Biology Faculty
Meet our Roster Faculty!
Jody Beers, Assistant Professor
Area of Research: Marine Physiology
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Deborah Bidwell, Senior Instructor
Areas of Research: Biomimicry, Sustainabiligy
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Christine Byrum, Associate Professor
Areas of Research: Molecular, Genomics
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Maryann Cagle, Visiting Assistant Professor
Area of Research: Plant Microbiome
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Andrew Clark, Professor of Biology
Area of Research: Comparative Biomechanics
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Isaure de Buron, Professor
Area of Research: Parasitology
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Giacomo "Jack" DiTullio, Professor
Director, Grice Marine Laboratory
Areas of Research: Oceanography, Marine Ecosystems
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Christopher Freeman, Visiting Assistant Professor
Area of Research: Coral Reefs
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Heather Fullerton, Assistant Professor
Area of Research: Microbial Ecology
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Renaud Geslain, Associate Professor
Areas of Research: Molecular, Cell
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Antony Harold, Professor
Area of Research: Ichthyology
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Willem "Jaap" Hillenius, Professor
Areas of Research: Morphology, Paleobiology
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Melissa Hughes, Professor
Associate Chair of Biology
Area of Research: Animal Behavior
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Michael Janech, Associate Professor
SC Smart State Endowed Chair in Marine Environmental Health
Area of Research: Comparative Proteomics
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Christopher Korey, Professor
Associate Provost for Student Success
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Mark Lazzaro, Associate Professor
Area of Research: Plant Cell
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Jessica McCoy, Visiting Assistant Professor
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Eric McElroy, Professor, Department Chair
Areas of Research: Evolutionary and Ecological Morphology
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Daniel McGlinn, Professor
Area of Research: Biodiversity
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Courtney Murren, Professor, Assistant Chair of Biology
Area of Research: Evolutionary Ecology
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John Peters, Senior Instructor
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Craig Plante, Professor
Director, Graduate Program in Marine Biology
Areas of Research: Benthic, Microbial Ecology
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Robert Podolsky, Associate Professor
Areas of Research: Evolutionary Ecology, Marine Invertebrates
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Seth Pritchard, Professor
Interim Dean, School of Sciences, Mathematics & Engineering
Areas of Research: Plant, Physiological Ecology
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Matthew “Moshe” Rhodes, Assistant Professor
Area of Research: Microbial Ecology
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Matthew Rutter, Professor
Academic Director, Stono River Preserve
Area of Research: Evolutionary Ecology
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Gorka Sancho, Professor
Area of Research: Fisheries, Behavioral Ecology
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Brian Scholtens, Professor
Area of Research: Entomology
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Andrew Shedlock, Associate Professor
Areas of Research: Marine Genomics, Molecular Ecology, Biogeography
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Serena-Kaye Sims, Assistant Professor
Area of Research: Neuroscience
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Erik Sotka, Professor
Areas of Research: Evolutionary Ecology, Chemical Ecology
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Agnes Southgate, Professor
Areas of Research: Genetics, Molecular
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Heather Spalding, Associate Professor
Area of Research: Phycology
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Allan Strand, Professor
Areas of Research: Computational, Molecular Ecology
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Jason Vance, Associate Professor
Area of Research: Biomechanics
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Allison Welch, Associate Professor
Director, Environmental and Sustainability Studies Major
Areas of Research: Herpetology, Ecology
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Anastasia Zimmerman, Associate Professor
Areas of Research: Molecular, Immunology
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Meet our Adjunct Faculty!
Mausumi Bandyopadhyay
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Emily Giarrocco '10
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Lauren Hernandez-Rubio '14
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Kathleen Janech '00
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Miranda McManus ’04, ‘07
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Colleen Quaas ‘16
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William Roumillat ‘75
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Nicole Schanke ‘15
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Richard Southgate
Visiting Assistant Professor Emeritus
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Emeriti Faculty
Anderson, William D.Biernbaum, Charles K.
Burnett, Louis E.
Dustan, Phillip
Everett, Jean B.
Freeman, Harry W.
Morrison, Susan J.
Owens, David W.
Penington, Maggie T.
Runey, Martha W.
Southgate, Richard
Smiley, James W.