Faculty & Staff

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.

Dr. Ava Udvadia

Professor

Chair

udvadiaaj@appstate.edu

Cell & Molecular Biology, Genetics

Faculty

Dr. Ashley Adams

Assistant Professor

adamsea1@appstate.edu

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Faculty

Ms. Lila L. Barrera

Lecturer

barrerall@appstate.edu

Faculty

Dr. Andy Bellemer

Associate Professor

Assistant Chair for Faculty Affairs

Molecular Neuroscience

bellemerac@appstate.edu

Cell & Molecular Biology, Genetics

Physiology & Organismal Biology

Faculty

Dr. Rachel Bleich

Assistant Professor

Gut Microbiome

bleichrm@appstate.edu

Microbiology, Immunology, Pathophysiology

Faculty

Dr. Suzanna Bräuer

Professor

Microbial Ecology

brauersl@appstate.edu

Cell & Molecular Biology, Genetics

Microbiology, Immunology, Pathophysiology

Faculty

Mr. Ben Brewer

Lecturer

brewersb@appstate.edu

Faculty

Ms. Kendra M Carson

Lab Supervisor - Molecular & Microbiology

carsonkm1@appstate.edu

Faculty

Ms. Deb Chalfant

Administrative Support Specialist - Office Manager & Assistant to the Chair

chalfantdr@appstate.edu

Staff

Dr. Daniel Chi-Wei Chen

Assistant Professor

chenc4@appstate.edu

Cell & Molecular Biology, Genetics

Faculty

Dr. Clare Scott Chialvo

Assistant Professor

Evolutionary Biology and Entomology

chialvoch@appstate.edu

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Faculty

Dr. Pablo Chialvo

Lecturer

chialvop@appstate.edu

Faculty

PJ Coleman

Biology Lab Instructor

colemanpj1@appstate.edu

Faculty

Dr. Robert P. Creed

Professor

Aquatic Ecology and Community Ecology

creedrp@appstate.edu

Physiology & Organismal Biology

Conservation Biology

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Faculty

Dr. Jon Davenport

Associate Professor

Community Ecology, Herpetology, Conservation Biology

davenportjm@appstate.edu

Conservation Biology

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Faculty

Dr. Matt Estep

Associate Professor

Director, Biology Honors Program

Evolutionary Genetics and Genomics

estepmc@appstate.edu

Cell & Molecular Biology, Genetics

Conservation Biology

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Faculty

Dr. Scott Evans

Teaching Assistant Professor

evanssp@appstate.edu

Faculty

Mr. Dylan Fehl

Adjunct Instructor

Laboratory Technician

fehldj@appstate.edu

Faculty

Dr. Cara Fiore

Assistant Professor

Marine Microbiology

fiorec@appstate.edu

Faculty

Dr. Khadija Fouad

Visiting Assistant Professor

Director, Secondary Education

Science Education

fouadkd@appstate.edu

Faculty

Dr. Michael Gangloff

Professor

Freshwater Conservation Biology

gangloffmm@appstate.edu

Conservation Biology

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Faculty

Dr. Jennifer C. Geib

Associate Professor

Assistant Chair for Student Affairs

Ecology and Science Teacher Education

geibjc@appstate.edu

Conservation Biology

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Science Education

Faculty

Mr. Richard Hodges

Administrative Support Specialist - Budgets

hodgesrr1@appstate.edu

Staff

Dr. Guichuan Hou

Professor

Director, Electron Microscope Facility

Microscopy

houg@appstate.edu

Cell & Molecular Biology, Genetics

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Science Education

Faculty

Dr. Todd Jackson

Teaching Assistant Professor

jacksonct2@appstate.edu

Faculty

Mr. Andrew Jenkins

Senior Lecturer

Curator of the I.W. Carpenter Jr. Herbarium

jenkinsap@appstate.edu

Faculty

Ms. Krissy Johnson

Senior Lecturer

johnsonkm7@appstate.edu

Faculty

Dr. Ece Karatan

Professor

Molecular Microbiology

karatane@appstate.edu

Cell & Molecular Biology, Genetics

Microbiology, Immunology, Pathophysiology

Faculty

Dr. Mary Kinkel

Associate Professor

Developmental Biology

kinkelmd@appstate.edu

Cell & Molecular Biology, Genetics

Physiology & Organismal Biology

Faculty

Dr. Andrew Lawton

Assistant Professor

Developmental Biology

lawtonak@appstate.edu

Faculty

Dr. Mike Madritch

Professor

Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

Ecosystems and Ecology

madritchmd@appstate.edu

Microbiology, Immunology, Pathophysiology

