Faculty
Stevan J. Arnold, Professor and Curator of Amphibians & Reptiles; PhD. Michigan. Quantitative genetics and evolution, molecular systematics, sexual selection, sexual isolation. arnolds@science.oregonstate.edu
Joseph J. Beatty, Sr. Instructor and Zoology Department Executive Associate Chair; Ph.D. Oregon State U. Herpetology. beattyj@science.oregonstate.edu
Andrew R. Blaustein, Professor; Ph.D., U California, Santa Barbara. Behavioral and population ecology: social systems and kin recognition; vertebrate ecology and behavior; conservation biology, especially amphibians. blaustea@science.oregonstate.edu
Michael S. Blouin, Professor; Ph.D., Florida State U. Molecular studies of kinship, gene flow, and population subdivision; evolution of life history and morphometric traits; various taxa. blouinm@science.oregonstate.edu
Elizabeth T. Borer, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., U California, Santa Barbara. Empirical and theoretical studies of community ecology and trophic interactions, especially in terrestrial grasslands; biological control. borer@science.oregonstate.edu
Philip H. Brownell, Professor; Ph.D., U California, Riverside. Cellular and behavioral neurobiology: sensory systems and neuroethology of arthropods; neuropeptide transmitters and hormone action in invertebrates. brownell@science.oregonstate.edu
Dee Denver, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City. Mutation and genome evolution in Nematodes. denvedee@science.oregonstate.edu
Jadwiga M. Giebultowicz (Jaga), Associate Professor; Ph.D., U Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland. Chronobiology and reproductive physiology. Molecular and genetic bases of circadian rhythms in Drosophila, especially roles of clock genes in reproductive fitness. Cellular signaling pathways involving PAS proteins. giebultj@science.oregonstate.edu
Sally D. Hacker, Associate Professor, Ph.D., Brown U. Community ecology, especially marine and estuarine communities; species interactions, diversity, and invasions. hackers@science.oregonstate.edu
Mark A. Hixon, Professor; Ph.D., U California, Santa Barbara. Marine ecology and conservation biology. Behavioral, population, and community ecology, especially of coastal marine fishes. hixonm@science.oregonstate.edu
Lynne D. Houck, Professor; Ph.D., U California, Berkeley. Reproductive behavior, amphibians. houckl@science.oregonstate.edu
John Howieson, Professor; M.D., University of Kansas. Biology of marine mussels, imaging of human central nervous system. howiesoj@science.oregonstate.edu
Jane Lubchenco, OSU Distinguished Professor and Wayne and Gladys Valley Professor of Marine Biology; Ph.D., Harvard U. Community ecology, especially marine plant-herbivore interactions and algal ecology; conservation biology; biodiversity; global change; sustainability. lubchenco@oregonstate.edu
David A. Lytle, Associate Professor, Ph.D. Cornell U. Evolution and ecology of freshwater organisms; aquatic entomology; life-history evolution; combining theory and data with maximum likelihood methods; river and stream conservation. david.lytle@science.oregonstate.edu
David Maddison, Harold & Leona Rice Endowed Chair in Systematic Entomology, Ph.D. Harvard U. Evolution of beetles, phylogenetic biology. david.maddison@science.oregonstate.edu
Robert T. Mason, Professor; Ph.D., Texas at Austin. Reproductive biology: chemical ecology, pheromones, and the mediation of reproductive physiology and behavior in vertebrates, especially reptiles. masonr@science.oregonstate.edu
Bruce A. Menge, OSU Distinguished Professor, Wayne and Gladys Valley Professor of Marine Biology, and Zoology Department Chair; Ph.D., U Washington, Seattle. Community ecology: study of patterns and causes of community structure in marine rocky intertidal habitats. mengeb@oregonstate.edu
John A. Ruben, Professor, Ph.D., U California, Berkeley. Vertebrate functional morphology and paleobiology; environmental physiology of vertebrates. rubenj@science.oregonstate.edu
