Directory A to Z

Edmund Acevedo, Ph.D.

Senior Associate Director, SLSS

and Professor

eoacevedo@vcu.edu

Salvatore Agosta, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

sagosta@vcu.edu

Evolutionary &

Physiological Ecology

Sam Albert

Senior Outdoor Adventure Coordinator in Adventure Leadership and Teambuilding

scalbert@vcu.edu

Dan Albrecht-Mallinger

Environmental Studies Undergraduate Program Director

and Assistant Professor

albrechtmald@vcu.edu

avian ecology

Pam Allred-Irby

Director of Operations

pjallred@vcu.edu

Cindy Andrews

Program and Volunteer Coordinator, Virginia Oyster Shell Recycling Program

candrews@vcu.edu

oyster restoration

Jeff Atkins, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

jwatkins6@vcu.edu

Ecosystems Ecology

Remote Sensing

Matt Balazik, Ph.D.

Research Faculty

Atlantic sturgeon

fish ecology

Joseph M. Battistelli, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

battistellij@vcu.edu

Microbiology

Sierra Beecher, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Plant Physiology

Fisheries Technician

Assistant Professor

Insect-Microbial Symbiosis

Phylogenetics

Comparative Genomics

Alvin Bryant, Ed.D.

Associate Director of SLSS Undergraduate Advising

arbryant@vcu.edu

Paul Bukaveckas, Ph.D.

Professor

pabukaveckas@vcu.edu

ecosystems ecology

Lesley Bulluck, Ph.D.

Environmental Studies Graduate Program Director

and Associate Professor

lpbulluck@vcu.edu

environmental studies

Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor

bioinformatics

Associate Professor

Plant Physiological Ecology

Human Anatomy

Dan Carr

Assistant Professor

carrdf@vcu.edu

Agriculture

Ecology

Michael Clay

Academic Advisor, Environmental Studies

claymw@vcu.edu

Vickie S. Connors, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

vsconnors@vcu.edu

environmental studies

Edward Crawford, Ph.D.

Assistant Director, Rice Rivers Center

and Assistant Professor

ercrawford@vcu.edu

wetlands ecology

Coastal Ecosystems Restoration

Chansotheary Dang, Ph.D.

Visiting Assistant Professor

dangc@vcu.edu

Amanda J.G. Dickinson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

ajdickinson@vcu.edu

Development

Teratology

Office Manager

Professor

Landscape and population genetics

Andrew Eckert, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

aeckert2@vcu.edu

Evolutionary Genetics

Comparative Genomics

Joseph Ellis

Administrative Operations Coordinator

ellisjt2@vcu.edu

Linda Fernandez, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

lmfernandez@vcu.edu

Environmental Economics

Rima B. Franklin, Ph.D.

Director, SLSS

and Professor

rbfranklin@vcu.edu

Microbial Ecology

Stephen S. Fong, Ph.D.

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

and Professor

ssfong@vcu.edu

Systems biology

Greg Garman, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

ggarman@vcu.edu

fish biology

Zachary N. Ghahramani, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

ghahramaniz@vcu.edu

Animal Behavior

Bioacoustics

Sarah E. Golding, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

and Director of Undergraduate Research

segolding@vcu.edu

Student Success

Chris Gough, Ph.D.

Executive Director, Rice Rivers Center

and Professor

cmgough@vcu.edu

Forest Ecology

Ecosystem Ecology

Colleen Higgins, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

higginscb@vcu.edu

Genetics

Environmental Biology

Rachel Hill

Assistant Professor

komosinskira@vcu.edu

Vertebrate Zoology

Community Ecology

David Hopler

Fisheries Biologist

hoplerjrda@vcu.edu

fish ecology

Catherine M. Hulshof, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

cmhulshof@vcu.edu

Plant Community Ecology

Tropical Ecology

Todd Janeski

Senior Program Director, Rice Rivers Center

tvjaneski@vcu.edu

Marine Fisheries and Ocean Planning

Land Conservation

Riverine and Estuarine Restoration

Dianne Jennings, Ph.D.

Professor

dbjennings@vcu.edu

Plant Physiology

Gaston Jofre, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

jofrerodrig@vcu.edu

Genetics

Phylogenetics

Allison Johnson, Ph.D.

Bioinformatics Graduate Program Director

and Professor

aajohnson@vcu.edu

bioinformatics

Derek M. Johnson, Ph.D.

