Faculty

All OEB faculty are listed below. To help applicants to our graduate program locate a faculty sponsor, the faculty list can be filtered by four broad research areas.

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Name Research Interests
Adler, Lynn
Assistant Professor
Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences
Plant-Animal interactions
Alpert, Peter
Associate Professor
Biology
Physiological ecology of plants
Averill, Anne
Associate Professor
Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences
Insect-plant interactions
Baskin, Tobias
Associate Professor
Biology
Growth and morphogenesis of plants
Bernatzky, Robert
Associate Professor
Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences
Molecular genetic markers/Self-incompatibility
Bittman, Eric L.
Professor
Biology
Neural basis of circadian rhythms and photoperiodism
Blanchard, Jeffrey
Assistant Professor
Microbiology
Influence of environmental changes on the evolution of molecular processes, Evolution of microbial cellular and community networks
Blaustein, Jeffrey D.
Professor
Psychology
Mammalian neuroendocrinology and behavioral endocrinology
Braun, Barry
Associate Professor
Kinesiology
Metabolic regulation in humans
Bubier, Jill
Associate Professor
Environmental Science
Carbon cycling in northern wetlands
Buonaccorsi, John
Professor
Mathematics and Statistics
Statistical theory, methods and applcations, Quantitative ecology
Byers, Bruce
Associate Professor
Biology
Acoustic communication in birds
Caicedo, Ana L.
Assistant Professor
Biology
Plant molecular evolution and evolutionary genomics
Caldwell, Graham
Associate Professor
Kinesiology
Muscle mechanics and modeling in human motor performance
Castro-Santos, Ted
Adjunct Assistant Pr
Biology
Swimming performance and passage at barriers
Clotfelter, Ethan D.
Assistant Professor
Biology, Amherst College
Reproductive behavior of birds and fishes
Cooley, Daniel R.
Associate Professor
Plant, Soil & Insect Sciences
Ecology and management of tree fruit pathogens
Coombs, Margery C.
Professor
Biology
Vertebrate paleontology
Cox Fernandes, Cristina
Adjunct Research Assistant Professor
Biology
Community ecology, sexual dimorphism, morphology and taxonomy of electric fish
DeStefano, Stephen
Research Professor
Natural Resources Conservation
Population ecology, habitat relationships, suburban-wildlife, human-wildlife interactions
DeVries, Geert J.
Professor
Psychology
Mechanisms and functional significance of sexual differentiation of the brain
Dorit, Robert L.
Associate Professor
Biological Sciences, Smith College
Molecular evolution; comparative & statistical approaches to molecular & genome evolution
Downes, Gerald B.
Assistant Professor
Biology
Development and function of spinal cord networks
Dumont, Betsy
Associate Professor
Biology
Mammalian morphology and evolution
Elkinton, Joseph S.
Professor
Plant, Soil & Insect Sciences
Population dynamics of gypsy moths; forest entomology
Ellison, Aaron
Senior Research Fellow
Harvard Forest
Community ecology
Finn, John
Professor
Natural Resources Conservation
Mathematical modeling of populations and ecosystems
Fownes, James H.
Research Professor
Natural Resources Conservation
Forest ecology and conservation
Fuller, Todd K.
Professor
Natural Resources Conservation
Mammalian population ecology and natural history
Gill, Cynthia
Assistant Professor
Natural Sciences, Hampshire College
Neuroendocrinology of the developing brain
Gillis, Gary B.
Assistant Professor
Biology, Mount Holyoke College
Biomechanics and neuromuscular control of vertebrate locomotion
Godfrey, Laurie R.
Professor
Anthropology
Primatology, paleontology and evolutionary theory
Goodwin, Steven
Dean, Natural Resources and the Environment
Microbiology
Microbial ecology and biodegradation of natural and synthetic polymers
Griffin, Curtice R.
Professor
Natural Resources Conservation
Wildlife ecology and conservation
Hagadorn, James
Assistant Professor
Geology, Amherst College
Marine paleocommunities including microbial and metazoan life
Haro, Alex
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Natural Resources Conservation
Fish behavior and migration; fish passage
Harrington, Robin
Assistant Professor
Natural Resources Conservation
Forest ecology: canopy processes and regeneration
Hood, Michael E.
