Department of Biology
Who are we? Where did we come from? What do we do in the Department?
Faculty
Name
Origin
Title
1. Birchard,
Geoffrey
ESP
Tenured Associate Professor
2. Castilla, Marina
UG BIOL
Program
SSB
Term Assistant Professor
Term Assistant Professor
5. Davis,
Claudette
UG BIOL
Program
UG BIOL
Program
6. Edwards, Cody
7. Fondufe,
Gwendolyn
ESP
UG BIOL
Program
Tenured Associate Professor
Term Assistant Professor
8. Forkner,
Rebecca
ESP
Tenure track Assistant Professor
9. Grant, Geri
SSB
Tenured Associate Professor
10. Kocache,
Malda
UG BIOL
Program
Term Associate Professor
11. Laemmerzahl,
Arndt
UG BIOL
Program
Term Assistant Professor;
Director of Animal Collections
Facility
3. Christensen,
Alan
4. Crerar, Lorelei
Other Affiliations:
Castilla, Marina: BMED
Davis, Claudette: STEM Accelerator
Edwards, Cody: Provost Office
Tenured Associate Professor
Term Assistant Professor
Primary
Teaching/Admin.
Responsibilities
Biodiversity
Upper-level Physiology
Honors Seminar
Anatomy and Physiology
Cell Structure and Function
General Genetics
Biotechnology & Genetic
Engineering
Molecular Biology &
Biotechnology Laboratory
Ecology & Evolution
Applied Ecology
Cell Structure and Function
General Genetics
Biology Seminar
Evolution
Introductory Biology I & II
Cell Structure and Function
Senior Seminar
Conservation Biology Entomology
Reproductive Strategies
Tropical Biology
Cell Structure and Function,
Honors
Eukaryotic Cell Biology Research
Semester Seminar
HIV/AIDS
Medical Microbiology
Introductory Microbiology
Introductory Biology I/II
Biostatistics
Introductory to Research Design
and Analysis
12. Lawrey,
James
13. Luther, David
ESP
Tenured Professor
UG BIOL
Program
Term Assistant
Professor
14. Madden,
Charles
UG BIOL
Program
Term Associate Professor
15. Olmo, Valerie
UG BIOL
Program
UG BIOL
Program
UG BIOL
Program
Term Assistant Professor
18. Rockwood,
Larry
ESP
Tenured Professor,
Chairman
19. Schwebach,
Reid
20. Tondi, Brenda
UG BIOL
Program
UG BIOL
Program
Term Assistant Professor
21. Verhoeven,
Anne
UG BIOL
Program
Term Assistant Professor;
Director, Medical Laboratory
Science Program
22. Weeks,
Andrea
ESP
Tenured Associate Professor,
Director of Herbarium
16. Otto, Ed
17. Polayes,
Deborah
Term Associate Professor;
Assistant Chairman
Tern Associate Professor;
Director of UG studies
Term Assistant Professor
Mammalogy
Herpetology
BMED
Biodiversity
Senior Seminar
Introductory Biology I/II
Animal Behavior
Ornithology
Cell Structure and Function
Infectious Diseases (301)
Biology of Microorganisms
Microbial Physiology and
Metabolism
Cell Structure and Function
Developmental Biology
Human Anatomy and Physiology
General Genetics
Biology of Microorganisms
Biology of Microorganisms, Lab
Microbial Genetics
Microbial Diversity
General Biochemistry
Ecology and Evolution
Tropical Ecosystems
Population Ecology
Cell Structure and Function
Human Anatomy and Physiology
Advanced Human Anatomy and
Physiology
Immunology
Immunology, Lab
Introduction to Medical
Laboratory Science
Biodiversity
Plant Diversity and Evolution
Plant Ecology
Honorary Members
Fox, Donna
BMED
Associate Dean, Student Affairs
& Special Programs
Peters, Esther
ESP
Term Associate Professor
Verardo, Stacy
AOES
Term Associate Professor
Other Affiliations
Laemmerzahl, Arndt: BMED
Luther, David: Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation, Liason
Schwebach, Reid: STEM Accelerator, Governor’s School
Cell Biology
Infectious Disease
Biodefense
Histology
Histotechniques
Invertebrate Paleontology,
Paleoclimatology
Chong, Aikwan
ESP
Webmaster
Staff
Name
Origin
Andersen/Zimmerman, UG BIOL
Joanne
Program
Einhorn, Peggy
Flis, Rebekah
Mose, Josephine
Salehian, Shakiba
Smith, Alyson
Washington, Angel
Jones, Rosanne
UG BIOL
Program
UG BIOL
Program
UG BIOL
Program
UG BIOL
Program
UG BIOL
Program
UG BIOL
Program
UG BIOL
Program
Title
Academic Administrative
Specialist/Human
Resources Specialist
Laboratory and Research
Coordinator
Administrative Support
Specialist/Office Manager
Laboratory and Research
Specialist 4
Laboratory and Research
Specialist
Laboratory and Research
Specialist
Administrative and Program
Specialist III-B;
Fiscal Coordinator
Wages
Primary Responsibilities
Teaching/Prepping
General Genetics
Immunology, Lab
Biology of Microorganisms,
Lab
Stock Room
Ecology and Evolution
Biodiversity
Introductory Biology I/II
Cell Structure and Function
Human Anatomy and
Physiology
Advanced Human Anatomy
and Physiology