Biology – The College of Arts and Sciences

Faculty

Name/Website Title Research Interests Office Phone E-Mail
Jesse Barber Assistant Professor Sensory ecology, animal behavior and conservation biology. 208-426-3202 jessebarber@boisestate.edu
Marc J. Bechard Professor Raptor biology and ecology; habitat use in raptors. 208-426-3530 mbechard@boisestate.edu
James R. Belthoff Professor Behavioral ecology, animal behavior, and avian biology. 208-426-4033 jbeltho@boisestate.edu
Marie-Anne de Graaff Assistant Professor Plant/Soil interactions in terrestrial ecosystems. 208-426-1256 marie-annedegraaff@boisestate.edu
Alfred M. Dufty, Jr. Professor of Biology and Associate Dean of the Graduate College Behavioral field endocrinology; avian biology; brood parasitism. 208-426-3263 adufty@boisestate.edu
Kevin P. Feris Associate Professor Microbial community ecology; bioremediation studies. 208-426-5498 kevinferis@boisestate.edu
Jennifer Forbey Assistant Professor Physiological, chemical and pharmacological ecologist 208-426-4426 jenniferforbey@boisestate.edu
Greg Hampikian Professor, Director, Idaho Innocence Project Biotechnology, Forensic Biology, Population Genetics, Cancer, Sensor Development. 208-426-4992 greghampikian@boisestate.edu
Julie A. Heath Assistant Professor Avian Biology and Conservation Ecology. 208-426-3208 julieheath@boisestate.edu
Cheryl L. Jorcyk Associate Professor Molecular mechanisms of cancer progression. 208-426-4287 cjorcyk@boisestate.edu
Peter Koetsier Professor and Associate Chair Aquatic ecology; emphasis in lotic macroinvertebrate community structure and ecology. 208-426-3817 pkoet@boisestate.edu
Kristen A. Mitchell Assistant Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies Molecular toxicology, immunotoxicology and cell cycle regulation 208-426-4620 KristenMitchell@boisestate.edu
James C. Munger Professor and Assoc. Vice President for Academic Planning, Office of the Provost Population and physiological ecology of spotted frogs, reptiles, small mammals, and harvester ants; effects of parasites on energetics. 208-426-4011 jmunger@boisestate.edu
Stephen J. Novak Professor Plant evolutionary biology; population biology and genetics; genetics of introduced species, specifically Bromus tectorum(cheatgrass). 208-426-3548 snovak@boisestate.edu
Julia T. Oxford Professor, Director, Biomolecular Research Center Function of extracellular matrix molecules in craniofacial and skeletal development; cartilage regeneration and repair; eye development and vitreoretinopathies. 208-426-2395 joxford@boisestate.edu
Ian C. Robertson Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies Insect
Behavior and Ecology; Plant-insect interactions, including pollination
biology, seed predation, host selection in bark beetles; Subsocial
behavior in insects.		 208-426-2394 iroberts@boisestate.edu.
Troy T. Rohn Professor Cellular mechanisms of programmed cell death as it relates to Alzheimer’s Disease. 208-426-2396 trohn@boisestate.edu
Marcelo Serpe Professor Plant biochemistry and physiology. 208-426-3687 mserpe@boisestate.edu
James F. Smith Professor and Director of the Snake River Plains Herbarium Plant molecular systematics, integration of molecular and morphological data in cladistic analyses, systematics of the Gesneriaceae, speciation. 208-426-3551 jfsmith@boisestate.edu
Juliette Tinker Assistant Professor Pathogenic microbiology, development of vaccines. 208-426-5472 juliettetinker@boisestate.edu
Denise Wingett Professor and Chair Immunology and inflammatory disease; nanomaterials and biological response; new drug development. 208-426-4692 denisewingett@boisestate.edu
Merlin White Assistant Professor Mycology, molecular systematics of basal fungi, biodiversity and taxonomy of “gut fungi” (traditionally, the Class Trichomycetes, especially the order Harpellales), symbioses and particularly arthropod-associated fungi. 208-426-4638 merlinwhite@boisestate.edu