Department of Biology

Who are we? Where did we come from? What do we do in the Department?

Faculty

Name / Origin / Title / Primary
Teaching/Admin.
Responsibilities
1. Birchard, Geoffrey / ESP / Tenured Associate Professor / Biodiversity
Upper-level Physiology
Honors Seminar
2. Christensen, Alan / SSB / Tenured Associate Professor / General Genetics
Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering
Molecular Biology & Biotechnology Laboratory
3. Crerar, Lorelei / UG BIOL Program / Term Assistant Professor / Ecology & Evolution
Applied Ecology
4. Davis, Claudette / UG BIOL Program / Term Assistant Professor / Cell Structure and Function
General Genetics
Biology Seminar
5. Edwards, Cody / ESP / Tenured Associate Professor / Evolution
Conservation Biology
6. Fondufe, Gwendolyn / UG BIOL Program / Term Assistant Professor / Introductory Biology I & II
Cell Structure and Function
Senior Seminar
7. Forkner, Rebecca / ESP / Tenured Associate Professor / Conservation Biology Entomology Reproductive Strategies
Tropical Biology
8. Gillevet, Patrick / ESP / Tenured Professor,
Director MicroBiome Analysis
Center / Molecular Ecology
Methods in
Evolutionary Biology
9. Grant, Geri / SSB / Tenured Associate Professor
Assistant Chair / Cell Structure and Function, Honors
Eukaryotic Cell Biology Research Semester Seminar
10. Kocache, Malda / UG BIOL Program / Term Associate Professor / HIV/AIDS
Medical Microbiology
Introductory Microbiology
11. Laemmerzahl, Arndt / UG BIOL Program / Term Assistant Professor; Director of Animal Collections Facility / BIOL 104
Biostatistics
Introduction to Research Design and Analysis
Mammalogy
Herpetology
12. Lawrey, James / ESP / Tenured Professor / Biodiversity
Senior Seminar
13. Luther, David / UG BIOL Program / Term Associate
Professor / Introductory Biology I/II
Animal Behavior
Ornithology
14. Madden, Charles / UG BIOL Program / Term Associate Professor / Cell Structure and Function
Infectious Diseases (301)
Biology of Microorganisms
Microbial Physiology and Metabolism
15. Masterson, Alexandra / UG BIOL
Program / Term Assistant Professor / Human Anatomy and Physiology
16. Olmo, Valerie / UG BIOL Program / Term Assistant Professor / Cell Structure and Function
Developmental Biology
17. Polayes, Deborah / UG BIOL Program / Term Professor;
Director of UG studies / Biology of Microorganisms
Biology of Microorganisms, Lab
Microbial Genetics
Microbial Diversity
General Biochemistry
18. Rockwood, Larry / ESP / Tenured Professor,
Chairman / Ecology and Evolution
Population Ecology
19. Scherer, Anne / UG BIOL
Program / Term Assistant Professor / Genetics
Developmental Genetics
Phage Genomics
20. Schwebach, Reid / UG BIOL Program / Term Assistant Professor / Cell Structure and Function
Microbiology
Phage Ecology
21. Tomson, Allison / UG BIOL
Program / Term Assistant Professor / Human Anatomy and Physiology
22. Tondi, Brenda / UG BIOL Program / Term Associate Professor / Human Anatomy and Physiology
Advanced Human Anatomy and Physiology
23. Verhoeven, Anne / UG BIOL Program / Term Associate Professor;
Director, Medical Laboratory Science Program / Immunology
Immunology, Lab
Introduction to Medical Laboratory Science
24. Weeks, Andrea / ESP / Tenured Associate Professor,
Director of Herbarium
Assistant Chair / Biodiversity
Plant Diversity and Evolution
Plant Ecology
Honorary Members
Andalibi, Ali / EMDP2 / Associate Dean of Research,
College of Science / Medical Microbiology
Fox, Donna / BMED / Associate Dean, Student Affairs & Special Programs,
College of Science / Cell Biology
Infectious Disease
Biodefense
Peters, Esther / ESP / Term Associate Professor / Histology
Histotechniques
Verardo, Stacy / AOES / Term Associate Professor / Invertebrate Paleontology, Paleoclimatology
Chong, Aikwan / ESP / Webmaster
Staff
Name / Origin / Title / Primary Responsibilities Teaching/Prepping
Zimmerman,
Joanne / UG BIOL Program / Academic Administrative Specialist/Human
Resources Specialist
Einhorn, Peggy / UG BIOL Program / Laboratory and Research Coordinator / General Genetics
Immunology, Lab
McKenna, Genevieve / UG BIOL Program / Administrative Support Specialist
Madden, Bonnie / UG BIOL Program / Laboratory and Research Specialist / Biology of Microorganisms, Lab
Stock Room
Salehian, Shakiba / UG BIOL Program / Laboratory and Research Specialist / Ecology and Evolution
Biodiversity
Smith, Alyson / UG BIOL Program / Laboratory and Research Specialist / Introductory Biology I/II
Cell Structure and Function
Washington, Angel / UG BIOL Program / Administrative and Program Specialist III-B;
Fiscal Coordinator
Jones, Rosanne / UG BIOL Program / Wages / Human Anatomy and Physiology
Advanced Human Anatomy and Physiology