DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
FACULTY & STAFF LISTING
FACULTY
Assistant Professor. Ph.D.
ahmadz@etsu.eduPh. 423/439-6831
Fred J. Alsop, III
Professor. Ph.D. University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Threatened and endangered
bird species of Tennessee; avian ecology and population density; neotropical
migratory breeding birds.
alsopf@etsu.eduPh. 423/439-6838
Dan M. Johnson
Professor Emeritus. Ph.D. Michigan State University. Predator-prey interactions
among aquatic invertebrates (especially larval odonates) in the littoral
zone of lakes.
johnsodm@etsu.edu
Thomas C. Jones
Assistant Professor. Ph.D.
jonestc@etsu.edu, Ph. 423/439-6930
Associate Professor. Ph.D. Ohio State University. Developmental Entomologist
examining the molecular aspects of insect development and use of heat shock
proteins for monitoring environmental stress.
joplin@etsu.edu Ph. 423/439-6921
Associate Professor. Ph.D. Kossuth Lajos University, Debrecen, Hungary.
Theoretical biology, computational biology, animal behavior, ecology, complex
systems, self-organization, insect societies.
karsai@etsu.edu Ph. 423/439-5601
Assistant Professor.
Ph.D. Lucknow University
,
India
. Molecular biology and biochemistry of plant defense responses.
kumard@etsu.edu Ph. 423/439-6928
Assistant Professor.
Ph.D. Virginia Tech. Hypervariable DNA markers and population genetics of three
fish species.
laughlin@etsu.edu, Ph. 423/439-8459
Professor. Ph.D. Duke University. Population genetics emphasizing
the genetics of speciation using classical genetics, allozymes, and chloroplast
DNA; population genetics, antibiotic resistance and epidemiology of the
bacterial pathogen Moraxella catarrhalis.
levyf@etsu.edu
Ph.
423/439-6926
Yusheng (Christopher) Liu
Assistant Professor. Ph.D.
liuc@etsu.edu, Ph. 423/439-6920
Associate Professor. Ph.D. Duke University. Vascular plant systematics.
mcdowelt@etsu.edu
Ph. 423/439-8635
Assistant Dean, School of Graduate Studies and Professor, Department of
Biological Sciences. Ph.D. University of South Florida, Tampa. Plant biochemistry;
study of the biosynthesis of flavonoids and regulation of accumulation
of specific compounds in plants; isolation, purification and characterization
of plant mitochondrial proteins.
mcintosc@etsu.edu Ph. 423/439-5838
Associate Professor. Ph.D. University of Tennessee. Regulation of hormone
release from individual cells; changes in the population of cardiocytes
secreting atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP). ANP in plants.
millerh@etsu.edu Ph.
423/439-4329
Associate Professor. Ph.D. University of Texas, Austin. Neural control
of behavior; circadian rhythms; genetic, physiological, and behavioral
approaches to understanding the integration of circadian rhythmicity and
division of labor in the honeybee society.
moored@etsu.edu
Ph. 423/439-8390
Professor Emerita. Ph.D. University of Tennessee. Ecology and systematics
of the Tardigrada (water bears); selected topics in marine biology.
nelsond@etsu.edu
Ph.
423/439-4376
Lee M. Pike
Professor Emeritus. Ph.D. Michigan State University. Genomic evolution; primate
repetitive DNA; genomic and chloroplast DNA in nonvascular plants.
pikel@etsu.edu
Dean, Honors
College and Associate Professor, Biological
Sciences Department. Ph.D. University of Kansas. Evolution and phylogenetics
of lower amphibians; comparative morphology (especially development and
biomechanics) of amphibians.
pylesr@etsu.edu Ph. 423/439-6929
Leonard Robertson
Professor. Ph.D. University of Tennessee. Reproduction and developmental
biology; in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer.
robertjl@etsu.edu Ph. 423/439-4228
Associate Professor. Ph.D. N.I. Vavilov Institute of
General Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences. Research interests include
the evolutionary role of mutations and
mutational biases, the evolution of life-histories and mating systems and
speciation. His study of organisms of choice are Drosophila and Daphnia.
yampolsk@etsu.edu Ph.
423/439-4359
Michael S. Zavada
Chair & Professor. Ph.D. The University of Connecticut, Storrs.
Ecology-Evolutionary Biology. Research
Interests: Paleoecology, Paleobotany, Palynology, Plant Systematics,
Ethnobotany, Origin and Evolution of Angiosperms.
zavadam@etsu.edu Ph.
423/439-6919
STAFF
Lois Hyder
Executive Aide. CPS. Professional Secretaries International (PSI)
hyderl@etsu.edu Ph.
423/439-4329
Kristi Tipton
Scientific Lab Technician. B.S. Biology. East Tennessee State
University.
tiptonk@etsu.edu
Ph.
423/439-4149
Roberta "Bobbie" Woods
Faculty Secretary. CPS. Professional Secretaries International (PSI)
woodsr@etsu.edu
Ph.
423/439-5321
Last update:
12/07/2006