People FacultyEmeritusGraduate StudentsAdjunctLecturersPostdocsResearch StaffAdmin Staff Paul ArmsworthProfessorCURRENTLY RECRUITING GRADUATE STUDENTS Conservation, theoretical ecologyJoseph BaileyAssociate Professor and Chair of Undergraduate AffairsPlant-animal interactions, evolutionary ecologyMike BlumProfessorAquatic Ecology, Socioecology, Sustainability, Conservation BiologyJessica BudkeAssociate Professor & Herbarium DirectorEvolutionary developmental biology, structure-function relationships, parent-offspring conflict, systematics, bryology, natural history collectionsVirginia DaleResearch ProfessorMathematical Ecology, Landscape EcologyElizabeth DerryberryAssociate ProfessorBehavioral evolution and phylogeneticsNina FeffermanProfessorCURRENTLY RECRUITING GRADUATE STUDENTS Evolution, Ecology, and Sociobiology of Infectious Disease Epidemiology; Mathematical ModelingBenjamin FitzpatrickProfessorPopulation genetics, conservation biologyJames FordyceProfessorEvolutionary ecology, plant-insect interactionsOrou GaoueAssociate ProfessorConservation biology, demography, plant-human interactionsSergey GavriletsDistinguished ProfessorTheoretical evolutionary biologyXingli GiamAssociate ProfessorConservation ecology, global environmental changeMichael GilchristAssociate ProfessorCURRENTLY RECRUITING GRADUATE STUDENTS evolutionary theory, mathematical biology, molecular evolution, protein translation, bioinformaticsClaire HemingwayAssistant ProfessorCURRENTLY RECRUITING GRADUATE STUDENTS Decision-making strategies, value perception, foraging behavior, behavioral economicsKaren HughesProfessorSpeciation processes/ hybridization of fungiHenriette JagerJoint ORNL Faculty AssociateTheoretical Ecology, Conservation BiologySusan KaliszResearch ProfessorStephanie KivlinAssociate Professor CURRENTLY RECRUITING GRADUATE STUDENTS Ecosystem ecology, microbial ecology, global changeCharlie KwitAssociate ProfessorConservation, wildlife-plant interactionsP. Brandon MathenyProfessor and Curator of Fungimushroom-forming fungi, diversification, systematics, phylogeny, taxonomyAnne MurrayResearch Assistant Professorchemical ecology, self sanitizing materialsRichard NorbyResearch ProfessorEcosystem ecology, global change ecology Brian O’MearaProfessorCURRENTLY RECRUITING GRADUATE STUDENTS Phylogenetics, macroevolutionMona PapeşAssociate Professorecology and conservation; GIS and remote sensingLaura RussoAssistant ProfessorPollination ecology, network theory, field biology, botany, entomology, invasion biologyEdward SchillingProfessorPlant systematicsElisabeth SchusslerProfessorOPEN TO STUDENT INQUIRY Instructional practices, introductory biology, GTAs, professional developmentJen SchweitzerProfessor and Head OPEN OFFICE HOURS: 10-11AM MONDAYS & BY APPT. Community genetics, plant-soil interactionsKimberly SheldonAssociate 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 evolutionSebastian StockmaierAssistant ProfessorCURRENTLY RECRUITING GRADUATE STUDENTS Disease ecology, animal sociality, behavioral ecologyJacob SuissaAssistant Professor (beginning January 2024)CURRENTLY RECRUITING GRADUATE STUDENTS Plant evolution, plant morphology, plant ecophysiologyDavid TalmyJoint Faculty MicrobiologyOcean microbial ecology and biogeochemistryJessie TannerAssistant ProfessorCURRENTLY RECRUITING GRADUATE STUDENTS Animal communication, evolution of behaviorJoseph Williams Jr.ProfessorPlant evolutionary biology Christine BoakeProfessor EmeritusBehavioral evolution, geneticsGordon BurghardtAlumni Distinguished Service ProfessorComparative behavior, ethologyArthur EchternachtProfessor EmeritusEcology, behavioral ecology, biological invasions, conservation biologyDavid EtnierProfessor EmeritusNeil GreenbergProfessor EmeritusLouis GrossChancellor's Professor, Director of NIMBioS, Director of TIEMMathematical ecologyTom 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, ecologyB. Eugene WoffordEmeritus Herbarium DirectorAngiosperms, Curator of vascular plant herbarium Sydney BaldwinPollinator ecology, botany, behavioral ecology, entomologyCait Barnesplant-microbial interactions, biodiversity science, global change ecologyRenata Becoanimal communication, bird evolution and behaviorTonika BirmleyPlant ecology & evolutionary biology, plant mating systems, botany, field botanyNa’imah BradleyEcology, conservation biology, evolution, global changeJulia ButlerBotany, Ecology, Bryology, PhylogeneticsAmanda ChandlerTrina ChouAnimal communication, acoustic signaling, behavioral ecology, neuroethologyRebecca Chastainphylogenetics, amphibian ecology, invasion biologyErika DallianceKrista DeCookeinvasions, natives, plants, insects, nonprofit, conservationElsie DentonEcology, Restoration, Climate Change, Drought, Species Interaction, SuccessionTyler d’Entremontmycorrhizal symbioses, rhizosphere microbiomes, plant-fungal interactionsNate DuerrSeed dispersal, tropical ecology, plant-animal interactions, climate change, conservation scienceJessie ElliottTara 