Zoology and Physiology

Our faculty represent a wide range of disciplines across zoology and physiology, unified by a commitment to research excellence and high-quality teaching. Whether in the lab, the field, or the classroom, our faculty foster innovative science and support the development of the next generation of researchers and educators.

Faculty

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Amy Navratil

Department Head, Associate Professor

Laboratory: Biological Sciences, 409

Office: Biological Sciences, 428B

anavrati@uwyo.edu
Ellen O. Aikens

Assistant Professor

Engineering, 4093

(307) 766-5294
eaikens@uwyo.edu
Gabriel M. Barrile

Assistant Professor

UU 446 (UW Casper Campus)

(570) 394-0032
gbarrile@uwyo.edu
Nicole Lara Bedford

Assistant Professor

nbedford@uwyo.edu
Merav Ben-David

Professor

Biological Sciences, 406

(307) 509-0295
bendavid@uwyo.edu
Riley Bernard

Assistant Professor

UU 447 (UW Casper Campus)

(307) 268-3071
rbernar5@uwyo.edu
Danielle R. Bruns

Associate Professor

Science Initiative Building, 3210

dbruns1@uwyo.edu
Matthew Carling

Associate Professor

Berry Center 148

mcarling@uwyo.edu
Anna Chalfoun

Assistant Leader - Coop, Associate Professor, ZP

achalfou@uwyo.edu
Brian Cherrington

Associate Professor

Lab: Biological Sciences, 429

Office: Biological Sciences, 415

(307) 314-9139
bcherrin@uwyo.edu
Sarah Collins

Associate Professor, ZP & Director of UW Research Institute at AMK Ranch

Lab: Science Initiative, 4316

Office: Science Initiative, 4210

sarah.collins@uwyo.edu
Michael E. Dillon

Professor - ZP & L. Floyd Clarke Chair

Biological Sciences, 412

(307) 314-9833
Michael.Dillon@uwyo.edu
William W. Fetzer

Assistant Professor

Lab: Biological Sciences, 441

Office: Biological Sciences, 411

(307) 314-9204
wfetzer@uwyo.edu
Diane Gorski

Academic Laboratory Coordinator

Biological Sciences 426

(307) 766-5028
dpgorski@uwyo.edu
Joe Holbrook

Assistant Professor

Bim Kendall House, Room 15

(307) 766-5030
Joe.Holbrook@uwyo.edu
Matthew Kauffman

Leader, Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Unit

(307) 766-5415
mkauffm1@uwyo.edu
Patrick Kelley

Assistant Research Scientist

Labs: Biological Sciences 437 & 438

Office: Biological Sciences, 404

patrick.kelley@uwyo.edu
Amy Krist

Associate Professor

Biological Sciences, 400B

krist@uwyo.edu
Ben Koger

Assistant Professor

Engineering, 4084B

(307) 766-5245
bkoger@uwyo.edu
Yun Li

Associate Professor

LabBiological Sciences, 425

Office; Biological Sciences, Room 414

(307) 823-2699
yli30@uwyo.edu
Isaac Ligocki

Assistant Professor

Biological Sciences, 416

isaac.ligocki@uwyo.edu
Rongsong Liu

Associate Professor (Ecology and Mathematics)

Ross 217

(307) 766-3395
rliu1@uwyo.edu
Bethann Garramon Merkle

Associate Professor of Practice, Zoology & Physiology & Director, UW SciComm Initiative

Biological Sciences, 400

bmerkle@uwyo.edu
Jerod Merkle

Associate Professor, Knobloch Professor in Migration Ecology and Conservation

Lab: Biological Sciences, 439 & 311

Office: Biological Sciences, 422

(307) 766-5448
jmerkle@uwyo.edu
Kevin L. Monteith

Professor / Wyo Excellence Chair

Bim Kendall House, Room 16

(307) 766-2322
kmonteit@uwyo.edu
Jonathan Prather

Professor & Director of the LIFE Program

Biological Sciences, 204

Jonathan.Prather@uwyo.edu
Kara Pratt

Associate Professor

Biological Sciences, 209B

Kpratt4@uwyo.edu
Brandon Roberts

Assistant Professor

Biological Sciences, 322

brandon.roberts@uwyo.edu
Robert (Scott) Seville

Senior Associate Dean of CALSNR, Professor in Zoology & Physiology

Casper office: University Union 438

Laramie office: Ag C 148

(307) 766-3333
sseville@uwyo.edu
Ram Shukla

Assistant Professor

Biological Sciences, 314F

rshukla@uwyo.edu
Qian-Quan Sun

Professor

Biological Sciences, 214

(307) 766-5602
neuron@uwyo.edu
Corey Tarwater

Associate Professor, Robert B. Berry Chair

Biological Sciences, 400

corey.tarwater@uwyo.edu
William Todd

Associate Professor

Lab: Biological Sciences, 410

Office: Biological Sciences, 409

wtodd3@uwyo.edu
Annika Walters

Assistant Leader - Coop, Associate Professor - ZP

Biological Sciences, 423

(307) 766-5473
annika.walters@uwyo.edu
Jessie Williamson

Assistant Professor

Berry Center, 146

jessie.williamson@uwyo.edu
Zhaojie Zhang

Director, Microscopy Facility

Biological Sciences, 29

(307) 766-3038
zzhang@uwyo.edu