Faculty

Biology Faculty

For faculty core areas, specialties and research connections see also here

Daniel J. Becker, Ph.D. (University of Georgia, 2017), Assistant Professor. Zoonotic pathogens of bats and birds; mathematical models; environmental change; ecoimmunology; phylogenetic comparative methods; meta-analysis; macroecology
Alexandra Bentz, Ph.D. (University of Georgia, 2017), Assistant Professor. Animal behavior; endocrinology; behavioral genomics; maternal effects; avian biology.
Elizabeth A. Bergey, Ph.D. (University of California-Berkeley, 1992), Professor and Heritage Biologist, OBS. Aquatic biology; stream ecology
Ari Berkowitz, Ph.D. (Washington University, St. Louis, 1993), Presidential Professor. Neurobiology and control of movements
Eric G. Bright, Ph.D. (University of Oklahoma, 2015), Instructor.
Richard E. Broughton, Ph.D. (Arizona State University, 1995), Professor, Chair and Biologist, OBS. Molecular evolution and phylogenetics of fishes
Jess R. Eberle, M.S. (University of Oklahoma, 2015), Instructor.
Elizabeth R Everman, Ph.D. (Kansas State University, 2017), Assistant Professor. Evolutionary and Quantitative Genetics of Heavy Metal Resistance
Luca Fornelli, Ph.D. (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland, 2014). Assistant Professor. Top-down proteomics; mass spectrometry; translational sciences
Douglas D. Gaffin, Ph.D. (Oregon State University, 1994), David Ross Boyd Professor, Joseph Brandt Professor, Presidential Professor. Scorpion sensory biology
J. Phil Gibson, Ph.D. (University of Colorado, 1995), Professor. Evolutionary ecology, plant reproduction, plant-animal interactions
Cynthia Gordon, Ph.D. (University of Oklahoma, 2003), Associate Professor. Human anatomy, functional morphology, evolutionary ecology
K. David Hambright, Ph.D. (Cornell University, 1991), Regents' Professor. Limnology, Plankton Ecology and Evolution, Geographical Ecology, Harmful Algal Blooms, Invasive Species, and Microbial Diversity.
Randall S. Hewes, Ph.D. (University of Washington, 1993), Professor and Dean, Graduate College. Cellular neurobiology and molecular genetics
Michael E. Kaspari, Ph.D. (University of Arizona, 1992), Presidential Professor and George Lynn Cross Research Professor. Community ecology; biodiversity; entomology; macroecology
Jeffrey F. Kelly, Ph.D. (Colorado State University, 1996), Professor and Corix Chair and Director of the Plains Institute, and Heritage Zoologist, OBS. Conservation biology, avian ecology; stable isotope applications in ecology; distribution and abundance of vertebrates in Oklahoma
Heather Ketchum, Ph.D. (Texas A&M, 2002), Associate Professor. Medical-veterinary and forensic entomology
Hayley Lanier, Ph.D. (University of Alaska, 2010), Assistant Curator of Mammalogy and Assistant Professor. Evolution and ecology of mammals, phylogeography
Eric M. Lee, Ph.D. (University of Oklahoma, 2014), Assistant Professor. Cellular behavioral neurobiology; transcription factor regulation of neural crest development
Christian H. Lemon, Ph.D. (Binghamton University, State University of New York, 2001), Associate Professor. Sensory biology, thermosensation, taste, neural coding, perception.
Michael R. Markham, Ph.D. (University of New Mexico, 1994), Case-Hooper Professor, Presidential Professor, and Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Neurobiology and energetics of animal communication systems
Katharine A. Marske, Ph.D. (University of Auckland, 2010), Assistant Professor. Comparative phylogeography, community ecology, and macroecology
John P. Masly, Ph. D. (University of Rochester, 2007), Associate Professor. Evolution and development of complex traits; evolutionary genetics
Wendy M. Martin, Ph.D. (University of Oklahoma, 2016), Lecturer
David McCauley, Ph.D. (University of Texas at Austin, 1997), Associate Professor. Evolutionary developmental biology; basal vertebrate development
Mojgan Padash Barmchi, Ph.D. (Lund University, Sweden, 2006), Assistant Professor. Cell and Molecular Biology; HPV-mediated cancer
Ashlee Rowe, Ph.D. (North Carolina State University, 2004), Assistant Professor. Sensory and motor systems and their role in the evolution of adaptive behavior
Barbara Safiejko-Mroczka, Ph.D. (Medical Academy of Gdansk, 1987), Professor. Cellular biology; cytoskeleton and cell motility; wound healing
Ingo Schlupp, Dr. rer. nat. (Universität Hamburg, 1995), Presidential Professor. Gynogenetic mating systems; evolution and maintenance of sexual reproduction; sexual selection; population biology of fishes including conservation biology
Tarren J. Shaw, Ph.D. (Oklahoma State University, 2009), Lecturer. Cognition and behavior, educational technology, curriculum development
Cameron D. Siler, Ph.D. (University of Kansas, 2011), Associate Professor and Associate Curator of Herpetology, SNOMNH. Evolutionary biology; biogeography; herpetology
Laura Stein, Ph.D. (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2015), Assistant Professor. Behavioral plasticity; transgenerational effects; neural mechanisms; parental care
James N. Thompson, jr., Ph.D. (University of Cambridge, 1973), David Ross Boyd Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies. Population genetics; quantitative variation; mutation
Caryn C. Vaughn, Ph.D. (University of Oklahoma, 1984), Presidential Professor and George Lynn Cross Research Professor. Stream ecology; conservation biology
Seasson Phillips Vitiello, Ph.D. (University of Rochester, 2008). Lecturer. Biochemistry, Biology Education.
Lawrence J. Weider, Ph.D. (University of Illinois, 1984), Professor. Evolutionary ecology; aquatic ecology; ecological genetics of zooplankton
Gary A. Wellborn, Ph.D. (University of Michigan, 1993), Professor and Director, OU Biological Station. Population ecology; community ecology; evolutionary ecology; behavior
Katie L. Willis, Ph.D. University of Maryland. Lecturer. Principles of Physiology, Neurobiology.
Gavin Woodruff, Ph.D. (University of Maryland, College Park, 2013), Assistant Professor. evolution, development, genomics, and/or ecology of nematodes.

