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.)
David Kabelik. 2009. H.B.Sc., University of Toronto; Ph.D., Arizona State University. (Neuroscience, endocrinology, physiology, animal behavior.)
Mary E. Miller. 2001. B.A., University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Ph.D., University of Virginia. (Genetics, microbiology, cancer biology, cell biology.)

Associate Professors

Sarah Boyle. 2009. B.A., College of William and Mary; Ph.D., Arizona State University. (Ecology, conservation biology, tropical field biology.)
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)
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)
Sydney Moyo. 2020. B.S., Africa University; M.S. University of Zimbabwe; Rhodes University, Ph.D. (Zoology, invertebrate biology, entomology.)
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.)
 

Visiting Assistant Professors

James Engman. 2023. B.S. Kent State University; B.S., M.S., Western Illinois University; Ph.D. University of Cincinnati. 
Alix Matthews. 2023. B.S. Rhodes College; M.S., Ph.D. Arkansas State University.

Staff

Tangela Allgood. 2022. Biology Department Administrative Assistant.
Jordy Gentry. 2021. Biology Department Lab Supervisor 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.