
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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M.S., Biology, Georgia College & State University
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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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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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., Biochemistry, Oklahoma State University
Research
Prions, membrane trafficking, molecular systematics
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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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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, Coordinator of Natural History Museum
103 Herty Hall
(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
266 Herty Hall
(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
Ph.D., Zoology/Ecology, Evol. Biology/Behavior, Michigan State University
Research
Aquatic Ecology, algal ecology, diatom taxonomy
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Education
Ph.D., Geosciences, University of Nebraska
Research
Cenozoic mammalian systematics and paleoecology
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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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Education
Ph.D., Geology, Miami University, OH
Research
Groundwater & surface water interactions, surface and wetland hydrology, water quality, GIS and remote sensing
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Education
M.S., Biology, Georgia College & State University
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Education
M.S., Biology, Georgia College & State University
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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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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
268 Herty Hall
(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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Education
Ph.D., Coastal Sciences, University of Southern Mississippi
Research
Ecology and biodiversity of marine amphipod crustaceans
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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
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

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

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

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., Biochemistry, Oklahoma State University
Research
Prions, membrane trafficking, molecular systematics

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

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

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

Education
Ph.D., Geosciences, University of Nebraska
Research
Cenozoic mammalian systematics and paleoecology

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

Education
Ph.D., Geology, Miami University, OH
Research
Groundwater & surface water interactions, surface and wetland hydrology, water quality, GIS and remote sensing

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

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

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.

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

Education
Ph.D., Biological Sciences, Auburn University
Research
Molecular ecology and evolutionary biology, population genetics, biodiversity and conservation
Website

Education
Ph.D., Coastal Sciences, University of Southern Mississippi
Research
Ecology and biodiversity of marine amphipod crustaceans

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