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Biology Dept. Faculty and Years at CWU

 

John P. Munson

  • 1898-1928 (Deceased)
  • B.A. Milton College, University of Wisconsin, and Yale
  • Ph.D. University of Chicago
  • Specialization: Biology

Alexia M. Reuter

  • 1923-1925 (Left CWU, Deceased)
  • Education Unknown
  • Specialization: Biology

Harold W. Quigley

  • 1925-1954 (Emeritus, Deceased)
  • B.S. University of Oregon
  • M.A. University of Chicago
  • Specialization: Zoology

Thomas M. Christison 

  • 1945-1947 (Emeritus, Deceased)
  • B.S. University of Oregon
  • M.A. University of Chicago
  • Specialization: Zoology

Marshall W. Mayberry

  • 1948-1971 (Emeritus, Deceased, 1997) 
  • B.A. Washburn University 
  • Ph.D. University of Kansas
  • Specialization: Botany

Janet M. Lowe

  • 1949-1987 (Emeritus, Deceased, 1999)
  • B.S. University of Washington 
  • M.S. University of Chicago
  • Specialization: Vertebrate Embryology

Bernard E. Michals

  • 1951-1958 (Left CWU)
  • Education Unknown
  • Specialization: Science Education

Curt A. Wiberg

  • 1956-1991 (Emeritus, Deceased)
  • B.S. University of Wisconsin
  • M.S. University of Oregon
  • Specialization: Science Education

John S. Shrader

  • 1957-1984 (Deceased, 2000)
  • B.S. M.A. and Ed.D. University of Washington
  • Specialization: Science Education / Biology

Don H. Baepler

  • 1960-1968 (Deceased, 2008)
  • B.A. Carleton College
  • M.S. and Ph.D. University of Oklahoma
  • Specialization: Ornithology

Edward P. Klucking

  • 1960-1994 (Emeritus, Deceased, 2013)
  • B.A. Macalester 
  • M.A. and Ph.D. University of California at Berkeley
  • Specialization: Botany and Paleo Botany

Daniel L. Wilson

  • 1961-1968 (Left CWU)
  • B.S. and M.A. Kansas State University
  • Ph.D. University of Oklahoma
  • Specialization: Botany

James A. Sandoval

  • 1963-1965 (Left CWU)
  • Education Unknown
  • Specialization: Botany / Plant Physiology

Glen W. Clark

  • 1964-1998 (Emeritus, Deceased, 2010)
  • B.S. Ricks College 
  • M.S. Utah State
  • Ph.D. University of California at Davis
  • Specialization: Invertebrate / Parasitology

Curt G. Carlbom

  • 1965-1966 (Left CWU)
  • Education Unknown
  • Specialization: Botany

Jared Verner

  • 1965-1974 (Left CWU)
  • B.S. Washington State University 
  • M.S. Louisiana State University
  • Ph.D. University of Washington

Phillip C. Dumas

  • 1965-1989 (Emeritus, Deceased, 1992)
  • B.S. M.S. and Ph.D. Oregon State University
  • Specialization: Herpetology / Anatomy

Virginia P. Harden

  • 1965-1968 (Left CWU)
  • B.S. Central State College (Oklahoma)
  • M.S. University of Oklahoma
  • Ph.D. Kansas State
  • Specialization: Microbiology

William W. Barker

  • 1966-1995 (Emeritus, Deceased, 2003)
  • B.S. Baldwin-Wallace College 
  • M.S. University of Michigan
  • Ph.D. University of Washington
  • Specialization: Plant Taxonomy

Sheldon R. Johnson

  • 1966-2004 (Emeritus, Deceased, 2022)
  • B.A. Occidental College 
  • M.S. UCLA
  • Ph.D. Oregon State University
  • Specialization: Animal Physiology / Mammalogy

Richard Neve

  • 1966-1970 (Left CWU) 
  • B.S. Loyola University
  • M.S. University of San Francisco
  • Ph.D. University of Oregon
  • Specialization: Graduate Dean

Robert H. Brown

  • 1967-1997 (Emeritus, Deceased, 2019)
  • B.S.(Ed) M.S. and Ph.D. University of Arizona, 1965
  • Specialization: Vertebrate Anatomy

Jack A. Peary

  • 1968-1973 (Left CWU)
  • B.S. City College of N.Y. 
  • M.S. and Ph.D. University of Oregon
  • Specialization: Plant Physiology / Algology

Stamford D. Smith

  • 1968-2001 (Emeritus)
  • B.A. San Jose State
  • M.S. and Ph.D. University of Idaho
  • Specialization: Entomology / Ecology

Ronald J. Boles

  • 1968-1993 (Emeritus, Deceased, 2001)
  • B.S. Kansas State University
  • M.A. Stanford University 
  • Ph.D. University of Wisconsin
  • Specialization: Science Education / Biology

