Department of Biology Committee Appointments
Administration
- Department Chair – Brad Barbazuk (2021 – 2024)
- Associate Chair – José Miguel Ponciano (2024 – 2027)
- Graduate Coordinator – Charlie Baer(2022 – 2025)
- Undergrad Coordinator – Bernie Hauser (2024 – 2027)
Advisory Council
- Chair – Brad Barbazuk (2021 – 2024)
- Assoc. Chair – José Miguel Ponciano (2024 – 2027)
- Grad Coordinator – Charlie Baer (2022 – 2025)
- Undergrad Coordinator – Norman Douglas (2020 – 2023)
- 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 – 2025)
- At Large -Mathew Leibold (2023 – 2025)
- At Large – Keith Choe (2024 – 2027)
- FLMNH – Scott Robinson (2020 – 2025)
- Graduate Representative – Ana Lopez (2024 – 2025)
Departmental Standing Committees
(3 year terms, but length of terms for the first election was staggered)
Graduate Committee
- Charlie Baer – Grad Coordinator and Chair (2022 – 2025)
- Elected Members:
- Jamie Gillooly (2024 – 2027)
- Christine Schnitzler (2023 – 2025)
- Jeremy Lichstein (2023 – 2025)
- Gordon Burleigh (2024 – 2027)
- Hannah Vander Zanden (2020 – 2026)
- FLMNH – Pam Soltis (2023 – 2026)
- Graduate Representative: Ana Lopez (2024 – 2025)
Graduate Admissions Committee
- Charlie Baer – Grad Coordinator and Chair (ex officio)
- Elected Members:
- Keith Choe (2023 – 2025)
- Ed Braun (2023 – 2025)
- Bryn Durham (2023 – 2025)
- Stuart McDaniel (2024 – 2027)
- Hua Yan (2023 – 2025)
- FLMNH – Rob Guralnick (2023 – 2025)
Curriculum Committee
- Christine Davis ( Committee Chair)
- Charlie Baer (Grad Coordinator, ex officio)
- Bernie Hauser (Undergrad Coordinator, ex officio)
- Teresa Mutahi (Undergrad Coordinator for Biology)
- Tangelyn Mitchell
- Nicole Gerlach (BSC Courses)
- Marcus Zokan (Biology Labs)
- Elected Members:
- Todd Palmer (2022 – 2025)
- Nick Keiser (2024 – 2027)
- FLMNH – Steve Manchester (2019-2025)
- Graduate Representative – Chris Nolte (2024 – 2025)
Space and Facilities Committee
- Charlie Baer (Graduate Coordinator, ex officio)
- Mike Gunter (Building Manager, ex officio)
- Elected Members:
- Rebecca Kimball (2019 – 2025)
- Scott Taylor (2024 – 2027)
- Karen Bjorndal (2023 – 2025)
- Graduate Representative — Brittaney Buchanan (2024 – 2025)
Recruitment Committee
- Elected Members:
- Christine Davis (2024-2027)
- Ed Braun (2023 – 2025)
- Zhanar Abil (2024-2027)
- Todd Palmer (2023 – 2025)
- Ana Longo (2023 – 2025)
Review Committee (New in 2013)
(must be Full Professors)
- Bob Holt (2024 – 2027)
- Ed Braun (2024 – 2027)
Awards Committee
- Juannan Zhou (2024 – 2027)
- Karen Bjorndal (2022 – 2025)
- Zepeng Yao (2024 – 2027)
- Graduate Representatives (2024 – 2025):
- Lisa Coe
- Sarah Johnson
- Zuania Colon-Pineiro
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
- Bryndan Durham (2022 – 2025)
- Chris Dutton (2024 – 2027)
- Xiaofai Bai (2024 – 2027)
- Graduate Representative – Steven Cassidy (2024 – 2025)
Bylaws Committee
- José Miguel Ponciano
- Stefanie Gazda
- Nick Keiser
- Brad Barbazuk
- Hannah Vander-Zanden
- Juannan Zhou
- Graduate Representative – Sikander Khare (2024 – 2025)
Public Relations and Advancement
- Gareth Fraser, Chair (2024 – 2027)
- Joe Ryan (2023 – 2025)
- Graduate Representatives (2024 – 2025):
- Kate Davis
IT
- Ed Braun, Chair (2021 – 2024)
- TBD (Department IT)
- David Oppenheimer (2012)
- Graduate Representative – Rebecca Key (2024 – 2025)
Greenhouse
- Greenhouse Manager – Jeff Hubbard (ex officio)
- Doug Soltis (2009)
- Amanda Subalusky (2022)
- Lucas Majure, Chair (2021)
- Graduate Representative – Emilie Pano (2024 – 2025)
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)
- Charlie Baer
- Christine Davis
- Hua Yan
- Ana Longo
Ad Hoc Committees
Retreat Committee
- Melissa Meadows
- TBD
- TBD
- James Strother
- TBD
- Graduate Representative: Christopher Nolte (2023 – 2024)
Bartram Woods Commitee
- Scott Robinson, Chair
- Jack Putz
- Doug Soltis
- Graduate Representative: Gihan Athapaththu (2024 – 2025)
Mentorship Committee
- Amanda Subalusky
- Charlie Baer
- Christine Davis
- Graduate Representative: Szu-Hsuan (Adrian) Lee (2024 – 2025)
- Postdoc Representative: TBD
Personnel Support Committee
- Jeremy Lichstein
- David Duffy
- Sharon Karackattu
- Savannah Tanner
- 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.