BIMS

Professor of Biology, Director of Institutional Effectiveness

Chair, Dept of Biology

Teaching Areas:

• BIOL 3403 Foundations of Microbiology
• BIOL 1301/BIMS 1101 Biology of Unicellular Organisms
• BIMS 4X91 Advanced Microbiology – Public Health
• BIMS 4X92 Advanced Microbiology – Genetics
• Capstone Research

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

Visiting Instructor of Biology

Teaching Areas:

• BIMS 4X91 Advanced Microbiology – Immunology
• BIMS 4320/4120 Molecular Cell Biology/MCB Lab
• BIMS 4250 Advanced Biotechniques
• Capstone Research

Research Interests:

Human viral diseases and immunity

Education:

• MS in Immunology, UT Medical Branch – Galveston
• BS in Biology, McMurry University

Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Teaching Areas:

• CHEM 1405/1406 Foundations of Chemistry I&II
• CHEM 3441/3442 Biochemistry I&II
• CHEM 4334 Biophysical Chemistry
• Capstone Research

Research Interests:

Antibody structure and chemistry

Education:

• PhD in Biochemistry, Cornell University
• BS in Chemistry, BS in Mathematics, Wayne State University

Assistant Professor of Biology

Teaching Areas:

• BIOL 2401/2402 Human Anatomy & Physiology I&II
• BIOL 3430 Human Physiology
• PREP 2105/2106 Pre-Health Professions Seminar I&II
• Capstone Research

Research Interests:

Nutrition and human performance

Education:

• DC, Parker College of Chiropractic
• BS in Mathematics, Tarleton State University

Professor of Biology

Teaching Areas:

• BIMS 1300 Intro to Scientific Research
• BIOL 3410 Microbiology
• BIMS 4X91 Advanced Microbiology – Physiology
• Capstone Research

Research Interests:

Physiology of bacterial spores, Environmental microbiology, and Science Education

Education:

• PhD; MS in Microbiology, Texas Tech University
• BS in Education, University of Texas at El Paso