Administrative Staff

We handle the operational, financial, and strategic management of the department, overseeing budgets, advising undergraduate and graduate students, and coordinating academic programs.

Chelsea Acevedo

Graduate Advisor II
Molecular Biology PhD program
Molecular, Genetics and Biochemistry MS program
AHF 107G
(213) 821-2432

ca23207@usc.edu

Linda Bazilian

Academic Programs Director
AHF 107F
(213) 821-1088

bazilian@usc.edu

Douglas Burleson

Graduate Programs Manager
AHF 107H
(213) 821-4668

burleson@usc.edu

Adolfo Dela Rosa

Graduate Advisor I
Marine and Environmental Biology PhD program
Integrative and Evolutionary Biology PhD program
Ocean Sciences PhD program
Marine and Environmental Biology MS program
AHF 133
(213) 821-3164

adolfode@usc.edu

Irene Hidalgo

Student Services Advisor I
AHF 107C

irhidalg@usc.edu

Ashlyn Kirkpatrick

Student Services Advisor I
AHF 107E

adkirkpa@usc.edu

Raul Lopez

Assistant Facilities Manager
RRI 201
(213) 740-0882

raullope@usc.edu

Helga Schwarz

Administrative Assistant II
AHF 105A
(213) 740-1109

helgasch@usc.edu

Instructional Laboratory Staff

We oversee the practical aspects of the department’s instructional program, including training laboratory instructors, preparing equipment and materials, maintaining lab spaces, assisting students, and ensuring safety protocols are followed.

Celeste Chong-Cerrillo

Instructional Laboratory Manager
ZHS 450
(213) 740-6085

chongcer@usc.edu

Amanda Foner dela Cruz

Senior Instructional Lab Technician
ZHS 358
(213) 821-2577

fonerdel@usc.edu

Meagan He

Senior Instructional Lab Technician
ZHS 367
(213) 740-7302

meaganhe@usc.edu

Michael Moore

Instructional Laboratory Manager
ZHS 371B
(213) 740-6084

moore@usc.edu

Eric Noakes

Instructional Laboratory Manager
ZHS 353

enoakes@usc.edu

Brett Spatola

Instructional Laboratory Manager
ZHS 362
(213) 740-6078

spatola@usc.edu

Shane Yerga-Woolwine

Senior Instructional Lab Technician
ZHS 451

yergawoo@usc.edu