Helen M. Wolfsehr-Wise

  • 1968-1969 (Retired, Deceased, 2016)
  • B.A. Linfield College
  • M.S. work at CWU
  • Specialization: General Biology

Robert E. Pacha

  • 1969-1997 (Emeritus, Deceased, 2016)
  • B.S. M.S. and Ph.D. University of Washington
  • Specialization: Microbiology

David R. Hosford

  • 1969-2003 (Emeritus)
  • B.A. Portland State University 
  • Ph.D. University of Washington
  • Specialization: Mycology / Algology

Edward J. Harrington 

  • 1970-1989 (Emeritus, Deceased, 2009)
  • B.S. and M.S. Tufts University 
  • Ph.D. Cornell University
  • Specialization: Academic Vice President

Thomas H. Thelen

  • 1970-1999 (Emeritus, Deceased, 2015)
  • B.S. St. Johns University 
  • Ph.D. University of Minnesota
  • Specialization: Genetics

John E. Carr

  • 1972-2000 (Deceased, 2000)
  • B.S. and M.A. University of Missouri
  • Ph.D. Oregon State University
  • Specialization: Plant Physiology

Alice Lindahl

  • 1972-1972
  • Education Unknown
  • Specialization: General Biology

Robert F. Lapen

  • 1973-1998 (Emeritus, Deceased, 2013)
  • B.S. Wagner College
  • M.S. Idaho State University 
  • Ph.D. Washington State University
  • Specialization: Virology / Immunology

Roland S. Shook

  • 1973-1978 (Left CWU)
  • B.S. and M.S. Colorado State University
  • Ph.D. Arizona State University
  • Specialization: Ornithology / Ecology

Leland (Lee) S. Jahnke

  • 1974-1976 (Two Year Biotech Grant, Left CWU)
  • B.A. M.S. and Ph.D. University of Minnesota
  • Specialization: Plant Physiology

Dennis Swanger

  • 1974-1976 (Two Year Biotech Grant, Left CWU) 
  • B.S. and M.A. University of Utah
  • Specialization: Microbiology

Thomas Trask

  • 1974—1975 (One Year Biotech Grant, Left CWU)
  • Education Unkown
  • Specialization: Invertebrate Zoology

David M. Darda

  • 1987-2021 (Emeritus) 
  • B.S. University of Illinois 
  • Ph.D. University of California at Berkeley
  • Specialization: Vertebrate Morphology / Herpetology

Phillip W. Mattocks

  • 1989-2005 (Left CWU)
  • B.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • M.S. and Ph.D. University of Washington
  • Specialization: Ornithology

Paul W. James

  • 1990-Present
  • B.S. University of Kansas
  • M.S. Southwest Missouri State
  • Ph.D. Oklahoma State University
  • Specialization: Ichthyology/Ecology

Michael L. Gleason

  • 1992-1999 (Left CWU)
  • B.S. Pittsburg State University (Kansas) 
  • Ph.D. Oklahoma State University
  • Specialization: Cell / Molecular Biology

Kristina A. Ernest

  • 1994-Present
  • B.S. Cornell
  • M.S. University of Oklahoma 
  • Ph.D. University of New Mexico
  • Specialization: Community Ecology

Louise M. Baxter

  • 1995-2001 (Left CWU)
  • B.S. Washington State University
  • M.Ed. University of Washington
  • Ph.D. University of Northern Colorado
  • Specialization: Science Education / Biology

Linda A. Raubeson

  • 1995-Present
  • B.S. University of Puget Sound 
  • M.S. University of North Carolina 
  • Ph.D. Yale University
  • Specialization: Plant Evolution / Genetics

Douglas N. Reynolds

  • 1996-1998 (Left CWU)
  • B.S. Yale University
  • Ph.D. Duke University
  • Specialization: Plant Ecology

Daniel D. Beck

  • 1996-2022 (Emeritus)
  • B.S. and M.S. Utah State University
  • Ph.D. University of Arizona
  • Specialization: Physiological Ecology and Herpetology

Lixing Sun

  • 1996-Present
  • B.S. and M.S. East China Normal
  • Ph.D. State University of New York
  • Specialization: Animal Behavior

Holly B. Pinkart

  • 1998-Present
  • B.S. Cal State Long Beach
  • Ph.D. University of Tennessee
  • Specialization: Microbial Ecology

John L. Ninnemann

  • 1998-2000 (Left CWU)
  • B.A. Saint Olaf College (MN)
  • M.S. North Dakota State
  • Ph.D. Colorado State University
  • Specialization: Dean of Science, Immunology

Patrick J. Bryan

  • 1998-2004 (Left CWU)
  • B.S. University of Penn, Bloomsburg
  • Ph.D. Univ. of Alabama, Birmingham
  • Specialization: Developmental and Invertebrate Biology

