Directory A to Z

Edmund Acevedo, Ph.D.

Senior Associate Director, SLSS

and Professor

Sal Agosta, Ph.D.

Salvatore Agosta, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Physiological Ecology

Sam Albert

Senior Outdoor Adventure Coordinator in Adventure Leadership and Teambuilding

Dan Albrecht-Mallinger

Dan Albrecht-Mallinger

Environmental Studies Undergraduate Program Director

and Assistant Professor

avian ecology

Pam Allred-Irby

Pam Allred-Irby

Director of Operations

Cindy Andrews

Cindy Andrews

Program and Volunteer Coordinator, Virginia Oyster Shell Recycling Program

oyster restoration

Jeff Atkins, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Ecosystems Ecology

Remote Sensing

Matt Balazik, Ph.D.

Matt Balazik, Ph.D.

Research Faculty

Atlantic sturgeon

fish ecology

Joseph Battistelli

Sierra Beecher

Sierra Beecher, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Plant Physiology

William Benton, Ph.D.

William Benton, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Innovation Ecosystem

Interorganizational Project Development

Emergent Social Systems

Charles Blem

Charles Blem, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus

biology

Leann Blem

Leann Blem, Ph.D.

Affiliate Faculty

biology

Brycen Boettcher

Bret Boyd, Ph.D.

Bret Boyd, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Insect-Microbial Symbiosis

Phylogenetics

Comparative Genomics

Bonnie Brown

Bonnie Brown, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus

biology

Alvin Bryant

Alvin Bryant, Ed.D.

Associate Director of SLSS Undergraduate Advising

biology

Paul Bukaveckas, Ph.D.

Lesley Bulluck, Ph.D.

Lesley Bulluck, Ph.D.

Environmental Studies Graduate Program Director

and Associate Professor

environmental studies

Rodney Ram

LaMont Cannon, Ph.D.

LaMont Cannon, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

bioinformatics

Cara Cario

Cara Cario, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Plant Physiological Ecology

Human Anatomy

Daniel Carr

Dan Carr

Assistant Professor

Agriculture

Ecology

Wan-Ling Chiu

Wan-Ling Chiu

Affiliate Faculty Member

biology

Michael Clay

Environmental Studies

Vickie S. Connors, Ph.D.

Vickie S. Connors, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

environmental studies

Ed Crawford, Ph.D.

Edward Crawford, Ph.D.

Assistant Director, Rice Rivers Center

and Assistant Professor

wetlands ecology

Coastal Ecosystems Restoration

Kristine Dattlebaum

Kristine Dattelbaum

Affiliate Faculty Member

biology

Rodney Ram

Chansotheary Dang, Ph.D.

Visiting Assistant Professor

Amanda Dickinson

Amanda J.G. Dickinson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Development

Teratology

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Rodney Dyer, Ph.D.

Rodney Dyer, Ph.D.

Professor

Landscape and population genetics

Andrew Eckert

Andrew Eckert, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Evolutionary Genetics

Comparative Genomics

Jeffrey Elhai

Jeffrey Elhai, Ph.D.

Affiliate Faculty

biology

Joseph Ellis

Joseph Ellis

Administrative Operations Coordinator

Minghui Fei

Minghui Fei

Affiliate Faculty

biology

Linda Fernandez, Ph.D.

Linda Fernandez, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Environmental Economics

Michael Fine

Michael Fine, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus

biology

Rima Franklin

Rima B. Franklin, Ph.D.

Director, SLSS

and Professor

Microbial Ecology

Stephen S. Fong, Ph.D.

Stephen S. Fong, Ph.D.

Associate Director, SLSS Research and Graduate & ILS Graduate Program Director

and Professor

Systems biology

Greg Garman, Ph.D.

Greg Garman, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

fish biology

zachary ghahramani

Zachary N. Ghahramani, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Animal Behavior

Bioacoustics

Sarah Golding

Sarah E. Golding, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

and Director of Undergraduate Research

Student Success

Chris Gough

Chris Gough, Ph.D.

Executive Director, Rice Rivers Center

and Professor

Forest Ecology

Ecosystem Ecology

Colleen B. Higgins

Colleen Higgins, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Genetics

Environmental Biology

Rachel Hill

Rachel Hill

Assistant Professor

Vertebrate Zoology

Community Ecology

David Hopler

Catherine Hulshof

Catherine M. Hulshof, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Plant Community Ecology

Tropical Ecology

Tod holding Oyster shucks

Todd Janeski

Senior Program Director, Rice Rivers Center

Marine Fisheries and Ocean Planning

Land Conservation

Riverine and Estuarine Restoration

Dianne Jennings

gaston ignacio jofre-rodriguez

Gaston Jofre, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Genetics

Phylogenetics

Allison Johnson, Ph.D.

Allison Johnson, Ph.D.

Bioinformatics Graduate Program Director

and Professor

bioinformatics

Derek Johnson

Derek M. Johnson, Ph.D.

Biology Graduate Program Director

and Associate Professor

Population Ecology

Miles Johnson

John Jones, Ph.D.

