Biology Advisors
Biology
Carrie Allen, M.A.Ed.Profile page
Principal Lecturer
Office locationHealth and Natural Sciences, 438,
Dahlonega
Area(s) of Expertise: Forest Ecology, Field Biology (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology, Pre-Pharmacy)
Erin Barding, Ph.D.Profile page
Professor - Biology
Office locationHealth and Natural Sciences, 432,
Dahlonega
Area(s) of Expertise: Wildlife Ecology & Management (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology, Pre-Veterinarian)
Swapna Bhat, Ph.D.Profile page
Associate Professor
Office locationScience, Engineering, Tech, 166,
Gainesville
Area(s) of Expertise: Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Bacteria Physiology and Genetics (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology)
Dobroslawa Bialonska, Ph.D.Profile page
Associate Professor of Environmental Microbiology
Office locationHealth and Natural Sciences, 437,
Dahlonega
Area(s) of Expertise: Environmental Microbiology, the Human Microbiome, Antimicrobial Therapy, Epidemiology (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology, Pre-PT)
Adam Davis, Ph.D.Profile page
Associate Professor
Office locationScience, Engineering, Tech, 111,
Gainesville
Area(s) of Expertise: Evolutionary and Developmental Biology, Embryonic Gene Expression, Vertebrate Head Development (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology)
Area(s) of Expertise: Ecology, Evolution, Botany, Phylogeography (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology)
Rachel Hughes, M.N.R.Profile page
Senior Lecturer
Office locationWatkins Academic Building, 189,
Gainesville
Area(s) of Expertise: Conservation Ecology, Natural Resources, Insect and Plant Ecology, Environmental Education, Instructional Design, Implementation & Evaluation
Natalie Hyslop, Ph.D.Profile page
Professor, Biology
Principal Investigator, STEM Scholars Program
Office locationScience, Engineering, Tech, 160,
Gainesville
Area(s) of Expertise: Wildlife Ecology, Conservation and Management, Herpetology, Population Ecology (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology)
Paul Johnson, Ph.D.Profile page
Professor
Office locationHealth and Natural Sciences, 435,
Dahlonega
Area(s) of Expertise: Microbiology, Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, Molecular Genetics, Microbial Population Genetics (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology, Pre-Medicine)
Alison Kanak, Ph.D.Profile page
Associate Professor
Office locationHealth and Natural Sciences, 433,
Dahlonega
Area(s) of Expertise: Microbiology, Virology, Molecular Genetics, Environmental Microbiology , Microbial Bioremediation (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology, Pre-Physical Therapy)
Sungshil Kim, Ph.D.Profile page
Lecturer
Office locationScience, Engineering, Tech, 113,
Gainesville
Area(s) of Expertise: Human Anatomy & Physiology, Cell and Molecular Biology, Genetics and Disease Vectors (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology, Pre-Pharmacy)
Evan Lampert, Ph.D.Profile page
Professor, Biology
Office locationScience, Engineering, Tech, 167,
Gainesville
Area(s) of Expertise: Insect Diversity and Ecology, Multitrophic Interactions (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology)
Jason Lang, Ph.D.Profile page
Associate Professor
Office locationScience, Engineering, Tech, 148,
Gainesville
Area(s) of Expertise: Ecology (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology)
Ashlee McCaskill, Ph.D.Profile page
Professor/ Environmental Leadership Center Director
Director of the Environmental Leadership Center
Office locationHealth and Natural Sciences, 409,
Dahlonega
Area(s) of Expertise: Plant Biology, Molecular Biology, Mycology (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology, Pre-Dentistry)
David Patterson, Ph.D.Profile page
Professor
Office locationHealth and Natural Sciences, 428,
Dahlonega
Area(s) of Expertise: Paleontology, Mammal Ecology, Stable Isotopes (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology, Pre-Physician's Assistant)
Jennifer Mook, Ph.D.Profile page
Professor, Biology
Office locationScience, Engineering, Tech, 171,
Gainesville
Area(s) of Expertise: Herpetology, Genetics, Cell Biology (Advising Area of Expertise: Pre-Veterinarian)
Robb Santymire, M.S.Profile page
Lecturer
Office locationScience, Engineering, Tech, 145A,
Gainesville
Area(s) of Expertise: Biology (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology)
Mike Saunders, M.S.Profile page
Lecturer
Office locationScience, Engineering, Tech, 145A,
Gainesville
Area(s) of Expertise: Biology (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology, Pre-Pharmacy)
Ryan Shanks, Ph.D.Profile page
Professor, Biology
Office locationHealth and Natural Sciences, 410,
Dahlonega
Area(s) of Expertise: Behavioral Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology, Pre-Medicine)