Assistant Professor
Biology, Amherst College
Evolutionary forces that shape systems of inheritance and disease transmission
Hoopes, Martha
Assistant Professor
Biology, Mount Holyoke College
Conservation biology, invasion dynamics, spatial modeling
Houlihan, Peter
Lecturer
Biology
Vertebrate behavioral ecology and conservation biology
Irschick, Duncan
Assistant Professor
Biology
Functional morphology, evolution and behavioral ecology
Jakob, Elizabeth
Professor
Psychology
Behavioral ecology of spiders, especially social behavior and learning
Jensen, Abigail
Assistant Professor
Biology
Genetic control of retina development and disease in zebrafish
Johnson, Norman
Adjunct Research Assistant Professor
Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences
Evolutionary genetics
Juanes, Francis
Professor
Natural Resources Conservation
Marine fisheries ecology and behavior
Karlstrom, Rolf
Associate Professor
Biology
Developmental neurobiology; axon guidance and forebrain patterning
Katz, Laura
Associate Professor
Biological Sciences, Smith College
Tree of Life; genome evolution in microbial eukaryotes
Kelty, Matthew
Professor
Natural Resources Conservation
Forest ecology and management
Kent-Braun, Jane
Professor
Kinesiology
Muscle physiology
King, David
Adjunct Research Assistant Professor
Natural Resources Conservation
Forest wildlife management
Kunkel, Joseph
Professor
Biology
Developmental physiology
Leckie, Mark
Professor
Geosciences
Foraminiferal paleoecology and evolutionary history; paleoceanography
Letcher, Benjamin
Adjunct Associate Professor
Natural Resources Conservation
Population ecology of anadromous fish
Marcotrigiano, Michael
Botanic Garden Director
Biological Sciences, Smith College
Plant development
Margulis, Lynn
Distinguished Professor
Geosciences
Microbial evolution and organelle heredity
Mather, Martha
Research Associate Prefessor
Natural Resources Conservation
Fisheries ecology
McCormick, Stephen D.
Adjunct Associate Professor
Biology
Physiology and endocrinology of migratory fishes
McGarigal, Kevin
Associate Professor
Natural Resources Conservation
Wildlife/landscape ecology and ecosystem management
Melvin, Scott
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Natural Resources Conservation
Endangered species and wetlands wildlife
Miller, Jill
Assistant Professor
Biology
Ecology and evolution of plant sexual systems
Nüsslein, Klaus
Associate Professor
Microbiology
Microbial ecology of terrestrial and aquatic environments
Nislow, Keith
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Natural Resources Conservation
Ecology and conservation biology of stream fishes and invertebrates
Normark, Benjamin
Associate Professor
Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences
Evolution of alternative genetic systems in insects
Novak, Melinda
Professor
Psychology
Behavior of microtines and primates
Partan, Sarah R.
Assistant Professor
Cognitive Science, Hampshire College
Visual and acoustic communication in mammals
Podos, Jeffrey
Associate Professor
Biology
Mechanisms and evolution of vertebrate behavior, bioacoustics
Porter, Adam H.
Associate Professor
Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences
Conservation ecology of lepidoptera; evolution of development, biostatistics and bioinformatics
Rich, Stephen
Assistant Professor
Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences
Medical zoology and evolutionary genetics
Richmond, Alan
Lecturer/Curator
Biology
Phylogeography of New England amphibians and reptiles
Riley, Margaret (Peg)
Professor
Biology
Microbial molecular evolution and ecology
Searcy, Karen
Lecturer/curator of herbarium
Biology
Reproductive ecology of plants
Searcy, Dennis
Professor
Biology
Cellular evolution and physiology
Sievert, Paul R.
Research Associate Professor
Natural Resources Conservation
Conservation biology, physiological ecology and biostatistics
Smith, L. David
Associate Professor
Biological Sciences, Smith College
Ecology and evolution of marine predator-prey interactions
Stoffolano, John G.
Professor
Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences
Insect behavior; Reproductive physiology and behavior of blowflies
Temeles, Ethan J.
Associate Professor
Biology, Smith College
Hummingbird-flower coevolution; Sexual dimorphism
Tilley, Stephen G.
Professor
Biological Sciences, Smith College
Genetic differentiation and speciation in salamanders
Van Driesche, Roy G.
Research Associate Professor
Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences
Population dynamics and biological control of insects
Wade, George
Professor
Psychology
Reproductive neuroendocrinology and nutrition-reproductive interactions
Walker, James W.
Professor
Biology
Systematics and evolution of plants
Walker, Elsbeth
Associate Professor
Biology
Epigenetic mechanisms in plants
Warren, Paige S.
Assistant Professor
Natural Resources Conservation
Animal communication, urban ecology, human-environment interactions
Wyse, Gordon
Professor
Biology
Neurotransmitters, neuromodulators, and behavior in simpler nervous systems
Zoeller, R. Thomas
Professor
Biology
Environmental endocrine disrupters