
Faculty and Staff
Department Chair

Bill Hamilton
Department Chair; Professor of Biology
Howe 403
540.458.8890
hamiltone@wlu.edu
Faculty

Nadia Ayoub
Professor of Biology
Howe 415
540.458.8892
ayoubn@wlu.edu

Sarah Blythe
Associate Professor of Biology, Director of the Neuroscience Program
Parmly 301
540.458.8342
blythes@wlu.edu

Paul Cabe
Professor of Biology
Howe 303
540.458.8894
cabep@wlu.edu

Robert Humston
John Kyle Spencer Director for Environmental Studies and Professor of Biology
Howe 311
540.458.8341
humstonr@wlu.edu

Lawrence E. Hurd
Herwick Professor of Biology
Parmly 321
540.458.8484
hurdl@wlu.edu

Helen I'Anson
John T. Perry Professor of Biology and Research Science
Howe 405
540.458.8974
iansonh@wlu.edu
Leah Lanier
Adjunct Laboratory Instructor of Biology
301 Parmly Hall
540.458.5878
lanierl@wlu.edu

David Marsh
Professor of Biology
Parmly 320
540.458.8176
marshd@wlu.edu

Bill Ober
Visiting Professor of Biology
oberw@wlu.edu

Natalia Toporikova
Associate Professor of Biology
Parmly 303
540.458.5809
toporikovan@wlu.edu

Fiona L. Watson
Associate Professor of Biology
Howe 413
540.458.8864
watsonf@wlu.edu

Gregg Whitworth
Associate Professor of Biology
317 Howe Hall
540.458.8895
whitworthg@wlu.edu

Charles Winder
Laboratory Instructor
Howe 411
540.458.8444
winderc@wlu.edu
Staff

Kelly Bezold
Molecular Research Associate
Howe 305
540.458.5819
bezoldk@wlu.edu
Michael Hepner
Laboratory Technician
Howe 301B
hepnerm@wlu.edu

Leigh Ann McCoy
Academic Administrative Assistant
Howe 301
540-458-8891
lmccoy@wlu.edu
Faculty Emeriti

Cleve Hickman
Professor Emeritus
hickmanc@wlu.edu

John Knox
Professor Emeritus
540.458.8891
knoxj@wlu.edu

Maryanne Simurda
Professor of Biology
Howe 313
540.458.8897
simurdam@wlu.edu