Faculty and Staff

Division of Natural and Mathematical Sciences

Lisa Hernández, Ph.D.

Professor of Mathematics
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Professor of Mathematics
Office Phone: (951) 343-4363
E-mail: lihernandez@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Building, 457

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	Mathematics	University of California, Riverside	2006
M.S.	Mathematics	University of California, Riverside	2002
B.A.	Mathematics	University of California, Riverside	2000

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Thomas E. Ferko, Ph.D.

Professor of Chemistry
Associate Dean, Division of Natural and Mathematical Sciences
Office Phone: (951) 343-4399
E-mail: tferko@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Building, 454

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	Analytical Chemistry	Purdue University	2001
B.S.	Secondary Education / Chemistry	Juniata College	1992

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Bruce Prins, Ph.D.

Professor of Biology
Department Chair, Biological Sciences
Program Director, M.S. in Biomedical Sciences
Office Phone: (951) 343-4266
E-mail: bprins@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Building, 461

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	Pharmacology and Toxicology	University of California, Irvine	1992
B.A.	Biology	Point Loma College	1983

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Patrick Schacht, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Biochemistry
Department Chair, Chemical Sciences
Office Phone: (951) 552-8819
E-mail: pschacht@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Building, 464

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	Genetics, Genomics, & Bioinformatics	University of California, Riverside	2013
B.S.	Biochemistry	Biola University	2007

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Robert Willett, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Mathematics
Department Chair, Mathematical Sciences
Office Phone: 343-4322
E-mail: rwillett@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James 475

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	Mathematics	University of California, Riverside	2016
M.S.	Mathematics	University of California, Riverside	2013
B.S.	Mathematics	California Baptist University	2011

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Melissa Antonio, Ph.D.

Professor of Biology
Office Phone: (951) 552-8629
E-mail: mantonio@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Building, 469

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology	University of California, Riverside	2010
B.S.	Biological Sciences	University of California, Riverside	2005

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Dennis K. Bideshi, Ph.D.

Professor of Biology
Licensed Clinical Laboratory Scientist - Microbiologist: M(CLS), M(ASCP)
Office Phone: (951) 343-4397
E-mail: dbideshi@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Building (West), 200

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
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

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Jim Buchholz, Ph.D.

Professor of Mathematics and Physics
Office Phone: (951) 343-4359
E-mail: jbuchholz@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Building, 138

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
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

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Linn Carothers, Ph.D.

Professor of Mathematics
Office Phone: (951) 343-4961
E-mail: lcarothers@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Building, 472

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
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

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J. Alex Chediak, Ph.D.

Professor of Engineering and Physics
Office Phone: (951) 343-4912
E-mail: achediak@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Building, 480

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
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

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Hyung Choi

Professor of Physics
Office Phone: (951) 552-8723
E-mail: hchoi@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Building

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Anabel Flores Arenas, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Biology
Office Phone: 951-343-4873
E-mail: aflores@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James 382

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	Cell and Molecular Biology	University of Michigan	2019
B.S.	Biology and Spanish	California Baptist University	2010

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L. Alan Fossett, Ph.D.

Professor of Chemistry
Office Phone: (951) 343-4265
E-mail: afossett@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Building, 460

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	Chemistry	University of California, Davis	1987
B.S.	Chemistry	Northwest Nazarene College	1982

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Ted Grant, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Physics
Office Phone: (951) 552-8357
E-mail: tgrant@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Building, 468

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
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

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Nathanael Heyman, Ph.D.

Professor of Biology
Adjunct Faculty of Physician Assistant Studies
Office Phone: (951)552-8533
E-mail: nheyman@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Mission Hall, 102

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
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 Chemistry
Office Phone: (951)-552-8634
E-mail: yhu@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Building, 482

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	Photochemical Sciences	Bowling Green State University	December 2008
B.S.E.	Chemical Engineering	Dalian University of Technology, Liaoning CHINA	June 2002

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Steve Kish, D.Min

Lecturer in Mathematics
Office Phone: (951) 343-4825
E-mail: skish@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Building, 248

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
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

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Bonjun Koo, Ph.D.

Professor of Natural Science
Office Phone: (951) 343-4621
E-mail: BonjunKoo@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Building 186

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
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

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Jacob Lanphere, Ph.D.

Professor of Environmental Science
Office Phone: (951) 552-8383
E-mail: jlanphere@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James 184

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	Chemical and Environmental Engineering	University of California, Riverside	2014
B.S.	Environmental Engineering	University of California, Riverside	2011

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Esther Lee, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Statistics
Program Director, M.S. in Applied Mathematics
Office Phone: (951) 343-4942
E-mail: elee@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James 479

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	Economics / Econometrics	University of California, Irvine	2010

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Jenifer Nalbandian, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Chemistry
Office Phone: (951) 343-4306
E-mail: jnalbandian@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James 478

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution
Ph.D.	Organic Chemistry	University of California, Riverside
M.S.	Chemistry	University of California, Riverside
B.S.	Chemistry/Biochemistry Emphasis	Pepperdine University

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Michelle Nielsen Hernandez, Ph.D.

Professor of Mathematics
Office Phone: (951) 552-8788
E-mail: mnielsen@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Building, 138

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
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

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Marilyn Panaro, M.A.

Lecturer in Natural Sciences
Office Phone: (951) 343-4764
E-mail: mpanaro@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Building, 453

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
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 Biology
Office Phone: (951) 343-4766
E-mail: hpark@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Building, Room 201

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
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

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Stephen Runyan, Ph.D.

Professor of Biology
Office Phone: (951) 552-8452
E-mail: srunyan@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Mission Hall 104

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
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

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Michael Sill, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Mathematics
Office Phone: (951) 552-8384
E-mail: msill@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Building, 473

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	Mathematics	University of California, Riverside	2012
B.S.	Physics	Loyola Marymount University	2006
B.S	Mathematics	Loyola Marymount University	2006

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Satoru Suzuki, Ph.D.

Professor of Chemistry
Office Phone: (951)552-8726
E-mail: ssuzuki@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Building, 466

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	Chemistry	Arizona State University	1996
B.S.	Chemistry/Biology	Grand Canyon University	1991

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Daniel Szeto, Ph.D.

Professor of Biology and Biochemistry
Office Phone: (951) 552-8735
E-mail: dszeto@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Mission Hall Room 104

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
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

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Jones Tsai, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Biochemistry
Office Phone: (951) 552-8368
E-mail: jtsai@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James 477

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	Biomedical Engineering	Columbia University	2010
M.S.	Biomedical Engineering	Columbia University	2004
B.S.	Bioengineering: Premedical	University of California San Diego	2003

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Andrew Zhou, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Office Phone: (951) 552-8611
E-mail: hzhou@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James 360

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	Chemistry	Wake Forest University	Dec. 2006
B.S.	Chemistry	Peking University	July 1999

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Kimberlee Bartholomew

Secretary, Division of Natural and Mathematical Sciences
Office Phone: (951) 552-8662
E-mail: kbartholomew@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: JAME469

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Laura Flood

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

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Allie Floyd

Director of Academic Operations, Division of Natural & Mathematical Sciences
Office Phone: 951-343-4380
E-mail: afloyd@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: James Building, 455

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