Faculty & Staff
DEPARTMENT CHAIR
Dr. Jeffrey Miner
Position: Department Chair, Professor
Phone: 419-372-2333
Email: jminer@bgsu.edu
Address: 217 Life Science Building (office) & 336 Life Science Building (Lab)
Research: Aquatic community ecology; Fishery biology
Associate CHAIR
Dr. Karen Sirum
Position: Associate Chair, Associate Professor
Phone: 419-372-3877
Email: ksirum@bgsu.edu
Address: 202 Life Science Building
Research: Biological Education Research and Development (BERD)
PROFESSORS
Dr. Gabriela Bidart
Position: Associate Professor
Phone: 419-372-4644
Email: gbidart@bgsu.edu
Address: 511A Life Science Building
Research: Evolutionary ecology; plant-insect interactions
Dr. Verner Bingman
Position: Professor, Psychology Department
Phone: 419-372-6984
Email: vbingma@bgsu.edu
Address: 255 Psychology Building
Research: Neurobiology of Spatial Memory and Animal Navigation; Migration and Homing; Comparative Neuroanatomy
Dr. Juan Bouzat
Position: Departmental Honors Advisor, Professor
Phone: 419-372-9240
Email: jbouzat@bgsu.edu
Address: 403 Life Sciences Building
Research: Molecular ecology; Conservation genetics
Dr. George Bullerjahn
Position: Professor
Phone: 419-372-8527
Email: bullerj@bgsu.edu
Address: 516 Life Science Building
Research: Microbial physiology; Cyanobacteria
Dr. Tim Davis
Position: Associate Professor
Phone: 419-372-3848
Email: timdavi@bgsu.edu
Address: 504A Life Science Building
Research: Ecology of harmful algal blooms (HABs)
Dr. Michael Geusz
Position: 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. Julia Halo
Position: Assistant Professor
Phone: 419-372-4096
Email: juliahw@bgsu.edu
Address: 521A Life Science Building
Research: Transposable elements; Retroelements; Host-virus evolution; Retroviruses; Cancer
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. Robert Huber
Position: Professor
Phone: 419-372-7492
Email: rh.bgsu@gmail.com
Address: 227B Life Sciences Building
Research: Neuroharmacology of drug addiction
Dr. Ray Larsen
Position: Graduate Coordinator, Pre-vet Advisor, Associate Professor
Phone: 419-372-9559
Email: larsera@bgsu.edu
Address: 431 Life Science Building
Research: Transport and membrane energetics in bacteria
Dr. Kevin McCluney
Position: Eco-break Advisor, Assistant Professor
Phone: 419-372-2634
Email: kmcclun@bgsu.edu
Address: 451D Life Science Building
Research: Environmental Animal Ecology, Food Webs, Terrestrial & Aquatic, Urbanization, Climate Change, Water Quality, Isotopes
Dr. Robert Michael McKay
Position: Marine Biology Advisor (A-N), Ryan Endowed Professor
Phone: 419-372-6873
Email: rmmckay@bgsu.edu
Address: 523 Life Science Building
Research: Environmental Microbiology, winter limnology, bioreporters
Dr. Helen Michaels
Position: Associate Professor
Phone: 419-372-2644
Email: hmichae@bgsu.edu
Address: 330C Life Science Building
Research: Conservation and Restoration Ecology
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. Paul Morris
Position: Program Director: Kids' Tech University, Professor
Phone: 419-372-0481
Email: pmorris@bgsu.edu
Address: 532A Life Science Building
Research: Oomycete genomics, Polyamine metabolism and transport
Dr. Shannon Pelini
Position: Assistant Professor
Phone: 419-372-8760
Email: spelini@bgsu.edu
Address: 312C Life Science Building
Research: Community Ecology, Global Change Biology, Biogeography, Conservation Biology
Dr. Vipa Phuntumart
Position: Associate Professor
Phone: 419-372-4097
Email: vphuntu@bgsu.edu
Address: 129B Life Science Building
Research: Molecular Plant-Microbe Interaction; Plant Immunity
Dr. Scott O. Rogers
Position: Professor
Phone: 419-372-9157
Email: srogers@bgsu.edu
Address: 411 Life Science Building
Research: Ancient DNA, ice , viruses, bacteria, and fungi; DNA/RNA preservation; Introns; Plant development
Dr. Karen V. Root
Position: Associate Professor
Phone: 419-372-8559
Email: kvroot@bgsu.edu
Address: 429E Life Science Building
Research: conservation biology, population viability analysis, reserve design
Dr. Louise Stevenson
Position: Assistant Professor
Phone: 419-372-2018
Email: lstevenson@bgsu.edu
Address: 444 Life Science Building
Research: Environmental Toxicology
Dr. Eileen Underwood
Position: Herpetology Lab Director, Freshman/Sophomore Faculty Mentor (M-Z), Junior/Senior Biology Advisor (M-Z), Associate Professor
Phone: 419-372-8564
Email: eunderw@bgsu.edu
Address: 111E Life Science Building
Research: Herpetology
Dr. Moira van Staaden
Position: Professor
Phone: 419-372-0341
Email: moirav@bgsu.edu
Address: 30A Life Science Building
Research: Ethology and evolution
Dr. Daniel Wiegmann
Position: Associate Professor
Phone: 419-372-2691
Email: ddwiegm@bgsu.edu
Address: 311C Life Science Building
Research: Behavioral ecology; Reproductive biology of fishes
Dr. Hans Wildschutte
Position: Associate Professor
Phone: 419-372-4704
Email: hansw@bgsu.edu
Address: 424B Life Science Building
Research: Environmental microbiology; drug discovery; microbial population-level diversity
Dr. Ronny Woodruff
Position: Distinguished Research Professor
Phone: 419-372-0376
Email: rwoodru@bgsu.edu
Address: 429C Life Science Building
Research: Evolutionary genetics, Role of mutation in evolution and aging, Transposable DNA elements, and Molecular evolution. Drosophila as model organism.
