Faculty

Isis da Costa Arantes

Instructional Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Mississippi
Office: 354 CSTI
662-915-2002
iarantes@olemiss.edu

Tiffany Bensen

Instructional Professor
Ph.D., University of California, Davis
Office: 355 CSTI
662-915-2089
tabensen@olemiss.edu

Joshua Bloomekatz

Associate Professor
Ph.D., Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences
Office: 208 Shoemaker Hall
662-915-3072
josh@olemiss.edu

Stephen Brewer

Professor
Ph.D., Louisiana State University
Office: 412 Shoemaker Hall
662-915-1077
jbrewer@olemiss.edu

Carol A. Britson

Instructional Professor, Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies
Ph.D., University of Memphis
Office: 228 Shoemaker Hall
662-915-7988
cbritson@olemiss.edu

Richard Buchholz

Professor
Ph.D., University of Florida
Office: 104 Shoemaker Hall
662-915-5012
byrb@olemiss.edu

Parisa Burchfield

Instructor
M.S. University of Mississippi
Office: 365 CSTI
662-915-7203
smohaghe@go.olemiss.edu

Marcos Caraballo-Ortiz

Research Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Office: 407B Shoemaker Hall
662-915-7203

Carla Carr

Instructional Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of North Texas
Office: 360 CSTI
662-915-2153
cbcarr@olemiss.edu

Sixue Chen

Chair and Professor
Ph.D., Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology & East China Normal University
Office: 218 Shoemaker Hall
662-915-7203
schen8@olemiss.edu

Carol Cleveland

Instructor
Ph.D., University of Mississippi
Office: meetings by appointment
bycmc@olemiss.edu

Patrick Curtis

Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Georgia
Office: 402 Shoemaker Hall
662-915-1911
pdcurtis@olemiss.edu

Elaine Day

Professor and Neuroscience Minor Director
Ph.D., University of Texas
Office: 512 Shoemaker Hall
662-915-5444
lainyday@olemiss.edu

Rob DeVries

Instructional Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Mississippi State University
Office: 120 Shoemaker Hall
662-915-7479
rjdevrie@olemiss.edu

Mitzi Dunagan

Instructional Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Tennessee
Office: 362 CSTI
662-915-4437
mldunaga@olemiss.edu

 

Sharday Ewell

Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Alabama Birmingham
Office: 414 Shoemaker Hall
662-915-1390
snewell1@olemiss.edu

Ryan Garrick

Associate Professor
Ph.D., La Trobe University
Office: 508 Shoemaker Hall
662-915-2341
rgarrick@olemiss.edu

Tamar Goulet

Professor
Ph.D., State University of New York – Buffalo
Office: 524 Shoemaker Hall
662-915-7457
tlgoulet@olemiss.edu

Wayne Gray

Instructional Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University South Alabama Medical School
Office: 310 Shoemaker Hall
662-915-1923
wlgray@olemiss.edu

Jason Hoeksema

Professor, Associate Chair, and Graduate Program Coordinator
Ph.D., University of California, Davis
Office: 318 Shoemaker Hall
662-915-1275
hoeksema@olemiss.edu

Erik Hom

Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of California, San Francisco
Office: 401 Shoemaker Hall
662-915-1731
erik@olemiss.edu

Sobia Ilyas

Instructional Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Punjab
Office: 363 CSTI
662-915-7203
silyas@olemiss.edu

Colin Jackson

Professor
Ph.D., The University of Alabama
Office: 506 Shoemaker Hall
662-915-7495
cjackson@olemiss.edu

Mika Jekabsons

Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of California, Davis
Office: 110 Shoemaker Hall
662-915-3998
jekabson@olemiss.edu

Bradley Jones

Associate Professor
Ph.D., Yale University
Office: 122 Shoemaker Hall
662-915-1700
jonesbw@olemiss.edu

Christopher Leary

Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
Office: 416 Shoemaker Hall
662-915-1087
cjleary@olemiss.edu

Nicole Lewis

Lecturer and Coordinator of the Majors Laboratory Programs
Ed.D., The University of Mississippi
Office: 352 CSTI
662-915-1648
nalewis@olemiss.edu

Sarah Liljegren

Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of California, San Diego
Office: 118 Shoemaker Hall
662-915-1409
liljegren@olemiss.edu

