Meet Our Advisors

Academic Advisors

Ebony McClain

Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Advising
ecmcclain@ucdavis.edu

Jazmin Campos

Associate Director | Academic Advisor: Human Biology | Undeclared Life Sciences
jncampos@ucdavis.edu

Joyce Fernandez

Assistant Director | Academic Advisor: Evolution, Ecology and Biodiversity | Plant Biology | Undeclared Life Sciences | Systems and Synthetics Biology
jfernandez@ucdavis.edu

Christina L. Jackson

Assistant Director | Academic Advisor: Biological Sciences | Human Biology | Undeclared Life Sciences
cljackson@ucdavis.edu

Lori Cooper

Academic Advisor: Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior
llcooper@ucdavis.edu

Anna Hoehenrieder

Retention Specialist
ajhoehenrieder@ucdavis.edu

Jessica Ildefonso

Academic Advisor: Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior
jildefonso@ucdavis.edu

Yasmine V. Jefferson

Academic Advisor: Evolution, Ecology and Biodiversity | Plant Biology | Systems and Synthetic Biology | Biological Sciences | Human Biology
yvjefferson@ucdavis.edu

Alan Lemus

Academic Advisor: Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior
lemus@ucdavis.edu

Millie Ling-Tsai

Academic Advisor: Biological Sciences | Molecular and Medical Microbiology
mling@ucdavis.edu

Kassandra Lopez-Lugo

Academic Advisor: Cell Biology | Genetics and Genomics
klopezlugo@ucdavis.edu

Sophy Ney

Senior Academic Advisor: Biological Sciences | Molecular and Medical Microbiology
scney@ucdavis.edu

Teresa Nguyen

Academic Advisor: Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior
tpunguyen@ucdavis.edu

Teresa Nishikawa

Academic Advisor: Biological Sciences | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
tlnishikawa@ucdavis.edu

Forrest Pratt

Academic Advisor: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
fapratt@ucdavis.edu

Victor Preciado

Senior Academic Advisor: Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior
vmpreciado@ucdavis.edu

Mandy Rousseau

Academic Advisor: Marine and Coastal Science
mlrousseau@ucdavis.edu

Janice Tse

Academic Advisor: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Genetics and Genomics
jwtse@ucdavis.edu

Terri Zamora

Academic Advisor: Front Desk Advisor
tzamora@ucdavis.edu

International Student Advisor

Amandeep Kaur

International Academic Advisor
adpkaur@ucdavis.edu

Faculty Advisors

Michele Igo

Associate Dean of Undergraduate Academic Programs | Professor
mmigo@ucdavis.edu

Siobhan Brady

Professor | Department of Plant Biology | Systems and Synthetic Biology Faculty Advisor
sbrady@ucdavis.edu

Jonathan Bragg

Assistant Professor of Teaching | Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics | Molecular and Medical Microbiology Faculty Advisor
jhbragg@ucdavis.edu

William DeBello

Associate Professor | Department of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior | Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior Faculty Advisor
wmdebello@ucdavis.edu

Rachael Bay

Associate Professor | Department of Evolution and Ecology | Marine and Coastal Science Faculty Advisor
rbay@ucdavis.edu

Laci M. Gerhart

Associate Professor of Teaching | Department of Evolution and Ecology | Evolution, Ecology and Biodiversity Faculty Advisor
lgerhart@ucdavis.edu

Celina Juliano

Associate Professor | Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | Genetics and Genomics Faculty Advisor
cejuliano@ucdavis.edu

Miriam Markum

Associate Professor of Teaching | Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics | Molecular and Medical Microbiology Faculty Advisor
memarkum@ucdavis.edu

Francis J. McNally

Professor | Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | Cell Biology Faculty Advisor
fjmcnally@ucdavis.edu

Talitha van der Meulen

Assistant Professor of Teaching | Department of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior | Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior Faculty Advisor
tvandermeulen@ucdavis.edu

Mona Monfared

Associate Professor of Teaching | Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | Human Biology Faculty Advisor
mmmonfared@ucdavis.edu

Alex Nord

Associate Professor | Department of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior | Human Biology Faculty Advisor
asnord@ucdavis.edu

Kenjiro W. Quides

Assistant Professor of Teaching | Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics | Molecular and Medical Microbiology Faculty Advisor
kwquides@ucdavis.edu

Lesilee Rose

Professor | Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | Biological Sciences Faculty Advisor
lsrose@ucdavis.edu

David Wilson

Professor | Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Faculty Advisor
dkwilson@ucdavis.edu

Philipp Zerbe

Associate Professor | Department of Plant Biology | Plant Biology Faculty Advisor
pzerbe@ucdavis.edu

Peer Advisors

Ruben

Ruben is a third-year Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior major. Ruben is currently involved with the Knights Landing One Health Clinic. Ruben enjoys playing the guitar, learning martial arts, and taking cool nature photos! Ruben’s goal as a BASC peer advisor is to facilitate the accessibility to the many resources our university provides and help my fellow peers succeed!

Katherine

Katherine is a third-year Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior major. She is currently involved with the Willow Clinic. Katherine likes to spend her time exploring the outdoors, looking for new restaurants to try, and binge-watching shows. She hopes to be a helpful resource for students who may want to learn more about what CBS has to offer!

McKenzie

McKenzie is a third year Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior major. Besides being a peer advisor, she volunteers for Knights Landing One Health Clinic, and is starting to pursue undergraduate research. She hopes that the students who come in for drop-ins, come out with their questions answered or at least know who will be able to answer their questions! When she is not doing school related activities, she likes to go on walks, draw, and watch movies.