Contact the Biology Department
| Campus | Phone | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Campus Dahlonega | Phone 706-864-1953 | Location |
| Campus Gainesville | Phone 678-717-2265 | Location |
| Campus Oconee | Phone 706-310-6252 | Location |
Office Hours
Academic Year
(mid-August through April)
Monday - Thursday, 8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Friday, 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Summer Hours
Monday - Thursday, 8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Friday, 8 a.m. - Noon
Faculty & Staff
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)
Area(s) of Expertise: Biology Education, Brain Imaging, Neuroscience
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)
Susan Brantley, M.S.Profile page
Senior Lecturer
Office locationStudent Resource Center, 554,
Oconee
Area(s) of Expertise: Entomology, Science Education Outreach, Pollinator Gardens
Gretchen Bryson, Ph.D.Profile page
Limited Term Faculty
Office locationStudent Resource Center, 557,
Oconee
Area(s) of Expertise: Environmental Chemistry, Sustainability of Food Production, Plant Nutrition, Environmental Soil Science
Judy CooperProfile page
Part Time Faculty
Office locationHealth and Natural Sciences, 151,
Dahlonega
Area(s) of Expertise: Biology, Chemistry, Herbarium, Greenhouse Work
Nancy Dalman, Ph.D.Profile page
Professor & Department Head, Biology
Office locationHealth and Natural Sciences, 411,
Dahlonega
Area(s) of Expertise: Environmental Toxicology, Marine Biology (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology, Honors Program)
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)
Dawn Drumtra, M.S.Profile page
Senior Lecturer, Biology
Office locationScience, Engineering, Tech, 115,
Gainesville
Area(s) of Expertise: Ornithology, Ecology, National History Museum (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology)
Karrie Ann Fadroski, M.S.Profile page
Principal Lecturer/Outreach and Engagement Coordinator
Outreach and Engagement Coordinator of the Environmental Leadership Center
Office locationHealth and Natural Sciences, 407,
Dahlonega
Area(s) of Expertise: Ecology, Entomology (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology, Pre-Dentistry)
Valerie Fambrough, B.A.Profile page
Administrative Assistant IV
Office locationHealth and Natural Sciences, 405,
Dahlonega
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)
Amanda Garner, M.S.Profile page
Limited Term Faculty
Office locationHealth and Natural Sciences, 151F,
Dahlonega
Area(s) of Expertise: Environmental Policy, Sustainability
Larry Gibson, D.C.Profile page
Lecturer, Biology
Office locationHealth and Natural Sciences, 119-E,
Dahlonega
Area(s) of Expertise: Clinical Medicine, Human Anatomy and Physiology
John Hamilton, Ed.D.Profile page
Part Time Faculty
Office locationScience, Engineering, Tech, 254,
Gainesville
Area(s) of Expertise: Biological Sciences
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)
Maria Helm, Ph.D.Profile page
Limited Term Faculty
Office locationScience, Engineering, Tech, 115,
Gainesville
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)
James Leaphart, Ph.D.Profile page
Assistant Professor
Office locationHealth and Natural Sciences, 151B,
Dahlonega
Area(s) of Expertise: Wildlife Ecology and Management, Ecotoxicology, Disease Biology, Endocrinology, Ornithology; (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology, Pre-Pharmacy, Pre-Veterinarian)
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)
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)
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)
Lisa Morrison, B.S.Profile page
Administrative Assistant IV
Office locationScience, Engineering, Tech, 146A,
Gainesville
Lisa Myers, Ph.D.Profile page
Assistant Professor
Office locationStudent Resource Center, 555,
Oconee
Area(s) of Expertise: Biology, Ecology, Herpetology (Advising Area of Expertise: AS AG Pathway)
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)
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)
Jessy Patterson, M.S.Profile page
Lecturer, Biology
Office locationHealth and Natural Sciences, 430,
Dahlonega
Area(s) of Expertise: Wildlife Ecology, Conservation, Animal Behavior
Rachel Perez-Udell, Ph.D.Profile page
Lecturer
Office locationHealth and Natural Sciences, 151G,
Dahlonega
Area(s) of Expertise: Plant Biology, Reproductive Ecology
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)
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)
Amanda Reynolds, Ph.D.Profile page
Assistant Professor
Office locationHealth and Natural Sciences, 427,
Dahlonega
Area(s) of Expertise: Animal Physiology, Environmental Stressors, Cardiovascular Physiology, Fish and Reptiles; (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology, Pre-Physician's Assistant)
Josette Ricker, Ph.D.Profile page
Associate Professor, Biology
Office locationStudent Resource Center, 553,
Oconee
Area(s) of Expertise: Cryobiology, Cell Membrane Biology and Biophysics, Theriogenology, Biomimetic surfaces (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology)
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)
Area(s) of Expertise: Cell Biology, Genetics, Neuroscience
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)
Jill Schulze, Ph.D.Profile page
Associate Dean, College of Science & Mathematics
Office locationScience, Engineering, Tech, 145,
Gainesville
Area(s) of Expertise: Animal Behavior, Ornithology, Field Ecology, Coral Reef Ecology
Eleanor Schut, M.S.Profile page
Assistant Professor, Biology
Office locationFaculty Center, 718,
Oconee
Area(s) of Expertise: Agroecology, Alley Cropping, Soil Ecology (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology)
Miriam Segura, Ph.D.Profile page
Professor, Biology
Harry B. Forester Eminent Scholars Chair
Office locationHealth and Natural Sciences, 414,
Dahlonega
Area(s) of Expertise: Cell Biology, Molecular biology, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology, 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)
John Simms, PA-CProfile page
Part Time Faculty
Office locationScience, Engineering, Tech, 211,
Gainesville
Area(s) of Expertise: Medicine, Family Practice, Neurology
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)
Emilia Sola Gracia, Ph.D.Profile page
Lecturer in Biology
Office locationHealth and Natural Sciences, 429,
Dahlonega
Area(s) of Expertise: Animal Behavior, Parasite-Host Interactions, Ecology, Social Behaviors
Andrew Taylor, Ph.D.Profile page
Assistant Professor
Office locationHealth and Natural Sciences, 151E,
Dahlonega
Area(s) of Expertise: Fisheries Biology, Ichthyology, Conservation Biology, Ecology; (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology, Pre-Veterinarian)
Area(s) of Expertise: Public Health/ Nutrition
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)
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)
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)
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