Diane Alston
Professor and Department Head - Biology Department
Integrated Pest Management, Insect Ecology, Plant-Insect Interactions
Phone: 435 797-2516
Email: diane.alston@usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 117C
Andy Anderson
Principal Lecturer & Prehealth Advisor - Biology Department
Phone: 435 797-1913
Email: andy.anderson@usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 327
Michelle Baker
Interim Dean and Professor - Biology Department | Ecology Center
Aquatic ecosystem ecology, biogeochemistry, water quality, and hydrology
Phone: 435-797-7131
Email: mbaker@biology.usu.edu
Office Location: ESLC 245J / BNR 235E
Noelle Beckman
she/her/hers
Assistant Professor - Biology Department | Ecology Center
Theoretical Ecology, Spatial Ecology, Community Ecology, Seed Dispersal, Plant-Animal Interactions, Plant-Microbe Interactions
Phone: 435-797-4115
Email: noelle.beckman@usu.edu
Office Location: LSB 334
Scott Bernhardt
Professional Practice Associate Professor - Biology Department
Phone: 435-797-3721
Email: scott.bernhardt@usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 129D
Erin Bobeck
she/her/hers
Assistant Professor - Biology Department
Behavioral neuroscience, Molecular biology, Pain, Opioid, Addiction, G-protein coupled receptors
Phone: 435 797-2489
Email: erin.bobeck@usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 237
Monica Borghi
Assistant Professor - Biology
Flower Metabolomics, Molecular Plant Physiology
Phone: 435 797-0916
Email: monica.borghi@usu.edu
Office Location: LSB 331
Science
Honors
Tyson Chappell
Associate Professor - Biology Department
Phone: (435) 613-5345
Email: Tyson.chappell@usu.edu
Office Location: USU Eastern - Price, RVS 261
Carla Endres
Associate Professor - Biology Department
Phone: 435-678-8209
Email: Carla.endres@usu.edu
Lianna Etchberger
Professor - Biology Department
Associate Vice President - USU Moab Regional Campus
Phone: 435 7974104
Email: Lianna.Etchberger@usu.edu
Office Location: USU Uintah Basin
Carl Farley
Senior Lecturer - Biology Department
Phone: 435-797-2566
Email: carl.farley@usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 131
John Flores
John Flores
Principal Lecturer - Biology Department
Phone: 435 797-8194
Email: jflores@biology.usu.edu
Office Location:
BNR 129C
Sara Freeman
she/her/hers
Assistant Professor - Biology Department
behavioral neuroendocrinology, social neuroscience, comparative neuroanatomy, autism, nonapeptides
Phone: 435 797-0670
Email: sara.freeman@usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 239
Susannah French
Professor and Associate Department Head - Biology Department | Ecology Center
Physiological ecology, life history trade-offs, immunity, conservation
Phone: 435-797-9175
Email: susannah.french@usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 235G
Zach Gompert
Associate Professor - Biology Department
Phone: 435-797-9463
Email: zach.gompert@usu.edu
Office Location: LSB 343
Jessica Habashi
Principal Lecturer - Biology Department
Phone: (435) 919-1256
Email: jessica.habashi@usu.edu
Office Location: USU Brigham City CampusUtah State University Brigham City Regional Campus 265 West 1100 South Brigham City, Utah 84302
Charles Hanifin
Associate Professor - Biology Department
Biology
Phone: (435) 722-1780
Email: Charles.hanifin@usu.edu
Wayne Hatch
Associate Professor - Biology Department
Phone: (435) 613-5393
Email: wayne.hatch@usu.edu
Office Location: USU Eastern - Price Campus USUE Price GJ Reeves Building (REEVE) 264
Nancy Huntly
she/her
Professor - Biology Department | Director - Ecology Center
Phone: 435-797-2555
Email: nancy.huntly@usu.edu
Office Location: QLIB 303
Justin A. Jones
Assistant Professor - Biology Department
Biology
Phone: 435-797-9292
Email: justin.a.jones@usu.edu
Office Location: Office Location(s): BNR 233USTAR Bioinnovations Bldg. 650 Grand, North Logan. Office 205D
Ecology Faculty
Ecology Center
Karen Kapheim
she/her/hers
Associate Professor and Co-Director of Graduate Studies - Biology Department
social evolution, bees, evolutionary genomics, phenotypic plasticity
Phone: 435-797-0685
