People Faculty Emeritus Graduate Students Adjunct Lecturers Postdocs Research Staff Admin Staff Paul ArmsworthProfessorConservation, theoretical ecology Joseph BaileyAssociate Professor and Chair of Undergraduate AffairsPlant-animal interactions, evolutionary ecology Michael J. BlumAssociate ProfessorAquatic Ecology, Socioecology, Sustainability, Conservation Biology Christine BoakeProfessorBehavioral evolution, genetics Alison BoyerJoint ORNL Faculty Assistant ProfessorEcological data management, land use, & conservation Jessica BudkeAssistant Professor & Herbarium DirectorEvolutionary developmental biology, systematics, botany Gordon BurghardtAlumni Distinguished Service ProfessorComparative behavior, ethology Elizabeth DerryberryAssistant ProfessorBehavioral evolution and phylogenetics Arthur EchternachtProfessorEcology, herpetology, vertebrate biology Nina FeffermanProfessor Benjamin FitzpatrickProfessorPopulation genetics, conservation biology James FordyceProfessor and Chair of Graduate AdmissionsEvolutionary ecology, plant-insect interactions Orou GaoueAssistant ProfessorConservation biology, demography, plant-human interactions Sergey GavriletsDistinguished ProfessorTheoretical evolutionary biology Xingli GiamAssistant ProfessorConservation ecology, global environmental change Michael GilchristAssociate ProfessorTheoretical evolutionary biology Louis GrossProfessor, Director TIEMMathematical ecology Karen HughesProfessorSpeciation processes/ hybridization of fungi Heather Bird JacksonResearch Assistant Professor basic & applied spatial ecology Henriette JagerJoint ORNL Faculty AssociateTheoretical Ecology, Conservation Biology Susan KaliszCollege of Arts and Sciences Excellence Professor and Head of the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Stephanie KivlinAssistant ProfessorEcosystem ecology, microbial ecology, global change Charles KwitAssistant ProfessorConservation, wildlife-plant interactions Christy LeppanenResearch Assistant ProfessorInvasion biology, environmental toxicology, sustainability P. Brandon MathenyAssociate ProfessorFungal systematics, field mycology Gary McCrackenProfessorEvolutionary ecology, population genetics Árpád S. NyáriResearch Assistant ProfessorAvian systematics, biogeography, and diversification Brian O’MearaAssociate Professor and Associate HeadPhylogenetics, macroevolution Monica PapeşAssistant Professorecology and conservation; GIS and remote sensing Susan RiechertUTK Distinguished Service & Chancellor ProfessorAnimal behavior, ecology Edward SchillingProfessorPlant systematics Elisabeth SchusslerAssociate Professor, Director of Biology Teaching and LearningCurriculum and instruction in introductory biology courses and biology GTA professional development Jen SchweitzerProfessor and Associate HeadCommunity genetics, plant-soil interactions Kimberly SheldonAssistant ProfessorBiogeography, physiological ecology, tropical ecology Daniel SimberloffGore Hunger Professor of Environmental ScienceEcology, biogeography Randall SmallProfessorPlant systematics, molecular evolution Joseph Williams Jr.Professor and Chair of Graduate AffairsPlant evolutionary biology Edward ClebschProfessor Emeritus David EtnierProfessor Emeritus Neil GreenbergProfessor Emeritus Tom HallamProfessor Emeritus Ken McFarlandEmeritus Greenhouse Manager Ronald PetersenProfessor Emeritus David SmithAssociate Professor Emeritus Gerald VaughanProfessor Emeritus B. Eugene WoffordEmeritus Herbarium DirectorAngiosperms, Curator of vascular plant herbarium Alessandra Aromin Shannon Bayliss Kendall Bealsecological & evolutionary dynamics of plant-soil feedbacks, microbial ecology, community ecology, ecosystem ecology, restoration Jessica Beck Amanda Benoitpredator-pollinator-plant interactions, evolutionary ecology, pollination biology, phenotypic selection, community ecology, indirect interactions, crab spiders, bees, yellow mariposa lilies (Calochortus luteus) Mae Berlow Sam Borstein Jordan Bushinvasion biology, animal behavior, territoriality, spatial behavior, mathematical modeling, Anolis lizards Miranda Chen Angela ChuangAnimal personality, behavioral ecology, invasion biology, arachnology Casey Coomes Krista DeCookeInvasion ecology, biological control, entomology Jeff DeSalu Jonathan DickeyPlant-pollinator mutualism, microbial ecology, tri-trophic interactions, plant-soil feedbacks, phenotypic selection, pollinator community assembly, and MaxEnt modeling Jessica Pontow Dreyerbats, feeding behavior, social structure, foraging ecology, genetics, stable isotopes, ecosystem services, conservation Megan Gable Melquisedec Gamba-Rios Bruno Ghersidisease ecology, zoonotic diseases, public health, epidemiology, One Health Alannie-Grace Grant Domonique Hatton Justin Hendy Ben HoltEcophysiology and behavior of Amphibians, symbiosis, predator-prey interactions, evolutionary ecology, freshwater ecology, Herpetology and Ichthyology. Clara Howell Mali HubertDisturbance ecology, invasion ecology, plant community ecology, plant succession, fire ecology, bio statistics, general wildlife conservation Amanda Hyman Jayne LampleyPlant systematics, phylogeography, phytochemistry, and native plant species Cedric Landerer Chloe LashPlant-Insect Interactions, Mutualism, Ant Seed Dispersal, Microbial Ecology, Chemical Ecology, Behavior Diane Le BouilleConservation, Spatial