Faculty 

            Background and Research Interests

• Don C. Dailey (1991), Ph.D., Indiana University. Professor and Chairman of Biology. Research interests: molecular basis of microbial pathogenesis. Current research: detection and identification of fecal bacteria from environmental sources; characterization of antibiotic resistance in Enterococcus.
  DaileyD@apsu.edu
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• Andrew N. Barrass (2003), Ph.D., Vanderbilt University. Associate Professor, Coordinator of Graduate Program. Research interests: bioacoustics and wetland restoration. Current research:  bat conservation at Dunbar Cave State Recreation Area; Pleasant Grove Creek restoration and survey of fishes , KY 303d watershed.
  BarrassA@apsu.edu
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• Carol J. Baskauf (1993), Ph.D., Vanderbilt University. Professor. Research interests: plant ecology, population genetics. Current research: soil characteristics needed for growth of Xyris tennesseensis; population genetics of Arabis perstellata.
  BaskaufC@apsu.edu
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• Chad S. Brooks (2005), Ph.D., University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. Associate Professor. Research interests: molecular basis of microbial pathogenesis. Current research: Borrelia burgdorferi in middle TN; melittin as a drug therapy for Lyme Disease; Large Mouth Bass Virus in Middle TN; Phylogenetic Analysis of Specific Genes in Borrelia burgdorferi isolates Collected from Middle TN.
  BrooksC@apsu.edu
   
• Willodean D. Burton (1991), Ph.D., University of Tennessee. Professor. SAMA Director. Research interests: ecology and aquatic toxicology. Current research: effects of road construction on stream integrity.
  BurtonW@apsu.edu
   
• L. Dwayne Estes (2007), Ph.D., University of Tennessee. Assistant Professor. Curator of the Herbarium. Research interests: plant systematics. Current research: systematics of Gratiola and the family Gratiolaceae; documenting the flora of Tennessee.
  EstesL@apsu.edu
                
• Mack T. Finley (1987), Ph.D., Mississippi State University. Professor.  Research interests:  aquatic toxicology. Current research: best management practices for stream restoration.
  FinleyM@apsu.edu
     
• Steven W. Hamilton (1987), Ph.D., Clemson University. Professor and Director of the Center for Field Biology. Research interests: entomology, insect systematics, aquatic biology. Current research: monitor aquatic invertebrates in ponds and streams.
  HamiltonSW@apsu.edu
   
• Jefferson G. Lebkuecher (1992), Ph.D., Vanderbilt University. Professor. Research interests: plant morphology, plant physiology.  Current research: use of algae as indicators of water quality in Pleasant Grove Creek, KY watershed.
  LebkuecherJ@apsu.edu
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• Sarah Lundin-Schiller (1993), Ph.D., University of California-San Diego. Associate Professor. Research interests: endocrinology, animal physiology. Current research: using PCR to measure human oxytocin receptor mRNA expression; studies on endocrine disruptors using T47D breast cancer cells and zebra fish.
  SchillerS@apsu.edu
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• Sergei A. Markov (2006), Ph.D., Moscow State University. Associate Professor. Research interests: microbiology; molecular biology. Current research: Biological H₂ production:  Conformational regulation of the hydrogenase gene expression; Hydrogen production by microorganisms in bioreactors; Using algae for biodiesel production and carbon mitigation.
  Markovs@apsu.edu  
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• Karen McFarland (2007), Ph.D., Vanderbilt University. Assistant Professor. Research interests: genetics. Current research: phenotypic characterization of mutant zebra fish via in situ hybridization analysis
  McFarlandK@apsu.edu
      
• Sallie Noel (1989), M.S. Austin Peay State University. Associate Professor. Advisor for Biology Science Teacher Education. Research interests: field biology
  NoelS@apsu.edu
   
