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Department of Biology faculty, education, and interests

 

James E. Alexander, Assistant Professor

  • Ph.D.,University of Oklahoma, 1987
  • Population ecology and physiological ecology of aquatic invertebrates; zebra mussel (Dreissena) biology.
  • Dr. Alexander's page.

 

Ronald Atlas, Professor

  • Ph.D., Rutgers, 1972
  • Microbial ecology and physiology; hydrocarbon metabolism; microbial abatement of pollution; polar microbiology.

 

Margaret Carreiro, Associate Professor

  • Ph.D., University of Rhode Island, 1989
  • Nutrient cycling; ecosystem ecology of terrestrial habitats, particularly those in urban and suburban landscapes.

 

Gary Cobbs, Professor

  • Ph.D., University of California, Riverside, 1974
  • Population genetics; protein polymorphism; evolutionary theory; Drosophila genetics.

 

Cindy Corbitt, Associate Professor

  • Ph.D., University of Alaska, Fairbanks, 1997
  • Behavioral neuroendocrinology, environmental signaling and the central nervous system.
  • Dr. Corbitt's laboratory page.

 

Lee Dugatkin, Professor and Distinguished University Scholar

  • Ph.D., State University of New York, Binghamton,1991
  • Behavioral and evolutionary ecology; Evolution of cooperative and altruistic behavior; cultural transmission and female mate choice; evolutionary psychology.
  • Dr. Dugatkin's page.

 

Perri Eason, Professor and Director of Undergraduate Programs

  • Ph.D., University of California, Davis, 1991
  • Behavioral ecology and conservation biology of terrestrial vertebrates and insects.

 

Sarah Emery, Assistant Professor

  • Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2005
  • Plant ecology, biodiversity, succession, restoration, plant-fungus interactions, plant-insect interactions, invasive species, sand dune biology.
  • Dr. Emery's laboratory page.

 

Paul Ewald, Professor

  • Ph.D., University of Washington, 1980
  • Evolutionary ecology of parasitism, evolutionary medicine, agonistic behavior, pollination biology.

 

Ronald D. Fell, Professor and Chair of the Department

  • Ph.D., Iowa State University, 1977
  • Applied physiology, nutrition, muscle metabolism and exercise physiology.

 

Hwa-seong Jin, Assistant Professor

  • Ph.D., University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 2001
  • Stream ecology, ecosystem metabolism, solute and nutrient dynamics, functional assessments.

 

Awdhesh Kalia, Assistant Professor

  • Ph.D., All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 2000
  • Bacterial pathogenesis integrating the fields of genomics, epidemiology, evolution and molecular cellular biology.

 

Arnold J. Karpoff, Associate Professor

  • Ph.D., University of Oregon, 1969
  • Morphology and physiology of plant growth and development; plant ultrastructure.

 

Martin G. Klotz, Professor

  • Ph.D., Friedrich Schiller University; Jena, Germany, 1986
  • Molecular genetics and evolution of metabolic modules in bacteria, particularly autotrophic nitrification and tolerance to oxidative stress.
  • Dr. Klotz's laboratory page.

 

Tommy Parker, Assistant Professor

  • Ph.D., University of Missouri, 2006
  • Population dynamics and behavioral adaptations of urbanized vertebrate species.

 

William D. Pearson, Professor, Curator, Clay Fish Collection

  • Ph.D., Utah State, 1970
  • Fisheries biology; ichthyology; aquatic ecology; stream drift, biospeleology.

 

Michael Perlin, Professor

  • Ph.D., University of Chicago,1983
  • Molecular genetics; structure and function of the gene; molecular biology of drug action; gene mapping and splicing, fungal phytopathogens, host/pathogen interaction.

 

Jennifer Mansfield-Jones, Assistant Professor

  • Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1995
  • Digestive energetics as related to parasitic infections.

 

Shira Rabin, Assistant Professor

  • Ph.D., Northwestern University, 2005
  • Bacterial pathogenesis; toxin biology; host/pathogen interactions

 

David H. Reed, Wallace Professor of Conservation

  • Ph.D., University of Houston, 1999
  • Conservation genetics; conservation ecology of terrestrial vertebrates and spiders; population viability modeling and theory
  • Dr. Reed's page

 

Susanna Remold, Assistant Professor

  • Ph.D., Cornell University, 1998
  • Evolution of disease causing microbes, microbial genome evolution, evolution in variable environments, evolution of complex traits, context-dependent genes (genes involved in pleiotropy and epistasis), genetic robustness and evolvability.
  • Dr. Remold's laboratory page.

 

David J. Schultz, Associate Professor

  • Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 1996
  • Molecular genetics, biotechnology, and biochemistry; production of unusual lipids and secondary metabolites in plants; trichome mediated pest resistance in Pelargonium xhortorum (geranium).

 

Joseph M. Steffen, Associate Professor & Director of Graduate Programs

  • Ph.D., University of New Mexico, 1980
  • Cellular and molecular physiology; environmental physiology, endocrine and growth factor effects on muscle.

 

Micah Worley, Assistant Professor

  • Ph.D., Oregon Health Sciences University, 2000
  • Microbiology of intracellular pathogens and pathogen manipulation of host cells.
  • Dr. Worley's laboratory page.

 

 

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