Affiliate Members
David Arnosti
Professor, Department Director of Graduate Studies | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Transcriptional regulation of development, identification of modular enhancers
arnosti@msu.edu
Nameer Baker
Science Coordinator | Kellogg Biological Station | Long-Term Ecological Research
KBS Ecology Project
bakernam@msu.edu
Diane Blackwood
Information Technologist, Avida-ED Software Developer | BEACON Center for Evolution
in Action
Evolution of perception, behavior ecology
blackwo5@msu.edu
Zachary Blount
Research Assistant Professor | Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Experimental evolution, origin of novel traits, speciation
blountza@msu.edu
Travis Brenden
Professor | Co-Director Quantitative Fisheries Center | Department of Fisheries and
Wildlife
Quantitative fisheries science, population dynamics, assessment, and management of
fish populations
brenden@msu.edu
Martin Chilvers
Associate Professor | Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences | Center for Integrated Plant
Systems
Fungal and oomycete biology, host-pathogen interactions, diseases of field crops
chilvers@msu.edu
Anthony Cognato
Professor | Entomology
Insect systematics, biodiversity and evolution
cognato@msu.edu
Yuehua Cui
Professor | Graduate Director | Statistics and Probability
Statistical genetics, Bioinformatics, Longitudinal data analysis
cuiy@msu.edu
Victor DiRita
Chair | Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Biology and pathogenicity of bacteria that cause human disease
diritavi@msu.edu
Yann DuFour
Assistant Professor | Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Social behavior of bacteria
dufoury@msu.edu
Patrick Edger
Assistant Professor | Horticulture
Polyploid genomics, genetics and breeding
edgerpat@msu.edu
Julia Ganz
Assistant Professor | Integrative Biology | Neuroscience Program
Zebrafish neuro-development
ganz@msu.edu
Jacqueline Gerson
Assistant Professor | Earth and Environmental Sciences | Kellogg Biological Station
Biogeochemistry, contaminant fate and transport, ecosystem ecology
gersonja@msu.edu
Michael Gottfried
Associate Professor | Earth and Environmental Sciences
Vertebrate paleontology
gottfrie@msu.edu
Robert Haack
Adjunct Professor | Forestry
Biology and management of bark and wood-investing insects
haack@msu.edu
Kimberly Hall
Assistant Professor | Fisheries and Wildlife | Center for Systems Integration and
Sustainability
Applied conservation and planning, climate change adaptation, connectivity modeling
hallkim@msu.edu
Zachary Huang
Associate Professor | Entomology
Behavioral physiology, insect sociobiology
bees@msu.edu
Ning Jiang
Professor | Horticulture
Mechanisms of genome diversification, computational and molecular biology
jiangn@msu.edu
Elizabeth Tinsley Johnson
Assistant Professor | Integrative Biology
Behavioral endocrinology, evolution of social behavior in wild primates
etinsley@msu.edu
Catherine Kendig
Associate Professor | Philosophy
Philosophy of biology, philosophy and history of science, metaphysics
kendig@msu.edu
Daniel Kramer
Professor | James Madison College | Fisheries and Wildlife
Conservation biology, coupled human and natural systems, human-wildlife conflict
dbk@msu.edu
Jennifer Lau
Adjunct Associate Professor | Plant Biology | Kellogg Biological Station
Community and evolutionary ecology
jenlau@msu.edu
David MacFarlane
Professor | Forestry
Forest measurements and modeling
macfar24@msu.edu
Shannon Manning
MSU Foundation Associate Professor | Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Evolution, epidemiology
mannin71@msu.edu
Deborah McCullough
Professor | Entomology | Forestry
Forest entomology, insect ecology
mccullo6@msu.edu
Louise Mead
Academic Specialist, Integrative Biology
Science education and outreach
lsmead@msu.edu
Haddish Melakeberhan
Associate Professor | Horticulture
Plant-nematode-soil-nutrient interactions
melakebe@msu.edu
Cheryl Murphy
Professor, Director of the Center for PFAS Research | Fisheries and Wildlife
Environmental toxicology
camurphy@msu.edu
Antonio Nunez
Professor | Psychology
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Postdoctoral Education | MSU Graduate School
Biological rhythms, hormone and reproductive behaviors
nunez@msu.edu
Eric Patterson
Assistant Professor | Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences
Weed genomics, genomic evolution, genetics of abiotic stress tolerance
patte543@msu.edu
Randolph Pearson
Professor, Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education, Senior Associate Director
of the Sparrow/MSU Family Medicine Residency | Family Medicine
Medical education
pearson@msu.edu
Mark Reimers
Associate Professor | Physiology | Neuroscience Program | Biomedical Engineering
Computational modeling, genomics of brain and behavior, neural activity
reimersm@msu.edu
G. Philip Robertson
University Distinguished Professor | Kellogg Biological Station | Plant, Soil and
Microbial Sciences
Ecosystem and agricultural ecology
robert30@msu.edu
Eila Roberts
Academic Specialist | Integrative Biology
Prenatal hormone exposure on reproductive behavior and development, science education
and advising
eroberts@msu.edu
John Robinson
Assistant Professor | Fisheries and Wildlife
Population and conservation genetics, demographic inference
jdrob@msu.edu
Joan Rose
Professor, Homer Nowlin Endowed Chair in Water Research, Co-Director of the Center
for Water Sciences, Co-Director of the Center for Advancing Microbial Risk Assessment
| Fisheries and Wildlife | Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences
Microbiological water quality, public health safety, waterborne pathogens
rosejo@msu.edu
David Rothstein
Professor, Department Director of Graduate Studies | Forestry
Ecosystem ecology
rothste2@msu.edu
Monique Sakalidis
Assistant Professor | Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences | Forestry
Intersection of genomic and pathology, forest tree disease, invasive pathogens
sakalidi@msu.edu
Sieglinde Snapp
Professor, Associate Director of the Center for Global Change and Earth Observations
| Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences
Managed ecosystems, agricultural ecology
snapp@msu.edu
Scott Stark
Assistant Professor | Forestry
Forest-atmosphere interactions
scstark@msu.edu
Zsofia Szendrei
Associate Professor | Entomology | Montcalm Research Center
Insect ecology, chemical ecology, biocontrol
szendrei@msu.edu
Marianna Szucs
Assistant Professor | Entomology
Biological control of invasive weed and insect pests
szucsmar@msu.edu
William Taylor
University Distinguished Professor | Fisheries and Wildlife
Fish population and community dynamics
taylorw@msu.edu
Lisa Tiemann
Associate Professor | Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences
Soil ecology and biogeochemistry with a focus on N-cycling and mechanisms of soil
organic matter formation
ltiemann@msu.edu
Michael Wagner
Associate Professor | Fisheries and Wildlife
Behavioral and community ecology of fishes
mwagner@msu.edu
Alexa Warwick
Wildlife Engagement Specialist | Fisheries and Wildlife | MSU Extension
Community engagement and outreach
awarwick@msu.edu
Peter White
Assistant Professor | Lyman Briggs College | Entomology
Lepidoptera biology, landscape ecology, evolution education in K-12
pwhite@msu.edu
Michael Walters
Associate Professor | Forestry
Forest ecology, mechanisms underlying forest pattern and processes
mwalters@msu.edu
Felicia Wu
John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor in Food Safety, Toxicology, and Risk Assessment
| Food Science and Human Nutrition | Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics
National and global burden of foodborne disease
fwu@msu.edu
Hanzhe Zhang
Assistant Professor
Evolutionary game theory, evolutionary economics, cultural evolution, assortative
mating
hanzhe@msu.edu