Toggle high contrast Faculty & Staff Bowling Green State University College of Arts and Sciences Biological Sciences Faculty & Staff Faculty Staff Emeritus Firelands Dr. Juan Bouzat Position: Department Chair & Professor Phone: 419-372-2332 Email: jbouzat@bgsu.edu Address: 217 Life Science Building (Office) & 403 Life Sciences Building (Lab) Research: Evolutionary Genetics, Conservation Genetics, Molecular Ecology, Biology and Philosophy Dr. Bouzat's Faculty Profile Dr. Maria Gabriela Bidart Position: Associate Professor Phone: 419-372-4644 Email: gbidart@bgsu.edu Address: 511A Life Science Building Research: Evolutionary ecology; human ecology Dr. Bidart's Faculty Profile Dr. Vern Bingman Position: Professor Phone: 419-372-6984 Email: vbingma@bgsu.edu Address: 255 Psychology Building Research: Animal navigation, hippocampus, comparative brain, spatial cognition, birds Dr. Bingman's Faculty Profile Dr. Michael Geusz Position: Neuroscience Faculty Mentor, Associate Professor Phone: 419-372-2433 Email: mgeusz@bgsu.edu Address: 414 Life Science Building Research: Genes controlling circadian rhythms of neurons and cancer cells Dr. Geusz's Faculty Profile Dr. Narmin Ghalichi Position: Post-Doctoral Research Assistant Phone: 419-372-2332 Email: nghalic@bgsu.edu Address: 303 Life Sciences Building Dr. Julia Halo Position: Assistant Professor Phone: 419-372-4096 Email: halojv@bgsu.edu Address: 521A Life Science Building Research: Genetics, genomics, retroelements, retroviruses, endogenous retroviruses Dr. Halo's Faculty Profile Dr. Carol Heckman Position: Professor Phone: 419-372-4833 Email: heckman@bgsu.edu Address: 538 Life Science Building Research: Cell biology; role of ruffling in growth control Dr. Heckman's Faculty Profile Dr. Robert Huber Position: Professor Phone: 419-372-7492 Email: rh.bgsu@gmail.com Address: 227B Life Sciences Building Research: Neuroharmacology of drug addiction Dr. Huber's Faculty Profile Dr. Ray Larsen Position: Graduate Coordinator, Associate Professor Phone: 419-372-9559 Email: larsera@bgsu.edu Address: 431 Life Science Building Research: Transport and membrane energetics in bacteria Dr. Larsen's Faculty Profile Dr. Kamau Mbuthia Position: Bio 1010, 1040 & 2050 Lab Coordinator, Biology Faculty Mentor (I-R), Associate Teaching Professor Phone: 419-372-2732 Email: mbuthkw@bgsu.edu Address: 320 Life Sciences Building Dr. Kevin McCluney Position: Associate Professor Phone: 419-372-2634 Email: kmcclun@bgsu.edu Address: 451D Life Science Building Research: Global Change in Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecosystems, Community Physiological Ecology, Water Quality, Urban Ecology, Food Webs, Climate Change Dr. McCluney's Faculty Profile Dr. R. Mike McKay Position: Marine Biology Adjunct Research Professor Phone: 419-372-2332 Email: rmmckay@bgsu.edu Research: Environmental Microbiology, winter limnology, Harmful Algal Blooms, Great Lakes, Viruses Dr. McKay's Faculty Profile Dr. Jeffrey Miner Position: Ecobreak Advisor, Professor Phone: 419-372-8330 Email: jminer@bgsu.edu Address: 336 Life Science Building Research: Fisheries, aquatic ecology, community ecology, restoration, wetlands Dr. Miner's Faculty Profile Dr. Paul Moore Position: Professor Phone: 419-372-8556 Email: pmoore@bgsu.edu Address: 226 Life Science Building Research: Chemical ecology and behavior of aquatic organisms Dr. Moore's Faculty Profile Dr. Paul Morris Position: Kids' Tech University Program Director, Forensic Biology & Microbiology Advisor, Professor Phone: 419-372-0481 Email: pmorris@bgsu.edu Address: 532A Life Science Building Research: Oomycete genomics, Polyamine metabolism and transport Dr. Morris's Faculty Profile Dr. Kevin Neves Position: Marine Biology Faculty Mentor (A-J), Biology Faculty Mentor (S-Z), Assistant Teaching Professor Phone: 419-372-4835 Email: kneves@bgsu.edu Address: 328 Life Science Building Research: Aquaponics, carbon dioxide, integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA), otoliths, fish nutrition Dr. Neves Faculty Profile Dr. Crystal Oechsle