Department of Biology Committee Appointments
Administration
- Department Chair – Brad Barbazuk (2021 – 2024)
- Associate Chair – José Miguel Ponciano (2024 – 2027)
- Graduate Coordinator – Stuart McDaniel (2025-2028)
- Undergrad Coordinator – Bernie Hauser (2024 – 2027)
Advisory Council
- Chair – Brad Barbazuk (2021 – 2024)
- Assoc. Chair – José Miguel Ponciano (2024 – 2027)
- Grad Coordinator – Stuart McDaniel (2025-2028)
- Undergrad Coordinator -Bernie Hauser (2024-2027)
- Office Manager – Susan Spaulding (ex officio)
- Elected Members:
(3 year terms, but length of terms for the first election was staggered)- Whitney Lab – David Duffy (2023-2026)
- Whitney Lab – Elaine Seaver (2025-2028)
- At Large -Mathew Leibold (2023 – 2025)
- At Large -Todd Palmer (2025 – 2028)
- At Large – Keith Choe (2024 – 2027)
- FLMNH – Scott Robinson (2020 – 2026)
- Graduate Representative:
Departmental Standing Committees
(3 year terms, but length of terms for the first election was staggered)
Graduate Committee
- Stuart McDaniel – Grad Coordinator and Chair (2026 – 2029)
- Elected Members:
- Jamie Gillooly (2024 – 2027)
- Christine Schnitzler (2023 – 2028)
- Jeremy Lichstein (2023 – 2026)
- Hannah Vander Zanden (2020 – 2026)
- FLMNH – Pam Soltis (2023 – 2026)
- Graduate Representative:
Graduate Admissions Committee
- Stuart McDaniel – Grad Coordinator and Chair (ex officio)
- Elected Members:
- Keith Choe (2023 – 2026)
- Ed Braun (2023 – 2025)
- Bryn Durham (2023 – 2026)
- Hua Yan (2023 – 2025)
- Grace John (2025-2028)
- Charlie Baer (2025-2028)
- FLMNH – Rob Guralnick (2023 – 2026)
Curriculum Committee
- José Miguel Ponciano (Associate Chair of Biology, Committee Chair).
- Stuart McDaniel – (Grad Coordinator, ex officio)
- Bernie Hauser (Undergrad Coordinator, ex officio)
- Teresa Mutahi (Undergrad Coordinator for Biology)
- Tangelyn Mitchell (Academic Assistant II, ex officio)
- Nicole Gerlach (Coordinator of Introductory Principles of Biology)
- Marcus Zokan (Biology Labs Coordinator)
- Elected Members:
- Norman Douglas (2025-2028)
- Nick Keiser (2024 – 2027)
- FLMNH – Steve Manchester (2019-2028)
- Graduate Representative:
Space and Facilities Committee
- Stuart McDaniel – (Grad Coordinator, ex officio)
- Mike Gunter (Building Manager, ex officio)
- Elected Members:
- Rebecca Kimball (2019 – 2028)
- Scott Taylor (2024 – 2027)
- Kyle McCulloch (2025 – 2026)
- Graduate Representative:
Recruitment Committee
- Elected Members:
- Christine Davis (2024-2027)
- Melissa Meadows (2025-2028)
- Zhanar Abil (2024-2027)
- Todd Palmer (2023 – 2026)
- Joe Ryan (2025-2028)
- Ana Longo (2023 – 2028)
Review Committee (New in 2013)
(must be Full Professors)
- Bob Holt (2024 – 2027)
- Ed Braun (2024 – 2027)
Awards Committee
- Juannan Zhou (2024 – 2027)
- Liming Cai (2025 – 2028)
- Zepeng Yao (2024 – 2027)
- Graduate Representatives:
Appointed Standing Committees
(year appointed)
Biology Majors Executive Committee
- Associate Dean, CLAS (ex officio)
- Associate Dean, CALS (ex officio)
- Associate Director, Teresa Mutahi (ex officio)
- Online Biology Major Coordinator, Stefanie Gazda (ex officio)
- Biology Chair, Brad Barbazuk (ex officio)
