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
Note: This information is current for the 2021-22 academic year; however, all stated academic information is subject to change. Please refer to the current Academic Catalog for more information.