Biological Sciences Faculty and Their Interests
 
Jacqueline K. Bowman
Associate Professor; Ph.D., Indiana University. Secondary science teaching and life sciences certification.
 
Cheryl B. Chaney
Assistant Professor and Biology Lab Coordinator; M.S., Tennessee Tech University. Environmental science and ecology of algae.
 
Phyllis J. Cox
Associate Professor and Director of Medical Technology and Medical Assistant Programs; MT(ASCP) St. Frances Medical Center; M.A., Central Michigan University.
 
Charles J. Gagen
Professor and Department Chair; Ph.D., Penn State. Aquatic ecology and ichthyology.
 
Cynthia H. Jacobs
Assistant Professor; D.V.M., Louisiana State University. Anatomy and physiology of domestic animals.
 
John R., Jackson
Associate Professor; Ph.D., Mississippi State University. Fisheries science and community ecology.
 
George P. Johnson
Associate Professor; Ph.D., North Carolina State. Plant systematics.
 
Christopher J. Kellner
Professor; Ph.D., University of Arkansas. Forest ecology, ornithology, and animal behavior.
 
Scott W. Kirkconnell
Professor; Ph.D., Indiana University. Medical and environmental microbiology.
 
Eric C. Lovely
Associate Professor; Ph.D., University of New Hampshire. Invertebrate zoology, coastal ecology, and environmental science.
 
Chris Merle
Assistant Professor; M.S., RHIA, CMA, (AAMA)., Arkansas Tech. Health information management.
 
Thomas E. Nupp
Professor; Ph.D., Purdue. Wildlife science, GIS, and small mammal ecology.
 
Darla D. Sparacino
Associate Professor; M.Ed. RHIA, Arkansas Tech. Health information management.
 
Ivan H. Still
Assistant Professor; Ph.D., University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Human genetics, cancer and cellular biology.
 
Joseph N. Stoeckel
Professor and Director of Fisheries and Wildlife Science Program; Ph.D., Virginia Tech. Fisheries management and aquaculture.
 
Bruce L. Tedford
Associate Professor and Director of Biology Program; Ph.D., Louisiana State University. Avian physiology.
 
Melinda, A. Wilkins
Professor and Director of Health Information Management and Health Informatics Programs; Ph.D., RHIA Southwestern Oklahoma State. Health information management.
 
Tsunemi Yamashita
Associate Professor; Ph.D., Vanderbilt. Population genetics and evolutionary biology.