Faculty Paul ArmsworthProfessorConservation, theoretical ecologyJoseph BaileyAssociate Professor and Chair of Undergraduate AffairsPlant-animal interactions, evolutionary ecologyMichael J. BlumAssociate ProfessorAquatic Ecology, Socioecology, Sustainability, Conservation BiologyJessica BudkeAssistant Professor & Herbarium DirectorEvolutionary developmental biology, maternal effects, structure-function relationships, systematics, botany, bryology (mosses), natural history collections.Gordon BurghardtAlumni Distinguished Service ProfessorComparative behavior, ethologyElizabeth DerryberryAssociate ProfessorBehavioral evolution and phylogeneticsNina FeffermanProfessor and Chair of Graduate AdmissionsSelf-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 GaoueAssistant 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, bioinformaticsLouis GrossChancellor's Professor, Director of NIMBioS, Director of TIEMMathematical ecologyKaren HughesProfessorSpeciation processes/ hybridization of fungiHenriette JagerJoint ORNL Faculty AssociateTheoretical Ecology, Conservation BiologySusan KaliszCollege of Arts and Sciences Excellence Professor and Head of the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary BiologyStephanie KivlinAssistant ProfessorEcosystem ecology, microbial ecology, global changeCharles KwitAssistant ProfessorConservation, wildlife-plant interactionsP. Brandon MathenyProfessor and Chair of Graduate Affairsmushroom-forming fungi, diversification, systematics, phylogeny, taxonomyGary McCrackenProfessorEvolutionary ecology, population geneticsBrian O’MearaProfessor and Associate HeadPhylogenetics, macroevolutionMonica PapeşAssistant Professor and Spatial Analysis Lab Directorecology and conservation; GIS and remote sensingSusan RiechertUTK Distinguished Service Professor and UTK Chancellor’s ProfessorAnimal behavior, ecologyLaura RussoAssistant ProfessorPollination ecology, network theory, field biology, botany, entomology, invasion biologyEdward SchillingProfessorPlant systematicsElisabeth SchusslerProfessorInstructional practices, introductory biology, GTAs, professional developmentJen SchweitzerProfessor and Associate HeadCommunity genetics, plant-soil interactionsKimberly SheldonAssistant 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 evolutionJoseph Williams Jr.ProfessorPlant evolutionary biology
