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Biology Department

Faculty

The following is a list of full-time Faculty and Staff members within the Biology Department. Click on a web page to learn more about each member's educational background and research interests.

Core Faculty:

  • Bill Ard

    Part-Time Assistant Professor of Biology
    (512) 863-1728
    Fondren-Jones 422B
    email

  • Romi Burks

    Associate Professor of Biology
    (512) 863-1280
    Fondren-Jones 141
    email
    Specialty: Aquatic ecology, wetland science, apple snails, invertebrate biology

  • Maria Cuevas

    Associate Professor of Biology
    (512) 863-1698
    Fondren-Jones 241
    email

  • Martin Gonzalez

    Associate Professor of Biology
    (512) 863-1621
    Fondren-Jones 216
    email

  • Benjamin Pierce

    Professor of Biology
    (512) 863-1974
    Fondren-Jones 217
    email
    Specialty: I am a population geneticist who studies the ecology, evolution, and genetics of amphibians.

  • Rebecca Sheller

    Associate Professor of Biology
    (512) 863-1718
    Fondren-Jones 240
    email

  • Linda Southwick

    Laboratory Manager in Biology
    (512) 863-1260
    Fondren-Jones 214
    email

  • Max Taub

    Associate Professor of Biology
    (512) 863-1583
    Fondren-Jones 140
    email
    Specialty: Plant Ecophysiology

  • Maria Todd

    Assistant Professor of Biology
    (512) 863-1983
    Fondren-Jones 218
    email

  • Maria Trevino

    Staff Secretary
    (512) 863-1360
    Fondren-Jones n/a
    email

  • Andrew Woodward

    Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
    (512) 863-1627
    Fondren-Jones 422A
    email
    Specialty: I am a plant developmental geneticist studying plant hormone signaling,peroxisome biogenesis,and the regulation of gene expression bymicroRNAs.