Biology Faculty
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Mikus Abolins-AbolsAssistant Professor Education: Ph.D., Indiana University, 2017 Research Interests: Physiological and behavioral ecology; neuroendocrinology; mechanisms of maternal behavior and stress; developmental biology of feathers |
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Natalie ChristianAssistant Professor (502) 852-3727 Education: Ph.D., Indiana University, 2017 Research Interests: Microbial ecology; community ecology; symbiosis; foliar endophytic fungi; scholarship of teaching and learning (SOTL) |
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Cindy CorbittProfessor (502) 852-3915 Education: Ph.D., University of Alaska, Fairbanks, 1997 Research Interests: Behavioral neuroendocrinology; environmental signaling and the central nervous system |
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Rafael Sênos DemarcoAssistant Professor Education: Ph.D., University of Kansas, 2011 Research Interests: Stem cell biology; metabolism; lipids; signaling pathways; molecular biology; Drosophila genetics |
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Lee DugatkinProfessor and Distinguished University Scholar (502) 852-5943 Education: Ph.D., State University of New York, Binghamton,1991 Research Interests: History of science; behavioral and evolutionary ecology; evolution of cooperative and altruistic behavior; cultural transmission in nonhumans |
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Perri EasonProfessor Education: Ph.D., University of California, Davis, 1991 Research interests: Behavioral ecology and conservation biology of terrestrial vertebrates and insects |
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Sarah EmeryProfessor and Director of Graduate Studies (502) 852-5940 Education: Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2005 Research Interests: Plant ecology; biodiversity; succession; restoration; plant-fungus interactions; plant-insect interactions; invasive species; sand dune biology |
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Paul EwaldProfessor Education: Ph.D., University of Washington, 1980 Research Interests: Evolutionary ecology of parasitism; evolutionary medicine; agonistic behavior; pollination biology |
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Sarah FauqueAsst. Professor Education: Ph.D., University of Louisville, 2015. Teaching interests: Introductory biology for majors and non-majors, animal behavior, ecology, evolution, and scientific communication. Research interests: Behavioral ecology; signaling behavior and mate choice; discipline-based educational research. |
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Linda FuselierProfessor and Chair of the Biology Department Education: Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2004 Research interests: Postsecondary Biology Education – I am interested in the intersection of science education with science studies and inclusivity in the classroom and laboratory. My background is in evolutionary biology, fish biology and plant ecology. Although my research has turned toward biology education, all of my work is informed by content knowledge in biology, making my research “discipline-based education research” (DBER). |
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Paul R. HimesAssistant Professor Education: Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2009 Research Interests: Microbiology; molecular genetics |
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Rachel HoppAssociate Professor, Term Education: Ph.D., University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 1999 Research Interests: Molecular regulation of apoptosis in photoreceptors; retinitis pigmentosa and retinoblastoma; effective teaching methods for student success in anatomy and physiology |
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Dae-Sung HwangboAssistant Professor Education: Ph.D., University of Rochester, 2012 Research Interests: 1) Molecular genetics and neuronal circuits of circadian rhythms, sleep, and feeding behavior in Drosophila; 2) Molecular genetics of aging and cell death in Drosophila; 3) Development of Drosophila models of human diseases (such as Prader-Willi syndrome and Alzheimer’s disease) More about Dr. Hwangbo |
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Matt KolmannAssistant Professor Education: Ph.D., University of Toronto, 2016 Research Interests: Evolutionary ecology; functional morphology; biomechanics; comparative vertebrate anatomy; ichthyology (fish biology); phylogenetic systematics and phylogenetic comparative methods |
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Alycia CR LackeyAssistant Professor Email Dr. Lackey Education: Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2013 Research Interests: Evolutionary and behavioral ecology; speciation; life history; sexual selection and mating interactions; response to rapid environmental change; biostatistics |
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Jennifer Mansfield-JonesAssociate Professor Education: Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1995 Research Interests: Digestive energetics as related to parasitic infections |
