Faculty
Faculty
Andrei Alyokhin
Professor of Applied Entomology
alyokhin@maine.edu
207.581.2977
Applied insect ecology, evolution, insect behavior, and integrated pest management.
Seanna L. Annis
Director of SBE / Professor of Mycology
sannis@maine.edu
207.581.2551 (Director phone); 207.581.2621 (Faculty office phone)
Physiological, molecular, and field studies of fungal pathogens of blueberries; research on molds affecting food.
Lynn Atkins
Principal Lecturer, Biology
latkin71@maine.edu
207.581.3084
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Peter Avis
Assistant Professor in Ecosystem Genetics
peter.avis@maine.edu
Fungal biology, ecology, biogeography and evolution; molecular ecology, biomonitoring
Matthew Chatfield
Assistant Professor of Evolution and Eco-Health
matthew.chatfield@maine.edu
207.581.2568
Ecology, evolution, conservation, and population-level health of reptiles and amphibians.
Farahad Dastoor
Senior Lecturer, Biology, and SBE Undergraduate Coordinator
farahad.dastoor@maine.edu
207.581.2961
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Philip Fanning
Assistant Professor of Agricultural Entomology
philip.fanning@maine.edu
207-581-2989
Integrated Pest Management, Biological Control, Applied Insect Ecology.
Allison Gardner
Associate Professor of Arthropod Vector Biology
allison.gardner@maine.edu
207.581.3115
Medical entomology, vector-borne disease ecology, epidemiology.
Jacquelyn Gill
Professor of Paleoecology & Plant Ecology
jacquelyn.gill@maine.edu
207.581.2305
Paleoecology, community ecology, vegetation dynamics, extinction, climate change, biotic interactions.
Hamish Greig
Professor of Stream Ecology and Associate Director of SBE
hamish.greig@maine.edu
207.581.2648
Community ecology, environmental gradients, global change; aquatic ecology, freshwater invertebrates.
Paleoecology, community ecology, vegetation dynamics, extinction, climate change, biotic interactions.
Erin Grey
Assistant Professor of Aquatic Genetics
erin.grey@maine.edu
(207) 581-2541
Biodiversity, genetics, connectivity, invasive species, larval ecology, environmental DNA.
Clarissa Henry
Professor of Biological Sciences
clarissa.henry@maine.edu
207.581.2816
Cell and molecular biology of segmentation and muscle development in Zebrafish.
Leonard J. Kass
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
leonard.kass@maine.edu
207.581.2567
Neurophysiology of sensory and motor systems; biological rhythms; cellular neurobiology of vision; gene expression in frog oocytes.
Michael T. Kinnison
Professor of Evolutionary Applications
mkinnison@maine.edu
207.581.2575
Contemporary evolution, Eco-evolutionary dynamics, population and conservation genetics; fish biology
Amanda Klemmer
Associate Professor of Landscape Ecology
amanda.klemmer@maine.edu
207.581.4513
Food webs, aquatic/terrestrial connections, cross-ecosystem subsidies, invertebrate communities
Danielle L. Levesque
Associate Professor of Mammalogy and Mammalian Health
danielle.l.levesque@maine.edu
207.581.2511
Evolutionary physiology, thermoregulatory biology, physiological ecology, hibernation/torpor, mammals
Joyce E. Longcore
Associate Research Professor
longcore@maine.edu
207.581.4396
Diversity, systematics and phylogeny of the Chytridiomycota. Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, the chytrid pathogen of amphibians
Brian McGill
Professor of Biological Sciences, joint appointment Sustainability Solutions Initiative
brian.mcgill@maine.edu
207.581.2680
Large scale ecology and global change
Julia McGuire
Senior Lecturer and Introductory Biology Lab Supervisor
julia.mcguire@maine.edu
207.581.2520
Food systems, social ecological systems, sustainability science, higher education
Angela Mech
Assistant Professor of Forest Entomology
angela.mech@maine.edu
207-581-2984
Forest entomology, invasion ecology, insect biodiversity, forest health
José Eduardo (Dudu) Meireles
Assistant Professor of Plant Evolution and Systematics
jose.meireles@maine.edu
207.581.2529
Plant phylogenetics, population genetics, biogeography, macroevolution, and evolutionary ecology
Brian Olsen
Professor of Ornithology
brian.olsen@maine.edu
207.581.2542
Avian ecology, behavior, demography, mating systems, and life history evolution
Kate Ruskin
Senior Lecturer and Undergraduate Coordinator in Ecology and Environmental Sciences
katharine.ruskin@maine.edu
207.581.3177
Conservation, global change ecology, birds, population biology, tidal marshes
Jasmine E. Saros
Professor of Paleoecology and Biological Sciences
jasmine.saros@maine.edu
207.581.2112
Paleolimnology, phytoplankton ecology, lake ecosystem response to global change
Jared Talbot
Assistant Professor of Developmental Biology
jared.talbot@maine.edu
207.581.2835
Muscle development; cell migration; vertebrate genetics
Ek Han Tan
Associate Professor of Plant Genetics
ekhtan@maine.edu
207.581.2995
Plant genetics and genomics, genome elimination, potato breeding, chromothripsis
Zhao Xuan
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
zhao.xuan@maine.edu
207.581.2470
Cellular and molecular biology of the neuron; synapse development; invertebrate genetics
YongJiang (John) Zhang
Associate Professor of Plant Physiology
yongjiang.zhang@maine.edu
Plant stress physiology, plant hydraulics, principles regulating plant responses to environmental change, wild blueberries under climate change, ecosystem water and carbon balance, and sustainability science
Adjunct Faculty
Megan Carter
Adjunct Lecturer
megan.carter@maine.edu
207.581.2679
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Lee Hecker
Adjunct Lecturer
lee.hecker@maine.edu
207-581-2909
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Peg Killian
Adjunct Instructor and Academic Advisor
peggy.killian@maine.edu
207-581-2510
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Shawn Snyder
