Faculty 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
