Faculty in the Department of Biology are active in research and conduct studies in diverse subdisciplines within biology, including cell biology, ecology and evolutionary biology, genomics, molecular biology, neuroscience, pedagogical studies, and physiology.
To carry out the department's mission, our faculty consists of those whose primary responsibilities are teaching and service (teaching faculty) and those whose responsibilities include conducting research and mentoring graduate students, in addition to teaching and service (research faculty).
Departmental Faculty Leadership
Laurie Shornick, Ph.D.
Department Chair
Gerardo Camilo, Ph.D.
Associate Chair
Jonathan Fisher, Ph.D.
Graduate Affairs Committee Chair
Lindzy Dodson, Ph.D.
Undergraduate Curriculum Coordinator
Julie Thole, Ph.D.
Undergraduate Research Coordinator
Teaching Faculty
- Betsy Angeli, M.S.
- Alaina Baker-Nigh, Ph.D.
- Stephen Blake, Ph.D.
- Lindzy Dodson, Ph.D.
- Benjamin England, Ed.D.
- Eva Gonzales, Ph.D.
- Ashley Milam, Ph.D.
- Laurie Russell, Ph.D.
- Julie Thole, Ph.D.
- Alice Tipton, Ph.D.
Research Faculty
- Jan Barber, Ph.D. (Retired)
- Peter Bernhardt, Ph.D. (Retired)
- Elena Bray Speth, Ph.D.
- Gerardo Camilo, Ph.D.
- Brian Downes, Ph.D.
- Jonathan Fisher, Ph.D.
- Kasey Fowler-Finn, Ph.D.
- Blythe Janowiak, Ph.D.
- John Kennell, Ph.D.
- Jason Knouft, Ph.D.
- Zhenguo Lin, Ph.D.
- Richard Mayden, Ph.D.
- Allison Miller, Ph.D.
- Judith Ogilvie, Ph.D.
- Sofia Origanti, Ph.D.
- Laurie Shornick, Ph.D.
- Susan Spencer, Ph.D.
- Thomas Valone, Ph.D.
- Yuqi Wang, Ph.D.
- Daniel Warren, Ph.D.
- Robert Wood, Ph.D.
- Wenyan Xiao, Ph.D.
- Fenglian Xu, Ph.D.
- Dapeng Zhang, Ph.D.
Emeritus Faculty
- Robert D. Aldridge, Ph.D.
- Joe Leverich, Ph.D.
- John Severson, Ph.D.
- William S. Stark, Ph.D.
Affiliated Faculty
- Cheryl Asa, Ph.D., St. Louis Zoo; reproductive biology, ecology and conservation of reptiles
- Kristine Callis-Duehl, Ph.D., Donald Danforth Plant Center
- Thomas Croat, Ph.D., Missouri Botanical Garden; systematics of the Araceae
- Anthony Dell, Ph.D., National Great Rivers Research and Education Center, Dell Ecology Lab
- Peter Goldblatt, Ph.D., Missouri Botanical Garden; systematics, karyology and breeding systems of African Iridaceae
- Charles Hoessle, Ph.D., St. Louis Zoo Director Emeritus; animal conservation, zoo biology and education
- Peter Hoch, Ph.D., Missouri Botanical Garden; systematics and evolution of North American species of Onagraceae
- Kevin Kayset, Ph.D., Sigma-Aldrich; microbiology, enzyme thermostability, thermophilic expression systems
- Peter Kevan, Ph.D.; pollination biology
- Peter Raven, Ph.D., Director, Missouri Botanical Garden; biogeography of seed plants; coevolution of plants and animals; plant systematics
Faculty Resources
Employee/Employment Forms
- Biology paper time sheet
- Undergraduate teaching assistant application
- Biology student worker hiring request form