Adjunct Instructor
shawn.snyder@maine.edu
207-581-2867
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Cooperating Faculty
Alison Dibble
Faculty Associate
adibble2@gmail.com
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Jim Dill
Extension Associate Program Administrator
jdill@umext.maine.edu
207.581.3879
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Jianjun (Jay) Hao
Associate Professor of Plant Pathology, School of Food and Agriculture
jianjun.hao1@maine.edu
207.581.2564
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David D. Hart
Director, George J. Mitchell Center/Professor of Biological Sciences
david.hart@maine.edu
207.581.3257
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David Hiebeler
Professor of Mathematics
207.581.3924
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Keith Hutchison
Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry
keithh@maine.edu
207.581.2827
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Anne Lichtenwalner
Associate Professor of Animal and Veterinary Sciences
anne.lichtenwalner@maine.edu
207.581.2789
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Sara Lindsay
Associate Professor of Marine Sciences
slindsay@maine.edu
207.581.2739
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William H. Livingston
Associate Professor of Forest Resources
williaml@maine.edu
207.581.2990
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Paul Rawson
Associate Professor of Marine Sciences
prawson@maine.edu
207.581.4326
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Andy Rominger
Cooperating Assistant Professor, University of Hawai’i at Manoa
rominger@hawaii.edu
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Alan M. Rosenwasser
Professor Emeritus of Psychology
alan.rosenwasser@umit.maine.edu
207.581.2035
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Thomas Rounsville
Assistant Extension Professor and Applied Molecular Specialist
thomas.rounsville@maine.edu
207.581.3824
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Malcolm J. Shick
Professor Emeritus of Zoology and Oceanography
shick@maine.edu
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Robert S. Steneck
Professor Emeritus of Marine Sciences
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Kristy Townsend
Adjunct Faculty at UMaine; Associate Professor at The Ohio State, Wexner Medical Center
kristy.townsend@osumc.edu
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Rebecca J. Van Beneden
Professor Emerita of Biochemistry and Marine Sciences
rebeccav@maine.edu
207.581.4315
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Timothy Waring
Associate Professor of Applied Cultural Evolution
timothy.waring@maine.edu
207.581.3157
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Emeriti & Retired Faculty and Staff
Susan H. Brawley
Professor Emerita of Marine Sciences
brawley@maine.edu
207.581.2973
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Christopher S. Campbell
Professor Emeritus of Plant Systematics
campbell@maine.edu
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Christopher Cronan
Professor Emeritus of Biology and Ecology
cronan@maine.edu
207.581.2618
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Ron Davis
Professor Emeritus of Biology and Quaternary Studies
rondavis@maine.edu
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Ann Dieffenbacher-Krall
Associate Director and Cooperating Professor (Retired)
annd@maine.edu
Quaternary paleoecology, abrupt climate change, plant ecology, paleohydrology, chironomid ecology, inference models
Harold B. Dowse
Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences, Cooperating Professor of Mathematics and Statistics
dowse@maine.edu
207.581.2536
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Francis Drummond
Professor Emeritus of Insect Ecology and Insect Pest Management
fdrummond@maine.edu
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Kelly Edwards
Electron Microscopy Lab Manager (ret.)
edwards@maine.edu
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Eleanor Groden
Professor Emeritus of Biology, Ecology, and Climate Change; and Former Director, Climate Change Institute
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Rebecca Holberton
Professor Emerita of Avian Biology
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George Jacobson
Professor Emeritus of Biology, Ecology, and Climate Change; and Former Director, Climate Change Institute
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Jody Jellison
Professor Emerita of Molecular Plant Pathology, Cooperating Professor of Forest Biology, Cooperating Professor of Microbiology
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Molly MacLean
Lecturer in Biology (ret.)
molly.maclean@maine.edu
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John Ringo
Professor Emeritus of Biology
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Christa Schwintzer
Professor Emerita of Botany
christas@maine.edu
207.581.3115
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Constance S. Stubbs
Research Assistant Professor Emerita
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Stellos Tavantzis
Professor of Plant Pathology and Cooperating Professor of Biochemistry and Microbiology
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John Tjepkema
Professor Emeritus of Plant Physiology
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Kevin Tracewski
Instructor Emeritus in Biological Sciences
kevint@maine.edu
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Mary S. Tyler
Professor Emerita of Zoology
mtyler@maine.edu
207.581.2559
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Seth Tyler
Professor Emeritus of Zoology
styler@maine.edu
207.581.2549
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