- Elected Members:
(formally appointed by Dean)- CLAS
- David Julian
- Rebecca Kimball
- Norman Douglas – Chair (2022 – 2025)
- CALS
- Melissa Jones
- Paul Sarnoski
- Alison Adams
- CLAS
Colloquium (Seminar) Committee
- Chris Dutton (2024 – 2027)
- Xiaofai Bai (2024 – 2027)
- Graduate Representative:
Bylaws Committee
- José Miguel Ponciano
- Stefanie Gazda
- Nick Keiser
- Brad Barbazuk
- Hannah Vander-Zanden
- Juannan Zhou
- Graduate Representative:
Public Relations and Advancement
- Gareth Fraser, Chair (2021 – 2027)
- Joe Ryan (2023 – 2026)
- Graduate Representatives:
IT
- Ed Braun, Chair (2021 – 2024)
- TBD (Department IT)
- David Oppenheimer (2012)
- Graduate Representative
Greenhouse
- Greenhouse Manager -Alexzander Reichley (ex officio)
- Doug Soltis (2009)
- Amanda Subalusky (2022)
- Lucas Majure, Chair (2021)
- Graduate Representative
Animal Care
- IACUC, Vice Chair – Rebecca Kimball (2017)
- Malcom Maden (2009)
- Ana Longo (2021)
- James Strother (2021)
- Mike Frick (2011)
Coordinator of Integrated Principles of Biology
- Nicole Gerlach (2020)
Merit Committee
(elected by secret ballot)
- Hannah Vander Zanden
- Keith Choe
- Nicole Gerlach
- Stuart McDaniel
Ad Hoc Committees
Retreat Committee
- Mathew Leibold (2025-2026)
- David Julian (2025-2026)
- James Strother (2025-2026)
- Joe Ryan (2025-2026)
- Graduate Representative:
Bartram Woods Commitee
- Scott Robinson, Chair
- Jack Putz
- Doug Soltis
- Graduate Representative:
Mentorship Committee
- Amanda Subalusky
- Charlie Baer
- Christine Davis
- Graduate Representative:
- Postdoc Representative:
Personnel Support Committee
- Jeremy Lichstein
- David Duffy
- Sharon Karackattu
- TBD
- Graduate Representatives:
- Eric Trotman
- Kasey Pham
- Yuanming Lu
- Manasee Weerathunga
- Eric Trotman
- Postdoc Representative:
- TBD
Climate Survey Committee
- Amanda Subalusky
- Gordon Burleigh
- Jimmy Liao
- Graduate Representatives:
- Izu Ezukanma
- Manasee Weerathunga
- Palash Sethi
Graduate Student Reps For Other Roles
Biology Graduate Student Association
BGSA Website List of Current Officers
- BGSA President – Kara Taylor
- BGSA Vice-President – Lisa Coe
- BGSA Secretary/Treasurer – Kate Davis
GSC Representatives
(will attend GSC meetings)
- Chris Nolte
URAP
- Susannah Lohmann
- Lillian Hendrick
- Eric Trotman
Zoocial
- Kara Taylor
Welcoming Committee
- Yuanming Lu
- Shelby Palmer
Recruitment Committee
- Emeline Pano
- Wesley Dillard
Mental Health Committee
- Malu Ore Rengifo
- Manasee Weerathunga
International Student Rep
- Claudia Garnica Diaz
Policies & Bylaws
You can download any of these documents by following one of the links below:
- Biology Current Bylaws and Policies
- Biology Previous Bylaws
- Biology Tenure Track, Lecturer, and Scientist Promotion Guidelines and Criteria
- Biology Van Use and Safety Policy
- Conflict of Interest Policy
- Strategic Plan for the Department of Biology
Faculty Meeting Minutes
The minutes are stored on the departmental Office365 SharePoint site under the Administration tab. You can go directly to them by following the link given below.
NOTE: Only department faculty have access to the meeting minutes.