California State University Bakersfield
Department of Biology
9001 Stockdale Highway
Bakersfield, CA 93311-1022
Tel: (661) 654-2603
Fax: (661) 654-6956
E-mail: alauer@csub.edu
Carl-von-Ossietzky University, Oldenburg, Germany Biology M.S. 1996
Institute for Marine Sciences (IfM-GEOMAR), Kiel, Germany Microbiology Ph.D. 2001
2007 – Present Professor (Full Professor since 2018)
California State University Bakersfield, Department of Biology, 9001 Stockdale Highway, Bakersfield, CA
2004 - 2007 Postdoctoral Researcher
James Madison University, Department of Biology, Burruss Hall, MSC 7801, Harrisonburg, VA 22801
2002 - 2004 Postdoctoral Researcher
University of North Carolina (UNC) Chapel Hill, Dept. of Marine Sciences, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
1999 - 2002 Postdoctoral Researcher
Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), ICBM-Marine Station, Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Fields of Research Expertise
Ø Ecology of Coccidioides spp.
Ø Non-invasive methods to detect endangered species in the field (e.g. San Joaquin Kit Fox, Kangaroo rats)
Ø Cutaneous microbiota of amphibians, chytridiomycosis
Ø Microcrustaceans as natural predators of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
Ø Ecology of Watersipora subtorquata, an invasive marine bryozoan species
Fields of Interest
Ø Fungal pathogens
Ø Environmental justice and conservation of endangered species
Ø Molecular techniques in microbiology
Ø Microbial ecology and diversity
Ø Microbial symbionts
Community Outreach
Member of the Executive Committee of the Kern-Kaweah Chapter of the Sierra Club, since 2020