Eric Seabloom, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Iowa State, Community-level studies of conservation, restoration, and invasion ecology, especially in grassland systems. Behavior of subterranean mammalian herbivores. seabloom@science.oregonstate.edu
Barbara J. Taylor, Professor; Ph.D., U California, San Diego. Cellular and genetic neurobiology in Drosophila, especially genetic control of sex-specific differentiation of the nervous system and reproductive behaviors; cellular communication between neurons and with muscles. taylorb@science.oregonstate.edu
Douglas R. Warrick, Assistant Professor; Ph.D. U Montana. Vertebrate flight: functional morphology, fluid dynamics, behavior and ecology. warrickd@science.oregonstate.edu
Virginia M. Weis, Professor; PhD, U California, Los Angeles. Marine physiology; study of marine symbioses, especially cnidarian/algal associations; physiological, biochemical, and molecular mechanisms of inter-partner regulation and communication weisv@science.oregonstate.edu
Dahong Zhang, Associate Professor, PhD, U Mass, Amherst. Mitosis, cytokinesis, and control of the cell cycle. zhangd@science.oregonstate.edu
Research Faculty
Francis Chan, chanft@science.oregonstate.edu
Sylvia B. Yamada, Assistant Professor, Senior Research, Ph.D., U. Oregon. Marine ecology, population ecology, predator-prey interactions, the management of invertebrate fisheries, and the role of introduced species in the marine environment. yamadas@science.oregonstate.edu
Professional Faculty
Christopher J. Marshall, Curator & Collections Manager - Oregon State Arthropod Collection. Ph. D., Cornell University. Insect Morphology, Systematics and Biogeography with an emphasis on beetles (Coleoptera). marshach@science.oregonstate.edu
Emeritus Faculty (Retirement year)
Norman H. Anderson (1995), Emeritus Professor (Entomology). Aquatic Entomology. andersn@science.oregonstate.edu
Christopher J. Bayne (2002), Emeritus Professor. Immunoparasitology. 541-737-5352 baynec@science.oregonstate.edu
Arthur J. Boucot, (2006) Emeritus Professor; Evolution; paleoecology; historical biogeography; paleogeography. boucota@science.oregonstate.edu
Frank P. Conte (1993), Emeritus Professor. Cell Physiology. Halsey, Oregon 541-369-2234
Peter S. Dawson (1994), Emeritus Professor. Genetics. Coos Bay, Oregon 541-267-6329
Paul L. Farber, (2008) Distinguished Professor Emeritus, History of the biological sciences. pfarber@oregonstate.edu
Frederick L. Hisaw, Jr.(1989), Emeritus Associate Professor. Mammalian Physiology.
Charles E. King (2002) Emeritus Professor. Population Biology. 541-737-5362 kingc@science.oregonstate.edu
Gerald W. Krantz (1994), Emeritus Professor (Entomology). Acarology. 541-737-5503 krantzg@science.oregonstate.edu
Michael C. Mix (2001), Emeritus Professor. Invertebrate pathobiology/environmental biology. michael.mix@oregonstate.edu
Frank L. Moore, (2007), Emeritus Professor. Behavioral & reproductive endocrinology. mooref@science.oregonstate.edu
John E. Morris (2000), Emeritus professor. Cell/Developmental Biology. Corvallis, Oregon 541-752-3214
Paul A. Roberts (2001) Emeritus Professor; Cytogenetics of Drosophila, Corvallis, Oregon 541-737-5354 robertsp@science.oregonstate.edu
Robert M. Storm (1984), Emeritus Professor. Ecology, Natural History, Corvallis, Oregon 541-752-8532 stormr@proaxis.com
Courtesy Faculty
Tom Ebert
Paul Hohenloe, hohenlop@science.oregonstate.edu
Anna Jolles, jollesa@science.oregonstate.edu
Deanna Olson, dede.olson@science.oregonstate.edu
George Poinar, Ph.D., Cornell U. Amber research; nematode and hairworm parasites of invertebrates. poinarg@science.oregonstate.edu
Frank Radovksy, Ph.D., U California, Berkeley. Parasitology; systematics and ecology of parasitic Mesostigmatic mites, particularly Macronyssidae. radovskf@science.oregonstate.edu
Cynthia Trowbridge, trowbric@onid.orst.edu
Affiliated Faculty
Dee Baer, Human genetics, baera@science.oregonstate.edu