Biology Faculty

Armentrout, Dede, Assistant Professor of Biology. BS, Texas State University; MS, Texas Tech University; PhD, Texas Tech University. (Physiological Ecology).

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

Aspbury, Andrea S., Senior Lecturer. BS, University of Arizona; MS, Illinois State University; PhD, University of Nebraska. (Behavioral Ecology).

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).

Dharmasiri, Sunethra, Senior Lecturer. BSc, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka; MS, PhD, University of Hawaii, Honolulu. (Plant Developmental Biology).

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

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

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

Green, M. 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).

Green, S. Michele , Lecturer. BS, Northwestern State University; MS, University of Louisiana at Lafayette; PhD (expected), University of Louisiana at Lafayette. (Sensory and Developmental Biology).

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).

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).

Pesthy, Carolyn Nairn-Varas, Lecturer. BA, Trinity University; MS, State University of New York; MS, University of Texas Health Science Center; PhD, Texas A & M University. (Functional Biology).

Prabhakaran, Thoniot T., Lecturer. BSc, University of Madras, India; MSs, University of Madras, India; PhD, University of Arkansas. (Anatomy and Physiology).

Rast, Walter,Professor of Biology and PhD Program Directo, Aquatic Resourcesr. 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, Department 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).

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

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).