Conservation Biology

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Faculty

Mr. Parks Marion

General Biology Laboratory Manager

marionpt@appstate.edu

Faculty

Dr. Sarah Marshburn

Visiting Assistant Professor

Data Visualization

marshburnse@appstate.edu

Faculty

Dr. Coleman McCleneghan

Teaching Assistant Professor

mccleneghanc@appstate.edu

Faculty

Ms. Jen McGuinn

Laboratory Supervisor

General Biology

hastingsjl@appstate.edu

Faculty

Ms. Jana L. Mooney

Biology Lab Instructor

labrosejm@appstate.edu

Faculty

Dr. Chishimba Nathan Mowa

Biology Academic Advisor and Lecturer

mowacn@appstate.edu

Physiology & Organismal Biology

Instructional Faculty & Staff

Dr. Zack E. Murrell

Professor

Plant Systematist

murrellze@appstate.edu

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Faculty

Dr. Howard S. Neufeld

Professor

Plant Ecophysiology

neufeldhs@appstate.edu

Physiology & Organismal Biology

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Faculty

Dr. David C. Nieman

Professor

Director, Human Performance Laboratory

Exercise and Nutrition Immunology

niemandc@appstate.edu

Faculty

Mr. Kevin Oley

Senior Lecturer

Exercise Immunology

oleykm@appstate.edu

Faculty

Ms. Gloria Rhoney

Research Operations Manager

rhoneygj@appstate.edu

Faculty

Mr. Scott Rhyne

Vivarium Research Director

sr53137@appstate.edu

Staff

Dr. Mark Robinson

Lecturer

Infectious Diseases

robinsonmm2@appstate.edu

Faculty

Dr. Annkatrin Rose

Associate Professor of Plant Molecular Biology

rosea@appstate.edu

Cell & Molecular Biology, Genetics

Faculty

Ms. Carra Schriber

Director

General Biology Program

schribercl@appstate.edu

Faculty

Dr. Steven W. Seagle

Professor

Terrestrial Ecosystem and Landscape Ecology

seaglesw@appstate.edu

Microbiology, Immunology, Pathophysiology

Conservation Biology

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Faculty

Dr. Darren Seals

Associate Professor

Cancer Biology

sealsdf@appstate.edu

Cell & Molecular Biology, Genetics

Microbiology, Immunology, Pathophysiology

Faculty

Ms. Julia Showalter

Lecturer

showalterjm@appstate.edu

Faculty

Dr. Lynn Siefferman

Professor

Director, Graduate Program

Behavioral Ecology

sieffermanlm@appstate.edu

Physiology & Organismal Biology

Conservation Biology

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Faculty

Dr. Todd Stincic

Assistant Professor

Behavioral Neuroendocrinology

stincictl@appstate.edu

Faculty

Dr. Shea Tuberty

Professor

Director, Quality Enhancement Plan

Invertebrate Physiology and Aquatic Ecotoxicology

tubertysr@appstate.edu

Physiology & Organismal Biology

Conservation Biology

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Faculty

Dr. Mark E. Venable

Professor

Honors College Academic Advisor - Biology and Preprofessions

Antivenin, Biofuels

venableme@appstate.edu

Cell & Molecular Biology, Genetics

Faculty

Dr. John Walker

Teaching Associate Professor

Mycorrhizal Ecology

walkerjf@appstate.edu

Faculty

Ms. Erin Young

Lecturer

younge1@appstate.edu

Faculty

Dr. Ted Zerucha

Professor

Assistant Vice Provost for General and Experiential Education

Development and Evolution

zeruchat@appstate.edu

Cell & Molecular Biology, Genetics

Physiology & Organismal Biology

Faculty

Dr. Kevin Zwetsloot

Adjunct Faculty

zwetslootka@appstate.edu

Faculty

Faculty Emeritus

Dr. Jeffrey A. Butts

Professor Emeritus

Parasitology and Epidemiology

buttsja@retired.appstate.edu

Dr. William C. Dewel

Professor Emeritus

Embryology and Development, Early Metazoan Evolution

dewelwc@retired.appstate.edu

Dr. Dru A. Henson

Professor Emeritus

Exercise Immunology & Animal Physiology

hensonda@retired.appstate.edu

Dr. Mathius J. Sedivec

Professor Emeritus

Neurobiology and Animal Physiology

sedivecmj@retired.appstate.edu

Dr. R. Wayne Van Devender

Professor Emeritus

Evolutionary Biology, Population Dynamics, Herpetology and Vertebrate Biology

vandevenderr@appstate.edu

Dr. Gary L. Walker

Professor Emeritus

Cliff-Face Ecology

walkergl@retired.appstate.edu

Dr. Ray S. Williams

Professor Emeritus

Insect Ecology and Plant-Insect Interactions

willmsrs@appstate.edu