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Faculty/Staff Directory

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Kendra Abbott

Technician (Kocot)

  • kendrakabbott@gmail.com
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John Abbott

Adjunct

  • 357 Mary Harmon Bryant Hall
  • (205) 348-0534
  • jabbott1@ua.edu
  • Dr. Abbott's UA Museums Page
Nicole Ackermans Full Profile

Nicole L. Ackermans

Assistant Professor

  • nlackermans@ua.edu
  • Ackermans Lab Website
Full Profile

Emma Arneson

Instructor

  • emarneson@ua.edu
Meenakshi_Arora Full Profile

Meenakshi Arora

Affiliate Faculty

  • 205-348-2379
  • marora1@ua.edu
  • College of Community and Health Sciences
Carla Atkinson Full Profile

Carla Atkinson

Associate Professor

  • 2109-B Bevill Building
  • (205) 348-6805
  • carla.l.atkinson@ua.edu
  • Dr. Atkinson’s Lab Website
Yuping Bao Full Profile

Yuping Bao

Adjunct

  • 3470 SEC
  • (205) 348-9869
  • ybao@eng.ua.edu
Full Profile

Anne Bell

Research Technician

  • (205) 348-1821
  • abell@ua.edu
Arthur Benke Full Profile

Arthur C. Benke

Professor Emeritus

  • 3322 SEC
  • (205) 348-1799
  • abenke@ua.edu
Jon Benstead Full Profile

Jon Benstead

Professor

  • 2099-A Bevill Building
  • (205) 348-9034
  • jbenstead@ua.edu
  • Dr. Benstead’s Lab Website
Franziska Bergmeier Full Profile

Franziska Bergmeier

Postdoctoral Researcher (Kocot Lab)

  • 315 MHBH
  • fsbergmeier@ua.edu
Full Profile

Laura Berkowitz

Research Associate

  • (205) 348-8872
  • laberkowitz@ua.edu
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Will H. Blackwell

Emeritus of Botany, Miami University

  • (205) 348-9017
  • wblackwell70@gmail.com
Christopher Brazel Full Profile

Christopher Brazel

Adjunct

  • 3472 SEC
  • (205) 348-9738
  • cbrazel@eng.ua.edu
Ed Burress Full Profile

Edward D. Burress

Assistant Professor

  • 310B Honors Hall
  • edburress@ua.edu
  • Burress Lab Website
Guy A. Caldwell Full Profile

Guy A. Caldwell

University Distinguished Research Professor

  • 3306 SEC
  • (205) 348-9926
  • gcaldwel@ua.edu
  • Dr. Caldwell’s Lab Website
Kim Caldwell Full Profile

Kim A. Caldwell

Professor

  • 3307 SEC
  • (205) 348-4021
  • kcaldwel@ua.edu
  • Dr. Caldwell’s Lab Website
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Ruth Carmichael

Adjunct

  • (251) 861-2141
  • rcarmichael@disl.org
Todd Casanova Full Profile

Todd Casanova

Laboratory Coordinator

  • 2421 SEC
  • (205) 348-1802
  • tbcasanova@ua.edu
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Just Cebrian

Adjunct

  • jcebrian@ngi.msstate.edu
Julia Cherry Full Profile

Julia A. Cherry

Professor

  • 1030 Bevill Building
  • (205) 348-8416
  • julia.cherry@ua.edu
  • Dr. Cherry’s Lab Website
Stanislava Chtarbanova Full Profile

Stanislava Chtarbanova-Rudloff

Assistant Professor

  • 2311 SEC
  • schtarbanova@ua.edu
  • Dr. Chtarbanova's Lab Website
Lukasz Ciesla Full Profile

Lukasz Ciesla

Assistant Professor

  • SEC 2329
  • (205) 348-1828
  • lmciesla@ua.edu
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Lisa Clark

Biology Specialist, Science in Motion

  • (205) 348-0444
  • lclark@bamaed.ua.edu
M. Carmen Cobo Llovo Full Profile

M. Carmen Cobo Llovo

Postdoctoral Researcher (Kocot Lab)

  • 315 MHBH
  • mcobollovo@ua.edu
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Leah Connell

Instructor

  • 312 Lloyd Hall
  • pmconnell@ua.edu
R. Nathan Correll Full Profile

R. Nathan Correll

Assistant Professor

  • 3310 SEC
  • (205) 348-0267
  • rncorrell1@ua.edu
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Patrice M. Crawford

