Lisa Sardinia
Faculty Athletics Representative
sardinil@pacificu.edu
Lisa Sardinia, associate professor of biology, has served as Pacific's Faculty Athletics Representative since 2003.
The chair of Pacific's Department of Biology, Sardinia assists the department with compliance issues and serves as a liaison between the athletic department and the University faculty.
Sardinia has taught at Pacific since 1996. She has also taught at San Francisco State, St. Olaf College and Foothill College. At Pacific, Sardinia teaches molecular biology and microbiology and serves on the board of the Pacific Institute for Ethics and Social Policy.
Sardinia is currently co-principal investigator of a National Institutes of Health grant studying the impact of peoples' religious faith on their views concerning modern genetic technologies. She has presented a number of workshops and lectures on genetic testing and ethics and stem cell research.
A graduate of Whitworth with a degree in biology, Sardinia earned her Ph.D. in microbiology from Montana State in 1985 and her law degree from the University of California's Hastings College of the Law in 1996. Upon graduation from Montana State, Sardinia was awarded a three-year National Cancer Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of California-San Francisco.
Sardinia is a member of the Oregon State Bar. A native of the Bay Area, Sardinia grew up an ardent San Francisco Giants fan and spent many afternoons battling the swirling winds of Candlestick Park. She is a regular presence at Boxers' home events. Raised in a family of athletes and fans, Sardinia's brother, Michael, followed his sister to Whitworth where he played football for the Pirates from 1983-86.