Biological Sciences Faculty

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Anderson, Frank E., Professor, Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz, 1998; 1999. Invertebrates, molecular systematics, molecular evolution.

Anterola, Aldwin M., Associate Professor, Ph.D., Washington State University, 2001; 2005. Metabolic pathways, medicinal compounds, nutraceuticals, biosynthesis of natural products.

Bastille-Rousseau, Guillaume, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Trent University, 2014; 2020. Wildlife, spatial, population, and behavioral ecology.

Bender, Kelly S., Associate Professor, Ph.D., Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 2003. Environmental microbiology; microbes and coal mining waste; biomining of rare Earth elements; small RNA analysis. 

Brown, Jason L., Assistant Professor, Ph.D., East Carolina University, 2009; 2016. Integrated ecological, evolutionary, genetic, and geospatial analysis.

Da Cunha Leme Filho, Jose F., Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2020. Controlled environment agriculture, vertical farm, cannabis biology, plant physiology, secondary metabolites, plant biostimulants.

Eichholz, Michael W., Professor, Ph.D., University of Alaska, 1998; 2002. Waterfowl, wetland ecology.

Fisher, Derek J., Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 2006. Bacterial Pathogenesis, bacterial physiology and metabolism, molecular biology, protein phosphorylation and degradation.

Gage, Karla L., Associate Professor, Ph.D., Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 2013; 2015. Weed science, weed ecology, agroecology, integrated pest management, herbicide resistance, invasive species.

Garvey, James E., Professor, Ph.D., Ohio State University, 1997; 2000. Fisheries biology.

Garcia-Heras, Marie-Sophie, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of Cape Town, 2017; 2025.
Conservation biology, ornithology.

Grundler, Michael C., Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2020; 2025. Evolutionary biology, herpetology.

Geisler, J.B. Matthew, Associate Professor, Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1999; 2006. Gene expression and protein interaction patterns, mathematical gene modeling, arabidopsis, yeast and drosophila interactomes.

Hamilton-Brehm, Scott D., Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of Georgia, 2008. Anaerobic and aerobic cultivation of microorganisms, environmental sampling.

Heist, Edward J., Professor, Ph.D., College of William and Mary, 1994; 1998. Population genetics, conservation genetics, fishery management.

Holmes, Iris. Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2020; 2025. Host-pathogen interactions, herpetology.

Ibrahim, Kamal, Associate Professor, Ph.D., Cambridge University, 1989; 2001. Population genetics.

Jayakody, Lahiru N., Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Kagoshima University (Japan), 2014; 2019. Biotechnology, molecular biology, metabolic engineering, synthetic microbiology, systems biology.

Jimenez-Ruiz, F. Agustin, Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2004; 2009. Parasitology.

Konjufca, Vjollca, Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of Arkansas Fayetteville, 2002. Immunology and host-pathogen interactions.

Lydy, Michael J., Professor, Ph.D., Ohio State University, 2001. Aquatic toxicology.

Narr, Charlotte, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Trent University, 2016: 2020. Freshwater ecology, ecological stoichiometry, and host-parasite interactions.

Neubig, Kurt M., Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of Florida, 2012; 2015. Plant systematics, phylogenetics, floristics, DNA barcoding and pollination biology.

Petri, Laís., Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2023; 2025. Plant community ecology, invasion biology.

Rader, Bethany, Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of Oregon, 2006. Beneficial host-microbe interactions, innate immunology, microbial ecology and systems biology.

Sipes, Sedonia D., Associate Professor, Ph.D., Utah State University, 2001; 2001. Plant-insect interactions, evolutionary ecology, chemical ecology, and systematics.

Weber, Jennifer., Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of CA, Irvine, 2012; 2020. Evolutionary ecology, including breeding system evolution, pollination biology, population genetics and climate change biology.

Whitledge, Gregory, Professor, Ph.D., University of Missouri, 2001; 1995. Fish ecology and management.

Wood, Andrew J., Professor, Ph.D., Purdue University, 1994; 1996. Biotechnology, biochemistry, desiccation, drought, genetics, horticulture, plant physiology, stress.

 

Emeriti Faculty

Anthoney, Terence R., Associate Professor, Emeritus, M.D., Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1968, 1975.

Bozzola, John J., Professor, Emeritus, Ph.D., Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 1975; 1983.

Brandon, Ronald A., Professor, Emeritus, Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1962.

Brooks, Marjorie, Associate Professor, Emerita, Ph.D., University of Wyoming, 2003; 2009. 

Burr, Brooks M., Professor, Emeritus, Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1977.

Clark, David P., Professor, Emeritus, Ph.D., University of Bristol England, 1976.

Crandall-Stotler, Barbara, Professor, Emerita, Ph.D., University of Cincinnati, 1968; 1970.

Englert, DuWayne C., Professor, Emeritus, Ph.D., Purdue University, 1964.

Feldhamer, George A., Professor, Emeritus, Oregon State University, 1977.

Gibson, David J., Distinguished Professor,  Emeritus, Ph.D., University of Wales, 1985; 1992.

Halbrook, Richard S., Associate Professor, Emeritus, Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1990.

Heidinger, Roy C., Professor, Emeritus, Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, 1970.

King, David, Associate Professor, Emeritus, Ph.D., University of California at San Diego, 1975.

Kohler, Christopher C., Professor, Emeritus, Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1980.

Krajewski, Carey, Professor, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1988.

Lovvorn, James R., Professor, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1987.

Madigan, Michael T., Professor and Distinguished Scholar, Emeritus, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1976.

Matten, Lawrence C., Professor, Emeritus, Ph.D., Cornell University, 1965; 1965.

McPherson, John E., Jr., Professor, Emeritus, Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1968.

Mohlenbrock, Robert H., Distinguished Professor, Emeritus, Ph.D., Washington University, 1957; 1957.

Muhlach, William L., Associate Professor, Emeritus, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago, 1986.

Nickrent, Daniel L., Distinguished Research Professor, Emeritus, Ph.D., Miami University (Ohio), 1984; 1990. 

Nsofor, Margaret N., Associate Professor of Practice, Emerita, Ph.D., Mississippi State University, 1998.

Reeve, John, Associate Professor, Emeritus, Ph.D., University of California Santa Barbara, 1985; 2000. 

Renzaglia, Karen, Distinguished Research Professor, Emerita, Ph.D., Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 1981; 2005. 

Richardson, John A., Associate Professor, Emeritus, M.F.A., Ohio University, 1969; 1969.

Robertson, Philip A., Professor, Emeritus, Ph.D., Colorado State University, 1968; 1970.

Shepherd, Benjamin A., Professor, Emeritus, Ph.D., Kansas State University, 1970. 

Thomas, Richard, H., Associate Professor, Emeritus, Ph.D., University of Arizona Tucson, 1985.

Tindall, Donald R., Professor, Emeritus, Ph.D., University of Louisville, 1966; 1966.

Vitt, Dale H., Distinguished Research Professor, Emeritus, Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1970; 2000.

Yopp, John H., Professor, Emeritus, Ph.D., University of Louisville, 1969; 1970.