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Department of Biological Sciences

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PO Box 5640 Flagstaff AZ 86011
Biological Sciences
Building: 021, Room: 227

Leadership

NamePosition
Chair, Biological Sciences
Professor, Biological Sciences
Associate Teaching Professor
Associate Professor

Faculty & staff

David Joseph Able
Associate Teaching Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Gerard Joseph Allan
Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Ana Araya-Anchetta (she/her/hers)
Associate Teaching Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Patricia D Ashby
Part-Time Faculty
Department of Biological Sciences
Tina J Ayers (she/her/hers)
Emeritus
Department of Biological Sciences
Instructor for most botany courses, curator of the Deaver Herbarium, supervisor for the Biology Teaching Greenhouse, and faculty mentor for the NAU Botany Club.
Building: Biological Sciences (21)
Room: 304-305
Bridget Marie Barker (she/her/hers)
Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Dr Barker is a research-intensive tenured professor at NAU. Her research focus is the ecology/genomics of human pathogens Coccidioides immitis and C. posadasii.
Building: Applied Research & Development (56)
Room: 254
Charles Loren Buck
Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Silke Buschmann
Assistant Teaching Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Building: Biological Sciences (21)
Room: 247
Bradley James Butterfield
Associate Research Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Lorena Isabel Caballero
Instructional Laboratory Manager
Department of Biological Sciences
Greg Caporaso (he/him/his)
Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Mariah S Carbone
Assistant Research Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Amanda Wilson Carter (she/her/hers)
Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Julie H Cavanaugh
Part-Time Faculty
Department of Biological Sciences
Anne M Cedergren Healy (she/her/hers)
Part-Time Faculty
Department of Biological Sciences
Javier A Ceja Navarro (he/him/his)
Associate Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Navarro's research focuses on the complexity of the host-associated and environmental microbiome, including viruses, bacteria, archaea, fungi, and protists.
Connor Alan Chassman
Research Technician
Department of Biological Sciences
Emily Kathryn Cope (she/her/hers)
Associate Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Part-Time Faculty
Pathogen & Microbiome Institute (PMI)
Part-Time Faculty
Office of Research Compliance
Paul Dijkstra
Research Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Elise Donovan (she/her/hers)
Assistant Teaching Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Building: Biological Sciences (21)
Room: 249
JJ Duke
Associate Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Building: Biological Sciences (21)
Room: 257
Jeff Foster (he/him/his)
Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Part-Time Faculty
Pathogen & Microbiome Institute (PMI)
Building: Applied Research & Development (56)
Room: 242
Catherine A Gehring (she/her/hers)
Regents' Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Alice Coulter Gibb
Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Travis Gibbons
Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Matthew Gidley (he/him/his)
Manager, Operations
Department of Biological Sciences
Building: Biological Sciences (21)
Room: 258
Grey T Gustafson (he/him/his)
Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Dr. Gustafson teaches courses in entomology and evolution. Visit his personal website for more info on his research and lab: http://www.gustafsonlab.org/
Building: Biological Sciences (21)
Room: 341
Karen Haubensak (she/her/hers)
Associate Research Professor (NCF)
Department of Biological Sciences
I study multiple aspects of habitat restoration and conservation, and mentor both graduate and undergraduate students in a wide range of field-based research.
Building: Science and Health (36)
Room: 530
Jennifer Higgins (she/her/hers)
Assistant Teaching Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Mar-Elise Hill
Assistant Teaching Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Building: Biological Sciences (21)
Room: Room #243
Richard Hodel (he/him/his)
Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
David R Hodge
Part-Time Faculty
Department of Biological Sciences
Liza Holeski
Associate Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Bruce A Hungate (he/him/his)
Regents' Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
David Eric John (he/him/his)
Instructional Laboratory Manager
Department of Biological Sciences
Nancy Johnson (she/her/hers)
Regents' Professor
School of Earth and Sustainability
Building: Physical Sciences (19)
Room: 124
Elska B Kaczmarek (she/her/hers)
Postdoctoral Scholar
Department of Biological Sciences
Stephanie Kadej
Visiting Lecturer
Department of Biological Sciences
Zaneta M Kaszta (she/her/hers)
Assistant Research Professor (NCF)
Department of Biological Sciences
Paul S Keim
E. Raymond and Ruth Reed Cowden Professor, Regents Professor, Microbiology
Department of Biological Sciences
Robert S Kellar
Professor of Practice
Department of Biological Sciences
Building: Wettaw Biology and Biochemistry (88)
Room: 211
Heidi Kloeppel
Assistant Teaching Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
George William Koch
Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Professor of Biological Sciences and the Center for Ecosystem Science and Society
Building: Science Laboratory (17)
Room: 300B
Megan Korte
Postdoctoral Scholar
Department of Biological Sciences
Jason Thomas Ladner (he/him/his)
Associate Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Building: Applied Research & Development (56)
Room: 313
Michelle Jane Lee
Assistant Teaching Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Lisa Lewis
Part-Time Faculty
Department of Biological Sciences
Part-Time Faculty
Department of Health Sciences
Part-Time Faculty
College of Health and Human Services
Andrew H Lybbert
Part-Time Faculty
Department of Biological Sciences
Neil A MacKay
Part-Time Faculty
Department of Biological Sciences
Michelle Cailin Mack (she/her/hers)
Regents' Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Regents' Professor of Ecosystem Ecology
Building: Science and Health (36)
Room: 547
Jane C Marks
Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Christopher James Mayerl (he/him/his)
Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Biomechanics, Organismal Physiology, Feeding, Locomotion. https://www.mayerllab.com/
Fernando Porfirio Monroy
Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Shannon C Mullarkey
Part-Time Faculty
Department of Biological Sciences
John Nagy
Part-Time Faculty
Department of Biological Sciences
Jill Naleski
Administrative Services Assistant, Senior
Department of Biological Sciences
Kiisa Carla Nishikawa
Regents' Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Erika Nowak
Assistant Research Professor
School of Earth and Sustainability
Building: Applied Research & Development (56)
Room: 150
Talima Ross Pearson (he/him/his)
Research Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Richard G Posner
Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Catherine R Propper
Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Professor of Biological Sciences; Speciality in Environmental Endocrinology and Ecotoxicology Co-Lead SHERC Research Infrastructure Core
Building: Wettaw Biology and Biochemistry (88)
Room: 215
Jessie Rack (she/her/hers)
Assistant Teaching Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
David L Rogowski
Part-Time Faculty
Department of Biological Sciences
I am an aquatic ecologist/fish biologist who works for Arizona Game and Fish Department and teaches classes on fish at NAU. webpage: https://drogow.com
Adonna Marie Rometo (she/her/hers)
Associate Teaching Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Building: Biological Sciences (21)
Room: Room 108
Whitney Adrian Rooney
Instructional Laboratory Coordinator, Intermediate
Department of Biological Sciences
Vincenzo C Russo (he/him/his)
Part-Time Faculty
Department of Biological Sciences
Jason William Sahl
Associate Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Building: Applied Research & Development (56)
Room: 253
Matthew Salanga
Associate Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Building: Wettaw Biology and Biochemistry (88)
Room: 214
Ted Schuur
Regents' Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Egbert Schwartz
Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Natalie Constance Senini
Part-Time Faculty
Department of Biological Sciences
Erik William Settles
Associate Research Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Stephen M. Shuster
Emeritus
Department of Biological Sciences
Alison Miller Singer
Assistant Professor of Practice
Department of Biological Sciences
Kelly A Speer (she/her/hers)
Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Learn more about Dr. Speer's research and teaching here: speerlab.net
Building: Applied Research & Development (56)
Room: 244
Christopher Michael Sthultz
Associate Teaching Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Mikayla Katherine Struble
Part-Time Faculty
Department of Biological Sciences
Bonnie J Sumner
Assistant Teaching Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Sarah Szwankowski
Assistant Teaching Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Aaron J. Tabor
Instructional Laboratory Manager
Department of Biological Sciences
Building: TBA (999)
Room: NAU Online
Tad Theimer (he/him/his)
Emeritus
Department of Biological Sciences
I am a wildlife ecologist who teaches Wildlife Management, Mammalogy and Ornithology
Building: Biological Sciences (21)
Room: 337
Tinna Traustadottir
Chair, Biological Sciences
Professor, Biological Sciences
Department of Biological Sciences
Building: Wettaw Biology and Biochemistry (88)
Room: 235
Sneha Vissa (she/her/hers)
Assistant Teaching Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Building: Biological Sciences (21)
Room: 202
David M Wagner
Executive Director, Pathogen & Microbiome Institute (PMI)
Professor, Biological Sciences
Department of Biological Sciences
Xanthe J Walker
Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Jeanette Ward
Part-Time Faculty
Department of Biological Sciences
John Thomas Weser
Part-Time Faculty
Department of Biological Sciences
Christine M Westra
Part-Time Faculty
Department of Biological Sciences
Amy Vaughn Whipple
Associate Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Building: Biological Sciences (21)
Room: 428
Jut Wynne
Assistant Research Professor (NCF)
Department of Biological Sciences
Part-Time Faculty
Center for Adaptable Western Landscapes

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