People FacultyEmeritusGraduate StudentsAdjunctLecturersPostdocsResearch StaffAdmin Staff Paul ArmsworthProfessorConservation, theoretical ecologyJoseph BaileyAssociate Professor and Chair of Undergraduate AffairsPlant-animal interactions, evolutionary ecologyMike BlumProfessorAquatic Ecology, Socioecology, Sustainability, Conservation BiologyJessica BudkeAssistant Professor & Herbarium DirectorEvolutionary developmental biology, structure-function relationships, parent-offspring conflict, systematics, bryology, natural history collectionsGordon BurghardtAlumni Distinguished Service ProfessorComparative behavior, ethologyElizabeth DerryberryAssociate ProfessorBehavioral evolution and phylogeneticsNina FeffermanProfessorSelf-Organizing Complex Systems, Mathematical and computational models of problems in epidemiology, evolutionary and behavioral ecology, and conservation biologyBenjamin FitzpatrickProfessorPopulation genetics, conservation biologyJames FordyceProfessorEvolutionary ecology, plant-insect interactionsOrou GaoueAssociate ProfessorConservation biology, demography, plant-human interactionsSergey GavriletsDistinguished ProfessorTheoretical evolutionary biologyXingli GiamAssistant ProfessorConservation ecology, global environmental changeMichael GilchristAssociate Professorevolutionary theory, mathematical biology, molecular evolution, protein translation, bioinformaticsLouis GrossChancellor's Professor, Director of NIMBioS, Director of TIEMMathematical ecologyKaren HughesProfessorSpeciation processes/ hybridization of fungiHenriette JagerJoint ORNL Faculty AssociateTheoretical Ecology, Conservation BiologySusan KaliszCollege of Arts and Sciences Excellence Professor and Head of the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary BiologyStephanie KivlinAssistant ProfessorEcosystem ecology, microbial ecology, global changeCharlie KwitAssociate ProfessorConservation, wildlife-plant interactionsP. Brandon MathenyProfessor and Chair of Graduate Affairsmushroom-forming fungi, diversification, systematics, phylogeny, taxonomyBrian O’MearaProfessor, Director of Graduate ProgramPhylogenetics, macroevolutionMona PapeşAssociate Professorecology and conservation; GIS and remote sensingLaura RussoAssistant ProfessorPollination ecology, network theory, field biology, botany, entomology, invasion biologyEdward SchillingProfessorPlant systematicsElisabeth SchusslerProfessorInstructional practices, introductory biology, GTAs, professional developmentJen SchweitzerProfessor and Associate HeadCommunity genetics, plant-soil interactionsKimberly SheldonAssistant ProfessorBiogeography, physiological ecology, tropical ecologyDaniel SimberloffGore Hunger Professor of Environmental Sciencebiological invasions, ecology, conservation biology, biogeographyRandall SmallProfessor, Director of Biology Teaching and LearningPlant systematics, molecular evolutionJoseph Williams Jr.ProfessorPlant evolutionary biology Christine BoakeProfessor EmeritusBehavioral evolution, geneticsArthur EchternachtProfessor EmeritusEcology, behavioral ecology, biological invasions, conservation biologyDavid EtnierProfessor EmeritusNeil GreenbergProfessor EmeritusTom HallamProfessor EmeritusVictor MaEmeritus Herbarium Collection Database ManagerGary McCrackenProfessor EmeritusEvolutionary ecology, behavior, disease ecology, conservation biologyKen McFarlandEmeritus Greenhouse ManagerRonald PetersenProfessor EmeritusSusan RiechertUTK Distinguished Service Professor and UTK Chancellor’s ProfessorAnimal behavior, ecologyDavid SmithAssociate Professor EmeritusGerald VaughanProfessor EmeritusB. Eugene WoffordEmeritus Herbarium DirectorAngiosperms, Curator of vascular plant herbarium Caitlin BarnesKendall Bealsecological & evolutionary dynamics of plant-soil feedbacks, microbial ecology, community ecology, ecosystem ecology, restorationAmanda BenoitIndirect interactions, Natural selection, Plant-animal interactions, Plant evolutionary ecology, Plant mating systems, Predator-pollinator-plant interactionsJulia ButlerErika DallianceKrista DeCookeinvasions, natives, plants, insects, nonprofit, conservationJeff DeSaluSociocultural evolution, math modeling, social complexityJonathan DickeyMicrobial Ecology, Community Ecology, Evolutionary Ecology, Global Change ModelingJessica Pontow Dreyerbats, foraging ecology, weaningTara EmpsonSebastian EspinozaMacroecology, Community ecology, Freshwater ecology, Conservation science, Global changeHope FergusonBiology Education and Instructional PracticesMorgan FlemingEcophysiology; Thermal Ecology; Climate Change, BiogeographyNate GibsonSocial-ecological dynamics, vector-borne disease, urban ecologyElizabeth GreenAgroecology, Ethnobotany, Entomology, Plant DefenseDjango GrootmyersBen HoltHost-microbe interactions, Vertebrate BiologyWieteke HolthuijzenInvasion ecology, invasive mammals, diet analysis, trophic ecology, restoration ecology, stable isotope ecology, conservation biology, biogeography, seabird islands, island ecologyAshlynn HordEco-evolutionary dynamics, disturbance ecology, fire ecology, plant-soil interactionsMuhammad Belal Hossainecology, epidemiology, and evolution of infectious diseases, zoonoses, One HealthMali HubertDisturbance ecology, fire ecology, plant community ecology, conservation biology, undergraduate educationAmanda HymanConservation, Human Dimensions, EconomicsAbigail IrelandMycology, soil fungi, Pseudogymnoascus taxonomySarah Love (Brawner)Global change biology, Plant-microbe interactions, Community genetics, Climate relicts as natural laboratoriesAmy Luobird song, cultural evolution, and behavioral ecologyNicole LussierOrnithology, conservation science, species interaction networksLauren LyonGeospatial Analysis, Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy, Mammalian Ecology, Vertebrate Paleontology, BiogeographyMaggie Mamantovbehavioral ecology, invasion biology, community ecology, climate change, behavioral plasticity, reproductive behaviors, parental provisioning, competition, Onthophagus dung beetlesJacob MoutouamaCenter periphery hypothesis, Integral and matrix projection models, EthnobiologyAlexandra NeildEcological evolutionary dynamics, global change biology, elevation gradients, ecosystem ecologyChance NoffsingerFungal systematics, biogeography, evolutionMichael Lyonga NgohConservation science, functional trait ecology, pollination ecology, and ecological niche modelingBrian OyeAnchal Padukoneclimate warming, life-history and physiology, host-parasite interactions, agroecology, population ecologyTyson PaulsonGraduate Studentcommunity ecology, invasion ecology, novel interactions, community assembly, plant-insect-microbiome interactions Maria Daniela RivarolaConservation. Applied Ecology. Protected Areas. Community Ecology. MammalsGuido Herrera RodriguezMacroecology; Freswater fishes; Biogeography; Tropics; Conservation science; Biodiversity informaticsNadejda B. Seroconservation ecology, bottom-up vs. top-down drivers of plant population dynamics, ecological/mathematical modeling, fire ecology, plant-soil feedbackEric ShershenBryophytes, plant physiology, plant ecologyRuth Simberloffbehavioral evolution, animal communication, birdsong, behavioral plasticityNick Smithornithology, botany, avian ecologyRebecca SmithFisheries conservation genomicsLucas Santana SouzaSociomicrobiology, Quorum sensing (communication)Rachel Sweniemycology, systematics, diversification, biogeographySophia TurnerSoil-plant-invertebrate