Research Technician

  • pmcrawford1@ua.edu
Julia Diorio Full Profile

Julia Diorio

Office Associate

  • (205) 348-1807
  • jdiorio@ua.edu
Debbie Eads Full Profile

Debbie Eads

Arts & Sciences Associate

  • SEC 1318
  • (205) 348-0984
  • deads@ua.edu
Ryan Earley Full Profile

Ryan Earley

Associate Professor

  • 310-C Honors Hall
  • (205) 348-1827
  • rlearley@ua.edu
  • Dr. Earley’s Lab Website
Paige Ferguson Full Profile

Paige Ferguson

Assistant Professor

  • 2019-A Shelby Hall
  • (205) 348-1787
  • pfferguson@ua.edu
Robert Findlay Full Profile

Robert Findlay

Professor Emeritus

  • rfindlay@ua.edu
John Finger Full Profile

John Finger

Assistant Professor

  • 2314 SEC
  • jwfinger@ua.edu
  • Curriculum Vitae
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Stanley Wayne Ford

Adjunct

  • (205) 454-6169
  • swford@ua.edu
Patrick Frantom Full Profile

Patrick Frantom

Adjunct

  • 3097-B Shelby Hall
  • (205) 348-8349
  • pfrantom@ua.edu
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John Friel

Adjunct

  • 119 Smith Hall
  • (205) 348-2136
  • jpfriel@ua.edu
  • Dr. Friel's UA Museums Page
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Raghu Ganugula

Affiliate Faculty

  • rganugula@ua.edu
  • College of Community and Health Sciences
Steve Ginzbarg Full Profile

Steve Ginzbarg

Assistant Curator

  • (205) 348-1829
  • sginzbar@ua.edu
Phillip Harris Full Profile

Phillip M. Harris

Professor

  • 407 MHB
  • (205) 348-1831
  • pharris@ua.edu
  • Dr. Harris's Lab Website
Pam Hart Full Profile

Pamela B. Hart

Assistant Professor

  • 310 C Honors Hall
  • pbhart@ua.edu
  • Hart Lab Website
Full Profile

Hank E. Heath

Associate Professor Emeritus

  • hheath@biology.as.ua.edu
Full Profile

Lucie Heath

Adjunct

  • lheath@ua.edu
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Kenneth L. Heck, Jr.

Adjunct

  • (251) 861-2141
  • kheck@disl.org
  • Google Scholar
Kaleb Heinrich Full Profile

Kaleb Heinrich

Assistant Professor

  • 1316 SEC
  • (205) 348-0921
  • kheinrich@ua.edu
  • http://bioed.ua.edu
Sherry Herring Full Profile

Sherry Herring

Office Associate (Lab Service Assistant)

  • SEC 1328
  • (205) 348-1804
  • sdherring1@ua.edu
Susanne Hibbard Full Profile

Susanne Hibbard

Administrative Specialist

  • SEC 1321
  • (205) 348-8509
  • shibbard@ua.edu
Austin Hicks Full Profile

Austin Hicks

Instructor

  • 2313 SEC
  • (205) 348-1783
  • arhicks@ua.edu
Melanie Higgins Full Profile

Melanie Higgins

Assistant Professor

  • 3311 Science and Engineering Complex
  • mahiggins1@ua.edu
  • Higgins Lab Website
Full Profile

Kenneth Hoadley

Assistant Professsor

  • 205W Marine Science Hall (Dauphin Island Sea Lab)
  • (251) 861-2141 ext. 7574
  • kdhoadley@ua.edu
  • www.hoadleylab.com
Tyler Hodges Full Profile

Tyler Hodges

Assistant Professor

  • 3324 SEC
  • (205) 348-8236
  • hodge002@ua.edu
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Garrett Hopper

Postdoctoral Researcher (Atkinson Lab)

  • gwhopper@ua.edu
  • https://garretthopper.wixsite.com/streamecology
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Alex Huryn

Professor

  • 2107-A Bevill
  • (205) 348-4136
  • huryn@ua.edu
Atulya Iyengar Full Profile

Atulya Iyengar

Assistant Professor

  • 2328 SEC
  • atulya.iyengar@ua.edu
Matthew Jenny Full Profile

Matthew Jenny

Associate Professor and Associate Chair

  • 3318 SEC
  • (205) 348-8225
  • mjjenny@ua.edu
  • Dr. Jenny’s Lab Website
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Margaret Johnson

Associate Professor Emerita

  • majohnso@ua.edu
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Nate Jones

Assistant Professor

  • 2098A Bevill Building
  • (205) 348-1261
  • cnjones7@ua.edu
  • Dr. Jones's Lab Website
Full Profile

Meghan Kelley

Instructor

  • 2401 SEC
  • mdkelley5@ua.edu
  • Meghan Kelley Personal Website
  • Curriculum Vitae
Susan Kennedy Full Profile

