Biology Faculty & Staff

Sheryl Zajdowicz, Ph.D.

Department Chair and Professor

SI 2042D

Bill Baxendale, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus

Erin Bissell, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

SI 2066

Christy Carello, Ph.D.

Professor

SI 2047

Maria Cattell, Ph.D.

Lecturer

SI 2064

Cindy Church, Ph.D.

Professor

SI 2037

Kristy Duran, Ph.D.

Faculty Director of Undergraduate Research and Professor of Biology

SI 2040 / SSB 330J

Jonathan Dyhr, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

SI 2030

Rebecca Ferrell, Ph.D.

Professor

SI 2033

Joan Foster, Ph.D.

Professor

SI 2034

Jennifer Gagliardi-Seeley, Ph.D.

Professor

SI 2041

Nicolette Giasolli, M.A., ATC

Lecturer

SI 2035

Robert Hancock, Ph.D.

Professor

SI 2044

Clare Hays, DVM

Professor

SI 2032

Jason Kolts, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

SI 2038

Hsiu-Ping Liu, Ph.D.

Director of Center for Advanced STEM Education (CASE) and Professor of Biology

SI 2039

Fordyce Lux III, Ph.D.

Department Chair of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS) and Professor of Biology

SI 2028

Christopher Meloche, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

SI 2045

Vida Melvin, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

SI 2062

Doug Petcoff, Ph.D.

Professor

SI 2031

Anil Rao, Ph.D.

Professor

SI 2036

Jeff Simpson, DC, CCSP

Professor

SI 2046

Helene Ver Eecke, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

SI 2060

Mursheda Ali, Ph.D.

Dean Bagley, M.S.

Arijana Barun, Ph.D.

Nate Behl, M.S.

Dane Borman, DC

Rebecca Bryan, M.S.

Becky Buckley, Ph.D.

Charlie Butterworth, Ph.D.

Qamrul Choudhury, Ph.D.

Norman Clippinger, Ph.D.

Christopher Cooley, M.S.

Adela Cota-Gomez, Ph.D.

Matthew Graham, DC

Tracy Gray, M.S.

Irina Grichtchenko, Ph.D.

Mark Haefele, M.S.

Erin Han, Ph.D.

Jonathan Heckmann, M.S.

Lauren Kaiser, DC

Paula Konigsberg, Ph.D.

Randi Lupardus, Ph.D.

Laylonda Maines, M.S.

Lorraine Maloof, M.S.

Leanna Matthews, Ph.D.

Elizabeth Medina, Ph.D.

Erin Peden, Ph.D.

Erin Rogers, M.A.

Patrick Ryan, Ph.D.

Lauren Schetne, Ph.D.

Amanda Schuster, M.S.

Adrian Stone, Ph.D.

Tyler Williams, M.S.

Denise Daphne, M.A.

Academic Advisor & Retention Specialist

Cody McSorley, M.S.

Academic Advisor & Retention Specialist

Lisa Gotow

Laboratory Coordinator II

SI 2100

Mark Karlok, M.A.

Laboratory Coordinator II

SI 2096

Carol Tkach, M.S.

Laboratory Coordinator II

SI 1093

Melissa Moore, M.S.

Laboratory Coordinator Assistant

SI 1090A

Jessica Ovitz, M.A.

Academic Program Coordinator

Hannah Scobba, M.A.

Assistant Academic Coordinator

Marissa Allen

Front Office Assistant/Social Media

Marina Bialik

Front Office Assistant

Makayla DeHerrera

Front Office Assistant

Mary Nwankwo

Front Office Assistant

Linda Olivas

Front Office Assistant