Email: karen.kapheim@usu.edu
Office Location: LSB 339
Lauren Lucas
Senior Lecturer and Lab Coordinator - Biology Department
Phone: 435-797-9461
Email: lauren.lucas@usu.edu
Office Location: LSB 347
Marion (Mair) Murray
Professional Practice Extension Associate Professor
Integrated Pest Management for Specialty Crops
Phone: 435-797-0776
Email: mair.murray@usu.edu
Office Location:
BNR 129G
Claudia Nischwitz
Associate Professor - Biology Department
Plant pathology
Phone: 435-797-7569
Email: claudia.nischwitz@usu.edu
Office Location: LSB 330
James P. Pitts
Professor - Biology Department
Phone: 435-797-8872
Email: james.pitts@usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 129E
Gregory J. Podgorski
(he/him) Associate Professor - Biology Department | Associate Dean of the College of Science
Phone: 435-797-3712
Email: greg.podgorski@usu.edu
Office Location: LSB 326
Ricardo Ramirez
Ricardo Ramirez
he/him/his
Professor - Biology Department
Agro-Ecology; Integrated Pest Management
Phone: 435-797-8088
Email: ricardo.ramirez@usu.edu
Office Location:
BNR 235F
Norah Saarman
she/her/hers
Assistant Professor - Biology
evolutionary ecology and population genomics
Phone: 435 797-0936
Email: norah.saarman@usu.edu
Office Location: LSB 333
Emily Sadler-Pitts
Temporary Assistant Professor - Biology Department
Phone: 435
Email: emily.sadler@usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 321
Alan H. Savitzky
he/him/his
Professor - Biology Department
Herpetology; Morphology and Chemical Ecology of Snakes
Phone: 435-797-0193
Email: savitzky@usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 235D
Robert Schaeffer
he/him/his
Assistant Professor - Biology Department
Cross-kingdom interactions between plants, insects, and microbes.
Phone: 435-797-0442
Email: robert.schaeffer@usu.edu
Office Location: LSB 341
Laurens Smith
Professor and Vice President for Statewide Campuses - Biology Department
Email: Larry.Smith@usu.edu
Office Location: Distance Ed 406
Lori Spears
Professional Practice Associate Professor - Biology Department
Invasive species; Insect ecology; Integrated pest management
Phone: 435-797-0354
Email: lori.spears@usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 235B
John M. Stark
Professor - Biology Department | Ecology Center
Biogeochemistry, Soil Microbiology and Microbial Ecology
Phone: 435-797-3518
Email: john.stark@usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 149
Kimberly A. Sullivan
Retiring in 2023
she/her/hers
Associate Professor - Biology Department
Phone: 435-797-3713
Email: kim.sullivan@usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 211
Thayne Sweeten
Professional Practice Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies - Biology Department
Autism, Immune Genetics, Vitamin D
Phone: 435-797-0895
Email: thayne.sweeten@usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 123
Carol D. Von Dohlen
Professor, Assistant Department Head, and Co-Director Graduate Programs - Biology Department
Evolution and genomics of insect-bacterial symbioses; insect phylogenetics; insect life cycle evolution; historical biogeography
Phone: 435-797-2549
Email: carol.vondohlen@usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 235C
David Wahl
Research Professor - Biology Department
Biology
Phone: 435-797-6361
Email: david.wahl@usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 129F
Becky Williams
she/her/hers
Associate Professor - Biology Department
Chemical Ecology, Predator-prey Interactions, Wildlife Ecology, Scholarly Teaching
Phone: (435) 722-1787
Email: becky.williams@usu.edu
Office Location: USU Uintah Basin BEERC 221B
Joseph Wilson
Associate Professor - Biology Department
Biogeography, evolution, ecology, and conservation of bees and wasps
Email: joseph.wilson@usu.edu
Molly Womack
she/they
Assistant Professor - Biology
Macroevolution, Development, Morphology, Sensory Ecology
Phone: 435 797-0913
Email: molly.womack@usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 235A
Kevin Young
Lecturer - Biology Departmenet
Email: kevin.young@usu.edu
Office Location: Brigham City Campus