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Dr. Clark Beasley
Distinguished Professor

Teaching Areas:
    Zoology
    Entomology
    Genetics
Research Interests:
    Biology of Tardigrada
Education:
    PhD in Biology, University of Oklahoma
    BS in Biology, Kansas State College of Pittsburgh

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Dr. Tom Benoit
Professor
Director of Institutional Effectiveness
 

Teaching Areas:
    Microbiology
    Biology of Unicellular Organisms
    Molecular Biology
Research Interests:
    Bacillus spores and hydrocarbonclastic
    bacteria from oil seepage sites
Education:
    PhD in Microbiology, Texas Tech University
    MA & BS in Biology, University of Texas at Arlington

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Dr. Joel Brant
Assistant Professor of Biology

Teaching Areas:
    Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates
    Ecology
    Mammalogy
Research Interests:
    Natural history of mammals
    Morphology of heteromyid rodents
    Mammalian fauna of  the Southern Rolling Plains
    & Edwards Plateau
Education:
    PhD in Biology, Texas Tech University
    MS in Biology, Angelo State University
    BS in Biology, Abilene Christian University
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 heidi  Dr. Heidi DiFrancesca
Assistant Professor of Biology

Teaching Areas:
    Genetics
    Molecular and Cellular Biology
   Biotechnology
Research Interests:
   Cancer biology and genetics
Education:
    PhD,Duquesne University
    BS in Biology, Lee University
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Dr. Anna Saghatelyan
Assistant Professor of Biology

Teaching Areas:
    Botany
    Medicinal Plants
    Systematics and Geography of Plants
Research Interests:
    Phytogeography
    Analytical floristics
    Flora of Armenia
    Flora of South - West Texas
    Comparative analysis of the flora of South-West
    Texas and Armenia
Education:
    PhD in Biology, Komarov Botanical Institute, Ac.Sc
    USSR, St. Petersburg, Russia
    MA in Biology, Yerevan STate University, Armenia
    BS in Biology, Yerevan State University, Armenia
 

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Richard Schofield
Professor of Geology

Teaching Areas:
    Geology
    Environmental Sciences
Education:
    PhD in Geology, Rutgers University
    MS in Geology, University of Arizona
    BA in Geology, Lafayette College
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larry sharp
Larry Sharp
Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology

Teaching Areas:
    Anatomy & Physiology
    Human Physiology
    Cell Biology
Education:
    DC, Parker College of Chiropractic
    BS in Mathematics, Tarleton State University
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Dr. Gary Wilson
Professor of Biology
Dean of the School of Natural & Computational Sciences

Teaching Areas:
    Microbiology
    Cell Biology
    Capstone Experience
Research Interests:
    Physiology of bacterial spores
    Environmental microbiology
    Science Education
Education:
    PhD & MS in Microbiology, Texas Tech University
    BS in Education, University of Texas at El Paso
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