Jeanne M Robertson

Jeanne M Robertson serves as an Assistant Professor in the Biology Department at California State University, Northridge, actively contributing to both research and teaching while holding a Faculty Technology Fellow position supporting educational technology integration.

Her academic credentials include:

• Ph.D. from Cornell University (2008)
• M.S. from Southern Illinois University Carbondale (2001)
• B.S. from University of California Davis (1993)

Dr. Robertson's research centers on microevolutionary processes in amphibians and reptiles, with particular emphasis on natural and sexual selection mechanisms, spatial diversity patterns, and functional significance of coloration. Her fieldwork spans critical biogeographical regions including the California Channel Islands and Central America, employing population genomics and phylogeographic approaches to investigate speciation dynamics. This integrative work bridges theoretical evolutionary biology with empirical ecological studies.

She teaches Biological Principles I (BIOL 106) for biology majors using the myCSUN tablet initiative with iPads to create interactive student-centered classrooms, and offers specialized instruction in Molecular Markers in Evolutionary Studies (BIOL 452) covering laboratory techniques and conceptual frameworks in Molecular Ecology.