Faculty Office Hours & Advisor Drop-In Schedule

Need to speak to your instructor outside of class? Want to know when our advisors have drop-in hours? Follow the link below for the schedule!

Fall 2026 - Office Hours & Drop-In Advising

Full-Time Faculty

Dr. Jennifer Gagliardi-Seeley

Jennifer Gagliardi-Seeley, PhD

Department Chair and Professor

SI 2042D

[email protected] 303-615-0226
Dr. Arijana Barun

Arijana Barun, PhD

Lecturer

SI 2034

[email protected] 303-615-2086
Dr. Erin Bissell

Erin Bissell, PhD

Associate Professor

SI 2066

[email protected] 303-615-0242
Dr. Christy Carello

Christy Carello, PhD

Professor

SI 2047

[email protected] 303-615-0236
Dr. Cindy Church

Cindy Church, PhD

Professor

SI 2037

[email protected] 303-615-0217
Dr. Kristy Duran

Kristy Duran, PhD

Faculty Director of Undergraduate Research and Professor of Biology

JSSB 330J

[email protected] 303-605-7407
Dr. Jonathan Dyhr

Jonathan Dyhr, PhD

Associate Professor

SI 2030

[email protected] 303-615-5954
Rebecca Ferrell, PhD

Rebecca Ferrell, PhD

Professor

SI 2033

[email protected] 303-615-0211
Nicolette Giasolli

Nicolette Giasolli, MS, ATC

Lecturer

SI 2035

[email protected] 303-615-0215
Dr. Robert Hancock

Robert Hancock, PhD

Professor

SI 2044

[email protected] 303-615-0231
Dr. Jason Kolts

Jason Kolts, PhD

Professor

SI 2038

[email protected] 303-615-0219
Dr. Christopher Meloche

Christopher Meloche, PhD

Associate Professor

SI 2045

[email protected] 303-615-0234
Dr. Vida Melvin

Vida Melvin, PhD

Associate Professor

SI 2062

[email protected] 303-615-0239
Dr. David Merriam

David Merriam, PhD

Associate Professor

SI 2040

[email protected] 303-605-7968
Dr. Doug Petcoff

Doug Petcoff, PhD

Professor

SI 2032

[email protected] 303-615-0208
Dr. Anil Rao

Anil Rao, PhD

Professor

SI 2036

[email protected] 303-615-0216
Dr. Jeff Simpson

Jeff Simpson, DC, CCSP

Professor

SI 2046

[email protected] 303-615-0235
Dr. Helene Ver Eecke

Helene Ver Eecke, PhD

Professor

SI 2060

[email protected] 303-615-0238

Emeritus Faculty

Dr. Bill Baxendale

Bill Baxendale, PhD

[email protected]
Dr. Hsiu-Ping Liu

Hsiu-Ping Liu, PhD

[email protected]
Dr. Fordyce Lux III

Fordyce Lux III, PhD

[email protected]

Adjunct Faculty

Dr. Mursheda Ali

Mursheda Ali, PhD

[email protected]
Dr. Kim Arena

Kim Arena, PhD

[email protected]
Isabel Bravo

Isabel Bravo, MS

[email protected]
Dr. Charlie Butterworth

Charlie Butterworth, PhD

[email protected]
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Norman Clippinger, PhD

[email protected]
Jake Fuqua

Jake Fuqua, MS

[email protected]
Antonio Gonzalez-Pita

Antonio Gonzalez-Pita, MS

[email protected]
Dr. Irina Grichtchenko

Irina Grichtchenko, PhD

[email protected]
Mark Haefele

Mark Haefele, MS

[email protected]

Mel Kyer, MS

[email protected]
Laylonda Maines

Laylonda Maines, MS

[email protected]
Lorraine Maloof

Lorraine Maloof, MS

[email protected]
Dr. Elizabeth Medina

Elizabeth Medina, PhD

[email protected]
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Brandi Moore, ND

[email protected]
Dr. Daniel Ramirez-Gordillo

Daniel Ramirez-Gordillo, PhD

[email protected]
Eury Rice, DVM

Eury Rice, DVM

[email protected]
Dr. Paddy Ryan

Patrick Ryan, PhD

[email protected]
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Amanda Schuster, MS

[email protected]
Kaily Meek

Kaily Taylor-Meek, MS

[email protected]
Dr. Steven Telleen

Steven Telleen, PhD

[email protected]

CLAS Science Advisors

Chivonne Torres

Academic Advisor III

[email protected] Meet with Chivonne
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JR Vann

Academic Advisor I

[email protected] Meet with JR

Laboratory Staff

Lisa Gotow

Lisa Gotow

Laboratory Coordinator II

SI 2100

[email protected] 303-615-0246
Mark Karlok

Mark Karlok, MA

Laboratory Coordinator II

SI 2096

[email protected] 303-615-0244
Dr. Johnny Hannan

Jonathan Hannan, PhD

General Biology Laboratory Coordinator II

SI 1093

[email protected]

Administrative Staff

Jessica Ovitz

Jessica Ovitz, MA

Program Coordinator

[email protected] 303-605-7283

Paulie Keener

Student Staff - Front Office Assistant

Moira Kops

Moira Kops

Student Staff - Front Office Assistant

Stephanie Topp

Stephanie Topp

Student Staff - Front Office Assistant

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