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Department people
Sierra Colavito
Profile of Sierra Colavito
Assistant Professor
4031 Cowley Hall
scolavito@uwlax.edu
608.785.6998
Specialty areas:
4031 Cowley Hall
scolavito@uwlax.edu
608.785.6998
Specialty areas:
Breast Cancer Cell Biology
Scott Cooper
Profile of Scott Cooper
Professor
3022 Cowley Hall
scooper@uwlax.edu
608.785.6983
Specialty areas:
3022 Cowley Hall
scooper@uwlax.edu
608.785.6983
Specialty areas:
Effects of hibernation on blood clotting in 13-lined ground squirrels.
Faye Ellis
Profile of Faye Ellis
Senior Lecturer
343 Cowley Hall
fellis@uwlax.edu
608.785.5066
Specialty areas:
343 Cowley Hall
fellis@uwlax.edu
608.785.5066
Specialty areas:
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Anne Galbraith
Profile of Anne Galbraith
Associate Professor
3025 Cowley Hall
agalbraith@uwlax.edu
608.785.8246
Specialty areas:
3025 Cowley Hall
agalbraith@uwlax.edu
608.785.8246
Specialty areas:
Genetics, genetic disorders, genetics, molecular biology, genetics, baker's yeast, genetics
Rick Gillis
Profile of Rick Gillis
Professor
3014 Cowley Hall
rgillis@uwlax.edu
608.785.8253
Specialty areas:
3014 Cowley Hall
rgillis@uwlax.edu
608.785.8253
Specialty areas:
I am a broadly trained zoologist with an interest in the ecology of whole organisms, particularly amphibians and reptiles. A good deal of my time is also committed to the continuing development and maintenance of the Animal Biology and Human Anatomy & Physiology Laboratory web sites as well as the Department of Biology web site.
Kurt Grunwald
Profile of Kurt Grunwald
Laboratory Manager I
350 Cowley Hall
kgrunwald@uwlax.edu
608.785.6458
Specialty areas: Equipment Manager and Radiation Safety Officer
350 Cowley Hall
kgrunwald@uwlax.edu
608.785.6458
Specialty areas: Equipment Manager and Radiation Safety Officer
Tisha King-Heiden
Profile of Tisha King-Heiden
Associate Professor
3028 Cowley Hall
tking-heiden@uwlax.edu
608.785.6463
Specialty areas: Reproductive physiology & toxicology; developmental toxicology
3028 Cowley Hall
tking-heiden@uwlax.edu
608.785.6463
Specialty areas: Reproductive physiology & toxicology; developmental toxicology
Barrett Klein
Profile of Barrett Klein
Office hours
Associate Professor
3021 Cowley Hall
bklein@uwlax.edu
608.785.6995
Specialty areas:
3021 Cowley Hall
bklein@uwlax.edu
608.785.6995
Specialty areas:
Animal Behavior, Entomology, Social Insect Biology, Sleep Biology, Scientific Visualization, Intersection of Entomology and Art, Cultural Entomology
Barrett Klein's office hours
Monday
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Thursday
12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Megan Litster
Profile of Megan Litster
Office hours
Assistant Professor
3009 Cowley Hall
mlitster@uwlax.edu
608.785.8252
Specialty areas:
3009 Cowley Hall
mlitster@uwlax.edu
608.785.8252
Specialty areas:
Biology Education
Megan Litster's office hours
Monday
1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
or by appointment
Tuesday
1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Wednesday
1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
or by appointment
Thursday
1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Friday
1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
or by appointment
Sumei Liu
Profile of Sumei Liu
Office hours
(active)
Professor
0040 Health Science Center
sliu@uwlax.edu
608.785.6971
Specialty areas:
0040 Health Science Center
sliu@uwlax.edu
608.785.6971
Specialty areas:
Gastrointestinal Physiology; Enteric Nervous System
Sumei Liu's office hours
Monday
noon to 1 p.m.
Tuesday
By appointment only
Wednesday
By appointment only
Thursday
noon to 1 p.m.
