Tenured and tenure-track faculty
| Name and contact information | Current research | Areas of expertise |
Professor Graduate faculty Ross 1540 970-351-2057 (Tel) rick.adams@unco.edu |
Population and community dynamics of Rocky Mountain bats in xeric environments; ontogeny and ecomorphology of flight and flight development in bats. | Biological education; Ecomorphology; Population ecology; Island biogeography |
Assistant Professor -- Tenure Track Graduate faculty Ross 1546 970-351-2716 (Tel) chhandak.basu@unco.edu |
Molecular and genomic aspects of plant stress response due to change in environment | Plant molecular physiology; Plant biotechnology; Plant genomics |
Robert BossardLecturer Ross 2526 970-351-2210 (Tel) robert.bossard@unco.edu |
Entomology | |
Assistant Professor -- Term Graduate faculty Ross 2536 970-351-2695 (Tel) patrick.burns@unco.edu |
Prostaglandin metabolism in reproductive tissues. | Endocrinology; Cell physiology; Physiology |
Professor Graduate faculty Ross 2510 970-351-2453 (Tel) jennifer.clarke@unco.edu |
Animal communication; Animal learning; Effects of moonlight on animal behavior | Behavioral ecology; Animal behavior |
Associate Professor Graduate faculty Ross 2516 970-351-2493 (Tel) gregory.dekrey@unco.edu |
Drug and chemical modulation of physiology and disease resistance at the molecular, cellular and organism level | Pharmacology; Toxicology Immunology; Cell biology |
Assistant Professor -- Tenure Track Graduate faculty Ross 1510 970-351-2650 (Tel) scott.franklin@unco.edu |
Plant community responses to environmental disturbance; Flood and fire ecology. | Plant ecology Plant systematics |
Professor and School Director Graduate faculty Ross 2480c 970-351-1843 (Tel) catherine.gardiner@unco.edu |
Reproductive Toxicology; Pre-implantation embryo development; Oxidative stress. | Oxidative stress; Toxicology; Reproduction Gene expression |
Assistant Professor -- Term Graduate faculty Ross 1530 970-351-2617 (Tel) teresa.higgins@unco.edu |
Elementary Science and Biology Education | Biology education |
Associate Professor Graduate faculty Ross 2480 970-351-2220 (Tel) richard.jurin@unco.edu |
Bio-education; Environmental Affairs. | Biological education |
Assistant Professor -- Tenure Track Graduate faculty Ross 1526 970-351-2510 (Tel) susan.keenan@unco.edu |
Computational methodologies applied to the discovery of novel antimalarial and antiviral compounds | Computational biology, bioinformatics and molecular biology |
Professor Graduate faculty Ross 2540 970-351-2429 (Tel) stephen.mackessy@unco.edu |
Herpetology; Gland Histology; Venom biochemistry (i.e. proteolytic enzymes of rattlesnakes); Biological role of venom; Population ecology/genetics of the Massasauga. | Herpetology; Venom Chemistry |
Assistant Professor -- Tenure Track Graduate faculty Ross 1560 970-351-2139 (Tel) Mitchell.McGlaughlin@unco.edu |
Plant phylogeography on the California Channel Islands; Adaptive evolution in the Hawaiian silversword alliance; Conservation Genetics; Plant Speciation. | Population Genetics; Phylogeography; Conservation Biology; Botany |
Assistant Professor -- Term Graduate faculty Ross 1536 970-351-3076 (Tel) robert.reinsvold@unco.edu |
Mycology/fungal ecology, botanical education, teacher preparation. | Biological education |
Lecturer Ross 2546 970-351-3364 (Tel) mary.richards@unco.edu |
Differentiation of science curriculum and instruction. Science teacher preparation. |
Neurobiology: age related brain development, and learning ability. Science education. |
Associate Professor Graduate faculty Ross 1556 970-351-2923 (Tel) william.schountz@unco.edu |
Rodent-borne and emerging infectious diseases; immunopathogenesis; mechanisms of immune evasion | Infectious disease; Immunology; Microbiology |
Lab Coordinator Ross 1533 970-351-2469 (Tel) frank.skufca@unco.edu |
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Assistant Professor -- Tenure Track Graduate faculty Ross 2530 970-351-2329 (Tel) mark.thomas@unco.edu |
Neurobiology of brain dopamine systems; Role of dopamine regulation in schizophrenia; Role of oxidative stress in dopaminergic degeneration in Parkinson's disease. | Neurobiology; Electrophysiology; Neurophysiology; Neuroanatomy |
Lecturer Ross 1520 970-351-2644 (Tel) cindy.white@unco.edu |
Genetics; Introductory biology; Transcriptional regulation |
Part-time faculty
| Name | Areas of expertise |
| John Doherty Lecturer john.doherty@unco.edu |
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| Donald Hazlett Lecturer donald.hazlett@unco.edu |
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| Kathleen Jones Lecturer kathleen.jones@unco.edu |
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| Kate Williamson Lecturer kate.williamson@unco.edu |
Professors Emeritus
| Name | Areas of expertise |
| Warren Buss warren.buss@unco.edu |
Plant physiology, seed germination, plant inhibitors, plant senescense, flowering physiology, and mineral nutrition |
| Margaret Heimbrook margaret.heimbrook@unco.edu |
Environmental microbiology, microbial ecology, and microbiology education |
| Kathleen Jones kathleen.jones@unco.edu |
Human anatomy and physiology |
| Charles Olmsted charles.olmsted@unco.edu |
Environmental studies, resource conservation, plant-herbivore dynamics, and biological management of parks and reserves |
| Gerald Saunders gerald.saunders@unco.edu |
Biological education, teacher preparation, aquatic ecology, and environmental education. |
