
Dr. Sherry Harrel
Associate Professor and Chair
Office: Science 3238
Phone: 859-622-1531
Mailing Address: Science 3238
Email: sherry.harrel@eku.edu
Teaching and Research Interests: Stream fish ecology
Research mentoring: undergraduate and graduate students

Dr. Charles Elliott
Assistant Chair; Foundation Professor
Office: Science 3232
Phone: 859-622-1538
Mailing Address: Science 3238
Email: charles.elliott@eku.edu
Teaching and Research Interests: Wildlife-habitat relationships
Research mentoring: undergraduate students

Ritheen Hatton
Administrative Professional II
Office: Science 3238
Phone: 859-622-1531
Mailing Address: Science 3238
Email: ritheen.hatton2@eku.edu

Mr. Robert Pace
Administrative and Facilities Coordinator
Office: Science 3233
Phone: 859-622-1533
Mailing Address: Science 3238
Email: robert.pace@eku.edu

Dr. Kenneth Blank
Senior Lecturer
Office: Science 3229
Phone: 859-622-7623
Mailing Address: Science 3238
Email: ken.blank@eku.edu
Teaching and Research Interests: Medical entomology; insect pathology
Research Mentoring: undergraduate students

Dr. Amy Braccia
Associate Professor
Office: Science 1239
Phone: 859-622-1505
Mailing Address: Science 3238
Email: amy.braccia@eku.edu
Teaching and Research Interests: Aquatic biology; stream ecology; aquatic entomology
Research mentoring: undergraduate and graduate students

Dr. David Brown
Professor
Office: Science 4229
Phone: 859-622-2283
Mailing Address: Science 3238
Email: david.brown@eku.edu
Website: davidbrown5.wordpress.com
Teaching and Research Interests: Wildlife and wetland ecology; winter ecology; migratory birds
Research mentoring: undergraduate and graduate students

Dr. Patrick Calie
Professor
Office: Science 4222
Phone: 859-622-1543
Mailing Address: Science 3238
Email: pat.calie@eku.edu
Teaching and Research Interests: Phylogenetics and species biology of the Sarraceniaceae, and systematics of select sections of Carex and Rhynocospora (Cyperaceae); genomics and evolution of the Clavicipitaceae (Ascomycota)
Research mentoring: undergraduate students

Dr. Sally Chambers
Assistant Professor
Office: Science 4231
Phone: 859-622-8689
Mailing Address: Science 3238
Email: sally.chambers@eku.edu
Teaching and Research Interests: Plant evolutionary ecology; population and conservation genetics; natural history; species distribution patterns.
Research mentoring: undergraduate and graduate students

Dr. Lindsay Cormier
Associate Professor
Office: Science 5231
Phone: 859-622-8998
Mailing Address: Science 3238
Email: lindsay.cormier@eku.edu
Teaching and Research Interests: Blood pressure and smooth muscle regulation; breast cancer tumor formation; metastasis; angiogenesis
Research mentoring: undergraduate and graduate students

Dr. Barbara Davis
Senior Lecturer
Office: Science 5226
Phone: 859-622-7820
Mailing Address: Science 3238
Email: barbara.davis@eku.edu

Dr. Luke Todd
Associate Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator
Office: Science 4227
Phone: 859-622-2523
Mailing Address: Science 3238
Email: luke.dodd@eku.edu
Website: doddlab.wordpress.com
Teaching and Research Interests: Conservation biology; forest entomology; wildlife ecology and management
Research mentoring: undergraduate and graduate students

Dr. Rishi Drolia
Associate Professor
Office: Science 5221
Phone: 859-622-1507
Mailing Address: Science 3238
Email: rishi.drolia@eku.edu

Dr. David Hayes
Associate Professor
Office: Science 1237
Phone: 859-622-1016
Mailing Address: Science 3238
Email: david.hayes@eku.edu
Teaching and Research Interests: Conservation biology; DNA-based biomonitoring; invertebrate systematics
Research mentoring: undergraduate and graduate students

