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Campus Box 26
1845 Fairmount St.

Wichita, Kansas 67260

biosciences@wichita.edu

316-978-3111
Fax: 316-978-3772

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The Department of Biological Sciences is located in Hubbard Hall, room 537

Biological Sciences Directory

Faculty Staff Graduate Students

Faculty

William J. Hendry PhD

Professor and Chair, Department of Biological Sciences

william.hendry@wichita.edu

(316) 978-6086

Research Interest: Cancer Biology, Molecular Endocrinology

James B. Beck PhD

Associate Professor

james.beck@wichita.edu

(316) 978-6063

Research Interest: Plant Systematics, Evolution

George R. Bousfield PhD

Lawrence M. Jones Distinguished Professor

george.bousfield@wichita.edu

(316) 978-6088

Research Interest: Reproductive Endocrinology, Carbohydrate Chemistry

Gregory R. Houseman PhD

Professor and Field Station Director

greg.houseman@wichita.edu

(316) 978-5841

Research Interest: Ecological Communities, Plant Diversity Restoration, Invasive Species

Mary Liz Jameson PhD

Professor

maryliz.jameson@gmail.com

(316) 978-6798

Research Interest: Entomology, Biodiversity Science

Dr. Raj Logan PhD

Assistant Professor

raj.logan@wichita.edu

(316) 978-6042

Research Interest: Developmental Systems Biology

Thomas Luhring PhD

Assistant Professor

thomas.luhring@wichita.edu

(316) 978-6046

Research Interest: Organismal Ecology in a Changing World

Jeffrey V. May PhD

Research Associate Professor

jeffrey.may@wichita.edu

(316) 978-6177

Research Interest: Reproductive Endocrinology

J. David McDonald PhD

Professor

david.mcdonald@wichita.edu

(316) 978-6596

Research Interest: Molecular Genetics, Antimicrobial Strategies

F. Leland Russell PhD

Professor, Graduate Coordinator

leland.russell@wichita.edu

(316) 978-6091

Research Interest: Plant Population Ecology, Plant-Herbivore Interactions

Mark Schneegurt PhD

Professor

mark.schneegurt@wichita.edu

(316) 978-6883

Research Interest: Microbiology, Astrobiology

Joe Shellhammer PhD

Associate Teaching Professor, Fairmount Lecturer

joe.shellhammer@wichita.edu

(316) 978-6087

Bin Shuai PhD

Associate Professor

bin.shuai@wichita.edu

(316) 978-6142

Research Interest: Molecular Biology of Plants

Shang-You Yang PhD

Research Associate Professor

shang-you.yang@wichita.edu

(316) 978-6797

Research Interest: Orthopaedic Biomaterials

Li Yao PhD

Professor

li.yao@wichita.edu

(316) 978-6766

Research interest: Nerve Repair and Regeneration

Rejeana Young MS

Associate Educator

rejeana.young@wichita.edu

Emeritus Faculty

Wendell Leavitt PhD

Professor Emeritus

wendell.leavitt@wichita.edu

Arthur L. Youngman PhD

Professor Emeritus

art.youngman@wichita.edu

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Staff

Fawn Beckman MS

Academic Laboratory Coordinator

fawn.beckman@wichita.edu

(316) 978-6084

Research Interest: Microbiology

Shania Burkhead-Harris MS

Research Lab Manager

shania.burkhead@wichita.edu

Research Interest: Herpetology & Aquatic Ecology

Vladimir Butnev PhD

Research Scientist

vladimir.butnev@wichita.edu

(316) 978-6761

Research Interest: Endocrinology

Meris Carte MS

Research Laboratory Manager

meris.carte@wichita.edu

(316) 978-6768

Research Interest: Cancer Biology

Sarah Catlin

Laboratory Technician III

sarah.catlin@wichita.edu

(316) 978-6818

Crystal Cox

Lecturer

crystal.cox@wichita.edu

(316) 978-3111

Jennifer Ellie MS

Lecturer

jennifer.ellie@wichita.edu

(316) 978-3111

Emmy Engasser MS

Academic Advisor & Office Manager

emmy.engasser@wichita.edu

(316) 978-6081

Yongchao Li PhD

Research Associate

yongchao.li@wichita.edu

(316) 978-6761

Research Interest: Endocrinology

Kendall Lundy MS

Lecturer

kendall.lundy@wichita.edu

(316) 978-3111

Dexter Mardis

Biological Field Station Manager

dexter.mardis@wichita.edu

(620) 584-6627

Research Interest: Herpetology

Marcia Norton

Office Coordinator

marcia.norton@wichita.edu

(316) 978-3111

Jenny Smith MS

Academic Laboratory Coordinator, Biology

jenny.smith1@wichita.edu

(316) 978-6178

Evalynn Trumbo MS

CRP Research Project Manager

evalynn.trumbo@wichita.edu

(316) 978-6216

Research Interest: Grassland Ecology

William K. White

Research Laboratory Manager

william.white@wichita.edu

(316) 978-6803

Research Interest: Endocrinology

Amy Yonai

Grants Coordinator

amy.yonai@wichita.edu

(316) 978-6461

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Graduate Students

Ethan Altergott

Graduate Student

egaltergott@shockers.wichita.edu

Laboratory: Beck

Maryam Bakhat

Graduate Student

mxbakhat@shockers.wichita.edu

Laboratory: Rotating

Jessica Baughman

Graduate Student

jrbaughman@shockers.wichita.edu

Laboratory: Beck

Parker Binns

Graduate Student

plbinns@shockers.wichita.edu

Laboratory: Luhring

Marie Brunet

Graduate Student

mxbrunet@shockers.wichita.edu

Laboratory: Logan

Kayla Cantu

Graduate Student

kacantu@shockers.wichita.edu

Laboratory: Yao

Laura Santander Diaz

Graduate Student

ldsantanderdiaz@shockers.wichita.edu

Laboratory: Schneegurt

Riley Drees

Graduate Student

rgdrees@shockers.wichita.edu

Laboratory: Yang

Alex Dudley

Graduate Student

alexandra.dudley@wichita.edu

Laboratory: Houseman

Shelby Eastman

Graduate Student

sweastman@shockers.wichita.edu

Laboratory: Bousfield

Michael Monarda

Graduate Student

mpconroy@shockers.wichita.edu

Laboratory: Russell

Tessa Nolen

Graduate Student

tjnolen2@shockers.wichita.edu

Laboratory: Logan

Gavin Page

Graduate Student

gxpage@shockers.wichita.edu

Laboratory: Houseman

Alexa Platzer

Graduate Student

anplatzer@shockers.wichita.edu

Laboratory: Schneegurt

Molly Russell

Graduate Student

mgrussell@shockers.wichita.edu

Laboratory: Lurhing

Isabella Wintamute

Graduate Student

imwintamute@shockers.wichita.edu

Laboratory: Schneegurt

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