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 ecologyMehdi Sh. GoodarziSpatial ecology, landscape ecologic modeling, natural resources conservation, coupled human-natural systems, geospatial modelingDjango GrootmyersFungi, systematics, evolutionJessica HammondsMycoremediation, soil-fungi interactions, agricultural ecology, invasive species, global climate changeGuido Herrera RodriguezMacroecology; Freswater fishes; Biogeography; Tropics; Conservation science; Biodiversity informaticsIsabel HildesheimBryology, botany, ecologyBen 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 HealthAbigail IrelandMycology, soil fungi, Pseudogymnoascus taxonomyAmelia JamesBehavioral plasticity, evolution, physiologyVishal Nandha KennedyEvolutionary biology, Parent-offspring conflict, Bryology, Molecular biologySarah J. LoveGlobal 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, BiogeographyParker MaynardPlant ecology, land management, invasive speciesAinun NadhifahBryophytes, plant biodiversity, systematics, conservationChance NoffsingerFungal systematics, biogeography, evolutionMichael Lyonga NgohTropical forest dynamics and carbon stock, ecological niche modeling, climate and deforestation & conservation scienceAlivia NytkoEco-Evolutionary dynamics, Plant rarity, Soil microbial ecology, Climate change, BiogeographyBrian OyeAnchal Padukonebiological pest control, climate warming, physiology, population ecology, agroecologyTyson Paulsoncommunity ecology, invasion ecology, novel interactions, community assembly, plant-insect-microbiome interactions Laurel PhilpottInvasion Biology, Plants, Conservation Biology, Population Ecology Lorren PolitanoRoot ecology, mycorrhizal interactions, plant science, climate changeDusty PraterFerns, ecophysiology, biogeographyLogan RakesCommunity ecology, conservation biology, plant-insect interactions, ecological modeling, biodiversityHenley SartinEcological/Mathematical Modeling, Conservation Ecology, Environmental Policy, Distribution EcologyElla SegalGlobal change, plant-fungal mutualisms, range shiftsNadejda B. Seroconservation ecology, bottom-up vs. top-down drivers of plant population dynamics, ecological/mathematical modeling, fire ecology, plant-soil feedbackCourtney SchreinerInfectious diseases, mathematical modeling, wildlife, vaccinationRoman Sharnuud (Man Luo)Macroecology, conservation biology, climate changeEric ShershenBryophytes, Community Ecology, EcophysiologyGuilherme SilvaConservation, Mathematical Ecology/ModelingRuth Simberloffbehavioral evolution, animal communication, birdsong, behavioral plasticitySamantha SkerlecMacroecology, freshwater ecology, thermal ecology, conservation science, global changeNick Smithornithology, botany, avian ecologyRebecca SmithApplied conservation genomics in freshwater fisheriesSophia TurnerSoil-plant-invertebrate interactions, community ecology, invasion biology, biodiversity science, science communicationBailey Von der MehdenBiology education, undergraduate perceptions of failure, undergraduate persistenceSamuel WilhelmCommunity Ecology, Melittology, Botany, Landscape EcologyJacob WoodliefFreshwater ecology, global change ecology, conservation science, macroecology, community ecology, sustainabilityHyun Seok YoonConservation science, conservation prioritization, financing acquisition, equity and sustainability, institutional structure on sustainability Benjamin M. AuerbachAnthropologyDavid BuehlerSchool of Natural ResourcesMelissa CreggerORNLScott EmrichElectrical Engineering and Computer ScienceTodd FreebergPsychologySally HornGeographyColleen IversenORNLSindhu JagadammaBiosystems Engineering and Soil Sciences Fernanda SantosORNLChristopher StricklandMathematicsDavid WestonORNL Amanda BenoitIndirect interactions, Natural selection, Plant-animal interactions, Plant evolutionary ecology, Plant mating systems, Predator-pollinator-plant interactionsPatricia CoxDavid FrankLecturer, PhilosophyBenjamin KeckDistinguished Lecturer and Director of the Etnier Ichthyological CollectionDiane Le BouilleÁrpád S. NyáriAvian systematics, biogeography, and diversificationKaitlin PallaLecturer and Assistant Greenhouse Manager Narayani BarveJoe EdwardsMatthew HasenjagerMikhail LipatovMathematically modeling the evolution of populationsJessie MutzKimberlyn RoosaHannah ShulmanDenis Tverskoimathematical modeling, modeling the dynamics of social norms and social institutionsRachel WooliverJustin WrightMatthew Younggame theory, mathematical biology, agent-based modeling Jennifer BrummettEtnier Ichthyological Research Collection ManagerKashina HicksonAssociate Director, Biology in a BoxHaley KodakBlum lab managerEmma KruseSchweitzer lab managerJeff MartinGreenhouse ManagerMargaret OliverHerbarium Collection Database ManagerKaitlin PallaLecturer and Assistant Greenhouse ManagerSeth WyckoffKivlin lab managerMiranda Zwingelberg Marva AndersonBusiness ManagerMia ManireAccounting Specialist IIChrisanne RomeoAdministrative Specialist IIILisa StalnakerAdministrative Specialist II
