Faculty and Staff
Division of Natural and Mathematical Sciences

Lisa Hernández, Ph.D.
Professor of MathematicsDean, College of Arts and SciencesProfessor of Mathematics
Office Phone: (951) 343-4363E-mail: lihernandez@calbaptist.eduOffice Location: James Building, 457
Degree | Major Emphasis | Institution | Year |
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Ph.D. | Mathematics | University of California, Riverside | 2006 |
M.S. | Mathematics | University of California, Riverside | 2002 |
B.A. | Mathematics | University of California, Riverside | 2000 |

Thomas E. Ferko, Ph.D.
Professor of ChemistryAssociate Dean, Division of Natural and Mathematical SciencesOffice Phone: (951) 343-4399E-mail: tferko@calbaptist.eduOffice Location: James Building, 454
Degree | Major Emphasis | Institution | Year |
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Ph.D. | Analytical Chemistry | Purdue University | 2001 |
B.S. | Secondary Education / Chemistry | Juniata College | 1992 |

Bruce Prins, Ph.D.
Professor of BiologyDepartment Chair, Biological SciencesProgram Director, M.S. in Biomedical Sciences
Office Phone: (951) 343-4266E-mail: bprins@calbaptist.eduOffice Location: James Building, 461
Degree | Major Emphasis | Institution | Year |
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Ph.D. | Pharmacology and Toxicology | University of California, Irvine | 1992 |
B.A. | Biology | Point Loma College | 1983 |

Patrick Schacht, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of BiochemistryDepartment Chair, Chemical SciencesOffice Phone: (951) 552-8819E-mail: pschacht@calbaptist.eduOffice Location: James Building, 464
Degree | Major Emphasis | Institution | Year |
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Ph.D. | Genetics, Genomics, & Bioinformatics | University of California, Riverside | 2013 |
B.S. | Biochemistry | Biola University | 2007 |

Robert Willett, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of MathematicsDepartment Chair, Mathematical SciencesOffice Phone: 343-4322E-mail: rwillett@calbaptist.eduOffice Location: James 475
Degree | Major Emphasis | Institution | Year |
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Ph.D. | Mathematics | University of California, Riverside | 2016 |
M.S. | Mathematics | University of California, Riverside | 2013 |
B.S. | Mathematics | California Baptist University | 2011 |

Melissa Antonio, Ph.D.
Professor of BiologyOffice Phone: (951) 552-8629E-mail: mantonio@calbaptist.eduOffice Location: James Building, 469
Degree | Major Emphasis | Institution | Year |
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Ph.D. | Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology | University of California, Riverside | 2010 |
B.S. | Biological Sciences | University of California, Riverside | 2005 |

Dennis K. Bideshi, Ph.D.
Professor of BiologyLicensed Clinical Laboratory Scientist - Microbiologist: M(CLS), M(ASCP)Office Phone: (951) 343-4397E-mail: dbideshi@calbaptist.eduOffice Location: James Building (West), 200
Degree | Major Emphasis | Institution | Year |
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Ph.D. | Genetics/Molecular Virology. Dissertation: Molecular Characterization, and Functional and Phylogenetic Analyses of Genes Involved in Granulovirus Replication and Occlusion | University of California, Riverside | 1999 |
M.A. | Biological Sciences (Microbiology Emphasis). Thesis: Comparison of Methicillin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococci. | California State University, Fullerton | 1992 |
M(CLS)/M(ASCP) | Clinical Laboratory Scientist - Clinical Microbiology/Immunology | Huntington Memorial Hospital, Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Pasadena, California. | 1985-1986 |
B.A. | Biological Sciences | California State University, Fullerton | 1984 |

Jim Buchholz, Ph.D.
Professor of Mathematics and PhysicsOffice Phone: (951) 343-4359E-mail: jbuchholz@calbaptist.eduOffice Location: James Building, 138
Degree | Major Emphasis | Institution | Year |
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Ph.D. | Physics | University of California, Riverside | 1996 |
M.S. | Physics | Texas A&M University | 1985 |
B.A. | Science Education and Physics | Indiana State University | 1982 |

Linn Carothers, Ph.D.
Professor of MathematicsOffice Phone: (951) 343-4961E-mail: lcarothers@calbaptist.eduOffice Location: James Building, 472
Degree | Major Emphasis | Institution | Year |
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Ph.D. | Educational Psychology and Statistics | University of Southern California | 1987 |
M.Sc. | Biostatistics and Epidemiology | California State University, Northridge | 1979 |
B.Sc. | Biological Sciences | University of Southern California | 1973 |

