Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Administrative Faculty and Staff
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Kalina Manoylov
Professor & Interim Chair
322 Saladin Integrated Science Complex
(478) 445-2439
Education
Ph.D., Zoology/Ecology, Evol. Biology/Behavior, Michigan State University
Research
Research: Aquatic Ecology, Algal Ecology, Diatom Taxonomy
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Sandy Moore
Office Coordinator
114 Saladin Integrated Science Complex
(478) 445-2440
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Debbie Long
Administrative Assistant
114 Saladin Integrated Science Complex
478-445-0809
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Brady Bennett
Laboratory Coordinator
003 Saladin Integrated Science Complex
(478) 445-1331
Education
M.S., Biology, Georgia College & State University
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Anya Mukundan
Laboratory Assistant & Research Technician
003 Saladin Integrated Science Complex
478-445-5002
Education
M.S. Marine Biological Resources, University of Bergen (Norway)
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Ashley Quinn
Collections Manager, William P. Wall Museum of Natural History
111 Miller Hall
478-445-2395
Education
M.S. Biology, Georgia College & State University
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Education
Bachelor of General Studies, B.A. in History, Masters in Public Administration, and Masters of Management Information Systems
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Indiren Pillay
Professor, Interim Dean Arts & Sciences
203 Herty Hall
(478) 445- 5863
Education
Ph.D., Microbiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Research
Microbiology education, phage biology
Department Faculty
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Education
M.S. Biology, Georgia College & State University
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Education
Ph.D., Microbiology, University of Georgia
Research
Molecular tracking and quantification of pathogenic bacteria in environmental samples; water quality
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Andrei L. Barkovskii
Georgia Power Endowed Professor of Environmental Sciences
216 Saladin Integrated Science Complex
(478) 445-4246
Education
Ph.D., Microbiology, SSR Supreme Cert. Comm.
Research
Antibiotic resistance and virulence in the environment; metagenomics and microbial community structure and function; microbial processes in clays and kaolin
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Shyh-Chi Chen
Assistant Professor
323 Saladin Integrated Science Complex
(478) 445-8522
Education
Ph.D. Biology, Queen's University
Research
Circadian Rhythms, Physiology
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Education
M.D., Khon Kaen University
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Dominic DeSantis
Associate Professor
110 Saladin Integrated Science Complex
(478) 445-5648
Education
Ph.D. Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Texas at El Paso
Research
Herpetology, Vertebrate Zoology, Conservation Biology
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Education
PhD., Crop & Soil Sciences, University of Georgia
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Education
Ph.D., Plant Biology, Ohio State University
Research
Plant systematics, paleobotany
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Y. Ellen France
Professor
324 Saladin Integrated Science Complex
(478) 445-1330
Education
Ph.D., Cell Biology, Yale University
Research
Intracellular trafficking, secretory pathways
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Ashok Hegde
William Harvey Endowed Professor of Biomedical Sciences
215 Saladin Integrated Science Complex
(478) 445-3464
Education
Ph.D., Cancer Research, Center of Cellular and Molecular Biology
Post-doctoral Training: Neuroscience, Columbia University
Research
Neuroscience, synaptic plasticity, learning and memory
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Kasey Karen
Professor, Biology Program Coordinator
229 Saladin Integrated Science Complex
(478) 445-5862
Education
Ph.D., Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Stony Brook University
Research
Molecular virology and cell biology; virus-host interactions
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Education
M.S., Biology, Georgia College and State University
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Education
PhD. Cellular & Molecular Biology, Florida State University
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Education
M.S., Biology, Georgia College & State University
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Alfred Mead
Professor, and Graduate Program Coordinator
107 Miller Hall
(478) 445-1091
Education
Ph.D., Geosciences, University of Nebraska
Research
Cenozoic mammalian systematics and paleoecology
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Matt Milnes
Associate Professor
213 Saladin Integrated Science Complex
(478) 445-0817
Education
Ph.D., Zoology, University of Florida
Research
Vertebrate physiology; comparative reproductive physiology; endocrine disruption in wildlife.