John Jones, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Urban Food Systems

Alaattin Kaya

Alaattin Kaya, Ph.D.

Affiliate Faculty

biology

Tim Kelly

Tim Kelly, Ph.D., P.E., P.G.

Adjunct instructor

Environmental Engineering

Global Climate Change

Contaminant Fate and Transport

Karen M. Kester

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Treysi Knox

Biology Academic Adviser

biology

Catherine Leary

Catherine Leary

Biology Academic Adviser

biology

Santiago Lima

Santiago Lima, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Cancer

Ron Lopez

Ron Lopez

Instructor

Wetland ecology

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Aubrey Martin

Aubrey Martin

Biology Academic Adviser

biology

Laura Mathies

Laura Mathies Ph.D.

Affiliate Faculty Member

biology

Leigh McCallister

S. Leigh McCallister, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Aquatic Ecology

Daniel McGarvey, Ph.D.

Daniel McGarvey, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Macroecology

Stephen P. McIninch, Ph.D.

Stephen P. McIninch, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

fish biology

Barabara Merk

Barbara Merk, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Molecular Biology

Stephanie M. Millican

Stephanie Millican

Administrative and Education Coordinator

Robert T. Millican

Mary Monroe

Mary Monroe

Affiliate Faculty

biology

Carly Muir, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Geospatial Techniques

Sustainability

Scott Neubauer

Scott Neubauer, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Wetlands Ecology

Biogeochemistry

Jason Newton

Jason Newton, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Neurodegeneration

Jennifer Olson

Jennifer Olson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

and Director of Biology Undergraduate Studies

Physiological Ecology

Anatomy

John Pagels

John Pagels, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus

biology

Joey Parent

Senior Assistant Director for Outdoor Leadership

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Derek Prosser

Derek Prosser, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Cell Biology

Genetic Regulation

Amy Rector

Amy Rector, Ph.D.

Affiliate Faculty

biology

Jill Reid

Jill D. Reid

Associate Professor

biology

Maria Rivera

Maria Rivera, Ph.D.

Professor

and President Faculty Senate

Computational Evolutionary Biology

Carmen Rodriguez

Carmen Rodriguez, Ph.D.

Professor

Human Biology

Anatomy

Michael Rosenberg, Ph.D.

Michael Rosenberg, Ph.D.

Professor

Evolutionary Biology, data Science

Sarah Rothschild, Ph.D.

Sarah Rothschild, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Leukemia modeling

blood stem cell specification

kidney development and disease

John J. Ryan

John J. Ryan, Ph.D.

Professor

and Assoc. V.P. for Research Development

Immunology

Allergic Disease

Andrew Sackman, Ph.D.

Andrew Sackman, Ph.D.

Bioinformatics Undergraduate Program Director

and Assistant Professor

Experimental Viral Evolution

Evolutionary Genetics

Adaptive Landscapes

Arthur Seidenburg

Arthur Seidenburg, Ph.D.

Associate Professor Emeritus

biology

Will Shuart

Will Shuart

Assistant Professor

Environmental Data Management

Arif Sikder, Ph.D.

Arif Sikder, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Geochemistry

Tricia Smith

Tricia Hardt Smith, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Cellular/Molecular Biology

Pharmacology

Leonard Smock

Leonard Smock, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus

biology

Christina Spohn

Senior Coordinator for Outdoor Leadership

Jennifer Stewart

Jennifer Stewart, Ph.D.

Associate Professor Emeritus

biology

Fernando Tenjo

Fernando Tenjo, Ph.D.

Professor

Molecular Biology

Genetics

Rodney the ram

Candace Thomas

Biology Undergraduate Adviser

biology

James Tolj

James Tolj

Academic Adviser

biology

Rob Tombes

Clint Turbeville

Peter Uetz, Ph.D.

Peter Uetz, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Protein Function

Reptile Taxonomy

Brian Verrelli, Ph.D.

Brian Verrelli, Ph.D.

Professor

evolutionary genetics

Jaclyn Vick

Jaclyn Vick, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Cellular/Molecular

Plant Biology

Cathy Viverette, Ph.D.

Catherine Viverette, Ph.D.

Director of Student Engagement, Rice Rivers Center

and Assistant Professor

Avian ecology

James Vonesh, Ph.D.

James Vonesh, Ph.D.

Associate Director, SLSS Undergraduate Studies

and Professor

Population and community ecology

conservation biology

aquatic ecology

Gregory Walsh

Gregory Walsh, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Neuroscience

Emily R. Watkinson

Bryan Watts

Bryan Watts, Ph.D.

Affiliate Faculty

biology

Rodney Ram

Fang-sheng Wu

Fang-sheng Wu, Ph.D.

Affiliate Faculty Member

biology

Carolina Yaber

Ma. Carolina Yáber, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Human Biology

Donald Young

Donald R. Young, Ph.D.

Professor

Coastal Ecology

Wenheng Zhang

Wenheng Zhang, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

biology

Paul Zimba, Ph.D.

Paul Zimba, Ph.D.

Research Faculty

Biotoxins

Algal taxonomy

Julie Zinnert

Julie C. Zinnert, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Costal Ecology