Faculty
Brett A. Adams
Voltage-gated calcium channels, G-proteins, mechanisms of cell signaling, receptors
Associate Professor - Biology Department
Phone: 435 797-7107
Email: brett.adams@usu.edu
Diane Alston
Integrated Pest Management, Insect Ecology, Plant-Insect Interactions
Professor & Co-Director Graduate Programs - Biology Department
Phone: 435 797-2516 | Fax: 435-797-1575 | Lab Phone: 797-0054
Email: diane.alston@usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 210
Andy Anderson
Principal Lecturer & Prehealth Advisor - Biology Department
Phone: 435 797-1913
Email: andy.anderson@usu.edu
Office Location: VSB 231
Anne J. Anderson
Professor - Biology Department
Phone: 435 797-3407
Email: anderson@biology.usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 325
Michelle Baker
Aquatic ecosystem ecology, biogeochemistry, water quality, and hydrology
Professor - Biology Department | Ecology Center
Phone: 435-797-7131
Email: mbaker@biology.usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 145
Noelle Beckman
Theoretical Ecology, Spatial Ecology, Community Ecology, Seed Dispersal, Plant-Animal Interactions, Plant-Microbe Interactions
Assistant Professor - Biology Department | Ecology Center
Phone: 435 797-
Email: nbeckman@sesync.org
Scott Bernhardt
Assistant Professor - Biology Department
Phone: 435-797-3721
Email: scott.bernhardt@usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 327
Tyson Chappell
Associate Professor - Biology Department
Phone: (435) 613-5345
Email: Tyson.chappell@usu.edu
Office Location: USU Eastern - Price, RVS 252
Carla Endres
Associate Professor - Biology Department
Phone: 435-678-8209
Email: Carla.endres@usu.edu
Lianna Etchberger
Professor - Biology Department
Phone: 435 722-1783
Email: Lianna.Etchberger@usu.edu
Office Location: USU Uintah Basin
Edward (Ted) W. Evans
Insect ecology, biological control, ecology of invasions
Professor - Biology Department
Phone: 435-797-2552
Email: ted.evans@usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 245
Carl Farley
Lecturer - Biology Department
Phone: 435-797-2566
Email: carl.farley@usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 323
John Flores
Senior Lecturer - Biology Department
Phone: 435 797-8194
Email: jflores@biology.usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 321
Susannah French
Physiological ecology, life history trade-offs, immunity, conservation
Associate Professor - Biology Department | Ecology Center
Phone: 435-797-9175
Email: sfrench@biology.usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 343
Tim Gilbertson
Neuroscience, molecular biology, electrophysiology, behavior analyses, taste, food intake, obesity, Broncos
Professor - Biology Department
Phone: 435-797-5514
Email: tim.gilbertson@usu.edu
Office Location: BTEC 303
Zach Gompert
Assistant Professor - Biology Department
Phone: 435-797-9463
Email: zach.gompert@usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 355
Jessica Habashi
Senior Lecturer - Biology Department
Phone: (435) 919-1256
Email: jessica.habashi@usu.edu
Office Location: USU Brigham City CampusUtah State University Brigham City Regional Campus265 West 1100 SouthBrigham City, Utah 84302
Charles Hanifin
Biology
Assistant Professor - Biology Department
Phone: (435) 722-1780
Email: Charles.hanifin@usu.edu
Wayne Hatch
Assistant Professor - Biology Department
Phone: (435) 613-5393
Email: wayne.hatch@usu.edu
Office Location: USU Eastern - Price CampusUSUE Price GJ Reeves Building (REEVE) 264
Justin A. Jones
Biology
Research Assistant Professor - Biology Department
Phone: 435-797-9292
Email: justin.a.jones@usu.edu
Office Location: North Logan
Karen Kapheim
social evolution, bees, evolutionary genomics, phenotypic plasticity
Assistant Professor - Biology Department
Phone: 435-797-0685
Email: karen.kapheim@usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 251
Scot Kelchner
Plant diversity, Phylogenetics, Genomics
Research Associate Professor - Biology Department
Email: scotkelchner@gmail.com
Office Location: BNR 46a
Brad R. Kropp
Associate Professor - Biology Department
Phone: 435-797-3738
Email: brad.kropp@usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 341
Lauren Lucas
Lecturer - Biology Department
Phone: 435-797-9461
Email: lauren.lucas@usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 247
