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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology

Faculty

Name

Office

Email

Phone

Ackerman, Ralph 601 Science II racker@iastate.edu 294-8676

Environmental and regulatory physiology of birds and reptiles, especially embryos.

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Adams, Dean 241 Bessey dcadams@iastate.edu 294-3834 (2876)

Evolution of phenotypic diversity; ecological and evolutionary morphology; species interactions and community organization; quantitative morphology (morphometrics).

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Bowen, Bonnie 209 Bessey bsbowen@iastate.edu 294-6391

Behavior, ecology, evolution, and genetics of free-living animals; influence of ecology and behavior on evolutionary processes and genetic structure of natural populations.

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Bronikowski, Anne 237Bessey abroniko@iastate.edu 294-7170 (4553)

Evolution of life history variation with emphasis on senescence studied through field and laboratory experiments (physiological and molecular genetic), and mathematical/computational modeling.

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Interdepartmental Genetics

Clark, Lynn 345 Bessey lgclark@iastate.edu 294-8218

Systematics and morphology of grasses, in particular the woody bamboos.

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Clark, William 233 Bessey wrclark@iastate.edu 294-5176

Population dynamics, landscape change, field ecology, statistics, simulation modeling.

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Colbert, Jim 113 Bessey jtcolber@iastate.edu 294-9930

Excellence in learning of the basic biological sciences; service learning; aquatic ecology and biology; learning communities; education of pre-service secondary school biology teachers.

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Crumpton, Bill 129 Bessey crumpton@iastate.edu 294-4752 (3983)

Wetland processes and function in agricultural landscapes; the dynamics of wetland energy flow and nutrient transformation; fate and effects of agricultural contaminants in wetlands; role of restored and constructed wetlands in water quality remediation.

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Environmental Science

Danielson, Brent 247 Bessey jessie@iastate.edu 294-5248

Effects of complex landscapes on the dynamics and structure of populations and communities; plant-mammal prairie communities; impacts of agriculture on wildlife populations; effects of forest management strategies on animals and plants.

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Sustainable Ag

Debinski, Diane 249 Bessey debinksi@iastate.edu 294-2460

Conservation biology, landscape ecology, and restoration ecology; biodiversity assessment with remote sensing and GIS applications; metapopulation dynamics; habitat fragmentation; population viability assessment; prairie restoration and agroecology.

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Downing, John 235 Bessey downing@iastate.edu 294-8880 (6363, 7373)

Aquatic ecology, water quality, watershed biogeochemistry and terrestrial ecology; microbial ecology; conservation of biodiversity; whole ecosystem restoration and management. Global comparative ecology.

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Environmental Science

Hopwood, Jennifer 33 Bessey jhopwood@iastate.edu  
Instructor: Biology 211L
Janzen, Fred 343 Bessey fjanzen@iastate.edu 294-4230 (9347)

Biology of reptiles, including population genetic structure and molecular evolution; evolutionary physiology; computational biology; evolutionary ecology; conservation biology; life-history evolution; computer modelling of hybrid zones and population demography.

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Interdeptmental Genetics

Jurik, Tom 137 Bessey jurik@iastate.edu 294-5617

Functional ecology, restoration ecology, and agroecology; relating functional attributes of plants to the structure and function of plant populations and communities; relation of plant characteristics and microenvironments in prairie, wetland, crop, and weed species; acclimation processes; prairie reconstruction.

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Environmental Science

Lavrov, Dennis 343A Bessey dlavrov@iastate.edu 294-9091

Animal evolution, phylogenetics and mitochondrial genomics; use of gene order data for the analysis of ancient relationships; comparative and population mitochondrial genomics of lower (non-bilaterian) animals.

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Interdepartmental Genetics

Leshem-Ackerman, Adah 211 Bessey adah@iastate.edu 294-8453
Coordination of plant genome outreach program.
Moloney, Kirk 143 Bessey kmoloney@iastate.edu 294-6415

Theoretical plant population and community ecology in an explicit spatial context; spatial ecology of plants and animals; spatially explicit simulation models; analytical methods for study of scale of patterns; identification of pattern-forming processes. Interplay of theory, observation, and experimentation.

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Nason, John 341 Bessey jnason@iastate.edu 294-2268 (8228)

Use of genetic markers to investigate plant population and conservation genetics and insect herbivores and pollinators; reproductive dynamics, genetic structuring, and phylogeography of obligate pollination mutualisms; reproductive and genetic consequences of habitat fragmentation in animal dispersed plants.

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Interdepartmental Genetics

Pleasants, Barbara 111 Bessey pleasant@iastate.edu 294-1536
Vertebrate evolution, bioethics.
Pleasants, John 115 Bessey jpleasan@iastate.edu 294-7204

Plant/insect interactions.

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Proulx, Stephen 339 Bessey proulx@iastate.edu 294-0272

The use of mathematical tools to study a variety of problems in evolutionary ecology, including genetic networks, gene families, mating systems, sex allocation, host-pathogen interactions, and niche breadth.

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Interdepartmental Genetics

Raich, Jim 135 Bessey jraich@iastate.edu 294-5073

Ecosystems ecology with emphasis on carbon cycling in terrestrial systems; mechanisms of effects of climate, disturbance, species, nutrient availability, and soil type on the movement of carbon through the atmosphere-plant-soil cycle.

