Biology Faculty Richard G. Ballard, Ph.D., Professor Research Interests Cactus ecology Oenology and Viticulture Instructional Areas Structure and function of higher plants Biology of fun Bruce A. Bauerle, D.A., Professor Research Interests Vertebrate Zoology Marine Ecology Instructional Areas General Biology Ecology Margot C. Becktell Ph.D.,, Lecturer and Liason, Palisade Insectory Research Interests Plant Pathology Biological Control Greenhouse Management Instructional Areas General Biology Plant Biology Mycology Plant Physiology Phyllis Chowdry, D.A., Professor Research Interests Physiology Instructional Areas General Biology Anatomy and Physiology Dr. Kristy Duran, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Research Interests  Parasitic Plants  Plant Population Genetics  Parasite/Host Physiology Instructional Areas General Organismal Biology Principles of Plant Biology Plant Physiology Forbes Davidson, Ph.D. , Professor Research Interests Aquaporins and their role in embryonic development Instructional Areas Endocrinology Physiology General Biology Senior Thesis Cancer Biology Rick Dujay, Ph.D. , Lecturer and Director, Center for Microscopy Research Interests Spontaneous mutations arising in inbreed strains of mice Morphology and composition of Pyrotechnic smoke residues Population Genetics of Upland Game Birds Population structures of Western Slope Mammals Instructional Areas Electron Microscopy Histology Mammalogy Population Biology Walter A. Kelley, Ph.D. , Emeritis Professor Research Interests Piper taxonomy and morphology Instructional Areas Attributes of Living Systems Principles of Plant Biology Plant systematics Stephanie Matlock-Cooley, M.S., Lecturer Research Interests Mammalian Ecology Instructional Areas General Biology Wildlife Management Gary McCallister, D.A. , Professor Research Interests Vector Biology - mosquitoes and blackflies Entomopathogenic Nematodes Artificial Life and Robotics Science Education Instructional Areas Parasitology Microbiology Epidemiology Technobiology Anatomy and Physiology Methods of Teaching Science Denise McKenney, Ph.D. , Professor and Department Head Research Interests Microbial Ecology Wine Microbiology Instructional Areas Microbiology Genetics Dr. Kyle McQuade, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Research Interests Intracellular Signaling Mechanisms Protein Localization Cell Motility Instructional Areas Attributes of Living Systems Cellular Biology Forensic Molecular Biology Senior Thesis Methods of Teaching Secondary Science Carrie McVean Waring, D.V.M. , Professor Instructional Areas Anatomy and Physiology General Biology Aparna D.-Nageswaran Palmer, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Director, Honors Program Research Interests Molecular Systematics Polychaete Systematics and Evolution Piper Systematics and Evolution Instructional Areas Principles of Animal Biology Invertebrate Zoology Natural History of the Pacific Northwest Coast Marine Biology Evolution Attributes of Living Systems Thesis Thomas Walla, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Director, WCCTR Research Interests Tropical Ecosystems Instructional Areas Plant-Animal Interactions Tropical Ecosystems Advanced Ecological Methods Insect Biology General Human Biology Tropical Field Biology Steven D. Werman, Ph.D., Professor Research Interests Herpetology Molecular Systematics Comparative Anatomy Evolution Biogeography Neotropical Pitvipers Instructional Areas Genetics Herpetology Developmental Biology Evolution Adjunct Faculty Teresa Coons, Ph.D., Saccomanno Research Institute Wendy Filener, M.D., St. Mary's Hospital Tim Flynn, Ph.D. Joe Hall, Ph.D. Eric Rechel, Ph.D.

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