Frank J. Messina
Insect behavior and evolution, insect/plant interactions
Professor - Biology Department
Phone: 435-797-2528
Email: frank.messina@usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 211
Keith A. Mott
Professor - Biology Department
Phone: 435-797-3563
Email: kmott@biology.usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 303
Richard J. Mueller
Associate Professor - Biology Department | Associate Dean of the College of Science
Email: richard.mueller@usu.edu
Office Location: ESLC 245
Claudia Nischwitz
Plant pathology
Associate Professor - Biology Department
Phone: 435-797-7569
Email: claudia.nischwitz@usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 243
William D. Pearse
Biodiversity, phylogenetics, community ecology, trait evolution, diversification, community phylogenetics, eco-phylogenetics, conservation
Assistant Professor - Biology Department | Ecology Center
Email: will.pearse@usu.edu
James P. Pitts
Associate Professor - Biology Department
Phone: 435-797-8872
Email: jpitts@biology.usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 233
Gregory J. Podgorski
Associate Professor - Biology Department
Phone: 435-797-3712
Email: podgorski@biology.usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 141
Ricardo Ramirez
Agro-Ecology; Integrated Pest Management
Associate Professor - Biology Department
Phone: 435-797-8088
Email: ricardo.ramirez@usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 253
Donald W. Roberts
Research Professor - Biology Department
Phone: 435-797-0049
Email: donald.roberts@usu.edu
Office Location: VSB 307
Alan H. Savitzky
Herpetology; Morphology and Chemical Ecology of Snakes
Professor & Department Head - Biology Department
Phone: 435-797-1909
Email: savitzky@usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 127
Laurens Smith
Professor - Biology Department | Executive Senior Vice Provost | Interim Provost
Phone: 435-797-0718
Email: lhsmith@biology.usu.edu
Office Location: M 142
Lori Spears
Invasive species; Insect ecology; Integrated pest management
Professional Practice Assistant Professor - Biology Department
Email: lori.spears@usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 203
John M. Stark
Biogeochemistry, Soil Microbiology and Microbial Ecology
Professor - Biology Department | Ecology Center
Phone: 435-797-3518
Email: jstark@biology.usu.edu
Office Location: VSB 331
Kimberly A. Sullivan
Associate Professor - Biology Department
Phone: 435-797-3713
Email: yejunco@biology.usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 313
Thayne Sweeten
Autism, Immune Genetics, Vitamin D
Senior Lecturer - Biology Department
Phone: 435-797-1784 (ext 243)
Email: thayne.sweeten@usu.edu
Office Location: Brigham City Campus
Jon Y. Takemoto
Professor - Biology Department
Phone: 435-797-0671
Email: jon.takemoto@usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 353
Bonnie Waring
Biogeochemistry, ecosystem ecology, plant ecology, soil microbial ecology
Assistant Professor - Biology Department | Ecology Center
Phone: 435 797-6360
Email: bonnie.waring@usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 137
Dennis Welker
Molecular genetics of lactic acid bacteria
Professor & Director of Undergraduate Studies - Biology Department
Phone: 435-797-3552
Email: dennis.welker@usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 101
Becky Williams
Chemical Ecology, Ecology, Teaching, Toxin, Uintah Basin, Tetrodotoxin
Associate Professor - Biology Department
Phone: (435) 722-1787
Email: becky.williams@usu.edu
Office Location: USU Uinta BasinBEERC 221B
Joseph Wilson
Biogeography, evolution, ecology, and conservation of bees and wasps
Assistant Professor - Biology Department
Email: joseph.wilson@usu.edu
Paul Wolf
Plant Systematics and Evolution
Professor & Associate Department Head - Biology Department | Ecology Center
Phone: 435-797-4034
Email: paul.wolf@usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 335
Carol D. von Dohlen
Evolution and genomics of insect-bacterial symbioses; insect phylogenetics; insect life cycle evolution; historical biogeography
Professor & Co-Director Graduate Programs | Director, USU Insect Collection - Biology Department
Phone: 435-797-2549
Email: carol.vondohlen@usu.edu
Office Location: BNR 237