Faculty

Faculty members in the Department of Biology conduct active research in a variety of fields, including algal molecular biology, aquatic ecology, cell biology, conservation biology, cytogenetics, developmental biology, ecological genetics, entomology, immunology, microbial ecology, mycology, neurobiology, parasitology, plant physiological ecology, and systematics. Research programs in the Department of Biology receive outside funding from many sources including the National Science Foundation, Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, and private corporations.

Name & Title	Contact Information
Dr. Maryam Ahmed Professor Assistant Chair for Faculty Affairs Viral Pathogenesis and Immunity	(828) 262-2677 Rankin Science North 215 ahmedm@appstate.edu
Dr. Andrew Bellemer Associate Professor Molecular Neuroscience	(828) 262-6923 Rankin Science North 319 bellemerac@appstate.edu
Dr. Rachel Bleich Assistant Professor Microbiology	(828) 262-6742 Rankin Science West 263 bleichrm@appstate.edu
Dr. Cortney Bouldin Assistant Professor Molecular Embryology	(828) 262-2077 Rankin Science North 321 bouldinc@appstate.edu
Dr. Suzanna Bräuer Professor Microbial Ecology	(828) 262-7451 Rankin Science West 264 brauersl@appstate.edu
Dr. Clare Scott Chialvo Assistant Professor Evolutionary Biology and Entomology	(828) 262-2672 Rankin Science South 216 chialvoch@appstate.edu
Dr. Robert P. Creed Professor Aquatic Ecology and Community Ecology	(828) 262-6512 Rankin Science West 043 creedrp@appstate.edu
Dr. Jon Davenport Assistant Professor Community Ecology, Herpetology, Conservation Biology	(828) 262-2673 Rankin Science West 261 davenportjm@appstate.edu
Dr. Matt Estep Associate Professor Evolutionary Genetics and Genomics	(828) 262-8058 Rankin Science North 315 estepmc@appstate.edu
Dr. Cara Fiore Assistant Professor	(828) 262-7548 Rankin Science South 214 fiorec@appstate.edu
Dr. Michael Gangloff Associate Professor Freshwater Conservation Biology	(828) 262-7790 Rankin Science West 258 gangloffmm@appstate.edu
Dr. Jennifer C. Geib Associate Professor Ecology and Science Teacher Education	(828) 262-2174 Rankin Science West 169 geibjc@appstate.edu
Dr. Guichuan Hou Professor Director, Electron Microscope Facility Microscopy and Plant Developmental Cell Biology	(828) 262-2682 Rankin Science South 112 houg@appstate.edu
Dr. Ece Karatan Professor Vice Provost for Research Molecular Microbiology	(828) 262-8557 383 John E. Thomas Building karatane@appstate.edu
Dr. Mary Kinkel Associate Professor Developmental Biology	(828) 262-6907 Rankin Science North 219 kinkelmd@appstate.edu
Dr. Mike Madritch Professor Interim Dean, College of Arts and Sciences Ecosystems and Ecology	College of Arts and Science 201 Greer Hall madritchmd@appstate.edu
Dr. Zack E. Murrell Professor Chair Plant Systematics, Speciation and Hybridization & Southern Appalachian Floristics and Biogeography	(828) 262-2674 Rankin Science South 208A murrellze@appstate.edu
Dr. Howard S. Neufeld Professor Physiological Plant Ecology, Plant Water Relations Ecosystem Ecology Air Pollution Effects on Plants	(828) 262-2683 Rankin Science South 220 neufeldhs@appstate.edu
Dr. David C. Nieman Professor Director, Human Performance Laboratory Exercise and Nutrition Immunology	(828) 773-0056 North Carolina Research Campus niemandc@appstate.edu
Dr. Michael Opata Assistant Professor Immunology and Infectious Diseases	(828) 262-2671 Rankin Science South 232 opatamm@appstate.edu
Dr. Annkatrin Rose Associate Professor Plant Molecular Biology	(828) 262-7395 Rankin Science West 266 rosea@appstate.edu
Dr. Steven W. Seagle Professor Terrestrial Ecosystem and Landscape Ecology	(828) 262-2681 Rankin Science West 292 seaglesw@appstate.edu
Dr. Darren Seals Associate Professor Cancer Cell Biology	(828) 262-2675 Rankin Science South 224 sealsdf@appstate.edu
Dr. Lynn Siefferman Professor Director, Biology Honors Program Behavioral Ecology	(828) 262-7082 Rankin Science West 272 sieffermanlm@appstate.edu
Dr. Shea Tuberty Professor Assistant Chair for Student Affairs Invertebrate Physiology and Aquatic Ecotoxicology	(828) 262-6857 Rankin Science South 208B tubertysr@appstate.edu
Dr. Mark E. Venable Professor Cell Biology, Lipids and Biofuels	(828) 262-6513 Rankin Science South 234 venableme@appstate.edu
Dr. Crystal A. West, Ph.D. Assistant Professor	(704) 250-5353 North Carolina Research Campus westca1@appstate.edu
Dr. Ray S. Williams Professor Director, Graduate Program Insect Ecology and Plant-Insect Interactions	(828) 262-6511 Rankin Science North 217 willmsrs@appstate.edu
Dr. Ted Zerucha Professor Director, General Education Development and Evolution	(828) 262-2083 Rankin Science North 213 zeruchat@appstate.edu
Dr. Marketa Zimova Assistant Professor Evolutionary Ecology, Global Change Biology	(828) 262-2676 Rankin Science South 230 zimovam@appstate.edu