Faculty Research Interests
All of our faculty carry on research projects in their laboratories. Below are listed the names of our faculty, a brief summary of their interest and a link to their website.
Dr. Greg Adler: Tropical ecology
Dr. Stephen Bentivenga: Mycology
Dr. Sheldon Cooper: Animal ecological physiology, avian thermoregulation and energetics
Dr. David Dilkes: Vertebrate paleontology, specifically the early evolutionary history of amphibians and reptiles.
Dr. Lisa Dorn: Plant genetics and evolution
Dr. Beatrice Holton: Control of tension in epithelial sheets such as the chorioamniotic membrane of avian embryos.
Toivo Kallas: Molecular genetics and biochemistry of electron transport mechanisms, redox-signaling, and oxygen radicals in microalgae
Dr. Greg Kleinheinz: Public health microbiology, environmental
microbiology
Dr. Todd Kostman: Calcium regulation in plants
Dr. Tom Lammers: Classification and evolution of the flowering plant family Campanulaceae
Dr. Colleen McDermott: Microbial contamination of beaches, source tracking of microbial contamination, cyanobacterial toxins
Dr. Elsbeth "Misty" McPhee: Effects of captivity on behavior and morphology; effects of captive breeding on the success of reintroduction programs for endangered wildlife; behavioral response to novel environments
Dr. Shelly Michalski: Tick-borne disease in WI, wildlife reservoir of Neosporosis in WI, maturation of Brugia malayi microfilariae
Dr. Sabrina Mueller-Spitz
Dr. Bob Pillsbury: Wetland ecology, freshwater algae
Dr. Walter Rainboth: Systematics and taxonomy of Asian cyprinid fishe
Dr. Teri Shors: Virology, poxviruses and environmental virology
Dr. Bob Stelzer: Nutrient flux and cycling in streams, roles of species in freshwater ecosystems, lake and stream food webs
Dr. Dana Vaughan: Physiology and cell biology of vertebrate CNS/retina in health and disease
Dr. Bob Wise: Plant stress physiology and ultrastructure

