People

Leadership

Administration

Jane Maienschein
Director, Center for Biology and Society

Karin Ellison
Associate Director, Center for Biology and Society
Director, Bioethics, Policy and Law Program

Jessica Ranney
Assistant Director

Elena Islas
Business Operations Specialist

Program Directors

Sara Brownell
Associate Professor
Director of Biology Education Research Program

Richard Creath
Director, History and Philosophy of Science Program

Karin Ellison
Associate Director, Center for Biology and Society
Director, Bioethics, Policy and Law Program

Jane Maienschein
Director, Center for Biology and Society

Charles Perrings
Director, Ecology, Economics, and Ethics of the Environments (4E)

Faculty & Associates

Center Faculty & Researchers

Michael Angilletta
Professor

Page Baluch
Research Faculty

Sara Brownell
Associate Professor
Director of Biology Education Research Program

Matt Chew
Assistant Research Professor

Jim Collins
Professor

Katelyn Cooper
Assistant Professor

Richard Creath
Director, History and Philosophy of Science Program

Steve Elliott
Post-Doctoral Fellow

Karin Ellison
Associate Director, Center for Biology and Society
Director, Bioethics, Policy and Law Program

Nico Franz
Professor

Leah Gerber
Professor

Abraham Gibson
Faculty Associate

Steven Hoffman
Emeritus Professor

Ben Hurlbut
Associate Professor

Ann P. Kinzig
Professor

Manfred Laubichler
Professor

Julia Lessios-Damerow
Scientific Software Engineer

Kate MacCord
Instructor

Jane Maienschein
Director, Center for Biology and Society

Gary E. Marchant
Professor

Ben Minteer
Professor

Stuart Newfeld
Professor

Erica O'Neil
Assistant Research Professional

Charles Perrings
Director, Ecology, Economics, and Ethics of the Environments (4E)

Kathleen Pigg
Professor

Stephen Pyne
Emeritus Professor

Jason Robert
Associate Professor

Andrew Smith
Emeritus Professor

Beckett Sterner
Assistant Professor

Michael J. White
Emeritus Professor

Affiliated Faculty

Marty Anderies
Professor

Brad Armendt
Associate Professor

Jenny Brian
Honors Faculty Fellow

Megha Budruk
Associate Professor

Robert Cook-Deegan
Professor

Joel Gereboff
Associate Professor

David Guston
Professor

William Kimbel
Professor

Ann Hibner Koblitz
Professor

John Lynch
Honors Faculty Fellow

Tom Martin
Honors Faculty Fellow

Farshad Fani Marvasti
Physician

Clark Miller
Professor

Daniel Sarewitz
Professor

Hoyt Tillman
Emeritus

Rose Weitz
Professor

Jameson Wetmore
Associate Professor

Melissa Wilson
Associate Professor

Adjunct Faculty

Melanie DeVore
Professor, Georgia College & State University

Susan Fitzpatrick
President, James S. McDonnell Foundation

Elihu M. Gerson
Director, Tremont Research Institute

Nathan Johnson
Associate Professor, Midwestern University

Visiting Scholars

Karen Wellner
Professor
Chandler-Gilbert Community College

Barrett Honors Fellows

Alexis Darby
Barrett Honors Fellow, 2018-2019

Victoria Hernandez
Barrett Honors Fellow, 2016-2017

Carrie Keller
Barrett Honors Fellow, 2018-2019

Lakshmee Malladi
Barrett Honors Fellow, 2016-2017

Megan Oreilly
Barrett Honors Fellow, 2019-2020

Whitney Tuoti
Barrett Honors Fellow, 2019-2020

Graduate Students

PHD Students

Iroko Akoua Abalo
PhD Biology (Biology and Society). Track: Ecology, Economics, and Ethics of the Environment (4E)

Alejandro Bellon
PhD Biology (Biology and Society). Track: Ecology, Economics, and Ethics of the Environment (4E)

Katie Surrey-Bergman
PhD Biology (Biology and Society). Track: Ecology, Economics, and Ethics of the Environment (4E)

Stephanie Buchholtz
PhD Biology (Biology and Society). Track: Bioscience Ethics, Policy and Law

