Faculty and Staff
Professor of Biology
Interim Chair, Department of Biology
Specialties:
- Disease ecology
- Epidemiology of vector-borne diseases
- Host-parasite relationships
Associate Professor of Biology
Assistant Chair, Department of Biology
Specialties:
- Ecology
- Science Policy
- Conservation Biology
- Environmental Studies
Laboratories Manager Biology Department
Specialties:
- Coastal Ecology
- Field Research Techniques
Professor of Biology
Associate Provost for Faculty
Specialties:
- Neuroscience
- Molecular Physiology
- Mid-career Faculty Development
- Inclusive Practices
- Leadership Development
- Building Effective Partnerships to Promote Institutional Effectiveness
Director of Biological Instruction
Specialties:
- Marine ecology
- Physiological ecology
- Environmental studies
Assistant Professor in Biology, Coston Family Fellow in Molecular Biology
Specialties:
- Neuropharmacology
- Genetics
- Epilepsy
- Addiction
- Zebrafish modeling
Director of Microscopy and Imaging
Specialties:
- Confocal microscopy
- Biological sample preparation and imaging for electron microscopy
Professor of Biology
Specialties:
- Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity
- Phylogenetic, Systematics, and Taxonomy
- Developmental Biology
Visiting Research Scholar
Specialties:
- Neural bases of behavior
- Chemoreception in insects
- Sensory physiology of arthropod vectors of disease
Assistant Professor of Biology
Specialties:
- Evolutionary genetics and genomics
- Quantitative genetics
- Evolutionary developmental biology
Associate Professor of Biology
Specialties:
- Population ecology
- Physiological ecology
- Conservation of amphibians and reptiles
- Spread of invasive forest pests
Professor of Biology
Specialties:
- Anatomy, morphology, and systematics of vascular plants, especially family Euphorbiaceae, in the context of regional floristics, ethnobotany, systematic monographs, and revisions
Associate Professor of Biology
Specialties:
- Molecular Genetics
- Gene Expression
- RNA Biology
Director of Biological Instruction
Program Coordinator, URISE
Coordinator, Integrated Inclusive Science Program
Specialties:
- Cellular and Molecular Immunology
- Toxicology of inhaled pollutants
- Development of novel evidence-based teaching strategies
Professor of Biology
Professor of Geography, Environment, & Sustainability
Chair, Department of Geography, Environment, & Sustainability
Specialties:
- Battlefield Ecology
- Landscape Fragmentation and Connectivity
- Park Management
- Conservation
- Forest Community Ecology
Visiting Research Scientist
Adjunct Professor, Liberal Arts
Specialties:
- Climate Change
- Biodiversity
- Behavior
Manager of Biological Laboratories
Specialties:
- Immunology and Human Biology
- Animal Care
- Tarrant the Tarantula
Associate Professor of Biology
Specialties:
- Molecular Biology
- Bacterial Pathogenesis
- Tumorigenesis
- Synthetic Biology
Associate Professor of Biology
Specialties:
- Cell Biology
- Cytoskeleton/molecular motors
- Quantitative fluorescence microscopy
Director of Biological Instruction
Specialties:
- Environmental Biology
- Human Biology
Assistant Professor of Biology
Specialties:
- Urban ecology & evolution
- Wildlife biology
- Conservation genetics
- Freshwater biology
Professor of Biology
Specialties:
- Microbiology
- Genetics
- Bacterial Symbioses
Associate Professor of Biology
Specialties:
- Development
- Neuroscience
Professor of Biology Emerita
Specialties:
- Cell and Molecular Biology
- Immunology
- Regulation of the inflammatory response/macrophage activity
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Specialties:
- Phylogenetic Systematics
- Statistical Biogeography
- Macroevolution
Associate Professor of Biology
Specialties:
- Soil Ecology
- Microbiology
- Nematology
Associate Professor of Biology
Co-coordinator, Neuroscience Program
Specialties:
- Genetic and Molecular Basis of Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Neurogenetics
- Drosophila models
Associate Professor of Biology
Coordinator, Environmental Studies Program
Specialties:
- Evolutionary ecology
- Local adaptation and speciation
- Plant population biology and genetics
- Evolutionary genetics of invasive species
Associate Professor of Biology and Biochemistry
Program Coordinator, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Specialties:
- Viruses
- Biochemistry
- DNA replication
Assistant Professor of Biology
Data Science Advisory Board Member
Specialties:
- Population Genetics
- Human Evolution
- Computational Genetics/Bioinformatics
- Ancient DNA-based analyses
