Faculty Directory
Dr. Cathy Newman
Assistant Teaching Professor
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Ecology and Organismal Biology
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Dr. Nicole Phillips
Associate Professor
Areas of Expertise
Conservation genetics, environmental DNA, historic DNA, sharks & rays
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Ecology and Organismal Biology
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Carl Qualls
Full Professor
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Ecology and Organismal Biology
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Dr. Vijay Rangachari
Full Professor
Areas of Expertise
Protein Biophysics, Intrinsically Disordered Proteins, Amyloids and Protein aggregation, Molecular recognition, Neurodegenerative diseases, Biomolecular condensates, Cell and Molecular Biology
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Discipline: Chemistry and Biochemistry
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Dr. Jake Schaefer
Full Professor
Areas of Expertise
Ecology, Evolution, Ichthyology
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Ecology and Organismal Biology
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Dr. Glen Shearer Jr
Full Professor
Areas of Expertise
Cell and Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, Physiology
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Cell and Molecular Biology
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Dr. Paula Smithka
Associate Professor
Areas of Expertise
Philosophy of Science--biology; Social/Political Philosophy
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Humanities
Discipline: Philosophy and Religion
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Mrs. Kelly Vera
Instructor
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Cell and Molecular Biology
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Shiao Wang
Emeritus
Areas of Expertise
Molecular detection of pathogens, microbial source tracking, gut microbiota
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Cell and Molecular Biology
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Dr. Hao Xu
Associate Professor
Areas of Expertise
cell biology, molecular and cellular biosciences, cell and molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, infectious diseases, biomedical sciences
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Cell and Molecular Biology
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Dr. Don Yee
Full Professor
Areas of Expertise
Medical entomology, Community and population ecology of aquatic insects, Ecological stoichiometry, Urban ecology, Tropical insect ecology
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Ecology and Organismal Biology
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