Faculty

Dr. Sandra Adams, Associate Professor. (973) 655-7527
PhD, Georgia State University, Molecular Genetics and
PhD, University of Pittsburgh, Science Education
Teaching Areas: Virology, Biology Pedagogy
Research Areas: Virology, Science Education

Dr. Paul A.X. Bologna, Associate Professor. (973) 655-4112
PhD, University of South Alabama, M.S. University of Maine
Teaching Areas: Ecology, Marine Biology
Research Areas: Restoration and Community Biology of Coastal Ecosystems

Dr. James Campanella, Associate Professor. (973) 655-4097
PhD, Case Western Reserve, MS/BA, University of Chicago
Teaching Areas: Genetics, Cell and Molecular Biology
Research Areas: Molecular genetics, phylogenetics of Arabidopsis thaliana

Dr. Ann Marie DiLorenzo, Professor. (973) 655-4396
PhD, MS, New York University, BA Trinity College
Teaching Areas: Genetics, Tissue Culture
Research Areas: Genetic toxicology, cell proliferation

Dr. Chunguang Du, Associate Professor. (973) 655-4405
Ph.D. Texas A&M University, M.Comp.Sci. Texas A&M
Teaching Areas: Genetics, Genomics, Bioinformatics
Research Areas: Bioinformatics, Evolutionary Genomics

Dr. John J. Gaynor, Associate Professor. (973) 655-7253
PhD, MS Rutgers University, BS, St. Josephs College
Teaching Areas: Molecular Biology, Cell and Molecular Biology
Research Areas: Molecular genetics of Hydra

Dr. Reginald Halaby, Professor. (973) 655-7982
PhD, M.Phil., CUNY, BA, Boston University
Teaching Areas: Developmental Biology, Cell Biology, Cell Physiology, Embryology, Biology of Cancer
Research Areas: Breast and Prostate Cancer Research, Apoptosis

Dr. Lisa Hazard, Assistant Professor and Chair. (973) 655-4397
PhD, University of California Riverside
Teaching Areas: Ecology, Physiology
Research Areas: Ecological Physiology of Desert Reptiles
Dr. Julian P. Keenan, Professor. (973) 655-2112
PhD SUNY at Albany, MA SUNY at New Paltz, BA SUNY at New Paltz Teaching Areas: Neuroscience, Evolution, Neuroimaging, Neuropsychology
Research Areas: Neuroimaging, Evolutionary Cognitive Neuroscience, Behavioral Genetics

Dr. Scott L. Kight, Associate Professor. (973) 655-5426
PhD Indiana University, MS Eastern Illinois University, BS Southern Illinois University
Teaching Areas: Evolution, Animal Behavior, Ecology, Entomology
Research Areas: Behavioral and community ecology of arthropods

Dr. Stephen Koepp, Professor. (973) 655-7173
PhD, MA, Texas State University, BS Messiah College
Teaching Areas: Electron Microscopy
Research Areas: Sub-cellular effects of heavy metals

Dr. John Korky, Professor. (973) 655-7098
PhD University of Nebraska, MS University of Texas El Paso, BS Wagner College
Teaching Areas: Gross Mammalian Anatomy, Parasitology
Research Areas: Ecology, biogeography, morphology, and systematics of anuran larvae.

Dr. Jennifer Krumins, Assistant Professor. (973) 655-7284
PhD Rutgers University, MS Texas State University, BA University of Texas at Austin
Teaching Areas: Microbiology, Freshman Seminar, and Microbes in the Environment
Research Areas: Microbial ecology, biodiversity, food web ecology.

Dr. Lee H. Lee, Professor. (973) 655-7164
PhD CUNY, MS Hunter College, BS National Taiwan University
Teaching Areas: Microbiology, Virology
Research Areas: Heavy metal effects on cyanobacteria
Dr. Robert W. Meredith, Assistant Professor. (973) 655-7800
PhD University of California Riverside, MS South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, BS Villanova University

Dr. Carlos Molina, Associate Professor. (973) 665-3302
PhD, MS Purdue University, BS University of Puerto Rico
Teaching Areas: Cell and Molecular Biology
Research Areas: Cancer biology

Dr. Kirsten Monsen, Associate Professor. (973) 655-4397
PhD, Oregon State University, BS University of Wisconsin
Teaching Areas: Molecular Biology, Ecology
Research Areas: Conservation Genetics, Molecular Ecology

Dr. Elena Petroff, Assistant Professor. (973) 655-2027
PhD, University of York, UK, BS/MS Kiev University, Ukraine
Teaching Areas: Neurobiology, Cell Physiology, Cell and Molecular Biology
Research Areas: Neuroscience, Ion Channel Physiology

Dr. Robert Prezant, Professor. (973) 655-5108
PhD, University of Delaware, MS Northeastern University, BA Adelphi University
Teaching Areas: Invertebrate Zoology
Research Areas: Malacology

Dr. John Smallwood, Associate Professor. (973) 655-5345
PhD Ohio State University, MS, BA Miami University
Teaching Areas: Ornithology, Ecology
Research Areas: Ecology of the American Kestrel

Dr. Vladislav Snitsarev, Assistant Professor. (973) 655-3489
Ph.D., Bobomolets Institute of Physiology
Teaching Areas: Mammalian Physiology Research
Research Areas: Mammalian Physiology

Dr. Dirk Vanderklein, Associate Professor. (973) 655-5265
PhD University of Minnesota, MS, BS University of Washington
Teaching Areas: Plant physiology and ecology
Research Areas: Environmental stress and plant growth/survival

Dr. Quinn C. Vega, Professor. (973) 655-7178
PhD University of California, San Diego, BS University of California, Irvine
Teaching Areas: Cell and Molecular Biology
Research Areas: Mammalian signal transduction

Dr. Meiyin Wu, Associate Professor. (973) 655-7800
PhD, MS, Washington State University
Teaching Areas: Ecology
Research Areas: Ecology and restoration of aquatic ecosystems

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