
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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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.
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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
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
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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C. Daniel Burt
Senior Lecturer, Teaching Assistant Supervisor
213 Herty Hall
(478) 445-0815
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 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
Ph.D., Plant Biology, Ohio State University
Research
Plant systematics, paleobotany
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Education
M.S. Biology, Michigan Technological University
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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
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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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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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
Aquatic Ecology, algal ecology, diatom taxonomy
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Education
M.S., Biology, Georgia College & State University
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Alfred Mead
Professor, and Graduate Program Coordinator
106 Herty 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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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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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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Angela Walczyk
Assistant Professor
323 Saladin Integrated Science Complex
(478) 445-1332
Education
Ph.D. Biological Sciences, Michigan Technological University
Research
Plant evolutionary ecology, Polyploidy & genome size evolution, Invasion ecology
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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



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.


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

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

C. Daniel Burt
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
M.S. Biology, Michigan Technological University

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Angela Walczyk
Education
Ph.D. Biological Sciences, Michigan Technological University
Research
Plant evolutionary ecology, Polyploidy & genome size evolution, Invasion ecology

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