Steven D. Verhey

  • 1999-2006 (Left CWU)
  • B.A. Reed College
  • M.S. University of Washington
  • Ph.D. Oregon State University
  • Specialization: Cell / Molecular Biology

Tom R. Cottrell

  • 2000-2015 (Emeritus)
  • B.A. University of Colorado 
  • M.S. and Ph.D. Colorado State University
  • Specialization: Plant Ecology

Lucy Bottcher

  • 2000-2022 (Retired)
  • B.S. University of California, Davis
  • M.S. Central Washington University
  • Ph.D. Northern Arizona University
  • Specialization: Ecology and Zoology

David L. Soltz

  • 2001-2007 (Left CWU)
  • B.A. University of California at Berkeley
  • Ph.D. UCLA
  • Specialization: Ichthyology

Roberta Soltz

  • 2001-2007 (Left CWU)
  • B.A. University of California, Los Angeles
  • M.S. California State University, Los Angeles
  • Ph.D. University of California, Irvine
  • Specialization: Ecology and Resource Management

R. Steven Wagner

  • 2001-2009 (Left CWU)
  • B.S. Central Washington University
  • Ph.D. Oregon State University
  • Specialization: Genetics / Conservation Biology

Candace R. Winstead

  • 2002-2005 (Left CWU)
  • B.A. Augustana College
  • Ph.D. Loyola University of Chicago
  • Specialization: Immunology / Virology

Ian J. Quitadamo

  • 2002-Present
  • B.S., M.S. and Ph.D., Washington State University
  • Specialization: Biology / Science Education

Mary E. Poulson

  • 2003-Present
  • B.S. University of Wyoming
  • M.S. and Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana
  • Specialization: Plant Physiology

James E. Johnson

  • 2004-Present
  • B.A. and M.S. Eastern Illinois 
  • Ph.D. University of Tennessee
  • Specialization: Mycology and Systematics

Jason T. Irwin

  • 2005-Present
  • B.S. University of Victoria 
  • M.S. and Ph.D. Miami University of Ohio
  • Specialization: Animal Physiology / Entomology

Daniel J. Selski

  • 2006-2014 (Left CWU)
  • B.A. Berea College
  • M.S. and Ph.D. University of Rochester (New York)
  • Specialization: Neurobiology and Anatomy

Lucinda Carnell

  • 2006-Present
  • B.S. California State University, Long Beach 
  • Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley
  • Specialization: Molecular and Cell Biology

Gabrielle Stryker

  • 2007-Present
  • B.S. University of New Mexico 
  • Ph.D. Johns Hopkins University
  • Specialization: Immunology, Parasitology, and Microbiology

Blaise Dondji

  • 2008-Present
  • B.Sc., M.Sc. and M.Phil. University of Yaoundé, Cameroon 
  • Ph.D. University of Jos, Nigeria
  • Specialization: Human Physiology, Microbiology, Parasitology and Immunology

Jennifer M. Dechaine

  • 2010-2022 (CWU School of Education Director / CEPS Associate Dean, 2022)
  • B.A. Luther College
  • Ph.D. University of Minnesota
  • Specialization: Plant Evolutionary Genetics and Ecology / Science Education

Alison Scoville, 2010-Present

  • B.A. Carleton College  
  • Ph.D. Utah State University
  • Specialization: Ecological and Evolutionary Genomics

Wayne Quirk

  • Professor of Biological Sciences (2012-Emeritus)
  • Provost and Vice President for Academic and Student Life (2008-2011)
  • Associate Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research (2003-2008)
  • Ph.D. (Experimental Psychology and Physiology) – 1988, Washington State University
  • ​​​​​​​M.S. (Industrial Relations) – 1982, Iowa State University
  • ​​​​​​​B.S. (Psychology) – 1980, University of Northern Iowa
  • ​​​​​​​Specialization: Sensory Physiology

Fabiola S. Serra Fuertes, 2013-Present

  • B.S. Universidad Alas Peruanas
  • D.V.M. Universidad Alas Peruanas
  • Specialization: Animal Biology, Human Biology, Sustainable Agriculture

April Binder, 2014-Present

  • B.A. University of Redlands
  • Ph.D. Washington State University
  • Specialization: Molecular Developmental Biology

Eric A. Graham, 2015-2023 ​​​​​​​(Left CWU)

  • B.S. University of Washington (Zoology)
  • Ph.D. UCLA (Biology)
  • Specialization: Plant Ecology and Craft Brewing

Sarah Oppelt, 2020-Present

  • B.A. Hartwick College 
  • Ph.D., Boston University
  • Genetics, Advanced Cell Biology, Techniques in Biotechnology

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