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David Angelini

David Angelini

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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]

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202-885-2028
CAS - Biology


David Carlini

David Carlini

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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 Evolution I am interested in the functional significance of so-called "silent" ... [More]

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202-885-2184
CAS - Biology


Victoria Connaughton

Victoria Connaughton

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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]

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202-885-2188


Kathleen De Cicco-Skinner

Kathleen De Cicco-Skinner

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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]

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202-885-2193
CAS - Biology


Daniel Fong

Daniel Fong

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Associate Professor

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202-885-2174
CAS - Biology


Wanda Mable-Young

Wanda Mable-Young

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Senior Administrative Assistant

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202-885-2178
CAS - Biology


Catherine Schaeff

Catherine Schaeff

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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]

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202-885-2175
CAS - Biology


Christopher Tudge

Christopher Tudge

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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]

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202-885-2033
CAS - Biology


Nancy Zeller

Nancy Zeller

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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]

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202-885-2191
CAS - Biology


 

Affiliate Faculty

David Culver

David Culver

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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]

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202-885-2180
CAS - Environmental Science


Robert Jernigan

Robert Jernigan

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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]

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202-885-3170
CAS - Math & Statistics


Kiho Kim

Kiho Kim

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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]

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202-885-2181
CAS - Environmental Science


Monika Konaklieva

Monika Konaklieva

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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]

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202-885-1777
CAS - Chemistry


Stephen MacAvoy

Stephen MacAvoy

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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]

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202-885-3003
CAS - Environmental Science


Elizabeth Malloy

Elizabeth Malloy

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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]

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202-885-3614
CAS - Math & Statistics


Anthony Riley

Anthony Riley

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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]

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202-885-1720
CAS - Psychology


 

Adjunct Faculty

Diane Adams

Diane Adams

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Professorial Lecturer



Lynne Arneson

Lynne Arneson

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Professorial Lecturer

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202-885-2186
CAS - Dean's Office


Edward Zech

Edward Zech

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Physician in Residence




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