Professional Background:

Doctor of Arts - Biological Education
(Idaho State University, 1981)

Master of Science - Molecular Genetics
(San Diego State University, 1979)

Bachelor of Science - Zoology
(San Diego State University, 1974)

Classes:

BIOL 205 (01505)
Lecture TTh 11:10 AM-12:35 PM (A230)
Lab TTh 7:55 AM-11:00 AM (A231)

BIOL 205 (72064)
Lecture MW 11:10 AM-12:35 PM (A201)
Lab MW 7:55 AM-11:00 AM (A231)

Office Phone:
(619) 388-3285

Office Number:
A-228

Links:

I am the San Diego City College coordinator for the SDSU Bridges to the Future Program (BTTF), a Federally funded grant.  The purpose of this program is to assist biology students of underrepresented groups from San Diego City College, Grossmont College and Southwestern College prepare for transfer to SDSU or to another four-year university with the intent to pursue graduate studies in biomedical sciences.

Successful transfer from community college through the state mandated Transfer Agreement requires a minimum GPA of 2.7. The SDSU Bridges Program helps students achieve this goal through several enrichment courses: (1) laboratory skills, (2) research ethics, (3) biomedical research techniques, (4) science and math academic workshops; and (5) colloquia exposing students to research mentors and role models.

For more information and an application, please call my office, email me, or come see me during an office hour.

Personal:

Married: Karen (1/14/78)
Children: Nathan (and wife Jenny and daughter Selah) is teaching Mathematics at Horace Mann Middle School after spending three years teaching in Malawi, Africa; Alicia has a B.S. in Sociology (Magna cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa) from the University of San Diego; Eric is a senior in Engineering Physics at Point Loma Nazarene University and is the starting goaltender for the Men's Soccer Team.

Professional:

• Full-time member of the San Diego City College Faculty since 1980.
• Three terms as Biology Department Chair.
• Three terms as Biology Department Senator.
• Current Member (At-Large, 2003-2005) of the School of Science, Nursing, Health, and Athletics Executive Committee.
• Coauthor (with Burton Pierce of San Diego City College) of A Photographic Atlas for the Microbiology Laboratory, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Editions, Morton Publishing, Englewood, CO, 1996, 1999, and 2004.
• Coauthor (with Burton Pierce) of Exercises Manual for the Microbiology Laboratory, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Editions, Morton Publishing, Englewood, CO, 1997, 1999, and 2004.
• Author of A Photographic Atlas of Histology, Morton Publishing, Englewood, CO, 2003.
• Coauthor (with Burton Pierce) of Microbiology Laboratory Theory and Application, Morton Publishing, Englewood, CO, 2002
• Coauthor (with Burton Pierce) of Microbiology Laboratory Theory and Application, 1st and 2nd Editions, Morton Publishing, Englewood, CO, 2002
• Author of Instructor’s Manual to Accompany Biology: Fundamentals, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1995.
• Author of Test Bank to Accompany Biology: Fundamentals, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1995.
• Coauthor (with Gary D. Wisehart of San Diego City College) of Study Guide to Accompany Biology: Exploring Life, 1st and 2nd Editions, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1989 and 1994.
• Coauthor (with Gary D. Wisehart) of Instructor’s Manual to Accompany Biology: Exploring Life, 1st and 2nd Editions, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1989 and 1994.
• Coauthor (with Gary D. Wisehart) of Test Bank to Accompany Biology: Exploring Life, 1st Edition, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1989.
• Author of Protein Variation and Genetic Distance in the Genus Lemur, Master’s Thesis, San Diego State University, 1979.