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Biology
202-885-2176
biology@american.edu
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David Angelini
,Assistant Professor
Dr. Angelini is interested in living things. Particularly how genes interact to control the forms that living things display, and how those genes change through evolution as their form changes. These interests have led him to teach courses in develop... [More]
202-885-2028
CAS - Biology
CAS - Biology
David Carlini
,Associate Professor
Dr. Carlini's current research projects can be classified into 2 general fields of research: molecular evolution and molecular systematics/population genetics.Molecular EvolutionI am interested in the functional significance of so-called "silent" (= ... [More]
202-885-2182
CAS - Biology
CAS - Biology
Victoria Connaughton
,Department Chair, Biology
Dr. Connaughton’s research interests encompass the disciplines of developmental biology (nervous system development) and neurobiology. Specifically, she is interested in examining the relation between visually-guided behaviors in larval teleosts and ... [More]
202-885-2188
Kathleen De Cicco-Skinner
,Assistant Professor
My primary research interests include cancer biology, cell biology, and immunology. Specifically, my research is focused on studying two of the major inflammatory pathways in the cell, MAPK and NF-kB, to identify how these pathways become inappropria... [More]
202-885-2193
CAS - Biology
CAS - Biology
Catherine Schaeff
,Associate Professor
Dr. Schaeff's main research interests are conservation biology, molecular ecology and behavior. She uses molecular DNA techniques in conjunction with behavioral data to investigate gene flow patterns within and between populations (e.g., right whales... [More]
202-885-2175
CAS - Biology
CAS - Biology
Christopher Tudge
,Assistant Professor
Dr. Tudge is primarily a reproductive biologist with particular interests in the reproductive biology of invertebrates. His research focuses on the reproductive cells and associated structures, evolutionary mechanisms, and reproductive behaviors of m... [More]
202-885-2033
CAS - Biology
CAS - Biology
Nancy Zeller
,Professorial Lecturer
Dr. Zeller's research centers on developing interactive laboratory experiences which heighten interest and awareness of the scientific process and biological principals. She develops exercises for elementary through undergraduate level students which... [More]
202-885-2191
CAS - Biology
CAS - Biology
David Culver
,Professor
David C. Culver did his undergraduate work at Grinnell College and his PhD at Yale University.The author or editor of five books and over 100 articles, he has studied many aspects of the biology of subterranean animals, especially cave animals.His fi... [More]
202-885-2180
CAS - Environmental Science
CAS - Environmental Science
Robert Jernigan
,Professor
Robert W. Jernigan holds a Ph.D. from the University of South Florida and is a Professor of Statistics at AU. He was formerly Senior Statistician, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Statistical Policy Branch and Visiting Researcher at the Smithson... [More]
202-885-3170
CAS - Math & Statistics
CAS - Math & Statistics
Kiho Kim
,Department Chair, Environmental Science
Dr. Kim is a marine ecologist specializing in tropical coral reefs of the Caribbean. He received his PhD at the University of Buffalo and did his post-doctoral work at Cornell University. His research focuses on the role of diseases in coral populati... [More]
202-885-2182
CAS - Environmental Science
CAS - Environmental Science
Monika Konaklieva
,Associate Professor
Dr. Konaklieva’s research is in the area of exploring different approaches for delaying of microbial resistance. Current projects include computer-aided design and synthesis of novel beta-lactams as well as development of synthetic methodology for pr... [More]
202-885-1777
CAS - Chemistry
CAS - Chemistry
Stephen MacAvoy
,Assistant Professor
Working in biogeochemistry and ecology, Stephen E. MacAvoy has been particularly interested in areas where marine and freshwater systems interface such as those that appear in tidal aquatic environments. He studies how nutrients flow through and are ... [More]
202-885-3003
CAS - Environmental Science
CAS - Environmental Science
Elizabeth Malloy
,Assistant Professor
Professor Malloy received her PhD in Statistics from the University of New Mexico, where she taught Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers, College Algebra, Calculus, Introduction to Statistics, and the Elements of Probability and Statistics. She... [More]
202-885-3614
CAS - Math & Statistics
CAS - Math & Statistics
Anthony Riley
,Department Chair, Psychology
Dr. Riley received his undergraduate training at the University of North Carolina and obtained his PhD from the University of Washington. He did a post-doctoral fellowship in pharmacology at Dalhousie University in Canada. He joined the faculty at Am... [More]
202-885-1720
CAS - Psychology
CAS - Psychology
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