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 collectionsVirginia DaleResearch ProfessorMathematical Ecology, Landscape EcologyElizabeth DerryberryAssociate ProfessorBehavioral evolution and phylogeneticsNina FeffermanProfessorEvolution, Ecology, and Sociobiology of Infectious Disease Epidemiology; Mathematical ModelingBenjamin FitzpatrickProfessorPopulation genetics, conservation biologyJames FordyceProfessorEvolutionary ecology, plant-insect interactionsOrou GaoueAssociate ProfessorConservation biology, demography, plant-human interactionsSergey GavriletsDistinguished ProfessorTheoretical evolutionary biologyXingli GiamAssociate ProfessorConservation ecology, global environmental changeMichael GilchristAssociate ProfessorEvolutionary theory, mathematical biology, molecular evolution, protein translation, bioinformaticsClaire HemingwayAssistant ProfessorDecision-making strategies, value perception, foraging behavior, behavioral economicsKaren HughesProfessorSpeciation processes/ hybridization of fungiHenriette JagerJoint ORNL Faculty AssociateTheoretical Ecology, Conservation BiologySusan KaliszResearch ProfessorStephanie KivlinAssociate Professor Ecosystem ecology, microbial ecology, global changeCharlie KwitAssociate ProfessorConservation, wildlife-plant interactionsP. Brandon MathenyProfessor and Curator of Fungimushroom-forming fungi, diversification, systematics, phylogeny, taxonomyAnne MurrayResearch Assistant Professorchemical ecology, self sanitizing materialsRichard NorbyResearch ProfessorEcosystem ecology, global change ecology Brian O’MearaProfessorCURRENTLY RECRUITING GRADUATE STUDENTS Phylogenetics, macroevolutionMona PapeşAssociate Professorecology and conservation; GIS and remote sensingChuck PriceAssociate Research ProfessorMetabolic scaling theory, plant evolution, plant biomechanics and hydraulicsLaura RussoAssistant ProfessorPollination ecology, network theory, field biology, botany, entomology, invasion biologyEdward SchillingProfessorPlant systematicsElisabeth SchusslerProfessorInstructional practices, introductory biology, GTAs, professional developmentJen SchweitzerProfessor and Head OPEN OFFICE HOURS: 10-11AM MONDAYS & BY APPT. Community 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 StockmaierAssistant ProfessorDisease ecology, animal sociality, behavioral ecologyJacob SuissaAssistant Professor (beginning January 2024)Plant evolution, plant morphology, plant ecophysiologyDavid TalmyJoint Faculty MicrobiologyOcean microbial ecology and biogeochemistryJessie TannerAssistant ProfessorAnimal communication, evolution of behaviorJoseph Williams Jr.ProfessorPlant evolutionary biology
