{"id":18,"date":"2017-11-16T15:01:22","date_gmt":"2017-11-16T23:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/biology\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2025-11-20T10:54:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T18:54:54","slug":"faculty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/biology\/faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty and Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t
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Eric Breslau <\/a><\/strong>
\n\t\tInstructor, Biology<\/td>\n\t\t		<\/td>\n\tebreslau@laverne.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>
Dr. Christine Broussard <\/a><\/strong>
\n\t\tProfessor, Biology<\/td>\n\t\t		(909) 448-4597<\/td>\n\tcbroussard@laverne.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>
Dr. Jeffery Burkhart <\/a><\/strong>
\n\t\tProfessor Emeritus Biology & Fletcher Jones Chair<\/td>\n\t\t		<\/td>\n\tjburkhart@laverne.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>
Patricia Caldani <\/a><\/strong>
\n\t\tInstructor, Biology<\/td>\n\t\t		<\/td>\n\tpcaldani@laverne.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>
Dr. Victor Carmona <\/a><\/strong>
\n\t\tProfessor, Biology<\/td>\n\t\t		(909) 448-4016<\/td>\n\tvcarmona@laverne.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>
Dr. Jennifer Clarke <\/a><\/strong>
\n\t\tFletcher Jones Endowed Professor in Biology \/ Director, Neher Montana Research Station<\/td>\n\t\t		<\/td>\n\tjclarke@laverne.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>
Dr. Stacey Darling-Novak <\/a><\/strong>
\n\t\tProfessor, Biology<\/td>\n\t\t		(909) 448-4591<\/td>\n\tsdarling-novak@laverne.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>
Dr. Jerome Garcia <\/a><\/strong>
\n\t\tProfessor, Biology & Title V STEM Activities Director<\/td>\n\t\t		(909) 448-4652<\/td>\n\tjgarcia@laverne.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>
Dr. Harvey Good <\/a><\/strong>
\n\t\tProfessor, Emeritus Biology<\/td>\n\t\t		<\/td>\n\thgood@laverne.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>
Dr. Todd Lorenz <\/a><\/strong>
\n\t\tProfessor, Biology<\/td>\n\t\t		(909) 448-4148<\/td>\n\ttlorenz@laverne.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>
Dr. Dan Merritt <\/a><\/strong>
\n\t\tProfessor Emeritus, Zoology<\/td>\n\t\t		<\/td>\n\tsmerritt@laverne.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>
Dr. Bob Neher <\/a><\/strong>
\n\t\tProfessor, Emeritus Biology<\/td>\n\t\t		<\/td>\n\trneher@laverne.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>
Janelly Rios <\/a><\/strong>
\n\t\tBiology Lab Technician<\/td>\n\t\t		<\/td>\n\tjrios2@laverne.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>
Victoria Sanchez <\/a><\/strong>
\n\t\tDept Mgr, Biology<\/td>\n\t\t		(909) 448-4398<\/td>\n\tvsanchez@laverne.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>
Casey Santillan <\/a><\/strong>
\n\t\tGrant Office Assistant\/Biology Lab Technician<\/td>\n\t\t		(909) 448-4772<\/td>\n\tcsantillan@laverne.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>
Dr. Tatiana Tatarinova <\/a><\/strong>
\n\t\tAssociate Professor, Biology & Fletcher Jones Endowed Chair In Computational Biology<\/td>\n\t\t		(310) 266-8024<\/td>\n\tttatarinova@laverne.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\t\t\t\t<\/table>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\n

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Alissa De Koning<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Adjunct Instructor of Biology<\/td>\n

Mainiero 154<\/td>\nadekoning@laverne.edu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elissa Donzis <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Adjunct Professor of Biology<\/td>\n

Mainiero 154<\/td>\nedonzis@laverne.edu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Randall Good <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Adjunct Instructor of Biology<\/td>\n

Mainiero 154<\/td>\nrgood@laverne.edu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kalimba Harris <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Senior Adjunct Instructor of Biology<\/td>\n

Mainiero 154<\/td>\nkharris@laverne.edu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Raminder Kaur<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Senior Adjunct Professor of Biology<\/td>\n

Mainiero 154<\/td>\nrkaur@laverne.edu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wesley Lam <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Adjunct Instructor of Biology<\/td>\n

Mainiero 154<\/td>\nwlam@laverne.edu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sanskruti Mehta <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Senior Adjunct Professor of Biology<\/td>\n

Mainiero 154<\/td>\nsmehta@laverne.edu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jennifer Ruiz <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Senior Adjunct Professor of Biology<\/td>\n

Mainiero 154<\/td>\njruiz@laverne.edu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
David Pena\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Adjunct Professor of Biology<\/td>\n

Mainiero 154<\/td>\ndpena@laverne.edu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elizaveta Taranenko<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Adjunct Professor of Biology<\/td>\n

Mainiero 261<\/td>\netaranenko@laverne.edu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lorraine Washburn <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Adjunct Professor of Biology<\/td>\n

Mainiero 154<\/td>\nlwashburn@laverne.edu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kamile Yuksek<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Adjunct Professor of Biology<\/td>\n

Mainiero 154<\/td>\nkyuksek@laverne.edu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Jeffery Burkhart <\/a><\/strong>
\n\t\tProfessor Emeritus, Biology & Fletcher Jones Chair<\/td>\n\t\t		(909) 488-4599<\/td>\n\tjburkhart@laverne.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>
Dr. Harvey Good <\/a><\/strong>
\n\t\tProfessor Emeritus, Biology<\/td>\n\t\t		(909) 448-4606<\/td>\n\thgood@laverne.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>
Dr. Jay Jones <\/a><\/strong>
\n\t\tProfessor of Biology & Biochemistry<\/td>\n\t\t		(909) 448-4040<\/td>\n\tjjones@laverne.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>
Dr. Dan Merritt <\/a><\/strong>
\n\t\tProfessor Emeritus, Biology Zoology<\/td>\n\t\t		<\/td>\n\tdmerritt@laverne.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>
Dr. Bob Neher <\/a><\/strong>
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