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School of Life Sciences
Administration and Staff
Office of the Director
Office of the Director
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Professor, Associate Dean and Director
Director of the School of Life Sciences and associate dean for strategic partnerships in The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Kusumi's research focuses on vertebrate genomics.
480-965-9215
Life Sciences E-wing, Room 219, 427 E Tyler Mall
Administrative Director and Chief of Staff
Lawrence directs the administrative, personnel and financial functions of a large science school within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
480-965-8731
Life Sciences E Wing-LSE 223 School of Life Sciences
Business Office
Business Office
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Business Operations Manager, Sr.
Manages the Business Office staff. Responsible for the preparation and projection analysis of major operational and special budgets. Acts as a resource for faculty, staff, and students on a wide range of complex situations.
480-965-5428
Business Ops Specialist Sr
Manages Workday, Travel, and iLab approvals. Monitors/oversees a variety of account expenditures and organizes/prepares departmental administrative and financial reports. Administers stipend/participant payment coordination.
480-727-9114
Business Operations Specialist
Provides order placement and status follow up assistance. Responsible for, cash handling, supplier registration, and parking validations. Acts as department P-Card holder.
480-965-9119
LSE 222
Business Operations Specialist, Sr.
Responsibilities: Reconciliations, new accounts, DRR maint., Class fees, Voyager Cards/Field Research Vehicle P.O.C., transfers, PCard mgr., foundation acts, office machines, scholarships, STAR budgeting & forecasting
480-965-3577
ASU Center for Biology and Society
ASU Center for Biology and Society
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Program Coordinator
Administrative Professional
Ellison's research and teaching focus on research ethics and ethics education. She directs the School of Life Science Ethics Program, is an editor for the Online Ethics Center (onlineethics.org), and serves on the APPE board.
480-727-7111
LSC 270
University Professor of History of Science; Regents, President's, and Parents Association Professor; Dir., Center for Biology and Society; Faculty Leader, Human Dimensions; Distinguished Sustainability Scientist
Maienschein and her team research embryology, genetics, and cell biology. She specializes in the history and philosophy of biology and the way biology, bioethics and bio-policy play out in society.
480-965-6105
LSC 284
Assistant Director
480-965-5364
Life Science C-wing 284 BOX 873301
ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes
ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes
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Professor; Director, Center for Biodiversity Outcomes; Senior Sustainability Scientist
Gerber aims to accelerate the success of biodiversity management and sustainable biodiversity outcomes by fostering relationships among academics and decision makers.
480-727-3109
LSA 212
Facilities
Facilities
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Project Manager, Construction & Laboratory Operations SOLS Environmental Health and Safety Officer
480-965-9914
427 East Tyler Mall LSE 251
Professor and SoLS Associate Director
McGraw is an integrative behavioral ecologist who primarily studies the colors of animals such as birds to understand the costs, benefits and evolution of visual signals.
480-965-5518
LSC 522
Graduate Office
Graduate Office
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Professor; Assoc. Director, Graduate Programs
Martins studies behavioral evolution by mapping the ancient history of lizard communication in the southwestern US and by studying how sensory systems impact social behavior in the biomedically-important zebrafish.
480-965-0864
School of Life Sciences 372 Life Sciences Building A
IT Support
IT Support
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Systems Support Analyst (IT), CC Tempe Deskside Support
Born, raised, lived on Long Island almost forever, Iowa then Arizona.
480-965-7863
LSE B72 427 E Tyler Mall
Systems Support Analyst (IT), CC Tempe Deskside Support
480-965-9091
Laboratory Coordinators
Laboratory Coordinators
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Marketing and Communications
Marketing and Communications
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Manager, Media Relations and Marketing
Leander manages communications for one of the largest academic units at ASU. She has more than 25 years of experience in multiple industries, including higher ed, non-profit, utility, and television news broadcasting.
480-965-9865
MultiMedia Specialist
A videographer in the VisLab working with departments across ASU to tell their stories in the most compelling and visually interesting way possible.
