Faculty & Staff

Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences

Administrative Faculty and Staff

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Indiren Pillay

Indiren Pillay

Department Chair, Professor
203 Herty Hall
(478) 445- 5863
Education

Ph.D., Microbiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Research

Microbiology education, phage biology

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Sandy Moore

Sandy Moore

Office Coordinator
201A Herty Hall
(478) 445-2440
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Debbie Long Biol

Debbie Long

Administrative Assistant
201 Herty Hall
478-445-0809
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Brady Bennett

Brady Bennett

Laboratory Coordinator
241 Herty Hall
(478) 445-1331
Education

M.S., Biology, Georgia College & State University

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Ashley Quinn

Ashley Quinn

Collections Manager, William P. Wall Museum of Natural History
103 Herty Hall
478-445-2395
Education

M.S. Biology, Georgia College & State University

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Lori Hamilton

Chief Sustainability Office, Office of Sustainability
Miller Court
(478) 445-7016
Education

Bachelor of General Studies, B.A. in History 

Masters in Public Administration

Masters of Management Information Systems

Office of Sustainability

The main point of contact for sustainability at Georgia College & State University is the Office of Sustainability.

Housed in the Department of Biological and Environmental Science, the office serves to monitor, analyze, and promote projects that help the campus to conserve resources, promote sustainable behaviors, and educate our campus and the surrounding community.

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Judith Sanders

Judith Sanders

Office Coordinator (Retired)

Department Faculty

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Dave Bachoon

Dave Bachoon

Professor
213 Saladin Integrated Science Complex
(478) 445-0812
Education

Georgia Power Endowed Professor of Environmental Sciences
Ph.D., Microbiology, University of Georgia

Research

Molecular tracking and quantification of pathogenic bacteria in environmental samples; water quality

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Andrei L. Barkovskii

Andrei L. Barkovskii

Georgia Power Endowed Professor of Environmental Sciences
216 Saladin Integrated Science Complex
(478) 445-4246
Education

Ph.D., Microbiology, SSR Supreme Cert. Comm.

Research

Antibiotic resistance and virulence in the environment; metagenomics and microbial community structure and function; microbial processes in clays and kaolin

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C. Daniel Burt

C. Daniel Burt

Senior Lecturer, Teaching Assistant Supervisor
213 Herty Hall
(478) 445-0815
Education

PhD., Crop & Soil Sciences, University of Georgia

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Kwan Christenson,

Kwan Christenson,

Senior Lecturer
242-B Herty Hall
(478) 445-5861
Education

M.D., Khon Kaen University

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Dominic DeSantis

Dominic DeSantis

Assistant Professor
110 Saladin Integrated Science Complex
(478) 445-5648
Education

Ph.D. Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Texas at El Paso

Research

Herpetology, Vertebrate Zoology, Conservation Biology

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Melanie DeVore

Melanie DeVore

Professor
231 Herty Hall
(478) 445-2438
Education

Ph.D., Plant Biology, Ohio State University

Research

Plant systematics, paleobotany

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Bailey Duxbury

Bailey Duxbury

Limited Term Lecturer
235 Herty Hall
(478) 445-0814
Education

M.S. Biology, Michigan Technological University

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Y. Ellen France

Y. Ellen France

Professor
324 Saladin Integrated Science Complex
(478) 445-1330
Education

Ph.D., Cell Biology, Yale University

Research

Intracellular trafficking, secretory pathways

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Ashok Hegde

Ashok Hegde

William Harvey Endowed Professor of Biomedical Sciences
215 Saladin Integrated Science Complex
(478) 445-3464
Education

William Harvey Endowed Professor for Biomedical Science
Ph.D., Cancer Research, Center of Cellular and Molecular Biology
Post-doctoral Training: Neuroscience, Columbia University

Research

Neuroscience, synaptic plasticity, learning and memory

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Kasey Karen

Kasey Karen

Professor, Biology Program Coordinator
229 Saladin Integrated Science Complex
(478) 445-5862
Education

Ph.D., Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Stony Brook University

Research

Molecular virology and cell biology; virus-host interactions

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Leeann Kelley

Leeann Kelley

Senior Lecturer
268 Herty Hall
(478) 445-8612
Education

M.S., Biology, Georgia College and State University

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Kalina Manoylov

Kalina Manoylov

Professor
322 Saladin Integrated Science Complex
(478) 445-2439
Education

Ph.D., Zoology/Ecology, Evol. Biology/Behavior, Michigan State University

Research

Aquatic Ecology, algal ecology, diatom taxonomy

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Lori Robinson

Lori McGalliard

Senior Lecturer
269 Herty Hall
(478) 445-1337
Education

M.S., Biology, Georgia College & State University

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Alfred Mead

Alfred Mead

Professor, and Graduate Program Coordinator
106 Herty Hall
(478) 445-1091
Education

Ph.D., Geosciences, University of Nebraska

Research

Cenozoic mammalian systematics and paleoecology

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Matt Milnes

Matt Milnes

Associate Professor
213 Saladin Integrated Science Complex
(478) 445-0817
Education

Ph.D., Zoology, University of Florida

Research

Vertebrate physiology; comparative reproductive physiology; endocrine disruption in wildlife.