Biology Graduate Program Director

and Associate Professor

dmjohnson@vcu.edu

Population Ecology

John Jones, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

jonesj39@vcu.edu

Urban Food Systems

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

Adjunct instructor

tmkelly2@vcu.edu

Environmental Engineering

Global Climate Change

Contaminant Fate and Transport

Treysi Knox

Academic Adviser, Biology

knoxt2@vcu.edu

Catherine Leary

Academic Adviser, Biology

Associate Professor

Cancer

Instructor

Wetland ecology

Academic Advisor, Bioinformatics

mahouskim@vcu.edu

Aubrey Martin

Academic Adviser, Biology

martinaf2@vcu.edu

S. Leigh McCallister, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

slmccalliste@vcu.edu

Aquatic Ecology

Daniel McGarvey, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

djmcgarvey@vcu.edu

Macroecology

Stephen P. McIninch, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

fish biology

Assistant Professor

Molecular Biology

Administrative and Education Coordinator

Building Manager

Assistant Professor

Geospatial Techniques

Sustainability

Scott Neubauer, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

sneubauer@vcu.edu

Wetlands Ecology

Biogeochemistry

Jason Newton, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

newtonjc2@vcu.edu

Neurodegeneration

Jennifer Olson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

and Director of Biology Undergraduate Studies

jrolson@vcu.edu

Physiological Ecology

Anatomy

Joey Parent

Senior Assistant Director for Outdoor Leadership

Human Resources

Associate Professor

Cell Biology

Genetic Regulation

Jill D. Reid

Associate Professor

jdreid@vcu.edu

biology

Maria Rivera, Ph.D.

Professor

and President Faculty Senate

mcrivera@vcu.edu

Computational Evolutionary Biology

Carmen Rodriguez, Ph.D.

Professor

cmrodriguez@vcu.edu

Human Biology

Anatomy

Michael Rosenberg, Ph.D.

Professor

msrosenberg@vcu.edu

Evolutionary Biology, data Science

Sarah Rothschild, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

chasese@vcu.edu

Leukemia modeling

blood stem cell specification

kidney development and disease

John J. Ryan, Ph.D.

Professor

and Assoc. V.P. for Research Development

jjryan@vcu.edu

Immunology

Allergic Disease

Andrew Sackman, Ph.D.

Bioinformatics Undergraduate Program Director

and Assistant Professor

sackmanam@vcu.edu

Experimental Viral Evolution

Evolutionary Genetics

Adaptive Landscapes

Will Shuart

Assistant Professor

wshuart@vcu.edu

Environmental Data Management

Arif Sikder, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

amsikder@vcu.edu

Geochemistry

Tricia Hardt Smith, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

hardtta@vcu.edu

Cellular/Molecular Biology

Pharmacology

Christina Spohn

Senior Coordinator for Outdoor Leadership

spohncl@vcu.edu

Garner Stewart

Assistant Building Manager and Laboratory Safety Coordinator

stewartgm3@vcu.edu

Fernando Tenjo, Ph.D.

Professor

fatenjo@vcu.edu

Molecular Biology

Genetics

Candace Thomas

Undergraduate Adviser, Biology

Academic Adviser

Associate Professor

Protein Function

Reptile Taxonomy

Brian Verrelli, Ph.D.

Professor

bverrelli@vcu.edu

evolutionary genetics

Jaclyn Vick, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

vickjk@vcu.edu

Cellular/Molecular

Plant Biology

Catherine Viverette, Ph.D.

Director of Student Engagement, Rice Rivers Center

and Assistant Professor

cbvivere@vcu.edu

Avian ecology

James Vonesh, Ph.D.

Associate Director, SLSS Undergraduate Studies

and Professor

jrvonesh@vcu.edu

Population and community ecology

conservation biology

aquatic ecology

Associate Professor

Neuroscience

Lab Supervisor

Paige Williams, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

williamsp9@vcu.edu

Ma. Carolina Yáber, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

mcyaber@vcu.edu

Human Biology

Donald R. Young, Ph.D.

Professor

Coastal Ecology

Associate Professor

biology

Research Faculty

Biotoxins

Algal taxonomy

Julie C. Zinnert, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

jczinnert@vcu.edu

Costal Ecology

School of Life Sciences and Sustainability

College of Humanities and Sciences

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