Margaret Smith, Ph.D.Profile page
Professor
Office locationHealth and Natural Sciences, 431,
Dahlonega
Area(s) of Expertise: Evolution of Development (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology, Pre-Medicine)
Shane Webb, Ph.D.Profile page
Professor, Biology
Office locationHealth and Natural Sciences, 408,
Dahlonega
Area(s) of Expertise: Molecular Systematics, DNA Barcoding, Molecular Genetics (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology, Pre-Physician's Assistant)
Biology Secondary Education
Malynde Weaver, M.Ed.Profile page
Senior Lecturer
Office locationScience, Engineering, Tech, 113,
Gainesville
Area(s) of Expertise: Anatomy and Physiology, Science Education, Science of Teaching and Learning (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology Education, Pre-Dentristy)
Kelly West, M.S.Profile page
Dir Appalachian Stud Ctr; Dir of UNG Sum Hono; Prin Lec of Bio
Summer Honors Director
Office locationVickery House,
Dahlonega
Area(s) of Expertise: Biology Education, Environmental Education (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology Secondary Education)
Honors
Jeanelle Morgan, Ph.D.Profile page
Professor & Associate Department Head
Office locationScience, Engineering, Tech, 161,
Gainesville
Area(s) of Expertise: Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Genetics, Microbiology (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology, Honors Program, Pre-Respiratory Therapy)
Pre-Dentistry
Ashlee McCaskill, Ph.D.Profile page
Professor/ Environmental Leadership Center Director
Director of the Environmental Leadership Center
Office locationHealth and Natural Sciences, 409,
Dahlonega
Area(s) of Expertise: Plant Biology, Molecular Biology, Mycology (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology, Pre-Dentistry)
Malynde Weaver, M.Ed.Profile page
Senior Lecturer
Office locationScience, Engineering, Tech, 113,
Gainesville
Area(s) of Expertise: Anatomy and Physiology, Science Education, Science of Teaching and Learning (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology Education, Pre-Dentristy)
Pre-Medical
Margi Flood, M.S.Profile page
Associate Professor, Biology
Office locationScience, Engineering, Tech, 110,
Gainesville
Area(s) of Expertise: Freshwater Ecology, Freshwater Macroinvertebrates (Advising Area of Expertise: Pre-Medicine, Pre-Veterinarian)
Paul Johnson, Ph.D.Profile page
Professor
Office locationHealth and Natural Sciences, 435,
Dahlonega
Area(s) of Expertise: Microbiology, Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, Molecular Genetics, Microbial Population Genetics (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology, Pre-Medicine)
Neal Lin, M.D., M.P.H.Profile page
Lecturer
Office locationScience, Engineering, Tech, 162,
Gainesville
Area(s) of Expertise: Clinical Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Public Health, Medicine (general), Microbiology; (Advising Area of Expertise: Pre-Medicine)
Alex Lowrey, Ph.D.Profile page
Professor, Biology
Office locationScience, Engineering, Tech, 109,
Gainesville
Area(s) of Expertise: Cell Biology, Microbiology (Advising Area of Expertise: Pre-Physician's Assistant, Pre-Occupational Therapy, Pre-Medicine)
Jo Qian, Ph.D.Profile page
Associate Professor
Office locationScience, Engineering, Tech, 172,
Gainesville
Area(s) of Expertise: Cell and molecular biology, developmental biology, neurobiology, human diseases (Advising Area of Expertise: Pre-Medicine)
Ryan Shanks, Ph.D.Profile page
Professor, Biology
Office locationHealth and Natural Sciences, 410,
Dahlonega
Area(s) of Expertise: Behavioral Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology, Pre-Medicine)
Margaret Smith, Ph.D.Profile page
Professor
Office locationHealth and Natural Sciences, 431,
Dahlonega
Area(s) of Expertise: Evolution of Development (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology, Pre-Medicine)
Cathy Whiting, Ph.D.Profile page
Professor, Biology
Office locationScience, Engineering, Tech, 114,
Gainesville
Area(s) of Expertise: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL): Active Learning / Concept Mapping and Student Engagement Biology: Vertebrate Physiology Advising: Biology, Pre-Medicine, Pre-PA, Pre-Vet, and Pre-Nursing
Pre-Occupational Therapy
Alex Lowrey, Ph.D.Profile page
Professor, Biology
Office locationScience, Engineering, Tech, 109,
Gainesville
Area(s) of Expertise: Cell Biology, Microbiology (Advising Area of Expertise: Pre-Physician's Assistant, Pre-Occupational Therapy, Pre-Medicine)
Christina Panella, M.S., D.C.Profile page
Senior Lecturer
Office locationHealth and Natural Sciences, 436,
Dahlonega
Area(s) of Expertise: Neuroscience (Advising Area of Expertise: Pre-Physical Therapy, Pre-Occupational Therapy, Pre-Respiratory Therapy)
Pre-Pharmacy
Carrie Allen, M.A.Ed.Profile page
Principal Lecturer
