Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Our administrative offices are located primarily in the Biological Sciences III building in front of the Dunlop School Starbucks.
Directory
EEB graduate students, please click on staff to find contacts for graduate affairs. To find more UC Irvine faculty and staff, please go to UC Irvine Directory.
Department Chairs and Vice Chairs

Travis E. Huxman, Ph.D
Department Chair
Office: Steinhaus Hall 449
thuxman@uci.edu
949-824-2594
Faculty Page

Cascade Sorte, Ph.D.
Department Vice Chair
Office: 359 Steinhaus Hall
csorte@uci.edu
949-824-2181
Faculty Page

Matthew McHenry, Ph.D.
Department Vice Chair
Office: McGaugh Hall 5232
mmchenry@uci.edu
949-302-7325
Faculty Page
Staff
The EEB staff is here to help faculty and graduate students find what they need to be successful! The EEB Staff directory contains contact information for each department staff member.
Bessy J. Varela
Interim Department Administrator
Office: 3205 McGaugh Hall
bvarela@uci.edu
949-824-4739
Sarah McCarthy
Principal Personnel Analyst
Office: Natural Sciences II, Room 4127
samccart@uci.edu
949-824-2797
Kyuri Byun
Graduate Affairs & Instructional Program Coordinator
Office: Biological Sciences III, Room 1104
kyurib@uci.edu
949-824-4743
Don’t know who to contact?
Below you will find helpful links:
- UC Irvine Dunlop School Undergraduate Education
- For orders or purchasing-related questions, facilities requests, key/access cards or room reservations, please visit the Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences – Facilities website
- For ALL reimbursement requests and updated reimbursement forms, please visit the Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences – Finance website
- Need to book a room for a workshop, event, or presentation? Room reservations are available for Dunlop School faculty and staff. To reserve a room, please view room availabilities and contact Sydney Vuong at sydneyv2@uci.edu.
- Research Administration and Development