Lydia Lytal

Instructional Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Mississippi
Office: 357 CSTI
662-915-5341
lytal@olemiss.edu

Lucile McCook

Advisor/Curator of Pullen Herbarium
Ph.D., Cornell University
Office: 407B Shoemaker Hall
662-915-5488
bymccook@olemiss.edu

Timothy Menzel

Instructional Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Mississippi State University
Office: 364 CSTI
662-915-7203
 tmenzel@olemiss.edu

Sayaka Miura

Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Penn State University
Office: 322 Shoemaker Hall
662-915-7203
smiura@olemiss.edu

Millie Mulero

Instructor
M.S., University of Mississippi
Office: 361 CSTI
662-915-4429
mdmulero@olemiss.edu

Brice Noonan

Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington
Office: 502 Shoemaker Hall
662-915-6705
bnoonan@olemiss.edu

Michel Ohmer

Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Queensland, Australia
Office: 410 Shoemaker Hall
662-915-7751
 mohmer@olemiss.edu

Mariel Pfeifer

Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Georgia – Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Office: 332 Shoemaker Hall
662-915-7562
 mapfeife@olemiss.edu

Rebecca Prescott

Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Office: 124 Shoemaker Hall
662-915-5342
 becks@olemiss.edu

Yongjian Qiu

Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Washington State University
Office: 406 Shoemaker Hall
662-915-3276
 yqiu@olemiss.edu

Josh Schmerge

Instructional Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Kansas
Office: 351 CSTI
662-915-7203
jdschmer@olemiss.edu

Saysha Sebren

Instructor
M.S., Mississippi College
Office: 367 CSTI
662-915-7203
sesebren@olemiss.edu

Rebecca Symula

Instructional Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Office: 202 Shoemaker Hall
662-915-2709
resymula@olemiss.edu

Laura Todd

Instructor
M.Ed., University of Mississippi
Office: 353 CSTIc
662-915-7203
lctodd@olemiss.edu

Peter Zee

Associate Professor
Ph.D., Indiana University
Office: 328 Shoemaker Hall
662-915-3071
zee@olemiss.edu

 

Adjunct Faculty

Laura Aldrich-Wolfe

Adjunct Professor
Ph.D., Cornell University
laura.aldrichwolfe@ndsu.edu

 

 

Heather Alexander

Adjunct Professor
Ph.D., University of Kentucky
heather.alexander@auburn.edu

 

Carol Cleveland

Instructor
Ph.D., University of Mississippi
Office: meetings by appointment
bycmc@olemiss.edu

Lucas Heintzman

Adjunct Professor
Ph.D., Texas Tech University
lucas.heintzman@usda.gov

Francois M. Lutzoni

Adjunct Professor
Ph.D., Duke University
flutzoni@duke.edu

Matthew T. Moore

Adjunct Professor
Ph.D., University of Mississippi
matt.moore@usda.gov

William Resetarits

Adjunct Professor
Ph.D., Duke University

Ted Stankowich

Adjunct Professor
Ph.D., University of California
theodore.stankowich@csulb.edu

 

Jason M. Taylor

Adjunct Professor
Ph.D., Baylor University
jason.taylor@usda.gov

 

Emeritus Faculty

Brian Doctor

Instructional Professor Emeritus
Ph.D., Duke University
rbdoctor@olemiss.edu

Gary Gaston

Professor Emeritus
Ph.D., College of William and Mary
bygaston@olemiss.edu

Marjorie Holland

Professor Emeritus
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
mholland@olemiss.edu

Edmund Keiser

Chair Emeritus and Professor Emeritus
Ph.D., Louisiana State University
bykeiser@olemiss.edu

Clifford Ochs

Professor
Ph.D., Cornell University
Office: 332 Shoemaker Hall
662-915-7562
byochs@olemiss.edu

Glenn R. Parsons

Professor
Ph.D., University of South Florida
bygrp@olemiss.edu

Stephen Threlkeld

Professor Emeritus
Ph.D., Michigan State University
stt@olemiss.edu

Paul K. Lago

Chair Emeritus and Professor Emeritus
Ph.D., North Dakota State University
plago@olemiss.edu

Bailey Ward

Professor Emeritus
Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin