Research General Information

There are a number of reasons why you may want to consider conducting research during your undergraduate career. The benefits for undergraduates who get involved in research are many. They include:

  • hands-on experience exploring concepts learned in the classroom;
  • a first-hand exploration into how hypothesis-driven lines of thought are examined;
  • practice engaging in critical thinking, numeracy, discipline-based literacy;
  • an opportunity to engage in both independent and team-based, collaborative efforts which are both invaluable skills for many careers;
  • an opportunity to decide if you like research and might want to pursue a research-related career in the future;
  • additional experience that professional schools regard favorably since it can allow for a unique insight into health-related curriculum and literature;
  • a chance to work more closely with and provide mentorship from faculty​

You can read more about the importance and benefits of undergraduate research in this 2007 Science article.

Research Interests of Our Faculty

This page (including links) are under construction!!! Thank you for your patience. 

To see a list of all the faculty in the Department of Biological Sciences at Cal State University, East Bay, click here. Below is a list of our faculty that have active research labs and may have space to host undergraduate or graduate students. In the table at the top of this page you will get a sense for each faculty member's broad areas of interest. Scroll down to click on a photo to review more specific details about an individual's research interests and how to best contact them. 

Research Interests of Our Faculty (Broadly Defined)

biology-faculty-research

almeida

 

Ana Almeida

Professor

Department of Biological Sciences

baysdorfer

 

Christoph Baysdorfer

Professor

Department of Biological Sciences

curr

 

Kenneth Curr

Associate Professor

Department of Biological Sciences

evans

 

Tyler G Evans

Assistant Professor

Department of Biological Science

kitting

 

Christopher Kitting

Professor

Department of Biological Sciences



wildy

 

Erica L. Wildy, Ph.D.

Faculty

Department of Biological Sciences

gallegos

 

Maria Gallegos

Associate Professor

Department of Biological Sciences

lauzon

 

Carol Lauzon

Professor

Department of Biological Sciences

murray

 

James A. Murray, Ph.D.

Professor

Department of Biological Sciences

hazelhurst

 

Dr. Jenny Hazlehurst

Assistant Professor

Department of Biological Sciences

perry

 

Brian Perry

Professor and Department Chair

Department of Biological Sciences

stone

 

Claudia Uhde-Stone

Professor

Department of Biological Sciences

E-mail: claudia.stone@csueastbay.edu
Vitae: View my CV

hazelhurst

 

Thomas S. Jenkinson, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department of Biological Sciences

E-mail: thomas.jenkinson@csueastbay.edu
Home Page: thomasjenkinson.com

divya

Divya Sitaraman, Ph.D

Assistant Professor

Department of Psychology

E-mail: divya.sitaraman@csueastbay.edu
Vitae: View my CV