Optimization, Modelling Lauren Lyoncomparative vertebrate anatomy, niche modeling, wildlife conservation, paleontology Maggie Mamantovbehavioral ecology, invasion biology, community ecology, climate change, behavioral plasticity, reproductive behaviors, parental provisioning, competition, Onthophagus dung beetles Chelsea MillerSpecies interactions, seed dispersal, mutualisms, plant-insect interactions, biotic and abiotic drivers of rarity, species endemism, Trillium, species distributions, Maxent modeling. Jacob MoutouamaConservation biology, Evolutionary ecology Liam Mueller Anchal PadukoneResearch interest: community ecology, climate change, entomology, conservation biology Tyson Paulsoncommunity ecology, invasion ecology, novel interactions, community assembly, plant-insect-microbiome interactions Anna PetersonDisease ecology, urban ecology, coupled human/natural systems Todd Piersonevolution and hybridization, amphibians, phylogenomics, reproductive behavior, conservation Tyler Poppenwimer John Reese Maria Daniela Rivarolapopulation dynamics, community ecology, protected areas effectiveness, conservation, conservation policies, forest ecology Morgan Roche Margaurete Romero Lucas Santana Souza Orlando Schweryphylogenetics, macroevolution, diversification, biogeography, model adequacy, dung beetles (Scarabaeinae) Shelby ScottBiomathematics & computational biology, agent-based modeling, cellular automata modeling, spatial disease ecology, theoretical control and optimization, statistics gun violence, Geographic Information Systems Athmanathan Senthilnathan Jennifer Summers Rachel Swenie Ian M. WareEvolutionary ecology, intraspecific genetic variation, phenology, global change, plant-soil linkages Claire WinfreyBiogeography, gut microbiome, nutrient cycling, evolutionary ecology, molecular ecology, global change biology, entomology Taylor Woodsstream ecology, macroecology, global change, conservation biogeography Harmony Yomai S. Marshall AdamsAdjunct Professor, ORNL Benjamin M. AuerbachAdjunct Associate Professor, Anthropology Steven BartellAdjunct Professor David BuehlerAdjunct Professor, Forestry, Wildlife & Fisheries Joe ClarkAdjunct Faculty Associate, Southern Appalachian Ecosystem Program Aimée ClassenAssociate Professor, University of Copenhagen Virginia DaleAdjunct ProfessorMathematical Ecology, Landscape Ecology Don DeAngelisSouth Florida/Caribbean Field Laboratory Boyd DeardenAdjunct Professor, Forestry, Wildlife & Fisheries J. Sean DoodyAdjunct Assistant Professor Donita FrazierAdjunct Associate Professor, Comparative Medicine Todd FreebergAdjunct Associate Professor, Psychology Barry GossFaculty Associate, Science Applications International Corporation Jerome GrantProfessor, Entomology and Plant Pathology Carol HardenProfessor Emeritus, Geography Daniel HayesJoint Faculty; Assistant Professor University of Maine Sally HornProfessor, Geography Colleen IversenAdjunct Assistant Professor, ORNL Sindhu JagadammaAdjunct Assistant Professor, ORNL Paris LambdinProfessor, Entomology and Plant Pathology Mike McKinneyProfessor, Earth and Planetary Sciences; Director, Environmental Studies Program Richard NorbyStaff Scientist, ORNL Ken OrvisAssistant Professor, Geography Charles ParkerAdjunct Professor; Research Aquatic Biologist at Twin Creeks Natural Resource Center Wilfred PostStaff Scientist, ORNL John RennieEmeritus Professor, Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries Nathan SandersProfessor, University of Copenhagen Rich SaudargasProfessor, Psychology Gary SaylerProfessor Emeritus, Microbiology Terry SchultzEmeritus Professor, Animal Science Lee ShugartAdjunct Associate Professor Arthur StewartAdjunct Professor Richard StrangeProfessor, Forestry, Wildlife & Fisheries Jake F. WeltzinExecutive Director, USA National Phenology Network David WestonAdjunct Professor; Staff Scientist, ORNL Steven W. WilhelmProfessor, Microbiology Larry WilsonProfessor, Forestry, Wildlife & Fisheries J. Mark AlstonLecturer, EEB 240 David FrankLecturer, Philosophy Stanley GuffeyLecturer, EEB 305 Benjamin KeckSenior Lecturer and Director of the Etnier Ichthyological Collection David W. Bapstpaleobiology Lalasia Bialic-Murphy Amanda Carter Evin T. Carter Charlotte Chang Erick Chastain Dominic Evangelista Michael Harvey J. Mason Heberling Candice Lumibao Kristine Moody Jessica Moore Leigh Moorhead Kellen Myers Niki Patel Luna Luisa Sanchez ReyesDateLife project and software development Avery Schererchemical ecology, species interactions, and trophic ecology Lauren Smith-Ramesh Gonzalo Suarez Matthew Troia Oyita Udiani Priya Voothuluru Stacie ArmsworthNewsletter/ website maintenance Jennifer BrummettEtnier Ichthyological Research Collection Manager Fred DolislagerHuman Health and Environmental Risk Assessor Leslie GallowayRisk Assessment Information System Web Master, Database Manager, and Tool Developer Kashina HicksonAssociate Director, Biology in a Box Alicia Hobbs Victor MaHerbarium Collection Database Manager Karessa L. ManningEnvironmental Risk Analyst Jeff MartinGreenhouse Manager Debra StewartEnvironmental Risk Analyst Mia WavrekResearch Coordinator, Kalisz Lab Mark D. WienholdResearch Specialist, Budke Lab Marva AndersonBusiness Manager Lisa BolingAccounting Specialist II Karin GrindallUndergraduate Coordinator Janice HarperGraduate Secretary/ Administrative Specialist III