Dr. Zhaohui Xu
Position: Associate Professor
Phone: 419-372-4645
Email: zxu@bgsu.edu
Address: 538A Life Science Building
Research: Genetics and genomics of thermophilic bacteria; biotechnology; bioinformatics; systems biology
Dr. Jill Zeilstra-Ryalls
Position: Forensic Biology Advisor, Professor
Phone: 419-372-2872
Email: jzeilst@bgsu.edu
Address: 442C Life Science Building
Research: Gene regulation and protein structure-function relationships
Post Doctoral Research Assistant
Dr. Paul Matson
Position: Post-Doctoral Research Assistant
Phone: 419-372-8560
Email: pmatson@bgsu.edu
Address: 513 Life Sciences Building
Dr. Aliaksandr Pautsina
Position: Post-doctoral Research Associate
Phone: 419-372-4192
Email: apautsi@bgsu.edu
Address: 304 Life Science Building
Research: Statistical data analysis and aquatic biomonitoring hardware and software
INSTRUCTORS & LECTURERS
Dr. Kamau Mbuthia
Position: Bio 1010, 1040 & 2050 Lab Coordinator, Lecturer
Phone: 419-372-2732
Email: mbuthkw@bgsu.edu
Address: 320 Life Sciences Building
DR. KEVIN NEVES
Position: Instructor
Phone: 419-372-4835
Email: kneves@bgsu.edu
Address: 328 Life Science Building
Research: Marine & Aquatic Biology
Dr. Matthew Partin
Position: Marine Lab Coordinator, Marine Biology Advisor (O-Z), Senior Lecturer
Phone: 419-372-2058
Email: partim@bgsu.edu
Address: 115A Life Science Building
Mr. Paul Passalacqua
Position: Adjunct Instructor (Online Programs)
Phone: 419-372-4835
Email: ppassal@bgsu.edu
Address: 328 Life Science Building
Dr. Daniel Pavuk
Position: Ecology & Conservation Advisor, Tri-Beta Advisor, Lecturer
Phone: 419-372-54839
Email: dmpavuk@bgsu.edu
Address: 319 Life Science Building
Ms. Amy Wagner
Position: Pre-med Advisor (A-G), Lecturer
Phone: 419-372-9387
Email: akwagne@bgsu.edu
Address: 115D Life Science Building
Ms. Tamera Wales
Position: Freshman/Sophomore Faculty Mentor & Junior/Senior Biology Advisor (A-L), Senior Lecturer
Phone: 419-372-8206
Email: tswales@bgsu.edu
Address: 115B Life Science Building
Biology Office Manager
Kelly Stewart
Position: Biology Office Manager
Phone: 419-372-8550
Email: kstewart@bgsu.edu
Address: 217 Life Sciences Building
Biology Staff
Marilyn Cayer
Position: Technical Director, Electron Microscopy
Phone: 419-372-2432
Email: mcayer@bgsu.edu
Address: 546 Life Sciences Building
Patti Crawford-Mayo
Position: Undergraduate/Departmental Secretary, Biology Webmaster
Phone: 419-372-8551
Email: patrijm@bgsu.edu
Address: 217 Life Science Building
Chris Hess
Position: Senior Budget Coordinator, Stockroom Manager
Phone: 419-372-7628
Email: chess@bgsu.edu
Address: 230A Life Science Building
Dotti LaForce
Position: Graduate Secretary, Biology CCTV Technician
Phone: 419-372-8552
Email: dlaforc@bgsu.edu
Address: 217 Life Science Building
Sheila Kratzer
Position: Microbiology Prep Room Technician
Phone: 419-372-8609
Email: skratze@bgsu.edu
Address: 531A Life Science Building
Steve Queen
Position: Biology Instrument & Fabrication Technician
Phone: 419-372-9377
Email: queen@bgsu.edu
Address: 230B Life Science Building
Frank Schemenauer
Position: Biology Horticulturist
Phone: 419-372-2375
Email: franksc@bgsu.edu
Address: Greenhouse
Susan Schooner
Position: Senior Account Clerk, Receiver
Phone: 419-372-2234
Email: sschoon@bgsu.edu
Address: 230 Life Science Building