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Christine Mutiti

Christine Mutiti

Associate Professor
133 Herty Hall
(478) 445-5870
Education

Ph.D., Botany, Miami University, OH

Research

Forest, wetland, and landscape ecology, and GIS and remote sensing

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Sam Mutiti

Sam Mutiti

Professor and Director, GCSU Aquatic Sciences Center
156 Herty Hall
(478) 445-5858
Education

Ph.D., Geology/Hydrogeology, Miami University, OH

Research

Groundwater & surface water interactions, surface and wetland hydrology, water quality, GIS and remote sensing, heavy metal assessment and remediation (including phytoremediation) and biofuels 

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Emily Parrish

Emily Parrish

Senior Lecturer
233 Herty Hall
(478) 445-2469
Education

M.S., Biology, Georgia College & State University

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Sébastien Portalier

Sébastien Portalier

Assistant Professor
325 Saladin Integrated Science Complex
(478) 445-8685
Education

Ph.D. Biology and Theoretical Ecology, McGill University, Montreal (Canada)

Research

Ecological Modeling, Community Ecology, Consumer – Resource interactions

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Arnab Sengupta

Arnab Sengupta

Assistant Professor
226 Saladin Integrated Science Complex
(478) 445-6870
Education

Ph.D. Biotechnology Science and Engineering, University of Alabama in Huntsville

Postdoctoral Training: Research - Dept. of Chemistry, UNC Chapel Hill; Teaching - Biotechnology Program, NC State University

Research

mRNA translation, Ribosome Structure & Function, Regulatory RNA Structures, Transcriptomics, Cellular Stress Response, Chemical Biology

 

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Bruce Snyder

Bruce Snyder

Associate Professor and Coordinator, William P. Wall Museum of Natural History
123 Integrated Science Complex
(478) 445-2372
Education

Ph.D., Ecology, University of Georgia

Research

Soil ecology; species invasions; invertebrate zoology; biodiversity; citizen science; taxonomy of earthworms, millipedes, and other soil macrofauna.

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Allison Rick VandeVoort

Allison Rick VandeVoort

Associate Professor, Environmental Sci. Program Coordinator
124 Saladin Integrated Science Complex
(478) 445-5865
Education

Ph.D., Plant and Environmental Science, Clemson University

Research

Soil contaminants, agroecosystems, biochemical cycling

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Angela Walczyk

Angela Walczyk

Assistant Professor
323 Saladin Integrated Science Complex
(478) 445-1332
Education

Ph.D. Biological Sciences, Michigan Technological University

Research

Plant evolutionary ecology, Polyploidy & genome size evolution, Invasion ecology 

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David A. Weese

David A. Weese

Professor
230 Saladin Integrated Science Complex
(478) 445-0818
Education

Ph.D., Biological Sciences, Auburn University

Research

Molecular ecology and evolutionary biology, population genetics, biodiversity and conservation

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Kristine N. White

Kristine N. White

Associate Professor
125 Saladin Integrated Science Complex
(478) 445-8756
Education

Ph.D., Coastal Sciences, University of Southern Mississippi

Research

Ecology and biodiversity of marine amphipod crustaceans

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E.H. Barman

E.H. Barman

Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Education

Ph.D., Entomology and Limnology, Cornell University

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Bob Chandler

Bob Chandler

Emeritus Professor
Education

Ph.D., Biology, Ornithology, University of Kansas

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Dennis Parmley

Dennis Parmley

Emeritus Professor
Education

Ph.D., Zoology, Michigan State University

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Harold Reed

Harold Reed

Emeritus Professor
Education

Ph.D., Microbiology, Ohio University

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Kenneth Saladin

Kenneth Saladin

Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Education

Ph.D., Biological Science, Florida State University

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William Wall

William Wall

Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Education

Ph.D., Zoology, University of Massachusetts at Amherst

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Harriett  Whipple

Harriett Whipple

Professor Emerita
Education

Ph.D. Botany, University of North Carolina -Chapel Hill

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G. William Wolfe

G. William Wolfe

Emeritus Professor
Education

Ph.D., Zoology, University of Tennessee