People FacultyEmeritusGraduate StudentsAdjunctLecturersPostdocsResearch StaffAdmin Staff Paul ArmsworthProfessorConservation, theoretical ecologyJoseph BaileyAssociate Professor and Chair of Undergraduate AffairsPlant-animal interactions, evolutionary ecologyMichael J. BlumAssociate Professor and Chair of Graduate AffairsAquatic Ecology, Socioecology, Sustainability, Conservation BiologyChristine BoakeAssociate Dean and ProfessorBehavioral evolution, geneticsAlison BoyerJoint ORNL Faculty Assistant ProfessorEcological data management, land use, & conservationJessica BudkeAssistant Professor & Herbarium DirectorEvolutionary developmental biology, maternal effects, structure-function relationships, systematics, botany, bryology (mosses), natural history collections.Gordon BurghardtAlumni Distinguished Service ProfessorComparative behavior, ethologyElizabeth DerryberryProfessorBehavioral evolution and phylogeneticsArthur EchternachtProfessorEcology, herpetology, vertebrate biologyNina FeffermanProfessorSelf-Organizing Complex Systems, Mathematical and computational models of problems in epidemiology, evolutionary and behavioral ecology, and conservation biologyBenjamin FitzpatrickProfessorPopulation genetics, conservation biologyJames FordyceProfessor and Chair of Graduate AdmissionsEvolutionary ecology, plant-insect interactionsOrou GaoueAssistant 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 fungiHeather Bird JacksonResearch Assistant Professor basic & applied spatial ecologyHenriette 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 changeCharles KwitAssistant ProfessorConservation, wildlife-plant interactionsChristy LeppanenResearch Assistant ProfessorInvasion biology, environmental toxicology, sustainabilityP. Brandon MathenyProfessormushroom-forming fungi, diversification, systematics, phylogeny, taxonomyGary McCrackenProfessorEvolutionary ecology, population geneticsBrian O’MearaProfessor and Associate HeadPhylogenetics, macroevolutionMonica PapeşAssistant Professor and Spatial Analysis Lab Directorecology and conservation; GIS and remote sensingSusan RiechertUTK Distinguished Service Professor and UTK Chancellor’s ProfessorAnimal behavior, ecologyEdward 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 Edward ClebschProfessor EmeritusDavid EtnierProfessor EmeritusNeil GreenbergProfessor EmeritusTom HallamProfessor EmeritusKen McFarlandEmeritus Greenhouse ManagerRonald PetersenProfessor EmeritusDavid SmithAssociate Professor EmeritusGerald VaughanProfessor EmeritusB. Eugene WoffordEmeritus Herbarium DirectorAngiosperms, Curator of vascular plant herbarium Alessandra ArominShannon Baylisseco-evolutionary dynamics, landscape ecology, spatial modeling, genetic variation and ecosystem function, science communicationKendall Bealsecological & evolutionary dynamics of plant-soil feedbacks, microbial ecology, community ecology, ecosystem ecology, restorationAmanda Benoitpredator-pollinator-plant interactions, evolutionary ecology, pollination biology, phenotypic selection, community ecology, indirect interactions, crab spiders, bees, yellow mariposa lilies (Calochortus luteus)Mae BerlowSarah BrawnerJordan Bushinvasion biology, animal behavior, territoriality, spatial behavior, mathematical modeling, Anolis lizardsMiranda Chenscience education research, biology graduate students, graduate teaching assistants (GTAs), teaching anxiety, research anxiety, self-efficacy, coping, professional developmentAngela ChuangAnimal personality, behavioral ecology, invasion biology, arachnologyCasey CoomesKrista DeCookeInvasion ecology, biological control, entomologyJeff DeSaluHuman ecology, the evolution and adaptive functions of systems of thought and belief, the development of mechanisms of social control and rule enforcement, and the relationship between behavior/sociality and resource access and distributionJonathan DickeyPlant-pollinator mutualism, microbial ecology, plant-soil feedbacks, phenotypic selection, and phenologyJessica Pontow Dreyerbats, feeding behavior, social structure, foraging ecology, genetics, stable isotopes, ecosystem services, conservationMegan Gable PatelGenome association studies, Sphagnum population genetics, Microbe interactions, Evolutionary ecology, Nitrogen use efficiency, Plant biologyNate GibsonUrban Ecology, Socioecology, Urban Forestry, Disease Ecology of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Urban Resiliency Elizabeth GreenDomonique HattonJustin HendyGuido Herrera RodriguezBen HoltEcophysiology and behavior of Amphibians, symbiosis, predator-prey interactions, evolutionary ecology, freshwater ecology, Herpetology and Ichthyology.Mali HubertDisturbance ecology, invasion ecology, plant community ecology, plant succession, fire ecology, bio statistics, general wildlife conservation Amanda HymanJayne LampleyPlant systematics, phylogeography, phytochemistry, and native plant speciesChloe LashPlant-Insect Interactions, Mutualism, Ant Seed Dispersal, Microbial Ecology, Chemical Ecology, Behavior Diane Le BouilleConservation, Spatial Optimization, ModellingAmy Luobioacoustics, song dialects, and cultural evolutionLauren Lyoncomparative vertebrate