
Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Administrative Faculty and Staff
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Education
Ph.D., Microbiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Research
Microbiology education, phage biology
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Education
M.S., Biology, Georgia College & State University
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Ashley Quinn
Collections Manager, William P. Wall Museum of Natural History
103 Herty Hall
478-445-2395
Education
M.S. Biology, Georgia College & State University
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Lori Hamilton
Chief Sustainability Office, Office of Sustainability
Miller Court
(478) 445-7016
Education
Bachelor of General Studies, B.A. in History
Masters in Public Administration
Masters of Management Information Systems
Office of Sustainability
The main point of contact for sustainability at Georgia College & State University is the Office of Sustainability.
Housed in the Department of Biological and Environmental Science, the office serves to monitor, analyze, and promote projects that help the campus to conserve resources, promote sustainable behaviors, and educate our campus and the surrounding community.
Department Faculty
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Education
Georgia Power Endowed Professor of Environmental Sciences
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
Professor
216 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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Education
PhD., Crop & Soil Sciences, University of Georgia
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Education
M.D., Khon Kaen University
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Dominic DeSantis
Assistant Professor
110 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
Ph.D., Plant Biology, Ohio State University
Research
Plant systematics, paleobotany
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Education
Ph.D., Cell Biology, Yale University
Research
Intracellular trafficking, secretory pathways
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Education
Ph.D. Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Tulane University
Research
Ichthyology; Invasion biology; Hybridization; Animal behavior; Population genetics; Disturbance ecology
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Ashok Hegde
William Harvey Endowed Professor of Biomedical Sciences
215 Integrated Science Complex
(478) 445-3464
Education
William Harvey Endowed Professor for Biomedical Science
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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Gretchen Ionta
Associate Professor
323 Integrated Science Complex
(478) 445-1332
Education
Ph.D., Botany, University of Florida
Research
Plant systematics, floristics, pollination biology
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Kasey Karen
Associate Professor, Biology Program Coordinator
229 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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Kalina Manoylov
Georgia Power Endowed Professor of Environmental Sciences
322 Integrated Science Complex
(478) 445-2439
Education
Ph.D., Zoology/Ecology, Evol. Biology/Behavior, Michigan State University
Research
Aquatic Ecology, algal ecology, diatom taxonomy
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Education
M.S., Biology, Georgia College & State University
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Education
Ph.D., Geosciences, University of Nebraska
Research
Cenozoic mammalian systematics and paleoecology
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Matt Milnes
Assistant Professor
213 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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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
156 Herty Hall
(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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Education
M.S., Biology, Georgia College & State University
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Arnab Sengupta
Assistant Professor
226 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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Katie Stumpf
Associate Professor
113 Integrated Science Complex
(478) 445-0811
Education
PhD., Biology, Northern Arizona University
Research
Avian population ecology and genetics, conservation biology, animal behavior
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Education
Ph.D., Physiology & Biophysics, University of Illinois
Research
Endocrinology, hormone receptors, endocrine disruptors
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Allison Rick VandeVoort
Associate Professor, Environmental Sci. Program Coordinator
235 Herty Hall
(478) 445-5865
Education
Ph.D., Plant and Environmental Science, Clemson University
Research
Soil contaminants, agroecosystems, biochemical cycling
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David A. Weese
Associate Professor
230 Integrated Science Complex
(478) 445-0818
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
Assistant Professor
125 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

Education
Ph.D., Microbiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Research
Microbiology education, phage biology



Education
M.S., Biology, Georgia College & State University

Ashley Quinn
Education
M.S. Biology, Georgia College & State University

Lori Hamilton
Education
Bachelor of General Studies, B.A. in History
Masters in Public Administration
Masters of Management Information Systems
Office of Sustainability
The main point of contact for sustainability at Georgia College & State University is the Office of Sustainability.
Housed in the Department of Biological and Environmental Science, the office serves to monitor, analyze, and promote projects that help the campus to conserve resources, promote sustainable behaviors, and educate our campus and the surrounding community.

Education
Georgia Power Endowed Professor of Environmental Sciences
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

Education
PhD., Crop & Soil Sciences, University of Georgia

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
Ph.D., Plant Biology, Ohio State University
Research
Plant systematics, paleobotany

Education
Ph.D., Cell Biology, Yale University
Research
Intracellular trafficking, secretory pathways

Education
Ph.D. Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Tulane University
Research
Ichthyology; Invasion biology; Hybridization; Animal behavior; Population genetics; Disturbance ecology

Ashok Hegde
Education
William Harvey Endowed Professor for Biomedical Science
Ph.D., Cancer Research, Center of Cellular and Molecular Biology
Post-doctoral Training: Neuroscience, Columbia University
Research
Neuroscience, synaptic plasticity, learning and memory

Gretchen Ionta
Education
Ph.D., Botany, University of Florida
Research
Plant systematics, floristics, pollination biology

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

Kalina Manoylov
Education
Ph.D., Zoology/Ecology, Evol. Biology/Behavior, Michigan State University
Research
Aquatic Ecology, algal ecology, diatom taxonomy

Education
M.S., Biology, Georgia College & State University

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.

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

Education
M.S., Biology, Georgia College & State University

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

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.

Katie Stumpf
Education
PhD., Biology, Northern Arizona University
Research
Avian population ecology and genetics, conservation biology, animal behavior

Education
Ph.D., Physiology & Biophysics, University of Illinois
Research
Endocrinology, hormone receptors, endocrine disruptors

Allison Rick VandeVoort
Education
Ph.D., Plant and Environmental Science, Clemson University
Research
Soil contaminants, agroecosystems, biochemical cycling

David A. Weese
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