Biology Graduate Faculty members teach graduate-level courses, guide thesis research, and serve on graduate examination committees. The MTSU Biology faculty have achieved national and international recognition based on their success in obtaining research funding (currently $20,000,000) and publishing peer-reviewed research articles and books (over 225 in the past five years).
The Biology Graduate Faculty, their institution of terminal degree, and their research and/or teaching specialties include:
Elliott Altman PhD - California Institute of Technology
Metabolic engineering and peptide therapeutics
Frank C. Bailey PhD - Clemson University
Aquatic toxicology
George W. Benz PhD - University of British Columbia
Marine biology; Aquatic ecology
Sarah Bergemann PhD - University of Wyoming
Botany (mycology); Plant genetics
Kurt Blum PhD - Florida State University
Angiosperm taxonomy and ecology
Andrew Brower PhD - Cornell University
Entomology; molecular systematics
A. Bruce Cahoon PhD - University of Virginia
Chloroplast biology; Maize genetics; Plant biotechnology
Vincent A. Cobb PhD - Idaho State University
Behavioral/physiological ecology; Thermal biology; Human anatomy/physiology
John D. DuBois PhD - Miami University of Ohio
Plant physiology; Biological literature
Matthew Elrod-Erickson PhD - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Developmental biology; Cell biology; Genetics
M. Gore Ervin PhD - Mississippi State University
Animal physiology; Embryology; Histology; Developmental/Perinatal biology
Anthony L. Farone PhD - Miami University of Ohio
Immunology; Microbiology
Mary B. Farone PhD - Miami University of Ohio
Clinical Microbiology; Biotechnology
Herlihy, Christopher PhD - Queen's University
Botany; Plant mating system evolution; Cedar glade ecology
R. Stephen Howard PhD - Indiana University
Evolutionary ecology; Population biology
Amy E. Jetton PhD - Northwestern University
Reproductive endocrinology; Animal physiology
Sandra Johnson PhD - University of South Carolina
Plant ecology; Plant-animal interactions
Matthew Klukowski PhD - Indiana University
Animal physiology; Endocrinology; Vertebrate anatomy
Jeffrey D. Leblond PhD - University of Tennessee
Environmental microbiology; Phycology
Brian T. Miller PhD - Washington State University
Vertebrate morphology and natural history; Herpetology
Dennis M. Mullen PhD - Michigan State University
Stream ecology; Ichthyology
George G. Murphy PhD - Mississippi State University
Vertebrate ecology; Herpetology
Anthony L. Newsome PhD - University of Memphis
Microbiology; Parasitology
Ryan Otter PhD - Clemson University
Environmental Toxicology; Ecology
Wayne C. Rosing PhD - University of Texas-Austin
Mycology; Botany; Microbiology
Michael Rutledge EdD - Ball State University
General biology; Evolution
Kim C. Sadler EdD - Tennessee State University
Biology education; Environmental education
Rebecca Seipelt PhD - University of Kentucky
Genetics; Microbiology; Bioethics
Cindi Smith-Walters PhD - Oklahoma State University
Environmental education; Environmental science
William C. Stewart PhD - East Carolina University
Animal physiology; Neurobiology
Jeffrey Walck PhD - University of Kentucky
Plant Ecology; Rare/endangered plants
Stephen M. Wright PhD - University of North Dakota
Microbiology; Virology