Meet the Faculty

Department Chair

Megan Prosser, Ph.D.
Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6503
- Email: mprosser@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 209

Professors

Matthew Berezuk, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6502
- Email: mberezuk@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 303
Scott Kinnes, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6506
- Email: skinnes@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 205
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, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6509
- Email: jmorris@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 204
Sarah Richart, Ph.D.
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, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6512
- Email: cshrier@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 206
Kathleen Tallman, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6516
- Email: ktallman@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 212

Associate Professors

Charles Chen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6622
- Email: cpchen@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 207
Eric Davis, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6519
- Email: edavis@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 306
Kevin Sheng-Lin Huang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6505
- Email: shuang@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 304
Carrie Miller, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6501
- Email: cmiller@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 305
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
Jennifer Young, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6517
- Email: jlyoung@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 302

Assistant Professors

Cristian Aguilar, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6583
- Email: caguilar@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 218
Philip Cox, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6518
- Email: pcox@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 301
Ron Norris, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6621
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 213
Marian Saleh, M.A., M.S.
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6624
- Email: msaleh@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, #214

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
Louise Ko Huang, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; Director, Center for Research in Science
- Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6481
- Email: lhuang@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 150
Matthew Sanders, M.S.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Phone: (626) 815-6460
- Email: msanders@apu.edu
Kathy M. Shyers, M.S.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Phone: (626) 815-6460
- Email: kshyers@apu.edu
Ryan Somers, PT, DPT
Adjunct Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Phone: (626) 319-0948
- Email: rmsomers@apu.edu
Lisa Sommers, M.A.
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Phone: (626) 815-6460
- Email: lsommers@apu.edu

Professors Emeriti

Bruce Spalding, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Email: bspalding@apu.edu
James White, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Phone: (626) 815-6000
- Email: jwhite@apu.edu
- Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center

Note: This information is current for the 2018-19 academic year; however, all stated academic information is subject to change. Please refer to the current Academic Catalog for more information.