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Jeffery A. MastersAssistant Professor, Term Office: LF 139C Education: Ph.D., University of Louisville, 2014 Research Interests: Impacts of disturbance and invasive species on native plant/arthropod interactions; rare plant reproductive biology |
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Andrew MehringAssistant Professor Education: Ph.D., University of Georgia, 2012 Research Interests: Ecosystem ecology; urban ecology; animal effects on greenhouse gas flux; limnology; biogeochemistry; green infrastructure; stream restoration; stormwater management; global change |
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Michael A. MenzeProfessor and Associate Dean, Research and Innovation Education: Ph.D. [Dr. rer. nat.], University of Dusseldorf and University of Mainz, 2001 Research Interests: Molecular physiology; mitochondrial bioenergetics; cryobiology, and animal stress biology |
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Rachel NealAssociate Professor Education: Ph.D., Missouri University of Science and Technology, 1999 Research Interests: Toxicology in during mammalian development, particularly the impact of legal substance use during pregnancy |
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Michael PerlinProfessor Education: Ph.D., University of Chicago,1983 Research Interests: Molecular genetics; structure and function of the gene; molecular biology of drug action; gene mapping and splicing, fungal phytopathogens, host/pathogen interaction |
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Rachel PiggAssistant Professor Education: Ph.D., Kansas State University, 2014 Research Interests: Wildlife ecology and management; vector-borne disease ecology and control; discipline-based education research |
Shira RabinPart-Time Lecturer Education: Ph.D., Northwestern University, 2005 Research Interests: Bacterial pathogenesis; toxin biology; host/pathogen interactions; science education and pedagogy |
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Kat Ray King, PhDAssistant Professor Dr. Kat Ray King graduated from the University of Louisville with a PhD in 2020, an M.S. in 2018, and a B.S. in Biology. They were a 2019 S.K. Abell Fellow, an award for doctoral students pursuing research in discipline-based education research. Their research focuses on the ways that social influences manifest in college learning environments, and how these can impact student learning. Dr. King has broad teaching experience, with expertise in introductory biology, anatomy/physiology, vertebrate nutrition, and cellular/molecular biology. |
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Mark RunningProfessor Education: Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 1997 Research Interests: Plant genetics and development; drought tolerance; biofuels |
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David J. SchultzProfessor and Interim Senior Associate Dean for Finance & Strategy Education: Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 1996 Research Interests: Molecular genetics, biotechnology, and biochemistry; production of unusual lipids and secondary metabolites in plants; trichome mediated pest resistance in Pelargonium xhortorum (geranium) |
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Samiyyah SledgeAssistant Professor Education: Ph.D., University of Louisville School of Medicine, 2021 Research Interests: Physiology; Cellular and Molecular Biology; Biophysics; Chronic Diseases; Mechanisms of Dry Eye Disease; Ophthalmic Conditions and Diseases; Phospholipids’ Role in Disease; Pathophysiology of Cancer; Biological and Health Sciences Program Development and Recruitment; Retention Practices, Teaching and Success Strategies for Science Majors; and Race in Science.
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Allison SmithPart-Time Lecturer (502) 852-6771 Education: Ph.D. University of Louisville, 2012 Research interests: Environmental justice; brownfields; environmental policy |
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Joseph M. SteffenProfessor Education: Ph.D., University of New Mexico, 1980 Research Interests: Cellular and molecular physiology; environmental physiology; endocrine and growth factor effects on muscle |
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Sanaya K. StockeAssistant Professor Education: Ph.D., University of Louisville, 2016 Research Interests: Neurobiology, taste electrophysiology, optogenetics, neuroendocrinology; effects of peripheral hormones on taste and flavor processing in the brain, teaching pedagogy. |
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Micah WorleyAssociate Professor Education: Ph.D., Oregon Health Sciences University, 2000 Research Interests: Microbiology of intracellular pathogens and pathogen manipulation of host cells |
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Stephen P. YanoviakProfessor & Tom Wallace Endowed Chair of Conservation Education: Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 1999 Research Interests: Tropical arthropod ecology, behavior and conservation |
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Deborah R. Yoder-HimesAssociate Professor and Assistant Chair Education: Ph.D. Michigan State University, 2005 Research Interests: Microbiology and molecular genetics; bacterial pathogenesis; transmission of opportunistic pathogens; the role of bacterial pathogens in the environment; and the evolution of pathogenesis. |