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
Linda Bazilian
Academic Programs Director
AHF 107F
(213) 821-1088
Douglas Burleson
Graduate Programs Manager
AHF 107H
(213) 821-4668
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
Irene Hidalgo
Student Services Advisor I
AHF 107C
Ashlyn Kirkpatrick
Student Services Advisor I
AHF 107E
Raul Lopez
Assistant Facilities Manager
RRI 201
(213) 740-0882
Helga Schwarz
Administrative Assistant II
AHF 105A
(213) 740-1109
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
Amanda Foner dela Cruz
Senior Instructional Lab Technician
ZHS 358
(213) 821-2577
Meagan He
Senior Instructional Lab Technician
ZHS 367
(213) 740-7302
Michael Moore
Instructional Laboratory Manager
ZHS 371B
(213) 740-6084
Eric Noakes
Instructional Laboratory Manager
ZHS 353
Brett Spatola
Instructional Laboratory Manager
ZHS 362
(213) 740-6078
Shane Yerga-Woolwine
Senior Instructional Lab Technician
ZHS 451