I am in my fourth year as a faculty member at Stan State and I am so excited to be a Warrior again! My research interests include birds, bioinformatics, and bacteria in any combination. I really enjoying teaching and helping students figure out new things about biology they may have never considered as an interest before.
In my “free time”, I love spending time with family. We enjoy traveling, birding, and relaxing together. We have 9 chickens (including a noisy boi), 2 cats (Fiona Apple and Frank Sinatra), and two miniature dachshunds (Barney and Charlie).
Check out Dr. Van Laar’s CV as a pdf