Carly Busch
PhD Biology (Biology and Society)

Devon Coleman
PhD Biology (Biology and Society). Track: Bioscience Ethics, Policy and Law

Alexis Darby
PhD Biology (Biology and Society)

Sanghamitra Das
PhD Biology (Biology and Society). Track: Bioethics, Policy and Law

Olivia Davis
PhD Biology (Biology and Society)

James Dennert
PhD History and Philosophy of Science

Kelle Dhein
PhD Biology (Biology and Society). Track: History and Philosophy of Science

Elizabeth Dietz
PhD Biology (Biology and Society). Track: Bioethics, Policy and Law

Paul Ehmann
PhD Biology (Biology and Society)

Challie Facemire
PhD Biology (Biology and Society). Track: Bioethics, Policy and Law

Logan Gin
PhD Biology (Biology and Society). Track: Biology Education

Anna Guerrero
PhD Biology (Biology and Society)

Luis Gutierrez
PhD Biology (Biology and Society)

Seyyed Hashemi
PhD Biology (Biology and Society). Track: Ecology, Economics, and Ethics of the Environment (4E)

Levi Helm
PhD Biology (Biology and Society). Track: Ecology, Economics, and Ethics of the Environment (4E)

Linda Howard
PhD Biology (Biology and Society). Track: Bioethics, Policy and Law

Shane Jinson
PhD Biology (Biology and Society)

Jonathan Jacob LaTourelle
PhD History and Philosophy of Science. Track: Bioethics, Policy and Law

Theresa Lorenzo
PhD Biology (Biology and Society). Track: Ecology, Economics, and Ethics of the Environment (4E)

Cassandra Lyon
PhD Biology (Biology and Society)

Elliott Millinor
PhD Biology (Biology and Society). Track: History and Philosophy of Science

Anastasia Misheva
PhD Biology (Biology and Society)

Julie J. Murphree
PhD Biology (Biology and Society). Track: Ecology, Economics, and Ethics of the Environment (4E)

Erin Murphy
PhD Biology (Biology and Society). Track: Ecology, Economics, and Ethics of the Environment (4E)

Erika Nadile
PhD Biology (Biology and Society)

Cody O'Toole
PhD Biology (Biology and Society)

Nicholas Rogers
MS Biology (Biology and Society)

Christian Ross
PhD Biology (Biology and Society). Track: Bioethics, Policy, and Law

Paola E. Sangolqui
PhD Biology (Biology and Society)

Nicholas Shadid
PhD Biology (Biology and Society)

Zach Shifrel
PhD History and Philosophy of Science

Va'Trelle Stokely
PhD Biology (Biology and Society)

Lucille Tournas
PhD Biology (Biology and Society)

Charles Wallace
PhD Biology (Biology and Society)

Dina Ziganshina
PhD History and Philosophy of Science

Masters Students

Arielle Amrielle
MS Biology (Biology and Society)

Kenneth Carroll
MS Biology (Biology and Society)

Kesha Cummings
MS Biology (Biology and Society)

Isabella De Leon
MS Biology (Biology and Society)

Infynity Hill
MS Biology (Biology and Society)

Staley Lane
MS Biology (Biology and Society)

Chan Lwin
MS Biology (Biology and Society)

Michael Mihuc
MS Biology (Biology and Society)

Emily Santora
MS Biology (Biology and Society)

Whitney Tuoti
MS Biology (Biology and Society)

Richa Venkatraman
MS Biology (Biology and Society)

BS/MS Students

Daniel Bisgrove

Baylee Edwards

Kara Gardner

Risa Schnebly

Alumni

Our graduates are amazing! Celebrate with us all their accomplishments. Students who graduate with a degree from Biology and Society go on to great careers in medicine, science communication, academia, and more. Learn more

Human Dimensions Faculty Group

The Human Dimensions faculty group encompasses perspectives, research, and education on: human interactions with nature and the environment (such as conservation biology and urban ecology); the science of humans (including human behavior and evolution); science as a human endeavor (through history and philosophy of science); and the interplay of science and society (in the context of education, public policy, law, and daily life). A full list of the Human Dimensions of Biology faculty members can been found on the SOLS Faculty page.