Faculty and Staff

As a student, you will have the opportunity to mentor with a number of outstanding faculty members. Each of these nationally recognized and award winning professors have years of educational and research experience and are dedicated and committed educators.

Faculty Non-tenure Faculty Office Staff Affiliated Faculty

Faculty

Aaron Lynne

Dr. Aaron Lynne
Biological Sciences Chair, Forensic Microbiology

aaronlynne@shsu.edu

MARDELLE ATKINS, Ph.D.

Dr. Mardelle Atkins
Cellular Biology and Genetics

mra043@shsu.edu

Sibyl Bucheli, Ph.D.

Dr. Sibyl Bucheli
Forensic Entomology

bucheli@shsu.edu

Madhusudan Choudhary

Dr. Madhusudan Choudhary
Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics

mxc017@shsu.edu

Jerry Cook

Dr. Jerry Cook
Entomology

bio_jlc@shsu.edu

Tamara Cook

Dr. Tami Cook
Parasitology and Invertebrate Zoology

Juan Daza

Dr. Juan Daza
Reptile Systematics

Jim Harper

Dr. Jim Harper
Physiology

jmharper@shsu.edu

Sharmin Hasan

Dr. Sharmin Hasan
Cellular and Molecular Biology

sxh130@shsu.edu

Joan Hudson

Dr. Joan Hudson
Plant Physiology

jhudson@shsu.edu

Anand Karki

Dr. Anand Karki
Microbiology and Foodborne Pathogens

abk0194@shsu.edu

Steven Koether

Dr. Steven Koether
Science Education

stevenkoether@shsu.edu

Patrick Lewis

Dr. Patrick Lewis
Paleobiology

pjlewis@shsu.edu

William Lutterschmidt

Dr. William Lutterschmidt
Physiological Ecology

lutterschmidt@shsu.edu

Diane Neudorf

Dr. Diane Neudorf
Ornithology and Animal Behavior

neudorf@shsu.edu

John Pascarella

Dr. John Pascarella
Plant Ecology

jbp014@shsu.edu

Todd Primm

Dr. Todd Primm
Microbiology and Microbiomes

tprimm@shsu.edu

Chris Randle

Dr. Chris Randle
Molecular Biology and Botany

randle@shsu.edu

Monte Thies

Dr. Monte Thies
Mammalogy and Environmental Toxicology

woodrat@shsu.edu

Justin Williams

Dr. Justin Williams
Botany and Electron Microscopy

bio_jkw@shsu.edu

Jeffrey Wozniak

Dr. Jeffrey Wozniak
Ecosystems

jrw034@shsu.edu

Non-tenure Track Faculty and Staff

Mr. Jesse Frakey
PERL Manager

jtf041@shsu.edu

William Goodwin

Dr. William Godwin
Museum Curator

wbg004@shsu.edu

Danielle Goodspeed

Dr. Danielle Goodspeed
Cell Biology

dmg048@shsu.edu

Jordan Clark

Dr. Jordan Clark
A&P Lab Coordinator, Nursing Microbiology

jmc124@shsu.edu

Jill Dewey

Dr. Jill Dewey
Molecular Biology

jsd043@shsu.edu

Olga Minich

Ms. Olga Minich
Anatomy and Physiology Lecturer

vxm050@shsu.edu

Sarah Couch

Mrs. Sarah Couch
Foundations of Science

stdtslk@shsu.edu

Lori Rose

Mrs. Lori Rose
Introductory Courses

bio_lah@shsu.edu

Mr. Cesar Cantu
Forensic Biology

cec074@shsu.edu

Daniel Doucet

Mr. Daniel Doucet
Microscopy and Imaging

doucet@shsu.edu

Mr. Charlie Suarez
Lab Manager

cxs053@shsu.edu

Office Staff

Meredith Bassford

Ms. Meredith Bassford
Assistant to the Chair

mab082@shsu.edu

Zoe Morris

Ms. Zoe Morris
Administrative Assistant

zbm003@shsu.edu

Affiliated Faculty

Amber Ulseth

Dr. Anne Gaillard
Cellular and Molecular Biology

bio_arg@shsu.edu

Justin Williams

Dr. Chad Hargrave
Ichthyology

bio_jkw@shsu.edu