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, Ph.D.

  Executive Director and Professor, M.S. in Biotechnology

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

• 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
• Megan Prosser, PhD

  Interim Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; Associate Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3500
  • Email: mprosser@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Ronald Building, 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

• Cristian Aguilar, PhD

  Assistant Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry

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

  Assistant Professor, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6519
  • Email: mdrummond@apu.edu
  • Office Location: Segerstrom Science Center, Room 306
• 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, #209
• Ryan Somers, PT, DPT

  Assistant Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6514
  • Email: rmsomers@apu.edu
• 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
• Louise Ko Huang, PhD

  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
• Marlene Garcia Swider, PhD

  Adjunct Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry

  • Email: mswider@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