Friday
By appointment only
Margaret Maher
Profile of Margaret Maher
Professor
0024 Health Science Center
mmaher@uwlax.edu
608.785.6967
Specialty areas: Nutrition and Endocrinology
0024 Health Science Center
mmaher@uwlax.edu
608.785.6967
Specialty areas: Nutrition and Endocrinology
Markus Mika
Profile of Markus Mika
Office hours
Associate Lecturer
234 Cartwright Center
mmika@uwlax.edu
608.785.5270
Specialty areas:
234 Cartwright Center
mmika@uwlax.edu
608.785.5270
Specialty areas:
Breeding ecology, phylogeography, and evolution in birds
Markus Mika's office hours
Tuesday
9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
or by appointment
Wednesday
11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
or by appointment
Thursday
By appointment only
Todd Osmundson
Profile of Todd Osmundson
Associate Professor
3034 Cowley Hall
tosmundson@uwlax.edu
608.785.6975
Specialty areas: Biodiversity & conservation, Biogeography, Bioinformatics, DNA barcoding, Metagenomics, Molecular phylogenetics, Mycology, Population Genetics, Systematics
3034 Cowley Hall
tosmundson@uwlax.edu
608.785.6975
Specialty areas: Biodiversity & conservation, Biogeography, Bioinformatics, DNA barcoding, Metagenomics, Molecular phylogenetics, Mycology, Population Genetics, Systematics
Elizabeth Peitzman
Profile of Elizabeth Peitzman
Office hours
Assistant Professor
25 Health Science Center
epeitzman@uwlax.edu
608.785.6459
25 Health Science Center
epeitzman@uwlax.edu
608.785.6459
Elizabeth Peitzman's office hours
Monday
By appointment only
Tuesday
By appointment only
Wednesday
By appointment only
Thursday
By appointment only
Anton Sanderfoot
Profile of Anton Sanderfoot
Office hours
Associate Professor
4033 Cowley Hall
asanderfoot@uwlax.edu
608.785.8240
Specialty areas:
4033 Cowley Hall
asanderfoot@uwlax.edu
608.785.8240
Specialty areas:
Plant cell biology, protein secretion, genetic screens, molecular biology, microscopy
Anton Sanderfoot's office hours
Monday
10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Tuesday
10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Wednesday
10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Thursday
10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Gregory Sandland
Profile of Gregory Sandland
Professor
2032 Cowley Hall
gsandland@uwlax.edu
608.785.6982
Specialty areas:
2032 Cowley Hall
gsandland@uwlax.edu
608.785.6982
Specialty areas:
Host-parasite interactions, life-history evolution, disease ecology, invasive species dynamics, mathematical biology
Christine Schwartz
Profile of Christine Schwartz
Assistant Professor
0023 Health Science Center
cschwartz@uwlax.edu
608.785.6974
Specialty areas:
0023 Health Science Center
cschwartz@uwlax.edu
608.785.6974
Specialty areas:
Neuroscience, Physiology, Hibernation biology
Bradley Seebach
Profile of Bradley Seebach
Office hours
Associate Professor
0042 Health Science Center
bseebach@uwlax.edu
608.785.6964
Specialty areas:
0042 Health Science Center
bseebach@uwlax.edu
608.785.6964
Specialty areas:
Neurophysiology, Human Anatomy & Physiology; advising Biomedical Science Concentrators
Bradley Seebach's office hours
Monday
10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
or by appointment
Tuesday
10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
or by appointment
Wednesday
10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
or by appointment
Thursday
By appointment only
Friday
2:15 p.m. to 2:55 p.m.
