Faculty Directory
Dr. Nicole Phillips
Associate Professor
Areas of Expertise
Conservation genetics, environmental DNA, historic DNA, sharks & rays
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Ecology and Organismal Biology
Johnson Science Tower (JST) 403
Carl Qualls
Professor
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Ecology and Organismal Biology
Johnson Science Tower (JST) 414
Dr. Vijay Rangachari
Professor
Areas of Expertise
Intrinsically Disordered Proteins, Amyloids and Protein aggregation, Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation, Biomaterials, Biomolecular condensates, Cell and Molecular Biology
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Discipline: Chemistry and Biochemistry
Johnson Science Tower (JST) 912
Dr. Ramesh Rijal
Assistant Professor
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Cell and Molecular Biology
Johnson Science Tower (JST) 618
Dr. Jake Schaefer
Professor
Areas of Expertise
Ecology, Evolution, Ichthyology
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Ecology and Organismal Biology
Johnson Science Tower (JST) 1007
Dr. Glen Shearer Jr
Emeritus
Areas of Expertise
Cell and Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, Physiology
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Cell and Molecular Biology
Johnson Science Tower (JST) 501-A
Dr. Paula Smithka
Associate Professor
Areas of Expertise
Philosophy of Science--biology; Social/Political Philosophy
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Humanities
Discipline: Philosophy and Religion
Liberal Arts Building (LAB) 304B
Mrs. Kelly Vera
Instructor
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Cell and Molecular Biology
Walker Science Building (WSB) 141
Dr. Jennifer Walker
Associate Professor
Areas of Expertise
Malacology, Molecular systematics
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Ecology and Organismal Biology
Gulf Coast Science Building (SB) 3D 209C
Shiao Wang
Emeritus
Areas of Expertise
Molecular detection of pathogens, microbial source tracking, gut microbiota
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Cell and Molecular Biology
Gulf Coast Science Building (SB) 3D 309A
Dr. Hao Xu
Associate Professor
Areas of Expertise
cell biology, molecular and cellular biosciences, cell and molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, infectious diseases, biomedical sciences
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Cell and Molecular Biology
Johnson Science Tower (JST) 612
Dr. Don Yee
Professor
Areas of Expertise
Medical entomology, Community and population ecology of aquatic insects, Ecological stoichiometry, Urban ecology, Tropical insect ecology
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Ecology and Organismal Biology
Johnson Science Tower (JST) 1014