965-9167
LSE B60
Desktop Publishing Spec
Jo works to assist with the daily needs of designers in the production of creative work for both the School of Life Sciences and other departments while attending a rigorous curriculum toward a degree in Music Therapy.
480-965-8109
Dir Academic Media
Mr. Sahertian runs the VisLab, an ASU design studio offering a complete range of graphic, web and video design services for various marketing needs.
480-727-8743
LSE B58
Personnel Office
Personnel Office
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Department HR Specialist Sr
In 2009, graduated with her baccalaureate in Public Administration & Public Management and Communication from Arizona State University. She is currently completing a Masters in Legal Studies in HR & Employment Law.
480-965-5574
School of Life Sciences
Research Advancement
Research Advancement
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Foundation Professor and Assoc. Director
Vermaas and his team conduct basic and applied research on cyanobacteria, a group of photosynthetic microbes, using these organisms as a chassis to produce useful compounds (biofuels, green chemicals) from sunlight and CO2.
480-965-6250
LSE 549
Research Advancement Administrator, Sr.
480-965-9971
LSE 210 PO Box 4501
Research Staff
Research Staff
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Herbarium Research Specialist
Arizona State University
July 2017 - present: Curator of Lichens and Digital Data
Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Islands
November 2004 - present: Adjunct Scientist (CDF Lichen Inventory)
480-727-5867
Natural History Collections, Room 151D 734 W Alameda Dr
Research Technologist
Kaftanoglu is an apiculturist working on honey bee colony management, honey bee behavior, reproductive biology, genetics and breeding
480-727-1889
Honey Bee Research Lab 6858 E. Old Pecos Rd
Research Specialist
I am a botanist with expertise in Southwestern floristics. I am particularly interested in the diversity, distribution, and evolutionary history of plants and applying this knowledge toward conservation and outreach.
ASU Herbarium 734 W. Alameda
Undergraduate Programs
Undergraduate Programs
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Professor and SoLS Associate Director
Angilletta combines models and experiments to understand how animal populations adapt to changing environments.
480-965-4321
Instructional Designer Assoc
Instructional Designer Associate, School of Life Sciences
Undergraduate Advising
Undergraduate Advising
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Professor and SoLS Associate Director
Angilletta combines models and experiments to understand how animal populations adapt to changing environments.
480-965-4321
Student Services Coord Assoc
Bushnell assists students at the advising front office with scheduling, overrides, and general questions. In his freetime, he enjoys going to concerts, spending time outside, and playing basketball.
Academic Success Coordinator
Christianson is the lead coordinator for all career and internship-related programming and advising for SOLS. She also manages undergraduate communications in addition to advising for academic and extracurricular success.
Academic Success Coordinator
Donzella is an adviser in the School of Life Sciences. Her emphasis is working with the online student population.
480-727-6277
Academic Success Coordinator
Ivy helps match students with relevant, high-impact experiences to complement their education and help them achieve their goals. Ivy promotes SOLS in the community and works with student development and retention.
480-965-0952
Academic Success Specialist
Marlene is an Academic Success Specialist for the School of Life Sciences.
Manager, Academic Advising
Jenny Gibbs has been the Academic Success Manager in the School of Life Sciences since July 2019. She is an advocate for increasing access to higher education and elevating the successes of our students.
480-965-1269
LSA 166
Student Services Assistant
Penaloza is part of the SoLS advising team, where she assists in all front office operations. Penaloza is currently pursuign her M.Ed in Higher and Post-secondary education at Arizona State University.
480-727-0652
Assoc Director Academic Svcs
Schoenborn has managed academic advising in the School of Life Sciences for the past ten years. He takes a transformational approach to his advising, inspiring students to reach their full academic and career potential.
480-965-3721
LSA 128
Academic Success Coordinator
Vedder has been with ASU since 2016. She also oversees the Learning Resource Center, SOLS Ambassadors, and the SOLS Undergraduate Newsletter.
480-965-2282
VisLab
VisLab
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