• Biology

    Faculty and Staff

  • Faculty

    dearolf
    Jennifer Dearolf, 2002- Chair, Health Sciences ProgramProfessor of Biology B.A., St. Mary's College of Maryland, 1996
    M.S., University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 1998
    Ph.D., Cornell University, 2002
    Duina, Andrea
    Andrea A. Duina, 2004- Professor of Biology B.S., University of Illinois-Champaign, 1992
    Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1998
    Postdoc, Harvard Medical School, 1998-2004
    J.D. Gantz, Ph.D.
    J.D. Gantz, 2018- Chair, Health Sciences ProgramAssociate Professor of Biology B.S., Mount Union College, 2010
    M.S., Miami University, 2014
    Ph.D., Miami University, 2018
    Laura MacDonald 2021-667x1000
    Laura MacDonald, 2015- Director of Faculty DevelopmentCharles S. and Lucile Esmon Shivley Odyssey Associate Professor of Biology B.A., Hendrix College, 2009
    Ph.D., University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 2014
    Maureen McClung 2024.01web
    Maureen McClung, 2011- Judy and Randy Wilbourn Odyssey Professor of Biology B.A., Hendrix College, 2001
    PgDipSci, University of Otago, New Zealand, 2002
    M.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2006
    Ph.D., University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, 2013
    Murray, Rick
    Richard C. Murray, 2003- Chair, Department of BiologyCharles Prentiss Hough Odyssey Professor of Biology B.Sc., University of Western Ontario, 1990
    Ph.D., University of Western Ontario, 1997
    Reid, Matthew
    Matthew Reid, 2023- Assistant Professor of Biology B.A., Hendrix College, 2009
    M.S., University of Louisiana, 2013
    Ph.D., University of Louisville, 2018
    Schurko, Andrew
    Andrew M. Schurko, 2011- Morris and Ann Henry Odyssey Professor of Biology B.Sc., University of Manitoba, 1997
    Ph.D., University of Manitoba, 2003
    Posdoctoral Researcher, University of Iowa
    Posdoctoral Researcher, Emory University
    Tennakoon, Shamindri
    Shamindri Tennakoon Assistant Professor of Biology B.S., University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 2014
    Ph.D., University of Florida, 2022
    Thomas, Candice
    Candice Thomas, 2023- Assistant Professor of Biology B.S., Pennsylvania State University, 2000
    Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2010

  • Staff

    Aeden Custer
    Aeden Custer Biology Laboratory ManagerAdjunct Teaching Staff in Biology B.S., Hendrix College, 2009
    M.S., University of Central Arkansas, 2015
    Nora Simmons, 2017- Academic Affairs Administrative AssistantAcademic Technology Specialist B.A., University of Arkansas at Little Rock

  • Faculty Emeriti

    Haggard, Bruce
    Bruce Haggard, 1972- Virginia A. McCormick Pittman Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biology Ph.D., Indiana University, 1973
    Hardin, Joyce
    Joyce Hardin, 2021- Adjunct Teaching Staff and Professor Emerita B.S. , College of Charleston, 1975
    M.S. , University of Arkansas, 1979
    Ph. D. , University of Arkansas, 1981
    Lombardi, Joe
    Joseph R. Lombardi, 1980- Professor Emeritus of Biology Ph.D., North Carolina State University, 1976
    Sutherland, Mark
    Mark Sutherland, 1990- Adjunct Teaching Staff and Professor Emeritus BS, Kansas State University, 1975
    MS, Old Dominion, 1984
    Ph.D., University of Kansas, 1980