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College of Arts and Sciences Biological Sciences Meet The Team

Our Faculty and Staff

The Department of Biological Sciences includes faculty with a wide range of interests in research and teaching and our dedicated and professional staff who manage and administer the department. Our faculty, together with adjunct faculty from other units within SIUE, supervise graduate students on a diverse array of Master's research projects.

Chair

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Dr. Jake Williams Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Biological Sciences SW 1165 (618) 650-2118 [email protected] Interests: Animal physiology.

Faculty

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Dr. Tom Anderson Assistant Professor, Safety Officer for the Department of Biological Sciences SW 1250 (618) 650-3907 [email protected] Interests: Population and community ecology, species interactions, aquatic ecology.
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Dr. Maurina Aranda Assistant Professor SW 1190 (618) 650-3468 [email protected] Interests: Discipline-based education, cellular biology education, and STEM education; K-12 and undergraduate curriculum design.
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Dr. Paul Brunkow Associate Professor and Undergraduate Committee Chair for the Department of Biological Sciences SW 1220 (618) 650-2976 [email protected] Interests: Amphibian conservation ecology, effects of morphological variability on ecology.
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Dr. Carolyn Butts-Wilmsmeyer Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Predictive Analytics SW 1105 (618) 650-2682 [email protected] Interests: Quantitative genetics and bioinformatics; Biostatistics and predictive modeling; Nutritional improvement of grain crops; Natural resilience in plant production systems.
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Dr. Susanne DiSalvo Graduate Program Director for the Department of Biological Sciences SW 1260 (618) 650-5928 [email protected] Interests: Host-symbiont interactions. Social amoebas as model eukaryotic host systems for bacterial symbionts (Burkholderia, Amoebophilus, and Neochlamydia). Context-dependent shifts on symbiotic outcomes.
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Dr. Betsy Esselman Professor SW 1230 (618) 650-5719 [email protected] Interests: Plant conservation genetics, plant systematics and taxonomy.
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Dr. Rick Essner Professor SW 1115 (618) 650-2338 [email protected] Interests: Ecological and functional morphology.
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Dr. Tom Fowler Associate Professor, TA Coordinator for the Department of Biological Sciences SW 1110 (618) 650-5231 [email protected] Interests: Molecular genetics and cell signaling in fungi.
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Dr. Kevin Krajniak Professor SW 1290 (618) 650-3467 [email protected] Interests: Physiology, distribution and effects of neuropeptides in freshwater molluscs and arthropods.
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Dr. Danielle N. Lee Assistant Professor SW 1240 (618) 650-3405 [email protected] Interests: Animal Behavior, Urban Ecology, Mammalogy, Science Outreach.
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Dr. Faith Liebl Professor SW 1120 (618) 650-2509 [email protected] Interests: Synapse development; expression, trafficking, and localization of glutamate receptors.
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Dr. Zhi-Qing Lin Professor SW 2165 (618) 650-2650 [email protected] Interests: Developing phytoremediation technology for the cleanup of trace element contaminated water and soil, including the use of phytoextraction, phytostabilization, phytovolatilization, and constructed wetland treatment systems.
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Dr. Darron Luesse Professor and Assistant Chair, Department of Biological Sciences SW 1200 (618) 650-2153 [email protected] Interests: Molecular processes behind plant gravitropism and other environmental responses, intracellular signal transduction, chlorophyll synthesis, and plant physiology.
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Dr. Vance McCracken Interim Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences SW 1165 or PH 3428 (Box 1608) (618) 650-5246 [email protected] Interests: Gastrointestinal microbiology and mucosal immunology, Helicobacter pylori, enterohepatic Helicobacter species, inflammatory bowel disease, molecular approaches to microbial ecology, testing of novel antimicrobial compounds.
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Dr. Brittany F. Peterson Associate Professor and Acting Director of the Center for Faculty Development and Innovation SW 1180 (618) 650-2453 [email protected] Interests: Microbiomics, microbial ecology, insect-microbe interactions, symbiosis, complex microbial communities.
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Dr. Emily Petruccelli Associate Professor and Webmaster SW 1130 (618) 650-3004 [email protected] Interests: Neurogenetics, effects of alcohol on neural transcription and behavior.
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Dr. Bill Retzlaff Professor/Interim Vice Chancellor for Administration (VCA) PH 3431 (618) 650-2728 [email protected] Interests: Green roof systems.
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Dr. Chris Theodorakis Professor SW 2215 (618) 650-5235 [email protected] Interests: Aquatic ecotoxicology, water quality, molecular and genetic toxicology, biomarkers, oxidative stress & DNA damage, nanotoxicology, evolutionary toxicology, endocrine disruption, conservation genetics, molecular ecology.
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Dr. Amy Winn Associate Professor SW 1170 (618) 650-3406 [email protected] Interests: Molecular biology of stem cells and regeneration in planarian flatworms.
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Dr. Tricia Altmansberger Instructor SW 1125 (618) 650-5239 [email protected] Courses Taught: BIOL111 and BIOL140
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Katie Durbin, MS Instructor, Lab Coordinator SW 0175 (618) 650-3942 [email protected] Courses Taught: Introduction to Biological Sciences I (BIOL 150), Introduction to Biological Sciences II (BIOL 151)
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Dr. James Enyart, DC, MS Instructor SW 1285 (618) 650-2307 [email protected] Courses Taught: BIOL140, BIOL 240ab, BIOL205, BIOL440
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Bethany Kassebaum, MS, MA Instructor SW 1295 (618) 650-3902 [email protected] Courses Taught: Contemporary Biology (BIOL 111), Human Biology (BIOL 140), Anatomy & Physiology (BIOL 240a, 240b)
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Chrissy Simmons, MS Instructor, Lab Coordinator SW 1205 (618) 650-2508 [email protected] Courses Taught: Contemporary Biology (BIOL 111), Human Biology (BIOL 140), Introduction to Biological Sciences I (BIOL 150), Introduction to Biological Sciences II (BIOL 151)
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Jessica Wright, MS Instructor, Lab Coordinator SW 0170 (618) 650-5068 [email protected] Courses Taught: Human Anatomy and Physiology (BIOL 240a,b)
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Dr. Chaya Gopalan School of Nursing, School of Education, Health and Human Behavior VC 2612 (618) 650-5802 [email protected] Interests: Sex differentiation of the brain, educational research.
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Dr. Guim Kwon School of Pharmacy U2 0220 (618) 650-5150 [email protected]
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Dr. Barb McCracken School of Dental Medicine AL 285 (618) 474-7208 [email protected] Interests: Smoking/electronic cigarettes and oral inflammation
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Dr. Joseph Schober School of Pharmacy UP 1009 (618) 650-5129 [email protected] Interests: Cancer cell motility, microtubule and actin signaling, microtubule plus-end proteins.
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Dr. Cinnamon VanPutte School of Dental Medicine AL 286 (618) 474-7030 [email protected] Interests: Thyroid hormone physiology, Microbiome, Periodontal disease
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Dr. Kyong Sup Yoon Department of Environmental Sciences SW 2180 (618) 650-3302 [email protected] Interests: Environmental toxicology and vector biology

