Biological Sciences & Allied Health
Explore life science in new ways and turn curiosity into innovation.
Advance in All Major Healthcare Fields
Our department offers a range of introductory and advanced life science courses here at Coastline College. If you're looking to transfer credit or fulfill a prerequisite, we're here to help you along your educational journey.
Research opportunities for Coastline students have recently included innovation in prosthetic models, statistical analysis of plant and invertebrate community data, and native plant propagation. For those interested in the medical field there is a student-run Pre-Med Club.
Available Programs
STEM Scholarship Available
If you are a STEM student in high school, college or graduate school looking to pay for your education, you should be applying for scholarships!
Careers in Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Math, Environmental Science, and Physics continue to be among the most in-demand and highest-paying available. Fortunately, Coastline has financial aid opportunities and a new STEM scholarship available for students interested in a STEM education. Students can lower the financial burden of tuition without taking out loans. This new STEM scholarship will also include internship and mentorship opportunities, offering you a chance to make valuable industry connections and gain experience at the nation's prominent companies.
Department Faculty
- Seyed Ahmadpanah sahmadpanah@coastline.edu
- Patricia Caldani, M.S. pcaldani@coastline.edu
- David Camerini, PhD dcamerini@coastline.edu
- Lisa Demchik, PhD ldemchik@coastline.edu
- Tu H. Do, M.S., D.HSc tdo@occ.cccd.edu
- Mia Dobbs mnobles@coastline.edu
- Sara Fanai-Khayat sfanaikhayat@cccd.edu
- Steve Fauce, PhD sfauce@coastline.edu *Dept. Chair
- Beth Feher kfeher@coastline.edu
- Mary Greer, PhD mgreer10@cccd.edu
- Deborah C. Henry, MD dhenry@coastline.edu
- Tanya Hoerer, PhD tmurray8@coastline.edu
- Jeffrey Johnson jjohnson@coastline.edu
- Mark Kelly, PhD mkelly57@coastline.edu
- Tracey Magrann, DPM, PhD, RHIA tmagrann@coastline.edu
- Soheila Navidnia, snavidnia@coastline.edu
- Denny A. Patel, DPT, CSCS dpatel36@coastline.edu
- Jozsef Pentek, PhD jpentek@coastline.edu
- Tony (Frank) Rich, DDS frich@coastline.edu
- Daniel Salcedo, PhD dsalcedo7@coastline.edu
- Hayley Smalls hsmalls1@coastline.edu
- Debra A. Stockwell, MD dstockwell@coastline.edu
- Erum Syed, PhD esyed@coastline.edu
- Dorrie M. Talmage, MSN, NP-C, MSEd, DC dtalmage@coastline.edu
- Benjamin Tran btran282@coastline.edu
- Remon Wahba, MD rwahba@cccd.edu
- Karis Wong, PT, DPT kwong57@coastline.edu
- Abbey Brown, M.S. abrown229@coastline.edu