Biology: Faculty and Staff

Professors

Michael D. Collins. 2010. B.S., University of Arizona; M.S., Florida State University; Ph.D., University of Tennessee. (Ecology, ornithology, wildlife biology) 
Terry W. Hill. 1978. B.A., University of South Florida; M.S., Ph.D., University of Florida. (Cell biology, microbiology, biology of fungi.)
Mary E. Miller. 2001. B.A., University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Ph.D., University of Virginia. (Genetics, microbiology, cancer biology, cell biology.)

Associate Professors

Kelly A. Dougherty. 2014. B.S., West Chester University; Ph.D., Thomas Jefferson University. (Neuroscience, biophysics, neurophysiology.)
Jonathan Fitz Gerald. 2007. B.S., University of California at Irvine; Ph.D., University of Chicago. (Plant biology, development.)
Elaine R. Frawley. 2016. B.A., Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis. (Microbiology, metabolism, bacterial physiology.)
Bayly S. Wheeler. 2015. B.S.E., University of Michigan; Ph.D., Duke University. (Molecular biology, genetics, genomics, microbiology.)

Assistant Professors

Kelly Diamond. 2022. B.S., University of Central Florida; M.S., Ph.D. Clemson University. (morphology, machine learning, biomechanics)
Liam Hunt. 2022. B.S., Ph.D. The University of Melbourne, Australia. (Molecular Biology, Skeletal Muscle Disease)
Evan Kingsley. 2024. B.S., University of Rochester; PhD., Harvard University (Evolution, Avian Syrinx)

Kathryn A. LeCroy. 2023. B.S., Birmingham-Southern College; M.S. University of Pittsburgh; Ph.D. University of Virginia. (Conservation Biology, wild bee diversity, disease ecology, community science)
Tanushree Pandit. 2019. B.S., M.S., RTM Nagpur University; Ph.D., Umea University. (Developmental neuroscience.)
Qian Shen. 2020. B.E, China Agricultural University; M.S., Mississippi State University; Ph.D. Ohio State University (Microbiology, Fungal pathogenesis.)
James Tumulty. 2024. B.S., Siena College; M.S., East Carolina University; PhD., University of Minnesota (Animal Behavior, Behavioral Ecology)

Visiting Assistant Professors

James Engman. 2023. B.S. Kent State University; B.S., M.S., Western Illinois University; Ph.D. University of Cincinnati. 

Cameron Ogg. 2024. B.A.., Bard College; PhD. University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center.

Staff

Tangela Allgood. 2022. Biology Department Administrative Assistant.
Jordy Gentry. 2021. Biology Department Lab Manager for The Frazier Jelke Science Center. B.S., University of Memphis.
Justin A. Porter. 2017. Biology Department Lab Manager for Robertson Hall. B.S., M.S., University of Georgia.

Emeriti Professors

Bobby R. Jones. Professor Emeritus of Biology since 2001. B.S., University of Arkansas; Ph.D., University of Missouri.

John S. Olsen. Professor Emeritus of Biology since 2014. B.S. and M.S. University of Illinois; Ph.D. University of Texas.

Carolyn R. Jaslow. Professor Emerita of Biology since 2021. B.S. Mount Holyoke College; M.S. Ohio University; Ph.D. The University of Chicago. 

Gary Lindquester. Professor Emeritus of Biology since 2022. B.S. Furman University; M.S. and Ph.D. Emory University.