Biology faculty and postdocs
Full-time faculty
Lauryn Benedict
Professor
Ross 2546
970-351-3364 (Tel)
lauryn.benedict@unco.edu
Classes: Animal Behavior; Organismal Biology; Ornithology
Research: Animal communication and social behavior; Ornithology
Patrick Burns
Professor
Ross 1516
970-351-2695 (Tel)
patrick.burns@unco.edu
Classes: Endocrinology; Cell physiology; Anatomy & Physiology
Research: Prostaglandin metabolism in reproductive tissues.
Gregory DeKrey
Associate Professor
Ross 2516
970-351-2493 (Tel)
gregory.dekrey@unco.edu
Classes: Pharmacology; Immunology; Pathobiology
Research: Drug and chemical toxicology; Immune regulation and disease resistance
Scott Franklin
Professor
Ross 1510
970-351-2650 (Tel)
scott.franklin@unco.edu
Classes: Ecology; Organismal biology; Scientific writing
Research: Plant community responses to environmental disturbance; Flood and fire ecology.
Karen Gomez
Associate Professor
Ross 1550
970-351-2555 (Tel)
susana.gomez@unco.edu
Classes: Plant physiology; Cell/molecular biology
Research: Plant biology including genomics, physiology, plant-insect interactions, and mycorrhizal symbiosis.
Yuyan Han
Assistant Professor
Ross 2570
970-351-2004
yuyan.han@unco.edu
Classes: Anatomy & Physiology
Research: Epigenetic changes in liver diseases, obesity, circadian rhythm in cancer progression
James Haughian
Assistant Professor
Ross 1546
970-351-2716 (Tel)
james.haughian@unco.edu
Classes: General biology; Anatomy & Physiology; Cancer biology; Molecular genetics
Research: Molecular biology of cancer.
Teresa Higgins
Professor
Ross 2526
970-351-2617 (Tel)
teresa.higgins@unco.edu
Classes: Elementary science methods; Principles of scientific inquiry; K-12 science curriculum
Research: Elementary Science and Biology Education
Emily Holt
Professor
Ross 2520
970-351-4870
emily.holt@unco.edu
Classes: Plant Systematics
Research: Biology Education; Plant and Lichen Ecology and Community Analysis
Andrea James
Associate Professor
Ross 2536
970-351-3521
andrea.james@unco.edu
Classes: Cell Biology; Molecular Genetics
Research: Cell Biology
Susan Keenan
Professor
Ross 1560
970-351-1214 (Tel)
susan.keenan@unco.edu
Classes: Bioinformatics; Molecular genetics; Cell physiology
Research: Computational methodologies applied to the discovery of novel antimalarial and antiviral compounds
Judith Leatherman
Associate Professor
Ross 2510
970-351-2453 (Tel)
judith.leatherman@unco.edu
Classes: Genetics; Developmental biology
Research: Molecular mechanisms of stem cell regulation
Stephen Mackessy
Professor
Ross 2540
970-351-2429 (Tel)
stephen.mackessy@unco.edu
Classes: Herpetology; Parasitology; Mammalogy; Comp. vertebrate morphology
Research: Herpetology and population ecology/ genetics; Venom biochemistry and biological role.
Mitchell McGlaughlin
Chair, Professor
Ross 2480c
970-351-2139 (Tel)
Mitchell.McGlaughlin@unco.edu

Classes: Population Genetics; Plant systematics;Evolution; Species and speciation​
Research: Plant phylogeography and adaptive evolution; Conservation genetics; Plant speciation.
Jennifer Parrish
Assistant Professor
Ross
970-351-1511 (tel)
Jennifer.Parrish@unco.edu
Classes: Science education; Elementary science methods; K-12 science curriculum
Research: Nature of science and scientific inquiry; teacher preparation
Nicholas Pullen
Associate Professor
Ross 2550
970-351-1843
nicholas.pullen@unco.edu
Classses: Principles of Biology; Mammalian Physiology;
Research: Inflammatory processes in cancer, allergy, and wound healing; immune cell development
Suzanne Rose
Visiting Professor
Ross Hall 1530
970-351-1176
suzanne.rose@unco.edu
Classes: Microbiology, Allied Health Microbiology, Cell Physiology
Research: Virology; Viral-Host Interactions; Emerging Infectious Disease
Mark Thomas
Associate Professor
Ross 2530
970-351-2329 (Tel)
mark.thomas@unco.edu
Classes: Anatomy & Physiology; Mammalian physiology; Neurophysiology
Research: Neurobiology of brain dopamine systems; schizophrenia; Parkinson's disease.
Emeritus faculty, postdocs, and part-time faculty
Emeritus and retired faculty
Rick Adams
Emeritus faculty
Expertise: Ecology
rick.adams@unco.edu
Warren Buss
Emeritus faculty
Expertise: Plant physiology
warren.buss@unco.edu
Catherine Gardiner
Emeritus faculty
Expertise: Reproductive toxicology
catherine.gardiner@unco.edu
Margaret Heimbrook
Emeritus faculty
Expertise: Microbiology
margaret.heimbrook@unco.edu
Kathleen Jones
Emeritus faculty
Expertise: Anatomy & physiology
kathleen.jones@unco.edu
Charles Olmstead
Emeritus faculty
Expertise: Environmental studies
charles.olmsted@unco.edu
Robert Reinsvold
Emeritus faculty
Expertise: Mycology
robert.reinsvold@unco.edu
Gerald Saunders
Emeritus faculty
Expertise: Biological education
gerald.saunders@unco.edu
Postdocs and part-time faculty
Ryan Dunk
Postdoc
Expertise: Biology Education
Ryan.Dunk@unco.edu
Ann Hawkinson
Part-time faculty
Expertise: Microbiology
Ann.Hawkinson@unco.edu
Ed Butler
Part-time faculty
Expertise: Genetics
george.butler@unco.edu