Office locationHealth and Natural Sciences, 438,
Dahlonega
Area(s) of Expertise: Forest Ecology, Field Biology (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology, Pre-Pharmacy)
Sungshil Kim, Ph.D.Profile page
Lecturer
Office locationScience, Engineering, Tech, 113,
Gainesville
Area(s) of Expertise: Human Anatomy & Physiology, Cell and Molecular Biology, Genetics and Disease Vectors (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology, Pre-Pharmacy)
Mike Saunders, M.S.Profile page
Lecturer
Office locationScience, Engineering, Tech, 145A,
Gainesville
Area(s) of Expertise: Biology (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology, Pre-Pharmacy)
Pre-Physical Therapy
Erin Barding, Ph.D.Profile page
Professor - Biology
Office locationHealth and Natural Sciences, 432,
Dahlonega
Area(s) of Expertise: Wildlife Ecology & Management (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology, Pre-Veterinarian)
Dobroslawa Bialonska, Ph.D.Profile page
Associate Professor of Environmental Microbiology
Office locationHealth and Natural Sciences, 437,
Dahlonega
Area(s) of Expertise: Environmental Microbiology, the Human Microbiome, Antimicrobial Therapy, Epidemiology (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology, Pre-PT)
Ghulam Hasnain, Ph.D.Profile page
Associate Professor
Office locationScience, Engineering, Tech, 142A,
Gainesville
Area(s) of Expertise: Biology (Advising Area of Expertise: Pre-Physical Therapy)
Alison Kanak, Ph.D.Profile page
Associate Professor
Office locationHealth and Natural Sciences, 433,
Dahlonega
Area(s) of Expertise: Microbiology, Virology, Molecular Genetics, Environmental Microbiology , Microbial Bioremediation (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology, Pre-Physical Therapy)
Christina Panella, M.S., D.C.Profile page
Senior Lecturer
Office locationHealth and Natural Sciences, 436,
Dahlonega
Area(s) of Expertise: Neuroscience (Advising Area of Expertise: Pre-Physical Therapy, Pre-Occupational Therapy, Pre-Respiratory Therapy)
Cathy Whiting, Ph.D.Profile page
Professor, Biology
Office locationScience, Engineering, Tech, 114,
Gainesville
Area(s) of Expertise: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL): Active Learning / Concept Mapping and Student Engagement Biology: Vertebrate Physiology Advising: Biology, Pre-Medicine, Pre-PA, Pre-Vet, and Pre-Nursing
Pre-Physician Assistant
Alex Lowrey, Ph.D.Profile page
Professor, Biology
Office locationScience, Engineering, Tech, 109,
Gainesville
Area(s) of Expertise: Cell Biology, Microbiology (Advising Area of Expertise: Pre-Physician's Assistant, Pre-Occupational Therapy, Pre-Medicine)
David Patterson, Ph.D.Profile page
Professor
Office locationHealth and Natural Sciences, 428,
Dahlonega
Area(s) of Expertise: Paleontology, Mammal Ecology, Stable Isotopes (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology, Pre-Physician's Assistant)
Shane Webb, Ph.D.Profile page
Professor, Biology
Office locationHealth and Natural Sciences, 408,
Dahlonega
Area(s) of Expertise: Molecular Systematics, DNA Barcoding, Molecular Genetics (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology, Pre-Physician's Assistant)
Cathy Whiting, Ph.D.Profile page
Professor, Biology
Office locationScience, Engineering, Tech, 114,
Gainesville
Area(s) of Expertise: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL): Active Learning / Concept Mapping and Student Engagement Biology: Vertebrate Physiology Advising: Biology, Pre-Medicine, Pre-PA, Pre-Vet, and Pre-Nursing
Pre-Respiratory Therapist
Jeanelle Morgan, Ph.D.Profile page
Professor & Associate Department Head
Office locationScience, Engineering, Tech, 161,
Gainesville
Area(s) of Expertise: Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Genetics, Microbiology (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology, Honors Program, Pre-Respiratory Therapy)
Pre-Veterinary
Erin Barding, Ph.D.Profile page
Professor - Biology
Office locationHealth and Natural Sciences, 432,
Dahlonega
Area(s) of Expertise: Wildlife Ecology & Management (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology, Pre-Veterinarian)
Margi Flood, M.S.Profile page
Associate Professor, Biology
Office locationScience, Engineering, Tech, 110,
Gainesville
Area(s) of Expertise: Freshwater Ecology, Freshwater Macroinvertebrates (Advising Area of Expertise: Pre-Medicine, Pre-Veterinarian)
Jennifer Mook, Ph.D.Profile page
Professor, Biology
Office locationScience, Engineering, Tech, 171,
Gainesville
Area(s) of Expertise: Herpetology, Genetics, Cell Biology (Advising Area of Expertise: Pre-Veterinarian)
Agriculture/Poultry
Linda Purvis, Ph.D. Profile page
Associate Professor, Biology
Office locationWatkins Academic Building, 188,
Gainesville
Area(s) of Expertise: Poultry Science, Infectious Diseases, Virology, Immunology (Advising Area of Expertise: Poultry, Agriculture)