Masters Degree Faculty

Aron, Gary Michael, Professor of Biology. BS, MS, St. John’s University; PhD, Pennsylvania State University. (Microbiology, Virology).

Baccus, John Thomas, Professor of Biology. BSEd, MS, Midwestern University; PhD, University of North Texas. (Wildlife Management, Mammology. Community Ecology).

Bonner, Timothy H., Assistant Professor of Biology. BS, Texas A&M University; MS, Southwest Texas State University; PhD, Texas Tech University. (Ichthyology, Fisheries Management).

Dharmasiri, Nihal, Assistant Professor of Biology. BSc, MPhil, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka; PhD, University of Hawaii at Manoa. (Plant Molecular and Developmental Biology).

Forstner, Michael R.J., Associate Professor of Biology. BS, Southwest Texas State University; MS, Sul Ross State University; PhD, Texas A&M University. (Genetics, Systematics).

Gabor, Caitlin Rathie, Assistant Professor of Biology. BA, University of Santa Barbara; MS, PhD, University of Southwestern Louisiana. (Environmental and Evolutionary Ecology).

Garcia, Dana Michelle, Associate Professor of Biology. BS, Texas A&M University; PhD, University of California at Berkeley. (Cell Biology, Physiology).

Green, Michael Clay, Assistant Professor of Biology. BA, The University of Texas at Austin; MS, Sul Ross University; PhD, University of Louisiana at Lafayette. (Wildlife Ecology and Ornithology).

Groeger, Alan Walter, Associate Professor of Biology. BS, Purdue University; MS, Central Michigan University; PhD, University of Oklahoma. (Limnology, Aquatic Sciences).

Hahn, Dittmar , Associate Professor of Biology. BS, MS, University of Hambuug; PhD, Wageningen Agricultural University. (Microbial Ecology).

Horne, Francis Ray, Professor of Biology. BS, Texas Tech University; MS, PhD, University of Wyoming. (Invertebrate Physiology, Biochemistry).

Huffman, David George, Professor of Biology. BA, West Virginia University; MS, Marshall University; PhD, University of New Hampshire. (Fish Parasitology).

Huston, Michael A, Professor of Biology. BA Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa; MS University of Michigan - Ann Arbor; Ph.D. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. (Landscape Ecology).

Koke, Joseph Ralph, Professor of Biology. BS, MS, University of Oregon; PhD, University of Alberta, Edmonton. (Cell Biology, Physiology).

Lemke, David Edward, Professor of Biology. BS, Bucknell University; PhD, The University of Texas at Austin. (Plant Taxonomy).

Longley, Glenn, Professor of Biology and Director, Edwards Aquifer Research and Data Center. BS, Southwest Texas State University; MS, PhD, University of Utah. (Limnology, Pollution Biology).

Lopes, Vicente L. , Associate Professor of Biology. BS, Federal University of Ceara; MS, Federal University of Paraiba; PhD, University of Arizona. (Watershed Ecology and Sustainability).

Martin, Noland H. , Assistant Professor of Biology. BS, University of Texas at Austin; MS, University of Oregon; PhD, Duke University. (Plant Biology).

McLean, Robert James Cameron, Associate Professor of Biology. BSc, University of Guelph; PhD, University of Calgary. (Bacterial Structure and Function, Microbial Ecology).

Moody, Sandra West, Associate Professor of Biology. BS, MS, University of Houston; PhD, Texas A&M University. (Science Education).

Nice, Christopher C., Assistant Professor of Biology. BS, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; PhD, University of California at Davis. (Population Genetics, Ecology).

Nowlin, Weston Hugh , Assistant Professor of Biology. BA, Austin College; MS, Texas Christian University; PhD, University of Victoria. (Wetlands Ecology).

Ott, James Randall, Associate Professor of Biology. BS, George Mason University; MS, North Carolina State University; PhD, University of Maryland. (Ecology, Evolutionary Biology).

Rast, Walter, Associate Professor of Biology and PhD Program Director. BA, University of Texas at Austin; M.S. (Molecular Biology), M.S. (Environmental Science), Ph.D., University of Texas at Dallas. (Limnology, Water Quality, Aquatic Resource Management).

Rose, Francis L., Professor of Biology. BS, MS, University of Georgia; PhD, Tulane University. (Ecology and Physiology of Amphibians and Reptiles).

Schwartz, Benjamin, Assistant Professor of Biology. BS, Radford University; PhD, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. (Karst Hydrogeology).

Schwinning, Susan , Assistant Professor of Biology. Diplon, University of Gottingen; MS, University of California, Davis; PhD, University of Arizona. (Plant Ecology, Quantitative Ecology).

Simpson, Thomas R., Assistant Professor of Biology. BA, University of Dallas; MS, PhD, Texas A&M University. (Zoology, Wildlife Management).

Tomasso, Joseph R., Professor of Biology and Chair. BA, University of Tennessee; MS, Middle Tennessee State University; PhD, Memphis State University. (Stress and environmental physiology of fishes and crustaceans).

Upchurch, Garland R., Jr., Associate Professor of Biology. BS, University of Nebraska; MS, PhD, University of Michigan. (Paleobotany, Paleoecology, Global Change).

Weckerly, Floyd, Assistant Professor of Biology. BS, MS, Eastern New Mexico University; PhD, University of Memphis. (Biostatistics, Wildlife Ecology).

Westerlund, Julie, Assistant Professor of Biology. BA, The University of Texas at Austion; MS, University of Minnesota; PhD, The University of Texas at Austin. (Science Education).

Williamson, Paula Sue, Professor of Biology. BS, Southwest Texas State University; MA, PhD, University of California at Santa Barbara. (Plant Anatomy, Physiology, Systematics, Wetland Ecology).

Zhang, Yixin, Assistant Professor of Biology. BSc, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China; MSc, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden; PhD, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden. (Stream Ecology).