J. Alex Chediak, Ph.D.
Professor of Engineering and Physics Office Phone: (951) 343-4912E-mail: achediak@calbaptist.eduOffice Location: James Building, 480
Degree | Major Emphasis | Institution | Year |
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Ph.D. | Materials Science and Engineering | University of California, Berkeley | 2004 |
M.S. | Materials Science and Engineering | University of California, Berkeley | 2001 |
B.S. | Ceramic Engineering | Alfred University | 1996 |

Hyung Choi
Professor of PhysicsOffice Phone: (951) 552-8723E-mail: hchoi@calbaptist.eduOffice Location: James Building

Anabel Flores Arenas, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of BiologyOffice Phone: 951-343-4873E-mail: aflores@calbaptist.eduOffice Location: James 382
Degree | Major Emphasis | Institution | Year |
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Ph.D. | Cell and Molecular Biology | University of Michigan | 2019 |
B.S. | Biology and Spanish | California Baptist University | 2010 |

L. Alan Fossett, Ph.D.
Professor of ChemistryOffice Phone: (951) 343-4265E-mail: afossett@calbaptist.eduOffice Location: James Building, 460
Degree | Major Emphasis | Institution | Year |
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Ph.D. | Chemistry | University of California, Davis | 1987 |
B.S. | Chemistry | Northwest Nazarene College | 1982 |

Ted Grant, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of PhysicsOffice Phone: (951) 552-8357E-mail: tgrant@calbaptist.eduOffice Location: James Building, 468
Degree | Major Emphasis | Institution | Year |
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Ph.D. | Physics / Chemical and Material Physics | University of California Irvine | 2014 |
M.S. | Physics / Chemical and Material Physics | University of California Irvine | 2014 |
B.S. | Chemistry | University of California Riverside | 2008 |
B.S. | Physics | University of California Riverside | 2008 |

Nathanael Heyman, Ph.D.
Professor of BiologyAdjunct Faculty of Physician Assistant Studies
Office Phone: (951)552-8533E-mail: nheyman@calbaptist.eduOffice Location: Mission Hall, 102
Degree | Major Emphasis | Institution | Year |
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Ph.D. | Physiological Sciences | University of Arizona School of Medicine | 2007 |
B.S. | Biology | Lee University | 1997 |
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Hannah (Ying) Hu, Ph.D.
Professor of ChemistryOffice Phone: (951)-552-8634E-mail: yhu@calbaptist.eduOffice Location: James Building, 482
Degree | Major Emphasis | Institution | Year |
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Ph.D. | Photochemical Sciences | Bowling Green State University | December 2008 |
B.S.E. | Chemical Engineering | Dalian University of Technology, Liaoning CHINA | June 2002 |

Steve Kish, D.Min
Lecturer in MathematicsOffice Phone: (951) 343-4825E-mail: skish@calbaptist.eduOffice Location: James Building, 248
Degree | Major Emphasis | Institution | Year |
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D.Min | Ministry | Gateway Seminary of the Southern Baptist Convention | 2020 |
M.Div. | Theology | Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary | 2003 |
B.A. | Mathematics | University of California, Riverside | 1995 |

Bonjun Koo, Ph.D.
Professor of Natural ScienceOffice Phone: (951) 343-4621E-mail: BonjunKoo@calbaptist.eduOffice Location: James Building 186
Degree | Major Emphasis | Institution | Year |
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Ph.D. | Soil and Water Science/ Environmental Biogeochemistry | University of California, Riverside | 2001 |
M.Sc. | Organic Chemistry and Pesticide | Konkuk University, Seoul, S. Korea | 1993 |
B.Sc. | Agricultural Chemistry | Konkuk University, Seoul, S. Korea | 1989 |

Jacob Lanphere, Ph.D.
Professor of Environmental ScienceOffice Phone: (951) 552-8383E-mail: jlanphere@calbaptist.eduOffice Location: James 184
Degree | Major Emphasis | Institution | Year |
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Ph.D. | Chemical and Environmental Engineering | University of California, Riverside | 2014 |
B.S. | Environmental Engineering | University of California, Riverside | 2011 |

Esther Lee, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of StatisticsProgram Director, M.S. in Applied MathematicsOffice Phone: (951) 343-4942E-mail: elee@calbaptist.eduOffice Location: James 479
Degree | Major Emphasis | Institution | Year |
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Ph.D. | Economics / Econometrics | University of California, Irvine | 2010 |

Jenifer Nalbandian, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of ChemistryOffice Phone: (951) 343-4306E-mail: jnalbandian@calbaptist.eduOffice Location: James 478
Degree | Major Emphasis | Institution | Year |
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Ph.D. | Organic Chemistry | University of California, Riverside | |
M.S. | Chemistry | University of California, Riverside | |
B.S. | Chemistry/Biochemistry Emphasis | Pepperdine University |