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Michelle Moyer
Assistant Professor
113 Integrated Science Complex
(478) 445-8749
Education
PhD., Biological Sciences, University of Maryland
Research
Ornithology
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Education
Ph.D., Botany, Miami University, OH
Research
Forest, wetland, and landscape ecology, and GIS and remote sensing
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Sam Mutiti
Professor and Director, GCSU Aquatic Sciences Center
318 Russell Library
(478) 445-5858
Education
Ph.D., Geology/Hydrogeology, Miami University, OH
Research
Groundwater & surface water interactions, surface and wetland hydrology, water quality, GIS and remote sensing, heavy metal assessment and remediation (including phytoremediation) and biofuels
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Idah Ngoma
Limited Term Lecturer
141 Russell Library
478-445-1195
Education
M.S. Biology, Georgia College & State University
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Emily Parrish
Senior Lecturer, Teaching Assistant Supervisor
003 Saladin Integrated Science Complex
(478) 445-2469
Education
M.S., Biology, Georgia College & State University
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Sébastien Portalier
Assistant Professor
325 Saladin Integrated Science Complex
(478) 445-8685
Education
Ph.D. Biology and Theoretical Ecology, McGill University, Montreal (Canada)
Research
Ecological Modeling, Community Ecology, Consumer – Resource interactions
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Arnab Sengupta
Assistant Professor
226 Saladin Integrated Science Complex
(478) 445-6870
Education
Ph.D. Biotechnology Science and Engineering, University of Alabama in Huntsville
Postdoctoral Training: Research - Dept. of Chemistry, UNC Chapel Hill; Teaching - Biotechnology Program, NC State University
Research
mRNA translation, Ribosome Structure & Function, Regulatory RNA Structures, Transcriptomics, Cellular Stress Response, Chemical Biology
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Bruce Snyder
Associate Professor and Coordinator, William P. Wall Museum of Natural History
123 Integrated Science Complex
(478) 445-2372
Education
Ph.D., Ecology, University of Georgia
Research
Soil ecology; species invasions; invertebrate zoology; biodiversity; citizen science; taxonomy of earthworms, millipedes, and other soil macrofauna.
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Allison Rick VandeVoort
Associate Professor, Environmental Sci. Program Coordinator
124 Saladin Integrated Science Complex
(478) 445-5865
Education
Ph.D., Plant and Environmental Science, Clemson University
Research
Soil contaminants, agroecosystems, biochemical cycling
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Education
Ph.D., Biological Sciences, Auburn University
Research
Molecular ecology and evolutionary biology, population genetics, biodiversity and conservation
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Kristine N. White
Associate Professor
125 Saladin Integrated Science Complex
(478) 445-8756
Education
Ph.D., Coastal Sciences, University of Southern Mississippi
Research
Ecology and biodiversity of marine amphipod crustaceans
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E.H. Barman
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Education
Ph.D., Entomology and Limnology, Cornell University
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Education
Ph.D., Biology, Ornithology, University of Kansas
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Education
Ph.D., Zoology, Michigan State University
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Education
Ph.D., Microbiology, Ohio University
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Kenneth Saladin
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Education
Ph.D., Biological Science, Florida State University
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William Wall
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Education
Ph.D., Zoology, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
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Harriett Whipple
Professor Emerita
Education
Ph.D. Botany, University of North Carolina -Chapel Hill
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G. William Wolfe
Emeritus Professor
Education
Ph.D., Zoology, University of Tennessee
Kalina Manoylov
Education
Ph.D., Zoology/Ecology, Evol. Biology/Behavior, Michigan State University
Research
Research: Aquatic Ecology, Algal Ecology, Diatom Taxonomy
Sandy Moore
Debbie Long
Brady Bennett
Education
M.S., Biology, Georgia College & State University
Anya Mukundan
Education
M.S. Marine Biological Resources, University of Bergen (Norway)
Ashley Quinn
Education
M.S. Biology, Georgia College & State University
Education
Bachelor of General Studies, B.A. in History, Masters in Public Administration, and Masters of Management Information Systems
Indiren Pillay
Education
Ph.D., Microbiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Research
Microbiology education, phage biology
Education
M.S. Biology, Georgia College & State University
Education
Ph.D., Microbiology, University of Georgia
Research
Molecular tracking and quantification of pathogenic bacteria in environmental samples; water quality
Andrei L. Barkovskii
Education
Ph.D., Microbiology, SSR Supreme Cert. Comm.
