittins@apu.edu
  • Office Location: West Campus
• Mihretu Guta, PhD

  Adjunct Professor, MS Biotechnology Studies, Department of Biology and Chemistry; Department of Philosophy

  • Email: mguta@apu.edu
• Charles Lam, MBA

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry

  • Email: clam@apu.edu
• Matthew Sanders, M.S.

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry

  • Phone: (626) 815-6460
  • Email: msanders@apu.edu
• Marlene Garcia Swider, PhD

  Adjunct Professor, MS Biotechnology Studies, Department of Biology and Chemistry

  • Email: mswider@apu.edu

Professors Emeriti

• Scott Kinnes, PhD

  Professor Emeritus, Department of Biology and Chemistry

  • Email: skinnes@apu.edu
• Bruce Spalding, Ph.D.

  Professor Emeritus, Department of Biology and Chemistry

  • Email: bspalding@apu.edu
• James White, PhD

  Professor Emeritus, Department of Biology and Chemistry

  • Email: jwhite@apu.edu