Faculty

• Elizabeth A. Bergey, Ph.D. (University of California-Berkeley, 1992), Professor Emeritus and Heritage Biologist, Oklahoma Biological Survey. Aquatic biology; stream ecology.  
• 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, Sam Noble Museum Of Natural History. Herpetology, ecology, and behavior of amphibians.
• Richard L. Cifelli, Ph.D. (Columbia University, 1983), Professor Emeritus and Curator Emeritus, Sam Noble Museum Of Natural History. Mammalogy; systematics; evolutionary biology; comparative anatomy.
• David S. Durica, Ph.D. (University of Connecticut, 1977), Professor Emeritus. Developmental genetics; gene organization and expression.
• Wayne Elisens, Ph.D. (University of Texas, Austin, 1982), Professor Emeritus and Curator Emeritus, Robert Bebb Herbarium. Plant biology, ecology, evolutionary biology, systematic biology, and ethnobotany.
• Ola M. Fincke, Ph.D. (University of Iowa, 1983), Professor Emeritus. Behavioral ecology of insects; tropical ecology.
• Douglas D. Gaffin, Ph.D. (Oregon State University, 1994), David Ross Boyd Professor Emeritus, Joseph Brandt Professor Emeritus, Presidential Professor Emeritus. Scorpion sensory biology.
• 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 Emeritus. 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 Emeritus, Joseph Brandt Professor Emeritus, and Curator Emeritus, Sam Noble Museum Of Natural History. 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.
• Michael J. McInerney, Ph.D. (University of Illinois, 1980), George Lynn Cross Research Professor Emeritus. Anaerobic microbial physiology, syntrophy, and oil recovery.
• Douglas W. Mock, Ph.D. (University of Minnesota, 1976), George Lynn Cross Research Professor Emeritus. Social behavior of birds; evolution of behavior.
• David Nagle, Ph.D. (University of Califormia, Berkeley, 1980), Professor Emeritus. Physiology and genetics of anaerobes.
• Gary D. Schnell, Ph.D. (University of Kansas, 1969), Professor Emeritus and Curator Emeritus, Sam Noble Museum Of Natural History. Systematics; numerical systematics; evolutionary biology; ornithology.
• Patricia L. Schwagmeyer, Ph.D. (University of Michigan, 1979), Professor Emeritus. Behavioral ecology of vertebrates; social behavior.
• Frank J. Sonleitner, Ph.D. (University of Chicago, 1959), Associate Professor Emeritus. Population ecology; ecogenetics; entomology.
• Joseph M. Suflita, Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State University, 1980), George Lynn Cross Research Professor Emeritus. Anaerobic microbiology, biocorrosion, biodegradation, bioremediation, microbial ecology, environmental microbiology.
• Ralph S. Tanner, Ph.D. (University of Illinois, 1982), Professor Emeritus. Microbiology, biofuels.
• Gordon E. Uno, Ph.D. (University of California, Berkeley, 1979), David Ross Boyd Professor. Science education and plant reproductive biology.
• Laurie J. Vitt, Ph.D. (Arizona State University, 1976), George Lynn Cross Research Professor Emeritus and Curator Emeritus, Sam Noble Museum Of Natural History. Herpetology, ecology and life histories of reptiles.

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