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Environmental Science

Serb, Jeanne 245 Bessey serb@iastate.edu 294-7479

Molecular evolution, phylogenetics, and conservation of bivalved molluscs; evolution of development; evolution of novelty; evolution of eyes with a focus on invertebrates

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Interdepartmental Genetics

Spalding, Beatriz 349 Bessey beatrizm@iastate.edu 294-4035

Plant systematics: Tropical grasses - Lecturer: Biology & Botany

Valenzuela, Nicole 239 Bessey nvalenzu@iastate.edu 294-1285

Ecological and Evolutionary genomics of phenotypic plasticity, developmental pathways, and sex determination. Life history evolution, conservation and ecological genetics of turtles.

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Interdepartmental Genetics

van der Valk, Arnold 141A Bessey valk@iastate.edu 294-4374

Restoration and creation of wetlands; revegetation of restored wetlands in the prairie pothole region and in South Florida (Kissimme River and Everglades).

Ecology and Environmental Biology, Environmental Science

Vleck, Carol 243 Bessey cvleck@iastate.edu 294-8646 (7319)

Physiological ecology, endocrinology, behavior, ecology, and evolution; mechanisms underlying characteristics of reproduction and survival; hormonal control of parental behavior, effects of age and life span on telomere biology; stress responses; reproductive time and energy allocation; comparative immune function and oxidative damage.

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Vleck, David 208 Bessey dvleck@iastate.edu 294-4243

Animal physiological ecology.

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Wallace, Rob 311 Bessey rwallace@iastate.edu 294-0367

Evolutionary phylogenetics; determining relationships among plant groups to construct phylogenies; application of new information to taxonomic re-evaluation; utilization biochemical/molecular investigations in concert with morphological, cytological, and biogeographic data to examine plant evolution.

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Wendel, Jonathan
EEOB Department Chair

251B Bessey jfw@iastate.edu 294-7172 (7098)

Molecular evolution, genome evolution, and phylogenetics of higher plants; use of molecular and genetic tools to explore evolutionary change in DNA sequences and relationships with morphological change; analysis of polyploidy, with a special focus on the cotton genus.

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Interdepartmental Genetics

Wilsey, Brian 131 Bessey bwilsey@iastate.edu 294-0232

Ecology and restoration of grasslands and savannahs, especially the effects of grazing and other disturbances on community and ecosystem processes; primary productivity; CO2 uptake and storage; herbivore consumption; changes in the diversity and composition of communities.

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Name

Office

Email

Farrar, Don
( Professor, EEOB)

335 Bessey dfarrar@iastate.edu

Farrar, Eugenia
( Professor, EEOB)

337 Bessey esf@iastate.edu

Lersten, Nels
( Professor, EEOB)

13 Bessey nlersten@iastate.edu

Tiffany, Lois
(Distinguished Professor, EEOB)

309 Bessey  

Collaborating Faculty

Name

Institution

Email

Hendrix, Stephen University of Iowa stephen-hendrix@uiowa.edu
Newton, Teresa U.S.G.S., Lacrosse, WI Teresa_Newton@usgs.gov
Koford, Rolf Coop Unit, NREM, ISU rkoford@iastate.edu
Otis, David Coop Unit, NREM, ISU otis@iastate.edu
Pierce, Clay Coop Unit, NREM, ISU cpierce@iastate.edu
Rosburg, Thomas Drake University thomas.rosburg@drake.edu

Courtesy Joint Appointees

Name

Office

Email

Courtney, Greg 432 Science II gwcourt@iastate.edu
Horner, Jack 3A Bessey hth@iastate.edu

Post-Doctoral Research Associates and Technical Staff

Name

Office

Lab

Email

Bockmann, Olaf 353B Bessey Proulx olaf@iastate.edu
Chaudhary, Bhupendra
353 Bessey (431) Wendel bhupen@iastate.edu
Dickson, Timothy 35 Bessey Wilsey dicksont@iastate.edu
Erickson, Amber 150 Bessey Downing amber82@iastate.edu
Escalona, Tibisay 234 Bessey Valenzuela escalona@iastate.edu
Fisher, Steven Lakeside Lab Crumpton idiot@iastate.edu
Fraterrigo, Jennifer 207 Bessey Downing jmfrater@iastate.edu
Grover, Corrinne 353 Bessey Wendel corrinne@iastate.edu
Hovav, Ran 364 Bessey Wendel ran@iastate.edu
Kendall, Dan
119 Bessey Downing dlk@iastate.edu
Li, Jingyang 207 Bessey Downing jyli@iastate.edu
Poole, Kelly 207 Bessey Downing kpoole@iastate.edu
Puselednik, Louise (Lou) 228 Bessey Serb louisep@iastate.edu
Schwanz, Lisa 234 Bessey Janzen schwanz@iastate.edu
Stenback, Greg 127 Bessey Crumpton janazahn@istate.edu
Stenback, Jana 127 Bessey Crumpton gastenba@iastate.edu
Treaschner, Terri Beth Off Campus Wilsey tteaschn@iastate.edu
Tucker, Stephanie 123 Bessey W Clark koehler@iastate.edu
Warner, Daniel 234 Bessey Janzen dwarner@iastate.edu

Support staff

Name

Office

Position

Email

340 Bessey Herbarium Curator dlewis@iastate.edu
Mahoney, Stephen
504B Bessey Greenhouse Manager sjm@iastate.edu
Westgate, Linda
139 Bessey Teaching Lab Coordinator lmwest@iastate.edu

EEOB Office staff

Name

Office

Position

Email

Hayes, Jacki 253A Bessey Program Assistant jrhayes@iastate.edu
Hurley, Debbie 253 Bessey Account Clerk dhurley@iastate.edu
McMahon, Janet 251C Bessey Administrative Specialist jmcmaho@iastate.edu
Sandlin, Paula 253 Bessey Secretary psandlin@iastate.edu