Position: Assistant Teaching Professor, Forensic Biology Phone: 419-372-2861 Email: coechsl@bgsu.edu Address: 116 Life Science Building Research: Forensic Biology, DNA, CSI, Cancer Immunology Dr. Oechsle's Faculty Profile Dr. Matthew Partin Position: Marine Lab Coordinator, Marine Biology Faculty Mentor (K-Z), Science Education Faculty Mentor, Teaching Professor Phone: 419-372-2058 Email: partim@bgsu.edu Address: 115A Life Science Building Research: Aquarium, coral, education, motivation, meta-cognition Dr. Partin's Faculty Profile Mr. Paul Passalacqua Position: Adjunct Assistant Teaching Professor (Online Programs) Phone: 419-372-4835 Email: ppassal@bgsu.edu Address: 328 Life Science Building Dr. Daniel Pavuk Position: Ecology & Conservation Faculty Mentor, LCCC Faculty Advisor, Tri-Beta Advisor, Teaching Professor Phone: 419-372-4839 Email: dmpavuk@bgsu.edu Address: 319 Life Science Building Research: Mosquito ecology, insect ecology Dr. Pavuk's Faculty Profile Dr. Shannon Pelini Position: Associate Professor Phone: 419-372-8760 Email: spelini@bgsu.edu Address: 312C Life Science Building Research: Community ecology, invertebrates, decomposition Dr. Pelini's Faculty Profile Dr. Vipa Phuntumart Position: Departmental Honors Advisor, Associate Professor Phone: 419-372-4097 Email: vphuntu@bgsu.edu Address: 129B Life Science Building Research: Molecular, oomycete, pathology, microbiome, epigenetics Dr. Phuntumart's Faculty Profile Dr. Karen V. Root Position: Professor Phone: 419-372-8559 Email: kvroot@bgsu.edu Address: 429E Life Science Building Research: Conservation biology, wildlife ecology, population viability analysis, landscape ecology Dr. Root's Faculty Profile Dr. Karen Sirum Position: Associate Professor Phone: 419-372-3877 Email: ksirum@bgsu.edu Address: 202 Life Science Building Research: Biological Education Research and Development (BERD) Dr. Sirum's Faculty Profile Dr. Moira van Staaden Position: Shanklin Endowed Professor Phone: 419-372-0341 Email: moirav@bgsu.edu Address: 303A Life Science Building Research: Neuroethology, Drosophila, addiction, social networks, STEM education Dr. van Staaden's Faculty Profile Ms. Amy Wagner Position: Pre-Health Faculty Mentor, Pre-vet Faculty Mentor, Associate Teaching Professor Phone: 419-372-9387 Email: akwagne@bgsu.edu Address: 115D Life Science Building Dr. Christopher Ward Position: Assistant Professor Phone: 419-372-2332 Email: chrward@bgsu.edu Address: 448 Life Science Building Research: Microbiome ecology, Algal-microbial interactions, Mass algal cultivation, Algal parasites Dr. Ward's Faculty Profile Dr. Daniel Wiegmann Position: Professor Phone: 419-372-2691 Email: ddwiegm@bgsu.edu Address: 311C Life Science Building Research: Navigation, life history, optimal decisions, behavioral ecology Dr. Wiegmann's Faculty Profile Dr. Hans Wildschutte Position: Associate Professor Phone: 419-372-4704 Email: hansw@bgsu.edu Address: 424B Life Science Building Research: Environmental microbiology, drug discovery, phage therapy Dr. Wildschutte's Faculty Profile Dr. Zhaohui Xu Position: Professor Phone: 419-372-4645 Email: zxu@bgsu.edu Address: 538A Life Science Building Research: Thermotoga, Microbiome, Bioinformatics, Systems Biology Dr. Xu's Faculty Profile Dr. Jill Zeilstra-Ryalls Position: Professor Phone: 419-372-2872 Email: jzeilst@bgsu.edu Address: 442C Life Science Building Research: Gene regulation and protein structure-function relationships Dr. Zeilstra-Ryalls' Faculty Profile Lauren Brown Position: H2Ohio Research Coordinator Phone: 419-372-2332 Email: lnbrown@bgsu.edu Address: 331 Life Sciences Building Marilyn Cayer Position: Technical Director, Electron Microscopy Phone: 419-372-2432 Email: mcayer@bgsu.edu Address: 546 Life Sciences Building Kristi Brandeberry Position: Undergraduate/Departmental Secretary, Biology Webmaster Phone: 419-372-8551 Email: krbrad@bgsu.edu Address: 217 Life Sciences Building Chris Hess Position: Senior Budget Coordinator, Stockroom Manager Phone: 419-372-7628 Email: chess@bgsu.edu Address: 230 Life Sciences