Faculty | Staff | Emeritus Faculty

Faculty

FacultyContactTeaching and/or Research Interests
Daniel Ballhorn
Professor
ballhorn@pdx.edu 
Michael Bartlett
Associate Professor
micb@pdx.edu 
Kim Brown
Associate Professor
Accepting students - Fall 2024
kibr2@pdx.edu 
Bradley Buckley
Associate Professor
bbuckley@pdx.edu 
Justin Courcelle
Professor
Accepting students - Fall 2024
justc@pdx.eduDNA repair, DNA replication, genome stability
Mitch Cruzan
Professor
Accepting students - Fall 2024
cruzan@pdx.eduPlant ecology, evolutionary biology
Bryan Cwik
Associate Professor
bcwik@pdx.eduEthics in the life and environmental sciences
Deborah Duffield
Professor
duffield@pdx.eduMarine Mammals, Marine Biology
Sarah Eppley
Professor
eppley@pdx.eduPlant Ecology
Suzanne Estes
Associate Professor
Interim Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
estess@pdx.edu 
Thomas Hancock
Assistant Professor
thancock@pdx.eduHuman Anatomy and Physiology
Stefanie Kautz
Assistant Research Professor
skautz@pdx.edu 
Annie Lindgren
Assistant Research Professor
Director, Center for Life in Extreme Environments
Interim Associate Vice President for Research
arl3@pdx.edu 
Jan Just
Teaching Assistant Professor
justjan@pdx.eduFundamentals of Biology, Histology, Anatomy and Physiology
Susan Masta
Associate Professor
Accepting students - Fall 2024
smasta@pdx.eduBiodiversity, evolution, arthropods
Michael Murphy
Professor
murphym@pdx.edu 
Brooke Napier
Assistant Professor
brnapier@pdx.eduImmunology, microbiology, cell biology, molecular biology
Jason Podrabsky
Professor 
podrabsj@pdx.eduDevelopmental biology, genomics, epigenetics, metabolic dormancy
Nadine Phoenix
Teaching Assistant Professor
nadine5@pdx.edu 
Radhika Reddy
Assistant Teaching Professor
rreddy@pdx.eduPrinciples of Biology, Neurophysiology, Sensory Physiology
Todd Rosenstiel
Professor
Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
rosensti@pdx.edu 
Luis Ruedas
Professor and Chair
Accepting students - Fall 2024
ruedas@pdx.eduVertebrate taxonomy and systematics, evolution, and ecology
Erin Shortlidge
Associate Professor
Accepting students - Fall 2024
eshort@pdx.eduBiology education research
Jeffrey Singer
Professor
Accepting students - Fall 2024
jsinger@pdx.eduUbiquitin signaling
Ken Stedman
Professor
kstedman@pdx.eduExtreme viruses, astrovirology, vaccine stabilization
Anne Thompson
Assistant Professor
Accepting students - Fall 2024
awt@pdx.eduMicrobial ecology of the oceans
Emily Wolfe
Instructor
emwolfe@pdx.edu 

Staff

StaffContact
Megan Meyers
Biology Teaching Lab Manager
memeyers@pdx.edu
Noah Sharpsteen
Interim Departmetn Manager
nesharps@pdx.edu
Linda Taylor
Greenhouse Manager
taylor5@pdx.edu
Leah Tuor
Academic & Student Services Manager
leaht@pdx.edu
Michael Wendel
Biology Teaching Lab Manager
mww3@pdx.edu
Kathryn Wonder
Biology Teaching Lab Manager
wonder@pdx.edu

Emeritus Faculty

FacultyContactResearch Interests
Clyde Calvincalvinc@pdx.eduVascular plant anatomy
Larry Crawshawcrawshawl@pdx.eduComparative physiology of temperature regulation
Stan Hillmanhillmans@pdx.eduAmphibian physiology
Ed Lippertalgae@frontier.comAlgology, mycology
Rob Milletteperegrine@rof.netMolecular virology
Lester Newmannewmanl@pdx.eduGenetics
Anna-Louise Reysenbachbwar@pdx.eduMicrobiology
Leonard Simpsonsimpsol@pdx.eduInvertebrate structure and function
Robert Tinnindbtinnin@gmail.comEcology
Randy Zelickzelickr@pdx.eduNeurobiology