Department of Biology - Appalachian State University

Faculty

Name	Area of Interest	E-mail/Phone/Office
Dr. Suzanna Bräuer Assistant Professor	Microbial Ecology	brauersl@appstate.edu 828-262-7451 Rankin West 264
Dr. Jeffrey A. Butts Professor	Parasitology Epidemiology	buttsja@appstate.edu 828-262-2077 Rankin West 265
Dr. Terry N. Carroll Associate Professor	Science Education Environmental Science Passive Solar Design	carrolltn@appstate.edu 828-262-2174 Rankin West 171B
Dr. Mary U. Connell Professor	Molecular Biology Biotechnology	connellmu@appstate.edu 828-262-2671 Rankin North 315
Dr. Robert P. Creed Professor	Aquatic Ecology Community Ecology	creedrp@appstate.edu 828-262-6512 Rankin West 043
Dr. P. Maxwell Dass Associate Professor	Science Education History and Philosophy of Science	dasspm@appstate.edu 828-262-6515 Rankin West 169
Dr. William C. Dewel Professor Emeritus	Embryology and Development Early Metazoan Evolution	dewelwc@appstate.edu 828-262-3025
Dr. Susan L. Edwards Assistant Chairperson Assistant Professor	Comparative Physiology	edwardssl@appstate.edu 828-262-2679 Rankin South 208A
Dr. Michael Gangloff Research Assistant Professor	Freshwater Conservation Biology	gangloffmm@appstate.edu 828-262-7790 Rankin West 042
Dr. Eva Gonzales Assistant Professor	Phylogeography Population Genetics Conservation Biology	gonzaleseb@appstate.edu 828-262-2675 Rankin West 263
Dr. Dru A. Henson Professor & Assistant Dean, College of Arts and Sciences	Exercise Immunology Animal Physiology	hensonda@appstate.edu 828-262-2673; 828-262-3078 Rankin South 230; IG Greer 201
Dr. Richard N. Henson Professor Emeritus	Arachnid Systematics and Ecology, Marine Ecology, Parasitology	hensonrn@appstate.edu 828-262-2677 Rankin West 259
Dr. Leslie Sargent Jones Professor	Neuroscience	jonesls@appstate.edu 828-262-2083 East Hall B-11
Dr. Ece Karatan Assistant Professor	Molecular Microbiology	karatane@appstate.edu 828-262-6742 Rankin North 319
Dr. Mike Madritch Assistant Professor	Ecosystems Ecology	madritchmd@appstate.edu 828-262-7793 Rankin South 216
Dr. Vicki J. Martin Professor	Developmental Neurobiology Invertebrate Development Marine Biology	martinvj@appstate.edu 828-262-6923 Rankin South 234
Dr. Nathan Mowa Assistant Professor	Reproduction	mowacn@appstate.edu 828-262-2676 Rankin North 219
Dr. Zack E. Murrell Associate Professor	Plant Systematics Speciation and Hybridization Southern Appalachian Floristics and Biogeography	murrellze@appstate.edu 828-262-2674 Rankin South 224
Dr. Howard S. Neufeld Professor	Physiological Plant Ecology Plant Water Relations Ecosystem Ecology Air Pollution Effects on Plants	neufeldhs@appstate.edu 828-262-2683 Rankin South 220
Dr. Annkatrin Rose Assistant Professor	Plant Molecular Biology	rosea@appstate.edu 828-262-7395 Rankin West 266
Dr. Steven W. Seagle Professor and Chairperson	Terrestrial Ecosystem and Landscape Ecology	seaglesw@appstate.edu 828-262-2681 Rankin South 208B
Dr. Mathius J. Sedivec Professor Emeritus	Neurobiology Animal Physiology	sedivecmj@appstate.edu 828-262-3025
Dr. Lynn Siefferman Assistant Professor	Behavioral Ecology	sieffermanlm@appstate.edu 828-262-7082 Rankin West 272
Dr. J. Kenneth Shull Professor Emeritus	Cytogenetics Chromosome Structure and Behavior in Meiosis	shulljk@appstate.edu 828-262-2675 Rankin South 105
Dr. Shea Tuberty Associate Professor	Invertebrate Physiology	tubertysr@appstate.edu 828-262-6857 Rankin South 232
Dr. R. Wayne Van Devender Professor	Evolutionary Biology Population Dynamics Herpetology and Vertebrate Biology	vandevenderr@appstate.edu 828-262-6907 Rankin West 261
Dr. Mark E. Venable Associate Professor	Cell Biology, Lipids and Biofuels	venableme@appstate.edu 828-262-6513 Rankin North 215
Dr. Gary L. Walker Professor & Graduate Program Director	Plant Population Ecology Cliff-Face Ecology	walkergl@appstate.edu 828-262-2672 Rankin South 214
Dr. John Walker Assistant Professor	Mycology and Mycorrhizal Ecology	walkerjf@appstate.edu 828-262-6906 Rankin West 270
Dr. Ray S. Williams Associate Professor	Insect Ecology Plant-Insect Interactions	willmsrs@appstate.edu 828-262-6511 Rankin North 217
Dr. Michael Windelspecht Associate Professor, General Biology Coordinator	Science Communication	windlspchtm@appstate.edu 828-262-2680 Rankin West 188
Dr. Ted Zerucha Assistant Professor	Development Evolution	zeruchat@appstate.edu 828-262-8052 Rankin North 213

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