Faculty and Staff | Biological & Environmental Sciences Department

Faculty and Staff Overview

Twenty-two professors form the core of the Department of Biological and Environmental Science. Research interests involve molecular genetics, cell biology environmental microbiology, microbial ecology, virology, immunology, endocrinology, mammalian evolution, herpetology, systematic ornithology, paleontology and entomology. Active learning takes place in laboratories and in the field as well as the classroom. The department also sponsors various student organizations such as Beta Beta Beta (the Biology honor society) and the premedical club.


	Indiren Pillay (Department Chair) Professor Ph.D., Microbiology, University of Tennessee at Memphis Research: Microbiology education, cell biology Contact: 203 Herty Hall 478-445-5863 indiren.pillay@gcsu.edu
	Judith Sanders Office Coordinator Contact: 201 Herty Hall 478-445-0809 judith.sanders@gcsu.edu
	Dave Bachoon Associate Professor Ph.D., Microbiology, University of Georgia Research: Microbial source tracking and water quality Contact: 237 Herty Hall 478-445-0812 dave.bachoon@gcsu.edu Webpage
	Andrei L. Barkovskii Professor Ph.D., Microbiology, USSR Supreme Cert. Comm. Research: Environmental microbiology, molecular trackers, community structure Contact: 233 Herty Hall 478-445-4246 andrei.barkovskii@gcsu.edu Webpage
	E. H. Barman Distinguished Professor, Emeritus Ph.D., Entomology and Limnology, Cornell University. Research: Ecology, natural history of aquatic Coleoptera Contact: Lake Laurel Lab 478-445-4062 e.barman@gcsu.edu
	Robert Chandler Professor Ph.D., Biology, Ornithology, University of Kansas Research: Historical biogeography of vertebrates; avian systematics Contact: 103 Herty Hall 478-445-0811 bob.chandler@gcsu.edu Webpage
	Kwan Christenson, Lecturer M.D., Khon Kaen University, Thailand Contact: 242-B Herty Hall 478-445-5861 kwan.christenson@gcsu.edu
	Melanie DeVore Professor Ph.D., Plant Biology, The Ohio State University Research: Plant systematics, paleobotany Contact: 231 Herty Hall 478-445-2438 melanie.devore@gcsu.edu Webpage
	Y. Ellen France Associate Professor Ph.D., Cell Biology, Yale University Research: Intracellular trafficking, secretory pathways Contact: 211 Herty Hall 478-445-1330 ellen.france@gcsu.edu Webpage
	Michael Gleason Professor Ph.D., Biochemistry, Oklahoma State University Research: Prions, membrane trafficking, molecular systematics Contact: 213 Herty Hall 478-445-0813 mike.gleason@gcsu.edu Webpage
	Kalina Manoylov Associate Professor Ph.D., Zoology/Ecology, Evol. Biology/Behavior, Michigan State University Research: Aquatic ecology, algal ecology, diatom taxonomy Contact: 202 Herty Hall 478-445-2439 kalina.manoylov@gcsu.edu Website
	Alfred Mead Professor Ph.D., Geosciences, University of Nebraska Research: Cenozoic mammalian systematics and paleoecology Contact: 106 Herty Hall 478-445-1091 al.mead@gcsu.edu Webpage
	Christine Mutiti, Lecturer Ph.D., Botany, Miami University, OH Research: Forest Ecology Contact: 269 Herty Hall 478-445-5870
	Sam Mutiti Associate Professor Ph.D, Geology, Miami University, OH Research: Environmental Geology, hydrogeology Contact: 156 Herty Hall, 478-445-5858 samuel.mutiti@gcsu.edu
	Dennis Parmley Professor Ph.D., Zoology, Michigan State University Research: Paleoherpetology, fossil snakes Contact: 105 Herty Hall 478-445-0817 dennis.parmley@gcsu.edu Webpage
	Emily Parrish, Senior lecturer MS Biol., Georgia Collelge & State University Research: Genetics, zoology, paleontology Contact: 204 Herty 478-445-2469 emily.parrish@gcsu.edu
	Taylor Sultan Quedensley Assistant Professor Ph.D., Plant Biology, The University of Texas at Austin Research: Asteraceae systematics, Guatemalan cloud forest diversity, biodiversity of lichenized-fungi, horticulture Contact: 268 Herty 478-445-1332 taylor.quedensley@gcsu.edu
	Harold Reed Professor, Emeritus Ph.D., Ohio University Research: Molecular biology of bacteria, interactions with environment Contact: 205 Herty Hall 478-445-0815 harold.reed@gcsu.edu
	Lori Robinson, Lecturer MS Biology, Georgia College & State University Research: Biosystematics of Coccinellidae Contact: 109 Porter 478-445-1337 lori.robinson@gcsu.edu
	Kenneth Saladin Distinguished Professor Ph.D., Biological Science, Florida State University Research: Human anatomy and physiology textbook writing Contact: 236 Herty Hall 478-445-0816 ken.saladin@gcsu.edu Webpage
	Christopher Skelton Professor Graduate Coordinator Ph.D., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee Research: Systematics of freshwater fishes and crayfishes Contact: 164 Herty Hall 478-445-2440 chris.skelton@gcsu.edu Webpage
	Thomas Toney Professor Ph.D., Physiology & Biophysics, University of Illinois Research: Endocrinology, hormone receptors, endocrine disruptors Contact: 234 Herty Hall 478-445-0814 tom.toney@gcsu.edu Webpage
	William Wall, Distinguished Professor, Emeritus Ph.D., Zoology, University of Massachusetts at Amherst Research: Biomechanics, evolution, paleofaunal surveys. Contact: 158 Herty Hall, 478-445-0818 bill.wall@gcsu.edu Webpage
	G. William Wolfe Professor Ph.D., Zoology, University of Tennessee Research: Invertebrate zoology, insect systematics, biodiversity Contact: 272 Herty Hall 478-445-3464 bill.wolfe@gcsu.edu Webpage
	Caralyn Zehnder Associate Professor Environmental Science Coordinator, PhD, Ecology, University of Georgia Research: Plant insect interactions, population and community ecology Contact: 270 Herty Hall 478-445-2372 caralyn.zehnder@gcsu.edu