Biola UniversityFaculty and Staff
Office of the Dean
Paul Ferguson
Dean, School of Science, Technology and Health
Tanya Wheeldon
Executive Assistant, Operations Coordinator
Brooklyn Schumacher
Manager, Strategic Planning and Communications
Lara Hurlburt
Manager of Academic Quality and Resources
Richard Gunasekera
Associate Dean, Academic/Research
Department of Biological Sciences
Wendy Billock
Department Chair, Biological Sciences
Harvey Havoonjian
Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
Anthony Navarro
Lab Supervisor
Jeanile Plett
Administrative Coordinator
Amy Tan
Administrative Assistant
Jason Tresser
Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
Behzad Varamini
Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
Nancy Hoffman
Operations Coordinator, Biological Sciences
Patrick Sun
Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences
Hyuna Lee
Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences
Kit Ng
Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences
Jinsil Kim
Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences
Brendon Anthony
Instructor, Biological Sciences
Department of Chemistry, Physics and Engineering
John A. Bloom
Chair, Department of Chemistry, Physics and Engineering
Peggy Giboney
Administrative Coordinator
Valerie A. Baggett
Instructor of Chemistry
Xidong Chen
Professor of Physics
Dana E. Johnson
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Mark Pichaj
Assistant Professor of Physical Science
Eric Hedin
Professor of Physics & Astronomy
Jessica Lu
Assistant Professor, CPE
Jonah Chang
Assistant Professor
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Teri Clemons
Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Tonya Dantuma
Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Alicia McCormick
Administrative Coordinator
Lori Newport
Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Diana Petroi
Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Lori Peirson
Instructor, MSLP
Matthew Rouse
Chair of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Yvana Uranga-Hernandez
Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Suzanne Welty
Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Department of Kinesiology and Health Science
Dee Henry
Associate Professor of Physical Education
Kristianna Altamirano
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology and Health Science
Marc Apkarian
Associate Professor of Kinesiology and Health Science
Jacob Gardner
Chair, Department of Kinesiology and Health Science
Brent Peterson
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology and Health Science
Kelsey Miller
Instructor of Clinical Sciences, Kinesiology and Health Science
Diana Alfonso
Administrative Coordinator
Department of Math and Computer Science
Jerrianne Smith
Administrative Coordinator
Shieu-Hong Lin
Associate Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science
Jason Wilson
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Joseph DiMuro
Associate Professor
Grace Lew
Associate Professor, Math/Comp
Yu Yan
Associate Professor, Math
K.C. Wong
Professor, Math/Comp Science
Department of Nursing
Electra Allen
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Donell Campbell
Associate Professor of Nursing
Shannon Gramatky
Associate Director of Advising and Admissions
Akiko Kobayashi
Associate Professor of Nursing
Julie Neiggemann
Assistant Director of Nursing
Glenn Styffe
Associate Professor of Nursing
Rachel Van Niekerk
Director of Nursing
Colleen Sanchez
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Deborah O'Dell
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Deborah Chitty
Clinical Affiliations Coordinator
Noelle Houck
Admin Asst to the Faculty
Patricia Grijalva
Receptionist
Penny Bacon
Associate Professor of Nursing
Heidi Comer
Nursing Skills Coordinator
Tammy Henderson
Assistant Professor, Nursing
Maria A. Dixon
Associate Professor of Nursing
Sarah Flores
Assistant Professor, Nursing
Office of Health Professions Advising
Harvey Havoonjian
Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
Sabrina Jimenez
Administrative Assistant