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 BudkeAssociate Professor & Herbarium DirectorEvolutionary developmental biology, structure-function relationships, parent-offspring conflict, systematics, bryology, natural history collectionsElizabeth 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, bioinformaticsKaren HughesProfessorSpeciation processes/ hybridization of fungiHenriette JagerJoint ORNL Faculty AssociateTheoretical Ecology, Conservation 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’MearaProfessorPhylogenetics, 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 HeadCommunity 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 StockmaierBehavioral disease ecology, infection-induced behavioral changes, sickness behaviors, cross-species transmission, animal sociality, animal behavior, bat ecology, evolution, and behaviorJessie TannerAssistant ProfessorJoseph 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 Cait Barnesplant-microbial interactions, biodiversity science, global change ecologyRenata Becoanimal communication, bird evolution and behaviorJulia ButlerBotany, Ecology, Bryology, PhylogeneticsRebecca 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 interactionsJeff DeSaluSociocultural evolution, math modeling, social complexityNate DuerrSeed dispersal, tropical ecology, plant-animal interactions, climate change, conservation scienceTara 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 ecologyDjango GrootmyersFungi, systematics, evolutionGuido Herrera RodriguezMacroecology; Freswater fishes; Biogeography; Tropics; Conservation science; Biodiversity informaticsBen 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 taxonomyVishal 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 speciesJacob MoutouamaCenter periphery hypothesis, Integral and matrix projection models, EthnobiologyChance 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 Lucas Santana SouzaSociomicrobiology, Quorum sensing (communication)Ella 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, vaccinationEric ShershenBryophytes, Community Ecology, EcophysiologyGuilherme SilvaConservation, Mathematical Ecology/ModelingRuth Simberloffbehavioral evolution, animal communication, birdsong, behavioral plasticityNick Smithornithology, botany, avian ecologyRebecca SmithApplied conservation genomics in freshwater fisheriesRachel Sweniemycology, systematics, diversification, biogeographySophia TurnerSoil-plant-invertebrate interactions, community ecology, invasion biology, biodiversity science, science communicationBailey Von der MehdenBiology education, undergraduate perceptions of failure, undergraduate persistenceMaryrose WeathertonEducation research, student success, resource useSamuel WilhelmCommunity Ecology, Melittology, Botany, Landscape EcologyHyun Seok YoonConservation science, conservation prioritization, financing acquisition, equity and sustainability, institutional structure on sustainability Benjamin M. AuerbachAdjunct Professor, AnthropologyDavid BuehlerAdjunct Professor, Forestry, Wildlife & FisheriesMelissa CreggerJoint Faculty, Assistant ProfessorVirginia DaleResearch ProfessorMathematical Ecology, Landscape EcologyScott EmrichAdjunct Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer ScienceTodd FreebergJoint Faculty, Professor, PsychologySally HornProfessor, GeographyColleen IversenAdjunct Assistant Professor, ORNLSindhu JagadammaAssociate Professor, Biosystems Engineering and Soil Sciences Susan KaliszResearch ProfessorAnne MurrayResearch Assistant Professorchemical ecology, self sanitizing materialsRichard NorbyResearch ProfessorEcosystem ecology, global change ecology Fernanda SantosAdjunct Assistant ProfessorArthur StewartAdjunct ProfessorChristopher StricklandAdjunct Professor, MathematicsDavid WestonORNL Faculty Affiliate Amanda BenoitIndirect interactions, Natural selection, Plant-animal interactions, Plant evolutionary ecology, Plant mating systems, Predator-pollinator-plant interactionsPatricia CoxDavid FrankLecturer, PhilosophyBenjamin KeckSenior Lecturer and Director of the Etnier Ichthyological CollectionDiane Le BouilleMaggie Mamantovbehavioral ecology, invasion biology, community ecology, climate change, behavioral plasticity, reproductive behaviors, parental provisioning, competition, Onthophagus dung beetlesÁrpád S. NyáriLecturerAvian systematics, biogeography, and diversificationKaitlin PallaLecturer and Assistant Greenhouse Manager Narayani BarveSara CampbellJoe EdwardsMatthew HasenjagerSeoghun KimJessie MutzMisty ProffittKimberlyn RoosaAnna SiskHannah 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 ManagerLeslie GallowayRisk Assessment Information System Web Master, Database Manager, and Tool DeveloperKashina HicksonAssociate Director, Biology in a BoxMarissa HuberHaley KodakJeff MartinGreenhouse ManagerKarl McKimMargaret OliverHerbarium Collection Database ManagerKaitlin PallaLecturer and Assistant Greenhouse Manager Marva AndersonBusiness ManagerMichelle ChampAccounting Specialist IIChrisanne RomeoAdministrative Specialist IIILisa StalnakerAdministrative Specialist II
