Department of Biology Faculty and Staff List

Adair, Marta J.

Biological Sciences Education. A-242 CLFB, 422-8336, marta_adair@byu.edu

Belk, Mark C.

Terrestrial and aquatic ecology; ecology of fishes; life-history responses to biotic and abiotic perturbation; predation and competition in size-structured populations; adaptation of organisms to local environments in terms of habitat use, coloration and acoustic signals. 175 WIDB, 422-4154, mark_belk@byu.edu

Braithwaite, Lee F.

Sublittoral marine community balance of predator-prey relationships, marine organismal feeding strategies, cladistics of invertebrates, recruitment within marine communities. 189 WIDB, 422-2462, lee_braithwaite@byu.edu

Cates, Rex G.

Physiological and chemical ecology, biological science education, medicinal plants, plant-herbivore interactions. 425 WIDB, 422-4281, rex_cates@byu.edu

Crandall, Keith A.

Population genetics, bioinformatics, molecular evolution, computational biology, conservation biology, systematic (especially crustaceans), Department Chair. 675 WIDB, 422-3495, keith_crandall@byu.edu, Crandall Lab Website, Crayfish Homepage

Furniss, H. Blaine

Paleobotany, plant anatomy and morphology. 491 WIDB, 422-2197, blaine_furniss@byu.edu

Gardner, John S.

Electron microscopy. A-123 CLFB, 422-2202, john_gardner@byu.edu, Central Utah Science Fair Website

Hanegan, Nikki L.

Research in science education with an emphasis on effective teaching practices, student achievement and engaging secondary students in emerging biological science research; marine phycology. 699 WIDB, 422-3090, nikkihanegan@byu.edu

Hatch, Kent A.

Physiological ecology, conservation biology, stable isotope technology, population biology, phenotypic plasticity, animal behavior. 151 WIDB, 422-9210, kent_hatch@byu.edu

Jeffery, Duane E.

Evolution, history/philosophy of biology, science education. 589 WIDB, 422-2155, duane_jeffery@byu.edu

Johnson, Jerald B.

Evolutionary ecology: ecological speciation; life history evolution; evolution of mating and reproductive strategies; behavioral ecology; biological statistics; phylogeography; natural history and molecular systematic of desert fishes and tropical freshwater fishes. 153 WIDB, 422-4502, jerry.johnson@byu.edu, Jerry Johnson Lab, Patagonia Project

Johnson, Leigh A.

Phylogenetic systematics of plants; molecular and morphological approaches to plant species delimitation; conservation biology; phylogeography; Herbarium Curator. 683 WIDB, 422-5241, leigh_johnson@byu.edu, Johnson Lab

Nelson, C. Riley

Natural history, entomology, ecology, systematic biology; development of field guides and the popularization of scientific thought and its uses. 123-A WIDB, 422-1345, rileynelson@byu.edu

Peck, Steven L.

Spatial processes in ecology and population biology from both applied and theoretical perspectives, specifically in understanding how spatial dynamics influence the spread of insecticide resistance; the effect of gene flow of evolution and speciation; philosophy and history of biology. 155 WIDB, 422-4145, steven_peck@byu.edu

Rader, Russell B.

Freshwater ecology and evolutionary , processes that determine stream and wetland community structure, ecology and evolution of biological invasions, spatial and temporal variation in stream drift, trout-invertebrate interactions, wetland bioassessment. 173 WIDB, 422-9159, russell_rader@byu.edu

Roeder, Beverly L.

Anatomy, physiology, medicine and surgery, animal health, prevention and diagnosis of metabolic disorders, stable isotope investigations, the physiologic and nutritional ecology of bears. 386 WIDB, 422-6873, beverly_roeder@byu.edu

Rogers, Duke S.

Phylogenetic systematic and evolution of mammals, conservation biology, phylogeography, biodiversity. 647-A WIDB, 422-5898, duke_rogers@byu.edu

Shiozawa, Dennis K.

Aquatic and fishery ecology; predation induced shifts in lentic energetic; the macro and meiobenthos of streams; biogeography/phylogeography of western fishes and aquatic invertebrates. 147-A WIDB, 422-4972, dennis_shiozawa@byu.edu

Sites, Jack W.

Herpetology, mechanisms of speciation, hybrid zone dynamics, origins of parthenogenetic reproduction, phylogenetic systematics, conservation genetics, biodiversity. 695 WIDB, 422-2279, jack_sites@byu.edu

St. Clair, Larry L.

Lichen ecology and systematics, Director of the Bean Museum. 290 MLBM, 422-6211, larry_stclair@byu.edu

Whiting, Michael F.

Phylogeny of insects based on molecular and morphological evidence with emphasis on reconstructing the insect tree of life, computational phylogenomics, molecular evolution of insect vision, deciphering early patterns of insect diversification. 693 WIDB, 422-5651, michael_whiting@byu.edu, http://whitinglab.byu.edu

Wilcox, Edward R.

Human genetic disease, DNA sequencing, microarrays. 690-A WIDB, 422-3647, edward_wilcox@byu.edu, DNA Sequencing Center