Faculty Paul ArmsworthProfessorConservation, theoretical ecologyJoseph BaileyAssociate Professor and Chair of Undergraduate AffairsPlant-animal interactions, evolutionary ecologyMike BlumProfessorAquatic Ecology, Socioecology, Sustainability, Conservation BiologyJessica BudkeAssociate Professor & Herbarium DirectorEvolutionary developmental biology, structure-function relationships, parent-offspring conflict, systematics, bryology, natural history collectionsElizabeth DerryberryAssociate ProfessorBehavioral evolution and phylogeneticsNina FeffermanProfessorSelf-Organizing Complex Systems, Mathematical and computational models of problems in epidemiology, evolutionary and behavioral ecology, and conservation biologyBenjamin FitzpatrickProfessorPopulation genetics, conservation biologyJames FordyceProfessorEvolutionary ecology, plant-insect interactionsOrou GaoueAssociate ProfessorConservation biology, demography, plant-human interactionsSergey GavriletsDistinguished ProfessorTheoretical evolutionary biologyXingli GiamAssistant ProfessorConservation ecology, global environmental changeMichael GilchristAssociate Professorevolutionary theory, mathematical biology, molecular evolution, protein translation, bioinformaticsKaren HughesProfessorSpeciation processes/ hybridization of fungiHenriette JagerJoint ORNL Faculty AssociateTheoretical Ecology, Conservation BiologyStephanie KivlinAssistant ProfessorEcosystem ecology, microbial ecology, global changeCharlie KwitAssociate ProfessorConservation, wildlife-plant interactionsP. Brandon MathenyProfessor and Chair of Graduate Affairsmushroom-forming fungi, diversification, systematics, phylogeny, taxonomyBrian O’MearaProfessorPhylogenetics, macroevolutionMona PapeşAssociate Professorecology and conservation; GIS and remote sensingLaura RussoAssistant ProfessorPollination ecology, network theory, field biology, botany, entomology, invasion biologyEdward SchillingProfessorPlant systematicsElisabeth SchusslerProfessorInstructional practices, introductory biology, GTAs, professional developmentJen SchweitzerProfessor and HeadCommunity genetics, plant-soil interactionsKimberly SheldonAssociate ProfessorBiogeography, physiological ecology, tropical ecologyDaniel SimberloffGore Hunger Professor of Environmental Sciencebiological invasions, ecology, conservation biology, biogeographyRandall SmallProfessor, Director of Biology Teaching and LearningPlant systematics, molecular evolutionSebastian StockmaierDisease ecology, animal sociality, behavioral ecologyJessie TannerAssistant ProfessorAnimal communication, evolution of behaviorJoseph Williams Jr.ProfessorPlant evolutionary biology