Administration and Staff
Office of the Director
Office of the Director
Dean of natural sciences and professor in the School of Life Sciences in The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Kusumi's research focuses on vertebrate genomics.
Directs the budgetary, human resources, and financial operations for The School of Life Sciecnes. Arizona State University employee since 1997.
Business Office
Business Office
Ashmead is the Business Operations Manager Sr. in School of life Sciences.
Manages Workday, B/O Inbox, and iLab approvals Acts as Travel ATO. Monitors/oversees a variety of account expenditures and organizes/prepares departmental administrative and financial reports. Administers stipend payments.
Provides order placement and order follow up assistance. Responsible for, cash handling, supplier registration, and parking validations. Acts as department P-Card holder.
ASU Center for Biology and Society
ASU Center for Biology and Society
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.
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.
ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes
ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes
Gerber aims to accelerate the success of biodiversity management and sustainable biodiversity outcomes by fostering relationships among academics and decision makers.
Facilities
Facilities
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.
Graduate Office
Graduate Office
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.
IT Support
IT Support
Laboratory Coordinators
Laboratory Coordinators
Marketing and Communications
Marketing and Communications
Web developer with the ASU School of Life Sciences' Visualization Lab
A videographer in the VisLab working with departments across ASU to tell their stories in the most compelling and visually interesting way possible.
Dominique Perkins is the Marketing and Communication Manager for the School of Life Sciences. She specializes in science writing and in using storytelling and branding to build connection and community.
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.
Mr. Sahertian runs the VisLab, an ASU design studio offering a complete range of graphic, web and video design services for various marketing needs...
Personnel Office
Personnel Office
Research Advancement
Research Advancement
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.
Research Staff
Research Staff
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)
Leah currently manages the Grimm lab and is working on the Sycamore RAPID project studying the effects of large wildfires on the Sycamore Creek watershed.
I am a botanist interested in the diversity, distribution, and evolutionary history of plants and applying this knowledge toward outreach and conservation.
Undergraduate Programs
Undergraduate Programs
Haydel is an infectious disease microbiologist investigating new antibiotics to fight resistant infections, new technologies to diagnose infections in less than 2 hours, and how bacteria cause disease in humans.
Instructional Designer, School of Life Sciences
Undergraduate Advising
Undergraduate Advising
Haydel is an infectious disease microbiologist investigating new antibiotics to fight resistant infections, new technologies to diagnose infections in less than 2 hours, and how bacteria cause disease in humans.
Dr. Christianson is the senior on-campus SOLS advisor & career/internship coordinator. In 2021 she received ASU’s Excellence in Advising Experienced Advisor Award & the National Outstanding Advising Primary Advising Award.
Corbin has been a part of the ASU community for 4 years as an Academic Success Specialist and joined the School of Life Sciences undergraduate advising team January 2020. He enjoys helping students.
Ditter has worked for ASU for 3 years and joined the SOLS Advising team in January 2020. With an emphasis on personal development, she works closely with students to help them create academic goals and plans of action.
Esquibel helps match students with relevant, high-impact experiences to complement their education and help them achieve their goals. Esquibel promotes SOLS in the community and works with student development and retention.
Garcia is an Online Academic Success Specialist for the School of Life Sciences.
Gibbs has been with the School of Life Sciences since July 2019 and serving as Assistant Director since October 2020. She is an advocate for elevating the successes of our students and providing quality advising.
Glasscock joined the SOLS Advising team in October 2019 as an Academic Success Advisor. She works closely with students to help them develop academic plans and goals.
Griffin has been with ASU since 2020. His main goal is to provide a supportive environment for SOLS online students so that they can reach their full academic and career potential.
Hajdarovic has been with ASU for the last 4 years, 3 of them within School of Life Sciences as a Graduate Coordinator Sr. She now works as an Academic Success Specialist, primarily with the online student population.
Kermes is an adviser in the School of Life Sciences. Kermes has a fitness and wellness background that she incorporates into her advising appointments. Kermes serves as an authorized signer for the department.
Nixon is an Academic Success Specialist for the School of Life Sciences. Her aim is to use a holistic approach to encourage well-rounded academic, personal, and professional development.
Penaloza is part of the SoLS advising team, where she is an Academic Success Advisor.
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.
Stone joined the SOLS team in January 2020 as an Academic Success Coordinator. She will be working to provide pre-health resources for online students in SOLS.
Wladis has been an advisor with the School of Life Sciences since 2020. He has a background in Communication Studies and enjoys helping students navigate their undergraduate experience.
Ziccarelli has been with ASU since 2017. Her main goal is to provide a supportive environment for School of Life Sciences online students so that they can reach their full academic and career potential.
VisLab
VisLab
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