interactions, community ecology, invasion biology, biodiversity science, science communicationMaryrose WeathertonEducation research, student success, resource useTaylor WoodsMacroecology, freshwater ecology, global change S. Marshall AdamsAdjunct Professor, ORNLBenjamin M. AuerbachAdjunct Associate Professor, AnthropologySteven BartellAdjunct ProfessorDavid BuehlerAdjunct Professor, Forestry, Wildlife & FisheriesJoe ClarkAdjunct Faculty Associate, Southern Appalachian Ecosystem ProgramAimée ClassenProfessor, Director of Aiken Forestry Sciences Laboratory, University of VermontVirginia DaleResearch ProfessorMathematical Ecology, Landscape EcologyDon DeAngelisSouth Florida/Caribbean Field LaboratoryBoyd DeardenAdjunct Professor, Forestry, Wildlife & FisheriesJ. Sean DoodyAdjunct Assistant ProfessorDonita FrazierAdjunct Associate Professor, Comparative MedicineTodd FreebergAdjunct Associate Professor, PsychologyBarry GossFaculty Associate, Science Applications International CorporationJerome GrantProfessor, Entomology and Plant PathologyDaniel HayesJoint Faculty; Assistant Professor University of MaineSally HornProfessor, GeographyColleen IversenAdjunct Assistant Professor, ORNLSindhu JagadammaAdjunct Assistant Professor, ORNLParis LambdinProfessor, Entomology and Plant PathologyMike McKinneyProfessor, Earth and Planetary Sciences; Director, Environmental Studies ProgramRichard NorbyAdjunct ProfessorEcosystem ecology, global change ecology Charles ParkerAdjunct Professor; Research Aquatic Biologist at Twin Creeks Natural Resource CenterWilfred PostStaff Scientist, ORNLJohn RennieEmeritus Professor, Forestry, Wildlife and FisheriesRich SaudargasProfessor, PsychologyNathan SandersProfessor, University of CopenhagenGary SaylerProfessor Emeritus, MicrobiologyTerry SchultzEmeritus Professor, Animal ScienceLee ShugartAdjunct Associate ProfessorArthur StewartAdjunct ProfessorRichard StrangeProfessor, Forestry, Wildlife & FisheriesJake F. WeltzinExecutive Director, USA National Phenology NetworkDavid WestonAdjunct Professor; Staff Scientist, ORNLSteven W. WilhelmProfessor, MicrobiologyLarry WilsonProfessor, Forestry, Wildlife & Fisheries J. Mark AlstonLecturer, EEB 240David FrankLecturer, PhilosophyHeather Bird JacksonResearch Assistant Professor basic & applied spatial ecologyBenjamin KeckSenior Lecturer and Director of the Etnier Ichthyological CollectionÁrpád S. NyáriLecturerAvian systematics, biogeography, and diversificationKaitlin PallaLecturer and Assistant Greenhouse Manager Lalasia Bialic-Murphyconservation, population ecologyCandice Lumibaoancient DNA, plant-microbe interactions, paleoecology, population genetics, metagenomicsRobert McElderryAnne Murraychemical ecology, self sanitizing materialsJessie MutzKimberlyn RoosaMatthew SilkDenis Tverskoimathematical modeling, modeling the dynamics of social norms and social institutionsVarsha Vijayconservation science, landscape ecology, remote sensingRachel WooliverMatthew Younggame theory, mathematical biology, agent-based modeling Stacie ArmsworthResearch AssistantJennifer BrummettEtnier Ichthyological Research Collection ManagerFred DolislagerHuman Health and Environmental Risk AssessorLeslie GallowayRisk Assessment Information System Web Master, Database Manager, and Tool DeveloperKashina HicksonAssociate Director, Biology in a BoxKaressa L. ManningEnvironmental Risk AnalystJeff MartinGreenhouse ManagerKristen MeckeResearch Coordinator IIMargaret OliverHerbarium Collection Database ManagerKaitlin PallaLecturer and Assistant Greenhouse ManagerDebra StewartEnvironmental Risk AnalystMark D. WienholdResearch Specialist, Budke Lab Marva AndersonBusiness ManagerJanice HarperGraduate Secretary/ Administrative Specialist III