Faculty Research Interests
Browse our list of faculty from the departments within the School of Science (faculty may be cross-listed in multiple departments based on their areas of research).
Do you have an original research idea? Look for the general research area of each faculty member to find one whose interests and expertise best match your interests. You and your faculty mentor can work together to develop a general idea into a research project.
Are you interested in research but need an original research idea? Investigate the ongoing projects to find an appealing research topic. You can work with the faculty mentor to develop a specific aspect or focus of a project.
Are you interested in research in the general areas of health science or nursing? Check out the faculty listings in other subject areas for possible research opportunities.
Please note, not all faculty members listed will be available to mentor a research project during any given summer. Be sure to inquire as soon as possible!
3+2 Engineering Program
Jessica Kintner (Physics & Astronomy), jkintner@stmarys-ca.edu
Chris Ray (Physics & Astronomy), cray@stmarys-ca.edu
Allied Health Science
Rainbow Rubin, rar7@stmarys-ca.edu
Biology
James Berleman, jeb8@stmarys-ca.edu
Carla C. Bossard (EES), cbossard@stmarys-ca.edu
Vidya Chandrasekaran (Biochemistry), vc5@stmarys-ca.edu
Jessica Coyle, jrc16@stmarys-ca.edu
Keith Garrison (Biochemistry), keg4@stmarys-ca.edu
Rebecca Jabbour (EES), rsj2@stmarys-ca.edu
Khameeka Kitt-Hopper, knk8@stmarys-ca.edu
Michael Marchetti (EES), mpm9@stmarys-ca.edu
Jim Pesavento, jjp6@stmarys-ca.edu
Sonya Schuh, drsonya@stmarys-ca.edu
Gregory Smith, gsmith@stmarys-ca.edu
Biochemistry
Vidya Chandrasekaran (Biology), vc5@stmarys-ca.edu
Keith Garrison (Biology), keg4@stmarys-ca.edu
Jim Pesavento, jjp6@stmarys-ca.edu
Karen Ruff, kmr20@stmarys-ca.edu
Jeffrey A. Sigman (Chemistry), jsigman@stmarys-ca.edu
Chemistry
Steve Bachofer (EES), bachofer@stmarys-ca.edu
Ken Brown, kbrown@stmarys-ca.edu
Valerie Burke, vab1@stmarys-ca.edu
Joel Burley, jburley@stmarys-ca.edu
Zuleikha Kurji, zk4@stmarys-ca.edu
Mark Lingwood, mdl4@stmarys-ca.edu
Karen Ruff (Biochemistry), kmr20@stmarys-ca.edu
Michelle Shulman, mshulman@stmarys-ca.edu
Jeffrey Sigman (Biochemistry), jsigman@stmarys-ca.edu
Earth and Environmental Science (EES)
Steve Bachofer (Chemistry), bachofer@stmarys-ca.edu
Alice Baldridge, amb19@stmarys-ca.edu
Carla C. Bossard (Biology), cbossard@stmarys-ca.edu
Rebecca Jabbour (Biology), rsj2@stmarys-ca.edu
Michael Marchetti (Biology), mpm9@stmarys-ca.edu
Nekesha Williams, nbw1@stmarys-ca.edu
Mathematics and Computer Science
Kristen Beck, kab24@stmarys-ca.edu
Andrew Conner, abc12@stmarys-ca.edu
Charles Hamaker, chamaker@stmarys-ca.edu
Christopher Jones, cjones@stmarys-ca.edu
Michael Nathanson, man6@stmarys-ca.edu
Kathryn Porter, kporter@stmarys-ca.edu
Jim Sauerberg, jsauerbe@stmarys-ca.edu
Ellen Veomett, erv2@stmarys-ca.edu
Physics and Astronomy
Brian Hill, brh3@stmarys-ca.edu
Jessica Kintner (3+2 Engineering), jkintner@stmarys-ca.edu
Chris Ray (3+2 Engineering), cray@stmarys-ca.edu
Mari-Anne Rosario, mrosario@stmarys-ca.edu
Psychology
Mark S. Barajas, mb37@stmarys-ca.edu
Lynyonne Cotton, lcotton@stmarys-ca.edu
Elena Escalera, eescaler@stmarys-ca.edu
Jose Alfonso Feito, jfeito@stmarys-ca.edu
Emily Hause, emily.hause1@stmarys-ca.edu
Hiroko Nakano, hiroko.nakano1@stmarys-ca.edu
Keith Ogawa, kogawa@stmarys-ca.edu