Dr. Jennifer Koslow
Associate Professor
Office: Science 4232
Phone: 859-622-6258
Mailing Address: Science 3238
Email: jennifer.koslow@eku.edu
Teaching and Research Interests: Plant evolutionary ecology; ecology and evolution of infectious disease; rare plant conservation
Research mentoring: undergraduate and graduate students

Dr. Lisa Middleton
Associate Professor
Office: Science 5229
Phone: 859-622-2258
Mailing Address: Science 3238
Email: lisa.middleton2@eku.edu
Teaching and Research Interests: Anatomy and Physiology; cell and molecular biology; poly-drug abuse at the cellular and molecular level; use and abuse of licit and illicit drugs in college students

Dr. Cy Mott
Associate Professor
Office: Science 4226
Phone: 859-622-1506
Mailing Address: Science 3238
Email: cy.mott@eku.edu
Website: mottlab.weebly.com
Teaching and Research Interests: Ecology; animal behavior
Research mentoring: undergraduate and graduate students

Dr. Oliver Oakley
Associate Professor
Office: Science 5222
Phone: 859-622-3057
Mailing Address: Science 3238
Email: oliver.oakley@eku.edu
Teaching and Research Interests: Reproductive immunology; viral immunology
Research mentoring: undergraduate and graduate students

Dr. Valerie Peters
Assistant Professor
Office: Science 4233
Phone: 859-622-7821
Mailing Address: Science 3238
Email: valerie.peters@eku.edu
Website: peterslab.weebly.com
Teaching and Research Interests: Agroecology; animal-plant interactions; conservation; tropical biology; quantitative ecology
Research mentoring: undergraduate and graduate students

Dr. Marcia Pierce
Associate Professor
Office: Science 5224
Phone: 859-622-1535
Mailing Address: Science 3238
Email: marcia.pierce@eku.edu
Teaching and Research Interests: Microbial pathogenesis; antimicrobial resistance of clinically important bacteria
Research mentoring: undergraduate and graduate students

Dr. Steven Richter
Professor and Director of Natural Areas
Office: Science 4228
Phone: 859-622-8688
Mailing Address: Science 3238
Email: stephen.richter@eku.edu
Website: richterlab.weebly.com
Teaching and Research Interests: Conservation biology; wetland biology; herpetology; natural history; ecology; population and conservation genetics
Research mentoring: undergraduate and graduate students

Dr. Bill Staddon
Associate Professor
Office: Science 5230
Phone: 859-622-8226
Mailing Address: Science 3238
Email: bill.staddon@eku.edu
Teaching and Research Interests: Microbial ecology; antibiotics resistance; pedagogy
Research mentoring: undergraduate students

Dr. Stephen Sumithran
Associate Professor
Office: Science 4224
Phone: 859-622-4990
Mailing Address: Science 3238
Email: stephen.sumithran@eku.edu
Teaching and Research Interests: Conservation biology; international conservation
Research mentoring: undergraduate students

Robert Whittaker
Lecturer
Office: Science 5225
Phone: 859-622-8173
Mailing Address: Science 3238
Email: robert.whittaker@eku.edu

Dr. Autumn Whitson
Assistant Professor
Office: Science 5227
Phone: 859-622-8173
Mailing Address: Science 3238
Email: autumn.whitson@eku.edu

Dr. Andrew Wigginton
Senior Lecturer
Office: Science 3231
Phone: 859-622-7938
Mailing Address: Science 3238
Email: andrew.wigginton@eku.edu
Teaching and Research Interests: Aquatic biology; aquatic toxicology; environmental and ecotoxicology
Research mentoring: undergraduate students

Dr. Malcolm Frisbie
Retired Professor and Chair Emeritus
Mailing Address: Science 3238
Email: malcolm.frisbie@eku.edu
Teaching and Research Interests: Physiological ecology of insects and amphibians
Research mentoring: undergraduate students