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Faculty

Dr. Isis Arantes
Isis da Costa Arantes

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

Dr. Tiffany Bensen
Tiffany Bensen

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

Dr. Joshua Bloomekatz
Joshua Bloomekatz

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

Dr. Steve Brewer
Stephen Brewer

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

Dr. Carol Britson
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

Dr. Richard Buchholz
Richard Buchholz

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

Parisa Burchfield
Parisa Burchfield

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

Dr. Marcos Caraballo-Ortiz
Marcos Caraballo-Ortiz

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


Dr. Carla Carr
Carla Carr

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

Dr. Sixue Chen
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 Cleveland1
Carol Cleveland

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

Dr. Patrick Curtis
Patrick Curtis

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

Lainy Day1
Elaine Day

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


Dr. Rob DeVries
Rob DeVries

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


Dr. Mitzi Dunagan
Mitzi Dunagan

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

Dr. Sharday Ewell

 

Sharday Ewell

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

Dr. Ryan Garrick
Ryan Garrick

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

Tammy Goulet1
Tamar Goulet

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

Dr. Wayne Gray
Wayne Gray

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

Dr. Jason Hoeksema
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

Dr. Erik Hom
Erik Hom

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

Dr. Sobia Ilyas
Sobia Ilyas

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

colin jackson1
Colin Jackson

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

Dr. Mika Jekabsons
Mika Jekabsons

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

Dr. Brad Jones
Bradley Jones

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

Dr. Chris Leary
Christopher Leary

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

Instructor Nicole Lewis
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

Dr. Sarah Liljegren
Sarah Liljegren

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

Dr. Lydia Lytal
Lydia Lytal

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

Lucile McCook1
Lucile McCook

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

Dr. Timothy Menzel
Timothy Menzel

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

Dr. Sayaka Miura
Sayaka Miura

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

Millie Mulero
Millie Mulero

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

Dr. Brice Noonan
Brice Noonan

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

Dr. Michel Ohmer


Michel Ohmer

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

Dr. Mariel Pfeifer
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

Dr. Becks Prescott
Rebecca Prescott

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

Dr. Yongjian Qiu
Yongjian Qiu

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

Dr. Joshua Schmerge
Josh Schmerge

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

Saysha Sebren
Saysha Sebren

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

Beckie Symula
Rebecca Symula

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

Laura Todd
Laura Todd

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

Dr. Peter Zee
Peter Zee

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

 

Adjunct Faculty

Dr. Laura Aldrich-Wolfe
Laura Aldrich-Wolfe

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

 

 

Dr. Heather Alexander
Heather Alexander

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

 

Carol Cleveland1
Carol Cleveland

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

Lucas Heintzman
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

Dr. Matt Moore
Matthew T. Moore

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


William Resetarits

Adjunct Professor
Ph.D., Duke University

Dr. Ted Stankowich2
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

Dr. Brian Doctor
Brian Doctor

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

Gary Gaston1
Gary Gaston

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

Marjorie Holland1
Marjorie Holland

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

Edmund Keiser1


Edmund Keiser

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

Cliff Ochs1
Clifford Ochs

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

Glenn Parsons
Glenn R. Parsons

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

Stephen Threlkeld1
Stephen Threlkeld

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

Paul Lago1
Paul K. Lago

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

Bailey Ward1


Bailey Ward

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