Meet the Faculty
Department Chair
Jennifer Young, PhD
Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
Professor
Matthew Berezuk, PhD
Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
Phone: (626) 815-4542
Email: mberezuk@apu.edu
Office Location: West Campus, Segerstrom Science Center, Room 303
Charles Chen, PhD
Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
David Dyer, PhD
Executive Director and Professor, MS in Biotechnology Studies
Kevin Huang, PhD
Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
Sarah Richart, PhD
Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
Phone: (626) 815-4625
Email: srichart@apu.edu
Office Location: West Campus, Segerstrom Science Center, Room 210
Cahleen Shrier, PhD
Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
Associate Professor
Philip Cox, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
Willetta Toole-Simms, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
Assistant Professor
Elijah Roth, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
Phone: (626) 815-5003
Email: eroth@apu.edu
Office Location: West Campus, Segerstrom Science Center, Room 306
Marian Saleh, MA, MS
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
Ryan Somers, PT, DPT
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
Phone: (626) 815-4604
Email: rmsomers@apu.edu
Office Location: West Campus, Segerstrom Science Center, Room 202