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Evolutionary Biology PhD Program
Participating Faculty at SDSU
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ANDREW J. BOHONAK
Professor of Biology. Ph.D., Cornell University (1998).
Research Interests: Freshwater invertebrates, population genetics, population ecology,
estimation of gene flow and dispersal, invasion genetics, computational biology, systematics.
Courses Taught: Genetics and Evolution, Population Genetics, Seminar in Systematics and Evolution. |
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KINSEY M. BROCK
Assistant Professor of Biology. Ph.D., University of California Merced (2021)
Curator of Reptiles & Amphibians — SDSU Biodiversity Museum
Research Interests: herpetology, urban evolutionary ecology, trait evolution, phylogenetics,
climate adaptation, behavior, island biology, conservation biology.
Courses Taught: Seminar in Systematics & Evolution, Herpetology
Primary Affiliation: Evolutionary Biology Program Area |
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KEVIN BURNS
Professor of Biology. Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley (1996).
Research Interests: Ornithology, systematic biology, molecular evolution.
Courses Taught: Evolutionary Biology, Ornithology. |
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RULON W. CLARK
Associate Professor of Biology. Ph.D., Cornell University (2004).
Research Interests: Behavioral ecology, predator-prey interactions, animal communication,
foraging behavior, conservation ecology, integrating animal behavior with population ecology.
Courses Taught: Animal Behavior.
Primary Affiliation: Ecology Program Area |
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LLUVIA FLORES-RENTERIA
Assistant Professor of Biology. Ph.D., National Autonomous University of Mexico
Research Interests: Evolutionary ecology, plant biology, microbial communities, climate change,
phylogenetics, population genetics/genomics, evolution of reproductive systems, development,
ecology, epigenetics, and systematics
Courses Taught: Seminar in Systematics and Evolution; Principles of Organismal Biology |
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MARSHAL C. HEDIN
Professor of Biology. Ph.D., Washington University (1995).
Research Interests: Speciation, phylogenetics, biodiversity, spider biology & evolution,
evolution in caves.
Courses Taught: Principles of Organismal Biology, Systematics and Biodiversity,
Terrestrial Arthropods. |
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SCOTT T. KELLEY
Professor of Biology. Ph.D., University of Colorado (1998).
Research Interests: Phylogenetic approaches to RNA structure prediction, DNA and protein motif
pattern recognition, and genome sequence analysis. Molecular systematics studies of insect and
microbial communities. MS and PhD student mentor.
Courses Taught: Bioinformatics, General Microbiology.
Primary Affiliation: Cell & Molecular Biology Program Area |
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TOD W. REEDER
Professor of Biology. Ph.D., Zoology, University of Texas at Austin (l993).
Research Interests: Molecular ecology and evolution of amphibians and reptiles, particularly those
of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
Courses Taught: Evolution, Herpetology, Principles of Organismal Biology,
Phylogenetic Systematics, Seminar in Systematics and Evolution |
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FOREST ROHWER
Professor of Biology. PhD. San Diego State University (1997).
Research Interests: Genomic analysis of marine phage, opportunistic infections and coral disease,
diversity of coral-associated bacteria.
Primary Affiliation: Cell & Molecular Biology Program Area |
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ARUN SETHURAMAN
Assistant Professor of Biology. Ph.D., Iowa State University (2013)
Research Interests: Population genetics/genomics, bioinformatics, molecular evolution, phylogeography
Courses Taught: Bioinformatics, Population Genetics |
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JEET SUKUMARAN
Assistant Professor of Biology. Ph.D., University of Kansas, Lawrence (2012).
Research Interests: Process-based modeling of macroevolutionary dynamics, diversification, and
biogeography/phylogeography; species delimitation; host-parasite coevolution, phylogenetics.
Courses Taught: To be announced. |
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ELIZABETH WATERS
Professor of Biology. Ph.D., Washington University (1993).
Research Interests: Plant evolution, the origin of land plants, molecular evolution.
Coures Taught: Molecular Evolution, Introduction to Plant Biology, Principles of Organismal Biology. |
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KATHY S. WILLIAMS
Professor of Biology. Ph.D., Stanford University (1981).
Research Interests: Insect/plant interactions, effects of food quality on insect population dynamics, insects as indicators of biodiversity and habitat restoration.
Primary Affiliation: Ecology Program Area
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RICARDO M. ZAYAS
Associate Professor of Biology. Ph.D., Tufts University (2003).
Research Interests: Stem cell biology. Molecular mechanisms underlying regeneration of the
nervous system in planarians.
Primary Affiliation: Cell & Molecular Biology Program Area |
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ROBERT W. ZELLER
Professor of Biology. Ph.D., California Institute of Technology (1995).
Research Interests: Chordate development, evolution of development, evolution of genomic
regulatory networks, genomics, bioinformatics.
Courses Taught: Advanced Biochemistry, Cell, and Molecular Biology; Principles of Cell and
Molecular Biology.
Primary Affiliation: Cell & Molecular Biology Program Area |
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