Affiliated Faculty

Jessica Beyer, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor. Plankton Ecology and Limnology Lab.
Janet K. Braun, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor. Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History
Eli Bridge, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor. Oklahoma Biological Survey
Bruce A. Carnes, Ph.D., Affiliate Professor. University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Nicholas J. Czaplewski, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor. Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History
S. Terence Dunn, Ph.D., Affiliate Professor. University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Daniel Feeback, Ph.D., Affiliate Professor. NASA
Tingting Gu, Ph.D. (University of Oklahoma), Samuel Roberts Noble Microscopy Laboratory.
Kenneth R. Hobson, Ph.D. (University of California, Berkeley, 1992), Associate Professor.
Eric W. Howard, Ph.D., Affiliate Associate Professor. University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Petr Kotlík, Ph.D., Affiliate Academic Researcher, Czech Academy of Sciences
Keng-Lou James Hung, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor. Oklahoma Biological Survey
Silvia Marková, Ph.D., Affiliate Academic Researcher, Czech Academy of Sciences
Robert W. Nairn, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor. Civil Engineering and Environmental Science
Thomas S. Ray, Ph.D. (Harvard University, 1981), Professor. Evolutionary biology; ecology; tropical biology; digital evolution; pharmacology
Jeremy Ross, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor. Oklahoma Biological Survey
G. Bradley Schaefer, M.D., Affiliate Professor. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock
Regina M. Sullivan, Ph.D., Affiliate Professor. Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, NYU
Michael D. Weiser, Ph.D., Research Associate. Kaspari Lab, Univ. of Oklahoma
Donald A. Wilson, Ph.D., Affiliate Professor. Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, NYU
Celeste R. Wirsig-Wiechmann, Ph.D., Affiliate Associate Professor. University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Xiangming Xiao, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor. Department of Botany and Microbiology, and Center for Spatial Analysis

Biology Faculty Emeritus

Joseph A. Bastian, Ph.D (University of Notre Dame, 1969), George Lynn Cross Research Professor Emeritus Comparative neurophysiology
Janalee P. Caldwell, Ph.D. (University of Kansas, 1974), Professor Emeritus and Curator Emeritus, SNOMNH Herpetology, ecology, and behavior of amphibians
Richard L. Cifelli, Ph.D. (Columbia University, 1983), Professor Emeritus. Mammalogy; systematics; evolutionary biology; comparative anatomy
David S. Durica, Ph.D. (University of Connecticut, 1977), Professor Emeritus. Developmental genetics; gene organization and expression
Ola M. Fincke, Ph.D. (University of Iowa, 1983), Professor Emeritus. Behavioral ecology of insects; tropical ecology
Howard B. Haines, Ph.D. (University of Texas, 1961), Professor Emeritus. Comparative and environmental physiology
Mariëlle H. Hoefnagels, Ph.D. (Oregon State University, 1997), Professor. Biology education.
Penny M. Hopkins, Ph.D. (Tulane University, 1970), Professor Emeritus Endocrinology; hormonal control of molting and regeneration in Crustacea
Victor H. Hutchison, Ph.D. (Duke University, 1959), George Lynn Cross Research Professor Emeritus Comparative endocrinology; physiological ecology; herpetology
Michael A. Mares, Ph.D. (University of Texas at Austin, 1973), Presidential Professor and Joseph Brandt Professor Emeritus and Curator Emeritus of Mammalogy and Director Emeritus SNOMNH. Evolutionary ecology; desert ecology; community development; biogeography; population ecology; mammalogy
Edie Marsh-Matthews, Ph.D. (University of Texas, 1980), Professor Emeritus. Evolutionary ecology, community ecology, ichthyology
William J. Matthews, Ph.D. (University of Oklahoma, 1977), Professor Emeritus. Ichthyology; fish ecology
Douglas W. Mock, Ph.D. (University of Minnesota, 1976), George Lynn Cross Research Professor Emeritus Social behavior of birds; evolution of behavior
Gary D. Schnell, Ph.D. (University of Kansas, 1969), Professor Emeritus and Curator Emeritus of Birds, SNOMNH Systematics; numerical systematics; evolutionary biology; ornithology
Patricia L. Schwagmeyer, Ph.D. (University of Michigan, 1979), Professor Emeritus Behavioral ecology of vertebrates; social behavior
Frank Seto, Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin, 1953), Professor Emeritus. Avian developmental immunology
Frank J. Sonleitner, Ph.D. (University of Chicago, 1959), Associate Professor Emeritus Population ecology; ecogenetics; entomology
Laurie J. Vitt, Ph.D. (Arizona State University, 1976), George Lynn Cross Research Professor Emeritus and Curator Emeritus, SNOMNH Herpetology, ecology and life histories of reptiles