anatomy, niche modeling, wildlife conservation, paleontologyMaggie Mamantovbehavioral ecology, invasion biology, community ecology, climate change, behavioral plasticity, reproductive behaviors, parental provisioning, competition, Onthophagus dung beetlesChelsea 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 ecologyMichael NgohAnchal PadukoneResearch interest: community ecology, climate change, entomology, conservation biologyTyson Paulsoncommunity ecology, invasion ecology, novel interactions, community assembly, plant-insect-microbiome interactionsAnna PetersonDisease ecology, urban ecology, coupled human/natural systemsTyler PoppenwimerMaria Daniela Rivarolapopulation dynamics, community ecology, protected areas effectiveness, conservation, conservation policies, forest ecologyMorgan Rochemutualism disruption, invasion biology, community ecology, species interactionsMargaurete Romeroresearch identity in STEM graduate students, outreach, and department culture. Biology educationLucas Santana SouzaOrlando 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 SystemsAthmanathan Senthilnathaneco-evolutionary dynamics, theoretical evolution, population dynamics, mathematical modellingEric ShershenBryophytes, plant physiology, plant ecology, evolutionary biologyJennifer SummersRachel SwenieSophia TurnerSoil-plant-invertebrate interactions, community ecology, invasion biology, biodiversity science, science communicationMaryrose Weathertoncommunity dynamics, microbial ecology, plant-soil feedbacks, global climate change, community assembly, resource managementClaire WinfreyBiogeography, gut microbiome, nutrient cycling, evolutionary ecology, molecular ecology, global change biology, entomologyTaylor Woodsstream ecology, macroecology, global change, conservation biogeographyDaniela Yaffar De La FuenteRhizosphere ecology, tropical root functional traits and soils interactionHarmony YomaiPlant reproductive biology, Conservation biology, Island biogeography, Island-mainland species distributionHyun Seok Yoon S. Marshall AdamsAdjunct Professor, ORNLBenjamin M. AuerbachAdjunct Associate Professor, AnthropologySteven BartellAdjunct ProfessorDavid BuehlerAdjunct Professor, Forestry, Wildlife & FisheriesJoe ClarkAdjunct Faculty Associate, Southern Appalachian Ecosystem ProgramAimée ClassenAssociate Professor, University of CopenhagenVirginia DaleAdjunct 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 PathologyCarol HardenProfessor Emeritus, GeographyDaniel 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 NorbyStaff Scientist, ORNLKen OrvisAssistant Professor, GeographyCharles ParkerAdjunct Professor; Research Aquatic Biologist at Twin Creeks Natural Resource CenterWilfred PostStaff Scientist, ORNLJohn RennieEmeritus Professor, Forestry, Wildlife and FisheriesNathan SandersProfessor, University of CopenhagenRich SaudargasProfessor, PsychologyGary 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, PhilosophyBenjamin KeckSenior Lecturer and Director of the Etnier Ichthyological CollectionÁrpád S. NyáriLecturerAvian systematics, biogeography, and diversificationKaitlin PallaLecturer and Assistant Greenhouse Manager David W. BapstpaleobiologyLalasia Bialic-Murphyconservation, population ecologyLuis Carrasco Torneroecology, distribution modeling, conservation, remote sensing, avian ecologyAmanda CarterNSF Postdoctoral Research FellowMaternal Effects, Developmental Plasticity, Thermal Physiology, Climate ChangeEvin T. Carterconservation management, invasion biology, animal movements, physiological ecology, biospeleologyCharlotte ChangPostdoctoral Fellow, NIMBioSConservation biology, tropical ecology, socio-ecological systems, quantitative ecologyBenjamin Englandbiology education, science education, teaching and learningMichael HarveyPostdoctoral FellowJ. Mason Heberlingplant ecology, invasion biology, biogeographyCandice Lumibaoancient DNA, plant-microbe interactions, paleoecology, population genetics, metagenomicsRobert McElderryKristine Moodyevolutionary biologyJessica MooreLeigh MoorheadecologyKellen MyersNiki PatelPlant Development, Ferns, Lycophytes, Systematics, PhylogeneticsLuna L. Sánchez‐ReyesDateLife project and software developmentAvery Schererchemical ecology, species interactions, and trophic ecologyLauren Smith-RameshEcology, plant invasion, community ecologyGonzalo SuarezMatthew TroiaecologyOyita UdianiAdaptive systems, Game theory, Social dynamics, Collective behavior, LearningPriya VoothuluruPlant Stress PhysiologyGengping ZhuPostdoctoral Research AssociateConservation biogeography, distributional ecology, ecology niche modeling, invasion biology 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 BoxJennifer HindsResearch Coordinator IIKaressa L. ManningEnvironmental Risk AnalystJeff MartinGreenhouse ManagerMargaret OliverHerbarium Collection Database ManagerKaitlin PallaLecturer and Assistant Greenhouse ManagerDebra StewartEnvironmental Risk AnalystMark D. WienholdResearch Specialist, Budke Lab Marva AndersonBusiness ManagerLisa BolingAccounting Specialist IIKarin GrindallUndergraduate CoordinatorJanice HarperGraduate Secretary/ Administrative Specialist III