Building Ewan Isherwood Position: H2Ohio Research Coordinator Phone: 419-372-2332 Email: isherw@bgsu.edu Address: 331 Life Sciences Building Sheila Kratzer Position: Microbiology Prep Room Technician Phone: 419-372-8609 Email: skratze@bgsu.edu Address: 531A Life Science Building Dotti LaForce Position: Graduate Secretary, Biology CCTV Technician Phone: 419-372-8552 Email: dlaforc@bgsu.edu Address: 217 Life Science Building Eva Lytmer Position: Research Technician Phone: (419)372-8332 Email: elytmer@bgsu.edu Address: 504 Life Science Building Michele Nagel Position: Biology Office Manager Phone: 419-372-8550 Email: mnagel@bgsu.edu Address: 217 Life Science Building Susan O’Donnell Position: Accounting Administrator Phone: 419-372-2234 Email: smodonn@bgsu.edu Address: 230 Life Science Building Frank Schemenauer Position: Biology Horticulturist Phone: 419-372-2375 Email: franksc@bgsu.edu Address: Greenhouse Dr. George Bullerjahn Position: Professor Emeritus Phone: 419-372-8527 Email: bullerj@bgsu.edu Address: 516 Life Science Building Research: Microbial physiology, environmental microbiology, cyanobacteria Dr. Bullerjahn's Faculty Profile Dr. Sheryl Coombs Position: Professor Emeritus Email: scoombs@bgsu.edu Research: Sensory biology Dr. Don Deters Position: Professor Emeritus Email: ddeters@bgsu.edu Research: Microbiology; Molecular biology of yeasts Dr. Carmen Fioranvanti Position: Professor Emeritus Email: cfiorav@bgsu.edu Research: Comparative biochemistry of parasitic helminths Dr. John Graham Position: Professor Emeritus Email: johnsg@bgsu.edu Research: Plant molecular biology and biochemistry Dr. Roudabeh Jamasbi Position: Professor Emeritus Email: rjamasb@bgsu.edu Research: Cancer immunology, microbiology Dr. Rex Lowe Position: Professor Emeritus Email: lowe@bgsu.edu Research: Aquatic community ecology of benthic algae Dr. Lee Meserve Position: Professor Emeritus Email: lmeserv@bgsu.edu Research: Mammalian endocrinology Dr. Helen Michaels Position: Associate Professor Emerita Email: hmichae@bgsu.edu Research: Conservation and Restoration Ecology Dr. Lee Rocket Position: Professor Emeritus Email: clrocke@bgsu.edu Research: Ecology of soil mites and mosquito control Dr. Scott O. Rogers Position: Professor Emerita Email: srogers@bgsu.edu Research: Molecular, Biology, Evolution, Ice, Ancient DNA Dr. Rogers' Faculty Profile Dr. Eileen Underwood Position: Associate Professor Emerita Phone: 419-372-8564 Email: eunderw@bgsu.edu Address: 111E Life Science Building Research: Herpetology Dr. Underwood's Faculty Profile Dr. Stephen Vessey Position: Professor Emeritus Email: svessey@bgsu.edu Research: Behavioral ecology; small mammal population dynamics Dr. Ronny Woodruff Position: Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus Email: rwoodru@bgsu.edu Research: Genetics, evolution, mutations Cynthia Bailey Position: Associate Teaching Professor of Allied Health & Biology Phone: 419-372-0939 Email: cbailey@bgsu.edu Address: 316I George Mylander Hall Tamara May Position: Associate Teaching Professor of Biology Phone: 419-372-0840 Email: tjmay@bgsu.edu Address: 309 George Mylander Hall Jaclyn McLean Position: Assistant Teaching Professor of Biology Phone: 419-372-0933 Email: jmclean@bgsu.edu Address: 316C George Mylander Hall Ram Veerapaneni Position: Associate Professor of Biology Phone: 419-372-0934 Email: ramv@bgsu.edu Address: 316D George Mylander Hall Biological Sciences Faculty & Staff Research Group Listing Alphabetical Listing Graduate Programs Undergraduate Programs Public Lectures & Student Organizations Facilities & Resources Alumni News Contact Us News & Stories Department of Biological Sciences 419-372-2332 biology@bgsu.edu Dr. Juan Bouzat, Chair Department of Biological Sciences Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, OH 43403 419-372-2333 jbouzat@bgsu.edu Michele Nagel, Office Manager 419-372-2332 mnagel@bgsu.edu Ray Larsen, Grad Coordinator 419-372-9559 larsera@bgsu.edu Facebook Twitter Updated: 03/16/2022 10:17AM
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