Research
Faculty Research
Lauren Brooks
Assistant Professor
Research Areas
Applied Microbiology,
Microbial Ecology
and Genomics,
Environmental Science
Kristin de Nesnera
Assistant Professor
Research Areas
Biology Education
Eric Domyan
Assistant Professor
Research Areas
Genetics,
Evolution,
Vertebrate pigmentation
Paul Dunn
Assistant Professor
Research Areas
Ecology,
Marine Biology,
Invertebrate Zoology
Life Histories
Parasites
Ashley Egan
Assistant Professor
Research Areas
Evolutionary genetics
and genomics of plants,
Legume research,
Phylogenetics and
bioinformatics
Daniel Fairbanks
Professor
Research Areas
Genetics,
Evolution,
History of Science,
Art and Science
Summer Karafiath
Assistant Professor
Research Areas
Chemotherapy induced
neuropathy,
Guillain-Barre syndrome,
Anatomy teaching
methodologies,
Olga Kopp
Professor
Research Areas
Microbial biofilms,
antimicrobial activity,
endophytes,
plant tissue culture,
endangered species
Ruhul Kuddus
Professor
Research Areas
Cancer epidemiology,
bacterial multidrug
resistance,
techniques of content
delivery in
higher education
Alma Laney
Assistant Professor
Research Areas
Discovery and
characteristic of new
non-mammalian viruses,
Interactions of
Plant Viruses, Hosts,
Arthropod Vectors
Heath Ogden
Associate Professor
Research Areas
Evolution,
Entomology,
Mayfly Phylogenetics,
Pedagogy,
Bioinformatics
Josh Premo
Assistant Professor
Research Areas
Science Education,
Discourse Analysis,
Science Misconceptions,
Social Psychology of Education,
Erin Riggs
Research Areas
Phytogeographic floristic
investigation of Bear’s Ears,
Herbarium museum
conservation,
Michael Rotter
Assistant Professor
Research Areas
Plant-animal Interactions,
Non-native Species,
Evolutionary Ecology
Janice Sugiyama
Director-Biotech NPCRO
Research Areas
InnovaBio Contracted
Biotechnology Projects
Sebastien Tauzin
Assistant Professor
Research Areas
Cell Biology,
Inflammation,
Cancer,
Cell Migration
Danielle Taylor
Assistant Professor
Research Areas
Neurophysiology
Pharmacology
Cancer
Learning and Memory
Devin Taylor
Assistant Professor
Research Areas
Neurophysiology
Drug Addiction
Heather Wilson-Ashworth
Professor
Research Areas
Science Education,
Student Success
and Retention,
Active Learning
Brittney Wyatt
Assistant Professor
Research Areas
Biology Education,
Inclusive Pedagogy,
Science identity
and undergraduate
research experiences,
Mentoring
Geoff Zahn
Assistant Professor
Research Areas
Mycology,
Microbial ecology,
Symbioses,
Biogeochemistry,
Bioinformatics
Mentored Research
Get Started!
- Start early in your degree - maybe in your sophomore or junior year (many faculty will not bring on seniors into their research labs).
- Carefully study the faculty research members and their research areas. Click on the different links to explore the different professors and their research interests.
- Choose a few faculty members whose research seems most appealing to you.
- Be proactive in investing time in studying the faculty’s research, journal articles, etc., and be prepared to ask questions and comment on his/her research.
- Contact the faculty member via email for more information about opportunities in thier lab and schedule a time to meet them. If they don't respond to an email/phone call, drop by their office!
- Many times, you will begin as a volunteer until you have gained enough experience to merit credit/pay.
- Once you have sufficient experience, you will be eligible for research credit (494R), for every 1 credit you wish to earn please plan on spending at least 3 hours per week. You also can work towards funding for research projects (for example: URSCA, TEELS, etc. and SAC)
