Faculty and Staff

Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz

Research interests: symbioses, especially in lichens and in plant galls.

Courses: a variety of ecology, evolution and plant classes.

M.S., Utah State University

Ph.D., Duke University

Research Interests: genetic basis of the evolution of diversity, particularly in Mimulus.

Courses: Evolutionary Developmental Biology, Plant Physiology, Genetics.

Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University

Research Interests: Mitochondria, Exercise, Cardiac Physiology, Sex Differences
Courses: Physiology, Exercise Physiology, Bioenergetics

Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley

Research Interests: bee-flower ecology, pollen biology, pollination.

Courses: Biology 112, Plant Ecology, Plant Identification Lab, Plants and Peoples, Plant Biology, History and Ethnobiology of the Silk Roads (lecture course and field course), Crossroads: Pollination Biology in Sweden, Summer 2017.

M.S., University of Arizona

Research Interests: plant molecular biology, developmental genetics, functional genomics.

Courses: Genetics Labs.

Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University

Currently serving as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.

Research Interests: Various aspects of microbiology, including biofilms, antobiotic resistance, and phage therapy.

Courses: Microbiology, Cell Biology, Nutrition.

B.S., Gonzaga University

Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis

Research Interests: phylogeography and population genetics; natural history of the Blue Mountains.

Courses: Conservation Biology, Evolutionary Biology, Biostatistics, Natural History, Genetics.

Ph.D., Harvard University

Research Interests: African herpetology, evolution and systematics of snakes, snake venom-delivery systems.

Courses: Biology 112, Comparative Anatomy, Amphibians and Reptiles.

Learn more about Professor Jackson and her herpetology work in the Congo by watching this video.

On sabbatical for the Spring 2018 semester.

Ph.D., University of Washington

Research Interests: cellular neurophysiology.

Courses: Cell Signalling, NeuroPhysiology, Human Physiology.

Ph.D., University of Washington

Research Interests: Systems neurophysiology, visuomotor coordination and learning, mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Courses: BIOL111 Biological Principles, BIOL323 Neurophysiology, BIOL272 Human Anatomy and Physiology

Ph.D., Washington University, St. Louis

Research Interests: Plant hormone signaling pathways, cell signaling dynamics, synthetic biology

Courses: Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology

On sabbatical for the Fall 2017 semester.

Ph.D., University of New Mexico

Research Interests: evolution and ecology, especially of birds.

Courses: Ecology, Natural History and Ecology, Introduction to Environmental Studies, Biodiversity.

M.S., Washington State University

Courses: Biology 111 labs, Cell Biology labs.

Ph.D., University of Arizona

Research Interests: plant molecular biology, developmental genetics, functional genomics.

Courses: Molecular Biology, BBMB Senior Seminar, Genetics.

On sabbatical for the Spring 2018 semester.

Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Research Interests: neuroplasticity, neuron development.

Courses: Biology 111, Neurobiology.

Ph.D., UC San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Research Interests: Earth system science and initiatives to foster interdisciplinary research and collegial networking related to climate change and impacts; see disccrs.org.

Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Research Interests: cellular processes involved in brain cell deveopment.

Courses: Neurobiology, Developmental Biology, Bio 111 lab.

Ph.D., UC San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Research Interests: deep-sea adaptations, coral osmotic balance and cryopreservation, mammalian kidney osmoregulation.