Michelle Nielsen Hernandez, Ph.D.
Professor of MathematicsOffice Phone: (951) 552-8788E-mail: mnielsen@calbaptist.eduOffice Location: James Building, 138
Degree | Major Emphasis | Institution | Year |
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Ph.D. | Mathematics | University of Minnesota | 2010 |
M.S. | Mathematics, Statistics Minor | University of Minnesota | 2009 |
B.A. | Mathematics and Secondary Education | Bethel University | 2003 |

Marilyn Panaro, M.A.
Lecturer in Natural SciencesOffice Phone: (951) 343-4764E-mail: mpanaro@calbaptist.eduOffice Location: James Building, 453
Degree | Major Emphasis | Institution | Year |
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M.A. | Bioethics | Trinity International University | 2003 |
B.S. | Microbiology and Biophysical Sciences | State University of New York at Buffalo | 1988 |
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Hyun-Woo (Andrew) Park, Ph.D.
Professor of BiologyOffice Phone: (951) 343-4766E-mail: hpark@calbaptist.eduOffice Location: James Building, Room 201
Degree | Major Emphasis | Institution | Year |
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Ph.D. | Entomology/Insect Pathology | University of California, Riverside | 1999 |
M.S. | Agriculture/Insect Pathology | Seoul National University, Korea | 1995 |
B.S. | Agriculture | Seoul National University, Korea | 1990 |

Stephen Runyan, Ph.D.
Professor of BiologyOffice Phone: (951) 552-8452E-mail: srunyan@calbaptist.eduOffice Location: Mission Hall 104
Degree | Major Emphasis | Institution | Year |
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Ph.D. | Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Physiology | University of California, Los Angeles | 2007 |
M.S. | Physiological Science | University of California, Los Angeles | 2003 |
B.S. | Physiological Science | University of California, Los Angeles | 2001 |

Michael Sill, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of MathematicsOffice Phone: (951) 552-8384E-mail: msill@calbaptist.eduOffice Location: James Building, 473
Degree | Major Emphasis | Institution | Year |
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Ph.D. | Mathematics | University of California, Riverside | 2012 |
B.S. | Physics | Loyola Marymount University | 2006 |
B.S | Mathematics | Loyola Marymount University | 2006 |

Satoru Suzuki, Ph.D.
Professor of ChemistryOffice Phone: (951)552-8726E-mail: ssuzuki@calbaptist.eduOffice Location: James Building, 466
Degree | Major Emphasis | Institution | Year |
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Ph.D. | Chemistry | Arizona State University | 1996 |
B.S. | Chemistry/Biology | Grand Canyon University | 1991 |

Daniel Szeto, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology and BiochemistryOffice Phone: (951) 552-8735E-mail: dszeto@calbaptist.eduOffice Location: Mission Hall Room 104
Degree | Major Emphasis | Institution | Year |
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Ph.D. | Biomedical Sciences | University of California, San Diego | 1998 |
M.S. | Molecular Biology | San Diego State University | 1990 |
B.S. | Bacteriology | University of California, Davis | 1986 |

Jones Tsai, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of BiochemistryOffice Phone: (951) 552-8368E-mail: jtsai@calbaptist.eduOffice Location: James 477
Degree | Major Emphasis | Institution | Year |
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Ph.D. | Biomedical Engineering | Columbia University | 2010 |
M.S. | Biomedical Engineering | Columbia University | 2004 |
B.S. | Bioengineering: Premedical | University of California San Diego | 2003 |

Andrew Zhou, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of ChemistryOffice Phone: (951) 552-8611E-mail: hzhou@calbaptist.eduOffice Location: James 360
Degree | Major Emphasis | Institution | Year |
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Ph.D. | Chemistry | Wake Forest University | Dec. 2006 |
B.S. | Chemistry | Peking University | July 1999 |

Kimberlee Bartholomew
Secretary, Division of Natural and Mathematical SciencesOffice Phone: (951) 552-8662E-mail: kbartholomew@calbaptist.eduOffice Location: JAME469

Laura Flood
Administrative Secretary, Division of Natural and Mathematical SciencesOffice Phone: (951) 552-8988E-mail: lflood@calbaptist.eduOffice Location: James Complex-South (Old) 467

Allie Floyd
Director of Academic Operations, Division of Natural & Mathematical SciencesOffice Phone: 951-343-4380E-mail: afloyd@calbaptist.eduOffice Location: James Building, 455

Julianne Ratzlaff
Laboratory Coordinator, Division of Natural and Mathematical SciencesOffice Phone: 951-343-4430E-mail: jratzlaff@calbaptist.edu

Jacob Shonkwiler
Laboratory TechnicianOffice Phone: (951) 552-8241E-mail: jshonkwiler@calbaptist.eduOffice Location: Mission Hall 101