or by appointment
Eric Snively
Profile of Eric Snively
Assistant Professor
3032 Cowley Hall
esnively@uwlax.edu
608.785.6978
Specialty areas:
3032 Cowley Hall
esnively@uwlax.edu
608.785.6978
Specialty areas:
Vertebrate functional anatomy and paleontology
Eric Strauss
Profile of Eric Strauss
Professor
2033 Cowley Hall
estrauss@uwlax.edu
608.785.8262
Specialty areas:
2033 Cowley Hall
estrauss@uwlax.edu
608.785.8262
Specialty areas:
Limnology, Ecosystem Ecology, Water Quality
Meredith Thomsen
Profile of Meredith Thomsen
Professor
3026 Cowley Hall
mthomsen@uwlax.edu
608.785.8245
Specialty areas:
3026 Cowley Hall
mthomsen@uwlax.edu
608.785.8245
Specialty areas:
Plant ecology, invasive species, ecological restoration, habitat fragmentation
Thomas Volk
Profile of Thomas Volk
Professor
3024 Cowley Hall
tvolk@uwlax.edu
608.785.6972
Specialty areas:
3024 Cowley Hall
tvolk@uwlax.edu
608.785.6972
Specialty areas:
Mycology, Plant Pathology, especially Forest Pathology
Amy Yu
Profile of Amy Yu
Assistant Professor
2028 Cowley Hall
ayu@uwlax.edu
608.785.6988
Specialty areas:
2028 Cowley Hall
ayu@uwlax.edu
608.785.6988
Specialty areas:
Genetics (in Drosophila); Chronobiology; Genome instability and DNA repair
Emeritus Faculty & Academic Staff
| NAME EMAIL ADDRESS | YEARS | PRINCIPAL AREAS OF INSTRUCTION | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Glenn Brice | 1988-2017 | Human Physiology | Retired |
| LaVerne Buldhaupt | 1961-1996 | Parasitology, Vertebrate Zoology | Deceased |
| Robert Burns | 1968-1998 | Microbiology | Retired |
| Thomas O. Claflin | 1966-2001 | Limnology, River Studies | Retired |
| Jerry Davis sivadjam@mhtc.net |
1968-2002 | Plant Biology, General Biology | Retired |
| Richard A. Fletcher | 1968-1994 | Endocrinology, Human Anatomy & Physiology | Retired |
| Richard T. Hartley | 1950-1971 | Embryology | Deceased |
| John W. Held | 1967-1997 | Fisheries Biology, Vertebrate Zoology | Retired |
| David Howard | 1999-2015 | Cell Biology | Deceased |
| Rudy G. Koch | 1980-1990 | General Biology; Plant Taxonomy | Deceased |
| Stuart McIlraith | 1962-1995 | Invertebrate Zoology, Human Biology | Deceased |
| Rodney C. Mowbray | 1972-2006 | Developmental Biology, Radiation Biology | Retired |
| Allen C. Nelson list-olsleln@aol.com |
1964-1996 | Mycology | Retired |
| Deon Nontelle dnontelle@hargray.com |
1973-2005 | General Biology | Retired |
| Richard P. Nord | 1966-1999 | General Biology | Retired |
| James E. Parry jeppwp@aol.com |
1967-1998 | Genetics, Vertebrate Zoology | Retired |
| Ronald G. Rada rrada@uwlax.edu |
1975-1998 | Limnology, River Studies | Administration |
| Jean C. Ruhser prairiegenes@gmail.com |
1975-2001 | General Biology, Ornithology | Retired |
| Laura A. Schuh | 1957-1983 | Entomology | Deceased |
| Grace M. Smith | 1971-1996 | Medical Technology | Retired |
| Daniel Sutherland | 1994-2006 | Parasitology, Organismal Biology | Deceased |
| Eileen G. Temte | 1967-1994 | General Biology | Retired |
| Rob Tyser | 1978 - 2015 | Ecology and Ornithology | Retired |
| Larraine M. Unbehaun junbehaun@fflax.net |
1969-1999 | Cell Biology | Retired |
| James H. Warner | 1963-1996 | Plant Ecology | Deceased |
| A. Vincent Weber | 1956-1989 | Plant Morphology | Retired |
| Thomas F. Weeks | 1970-2001 | Cell Biology, Radiation Biology | Retired |
| Howard F. Young | 1955-1984 | Ornithology | Deceased |