• Gilbert R. Pitts (2004), Ph.D., University of Minnesota. Associate Professor. Research interests: physiology. Current research: molecular characterization of gonadotropin releasing hormone secretion from hypothalamic neurons.
  PittsG@apsu.edu
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• D. Michelle Rogers (2005), M.S. University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Instructor/State Coordinator Project WET. Environmental Science Project Manager in the Center for Field Biology.
  RogersM@apsu.edu
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• Betsie B. Rothermel (2006), Ph.D. University of Missouri. Assistant Professor.  Research interests: aquatic biology. Current research: land-use effects on amphibian populations; Chytrid infection in salamanders.
  RothermelB@apsu.edu
      
• Joseph  R. Schiller (1994), Ph.D. University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Associate Professor. Research interests: ecology, field biology. Current research: effect of surface mining coal on stream ecosystems; aquatic invertebrates as indicators of water quality in Pleasant Grove Creek, KY watershed.
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• A. Floyd Scott (1978), Ph.D. Auburn University. Professor. Director of the David H. Snyder Museum of Zoology. Research interests: herpetology; ecology. Current research: distribution of amphibians and reptiles in Tennessee; post-release movements and habitat selection of introduced Alligator Snapping Turtles; long-term monitoring of populations of amphibians and reptiles.
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• Cindy L. Taylor (1992), Ph.D. Mississippi State University. Professor. Research interests: amphibian biology. Current research: stream salamander abundance and diversity; Chytrid fungus in Tennessee amphibians.
  TaylorC@apsu.edu
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• James F. Thompson (1993), Ph.D. University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Professor. Research interests: evolutionary biology. Current research: clinical pathology, evolutionary biology and the use of technology in teaching biology.
  ThompsonJ@apsu.edu
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• Patricia Stewart
  Department of Biology Secretary
  stewartph@apsu.edu
   
• Leida Perez
  Department of Biology Lab Manager
  perezl@apsu.edu

• Jessica Anderson, M.S.
  Microbiology Instructor
  AndersonJ@apsu.edu
  Microbiology
  Austin Peay State University
   
• Patricia Bedwell
  Principles of Life Instructor
  BedwellP@apsu.edu
   
• Phil Chadwick, M.S.
  Principles of Life Instructor
  ChadwickP@apsu.edu
  Zoology
  Austin Peay State University
   
• Billy Cole, M.A.
  Diversity of Life Instructor
  Ft. Campbell Center
  Histology
  Austin Peay State University
   
• Daniel French, M.S.
  Human Anatomy and Physiology, Microbiology Instructor
  FrenchD@apsu.edu
  Microbiology
  Austin Peay State University   
   
• Lee Lange, M.A.
  Human Anatomy and Physiology Instructor
  Ft. Campbell Center
  Austin Peay State University
     
• Wesley Marquess, M.S.
  Principles of Life Instructor
  jwm37042@yahoo.com
  Ft. Campbell Center
  Austin Peay State University
   
• John Osborne, Ph. D
  Human Anatomy and Physiology Instructor
  OsborneJ@apsu.edu
  Human Physiology
   
• Brenda Wood
  Principles of Life Instructor
  Middle Tennessee State University
   
• Danette Young, M.S.
  Human Anatomy and Physiology Instructor
  YoungD@apsu.edu
  Biology/Environmental Science/Instructional Technology
  Longwood University in Farmville, VA

• Daniel W. Bath, Ph. D
  Genetics
  University of Mississippi
   
• Charles N. Boehms, Sr., Ph. D
  BoehmsC@apsu.edu
  Invertebrate Physiological Ecology
  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
   
• Edward W. Chester, Ph. D
  ChesterE@apsu.edu
  Plant Taxonomy, Plant Ecology
  University of Tennessee, Knoxville
   
• John L. Butler, Ph.D
  Aquatic Ecology
  Oklahoma State University
   
• William H. Ellis, Ph. D
  Emeritus Professor of Biology
  Plant Taxonomy, Plant Ecology
  University of Tennessee, Knoxville
   
• Ralph H. McCoy, Ph. D
  Microbiology, Immunology
  Oregon State University
   
• David H. Snyder, Ph. D
  Emeritus Professor of Biology
  Vertebrate Zoology, Ecology
  University of Notre Dame
   
• Benjamin P. Stone, Ph. D
  Emeritus Professor of Biology
  Plant Physiologist
  University of Tennessee, Knoxville