Susan Kennedy

Instructor

  • (734) 730-6187
  • sekennedy@ua.edu
Full Profile

Yonghyun Kim

Assistant Professor

  • (205) 348-1729
  • ykim@eng.ua.edu
Brandon Kim Full Profile

Brandon Kim

Assistant Professor

  • SEC 1338
  • (205) 348-9017
  • bjkim4@ua.edu
Elizabeth Kitchens Full Profile

Elizabeth Kitchens

Culture Curator

  • 304 Honors Hall
  • (205) 348-0695
  • kitch009@ua.edu
Full Profile

Alice Kleinhuizen

Instructor

  • (251) 861-1999
  • aakleinhuizen@crimson.ua.edu
Kevin Kocot Full Profile

Kevin Kocot

Associate Professor

  • 307 Mary Harmon Bryant Hall
  • (205) 348-4052
  • kmkocot@ua.edu
  • Dr. Kocot's Lab Website
  • Curriculum Vitae
Full Profile

Bernard Kuhajda

Adjunct

  • (423) 785-3072
  • brk@tnaqua.org
Ravi Kumar Full Profile

M. N. V. Ravi Kumar

Affiliate Faculty

  • 205-348-2363
  • mnvrkumar@ua.edu
  • College of Community and Health Sciences
Kimberly Lackey Full Profile

Kimberly Lackey

Associate Professor

  • SEC 1314
  • (205) 348-1789
  • lacke003@ua.edu
Daryl Lam Full Profile

Daryl Lam

Associate Professor

  • 404 MHB
  • dwlam@ua.edu
Jayne Lampley Full Profile

Jayne Lampley

Assistant Professor

  • 409 Mary Harmon Bryant Hall
  • 205-348-3227
  • jalampley@ua.edu
  • https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jayne-Lampley
Full Profile

Fiona Lanier

Lab Assistant

  • 2417 Science and Engineering Complex
  • 348-8196
  • fthernandez@crimson.ua.edu
Full Profile

Paul A. LeBlanc

Professor Emeritus

  • pleblanc@ua.edu
Jonathan Lopez Full Profile

Jonathan Lopez

Postdoctoral Researcher (Atkinson Lab)

  • 2109 Bevill
  • jwlopez@ua.edu
  • http://jonathanwlopez.weebly.com/
Juan Lopez-Bautista Full Profile

Juan M. Lopez-Bautista

Professor

  • 309 MHB
  • (205) 348-1791
  • jlopez@ua.edu
  • Dr. Lopez-Bautista’s Lab Website
Jeff Lozier Full Profile

Jeff Lozier

Professor

  • 1346 SEC
  • (205) 348-2754
  • jeffrey.lozier@ua.edu
  • Dr. Lozier’s Lab Website
Urmila Maitra Full Profile

Urmila Maitra

Assistant Research Personnel (Ciesla)

  • 2320 SEC
  • (205) 348-7599
  • umaitra@ua.edu
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Jason Martin

Instructor

  • 301-C Honors Hall
  • jmartin17@ua.edu
Josh McCracken headshot Full Profile

Josh McCracken

Program Assistant

  • 1324 SEC
  • (205) 348-8131
  • mccra016@ua.edu
Full Profile

Therese “Terry” McGinn

Associate Professor

  • tmmcginn@ua.edu
Michael McKain Full Profile

Michael McKain

Assistant Professor

  • 411 MHB
  • (205) 348-1826
  • mrmckain@ua.edu
Full Profile

Evan Menzel

Instructor

  • ejmenzel@ua.edu
Full Profile

Tina Miller-Way

Adjunct

  • (251) 861-2141
  • tmiller-way@disl.org
Dr. Behzad Mortazavi headshot Full Profile

Behzad Mortazavi

Professor and Department Chair

  • 1320 SEC
  • 205-348-9810
  • bmortazavi@ua.edu
  • Biogeochemistry Lab
Kellee Murayama-Sin Full Profile

Kellee Murayama-Sin

Instructor

  • 2401 SEC
  • kmmurayamasin@ua.edu
Janis O'Donnell Full Profile

Janis M. O’Donnell

Professor Emeritus

  • jodonnel@ua.edu
Full Profile

Britton O’Shields

Instructor

  • 301-B Honors Hall
  • (205) 348-4237
  • britton.r.oshields@ua.edu
Julie B. Olson Full Profile

Julie B. Olson

Professor

  • 3323 SEC
  • (205) 348-1807
  • jolson@ua.edu
Martha J. Powell Full Profile

Martha J. Powell

Professor Emeritus

  • mpowell@ua.edu
Worth Pugh hiking in the appalachians Full Profile

Manley Worth Pugh

Coordinator of Zoological Collections

  • (205) 348-1822
  • mwpugh@ua.edu
Sarthok Rahman Full Profile

Sarthok Rahman

Postdoctoral Researcher (Lozer Lab)