Emeritus and Retired Faculty

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Dr. Luci Kohn Professor Emeritus SW 1210 (618) 650-2394 [email protected] Interests: Quantitative morphology; genetic and environmental influences on skeletal and dental morphology; evolution of morphology.
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Dr. Kelly Barry [email protected]
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Dr. Richard Keating [email protected]
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Dr. Dennis Kitz [email protected]
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Dr. Steven McCommas [email protected]
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Dr. Peter Minchin Professor Emeritus [email protected]
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Dr. Nancy Parker [email protected]
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Dr. Paul Wanda [email protected]
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Dr. Christina (Wilson) Broderson [email protected]
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Dr. Kurt Schulz Professor Emeritus [email protected] Interests: Forest canopy-understory interactions, ecological restoration, invasive species.

Staff

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Joy Achieng Accounting Associate SW 1305, Box 1651 618-650-2642 [email protected] 60% Biological Sciences, 40% Chemistry
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Jon Clark Laboratory Manager SW 1175, Box1651 (618) 650-3929 [email protected] Biological Sciences
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Roxana Jones Office Manager SW 1160, Box 1651 (618) 650-3928 [email protected] Biological Sciences
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Tami Wright Office Support Specialist SW 2155, Box 1099 (618) 650-3311 [email protected] 40% Biological Sciences, 60% Environmental Science
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