Research
Antibiotic resistance and virulence in the environment; metagenomics and microbial community structure and function; microbial processes in clays and kaolin
Shyh-Chi Chen
Education
Ph.D. Biology, Queen's University
Research
Circadian Rhythms, Physiology
Education
M.D., Khon Kaen University
Dominic DeSantis
Education
Ph.D. Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Texas at El Paso
Research
Herpetology, Vertebrate Zoology, Conservation Biology
Education
PhD., Crop & Soil Sciences, University of Georgia
Education
Ph.D., Plant Biology, Ohio State University
Research
Plant systematics, paleobotany
Y. Ellen France
Education
Ph.D., Cell Biology, Yale University
Research
Intracellular trafficking, secretory pathways
Ashok Hegde
Education
Ph.D., Cancer Research, Center of Cellular and Molecular Biology
Post-doctoral Training: Neuroscience, Columbia University
Research
Neuroscience, synaptic plasticity, learning and memory
Kasey Karen
Education
Ph.D., Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Stony Brook University
Research
Molecular virology and cell biology; virus-host interactions
Education
M.S., Biology, Georgia College and State University
Education
PhD. Cellular & Molecular Biology, Florida State University
Education
M.S., Biology, Georgia College & State University
Alfred Mead
Education
Ph.D., Geosciences, University of Nebraska
Research
Cenozoic mammalian systematics and paleoecology
Matt Milnes
Education
Ph.D., Zoology, University of Florida
Research
Vertebrate physiology; comparative reproductive physiology; endocrine disruption in wildlife.
Michelle Moyer
Education
PhD., Biological Sciences, University of Maryland
Research
Ornithology
Education
Ph.D., Botany, Miami University, OH
Research
Forest, wetland, and landscape ecology, and GIS and remote sensing
Sam Mutiti
Education
Ph.D., Geology/Hydrogeology, Miami University, OH
Research
Groundwater & surface water interactions, surface and wetland hydrology, water quality, GIS and remote sensing, heavy metal assessment and remediation (including phytoremediation) and biofuels
Idah Ngoma
Education
M.S. Biology, Georgia College & State University
Emily Parrish
Education
M.S., Biology, Georgia College & State University
Sébastien Portalier
Education
Ph.D. Biology and Theoretical Ecology, McGill University, Montreal (Canada)
Research
Ecological Modeling, Community Ecology, Consumer – Resource interactions
Arnab Sengupta
Education
Ph.D. Biotechnology Science and Engineering, University of Alabama in Huntsville
Postdoctoral Training: Research - Dept. of Chemistry, UNC Chapel Hill; Teaching - Biotechnology Program, NC State University
Research
mRNA translation, Ribosome Structure & Function, Regulatory RNA Structures, Transcriptomics, Cellular Stress Response, Chemical Biology
Website
Bruce Snyder
Education
Ph.D., Ecology, University of Georgia
Research
Soil ecology; species invasions; invertebrate zoology; biodiversity; citizen science; taxonomy of earthworms, millipedes, and other soil macrofauna.
Allison Rick VandeVoort
Education
Ph.D., Plant and Environmental Science, Clemson University
Research
Soil contaminants, agroecosystems, biochemical cycling
Education
Ph.D., Biological Sciences, Auburn University
Research
Molecular ecology and evolutionary biology, population genetics, biodiversity and conservation
Website
Kristine N. White
Education
Ph.D., Coastal Sciences, University of Southern Mississippi
Research
Ecology and biodiversity of marine amphipod crustaceans
E.H. Barman
Education
Ph.D., Entomology and Limnology, Cornell University
Education
Ph.D., Biology, Ornithology, University of Kansas
Education
Ph.D., Zoology, Michigan State University
Education
Ph.D., Microbiology, Ohio University
Kenneth Saladin
Education
Ph.D., Biological Science, Florida State University
William Wall
Education
Ph.D., Zoology, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Harriett Whipple
Education
Ph.D. Botany, University of North Carolina -Chapel Hill
G. William Wolfe
Education
Ph.D., Zoology, University of Tennessee