Department Directory
John Abbott
Adjunct Professor, Biological Sciences
Associate Professor, Museums
(205) 348-0534
jabbott1@ua.edu
Meenakshi Arora
Affiliate Faculty
Associate Professor, College of Community and Health Sciences
(205) 348-2379
marora1@ua.edu
Yuping Bao
Adjunct
Associate Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering
(205) 348-9869
ybao@eng.ua.edu
Jon Benstead
Professor
Director of Graduate Program; Chair of Gradaute Admissions and Recruitment Committee
Christopher Brazel
Adjunct
Associate Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering
(205) 348-9738
cbrazel@eng.ua.edu
Ruth Carmichael
Adjunct
Senior Marine Scientist II, Dauphin Island Sea Lab
(251) 861-2141
rcarmichael@disl.org
Julia Diorio
Office Associate
- Front Desk Information and Undergraduate Advising and Course Questions
(205) 348-1807
jdiorio@ua.edu
Debbie Eads
Arts & Sciences Associate
- Graduate Student Admissions, GTAs and Related Items
(205) 348-0984
deads@ua.edu
Ryan Earley
Associate Professor
Undergraduate Recruitment Committee Chair
(205) 348-1827
rlearley@ua.edu
Paige Ferguson
Associate Professor
GTA Workload Assessment Committee Chair
(205) 348-1787
pfferguson@ua.edu
Patrick Frantom
Adjunct
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Alabama
(205) 348-8349
pfrantom@ua.edu
Raghu Ganugula
Affiliate Faculty
Assistant Professor, College of Community and Health Sciences
Phillip Harris
Professor
Curator of Fishes, University of Alabama Ichthyological Collection
Susanne Hibbard
Administrative Specialist
- Scheduling, ePAs, Job Postings and Work Orders
(205) 348-8509
shibbard@ua.edu
Matthew Jenny
Associate Professor
Chair of Program Assessment Committee
(205) 348-8225
mjjenny@ua.edu
Kevin Kocot
Associate Professor
Curator of Invertebrate Zoology, Alabama Museum of Natural History
(205) 348-4052
kmkocot@ua.edu
M. N. V. Ravi Kumar
Affiliate Faculty
Distinguished University Research Professor, College of Community and Health Sciences
(205) 348-2363
mnvrkumar@ua.edu
Kimberly Lackey
Associate Professor
Optical Analysis Facility Coordinator
(205) 348-1789
lacke003@ua.edu
Jayne Lampley
Assistant Professor
Director, University of Alabama Arboretum and J. Nicholene Bishop Biological Station
(205) 348-3227
jalampley@ua.edu
Josh McCracken
Program Assistant
- Graduate Student Admissions, GTAs and Related Items
(205) 348-8131
mccra016@ua.edu
Tina Miller-Way
Adjunct
Chair, Discovery Hall Programs, Dauphin Island Sea Lab
(251) 861-2141
tmiller-way@disl.org
Dave Scheurer
Lab Services Assistant
- Building Access, Departmenal Vehicles, Mail and Package Delivery
(205) 348-1804
wdscheurer@ua.edu
John Valentine
Adjunct
Executive Director, Senior Marine Scientist III, Dauphin Island Sea Lab
(251) 861-2141
jvalentine@disl.org
G. Ward
Professor Emeritus
Curator of Insects, Alabama Museum of Natural History
(205) 348-1796
mward@ua.edu