  • srahman7@ua.edu
Katrina Ramonell Full Profile

Katrina Ramonell

Associate Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator

  • 2310 SEC
  • (205) 348-9512
  • kramonel@ua.edu
Full Profile

Jane F. Rasco

Associate Professor Emeritus

  • 2327 SEC
  • jrasco@ua.edu
Laura Reed Full Profile

Laura Reed

Professor

  • 2330 SEC
  • (205) 348-1345
  • lreed1@ua.edu
  • Dr. Reed's Lab Website
Full Profile

Shelby Rinehart

Postdoctoral Researcher (Cherry lab)

  • sarinehart@ua.edu
  • www.shelbyrinehartecology.com
Full Profile

Leslie Rissler

Adjunct

  • (703) 292-4628
  • lrissler@nsf.gov
Steven Samper Full Profile

Steven Samper

Lab Assistant

  • (205) 348-8196
  • sasamper@ua.edu
Full Profile

Diana Secor

Research Facilities Coordinator

  • (205) 348-1840
  • dlsecor@ua.edu
Soojung Seo Full Profile

Soojung Seo

Postdoctoral Researcher (Sin Lab)

  • 1305 SEC
  • sseo5@ua.edu
Arial Shogren Full Profile

Arial Shogren

Assistant Professor

  • 2105-C Bevill Building
  • ashogren@ua.edu
  • Shogren Lab Website
Dr. Jon Sin Full Profile

Jon Sin

Assistant Professor

  • jjsin@ua.edu
Full Profile

Stephanie Slade

Adjunct

  • (205) 397-3848
  • sslade@birminghamzoo.com
Full Profile

Gary L. Sloan

Professor Emeritus

  • 255 Honors Hall
  • (205) 348-8444
  • gsloan@ua.edu
Amy Smith headshot Full Profile

Amy Smith

Program Assistant

  • SEC 1337
  • 205-348-0929
  • amsmith41@ua.edu
J. Brett Smith photo Full Profile

Jonathan Brett Smith

Instructor

  • 2401 SEC
  • smith240@ua.edu
  • Curriculum Vitae
Full Profile

Harriett Smith-Somerville

Professor Emeritus

  • somerville9@comcast.net
Shannon Speir Full Profile

Shannon Speir

Postdoctoral Researcher (Atkinson Lab)

  • Bevill 2109C
  • shannon.speir@ua.edu
  • https://shannonspeir.weebly.com/
Gregory Starr Full Profile

Gregory Starr

Professor

  • 3097A Shelby Hall
  • (205) 348-0556
  • gstarr@ua.edu
  • Dr. Starr’s Lab Website
Christina Staudhammer Full Profile

Christina Staudhammer

Professor

  • 2019B Shelby
  • cstaudhammer@ua.edu
  • Dr. Staudhammer's Lab Website
Edwin C. Stephenson Full Profile

Edwin C. Stephenson

Professor Emeritus

  • ecsteph@gmail.com
Kim Stidham Full Profile

Kim Stidham

Accounting specialist

  • SEC 1322
  • (205) 348-5961
  • kwstidham@ua.edu
Corianne Tatariw Full Profile

Corianne Tatariw

Postdoc (Mortazavi Lab)

  • ctatariw@ua.edu
Full Profile

Steve Thomas

Professor

  • 2105-C Bevill Hall
  • sathomas16@ua.edu
Ben Titus Full Profile

Ben Titus

Assistant Professor

  • 127 Marine Science Hall, Dauphin Island Sea Lab
  • bmtitus@ua.edu
  • www.reefsymbiosis.com
  • http://tituslab.ua.edu
  • Curriculum Vitae
Full Profile

Caleb Turberville

Instructor

  • cmturberville@ua.edu
Full Profile

John F. Valentine

Adjunct

  • (251) 861-2141
  • jvalentine@disl.org
Full Profile

Amelia K. Ward

Professor Emeritus

  • 305 Mary Harmon Bryant Hall
  • (205) 348-1796
  • award@ua.edu
G. Milton Ward Full Profile

G. Milton Ward

Professor Emeritus

  • 305/338 Mary Harmon Bryant Hall
  • (205) 348-1796
  • mward@ua.edu
Jeana Yates Full Profile

Jeana Yates

Senior Instructor

  • 2315 SEC
  • (205) 348-8372
  • Christine.j.yates@ua.edu
  • https://cjyates.people.ua.edu/
John Yoder Full Profile

John Yoder

Associate Professor

  • 2336 SEC
  • (205) 348-1814
  • jhyoder@ua.edu
  • Dr. Yoder's Lab Website

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